Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - In week three of the regular season, the undefeated Cardinals came alive again and erupted for 40 points against an outmanned but disciplined Elgin team. WP beat the Huskies 40-10 despite a spate of Cardinals penalties and eight fumbles recovered by the home team. "We will not be so lucky in the future," head coach Jeff Bartlow said. "We need to take care of this." Apart from the nerve-wracking would-be turnovers, the Cardinals' victory Friday had a lot more to do with im...
ATHENA - It seemed so close, yet it remained so far away. The End Zone became an obsession for the Bulldogs in their game against the Weston McEwen TigerScots Thursday night. Several times, they came within yards of it but never made it across the goal line for an official score. When the Bulldogs did break the plane, the play was called back because of an offensive holding penalty. Dayton's struggle in the Red Zone was one of the reasons the Bulldogs lost 25-2. But those numbers didn...
PRESCOTT - Just few weeks into the season, the brand new Waitsburg-Prescott Tigers are already ranked third among the state's 25 B2 teams, and perhaps they should be even higher. "We beat the number one-ranked team twice," head coach Rickie Hamilton reWP under his breath during Tuesday afternoon's rout of the Dayton Bulldogs 19-0. "But I'd rather be at the bottom so we don't have a target on our backs." The team Hamilton referred to is Yakima's Riverside Christian Cougars, which the Tige...
YAKIMA - The new Waitsburg-Prescott soccer team beat the socks off much more veteran players over the weekend, taking opponents by surprise and thrilling head coach Rick Hamilton. "I'm very pleased so far," he said. "I think the kids are starting to gel, starting to play together and have an idea of I'm wanting." The Tigers squashed Walla Walla Valley Academy in an away game Thursday. The final score was 8-2. "I played a lot of my JV even against WWVA," Hamilton said. "We made two little mistakes, giving them the penalty on one shot and o...
HERMISTON -- Athletes on both Waitsburg-Prescott and Dayton cross country teams raced hard at their first meets of the season on Saturday and Tuesday. WP runners exceeded coach Joanna Lanning's expectations Saturday at the Brooks Runner's Soul XC Fest in Hermiston, the athletes' first meet of the season. This was a huge meet, with more than 200 runners representing over 15 schools, Lanning said. Athletes were from all classes of schools including an Oregon 6A school all the way down to W...
ENTERPRISE - In their first away game of the season, the Bulldogs fell to the Enterprise Outlaws 34 - 0 last Thursday. 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. The long bus ride, Bickelhaupt said, also played a role in wearing down the team b...
WAITSBURG - After last Wednesday's loss against Dayton, fortunes and abilities began to turn around for the Cardinals volleyball team after WP beat visiting team Pilot Rock in fivegames Friday and won Saturday's WP Invitational in Walla Walla. But a game against Walla Walla Valley Academy Monday turned the tide back again - the Knights won three of five matches against WP. In their Friday evening game against Pilot Rock, the Cardinals lost the first two games (20 - 25 and 20 - 25), then won the third (25 -21). In the fourth, Genesis Pe...
WAITSBURG - After 5' 8" middle blocker Sarah Mascall went out with a tweaked ankle during the first volleyball 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 last 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...
WAITSBURG - In their first home game of the season, the Cardinals beat the Pilot Rock Rockets 34 - 14 in a Friday night football game that excited the home crowd and bode well for the season. WP is now 2-0 after having won against the Kamiah Kubs in a tough defensive away game last week. "It was a nice thing to see us improve and move forward," head coach Jeff Bartlow said. The Cardinals rushed or passed for an impressive total of 380 yards with 156 on the ground and 224 yards in the air, a...
DAYTON - The untested Waitsburg-Prescott Tigers swept the field defeating both Dayton and Walla Walla Valley Academy at the league's soccer jamboree in Dayton Tuesday evening. "We take our hats off to the WP team," said Dayton assistant coach Jerry Dedloff after the game. "They live it and love it. They're at the level we hope to be at." Though the scores at Tuesday night's jamboree don't count toward the three teams' overall rankings, Tigers head coach Rick Hamilton was pleased at the r...
DAYTON - Josh Frame's 10-yard running touchdown seemed to set the pace for the Bulldogs' season opener against the Stanfield Tigers, giving Dayton a 6 - 0 lead. But it wasn't until well into the fourth quarter and seven Stanfield touchdowns later before the dawgs regained their footing and began to put together a more solid offense. Even then, however, they were unable to erase any part of their 7-48 deficit and could only take comfort in the fact that the Stanfield Tigers have been picked to...
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...
