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Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - As he accepted the well-deserved recognition as an athlete scholar during the track and field awards ceremony at the high school auditorium Tuesday night, lone Cardinal golfer Dakota Baker didn't have much to say. Principal and athletics director Stephanie Wooderchak said the said the sophomore is a bit shy around large crowds. But, she warned, get him one-on-one and he'll talk your ear off about golf, the sport he loves. Just how much Baker loves golf became apparent this season as...
YAKIMA - Bulldogs may go down, but they don't go down easy. Led by the likes of pitcher Kayla Turner, catcher Miwa Umeda and first baseman Rowene Huwe, the Dayton softball team didn't place but made it one round further than any of their state-bound predecessors in recent years. The feisty team won its first game against Reardan Friday morning but took it in the chin from Adna that same evening at the Gateway Complex in Yakima. Adna ended up taking the tourney crown of the state 2B softball...
CHENEY - The WP men's track and field team placed fifth in state this weekend, honoring their schools, Waitsburg and Prescott, with the second-highest placement in recent memory. Students from the Jubilee Youth Ranch, more specifically the Thompkins brothers, made significant contributions to the achievement. The women's team, much smaller in size than many of its competitors, placed 29th with Kristin Potter and Ronnie Hulce placing in the top 10 for sprints and hurdles. "It was fantastic,"...
PASCO, Wash.--"Thwapthwap... thwap!" The sound of Irish' Ashley Lyons' glove striking her thigh--once on the wind-up, and once on the follow-through-- followed shortly by the sound of the softball striking the catcher's mitt, provided an almost constant beat to the Tigers' loss to the Irish of DeSales Friday night. The loss marks a disappointing end to a season in which the Tigers had state playoff aspirations after finishing the regular season tied for the District 9 championship with rival...
PASCO, Wash.-- The Dayton Bulldogs advanced to the Washington State 2B playoffs Friday night after beating neighboring rival Waitsburg-Prescott 12-5 in a District 9 tournament game to determine who would go on to Yakima this year. The victory was huge for the Bulldogs, who have struggled in recent years to make it to the playoffs despite strong finishes. The last time they went was in 2008. WP made it last year. "Oh I'm ecstatic. We're very excited." Dayton coach Terry Robins said. "We faltered...
WALLA WALLA - After his younger brother James was disqualified in the 100-meter dash on a technicality during sub districts in Clarkston two weeks ago, Cardinal Antonio Thompkins decided it was time for him to step up. Though he had never won the short sprint at any meet, he thought he would try it anyway - win one for James. His first-place finish at Martin Field last week became one of the biggest upsets during the district championships and helped the WP men's team win the overall...
DAYTON --The Dayton softball team held its second annual alumni game Saturday, with the varsity softball team facing off against their "bitter" rivals, the alumni from years past. The day included not only an actual league game, but a barbecue and a second slow- pitch game for some of the older players and spectators in attendance. It was also senior day for the Bulldogs, with Kayla Turner, Rowene Huwe, Claire Lyman and Taylor DeRuwe being recognized prior to the game. Although the game counted...
CLARKSTON - It hasn't happened before that anyone can remember, but there is a good chance WP will end up with two track and field Triple Crowns at this week's big district championship meet in Walla Walla. Eshom Estes and Kristin Potter each are stars in three events and may end up winning them, track and field head coach Jeff Bartlow said. And that isn't because the competitive field in the district is weak. Both Cardinals rank in the top 10 for their events statewide. Estes, a thrower,...
WALLA WALLA - Now that the baseball season is over for the Tigers and Bulldogs, Touchet Valley fans of the sport can turn their attention to a professional season full of games and events. Locally, it starts this week with the appearance in Walla Walla of Marvin Benard, the retired major league outfielder who now lives in Kennewick, where he teaches batting and supports youth baseball activities. The former San Francisco Giant will speak at the 29th annual Walla Walla Valley Youth Baseball...
PRESCOTT- The WP Tigers lost a double header to the Desales Irish last Tuesday in Prescott. The Irish held a two run lead until the bottom of the fourth when Tre Brannock hit an RBI double scoring the Tigers first run. By the bottom of the sixth the Irish lead 4-1. Zach Bartlow took a freebee from the Irish mound followed by a single from Dalton Estes. Another Brannock RBI and a hit from Matt Hamilton put two more runs on the board for the Tigers but they came up short losing the opener 4-3 ....
DAYTON - After struggling all season, the Dayton Bulldogs baseball team was knocked out of contention for further playoffs Tuesday by the Asotin Panthers, who beat them 10-0. The loss followed two defeats at the hands of the Liberty Christian Patriots this weekend and caps a season in which the young players learned from their adversity. The Bulldogs logged only three hits against the Panthers from Colton Bickelhaupt, Hayden Fullerton and Guy Spalinger, but allowed 10 Asotin runs, including two...
DAYTON - The Lady Bulldogs handily beat the Liberty Christian Patriots in a doubleheader Tuesday afternoon 10-0 and 14-3. Already in second place in the league just behind the WP Tigers, the Bulldogs face Asotin in a doubleheader on Wednesday at 3 p.m....
WAITSBURG - You may have the best team in the state when it comes to speed, endurance and agility, but if your athletes don't manage to perform within the tight rules for track and field, you're going to get knocked out of the competition. That was this week's focus for Cardinals track and field head coach Jeff Bartlow as he and his team prepared for the sub district qualifiers, which determines which athletes go on to the district meet. The Cardinals were scheduled to head for the qualifiers Wednesday, after practising the relay protocol in pa...
RICHLAND-- The Tigers' season came to an end Tuesday night, as they lost by 14-6 to the Patriots of Liberty Christian in loser-go-home district tournament game. The loss ended a season that held promise for Waitsburg- Prescott, but the Tigers could never truly recapture the magic of last season when they went all the way to the regional finals after a late season run. "This year, statistically, we hit the ball better, had better pitching, and had a better record," Tigers head coach Dustin...
TOUCHET - The Lady Tigers suffered a 9-2 nonleague defeat against the Touchet Indians Monday, but it didn't matter from a playoff perspective. After splitting a double header with the De- Sales Irish last Tuesday in Prescott, WP is the No. 1 seed in the SE2B and play the No. 2 league seed at districts May 20 at Trac in Pasco. The opener against De- Sales last week was scoreless until the bottom of the third when Alyssa Hafen made it safely on base then continued to steal her way across the plate...
COLFAX-The WP track teams competed in a District 7 track meet last Tuesday in Colfax. The men added another first place victory to their season with a total score of 108 points. The women finished second behind the dominating Colfax team. Ronnie Hulce led the Cardinals with three first place finishes. She put in a stellar performance in the 300 meter hurdles, finishing with a time of 49.49. She set a new personal record and broke the existing school record which she herself had set last year as a sophomore. Hulce also hopped, skipped and...
RICHLAND - - Ba d weather has dampened the spirits of Touchet Valley high school golfers in the last few weeks. " It has been difficult for us to get any consistent practice," said Dayton/WP head golf coach Mike Mc- Ghan. "For example, we got snowed out two weeks ago." The Dayton and Waitsburg Prescott teams played at Columbia Point Golf Course in Richland last Tuesday but didn't have complete games. The 18-hole, par 72 course was tough for all five teams. Tri-Cities Prep boys took top scores...
DAYTON-The WP Tigers swept the Dayton Bulldogs in a league double-header last Saturday in Dayton. But they weren't as effective against arch rival DeSales on Tuesday, losing 3-4 and 8-2 in their doubleheader with the Irish. Their league games done, the Tigers now await the outcome of other league games to see if they're in the running for the playoffs. More details and results of Tuesday's game will appear in next week's edition of the Times. This weekend, the Tigers came out in full force...
DAYTON- T h e Lady Tigers Tuesday spl i t their doubleheader against the Irish following a similar result against the Bulldogs this weekend. Those scores mean WP is now tied with Dayton for first in the league. The Tigers lost their first game against DeSales 3-5, but won game two 8-1. More details will be in the Times next week. WP and Dayton Bulldogs split a league double- header last Friday afternoon in Dayton. The Bulldogs took the first game in eight innings 7-6 while the Tigers took the...
DAYTON - WOO Crew members Blake Morasche, 14 of Walla Walla and Jaymin Morgan, 16 of Kennewick finished well ahead of their pre-race ranking and their fellow competitors from across the nation at the 2011 United States of American Snowboard Association Nationals at Copper Mountain, Colorado, April 2 - 12. Dayton's Alex Naylor, ranked 6th nationally in the men's 16-18 age group was preparing during one of several training runs on Saturday before his race on Monday. Naylor was running the course...
DAYTON - The Bulldogs came out as the underdogs in three games this past week, losing to Tekoa-Oakesdale- Rosalia in two games on Saturday and just barely missing a lead against Touchet on Tuesday afternoon. Dayton succeeded in grabbing three runs in the first inning against Touchet, but the Indians made a slow and steady comeback beginning in the third inning, finally wrapping up the game 7-6. The Bulldogs defense was led by junior Colton Bickelhaupt on the pitcher's mound until up-and-coming f...
RICHLAND- The WP Tigers split a double-header with the Liberty-Christian Patriots Saturday in Richland. Tiger Zach Bartlow took the mound in game one throwing two of his five strike outs of the day in the first inning. The Tigers' offense backed it up with three runs and took a 3-0 lead to start the third inning. A single from Bartlow and Dalton Estes loaded the bases and a double from Matt Hamilton scored two. The Patriots were held scoreless in the bottom of the third with three up, three...
DAYTON - The Lady Bulldogs had their first loss of the season in double league match ups against Tekoa-Oakesdale-Rosalia at home on Saturday. The split game, with a 6-8 loss in game one and a 15-11 victory in game two, puts the softball team at 5-1 in league and 9-1 overall. The first game was close, with Dayton scoring the first runs. But in the 6th and 7th innings, the Spartans scored all eight of their runs. On defense, Kayla Turner pitched with Miwa Umeda behind home plate, a solid partnership that has seen the Bulldogs through a number of...
DAYTON - Dayton and Tri-Cities Prep were scheduled for an 18-hole match at the Touchet Valley Golf Course in Dayton last Friday, but both teams were missing so many golfers the coaches decided to mix things up and put the kids into teams and play a scramble. "We have always wanted to try something different in Dayton," Dayton head coach Mike McGhan said. "This was a great opportunity to put a little twist in things. It came at a good time as the weather has been getting the kids down. The kids had fun but got soaked in the rainy weather." A...
WALLA WALLA - If Dayton's success last week against Tri-Cities Prep represented the perfect baseball games, Saturday's double- header defeat at the hands of the Irish in Walla Walla was a mirror opposite. "I told the kids going in - if we don't make any mistakes, we can beat these guys," said Dayton head coach Sal Benavides. But in game one, the Bulldogs committed five errors, costing them big. "We had one sequence with three errors," Benavides said. "I had to go out there and tell them, 'You gu...
