Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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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...
COLLEGE PLACE – The Dayton boys’ basketball team got their second win of the year on Jan. 17, as they beat Walla Walla Valley Academy in Eastern Washington Athletic Conference play, 47-42. The Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead, and were up 16-8 at the end of the first quarter. Dayton led 26-19 at the half, and held on in a close second half to take the win. For the game, Ben Kleck led his team with 15 points, including two three-pointers. Tanner Bren added ten points. Junior Helm pulled down nine rebounds, and Cal Martin had four ass...
TOUCHET – Waitsburg senior Kyle Gradwohl knocked down three 3-point shots on his way to a 40-point night against Touchet Friday night, as the Cardinals beat the Indians, 67-47. Gradwohl was also seven of eight from the free-throw line. The Cardinals took a 24-14 lead into the half before dominating a high-scoring second half, outscoring Touchet 43-33 after intermission. For Waitsburg, Dunn scored 14 points, including two treys. He also had seven assists and pulled down five rebounds. Landon Callas had nine points. Waitsburg 8 16 18 25 — 67 Tou...
KITTITAS – Waitsburg wrestler Tyler Hoffman took first place in the 285-pound class at the Kittitas Invite wrestling tournament on Saturday. Because some team members were under the weather, Waitsburg took only four wrestlers to the meet. Joe Adams also placed, taking fourth in the 182-pound class. In his first match, Hoffman pinned Adrian Valdovinos, of Selah, at 1:07. In the match for first place, Hoffman pinned Alex Garcia, of Brewster, at 1:49. "Tyler started to get high a couple of times bu...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg girls' basketball team suffered two losses over the weekend, falling to Touchet on Friday night, 41-32, and to Garfield-Palouse on Saturday, 38-22. Against Touchet on the road, Waitsburg kept it close in the first half and trailed 17-15 at intermission. But the Lady Cardinals couldn't overcome a 14-5 Indian run in the third quarter. Devon Harshman scored 20 of Waitsburg's 32 points, including a three-pointer. Waitsburg 8 7 5 12 - 32 Touchet 11 6 14 10 - 41 Waitsburg - B...
COLBERT, Wash. – Six Waitsburg wrestlers and one Dayton wrestler traveled to Northwest Christian Schools in Colbert, just north of Spokane, for the Crusader Invite tournament on Saturday. Three Cardinal wrestlers placed, including Joe Adams, who came away with first place in his weight class. Wrestling in the 182-pound class, Joe Adams took on Josh Lemon, of Rogers, and won by pin at 1:02. "Joe got the takedown and was able to control him," said coach Lanny Adams. "Joe settled in, turned him a...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg boys' basketball team came away with two big wins over the weekend, topping St. John-Endicott at home Friday night, 36-29, and then getting a road win at Oakesdale on Saturday, 66-56. Against SJ-E, the Cardinals broke out to a 17-11 halftime lead, and then held on to win by seven. Kyle Gradwohl led his team with 15 points. Jacob Dunn added eight. Dunn also had 11 rebounds and five assists. St. John-Endicott 5 6 8 10 - 29 Waitsburg 11 6 8 11 - 36 SJ-E - Blakely 2 2-3 6...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg girls' basketball team rallied in the fourth quarter against St. John-Endicott Friday night at home, and came away with a win, 45-40. The Lady Cardinals trailed most of the game, and were down 21-16 at the half, and trailed by eight at the end of the third quarter. But a 19-6 run in the fourth was more than enough to give Waitsburg the win. Devon Harshman led her team with 21 points for the game. She also had 15 rebounds. Taylor Hays and Analisea Araya each had eight p...
DAYTON – The Dayton girls’ basketball team got two more convincing wins over the weekend, crushing Liberty Christian in Richland Friday night, 64-38, and then downing Mabton at home on Saturday, 51-30. Against LC, the Lady ‘Dogs shut down their opponents in the second quarter and took a 26-15 lead into the half. After leading by 13 at the end of three, Dayton outscored LC 20-7 in the fourth quarter to run away with the game. Jenna Phillips knocked down 18 points for the Lady Bulldogs, and Sidney Andrews added 16, including two three...
DAYTON – The Dayton girls' basketball team extended their winning streak to nine games this season, with wins last week over Ritzville, Tri-Cities Prep and White Swan. The Lady Bulldogs are 9-0 overall and 5-0 in Eastern Washington Athletic Conference League play. Dayton was to travel to Pomeroy Tuesday night for a non-league game. They are scheduled to play Liberty Christian in Richland Friday night and host Mabton on Saturday. Dayton 64, White Swan 38 On Saturday, Dayton hosted White Swan and...
PASCO – The Dayton boys’ basketball team traveled to Tri-Cities Prep on Friday night and fell to the Jaguars, 45-36, after leading much of the game. The Bulldogs led 9-7 after the first quarter and held on to a 23-20 lead at the half. Dayton maintained a two-point lead after three quarters, but the Jaguars rallied in the fourth to pull away for the win. For the game, Ben Kleck led the Bulldogs with 17 points, including a three-pointer. Tanner Bren added 13, including a trey. Dayton out...
SPANGLE – Five Waitsburg wrestlers got wins last Thursday at a District 7/9 league meet in Spangle. Devin Newman and Joe Adams won both their matches, and David Just, Ky Adams, and Tyler Hoffman got a win and a loss each. Newman, wrestling in the 145-pound weight class, pinned both of his opponents. He ended his first match, against Liberty's Sam Nelson, late in the first period. In his second match, Newman pinned Nate Barney, of Colfax, at the 28-second mark. Joe Adams faced Mason Payne, of Rea...
On Friday, Jan. 6, Waitsburg senior Emily Adams officially signed on to compete in both cross country and track and field for the Lewis-Clark State College Warriors. Adams was offered a partial scholarship and verbally committed to the Warriors in December. Adams says she plans to study kinesiology (the study of human movement) and hopes to become a physical therapist. She looks forward to joining WHS alums Seth Deal who competes in cross country and track and field for the Warriors, and Owen...
RITZVILLE – After a one-day weather delay, the Dayton boys’ basketball team made the trip to Ritzville, but came away with a loss, 49-38. The Bulldogs came out strong, and led after one period, 10-9, but couldn’t handle the Ritzville offense in the second quarter, and trailed at the half, 27-18. Trystan Willis led Dayton scoring with nine points. He also led his team with nine rebounds. Tanner Bren had eight points, and Ben Kleck, seven. Willis, Kleck and Cal Martin each sank a three-point shot. Trystan Willis came off the bench and did a gre...
WALLA WALA – After 54 years, the Valley Girls Barrel Racing Association is still going strong in the Walla Walla Valley with 96 members. The VGBRA closed its 2016 season after competing in 28 races which were held in various locations, including the Walla Walla Fairgrounds indoor and outdoor arenas The Pioneer Posse grounds, Don Johnson arena in Waitsburg and the Columbia County Fairgrounds in Dayton. During these events, points are awarded by division and accumulated for season totals. Nichole Kelly of Lowden took home top honors of the 2...
POMEROY – The Waitsburg Cardinals faced tough competition amongst 17 teams representing regional schools from Washington, Oregon and Idaho at the annual Pomeroy Christmas Tournament on Thursday. Weather once again brought changes to the winter sports schedule as other regional tournaments were cancelled, and Pomeroy accommodated additional teams looking to compete by adding an additional bracket round to the weight classes, as well as girls' brackets. Teams at this year's tournament included a...
DAYTON – The year in Touchet Valley sports was highlighted by a brand-new Dayton-Waitsburg combine football team that went undefeated in the new Eastern Washington Athletic Conference, and advanced to the state 2B playoff quarterfinals. After losing their opening game at Mac-Hi, 14-7, DW knocked off Columbia Burbank, a strong 1A team, 45-41 at home, before cruising through the EWAC schedule with relative ease. Their narrowest victory in league play was a 35-20 win over Tri-Cities Prep in P...
WALLA WALLA – The Dayton girls’ basketball team overwhelmed DeSales in the first half on Dec 20, on their way to an easy 4-24 win. The win keeps the Lady ‘Dogs undefeated on the season. Dayton jumped out to a 14-5 lead after a quarter, and the Irish got only a single free throw in the second, as Dayton took a 26-6 lead into halftime. The only dark spot in the game for Dayton was an ankle sprain suffered by Jenna Phillips in the second quarter. Phillips didn’t return to the game. Shayla Currin led the Lady ‘Dogs with 16 points on seven-for...
WALLA WALLA – The Dayton boys’ basketball team built an early lead in their game Dec. 20 at DeSales, but were unable to keep pace with the Irish in the second and third quarters, and fell, 58-49. The Bulldogs built a 15-9 after the first quarter, but went into the half down by one. A 12-0 run after halftime put the game out of reach for the visitors. Tanner Bren knocked down five three-point shots in the game on his way to a game-high 21 points. Bren also led the Bulldogs with six rebounds. Ben Kleck had 14 points and Junior Helm scored nin...
Waitsburg 41, Oakesdale37 WAITSBURG – Waitsburg senior Kyle Gradwohl put up 19 points and played tough defense as the Waitsburg boys' basketball team beat the Oakesdale Nighthawks, 41-37 at home on Saturday. The Cards and the Nighthawks got off to a slow start, putting up just 10 combined points in the first quarter, including a Jordan French 3 pointer in the first minute of play. The Nighthawks put their first point on the board with a single free throw with 2:29 left on the clock, followed b...
Oakesdale 47, Waitsburg, 38 WAITSBURG – On Saturday, the Lady Cardinal hosted the Oakesdale Nighthawks. Although Harshman and Araya kept it tough for the Nighthawks under the basket, the Cardinals were unable to overcome errors, leading to a 47-38 victory for the visitors. Waitsburg sputtered at the start, putting up only 14 points in the first half when their shots just wouldn't seem to fall. Not throwing in the towel, the Cardinals came out stronger in the second half. Harshman scored 12, w...
