Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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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...
DAYTON - Despite DW leading after three quarters, Mabton took over the fourth, running the floor hitting three-pointers, making free throws and applying full court pressure to win Saturday's EWAC game, 38-28. DW Highlights Mason Finney (#10) starts the game off with a driving layup. Chris Andrews (#2) dropped a three- pointer with 1:40 left in the second quarter. Andrews also connected on a sweet fade-away jumper with time expiring in the half to tie the game. Tayven Seney (#32) opened the...
DAYTON – The first quarter was a rough one for DW as they had no answer for Mabton's relentless full court press, in Saturday's home court league match. DW Highlights Tatum Laughery (#12) opened the scoring for DW in the second quarter, fouled on a shot in the lane, and completed the three-point play sinking her free throw. Mackenzie Forney (#50) sinks both her free throws in the second quarter. "Mabton is a very good team. They beat us on both ends of the court. We worked hard for most of t...
DAYTON - A balanced attack and great rebounding which limited second chance points by Mabton, lifted the DW JV Boys team to a win against Mabton on Saturday. DW Highlights Colton Vanblaricom (#20) opened the game with a free throw and a three pointer from the corner. Colton scores on a breakaway layup to start the scoring in the second half. Caleb Barron (#10) nails a three pointer with time running out on the shot clock to put DW ahead 24-13 early in the third quarter. Chris Fulbright (#12) breaks through Mabton’s full court press for a l...
Although the JV girls cut the lead to 14-18 by halftime, the full court press and defense by Mabton proved to be too much. “We just got out hustled in the 2nd half. We played a really good 1st half,” said Assistant Coach Desirae Jones. DW Highlights Megan Forney (#10) sinks both free throws scoring DW’s first points of the game. Jurnee Griffin (#13) started off the second quarter of with a jump shot and the third quarter off with a layup. DW 2 12 6 6 26 Mabton 9 9 16 20 54...
The Waitsburg FFA trap shooting team took first place overall in a meet at the Colton Booster Gun Club on Sat., Jan. 12. In individual competition, Drew Farley placed first, Tim Daves took third and Seamus House and Koby Harris tied for 10th place. The team is coached by Dean Wass....
“We got off to a slow start. We didn’t do a good job of blocking out and that’s my fault. I have to do a better job of working with them on that. The kids gave a good effort and I was happy with that. We just got to do a better job on the boards.” – Coach Roy Ramirez DW 7 8 8 14 37 Burbank 20 11 16 10 57 Burbank – Frimodt 2, Hernandez 6, Koopman 18, Schafer 7, McEachen 5, Garcia 7, Lopez 11, Morgan 1 DW – Andrews 4, Evans 2, Finney 6, Johnson 6, Miller 4, J. White 4, B. White 11...
“This was another game of getting pressured and not taking care of the ball. We have to do a better job taking care of the ball so we can get better shot attempts. Burbank had an even attack with all but one girl on their roster scoring. Kira Boggs gave it her all and I really admire her effort and work ethic on the floor. Sadie Seney had a team high nine points. We have to get more girls scoring if we want to be competitive.” – Coach Desirae Jones DW 7 0 4 5 16 Burbank 23 13 14 6 56 Burbank – Dyer 5, Stanley 2, O’Brien 18, Foltz 2, Jacobo 6,...
Members present: Doug Johnson, Jon Mishra, Kristina Brown, Stephanie Wooderchak, Jason Mings, Steve Martin, Paula Moisio, Christy House, Michelle Paul, Charlie Barron. Non-committee members present: Wendy Richards, Desirae Jones Handbook Discussion: The Waitsburg School Board has opted not to merge the Dayton and Waitsburg handbooks. Concern was expressed about schools maintaining separate rules for kids on the same team, especially as related to grades and eligibility. The possibility of having one athletic director for the combine was...
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Dayton wrestler, Carlos Norris, won his first two matches at the Pomeroy Christmas Tournament on Dec. 29 to place second in the 132 pound weight class. Norris went 3-0 at the Sunnyside JV Tournament on Sat., Dec. 22....
Editor's Note: The Times would like to welcome Waitsburg resident and sports enthusiast, Eric Umphrey, as our new sports writer. Eric was out of town this week, but will be covering local sports beginning with our next issue. He will also share occasional thoughts and insights on sports items of general interest beyond the Burg. On January 22nd the results of baseballs 2019 Hall of Fame vote will be announced. Of interest to Mariners fans is whether Edgar Martinez will have the necessary 75% of...
WHITE SWAN, Wash. – A strong fourth quarter push wasn’t quite enough to nab DW a win against White Swan on Saturday evening. DW ultimately lost the league road game to the Indians, 41-55. DW found themselves down 14-32 at halftime but caught their stride to outscore White Swan 27-23 in the second half. They ended the night with a strong 14-6 fourth quarter but fell on the short end by 14 points. Chris Andrews and Mason Finney led DW scoring with 14 points each. Teal Soaring Eagle led the Cou...
