Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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KENNEWICK - The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague defense stuffed WP's high octane offense into a box in the first half of their state semifinal tilt, padlocked it, stuffed it inside another box, sealed it shut with five layers of packing tape, then shipped it off to Mars. Or at least that's how it felt here Saturday, as the Broncos did what no other team has been able to do all year: hold WP scoreless for three quarters of football. Add to that a fast start by the LRS offense that provided just enough...
DAYTON - Dayton athletic coaches took an evening to recognize hard-working athletes and dedicated supporters at the fall sports banquet on Tuesday night. The coaches echoed many of the same sentiments in their speeches, thanking the supportive families and fans, the super- moms who brought snacks and made dinner, the athletes who made the season happen and the organizations that helped keep the teams operating. "None of this could have been done without the boosters," Football head coach D...
WAITSBURG - Seventy- three student athletes from Waitsburg, Prescott and Jubilee schools were honored at this year's fall sports awards ceremony Monday night at the Waitsburg High School auditorium. Participants in cheerleading, cross country, volleyball and football were honored. A separate event honoring soccer participants was held Tuesday at Prescott. Cheer coach Vickie Hamann led off the festivities introducing her fall varsity and junior varsity cheer squad. Margaret Potolicchio, of...
SPOKANE - Waitsburg- Prescott's quick-hit offense scored the first three touchdowns of its quarterfinal match- up with Reardan here Saturday, while its defense held the grind-it-out Indian running attack scoreless over the game's first 21 minutes. The Indians mustered a fight before the final siren sounded, but the early deficit proved too much to overcome. The Cardinals fly on to a state semi-final tilt with No. 2 ranked Lind-Ritzville/ Sprague on the wings of the, 39-12, quarterfinal victory...
PRESCOTT - After the Prescott School Board approved allowing eighth graders to wres- tle on the WP varsity wrestling team, the WP Combine commit- tee denied the request so the high school team can grow and be- cause of budget concerns, school officials said. At the Prescott School Board meeting in late October, school board member Sara Fletcher said the combine was looking at al- lowing eighth graders to wrestle for WP this year with coach Lanny Adams. The high school wrestling team is going into its second year and it had four men participate...
SPOKANE – Too-familiar foe Northwest Christian eliminated the Tigers from the state tournament in a, 5-1, first round loss on Saturday at Whitworth University in Spokane. It was the Crusaders’ third-straight victory in four total tries over WP this season, and the second four- goal margin. WP got on the board first in 15th minute. Ernesto Valdovinos posted the goal on an assist from Rodrigo Gonzalez. NWC netted an equalizer 3 minutes later when forward Jacob Weaver questionably beat the WP defense, scoring the first of his four goals....
WAITSBURG -- As Waitsburg-Prescott's football squad continues its sojourn toward the ultimate honor of a repeat state title, five Cardinals garnered individual honors this past week by being named to the Southeast 2B All-League Team. Chance Leroue and Ben Shafer earned all- league offensive honors- Leroue at tight end and Shafer on the offensive line. Danny Stansell and Roy Ebong were chosen all-league defenders- Stansell at linebacker and Ebong at defensive back. Leroue and Stansell were two of only three sophomores named to the all- l...
PASCO - Dalton Estes, Chance Leroue and Stirling Eastman recorded three touchdowns each last Friday as the offensive juggernaut that is the 2012 edition of Waitsburg-Prescott football team pummeled another opponent- this time Oroville, 54-26-and set up a quarterfinal showdown with Reardan Saturday in Spokane. "Our offense carried the day," said WP head coach Jeff Bartlow, "They moved the ball, they moved the chains all night. I don't want to say flawless, but close. We ran. We threw. (A...
SPOKANE - The Dayton volleyball team closed its season at playoffs for the state tournament at West Valley High School last Saturday after two back-to-back losses. The Bulldogs faced off against the Reardan Indians at 10 a.m. Saturday morning, but couldn't match the Indians' speed. The Bulldogs fell quickly in the first set, 25- 10. Unable to keep up with the Indians' quick hits and aggressive playing style, the Bulldogs struggled to make any points. In the second set, the Bulldogs gained a l...
PASCO - The WP men's varsity cross country team walked away from the state competition last Saturday in ninth place overall and boasting a new personal record for E.J. Meserve. WP coach Joanna Lanning said she is sad the season is over and that her team's performance on Saturday at Pasco's Sun Willows Golf Course "wasn't up to expectations." Tri Cities Prep won overall for the men's varsity teams last Saturday and Northwest Christian - Lacey won overall for the women's teams. In the men's va...
PRESCOTT - One win was all the Waitsburg- Prescott soccer team needed to punch its ticket to the Class 1B/2B State Playoffs. The Tigers struck out in their first attempt at home against Northwest Christian last Friday, 4-2, but bounced back to knock off Riverside Christian in a loser-out contest, 6-1, at Spokane and claim the No. 3 seed to state. WP built a 2-0 halftime lead over Riverside Christian on the Gonzaga Prep pitch. Captain Lino Diaz and fellow forward Ernesto Valdovinos tallied the...
WAITSBURG - When drawing up pass coverages, most teams scouting Waitsburg Prescott know that success rests in slowing down the receiving triple threat of Dalton Estes, Roy Ebong and Chance Leroue. But after James Thompkins' 205-yard, four-touchdown reception performance in WP's, 47-8, win last Friday over Mary Walker of Springdale, opposing teams will have to account for the 5-foot-7 Jubilee Leadership Academy senior too. Thompkins pulled in four receptions on the night and all went for six...
SPOKANE - The Dayton Bulldog soccer team fell in the first playoff game against St. George, 9-0, in Spokane last Tuesday. The loss comes after the triumphant extra overtime win against Valley Christian last Thursday. Head coach DJ Frame said the Bulldogs gave up a few easy goals, which didn't help out in the long run. "St. George is a good team," Frame said. "Our future looks bright and we started the process for next year." Frame said the whole team played hard for the seniors' final game. T...
SPOKANE - The Tigers handily won their first loser- out playoff game last Tuesday against Northport in Spokane, 7-0. The Tigers advance in playoffs and will compete at 2 p.m. Friday in Prescott against the winner of the Glenwood/Trout Lake and Northwest Christian game. The Tigers' assistant coach Jay Potts said the team's performance was a great comeback from last Saturday's game against Northwest Christian, which the Tigers lost, 6-1. "We played well," Potts said of Tuesday's game. "We played much better than Saturday." He added Tuesday's g...
CLARKSTON - WP's varsity men's team is off to state! Coach Joanna Lanning said she was thrilled all seven of her varsity men competed together for the first time at the 1B/2B District 7/9 Cross Country Championships last Saturday in Clarkston. "In my nine years of coaching cross country I never seen effort like I did Saturday," Lanning said. "It was exciting and inspiring." The men's varsity teams were led by Tri Cities Prep. WP came in fifth place overall, which qualified the team to compete...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Prescott's seniors refused to end their high school football careers as anything less than league champions for an unprecedented fourth consecutive year. Dalton Estes' 251 all- purpose yards, Sterling Eastman's 250 passing yards, and Roy Ebong's two stellar kick returns, five receptions and key first half interception stopping a sure Tri-Cities Prep score fueled the Cardinals' title-clinching, 34-14, victory over the visiting Jaguars. "That second half was gutty," a sm...
MABTON - Dayton head football coach Dean Bickelhaupt told his team they had to open big against the Mabton Vikings to gain enough momentum to score their first win of the season. And the team took his advice to heart, taking the Vikings down in a shutout, 39-0. The Bulldogs took the field and didn't waste a play. Lowden Smith returned the first kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown in the first seconds of the game. The point after attempt was unsuccessful, but the Bulldogs weren't satisfied wi...
DAYTON - The Dayton Bulldog soccer team took on the Northport Mustangs at St. George in Spokane last Saturday and were met with success, taking a 6-4 victory over the Mustangs. In the first half, the Mus- tangs scored the first point on a penalty kick. The Bulldogs adjusted to the deficit and responded with strong defense. The Bulldogs' usual keeper, Wil- lie Weppler, was out with a broken thumb and was replaced this game by Ian Smay. Smay fought hard, head coach DJ Frame said. "(Smay) did a good job," Frame said. "I liked how he performed for...
WALLA WALLA - Down its top runner, the WP men's cross country team placed fourth overall with 80 points last Wednesday in a District 9 league meet in Walla Walla. Tri Cities Prep won for the men that day out of teams including Dayton, Asotin, Liberty Christian, Pomeroy, St. John-Endicott, WWVA Columbia Burbank. WP's no. 2 runner on the team, Tewedros McDowell, fared well last Wednesday and placed second overall with a time of 18:06.25. E.J. Meserve placed 12th with a time of 19:02.52, followed by Jacob Dingfield in 24th with a time of 19:57.95,...
PASCO - Momentum was the name of the game Friday for the Dayton football team and something the Dogs couldn't pick up against the Tri-Cities Prep Jaguars, falling in a heartbreaking loss, 42-0. In the first quarter, the Bulldogs were able to keep the Jaguars to one touchdown although the Bulldogs were unable to take the ball into the end zone. The Bulldogs, running with several injured players, were able to save their errors and keep the Jaguars out of the end zone for any more scores. Th...
WAITSBURG - Waits- burg-Prescott's first-string defense held Mabton to minus 31 yards of rushing and minus 3 yards passing, en route to a 54-8 homecoming drubbing of the visiting Vikings here Friday. Mabton recorded no first downs versus WP's no. 1 defense, fumbled twice, and ran only four plays for positive yardage. WP's starters played just half the game, and their dominant perfor- mance on both offense and defense forced the 40-point running clock rule for the entire second half. WP's initial scoring came early and often. The Cards put 26...
PRESCOTT - The two beasts of the east in Class 1B/2B soccer played to a 1-1 draw here Friday afternoon. Though a tie may sound boring, the undefeated St. George team and two-loss Waitsburg-Prescott team made it one of the more suspenseful matches of the season. WP controlled the tempo and attacked the tall, defen- sively-minded Dragons the entire game. The Tigers put the initial pressure to the visitors with a series of corner kick chances 10 minutes in. Jonny Es- calante caught up to a loose ba...
WAITSBURG - Both WP and Dayton showed up on Kison Court ready to play last Tuesday night, but Dayton had more en- ergy and took the win in four sets, 25-23, 25-27, 25-17, 25-17. The Lady Cardinals won the second of the four sets. WP head coach Angie Potts said Tuesday night her team played well because they're work- ing better together on the court. "They're playing as a team now, which I think is the differ- ence," she said. The first set of the night was plagued early on with serving errors...
