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Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON - The WP Cardinals came into this road game at 6-6, looking to get above .500 for the season at the expense of Dayton. In a close game that went back and forth for the majority of the evening, it was difficult to tell if the Bulldogs would get their first win or if the Cardinals would get on the plus side of .500 Though close, the first quarter swung to WP 12-8, largely due to Dayton's eight turnovers. In the second quarter, the Bulldogs were able to limit their turnovers (4), apply press...
DAYTON – Entering the week at 0-12 the Dayton Bulldog boys varsity squad remains positive going down the stretch run of their season. With less than two weeks to go in a year that has yet to see a win, the players refuse to simply go through the motions. On January 13, the Bulldogs headed to the Palouse for a road game against state powerhouse Garfield-Palouse. In a matchup that pitted teams going in opposite directions, the 11-0 Vikings made quick and easy work of the Bulldogs with an o...
COLBERT – WP grapplers traveled to Colbert Jan. 17 to compete in the Northwest Christian High School Crusader Wrestling Classic Invitational. Tristan Newman placed second in the 285-pound division and David Just placed fifth at 138 pounds, with both wrestlers going 1-1. 132-pound Devin Newman dropped two by pin. At 138 pounds, Just lost one by pin before winning against Pomeroy’s Chance Robison in a 10-0 major decision. Dejay Lalka, at 145 pounds, dropped two by pin. Heavyweight Tristan Newman won his first match by pinning Austin Fawcett of...
DAYTON - In a season that has seen more lows than highs, the Dayton Bulldog boys' basketball team continues to play hard and get better as a team. Still, last weekend saw Dayton lose two road games: to the Asotin Panthers, 55-40, on Friday and to Walla Walla Valley Academy, 53-9, Saturday. The Bulldogs played close to the Panthers all night, until time was running out and they were forced to start fouling. Asotin hit most of their free throws and pulled away down the stretch. Saturday's game...
DAYTON – The Dayton girls' basketball team continued their dominant play last week, beating Pomeroy Tuesday, Asotin Friday and Walla Walla Valley Academy, all on the road and all by more than 10 points. Dayton 54, Pomeroy 37 Sidney Andrews, Shayla Currin and Madison Mings all scored in double figures, as the Lady 'Dogs rolled to a comfortable win on Tuesday in Pomeroy. Dayton trailed by three at the end of the first quarter, but came back to lead by six, 24-18, at the half. "We got down early 1...
PRESCOTT - WP wrestlers had two meets last week where grapplers Tristan Newman and Dejay Lalka celebrated personal successes. The team traveled to Springdale on Saturday, where Newman beat long-time competitor Mark Dituri of Mary Walker for the first time in two years. At Monday's home meet here, Dejay Lalka, who wrestles with just one leg, brought the crowd to tears as he secured the first win of his wrestling career. At the Springdale meet, 138 lb. David Just won two and lost two, all by pin....
WAITSBURG – DeSales' Tyler Jacobson broke the hearts of Cardinal fans Saturday night with a last-second three-point shot in regulation to tie the game with WP, 44-44. The Irish went on to dominate the overtime period and beat the Cardinals, 57-51. The score was close throughout the game, with the Cardinals taking a two-point lead into the half. For the game, Kaimen Suffia led the Cardinals with 15 points, followed by Chance Leroue, with 13. Jacob Dunn had nine. WP was to play Milton-Freewater T...
WAITSBURG – The Lady Card basketball team had a discouraging weekend, falling 56-18 to Tri-Cities Prep on Friday and 57-27 to DeSales on Saturday. Both were conference matches. WP Coach J.T. Elsey said Friday’s game was especially hard to watch. “The team started the game dull and the aggressiveness was not there. We were unable to run our defensive sets and had trouble on defense. TCP had two good shooters who took advantage of the poor defense. We still struggle to make the shots that we get and we are still averaging 30+ turnovers a game,...
DAYTON – Dayton School District will be honoring its 20-year state champions on Friday with a students’ spirit assembly at 2:10 p.m. and then with community members at another spirit assembly between the boys’ and girls’ basketball games against Waitsburg-Prescott at around 7 p.m. Both events will be in the Dayton High School gymnasium. The Bulldogs won state in football, basketball and track during the 1994-1995 school year. Interim Secondary Principal Kate Wenzl is asking that people help spread the word about this event; alumni plannin...
DAYTON – A sputtering Dayton girls' basketball team came to life late in the third quarter Friday and rallied to beat Lind-Ritzville, 49-46. The Lady 'Dogs trailed by as much as 18 points in the third, but came back, cutting the deficit to nine at the end of three and outscoring the Bronco girls 22-10 in the final stanza. Dayton led 13-10 after one quarter, but were outscored 14-4 in the second, to trail 24-17 at the half. "We got a couple of bounces to go our way at some crucial times, and w...
WAITSBURG – WP wrestlers continued to compete through the Christmas school break, participating in a tournament in Pomeroy on Dec. 30 and the Jo Hi Invitational in Joseph, Ore. on January 2. Senior Tristan Newman took third place, wrestling against several past state competitors, at Jo Hi and walked away with a first place medal at the Pomeroy competition. Five wrestlers competed at the Pomeroy meet on Dec. 30. Coach Lanny Adams said Devin Newman wrestled hard against very skilled and t...
WAITSBURG – Led by 6 foot 8 inch Match Burnham's 31 points, the Liberty Lancers won big over the WP boys' basketball team Friday night, 62-38. The Cardinals struggled in the first half, falling behind 21-7 after one quarter and 36-14 at the half. Burnham scored 25 of his points in that half "We had three starters in foul trouble early," said WP coach Tavis Crittenden. "Once they sat down, we fell behind." Only eight WP varsity players suited for the game, since it took place before the end of C...
WAITSBURG – The W-P Cardinals girls' basketball team fell to the Liberty-Spangle Lancers, 62-22, in Friday's home-court non-conference match. Liberty took an early lead, pulling ahead 17-5 at the first quarter and maintaining the lead with the help of Madelynn Flaig who scored 22 game points. WP warmed up to put up a good fight in the final quarters, but missed field goals failed to reflect the improved play. WP coach JT Elsey said turnovers and missed shots were WP weak points. Senior A...
DAYTON – On Dec. 23, the Dayton girls' basketball team hosted defending state champion Colfax, and suffered a 39-28 loss. It was the second straight loss for the previously undefeated Lady 'Dogs. They are now 6-2. Dayton tool a 13-12 lead into the first quarter break, but their offense began to sputter. They scored only seven points over the next two quarters, and trailed Colfax 36-19 after three. The Lady 'Dogs suffered cold shooting for most of the game, going 8 for 30 from the field, i...
TRI CITIES - Coach Lanny Adams said WP grapplers had a good showing at the Dec. 16 Tri- Cities meet. "Everyone wrestled very well. Both Coach Just and I were very pleased and impressed by how hard and smart they wrestled," said Adams. "Of course we made some little mistakes, but nothing we can't fix. Tyler Hoffman (285) pinned Trevin Kennedy of LRS in 1:21 in his first match. In match two he pinned Kevin Vercoe of LRS in 1:30. Devin Newman (126) Lost his first match by pin to Kyle DeGon of Liberty in 1:28. Newman pinned Fowler of Liberty in...
WAITSBURG - The Lady Cards fell 4-4 last week in games against Milton-Freewater, Walla Walla Valley Academy, Weston-McEwen and Asotin. The Milton-Freewater Pioneers felled the Cards 43-26 in a Dec. 16 league battle against the Pioneer court. Taylor Jones was top scorer of the night with seven points, followed by Loegan Harshman with five and Analise Salazar and Kassidy Kuykendall with four each. Jones nabbed nine rebounds while Kuykendall, Paige Wood and Salazar made four each. The Lady Cards...
WAITSBURG - The WP boys' basketball team fell behind early at home against Walla Walla Valley Academy Thursday night, and couldn't bounce back, losing 55-48. The Cardinals recovered Friday, however, as they took an easy win from Weston-McEwen, 53-34. On Thursday, the Knights jumped to a 14-6 first quarter lead, and then played fairly evenly with the Cards the rest of the way. For the game, Owen Lanning led WP scoring with 15 points, including a stellar 5 for 5 from the foul line. Kyle Gradwohl and Jacob Dunn each had eight points, including...
DAYTON - The Dayton Girls' basketball team suffered its first loss of the year Saturday night, at home against Desales, 46-38. The loss ended a 6-0 Lady 'Dogs win streak to open the season. That streak included a Tuesday win at home against Riverview, 34-30, and a 44-27 rout of Tri-Cities Prep in Pasco Friday. Dayton 34, Riverview 30 The Lady 'Dogs overcame cold shooting to hold on and beat Riverview on Dec. 16. After falling behind 9-6 at the end of the first quarter, Dayton came back to tie...
The Times presents our 2014 Christmas Special Edition, a longstanding Times tradition. As we do each year, we offer up the poems, stories and letters to Santa from students at Waitsburg Elementary School. A hearty thanks goes out to the Waitsburg staff and students for their help in making this issue possible. This special edition would also not be possible without the support of the many local businesses whose advertising helps make these pages possible. Please consider these companies, large...
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WAITSBURG - The Lady Cards basketball team lost two non-conference road games last week, falling to Touchet, 22-68, on Dec. 9 and Pomeroy, 17-63, on Dec. 12. Despite the losses, coach JT Elsey is encouraged by the team's steady improvement in play and teamwork. Elsey said the team played hard in the Touchet game and made headway in working as a team. "What I expect for them to do game to game, is to improve little by little," he said. Leading scorers for the Touchet game were Paige Wood, with...
DAYTON - The Dayton girls' basketball team woke up at halftime and cruised to any easy win over Pomeroy at home on Dec. 9, 41-22. The win gives the Lady 'Dogs a 4-0 record with four more games to play before the Christmas break. After taking a 17-14 lead at the half, Dayton shut out the Pirates in the third quarter and outscored the opponents 24-8 in the second half. "I thought again our effort was really good," said Dayton coach Clayton Strong. "We had some lapses especially in the second quart...
