Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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A column by Rob Holtzinger The pair of August days Billy and I had waded the Touchet River in old tennis shoes, starting by the baseball-softball fields of Dayton High School and exiting the stream just before the Main Street bridge, seems more like a couple months passed, than the half year of days gone by. Fond of walking down the gravel bar in the middle of the river, ankle deep, Billy, my twelve-year-old son and I, cast to the deeper water, ironically right off the bank, holes swirl two to t...
A column by Eric Umphrey This is part four in a series of articles introducing the new statistics that baseball announcers are using in broadcasts. Today's statistic is Ultimate Zone Rating which is used to measure a players defensive skill. UZR only started being recorded in 2002 so we don't have data before then. This statistic is provided by a company called Sports Info Solutions. They actually hire people to watch every defensive play in baseball and give it a rating. It looks to pay fairly...
BEND, Ore. - Instead of wintering somewhere warm, 16-year-old Waitsburg resident Amy Farley spends her winters based in Wenatchee where she competes competitively with the Mission Ridge Ski Team. Farley has been racing competitively since age 8, when she joined the Bluewood Alpine Race Team. These days, she spends November through April, living with friends in Wenatchee while taking Walla Walla Community Courses online and hitting the slopes in between. "I like that it's an individual sport and...
This is part three of a series of articles I’m writing to introduce some of the newer statistics announcers are using in baseball broadcasts. Last time I covered BsR. This time I’m going to explain wOBA. It’s pronounced (whoa-bah) and it stands for weighted on base average. Weighted run average might have been a better description since it assigns run values to events based on the number of runs that event produced. An example might make this clearer. In 2018, the average number of runs that...
TACOMA, Wash. – Dayton Bulldog wrestler Carlos Norris found himself bypassing regionals and heading directly to state competition when snowstorms across the state made roads unsafe and resulted in the WIAA canceling the regional elimination round of wrestling competitions. Instead, the WIAA added an additional round to the finals at the Mat Classic XXXI wrestling tournament at the Tacoma Dome on Feb. 15 and Feb. 16. Norris, a junior, competed at state last year where he took fourth place in the...
COLFAX, Wash. – After being forced into the Southeast 1B playoffs loser bracket with a 57-45 loss against Oakesdale on Feb. 9, the Prescott Tigers boys basketball team extended district play with a 66-44 win over Pomeroy on Thurs. Feb. 14. The Pirates looked hot at the bell, dunking two treys in the first minutes of the game. Prescott quickly retaliated, ending the first half with a 27-23 lead. The Tigers continued to play hot and ended the game with a 68-44 win. Jose Gonzalez scored a game h...
This is part two of a series of articles I’m writing to introduce some of the newer statistics announcers are using in broadcasts. Last time I covered Park Factor and how it affects hitters. This time I’m going to discuss BsR. BsR is a base running statistic created by Fangraphs. I’ll get the formula out of way and then breakdown the components. BsR = wSB + UBR + wGDP wSB stands for weighted stolen bases. It estimates the number of runs a player contributed to or took away from his team by st...
Special to The Times by Brad Trumbo WALLA WALLA – Pheasants Forever is known as "the habitat organization," and the Walla Walla Chapter, Blue Mountain Pheasants Forever, upholds the mission. Make that two missions. Habitat enhancement and youth involvement in the outdoors are the two primary focuses and programs for the Chapter. In 2018, the Chapter maintained its staple projects to include an 88-acre grassland restoration site near Touchet, and a shrub-steppe restoration site just north of W...
SEATTLE, Wash. – If you’ve been following the MLB baseball hot stove you’ve probably noticed how busy the Mariners have been. General Manager Jerry Dipoto has been having a fire sale and everything must go. Over $200 million in guaranteed salaries have already been moved. The contracts that have come back in trade are expiring either in 2019 or 2020. In 2021 the bulk of that money is going to two players: Kyle Seager and newly acquired pitcher Yusei Kikuchi. Per Cots baseball contracts here...
OAKESDALE - The Prescott Tigers boys' basketball team dropped their first game in the district playoffs to Oakesdale, 45-57 on Monday night in spite of being tied 25-25 at halftime. Prescott's Jonathan Cardenas brought in 17 points for Prescott. The game pushed the Tigers into the losers bracket where they will play a loser-out game against the Pomeroy Pirates in Colfax on Wed., Feb. 13....
COLTON – The Prescott Tigers are playoff-bound following a 66-47 win against Colton here on Feb. 2. Prescott took control of this game early on with a great first half by Jose Gonzalez and Jonathan Cardenas who combined for 25 points. The game tightened in the 3rd quarter when Jon Bean cut the lead to seven at 44-51 with 4:33 left in the quarter. The score would get no closer and a big fourth quarter by Fernando Lopez put the game out of reach with a 14 point outburst. After the game, I spoke w...
DAYTON – The DW girls were overpowered by DeSales 46-21 at a Senior Night home game on Jan. 29. The game ended DW's season 1-12 in league and 2-18, overall. "The DW girls had a fantastic first half of play against DeSales. We took care of the ball fairly well, played tough defense and were only down 5 at the break. During the first minutes of the third quarter we gave up the ball several times allowing the Irish some easy lay-ins. We started chasing and trying to play catch-up instead of r...
DAYTON – DeSales defeated DW 55-25 in an EWAC home game that ended the season for DW. Dayton-Waitsburg had a tough season, wrapping up 0-14 in league and 0-21 overall. Absolutely nothing was falling for either team in the first quarter. The score was 4-2 for much of the first quarter despite both teams taking plenty of shots. Chris Andrews scored 20, including a nice three- pointer at the buzzer making his final shot of his senior year. Highlights – #24 Josiah White with a layup in the 2nd qua...
Spring Training starts February 21st so the start of the MLB baseball season isn't that far away. I thought I'd take the time before the start of the regular season to explain, with a series of articles, some of the more modern statistics that announcers are using more frequently in broadcasts. I will introduce formulas when they are simple and I'll try keep them as easy to understand as possible. So let's get started with the stat called Park Factor. Park Factor or PF is a measure to determine...
LEWISTON, Ida. – The BirdDogs boys AAU middle school basketball team participated in the state qualifier Battle Classic Tournament in Lewiston Idaho, last weekend, but failed to place. The BirdDogs took a hard hit on game one against Othello, falling 67-9. Monte Pettichord scored three points with Benny Bryan, Braden Mings and Jesse Ray Mings scoring two each. The BirdDogs played Lapwai in game two, falling 51-21. Pettichord, Braden Mings and Jesse Ray Mings each pulled in six point. Ryland K...
PRESCOTT – This Jan. 25 home conference match was a very enjoyable game to watch. Prescott fell behind early and a Jace Gwinn layup in the third looked to put the game out of reach for Prescott but they came roaring back in the third quarter with a series of three pointers to cut into the lead. In the 4th quarter Prescott came all the way back on a three pointer from Jonathan Cardenas tying the game at 55-55 late in the 4th quarter. In the end on back to back possessions the three pointers j...
WAITSBURG – Falling behind by ten points in the first quarter proved to be too big of a lead to overcome for the DW Varsity boys in a Jan. 22 home, non-conference game against the Touchet Indians. DW played well for the final three quarters but came up short. Highlights – #2 Chris Andrews opened the scoring for DW with a drive in the lane for the layup. #32 Tayven Seney sinks both his free throws to open the 2nd quarter. #20 Brayden Miller hits a nice jumper. #14 Damian Johnson steals the bal...
DAYTON – DW had control of the Jan. 22 non-conference home game against Touchet until late in the third quarter when DW seemed to be stuck at 26 points and shot-after-shot wouldn't fall for them. Even when they fell behind in the fourth quarter the game was still in reach but, DW couldn't score on their last few possessions. Highlights – #21 Mackena Culley opens the scoring with a free throw. #14 Kira Boggs steals the ball and takes it all the way for the layup. #50 Mackenzie Forney makes a sho...
BURBANK - The Dayton/Waitsburg varsity girls’ basketball team lost a Jan. 25 away conference game agasint Columbia-Burbank by a score of 62-33. “Columbia Burbank had a balanced attack with nine girls scoring. We did take care of the ball well and didn’t attack the basket.” – Coach Desirae Jones 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total DW 9 8 10 6 33 CB 14 21 12 15 62 DW: T Laughery 5, Boggs 9, Brincken 3, Steinhoff 5, Seney 9, Mackenzie Forney 2 CB: Dyer 5, Stanley 2, O’Brien 8, Foltz 4, Jacobo 17, Nelson 6, Johnson 12, Fox 2, Tally 6 3Pts: Boggs 2, Brincken FT...
YAKIMA, Wash. – The Dayton-Waitsburg AAU traveling team, the DW Birddogs, took fourth place at their first tournament of the season in Yakima this weekend. The team is made up of 7th and 8th grade boys who have finished their middle school basketball season. The team practices several times a week under coaches Jesse and Jason Mings. Yakima Tournament Scores Day 1: DW win over Union Gap, 41-22 Day 2: DW loss to Burbank, 25-36 DW win over Yakima Lightning, 35-26 Day 3: DW loss to Cle Elum, 5...
DAYTON – The DW boys' varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against Liberty Christian with a score of 41-25. Highlights – #32 Tayven Seney hits a turnaround jumper for DW's first points. #10 Mason Finney makes a nice pass down low to Tayven for the bucket and a foul. In the 3rd #24 Josiah White nails a jumper off the backboard. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total LC 13 13 6 9 41 DW 6 2 11 6 25 LC – Palmiero 2, Knode 12, Wong 8, McClure 3, Hayden 16 DW – Andrews 6, Evans 3, Finney 5, J. W...
TOUCHET – The Touchet Indians took the game from DW 41-28 here at a Jan. 15 non-conference match. Highlights – #32 Tayven Seney gets DW on the board with a shot in the paint. In the 2nd quarter #4 Shawn Evans steals the ball and goes all the way for a layup. #10 Mason Finney starts the 2nd half off with a jumper from the corner. In the 4th Shawn Evans picks up his fifth steal of the game. 1st 2nd Total DW 16 12 28 Touchet 30 11 41...
DAYTON – Turnovers that led to several fast break points turned out to be the DW JV boys' undoing in a Jan. 18 home match against Liberty Christian. The boys had closed to score to 22- 25 then Liberty Christian went on an 11 – 1 run pushing the lead back to 23 – 36 before taking the win 35-32. Highlights- #12 Chris Fulbright gets DW on the board in the first quarter with a layup from the left side. #20 Colton Vanblaricom hits a nice turnaround jump shot to close out the scoring in the first...
DAYTON – Dayton-Waitsburg worked hard to overcome a bad first quarter to tie the game at the end of the third quarter in a Jan. 18 home court conference match. Unfortunately, they lost that momentum in the fourth quarter. There were many different scorers for DW this game with Sadie Seney's high score of 22 standing out. Highlights - #33 Sadie Seney scores DW's first points in the paint. #21 Mackena Culley Hits a three. #12 Tatumn Laughery scores and cuts Liberty Christian's lead to 7. S...
TOUCHET – After an impressive first half the game began to slip away from DW late in the 3rd quarter as Touchet cut DW’s lead to two points. Momentum shifted in the 4th quarter as the shots wouldn’t fall for DW who fell 40-47 on the Jan. 15 non-conference road game. Highlights – #21 Mackena Culley scored the first point of the game with a free throw. She also banked in a three pointer with 5:11 remaining in the first quarter. #14 Kira Boggs scored on a breakaway layup to extend the lead to 21-12 with 1:28 remaining in the half. #12 Tatumn...
