Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DW Track & Field Tues. April 9 3:00 Pomeroy Track Fri. April 12 3:00 Kittitas High School Sat. April 13 8:30 a.m. Spokane Falls Community College Sat. April 20 10:30 a.m. Art Fiker Stadium, Prosser Thur. April 25 3:30 p.m. Mabton Sat. April 27 11:00 Lind-Ritzville High School Tues. April 30 3 p.m. Pomeroy DW Baseball Tues April 9, 5:00 Milton-Freewater *Sat. April 13, 11:00 Lyle/Wishram/Klickitat Dbl. Tues April 16, 3:00 Burbank Dbl. *Sat. April 20, 11:00 Kittitas Dbl. Sat. April 27, 11:00 White Swan Dbl *Tues. April 30 3:00 DeSales Tues. May...
WAITSBURG & WALLA WALLA-The Tour of Walla Walla cycling weekend kicks off April 12-14. This is the 21st year of what has become a spring classic in the local road racing community. The competition consists of four stages, beginning with the Wilson Hollow time trial in which cyclists in eight categories race solo against the clock. This 6.8 mile circuit leaves from the Waitsburg Fairgrounds staging area heading east on Wilson Hollow Road. It begins with a short kicker, then settles into the...
DAYTON-The DW Girls softball team played a doubleheader Sat. March 30 against Mabton and won both games. The two games, however, couldn't have been more different. In game one, Mabton left the bases loaded in the first inning and DW didn't manage to score, either. Mabton seemed to have the momentum early but left base runners stranded inning after inning. Then, in the home half of the third, the DW bats woke up to score four runs. They would add six more in the fourth to end the game 10-0....
Pasco – The DW softball team made a clean sweep of Tri-Cities Prep at a doubleheader here on Tues., March 26. against Tri-Cities Prep. DW triumphed of the Jaguars 16-1 and 19-2. In game one, a nine-run first inning quickly put the game out of reach for TCP who could only muster one run against pitcher Sadie Seney and the DW defense. DW offense was led by Kaleigh White who went 4-4 with a triple and a double. A great team effort as all nine batters reached base and scored in the 16-1 victory. G...
DW Track & Field Tues. April 9 3:00 Pomeroy Track Fri. April 12 3:00 Kittitas High School Sat. April 13 8:30 a.m. Spokane Falls Community College Sat. April 20 10:30 a.m. Art Fiker Stadium, Prosser Thur. April 25 3:30 p.m. Mabton Sat. April 27 11:00 Lind-Ritzville High School Tues. April 30 3 p.m. Pomeroy - DW Baseball Tues April 9, 5:00 Milton-Freewater *Sat. April 13, 11:00 Lyle/Wishram/Klickitat Dbl. Tues April 16, 3:00 Burbank Dbl. *Sat. April 20, 11:00 Kittitas Dbl. Sat. April 27, 11:00 White Swan Dbl *Tues. April 30 3:00 DeSales Tues....
RICHLAND-The DW tracksters made a good showing at the Clay Lewis Invitational at the Hanford High Track in Richland on Sat., March 30. "The kids did great. We had several PRs in various events. Mason Finney set a PR in the 3200 m race, beating his previous record by over 15 seconds. This year's odd weather put a strain on training, but the athletes have been putting in the work to succeed and we are seeing that payoff at the meets. Saturday's meet, the kids ran against some really great teams,...
PASCO-On Tues., March 26, the DW baseball team played a doubleheader against Tri-Cities Prep. The boys looked a little rusty in their first two games of the season. In game one, the offense managed a single by #33 Jack Willis, three scattered walks and a hit batter in the first game, falling 27-0. Game two was highlighted by a 4th inning Jack Willis single, #12 Johnny Wyatt RBI double, and #20 Ashton Loper RBI single, accounting for all of DW's scoring. They would go on to lose game two...
WALLA WALLA-The DW golf team played at Wine Valley on Wed., March 27, then at the Walla Walla Country Club on Thurs., March 28. McKellyn Bradham continued his strong play with two more top ten finishes this week. Cold wet weather and challenging greens at Wine Valley likely contributed to higher scores on Wednesday. Kiya McCaw was noticeably limping from a pre-season knee injury as she finished her round, still smiling, at Wine Valley. "Every one of our golfers have shot better scores than they...
MILTON-FREEWATER- Coach McGhan's concern for his team was evident in the first golf match of the DW season in Milton-Freewater on March 21. With early-season matches allowing coaches more access to their players, McGhan is available to answer questions about rules or how to deal with a specific situation and made a point to check in with each of his nine players. Everyone, whether playing or watching, stands at alert with shotgun starts at every hole. For students at some schools, this was...
#12 Oregon (25-12) vs. #1 Virginia (31-3) in Louisville, KY Thursday March 28 at 7 p.m. on TBS. After upsetting #5 Wisconsin in the first round, the Ducks faced another upset winner in #13 UC Irvine who they defeated easily in the 2nd round 73-54. Virginia will be the highest ranked team they have faced all season. #1 Gonzaga (32-3) vs. #4 Florida St. (29-7). The Gonzaga game is Thurs. March 28 at 4:09 p.m. in Anaheim, CA on CBS. Gonzaga rolled through the first two rounds and should win this one as well to likely face #2 Michigan in the next...
CLARKSTON, Wash.— DW track & field coach said the team had a good tournout for the first District meet of the season at Clarkston on Tues., March 29, even though a few athletes had not yet met eligibility requirements. “We weren’t expecting PRs since the time for peak performance is the middle of May, not the third week in March. Early in the season we’re looking for improvement in form and technique, after which the marks will naturally improve,” Nechodom said. Nechodom said the women’s r...
BOARDMAN, Ore.—The DW softball team knocked their first game out of the park with a win 21-2 win against the Riverside Pirates on a road game on Tues., March 19. “Our girls played well offensively and defensively for their first time on the field. We have a young and completely restructured team and look forward to learning a lot this season,” said Coach Shane Robins. Strong pitching by Sadie Seney, Teagan Larsen and Makah Summers helped account for DWs strong show. Elsie Steinhoff hit two s...
SPOKANE, Wash-Lewis-Clark State College senior and Waitsburg High School grad Owen Lanning and fellow Warriors Madi Carson and Jenny Sapp qualified for the national meet at the Sam Adams Classic track and field meet in Spokane on Fri., March 22. Lanning earned his spot after placing second in the decathlon with a total score of 5,934. In 2017-18 Lanning was a national qualifier for the Indoor Heptathlon and Outdoor Decathlon. The Warriors compete next in Spokane on April 5 and 6 for the WAR...
The Waitsburg Mat Birds welcomed 400 wrestlers into Waitsburg last Saturday when they hosted a Little Guy Wrestling tournament....
WAITSBURG-There will be plenty of activity in Waitsburg this weekend when the Waitsburg Mat Birds play hosts for a Washington Little Guy Wrestling Tournament on Sat., March 23. About 400 wrestlers and their families are expected to attend the event. The Waitsburg Mat Birds were started by Travis and Kari Newman and Laura and Bill Brown in 2006. Kids ages five through 14 are able to compete with other wrestlers around the region. The 2019 season, under the direction of head coach Jake Winona and...
A column by Eric Umphrey #9 Washington (26-8) vs. #8 Utah State (28-6) in Columbus, Ohio, Fri. March 22 at 3:50 p.m. on TNT. Washington’s loss to Oregon in the PAC 12 tournament finals likely cost them a slightly higher seed in the tournament despite not having won against a top 20 team all season. Normally, the team with the best record coming out of the PAC 12 would be favored over any team out of the Mountain West Conference but the PAC 12 has been weak this year and Utah State had a top 2...
DW Track Coach Dan Nechodom gave a "big shout out" to Dayton High School facilities staff Jim Gallaher, for spending much of lastFriday clearing snow off the track so the team could practice. "We managed to get in 5 to 7 reps of about 80 m, dodging remaining patches of snow and ice, before we all got too cold," said Nechodom in a Facebook post. Read a DW Track and Field update on Page 9....
This is part five in a series of articles I’m writing to introduce new statistics that baseball announcers are using in broadcasts. Weather willing, I’ll be back to covering local spring sports next week. Today’s statistic is Wins Above Replacement. WAR is by far the most popular of the newly-created statistics because it attempts, in a single number, to add up all aspects of a player’s value to his team. I’m covering this one last as I needed to first introduce Park Factor (Part One), BsR...
WALLA WALLA – The 2019 Community College Baseball season in Walla Walla brings with it a change of leadership as Justin Speer takes the helm from Dave Meliah who has assumed duties as assistant to Athletic Director Jeff Reinland. Meliah, a Desales and Walla Walla Community College alumni, originally took over for Mike Cummins and served for nine seasons as Head Coach and eight years as an assistant. . Spear's wife, Chelsea, is the Women's Volleyball coach at WWCC. The couple moved here in the f...
DAYTON/WAITSBURG/PRESCOTT - Several local basketball players received league winter sports recognition. Player of the Year went to Prescott senior Joze Gonzalez who also made the Southeast 1B boys all-league team. In the Eastern Washington Athletic Conference, D-W senior, Chris Andrews, earned a place on the boys second team while D-W sophomore Sadie Seney made the girls second-team....
DAYTON-WAITSBURG – Track and Field has about twenty athletes participating in 2019, according to seventh-year Head Coach Dan Nechodom. "We have a pretty equal split between boys and girls, and we are still getting a few late turnouts," Nechodom said. Nechodom was eager to share his enthusiasm at some of the 2019 prospects. "I think this will be Aliyah Picarella's year to shine. She made it to district the last two years, and I think she may go all the way on this year," he said. Picarella is a...
DAYTON/WAITSBURG – Softball Head Coach Shane Robins loses four very valuable pieces from last year’s State tournament qualifying team. Megan Robins and Hannah Becker were both two-year All-Conference players who graduated last spring. Heidi Dobbs was also lost to graduation and Shelly Castoini opted not to play this season. However, the second-year coach does still have some pieces in place. Tatumn Laughery was a standout All-Conference player as a junior centerfielder. This year, her athleticism and experience have moved her to shortstop. Fil...
WALLA WALLA – Part of the dream for many junior college baseball players is to earn an opportunity to play high-level amateur baseball in the summers in a league such as the West Coast League. For three Walla Walla Community College Warrior players that dream became reality on Jan. 25 when Walla Walla’s own hometown Sweets signed pitchers Brayden Hirai and Michael Peterson, along with outfielder Brandon Wagstaff. In the case of the two pitchers, they both return for a second season with the Swe...
ASOTIN – The AAU BirdDogs ended their season in a back-and-forth win-loss series at the Asotin Hardwood Classic Tournament last weekend. The Dayton-Waitsburg team got off to a good start to win their first game against the Clearwater Valley Rams 46-21 before losing to Kamiah 26-42. They were back in the contest with a 39-26 second win against the Rams in the semifinal game. They ultimately lost the championship game 33-46 to Kamiah, to take second place in the tournament. Monte Pettichord r...
DAYTON/WAITSBURG – Typically, in early March, people associated with Spring sports find themselves either complaining about, or at the very least, verbally expressing their desire for warmer spring weather. But this year is more extreme than usual. Thus far, practices have been held in the indoor temperatures of gyms and multi-purpose rooms. Track and softball facilities at Dayton High School, the baseball facility in Waitsburg and the Touchet Valley Golf Course are still covered by 6-8 inches of snow. “We are utilizing indoor facilities whi...
