Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - Both the Prescott and Waitsburg volleyball teams struggled against strong competition at the Waitsburg Volleyball Tournament here on Saturday. Waitsburg lost tight second sets, as they were swept by both Tri-Cities Prep (12-25, 24-26) and Touchet (18-25, 25-27) in pool play. The Lady Cards won their third pool match against Mabton (26-24, 25-22). In Bracket Play, Prescott knocked off Waitsburg twice in two tight matches (25-23, 25-23 and 25-20, 25-20) to clinch fourth place ahead of...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg girls’ volleyball team swept two matches on the road last week, getting wins against DeSales and Mac-Hi. Waitsburg over DeSales, 25-9; 25-14; and 25-18 On Sept. 5 against DeSales, Devon Harshman dominated the net, getting 12 kills and two blocks, as the Lady Cards swept the Irish in three sets. “I thought we played well for our first match of the season,” said Waitsburg coach Angie Potts. “We need to continue working on our serve receive passing, but the girls had...
Non-league opponent runs away with a 49-6 win in season-opening game at Waitsburg WAITSBURG – Lack of playing experience showed for the Dayton-Waitsburg football team as they fell hard to Mac-Hi here Friday night, 49-6. The Pioneers built a 35-0 lead in the first half, and DW was unable to get on the board until their lone TD late in the third quarter. On that play, quarterback Brayden Miller hit receiver Chris Andrews on a 29-yard passing play. "It was the first time any of our guys had s...
WAITSBURG - Head cheer coach Vickie Hamman and JV coach Michelle Swan are looking forward to an enthusiastic year. Fifteen D-W cheerleaders, five from Dayton and 10 from Waitsburg, have turned out for the fall season. This is Swan's first experience coaching cheer, but she has also coached Color Guard. It is Hamann's tenth year coaching at Waitsburg. Four of the varsity cheerleaders are seniors with at least three years of cheer experience. The other members of the varsity squad are sophomores w...
Deal and Adams Place Second in Opening LCSC X-C Meet MISSOULA, Mont. – Waitsburg grads Seth Deal and Emily Adams represented Waitsburg well by placing second in the opening Lewis-Clark State College Clash of the Inland Northwest cross country meet at the University of Montana on Aug. 31. Senior Seth Deal placed second in the men's race with a tie of 19:24.40. First place went to Whitworth senior Nolan Ryan who won with a time of 18:45.05. In the women's race, senior Ariel Jensen placed first w...
WAITSBURG – Cardinal volleyball coach Angie Potts is looking forward to facing the upcoming season with a scrappy, aggressive and close-knit team. Waitsburg is fielding both varsity and JV teams this year, with two coaches and two volunteer assistants. Potts has coached volleyball for 25 years and this will be her fifth year in Waitsburg. She is assisted by JV coach, Tammy Brown, who has been with her the last three years and was JV coach under Tracy Barron in years past. Jaidyn Brown is in h...
10-18 Waitsburg Volleyball Date Opponent Location JV Varsity Sat. Sept 2 Jamboree Kahlotus Jamboree TBA Tues. Sept 5 Desales Desales 5:00 pm 6:00 pm Thurs. Sept 7 MacHi/Elgin MacHi TBA TBA Sat. Sept 9 Tournament Waitsburg 5:00 pm 6:00 pm Thurs. Sept 14 Prescott Waitsburg 5:00 pm 6:00 pm Fri. Sept 15 Tournament Sundome TBA Tues., Sept 19 Touchet Touchet 5:00 pm 6:00 pm Tues. Sept 26 Pomeroy Pomeroy 5:00 pm 6:00 pm Thurs.Sept 28 Oaksdale Waitsburg 5:00 pm 6:00 pm Tues. Oct 3 GarPal Waitsburg 5:00 pm 6:00 pm Thurs. Oct 5 SJE SJE 5:00 pm 6:00 pm...
WAITSBURG – In sports lingo, they call it a "rebuilding year." Dayton-Waitsburg head football coach Troy Larsen says he and his coaching staff still have a lot of decisions to make as far as which of his players will start at what positions. But he's looking forward to seeing who takes on the strong leadership roles on the team, starting Friday night, when his team takes on Mac Hi in Waitsburg. The game starts at 7 p.m. "We're going to have a new set of leaders this year," Larsen said. "It'll b...
CHENEY – Waitsburg senior Emily Adams dominated the long-distance events at the state 1B tournament here on Friday and Saturday. Adams won state titles in the 800, 1600 and 3200 meter races, and took third in the triple jump. On Friday Adams won the 1,600 easily, setting a new personal record of 5:20.32. On Saturday, Adams took an early lead in the 3,200 and kept putting distance on the rest of the field, beating her nearest competitor by a full minute. Adams shattered the existing 1B state reco...
YAKIMA – The Dayton softball team traveled to Yakima to participate in the 2B state tournament on Friday and Saturday. The Lady Bulldogs played three games before being knocked out of the tournament by Northwest Christian. In the first game Dayton faced off against Ocosta, but came up short losing 11-6 and sending the Bulldogs to the consolation bracket. Dayton outhit Ocosta 13-12, but couldn’t put together their hits to score. Ocosta put big hits on the board when they needed them by hitting four doubles and a triple. Dayton’s Hanna Becke...
CHENEY - Dayton High School sent two athletes to the Washington State 2B track meet in Cheney on Friday and Saturday, and came away with two podium finishes. Senior Cal Martin competed in the javelin and advanced to the final heat, where he threw 163-10, which brought home the third-place medal. Teammate Hayden Wooldridge also made the finals in the 110-meter hurdles where he placed fifth, crossing the wire with a time of 16.85. Wooldridge was also 14th in the 300-meter hurdles....
Jacob Dunn was one of five finalists for the Blue Mountain Youth Awards Scholar Athlete of the Year honored at the foundation's annual awards ceremony on May 24 in Walla Walla. Other finalists included: Willa King (WWVA), Erika Leinweber (Wa-Hi) Zach Leahy (DeSales), Kenneth Rooks (College Place). Emily Adams was one of five finalists for Female Athlete of the Year. Other finalists included: Paige Gardner (Wa-Hi), Phoebe Nguyen (Whitman), Brandi Schoessler (Wa-Hi), Sydney Smith...
SPOKANE VALLEY – Waitsburg senior Emily Adams won all four of her events at the regional track and field championships here last weekend and moves on to the State 1B tournament in Cheney beginning Friday. Adams out-paced the competition in the 800 meters, with a time of 2:25.97; the 1600 meters, with a personal best time of 5:24.12; the 3200 meters, at 11:55.45; and the triple jump with a leap of 33-03.00. Landon Callas topped the 300 hurdles with a time of 40.27, and will also be going to s...
EPHRATA, Wash. – On Saturday, the Dayton softball team traveled to Ephrata to battle in the D5/D6 Regional Tournament. The Dawgs beat Liberty Bell and DeSales to put them in the championship game, where they were defeated by Brewster for the number one seed for the State 2B tournament this weekend. Against Liberty Bell, Dayton tallied 13 hits to take them to victory, winning 11 – 4. The Lady Bulldogs scored seven runs in the second inning to take the lead, and never looked back. For Dayton, Savannah McFarland hit a triple and a double. Meg...
QUINCY - Cal Martin and Hayden Wooldridge will be moving on to the State 2B tournament this weekend in Cheney, after competing in the regional district 5/6 championships. Wooldridge qualified with a first-place finish in the 300-meter hurdles, with a personal best time of 44.37, beating his nearest competition by nearly three meters. Wooldridge was also fourth in the 110 meters, at 16.63, also a personal best. Martin will advance in the javelin, where he topped all competitors with a...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High Senior Jacob Dunn has been chosen to play in the Earl Barden Classic 2017 East-West 2A/1A/B All-Star Football Game, which will be held at East Valley High School in Moxee, Wash. on June 24 at 1 p.m. Tickets are available for $6 each and ticket sales will help support the cost of his participation in the game. Anyone wishing to purchase tickets may do so by calling the Dunn’s at (509) 337-8857. Please leave a message if there is no answer....
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg’s Kyle Gradwohl was selected as the player of the year for baseball in the Eastern Washington Athletic Conference. Teammate Jacob Dunn was also selected as a first-team all-star for the EWAC. The first team is a hand-selected group of 14 athletes recommended by their coaches. The team consists solely of seniors. The EWAC team will play against the Walla Walla Sweets in their season opener Tuesday, May 30 at 7 p.m. at Borleske Stadium in Walla Walla....
Twelve Waitsburg athletes will move on to regionals in Veradale this weekend SPOKANE – The Waitsburg Track team traveled to Riverside High School last Tuesday to compete in the NE/SE 1B District Championships. Emily Adams took first in all three of her events, getting a season record in the triple jump with a distance of 33-08.00. Adams also won the 800 meter and the 1600 meter races with times of 2:31.16 and 5:49.17 respectively. Landon Callas finished second in his three personal events, with...
COLLEGE PLACE – The Dayton Track Team traveled to College Place High School Friday to compete in the Eastern Washington Athletic Conference Championships regional qualifier. The Bulldogs will take four athletes on to regionals. Hayden Wooldridge had a huge day, topping the 110 and 300 hurdle events with times of 17.28 and 45.96 respectively, qualifying in both events. Cal Martin won the javelin competition with a season record hurl of 160-02, beating his nearest competitor by nearly 30 feet. M...
DAYTON – Dayton and Waitsburg high schools held meetings at their respective auditoriums last Wednesday and Thursday to receive feedback from students, parents, and community members on the 2016-17 DW athletic combine. The meetings were both attended by a little over 10 people. Waitsburg held theirs on Wednesday, while Dayton's was the following day. Comments ranged from praising the feeling of community between the two schools, as well as the combine giving more kids the opportunity to get i...
PASCO – The Dayton softball team traveled to Tri-Cities for the EWAC regional qualifier on Saturday, where they were seeded third. Dayton was paired against Kittitas, the number-two seed, for their first game. The game see-sawed back and forth, with Kittitas outscoring Dayton in the first inning two to one, and Dayton coming back in the third inning tallying four runs to take the lead after a scoreless second inning. Kittitas answered with five more in the fourth and did not relinquish the lead. Both teams had eight hits in the game, with t...
Cardinals Callas and Adams get three individual wins each DAYTON Dayton hosted local schools in a track and field meet last Tuesday. The Waitsburg boys dominated the meet and won the team competition with 172 points, with its nearest competitor, St. John-Endicott scoring 120 points. The Dayton boys came in third with 106 points. On the girl's side, Oaksdale easily won with a score of 266 points, followed by Pomeroy with 172. The Waitsburg girls scored 124 points to secure the third position out...
DAYTON – Losses last week to Liberty Christian and Tri-Cities Prep knocked the Dayton-Waitsburg baseball team out of their third-place standing in the league and forced a 3-inning playoff game against DeSales this Tuesday. DW lost to DeSales 1-0 with, each team having five hits and one error. DW played well defensively, but baserunning errors took the team out of the game. On May 2, the Bulldogs battled hard in a losing effort, dropping both games to Liberty Christian. A knee injury to Junior Helm in the first inning while stealing second b...
DAYTON – Losses last week to Liberty Christian and Tri-Cities Prep knocked the Dayton-Waitsburg baseball team out of their third-place standing in the league and forced a 3-inning playoff game against DeSales this Tuesday. DW lost to DeSales 1-0 with, each team having five hits and one error. DW played well defensively, but baserunning errors took the team out of the game. On May 2, the Bulldogs battled hard in a losing effort, dropping both games to Liberty Christian. A knee injury to Junior Helm in the first inning while stealing second b...
RICHLAND – The Dayton softball team was able to hit the ball very well against Liberty Christian’s reserve pitchers last week, as L-C’s number-one pitcher was out with an injury. With several free passes throughout the day, combined with 36 hits, Dayton scored in every inning of the double header and every starter for the Bulldogs was had a hit. In the first game, Dayton put 27 runs on the board on 21 hits with no errors, beating LC 27-0. Tatumn Laughery, Heidi Dobbs, and Kaleigh White had four hits apiece. White led in RBI’s with five followe...
