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Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Richland – A cold third quarter sunk the Dayton Lady Bulldogs against the Colfax Bulldogs Saturday in Regional 2B playoff action, as the Dayton girls fell, 57-48. However, Dayton is not out of the hunt for the state title. With the #1 RPI ranking, the girls will advance to the round of 12 and play Mabton Wednesday night at 9 p.m. in Spokane. Colfax will receive a bye in the first round and play in the quarter-finals Thursday. Going into halftime, the Dayton girls trailed 21-18, but after the thi...
COLFAX – After the Waitsburg boys’ basketball team lost a tough district championship game to Pomeroy on Feb. 17, they had to return to the court the next night to face Colton in a loser-out playoff game. The Cardinals couldn’t keep up on this Saturday night, and fell, 68-51. Colton was hot out of the gate and built a 21-7 first quarter lead, which the cardinals couldn’t overcome. The score was 36-21 at the half. For the game, Jordan Garrity led the scoring with 20 points, including five three-pointers. Kyle Gradwohl had 13, and Jacob Dunn fi...
Kyle Gradwohl (30) and Jacob Dunn (22) were honored as part of the SE 1B District 9 All-League First Team Boys Basketball Team during the district playoffs in Colfax on Fri., Feb. 18. All-league team players in order of selection are: Jacob Tewalt, junior, (Pomeroy); Kyle Gradwohl, senior, Waitsburg; Travis Crockett, senior, Prescott; Mason Bates, senior, Garfield-Palouse, Grant Kinzer, senior, Colton; Brady Chadwick, senior, Colton; Jace Gwinn, sophomore, Pomeroy, Jacob Dunn, senior,...
Adams goes two-for-two, wins fifth-place match; Hoffman fails to place TACOMA – Waitsburg's Joe Adams performed well at the Washington State Mat Classic at the Tacoma Dome last weekend. Wrestling at 182 pounds, Adams won his first match, but then lost his next two by decision, before winning the fifth/sixth place match. Against Johnny Franke, of Darlington, Adams won by decision 3-1. "Very close match," said Dayton coach Lanny Adams. "The first two rounds, they were on their feet. Neither could...
EAST WENATCHEE – The Dayton girls' basketball team started their playoff run this year with a 55-40 drubbing of Brewster here on Saturday in District 5/6 play. The Lady Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead, up 20-9 at the end of the first quarter, and leading 35-20 at the half. Each team scored 20 points in the second half, but the outcome was never in question. Dayton moves on to next weekend's round-of-16 regional playoffs, as number-one seed. They will play number-eight seed, Colfax, at R...
COLFAX – The Waitsburg boys' basketball team built an early lead against Pomeroy here Friday, but couldn't hold on, as they fell in the district championship game, 45-41. With the loss, the Cardinals were to move on to play Colton on Saturday. The Cardinals outscored the Pirates 15-9 in second quarter, to build a 22-19 lead at the half. But Pomeroy came out hot in the third quarter, taking a 35-30 lead into the fourth, which Waitsburg couldn't overcome. The Cardinal scoring was evenly spread a...
WALLOWA – Members of the Waitsburg FFA Chapter kicked of National FFA Week by traveling to the Wallowa FFA Alumni Trap Shoot on Sun., Feb. 19. Congratulations go to Drew Farley, Seamus House, and Tyler Hoffman for winning two rounds each....
TOUCHET – The Waitsburg girls’ basketball team traveled to Touchet for a loser-out district playoff game on February 13. The Lady Cards were overwhelmed by the Indians, 58-22. Touchet jumped out to a 15-5 lead at the end of the first quarter, and built it to 26-11 at the half. The Lady Cards were unable to make up any ground in the second half. Devon Harshman led the Waitsburg scoring, with nine points. Analesea Araya added seven. Harshman also had ten rebounds. Seniors ending their careers for Waitsburg included: Lexi Brannock, Taylor Hay...
WAITSBURG – Kyle Gradwohl racked up 27 points and Jacob Dunn added another 24, as the Waitsburg boys' basketball team beat Colton in the first round of District playoffs. With the win, the Cardinals move on to face Pomeroy Friday in Colfax in the district championship. The winner of that game moves on to regionals the following weekend. The loser will play a consolation game Saturday for a last chance to make regionals. Waitsburg led 14-12 at the end of the first quarter, and built the lead t...
POMEROY – The Waitsburg Girls’ basketball team played their first playoff game here on Feb. 8 and struggled against a strong Pomeroy team, falling 55-24. The Lady Cards were to play a loser-out game on Monday. Waitsburg got blown out in the first half, falling behind, 18-4 after the first quarter, and trailing 38-8 at the half. Tayler Jones and Taylor Hays each had six points to lead the Cardinal scoring. All of Hays’s scoring came on two three-point shots. Analisea Araya pulled down five rebounds for Waitsburg. Waitsburg 4 4 10 6 — 24 Pomeroy...
COLBERT – Waitsburg's Joe Adams won all three of his matches at the Regional Meet in Colbert Saturday, to take first place in the 182-pound class. He moves on the state tournament at the Tacoma Dome on Friday and Saturday, as regional champion. Also moving on to state is Tyler Hoffman, who took third place in the 285-pound class. David Just and Ky Adams will both travel to Tacoma as alternates. Joe Adams won his first match, against Damon Holt, of Republic, by pin at 0:25. In his next match, J...
MABTON – The Dayton boys’ basketball team lost a tough season finale to Mabton here on Saturday, 60-57. The loss ended the season for the Bulldogs, who finished with a 4-16 record. Dayton jumped out to a 20-11 lead in the first quarter, but Mabton came roaring back in the second, to take a one-point lead at the half, 37-36. The bulldogs led by one at the end of the third quarter, but couldn’t hold the lead. For the game, senior Ben Kleck shot 13-20 from the field, hitting three three-point shots, and went two-for-two at the free-throw line....
MABTON – The Dayton girls’ basketball team played without two starting seniors in their final league game here Saturday, and lost to Mabton, 48-35. It was the Lady Bulldogs’ only league loss of the season. The game, originally scheduled for Feb. 4, was delayed twice because of weather. Starters Shayla Currin and Josilyn Fullerton, along with reserve Neylan Bryan, were suffering flu symptoms and did not make the trip to Mabton. Dayton ended the Eastern Washington Athletic Conference regul...
Waitsburg and Prescott recognized their senior fall sports participants at home games over the weekend. Dayton recognized senior players at their home game against Liberty Christian on Tues., Feb. 7. Waitsburg Seniors Wrestling: Dylan Knowles, Tyler Hoffman, Joe Adams, Dejay Meyer, Devin Newman, David Just, Emily Adams (Manager) Boys Basketball: Kyle Gradwohl, Jacob Dunn, Jordan French, Jordan Garrity, Landon Callas, Cameron Terry, Nick Kitselman Girls Basketball: Taylor Hays, Analisea Araya...
COLFAX – Waitsburg's Joe Adams will represent his team as district champion this weekend, as Waitsburg will send five wrestlers to the regional tournament in Colbert Saturday. After two bye rounds, Adams, wrestling in the 182 pound class, pinned his opponent in the championship match, Mayson Payne, of Readan, at 4:15. "Joe dominated this match," said Waitsburg coach Lanny Adams. "He had Mayson on his back for most of the entire first round." Joe Adams will go into regionals as number one s...
DAYTON – The Dayton girls' basketball team hosted DeSales a day later than scheduled, due to weather, and the Lady Bulldogs easily overcame the Irish on Wednesday, 52-34, for their 12th straight league win. Dayton Remained undefeated in Eastern Washington Athletic Conference play this year, with two games to go. The Lady 'Dogs jumped out to an early lead, outscoring the Irish 10-3 in the first quarter, and led 27-17 at the half. Dayton was led in scoring by Sidney Andrews, who scored 22 p...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg boys' basketball team racked up two more wins over the weekend, against Pomeroy and St. John-Endicott, to end their regular season schedule. The Cardinals move on to the playoffs, facing the winner of Thursday's Oakesdale vs. Colton game on Saturday at home. Waitsburg 59, Pomeroy 55 Playing first-place Pomeroy at home on Friday, the Cardinals played even with the Pirates in the first half, but trailed at intermission, 29-25. Waitsburg had a big offensive third q...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg girls' basketball team hosted Pomeroy Friday night, and took a loss, 52-33. The Pirate girls came out strong, building leads of 14-6 after the first quarter and 29-13 at the half over the Lady Cardinals. Turnovers killed the Waitsburg girls, as they committed 28, compared to seven for Pomeroy. For Waitsburg, Analisea Araya scored 20 points and pulled down 12 rebounds. Devon Harshman also had 12 rebounds. Pomeroy 14 15 13 10 - 52 Waitsburg 6 7 8 12 - 33 Pomeroy - H...
DAYTON – The Dayton boys launched a rally in the fourth quarter against DeSales on Wednesday, outscoring the Irish 16-8 in the final frame to tie the game and send it to overtime. But DeSales recovered and outscored the Bulldogs 11-8 in the extra period to pull out a 57-54 win. Dayton played even with the Irish in the first half, and the game was tied at 25 at intermission. The Irish outscored the Bulldogs 13-5 in the third, before Dayton came back to tie the game at 46 apiece at the end of r...
PRESCOTT – Nine Prescott three-point goals were not enough for the Tiger boys to overcome Waitsburg's improving offense on Friday night. Prescott's Jose Gonzalez and Travis Crockett downed three treys each in the game, but the Cardinals held off a big Tiger rally in the fourth quarter to take a 58-51 road win. After leading by a point at halftime, Waitsburg built their lead to 10, outscoring the Tigers 17-8 in the third quarter. Prescott rallied in the fourth, but were unable to make up the d...
PRESCOTT – The Waitsburg girls' basketball team came away with a big 67-44 win at Prescott Friday night in SE 1B league play. After a close first quarter, the Lady Cardinals rallied in the second to take a 39-22 lead into the half. Waitsburg outscored Prescott 16-7 in the third to build a 27-point lead. Sophomore Devon Harshman dominated Waitsburg's offense with 32 points, including a three-pointer. Analesea Araya added 14. For Prescott, Nayeli Flores scored 24 points. Fatima Gonzales added 1...
LEWISTON, Ida. – WHS graduate Owen Lanning was named Frontier Conference Player of the Week on Mon., Jan. 16. Lanning is a sophomore at Lewis-Clark State College where he runs on the men’s track team. He was honored for his performance at the University Valdal Indoor in Moscow, Ida. on Jan. 12-13. Lanning finished second in the heptathlon with 4,252 points, which ranks him fourth on the NAIA national qualifier list. His total set the school record and a berth at the national meet....
DAYTON – The Dayton girls' basketball team remained undefeated Eastern Washington Athletic Conference league play over the weekend, after big wins against Tri-Cities Prep and White Swan. However, on Jan. 24, the Lady Bulldogs suffered their first loss of the season in a non-league game against a red-hot Oakesdale team. Dayton 63, Tri-Cities Prep 36 On Friday night, the Dayton girls recovered from their loss to Oakesdale by drubbing an out-matched Tri-Cities Prep team 63-36. The Lady Bulldogs d...
DAYTON – The Dayton boys’ basketball team took Oakesdale to overtime at home on Jan. 24, and came away with a 59-57 win. It was the Bulldogs’ third win of the season, against 12 losses. Dayton fell behind early, and trailed 16-4 at the end of the first quarter. They were down by ten, 25-15, at the half. The Bulldog offense came alive in the second half, and the team rallied to tie the game at 52, at the end of regulation. Dayton outscored Oakesdale 7-5 in the overtime period to take the win. For the game, Ben Kleck knocked down 19 point...
DAYTON – The undefeated Dayton girls' basketball team won three more games during the past week to build their record to 14-0 this season. They are 9-0 in Eastern Washington Athletic Conference league play. The recent wins came against Walla Walla Valley Academy on Jan. 1, 52-22, Kittitas on Friday, 57-17, and at Pomeroy in a makeup non-league game Monday night, 50-39. Against Pomeroy, the Lady Bulldogs played even with the Pirates early in the game, before falling behind at the half, 25-22. But...
