Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DW COMBINE—The Wolfpack boys’ basketball team won their first district game against White Swan 65-47 on February 7. On February 10, the Wolfpack battled with Columbia Burbank, losing 77-44, which will put them in a loser-out game against Mabton on February 16. Mabton lost their first district game to Tri-City Prep 61-37 and beat Warden in a loser-out game 73-56 to stay alive in district play. The winner of the DW v. Mabton game will play the winner of the White Swan v. Cle Elum match. The losing teams will be out of contention and the win...
WALLA WALLA-Coach Chelsie Abel is in her second-year coaching for Walla Walla Parks and Rec's indoor soccer league. Her team, the Bears, consists of first and second-grade players from Waitsburg and Dayton. The team practices at the Waitsburg High School gym on Tuesday evenings. Their games are played on Saturdays in Walla Walla at either Blue Ridge Elementary or Edison Elementary. Their first game was on January 21, and the game schedule runs through February 18. For more information, go to...
DW COMBINE-The Wolfpack boys' basketball team won their last two EWAC league games and is heading to the playoffs. Eight teams are in the 2B double-elimination district tournament, and the top four will advance to the state tournament. Tuesday, February 7, the team played the first round of playoffs at White Swan. Win or lose, they will play on February 10 at either Columbia Burbank or Goldendale. DW led 48-35 at the end of the third quarter and held off the Cougars in the fourth quarter to win...
DW COMBINE-The Wolfpack girls continued to improve throughout the basketball season. They played tough and hustled on tired legs, ending their season with only seven players. Before their last game against Walla Walla Valley Academy, senior Claudia Benevides was honored. Benevides' season ended early with a knee injury, but she continued to support her team at practices and games. The first time DW played WWVA, the girls lost 48-18. At their last home game on February 4th, the Wolfpack girls...
DW COMBINE-In Eastern Washington Athletic Conference (EWAC) basketball action, the DW-Combine athletes dominated visiting Liberty Christian, winning 62-26 on Tuesday, January 24. The Wolfpack raced out to a 23-2 lead at the end of the first quarter. They scored 22 points in the third to put the game out of reach of the Patriots. Monte Pettichord had a double-double, scoring 17 points and rebounding 10. Spencer Hansen scored 15 and had six boards. Teammates Benny Bryan scored eight, Blake French...
DW COMBINE-The Wolfpack girls were down by twelve points going into halftime at Riverview on Friday, January 27. The girls scored 16 points in the third quarter to tie the game at 33-33. Both teams scored six points in the fourth quarter and went into overtime tied 39-39. DW scored five points in overtime, and Riverview scored eight to win the game 47-44. Kameryn Tupling scored 14 points, including nine points from the free throw line; Peyton Benevides scored 11; Alyssa Hollingsworth scored...
WAITSBURG-A young middle school girls basketball team was dominated in their first game of the season by Rogers Adventist School on Monday, January 23, in College Place. The Cardinals struggled against the much taller Roger team losing 52-16. Sixth grader Olivia Kiefel played well on offense and defense and contributed with four points and two steals. Seventh grader Cheri Mathews scored six points and had eight rebounds. Sixth grader Kayla Kuykendall and seventh grader Rilee Brunton scored two...
WAITSBURG-Troy Larsen walked off the football field for the last time as he retires after 22 years of coaching. He plans on attending more pro and college football games, including WSU road games, where he will continue to write down new plays and steal formations. Larsen looks forward to spending more time with his wife Diana and traveling to see his children, two of who live out of state. Larsen spent 15 years on Jeff Bartlow's coaching staff starting in 2000. He was the defensive back, wide...
Football Awards Wolfpack Player of the Year – Monte Pettichord Offensive Players of the Year – Spencer Hansen & Hudson Reser Defensive Player of the Year – Kaylub Prather Special Teams Player of the Year – Levi Boudrieau Lineman of the Year – Blake French Scout Team Player of the Year – Lucas VanHoose Second-team all-conference offense: Running back – Hudson Reser Wide receiver – Spencer Hansen, Offensive line – Blake French and Reuben Yutzy Second-team all-conference defense: Defensive back ...
DW COMBINE-DW's 37-25 lead at halftime withstood a Warden comeback in the second half for a 58-53 win in basketball action on Tuesday, January 10, in Dayton. Spencer Hansen led his team with 26 points, three assists, ten rebounds, and two steals. Gage Holm scored ten points, Ryland Kilts eight points, Benny Bryan seven points, and Monte Pettichord scored three points, made three assists, and contributed with five rebounds. Reuben Yutzy scored three points, and Wyaiit Booth scored one. In EWAC...
WAITSBURG-Waitsburg High School senior Garrett Palmer hit 45 out of 50 clay pigeons to place sixth out of 85 shooters at the Pullman FFA Trap competition on Saturday, January 14. Pullman High School FFA hosted the event at the Colton Gun Club in Colton. Eighteen teams attended, with Freeman High School placing first. Five other Waitsburg High School members shot well also: Preston Hinchliffe hit 37, William Daves 35, Abbi Paolino 31, Koyen Fortune 23, and 8th grader Akayden Mikesell hit 33 as...
DW COMBINE—The Wolfpack girls struggled to put the basketball through the hoop in three games last week. The team is a little short-handed this year with only eight girls, but they showed a lot of hustle in each game. The girls worked hard on offense and had more shot attempts in the second half of the games. Tuesday, January 10, Warden beat DW 66-14. Eighth-grader Peyton Benevides led her team in scoring with nine points. Sophomore Alyssa Hollingsworth hit a 3-point shot, and junior Makenna Barron scored two points. Friday, January 13, C...
DW COMBINE—The DW boys won their basketball games on January 6 against Riverview and January 7 at WWVA. Monte Pettichord scored 15 points, rebounded seven, and had four steals in the 45-33 win against Riverview on Friday. The Wolfpack took a 6-4 first-quarter lead, then was behind by one going into halftime; 11-10. A big 19-point third quarter put the Wolfpack in the lead for good. Pettichord scored five in the quarter, and Spencer Hansen hit two-3 point shots. Both teams scored 16 points in the fourth quarter. Hansen scored 13 points in the g...
DW COMBINE-Peyton Benevides led the Wolfpack girls with seven points in the first quarter against Riverview, giving the team a 9-8 lead. DW only scored two points in the second quarter and seven in the third. In the fourth quarter, Marissa Tupling scored six straight points for the Wolfpack. DW lost 46-31, with Benevides scoring 11 points in the game. Teammates Tupling scored nine points, Kameryn Tupling scored five, Makenna Barron four, and Teagan Culley scored two points. Coach Dirk Hansen...
DW COMBINE—The Wolfpack boys’ basketball team got their first win of the season at Highland High School on December 19. The boys hit forty-five percent of their three-point shot attempts, had six team steals, and no turnovers winning 62-30. Spencer Hansen scored 18 points; he connected on four three-pointers. Rylan Kilts made three three-pointers and scored 15 points. Monte Pettichord and Blake French scored eight points each. Wyaiit Booth and Gage Holm each made a three-point basket, Benny Bryan scored four points, Lucas VanHoose 2 poi...
DW COMBINE—The Wolfpack boys basketball team used a 20-point fourth quarter to win at Pomeroy on Thursday, December 29. DW led 25-24 at halftime; both teams scored 10 points in the third quarter, and then the Wolfpack outscored the Pirates 20-10 in the fourth to secure their third straight win, 55-44. Wolfpack’s defense kept the Pirates off the boards, and out-rebounded them 26-8. Wyaiit Booth had five defensive rebounds. Spencer Hansen had four defensive and two offensive rebounds. Monte Pettichord contributed with four defensive reb...
As discussed in my last Western Hockey League article, the young men playing in the WHL are 16-20 years old. Therefore, unlike other major league sports, the players are given a ten-day break to go home and spend the Christmas holiday with their families. Now they are coming back refreshed and ready to play. So far this year, the Tri-City Americans in Kennewick are at 15 wins, 15 losses, one overtime loss, and one shootout loss. This puts them in fifth place in the Western Conference. While...
DC COMBINE-The Wolfpack boys hit nine 3-pt shots on their way to a 55-31 victory over Naselle in basketball action on December 20th. Spencer Hansen hit a 3-pt shot to get the Wolfpack on the scoreboard and the team led 11-6 after one quarter. The Comets took a brief lead early in the second quarter before 3-pts shots were made by Hansen and Gage Holm. Joe Patterson hit a two-point shot to end the half with the Wolfpack ahead 22-15. Two 3-pt baskets by Ryland Kilts and five points each from...
DW COMBINE–The Wolfpack wrestlers competed at a EWAC league meet on December 15 at Finley. Kason Fortune won one out of two matches. Koyen Fortune was 0-1, and Garrett Palmer was 0-2. All three wrestle at the 170 pounds level. On December 17, the Wolfpack competed in the Pomeroy Christmas Tournament, where Kason Fortune won a third-place medal in a six-man round-robin bracket. Koyen Fortune placed fourth in the very tough bracket stated by Coach Norris. Palmer lost two matches and was out of t...
WAITSBURG-Waitsburg Elementary second-grader Elise Pearson is enjoying her first-year as a member of the Firehouse Elite Cheerleading team based in Richland. The eight-year-old competes at the youth level with her team, Blackout. Blackout recently won first place in its first meet of the season, a two-day event in Portland, Oregon, on December 3 and 4. The Firehouse Elite teams also won four Judges' Choice Awards; best pyramid, best stunts, best tumbling, and best dance. Pearson started...
Wolfpack A & B-squads Win at Touchet DW COMBINE—The middle school boys’ A-squad scored easily against Touchet on Monday, December 12, winning 61to12. The B-squad boys scored 28 points in the second half against Touchet to come from behind and win 38 to 29. The C-squad boys traveled to Garrison, losing both games; however, they continued to improve on fundamentals. Wrestlers Compete in First Meet Wolfpack wrestlers competed in a two-day meet in Granger on December 9-10. “The boys represented the school very well, and I am proud of them,...
DW COMBINE—DW Wolfpack high school boys team traveled to White Swan on Friday, December 2 for its season opener of EWAC basketball. The Wolfpack were out-scored in each quarter, except the third, in a rough game that had fifty-two fouls called. DW lost the battle 70-62. Spencer Hansen led the Wolfpack in scoring with 28 points. He hit three out of seven at the three-point range and made eleven out of thirteen freethrows. Monte Pettichord recorded a double-double scoring 14 points and 14 rebounds. Ryland Kilts scored 13 points and pulled down e...
WAITSBURG-The students and high school staff enjoyed a competitive but friendly game of half-court, three-on-three basketball on the Tuesday afternoon before Thanksgiving break. This event was the first of what will be an annual competition in Waitsburg. The students took the inaugural game with a score of 26 to 23. Senior Monte Pettichord was the play-by-play announcer. Both students and staff had smiles on their faces as they worked to steal the ball or drive in for a score. The staff had...
DW COMBINE-The middle school boys' basketball teams played against Liberty Christian Monday night in Waitsburg. The team came up short in both the A-squad and B-squad games. The B-squad tipped off the opening game and played tough to the end, losing 26-28. Landon Henry scored 12 points for DW, and Tegan Largent and Akayden Mikesell contributed four points each. The A-squad took an early lead and led 14-10 at halftime. The Patriots came back and won 28-27. DW players Jordan McCowen scored eight...
WAITSBURG-Waitsburg High School has updated its weight room to improve safety and to increase interest and participation in athletic programs, according to Gabe Kiefel. The school board approved the purchase of four sets of weight racks, weights, benches, and floor pads. The school was able to keep equipment in good shape for many years; however, the equipment has since worn out or become outdated. Safety is the number one priority. All the school's athletic programs have utilized the weight roo...
