Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WALLA WALLA - Perhaps the only way anyone could have leveled the playing field between the WP Cardinals and the Lake Roosevelt Raiders was to raise the hoop board by at least a foot every time 6-foot, 8-inch Raider Ty Egbert stepped inside the key. "We just didn't have the people to match him up," Cardinal Billy Brown said. "It was frustrating." Thanks to the towering Egbert, a senior who has been recruited as a college basketball player by the University of Idaho, the Raiders smashed WP's playoff aspirations, 70- 53. No number of Zach Bartlow...
DAYTON - For McKayla Bickelhaupt, the2012 basketball season started to turn around when she began to trust her new coach. To the junior Bulldog that didn't mean following Clayton Strong blindly. Rather, it meant dropping what she thought was right for her or for the team and doing what he thought was right. It was during the Christmas break, after the team had fallen to a rock bottom, 0-8, record and the naysayers in town were louder than ever. Just then, before the pivotal matchup against Lacro...
WALLA WALLA - The WP Lady Cardinals ended their dreams of a state title with a 44-50 loss to the Riverside Christian Crusaders last Saturday night, leaving the Cardinals with a 19-5 season record. The Cardinals got off to a hot start in the game Saturday when Taylor Doepker connected with Ronnie Hulce at the top of key who put the ball through the hoop for the first WP bucket. WP's Dionna Baker then ripped down a defensive rebound that she dished off to Kristin Potter who drove down the court...
WALLA WALLA - For the first time in 17 years, the Dayton Bulldogs are going to Spokane for the Hardwood Classic state basketball championship tournament starting Thursday. After resoundingly beating the Riverside Christian Crusaders from Yakima, 59-41, in front of a predominantly hometown crowd Friday night at Walla Walla High School, the Dogs are now in the Final 8 of their 2B division. "We've worked hard since fifth grade and this was our goal," senior Joey Schlachter said when he emerged from the locker room after the hard physical match...
DAYTON - The WP Cardinals fell to the Dayton Bulldogs, 38-49, last Wednesday night in a District 9 tournamentseeding matchup. The heat was on, both on the court and in the stands with the gym near capacity to cheer on another high school rival basketball game. WP's Billy Brown out jumped Dayton's Joey Schlachter and the game was on. The Cardinals were the first to score with a basket from Zach Bartlow, but Schlachter quickly answered from down low for the Bulldogs' first two points. As the two teams battled back and forth in a playgroundstyle...
WALLA WALLA -- The Dayton Bulldogs advanced to the District 9 championship game with a 67-53 victory over the Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights last Saturday night. Dayton's brick house Kroft Sunderland got right down to business putting up back-toback baskets to get the Bulldogs started. The Knights lit the board with back to back to back threepointers, but Dayton's Garett Turner drove the baseline to draw defenders before dumping it off to Joey Schlachter for two to prove the Dogs came to...
WALLA WALLA -- The WP Cardinals stayed alive in playoff action with a 37-28 victory over the Tri-City Prep Jaguars last Saturday night. The Jaguars were first to light the board, but the Cardinals answered with a three-point basket from Dalton Estes to start things off for the Cards. The Jaguars answered Estes with a three-pointer of their own, but Cardinal Dustin Wooderchak added two more with a put back from underneath. The Jaguars gave the ball up to the Cards with a traveling violation,...
WALLA WALLA -- The WP Lady Cardinals fought tooth and nail for a 47-44 victory over the DeSales Fighting Irish last Saturday afternoon. The Cardinals, who had recently lost a close battle with the Irish, came out onto the court with a vengeance to stay alive in playoff action. WP grabbed the tipoff and quickly lit the board when Kristin Potter cut through the key banking it in for two. It took the Irish a couple trips down the floor before they connected from behind the three-point line. They...
WALLA WALLA -- The Dayton Lady Bulldogs are living the dream after a 41-36 upset over the Asotin Panthers last Saturday night. With a rocky, 0-8, start to the season, a shot at the district title game would seem out of reach to the average Joe, but that isn't the case for the Dogs. "I kept telling the girls not to get in the mindset that we still couldn't end up in the tournament," said Dayton head coach Clayton Strong. "The girls didn't give up and kept working harder and improving and now...
WALLA WALLA -- With a bit more than half a period left in the fourth quarter, the Lady Bulldogs came within six points of the lead in their game against the WP Cardinals. Then the margin grew again and The Dogs' hopes of un-seating the defending district title holders evaporated. The 2012 Cardinals defeated the Bulldogs, 45-33, in a feisty give-and-take, which the Waitsburg-Prescott team dominated for most of the evening. After all was said and done, the Cardinals remained as the top team of the district, but the second-place finishers' coach s...
WALLA WALLA - If a trey was worth four points, Cardinal Zach Bartlow's three-pointer that drained the net at the buzzer would have tied his team's game against the Dayton Bulldogs, forcing the battle over the district title into overtime. Instead, it fell one point short and the Bulldogs captured their first district crown in 17 years after beating their valley rivals, 57-56, at Whitman College on Monday. "Every time we play them (Cardinals), it's close," Dayton head coach Roy Ramirez said....
DAYTON -- The Dayton Chamber of Commerce, which serves businesses in Dayton and also has members in Waitsburg, has some new additions to its board, a development expected bring new energy and ideas to the organization. Scott Underwood, owner of PC Solutions on Main Street, and Stephanie Guettinger, manager at Columbia County Transportation, are replacing Dayton City Councilwoman Kathy Berg and Andie Holmberg from America West Bank. Both recently stepped down from the board. "Some new blood is going to really help," Claudia Nysoe, executive dire...
WAITSBURG -- The WP Cardinals put another win on their league record with a 52-36 win over the Tri-City Prep Jaguars last Friday. WP's Zach Bartlow led the way with 21 points, including three 3-point baskets and12 rebounds. Dalton Estes threw up two three-pointers and scored eight points. Saturday night, the Cardinals fell short losing to the Liberty Christian Patriots, 64-57. Despite Bartlow's 31 points in Saturday night's game, the Patriots went 14 for 23 from behind the threepoint line with...
KITTITAS -- The WP Tigers' hopes for a showdown at the state wrestling tournament evaporated after they were knocked out of the regional competition in Kittitas last Friday, but by all measures the first-year program was a success, head coach Lanny Adams said after the big meet. "I couldn't be more proud of any of them," Adams said. "They gave it their best. Watch out next year. We're coming back with a vengeance." Wrestlers Gabe Escalante, Trent Kitselman and Dalton Larue participated in the re...
DAYTON -- Despite putting up shots in nearly every possession, the Dayton Bulldog girls fell to the DeSales Irish, 27-48, on Friday. The Lady Irish put up the first two baskets but the Bulldogs fought back when junior Courtney Fuller went two-for-two on the foul line at 4:49. The Irish responded with a three at 3:53 bringing the score to 2-7, DeSales. The Bulldogs put up several more shots, but were unable to hit the net while the Lady Irish hit four more field goals, two-for-two and two-for-thr...
DAYTON -- The Dayton boy's basketball team took down the DeSales Irish, 52- 28, during senior night last Friday. Before the game, the six seniors were recognized for their dedication to the team. The game started on a somber note as senior Garett Turner was recognized for wearing jersey number 40 in memory of his fallen cousin and friend. Dayton scored the first points and struck for 11 points. The boys didn't let De- Sales complete many shots as the team was able to block all but two shots the...
WAITSBURG -- Recalling the grace-under-pressure composure WP Cardinals Quarterback Zach Bartlow displayed in his team's climb to the title game last football season, it seems hard to believe that he was afraid of being a football player at one time. It was back in fifth grade. He was just a few days too old to stay with the Little Giants, the team he'd played for since third grade. So he became one of the youngest and smallest players on the Big Giants. "I was scared," he said, explaining that...
WAITSBURG -- The WP Lady Cardinals had 11 players light up the board to put away the Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights with a 65-31 victory last Tuesday night. The Cardinals took the tip off and hit the court running, showing the Knights no mercy with their quick perimeter passing while dominating the boards from inside. WP's Dionna Baker worked her way inside and put up a Ronnie Hulce pass for the first Cardinal bucket, and then followed that up with a steal from the Knights' end of the court...
DAYTON - The best word to describe the Lady Bulldogs' playoff victory over Tri Cities Prep Tuesday night? Convincing. Dayton beat the Jaguars, 61-42, and will face Asotin in the districts semifinals at Whitman College in Walla Walla at 5 p.m. on Saturday. " It's a privilege to be where we are," freshman Lexie Ramirez said, crediting her coaches, Clayton Strong and Nikki Fullerton, with the team's extraordinary growth. "It's the best feeling in the world." The Lady Bulldogs are now 6-7 in league...
ASOTIN - After a couple of weeks away from the basketball court, the Lady Bulldogs came out swinging against the Knights last Thursday, but stumbled badly during Friday night's game against the Asotin Panthers. The Bulldogs beat the Knights, 36-30. At the outset of their game against Walla Walla Valley Academy, the Bulldogs seemed evenly matched, but jumped ahead halfway into the first quarter and kept a comfortable double-digit lead until the fourth quarter. Several penalties were placed on each team as they competed hard in the first...
WAITSBURG -- The WP Cardinals had five players in double digits on their way to a 62-50 victory over the Asotin Panthers last Saturday night, securing them a second-place league standing. Once again, WP's Billy Brown out-jumped his opponent and the Cardinals capitalized on it with an opening basket from Brown. Asotin was quick to answer, but WP's Zach Bartlow drove up the middle with his usual flair and added two more for the Cards. The Panthers full-court press held the Cardinals off while they put in two baskets, but WP's Dustin Wooderchak...
ASOTIN - During the first half of the Bulldogs' game against Asotin, it appeared as though their undefeated status might be at risk. At one point during the second quarter, the Panthers had a three-point lead, 21- 18. But Dayton came roaring back after the break, outscoring Asotin, 19-2, in the third quarter and 16-14 in the fourth to win the game, 62-39. After winning their game against Walla Walla Valley Academy with a comfortable 27-point margin, 68-41, the Bulldogs went, 15-0, for the season before their encounter with the muchimproved WP...
WAITSBURG -- The WP Lady Cardinals knocked the Asotin Panthers off their undefeated pedestal last Saturday night with a 52-48 victory on Kison Court. The Panthers were quick to score with a basket from JaLisa Jose and immediately put the full-court press on the Cardinals. The Cards were moving the ball well, drawing two early Panther fouls, and beating the press on their way to open scoring with a three-pointer from Krystal Harris. The Panthers quickly answered with a basket of their own, but were called for their third foul at just 1.5...
WALLA WALLA -- The Valley Girls Barrel Racing Association held the fourth race of the winter jackpot racing series last Saturday at the Walla Walla Fairgrounds indoor arena. Racers came as far away as Pendleton and Lewiston to try their luck at a piece of the jackpot. Participants must attend at least five of the six races to be eligible for the series award to the high money winner in each "D" class at the end of the season. The fastest time of the day sets the 1D class and takes home the...
