Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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STARBUCK - Just after lunch on Friday afternoon, the two schools met in their final contest of the academic year. Tensions were high among the almost fifty kids and their teachers and parents, who sat in folding metal chairs just inches from the sidelines in the gym. The excitement was so palpable that the little athletes had to rush back and forth in a constant stream between the benches, the restrooms and the drinking fountain. The Starbuck Stars, playing on their home court, had the...
TOUCHET - The Lady Bulldogs softball team is running hot this season. They've played two nonleague games and won both. They are now 2-0. On Tuesday afternoon, they beat the Touchet Indians in two games: 6-1 and 7-2 . "We had solid pitching in both games," said assistant coach Desirae Jones "We had some girls step up and hit the ball when we needed them." Miwa Umeda had five hits for the day with a double and a triple. Kayla Turner had four hits. Samantha Harting had three hits with a double. "Overall it was just a great effort from all the girl...
YAKIMA - At the first track meet of the season, athletes are usually a bit rusty and performances are rarely what they were at the end of the previous year's season. WP competitors are no exception, but much to head coach Jeff Bartlow's delight, this year's Cardinals performed very close to their peak last year and some even exceeded it at the Papa Wells Invitational in Yakima. " Overall, I'm pretty pleased," he said. "I really felt good about it." Ronnie Hulce placed first with a high jump of 4' 10," which is only slightly below her...
PRESCOTT - The Lady Tigers took to the field Saturday in a non-league doubleheader against the St. John Eagles, beating their opponents 7-0 and 8-0. Led by the pitching attack of Jennifer Nichols and Kazmira Grende the Tigers shut down the Eagles in an all-out blowout. Hailey Goenen got things started off for the Tigers when she stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the first and hammered a solo home run. The Eagles had an opportunity to even things up in the top of the third with bases...
PRESCOTT - Coach Snedigar's game plan of zeroing in on the bats early in the season was certainly in play last Saturday as Zach Bartlow broke his bat in half while slapping a single to right field in the bottom of the sixth inning in game one of the Tigers' doubleheader against the St. John Eagles. The Tigers rode that momentum all the way through these non-league match ups to defeat St. John-Endicott 7-5 and 18-0. The Tigers were up 6-5 in the bottom of the sixth when Justin Zuger's single, com...
WAITSBURG - Track and field may not be a team sport, but the Waitsburg Prescott Cardinals do have a team goal for the season: hang on to their status as district champions, which they've held six of the last seven years. New head coach Jeff Bartlow said that from what he has seen of the 2011 team after nine practices, he believes the Cardinals can do it. "I think we can defend our title," Bartlow said this weekend, as he was putting the finishing touches on this year's roster of athletes. "The t...
DAYTON - Golf is a whole different ball game for fall and winter sports players like Dayton senior Dain Henderson and freshman Kale Sunderland, both fresh off the basketball court. ""It's a chance to work on my own," Henderson said. "Whatever I put into it is what I get out of it." Henderson, though a varsity starter in football and basketball, confessed that golf is actually his "favorite sport by far." Coach Mike McGhan said Henderson is one of his top golfers, most likely to practice until dark nearly every day. "I'm with the kids," Mc-...
PRESCOTT - Spring is creeping up and the WP Lady Tigers are on the prowl for a return trip to the 2B softball state tournament. The Tigers finished second in district rankings in 2010, suffering heartbreaking state tournament losses to Colfax and DeSales that ended their run for the title. Head coach Angie Potts returns for her ninth season with the Tigers and will have her hands full with the 38 players that have turned out to compete. Assistant Marvin Eng, JV coach Nicole Riggs, and volunteer...
DAYTON - With a core group of veteran athletes, the Lady Bulldogs softball team is concentrating this year on their mental game. "We're doing new things this year like focusing on base running, signs, and knowing where to throw the ball," said junior Nikki Lambert. "If we can get those things down, we'll be one step ahead." The Lady Bulldogs are already a tough team. They were third in the league last season and lost just one senior, a veteran catcher. They lucked out, however, in Brazilian exchange student Miwa Umeda, who plays full-time...
DAYTON - The Bulldogs baseball team may be small, but they mean to make some big noise this spring. Having lost just one senior and gained one newbie, junior Garett Turner, the boys are a tight-knit team of 13 this year. " We don't have many kids, but we have some good ones," said assistant coach Dean Bickelhaupt. "They're all good athletes." Many of the team's juniors have moved together from the football field to the basketball court and now join again on the diamond for another season of...
PRESCOTT - The snow has melted, grass is growing, and it's time to play ball. Veteran head coach Dustin Snedigar begins his third season with the WP Tigers, bringing with him 12 years of coaching experience that began at Eastern Washington University, where he guided the freshman squad. He has been playing this game since he was 5 years old and is enjoying the time that he has with this program. Alongside him for another season is assistant/pitching coach TJ Scott. The WP Tigers are coming off...
USK, WA - Two members of the Bluewood Alpine Race Team were named as alternates in this year's Junior Olympics, March 16-20 at Squaw Valley, Calif.. Reid Reininger and Colleen Gibbons, both of Walla Walla, made the transition from Youth Ski League racing to Juniors racing this season. Being 13 years old, both are first year J3 competitors. "There are only 40 spots on the JO team and nearly 200 J3 racers in the PNSA competing for them." said BART head coach Hal White. "Colleen and Reid have...
WP vs Bear Creek 47-58 (Overtime) WP 10 11 16 10 0 47 BC 18 9 10 10 11 58 WP (47): Zach Bartlow 14; Tyler Baxter 10; Dustin Wooderchack 9; Kris Cady 5; Guillermo Hernandez 3; TJ Hofer 2; Justin Zuger 2 and Matt Hamilton 2. WP vs Lake Roosevelt 49-57 WP 9 12 17 11 49 LR 14 14 13 16 57 WP (49): Zach Bartlow 11; Kris Cady 9; Matt Hamilton 7; TJ Hofer 6; Dustin Wooderchak 5; Guillermo Hernandez 4; Dalton Estes 3; David Brock 2 and Tyler Baxter 2....
DAYTON - Senior Bulldog Dain Henderson stood before a crowd of teammates, schoolmates, coaches and family to read from the page he held. "I am a Bulldog. I've played for Bulldogs of the past and Bulldogs of the future. I have known success, and I have known defeat. I have known sorrow, and I have known joy. I am a Bulldog." The words came from a letter presented to the Bulldogs just before their final district playoffs game against Asotin two weeks ago. It was written by Roseann Groom, mother...
SPOKANE - The 2011 Cardinals already went further in the state playoffs than last year by placing in the Final 8 at University High School. And during the fourth quarter of their first game against the Bear Creek Grizzlies at the arena Friday, it seemed possible they might go even further. The game went into overtime after the teams tied at 47-47. But in the end, the hardfighting WP team hit a wall on Friday in the form of their opponents' speed, which pushed the outcome in the Grizzlies'...
SPOKANE - In their playoff game against the Brewster Bears Friday, the Cardinals showed it once again. They have a number of strategies to get their buckets. The men have tireless rebounding from the likes of Matt Hamilton, Kris Cady and Guillermo Hern andez. They have fast breaks and la- yups from Dustin Wooderchak and T.J. Hofer. They have treys from Wooderchak, Hofer and now Tyler Baxter. They have everything in Zach Bartlow's bag of tricks - long distance, fast breaks and rebounds. Now they...
DAYTON - The weather couldn't have cooperated more beautifully for a day on the slopes shooting Snow Hoops with former Seattle Supersonic and sixtime NBA champion Shawn Kemp, said new Ski Bluewood co-owner Mike Stephenson. "Overall, the past week's skiing has been some of the best we've ever had, easily the best of the year," Stephenson said. Conditions were cold, and since last week the resort's seen almost five feet of snow accumulate. "It's just beautiful," Stephenson said. "What a blessing,...
SPOKANE - The Lady Cardinals' perfect season came to an end this weekend after WP struggled with its competitors' rough, anything goes court style that, at times, seemed to bounce up against the very edge of good sportsmanship. Still, the Cardinals had their heads held high after their two losses, leaving the University High School teary-eyed but proud of their historic winning streak and exceptional teamwork. "The season was awesome," Cardinal Kayla Huxoll said. "We played our hardest. I'm...
WAITSBURG - The last time Jeff Hofer played in an alumni basketball tournament, he had a great time being out on the court again. At the Waitsburg Alumni Tournament four years ago, he had a chance to relive some of the glory from 1985, when the Cardinals placed fourth in the state. Back then, Hofer was a senior varsity player on the squad. Recently, he has been enjoying basketball success vicariously through his kids - senior T.J., who is on the winning 2010 Cardinals team, and Katie, who is a...
SPOKANE - Cool and confident, the Cardinals rolled up their sleeves and went to work like it was just another day at the office, dismantling the Brewster Bears 63-50 in the first round of the state playoffs Friday. They are now in the final eight, returning to Spokane next to play Redmond's Bear Creek Grizzlies at 2 p.m. on Thursday. The Brewster Bears' offense kept up with WP's hoop barrage for a while, but the Cardinals' methodical productivity gave them a leading edge during much of the game...
DAYTON - The WOO Crew, a racing team competing under the Inland Northwest series of the United States of America Snowboard Association, had several members clean up the competition on February 13 at Whitefish Mountain, Montana. This was the team's fourth competition of 2011. Sarah Koehler, 23, of Cheney, and BreAnna Morgan, 18, of Kennewick, easily won their respective age groups, women's Open Class Skier and Women's 16-18. Both women qualify for USASA National races held at Copper Mountain, Col...
