Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - On their home field, the Waitsburg Cardinals swept a double-header baseball game against Walla Walla Valley Academy on Friday, March 8. The Cardinals took the first game 20-1 and ended the nightcap with a 13-9 win. After the game, first-year Cardinal coach Joe Greer said, "I was very happy with our competitiveness, impressive batting, and logical base running. Heck of a way to start off the season." Cyson Morris led the Cardinals in the first game with a home run, a double, and...
WAITSBURG -The Mat Birds Wrestling Club traveled to Lind/Ritzville, home of the Marmots, for a Washington Little Guy Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, March 9. The Waitsburg club competed with 14 wrestlers and brought home nine medals. The tournament organizers bracketed the girl athletes separately from the boys. Jess Winona (13), Parker Winona (10), and Maggie Winona (9) each had three pins in a row and earned 1st place medals. Phonenix Stahl (6) received a 2nd place medal in his first...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg High School track season began on Monday, February 26. This is the first season that track will be run as a co-op program with Dayton School District. The two teams will compete for their schools but share Dayton's field and coaching staff. Coach Dan Nechodom stated there are some unique challenges to work through, but he knows his athletes and is confident they will rise to the occasion. Waitsburg athlete Rueben Yutzy will be attempting to return to State in shot put a...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Middle School girls basketball team has improved over the last couple of games. The group comprises seven sixth-graders and three seventh-graders, with only four girls with previous basketball experience. Playing against eighth graders has been challenging. The girls play hard, yet their shots have not been falling. The young Cardinals played Rogers in back-to-back games, losing the first by a score of 24-14 and the second 17-10. Olivia Kiefel led the team in scoring with...
WAITSBURG - Jake Winona is in his 14th year coaching youth wrestlers in the Mat Bird program in Waitsburg. This season, Winona welcomed 34 wrestlers; 22 of those are returning from last season. Winona has built a strong program and will be assisted this season by Charlie Barron, Caleb Barron, Rob Parrish, Steve Mertens, and Curtis Winona. Koyen Fortune and Akayden Mikesell have aged out into high school wrestling but are assisting in mentorship roles with the younger wrestlers. The Mat Birds...
WAITSBURG — Eight Waitsburg fifth-grade boys are playing basketball in the YMCA league in Walla Walla. Dane Kiefel coaches the group, and they play on Saturdays at 12:30 pm. The boys get down the court quickly, drive to the hoop, and rebound well. They have had success in their first few games, winning by a considerable margin. Take a drive on a Saturday and catch the future Cardinals soaring on the basketball court....
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg high school basketball teams played Yakima Nation Tribal teams on Friday, February 2, at home on Kison Court. The junior varsity boys lost their game 50-22. The young men battled hard against the Eagles. Teegan Kenny scored 11 points and rebounded eleven. Rollin Carpenter had 14 boards, and Jayton Gleason scored eight points and rebounded eight. Fredy Chavez scored three points and rebounded six. Tyler Coulston, William Daves, and Trace Nesje assisted their team with...
Cardinal Basketball WAITSBURG—Waitsburg High School had a busy week of basketball, finishing the season with the last two games at home on Kison Court. The school will recognize seniors on Friday, February 2. On Tuesday, January 23, the Cardinal varsity boys beat the Touchet Redhawks 59-51. Ryland Kilts led the Cardinals with 32 points and eight rebounds. Blake French scored 13 points and five rebounds. Reuben Yutzy added six points, Jack Karl scored four, and Lucas VanHoose and Wyaitt Booth each scored two points. The Cardinal girls lost to To...
WAITSBURG-Chelsie Abel, with Katelyn Stall's and other volunteers' assistance, has been instructing Kindergarten through fourth-grade students in basketball skills. Since November, over 40 kids have been practicing in Preston Hall on Thursday evenings. Kids from Waitsburg, Prescott, and Dayton learn ball handling skills, shooting form, and passing skills. The group started with basketballs, volleyballs, and four-square balls for practice. Ten-foot baskets were a challenge for the little...
WAITSBURG—Waitsburg led 26-2 in the first quarter against Prescott in the varsity game on Monday, January 22. Ryland Kilts scored 15 points in the first quarter and Reuben Yutzy scored eight points in the quarter. Prescott scored two points in the second quarter and then was held scoreless for the remainder of the game for a 62-4 loss. Kilts scored 30 points, Yutzy 8, Jackson Karl 6, and Rollin Carpenter 5. Teammates Blake French 4, Jayton Gleason 3, Logan Seal 3, Lucas VanHoose 2 and Wyaitt Booth scored 1 point. The Cardinal girls team was t...
WAITSBURG-Waitsburg Middle School girls were able to play in their first game of the season on Monday, January 22. Their first scheduled game was canceled last week due to weather and is rescheduled for February 8 at Touchet. The Cardinals' shots did not fall in the first half of their game with Liberty Christian of Walla Walla on Monday, January 22. LC took an 11-4 lead at halftime. The girls outscored LC 17-13 in the second half to close the gap but lost 24-21. Olivia Kiefel scored eight...
WAITSBURG — Middle School boys basketball Coach Gabe Kiefel presented end-of-season awards on Friday, January 12. Kiefel recognized sixteen players and manager Bryer Paul at the assembly. Liam Kiefel, Carter Barron, Cody Coulston, Alex Watson, Rowdy Cole, Jake Lynch, Alex Zuniga, Gage Mynear, Carsyn Pennington, Colt Boudrieau, Damien Brown, Ollivyr Dahlby, Mitchell Hays, Sidian Stegall, Arrow Groom, and Flynn Richardson all improved throughout the season and will return next year as experienced Cardinal basketball players. Special awards w...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School wrestlers competed well in the Battle of the Blues at College Place High School on Saturday, January 13. Cardinal Koyen Fortune took home a second-place medal, and Graycen Teal placed 4th. Jarod Hankins also competed well at the event. "For different players, it can be a game of technique, strength, or quickness," said coach Lash Larue. "It is definitely a game of manipulation," he added. Wrestling is a fun sport to watch. There is action on two different mats,...
Ten Waitsburg Middle School girls are getting ready, under the coaching of Karen Huwe, for their first game on Thursday, January18 at Touchet. The team is made up of three seveth graders and seven sixth graders. If you can't make it to Touchet, come to their first home game on January 31 against Liberty Christian Richland....
WAITSBURG-The Waitsburg Cardinals varsity boys basketball team took a 12-4 first-quarter lead over Liberty Christian and held on to win 44-38 on January 6 in Waitsburg. In the fourth quarter, clutch free throws by Ryland Kilts and Blake French secured the win. The boys are currently 2-5 in league play. Kilts led the team with 25 points and four steals. French added nine points and five rebounds. Reuben led the team with eight rebounds, and he scored five points. Wyaiit Booth contributed with...
WAITSBURG-Waitsburg High School wrestler Koyen Fortune placed third at the Pomeroy tournament on Saturday, December 30. He won two matches by pin and lost a match before he placed third after pinning Byron Collier from Dayton in the third round. Collier placed fourth. Waitsburg's coach, Lash LaRue, was proud of how all his guys were progressing through the season. Jarod Hankins had a 1-2 record with a win in his first match by pinning his opponent in the third round. Victor Whitmore and Graycen...
WAITSBURG-Waitsburg High School wrestler Koyen Fortune placed third at the Pomeroy tournament on Saturday, December 30. He won two matches by pin and lost a match before he placed third after pinning Byron Collier from Dayton in the third round. Collier placed fourth. Waitsburg's coach, Lash LaRue, was proud of how all his guys were progressing through the season. Jarod Hankins had a 1-2 record with a win in his first match by pinning his opponent in the third round. Victor Whitmore and Graycen...
WAITSBURG-The Waitsburg Cardinals varsity boys basketball team won in their first home court game of the season, 59-9, against Prescott on December 15. Ryland Kilts scored eight points, and Blake French added six as the Cardinals took an early 18 – 1 first-quarter lead. Kilts continued the hot hand, scoring fourteen points, including hitting three 3-point shots in the second quarter. Kilts finished the game with 26 points, French 13, Reuben Yutzy 7, Logan Seal 4, Jack Karl 4, Wyaiit Booth 3, a...
The Waitsburg High School wrestling team competed in their first tournament in Connell on Saturday, December 9. Koyen Fortune, the most experienced wrestler on the team, had to move up a weight class. Usually, he is in the 190-weight class. In his first match, Fortune got pinned in the second round at two minutes 45 seconds, and in the second, he pinned his opponent in 29 seconds. Fortune wrestled Cardinal teammate Jarod Hankins in his third match, winning with a score of 7-3. Fortune lost 4-2...
WAITSBURG-Waitsburg Middle School boys basketball team finished their season with two wins. The boys beat Prescott 22-15 on the Cardinal court on December 13. As Prescott only had enough boys for one team, the A-team played the first and third quarters against Prescott, and the "B" team played in the second and fourth quarters. B-team's point guard, Damien Karl, had a hot night, scoring 14 points. On December 14, the A-boys traveled to Dayton and won 17-14. Dayton did not have enough players...
WAITSBURG-Waitsburg High School held its fall sports awards in the auditorium on Thursday, November 30. The annual awards assembly honors athletes who participated in cheerleading, volleyball, and football during the fall sports season. Principal Joe Wirtzberger welcomed the athletes and guests before Coach Vickie Hamann announced her cheerleading awards. Coach Tracy Barron followed with volleyball, Coach Gabe Kiefel gave out football awards, and Wirtzberger closed the awards night with a thank...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg High School basketball teams had a busy first week, playing three away games. They traveled to Pomeroy on December 5, went to WWVA on December 7, and played at Touchet on December 9. They will play their first home game on Friday, December 15. Jayton Gleason scored seventeen points in the junior varsity game at Pomeroy. Tyler Coulston scored two points, and Rollin Carpenter had seven rebounds in the 64-19 loss. At WWVA, Teegan Kenney had two steals and three rebounds in...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Middle School boys basketball lost both games at Desales on December 6. The "B" team lost 28-11, with Damien Karl scoring seven points and Arrow Groom and Carsyn Pennington scoring two points each. Alex Zuniga scored 11 points in the 52-27 loss for the "A" team. Jake Lynch contributed with six points, Liam Kiefel scored four, and Carter Barron and Rowdy Cole scored three each. The "A" team got revenge on Liberty Christian of Walla Walla on Monday, December 11. The last...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's middle school boys basketball team played Rogers in College Place on Wednesday, November 29, and in Waitsburg on December 4. At Rogers, the B-team lost 45-37. Damien Karl scored 15 points in the loss, and Arrow Groom contributed 12 points. Carsyn Pennington scored six, and Colt Boudrieau scored four points. The young Cardinal A-team lost 48-23. Jake Lynch led the team with 10 points. Alex Zuniga scored six, Rowdy Cole five, and Carter Barron scored two points. In...
WAITSBURG - Lash LaRue has wrestled for about 17 years. He is now in his first year as head coach of the Waitsburg High School wrestling team. The team has newcomers joining experienced wrestlers on this year's wrestling program. The young men are practicing hard as they look forward to their first jamboree. Coach LaRue is hoping for a jamboree in December and their first league match will be in January....
