Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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ENTERPRISE - In their first away game of the season, the Bulldogs fell to the Enterprise Outlaws 34 - 0 last night. Dayton came close to the end zone several times, thanks to big individual plays by such veterans as Colton Bickelhaupt and Dain Henderson. But each time, a fumble or an interception cost them the opportunity to score. "We just need to learn how to finish," head coach Dean Bickelhaupt said. Bickelhaupt said the long bus ride wore down the team. The dawgs came out dragging during the first quarter with two immediate touchdowns from...
WAITSBURG - After 5' 8" middle blocker Sarah Mascall went out with a tweaked ankle during the first game against Waitsburg Prescott, the young Bulldogs looked like the underdogs as they found themselves up against the much taller Cardinals. But in the end, Dayton won the two teams' first league match Wednesday night, beating WP in four games. The Bulldogs won three of the games 25 - 23, 25 - 16 and 25 - 12. WP won one 25 - 17. "It was a good win," said Dayton head coach Shannon Turner, who has only four returning varsity players this year. "I...
Keaton Jean Larsen, daughter of Deborah and Travis Larsen, was born on Aug. 12, at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. She weighed 6 lbs and was 17.5 inches long at birth. Keaton joins a 2-year-old brother, Porter, at home. Grandparents include Ed and Lynna Larsen of Waitsburg and Gil and Sandy Cragen of Anchorage, AK....
WAITSBURG - The WP cross country team is a bit unique in that its members include students not only from both Prescott and Waitsburg but the students are a mix of high school and middle school age. Coach Joanna Lanning of Waitsburg has kept the team diverse to honor the history of the team, which she revived here in Waitsburg seven years ago as a middle-school sport. As those original students moved on to high school, the team changed, but Lanning has always kept it open for middle school students. And now that Prescott and Waitsburg have com...
DAYTON - It's a team sport and an individual sport, says Dayton cross country coach Dan Nechodom. In this sport, you compete against other teams and try to move yourself up in the standings. However you look at it, though, it's a sport you either love or hate, say the athletes who participate. "It's about building endurance and just running and having fun," says Dayton senior Jason Norris, Dayton's only fourth-year runner on the team this year. Cross country is a running event where athletes compete to complete a course over open or rough t...
DAYTON - Despite the fact that soccer has been well established in the United States for some time now and that the country's national team had an exciting run at the World Cup in South Africa, there are always new things to learn from overseas players. At least that's the opinion of senior Davy Phillips, a forward and sometimes defensive back on the Dayton Bulldogs. This year, Phillips and his fellow players on the DHS soccer team need look no further than their own roster for some...
PRESCOTT - After a week or so of practice with the players who signed up for the new WP high school soccer program, Rick Hamilton is impressed. The 23 co-ed players who joined the Tigers have a lot of talent. Many of them have played club soccer. They can trap, pass, dribble and break free with the ball in pursuit of the goal. They know how to score. It's a great set of skills Hamilton likes to refer to as "raw talent," but he explains that it's not enough to be successful against tougher...
DAYTON - Kassandra Dedloff and her cheerleading squad are excited to see the large number of football players on the field this year. "It was hard to rally school and community spirit last year with a dwindling number of players," Dedloff said. Raising pride and spirit is top priority for Dayton cheerleaders this fall, according to the squad's three captains, seniors Caylyn Tate, Jennifer Stephens and Molly Payne. "We're going to be trying to get the school more involved," Tate said, agr...
WAITSBURG - Though it's certainly not the only thing these youth have going for them, the WP cheerleading squad knows for sure it's going into the fall sports season with something important - experience. Whether it's the squad's six seniors, out of nine members, or the group's newest addition - junior Steven Homblette, a veteran gymnast with semi-pro cheerleading experience - WP cheer advisor Vickie Hamann knows they're going to have a great year. "This year we have just two girls who h...
WAITSBURG - When Jesse Buehler tells her girls she wants the WP volleyball team to be the "best-looking house on the block," she's not referring to Kison Court where the Cardinals' home games will be played. She's referring to the players' skills "foundation." She wants every aspect of the game, every step, every move, to be as accurate as it should be for a sport that's all about precision. Sometimes she'll even practice the moves in slow motion, making the players feel like they're doing...
DAYTON - The Bulldogs' last playoff game against Pomeroy was a nailbiter. But in the end, after playing several other games that day, the girls just didn't have it in them. Had they won, Dayton would have gone to state. Still, last year's 5-3 volleyball season was much better than head coach Shannon Turner had expected. "We knew the season would be somewhat of a challenge as well as a building year," she said. "As the season progressed and the girls got some varsity floor time exper...
"Heart Of The Lion" Lives On In 2010 Dayton Team; Bickelhaupt Is New Head Coach DAYTON - During the Bulldogs' preseason training, Coach Dean Bickelhaupt never mentions Andrew Groom by name. He doesn't need to. Groom, the sel f les s 16-year-old Bulldog defensive linebacker who was an inspiration to everyone before he died earlier this year, is always on and near their minds, literally. A decal of his number, 55, appears on the back of their helmets. The number has also been retired until after...
WAITSBURG - Sure WP has lost some great seniors. Who can forget the defensive tackles of last year's middle linebacker James Lehr or the edge-of-your seat touchdowns by wide receiver Lucan Gerke or the rushing scores by slot backs Jace Zuger or Zac Alexenko? Seven players on offense and seven on defense for a total of eight starters who helped give WP its 8-1 season last year have graduated. But Coach Jeff Bartlow's roster for 2010 looks every bit as impressive as 2009, with seasoned captains...
DAYTON - Dayton's girls came out on top in their first league home game of the season on Saturday, defeating Tri-Cities Prep 42-28. At one point in the fourth quarter, the Lady 'Dogs' lead jumped from five to 18 in just a few quick plays, which made head coach Clayton Strong proud. "It's a sign that we're really maturing as a team," he said. "That and also how well the girls shared the ball during the game, which they did better in this game than I've seen them do in the three years since I too...
WAITSBURG - The WP girls took their first win of the season in a pre-league nail-biter against the Mac-Hi Pioneers here by a score of 42-38 on December 17. Both teams played hard and remained neck-and-neck throughout the game. At the end of the third quarter the Pioneers were ahead with a score of 27-28. The teams were tied at 33 points early in the fourth quarter, when WP changed tactics in response to the Pioneers' outside shooting abilities. WP went man-to-man in response and took a slight l...
COLLEGE PLACE - In their first Southeast 2B league game of the season, the WP Cardinals escaped with a 62-56 victory over Walla Walla Valley Academy here Saturday night. Chance Leroue and Owen Lanning both had big offensive games, scoring 17 points each. Lanning was nine-for-10 from the free throw line. Leroue added 10 ten rebounds, to secure a "double-double." The Cardinals started off slow and trailed 14-6 at the end of the first quarter. However, they exploded for 28 points in the second q...
PRESCOTT - The Waitsburg Prescott wrestling team opened their season with the Liberty Invite in Richland on Dec. 14, and their first league meet at Tri-Cities Prep on Dec. 17. WP's David Just (126 lbs.) took third place at Liberty; his only loss was to returning state champion Kain Feltwell from Liberty. But a mistake cost him his second match at the Dec. 17 TCP meet. Just, described by Coach Lanny Adams as a "very technical wrestler," won his first match against White Swan's Oscar Ponce, pinn...
WAITSBURG - The Associated Press announced their 2B football all-state player selections last week, and the list included two WP Cardinals each on the first and second teams. Kicker Antonio Benito and defensive back Talen Larsen were named to the first team and wide receiver Devon Acevedo and Offensive Lineman Nate Bartlow were named to the second team. WP Coach Jeff Bartlow was understandably proud as he discussed the winners. "This is just another example of how hard our kids work and ho...
It looks like spring has arrived in our valley and the birds definitely think so! The two peacocks, white and blue, are busy displaying for their hens daily, delighting visitors to the Pioneer Park Aviary. One of our breeding pairs of NeNe, or Hawaiian, hatched goslings March 12, and they can be seen exploring their world in the lower pond enclosure with their parents. The NeNe is an endangered species, and the aviary's breeding program has been extremely successful. Last years' five go...
WAITSBURG - Organizers of the Tour of Walla Walla bicycle race report that more than 500 riders will compete this year. The first stage is set to begin Friday afternoon, with Pro 1 and 2 men starting their 64 mile race at 3:45 p.m. Riders will climb the Middle Waitsburg Road hill and head south before turning onto Ferris Road and then heading north on Lower Waitsburg Road. After a short stint on Highway 124, the course heads east on Bolles road, returning to downtown Waitsburg. The Pro 1 a...
WP Boys 100 Meters - Varsity - Finals 1. James Thompkins 11.37a 8. Alex Dill 12.58a 9. Kobie Brown 12.87a 13. Luke Alexenko 12.99a 200 Meters - Varsity - Finals 4. Brendan Donovan 25.30a 5. Alex Dill 25.55a 8. DJ Leroue 27.43a 400 Meters - Varsity - Finals 5. Dalton LaRue 57.32a 6. Kobie Brown 57.35a 7. Tebo Martinelle 59.24a 8. Jada Alfred 59.29a 9. DJ Leroue 1:00.24a 10. Kevin Aquino 1:00.53a 11. Jessie Rawson 1:02.14a 13. Zac Brown 1:04.84a 14. Kevin Kamel 1:04.86a 15. Brandon Penner 1:07.25a 800 Meters - Varsity - Finals 1. James Thompkins...
Dayton Boys 100 Meters - Varsity - Finals 20. Andrew Mendoza 13.49 23. Tyler Cooper 13.62 25. Brian Mascall 13.68 200 Meters - Varsity - Finals Tyler Abramson NT 400 Meters - Varsity - Finals 8. Brian Mascall 1:02.82 Tim Ihle NT 800 Meters - Varsity - Finals 11. Levi Laib 2:24.73 19. Tyler Abramson 2:39.28 1600 Meters - Varsity - Finals 20. Brian Mascall 5:37.02 3200 Meters - Varsity - Finals 13. Tim Ihle 13:08.04 Brian Mascall NT Shot Put - 12lb - Varsity - Finals 19. Andrew Mendoza 30-09.00 34. Tyler Cooper 25-05.75 Discus - 1.6kg - Varsity -...
PASCO - Three WP athletes qualified for the Pasco Invite on Saturday and each did well in competition, setting new personal records and earning a place on the podium. The meet included only the top athletes from 4A schools on down. Out of more than 60 teams competing from throughout the northwest, only nine were from "B" schools. "I was really happy with our results and the kids should be proud of themselves," WP track and field coach Jeff Bartlow said. Sprinter James Thompkins competed in the 100 meter dash and ran it in 11.49 seco...
PRESCOTT - The Waitsburg-Prescott Tigers dropped a solo affair Tuesday afternoon-the Tigers first game in over two weeks-11-1 to Mac-Hi of Milton-Freewater, Ore. The Tiger loss was only its third of the season, and first by a 10-run margin. WP starter Dalton Estes set the Pioneers down in order in the first inning, but gave up two runs in the second on a 2-RBI single by Mac-Hi second baseman Blake Yensen. WP narrowed the gap to one run in the third. Centerfielder Nolen Allen and second baseman Kyle Dozier led off the inning with b...
PRESCOTT - It was more than a decade ago, but James Thompkins remembers the night like it was yesterday. He was only six, the youngest of six siblings. They lived with their mother in a crammed high-rise apartment on the west side of Chicago. He woke up in the small hours that day when she opened the door for his uncle, who stumbled in with a fresh gunshot wound in his leg. From that moment on, he remembers how trauma and drama were a constant part of his life. The Thompkins were always...
