Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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From Left to Right: Coach Ryan Anderson, Pedro Reyes, Noel Valle, Taylor Heffington, Coach Jeff Foertsch, Salvador Ayala, Zach Foster, Morgan Lindsey. Not Pictured Violet Beckmon, Mauricio Osorio....
Prescott School District is now offering an esports program as an extracurricular activity. It is covered under Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) as an activity and may later be categorized as a sport under the organization. There has been considerable discussion about the value of esports in K-12 education. In 2018, the Pew Reseach Center reported that 97% of teen boys and 83% of teen girls played video games. Including esports as an extracurricular activity can help...
RICHLAND – Prescott traveled to Richland to play in the first round of the boys 1B/2B State tournament on November 13 as the home team hosting Friday Harbor. Friday Harbor scored the first goal of the game on a free kick from Carli Alden just outside the box. When the call for the free kick was made it was a surprise as the foul was not apparent. It was also not clear if Prescott's goalie was screened by his defense on the kick or just beaten to corner. Prescott came back about twelve minutes l...
PRESCOTT – The Prescott soccer team hosted Riverside Christian School in playoff game with a spot in the State tournament at stake Friday November 5th. In the first half it wasn't clear who would come out on top. Both sides had good scoring chances and Prescott's goaltender, Ivan Martinez, made a couple of nice saves in goal to keep the score tied 0-0 after the first half. Jonathan Gonzalez nearly scored in the first half with a long shot that just missed the goal banging off of the top c...
PRESCOTT – Prescott decisively won their ninth game of the season over the Umatilla Vikings 11-0 on October 19. Vicente Garcia opened the scoring early in the first half on a pass from Brandon Caro to make the score 1-0. Moments later, Adrian Rubio scored an unassisted goal to put Prescott up 2-0. From there, the Tigers kept putting pressure on their opponent's defense with scoring opportunities nearly every time they had possession near the Vikings' goal. Umatilla's goaltender made several save...
The following is a brief interview with the Prescott School District’s Dean of Students/Athletic Director, Jeff Foertsch. We discussed summer activities, school sports schedules, Esports, and the Prescott School District App, which can be found by searching for “Prescott School District, WA” in the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. Q: When did you start using the Prescott School District App? A: “We’ve had the app maybe three or four years, but in terms of athletics, it started last year. The new administration here, Justin Bradford,...
PRESCOTT—The Prescott Tigers were on fire for the COVID-19 Fall Sports season, and the soccer team was no exception. The short season saw more wins than losses, with a 3-2 record being reported. In the March 9 game against Walla Walla Valley Academy, Prescott’s scoring players were Adrian Rubio, who scored on a penalty kick (PK) at 16:00, again at 74:00. \Vicente Garcia scored on a play from Rubio at 19:00, and again at 79:00. Prescott’s saves were made by Ivan Martinez, who totaled two saves, and Hector Garcia, with one. WWVA saves were made...
The Prescott Tigers claimed a home-match victory on March 9, against Liberty Christian, in straight sets. Scores were 25-11, 25-20, and 25-15 Coach Bob Young shared that Prescott improved to 6-2 on the season. They continued to play solid ball. The Tigers served at 86% with 13 aces and a .333 hitting percentage with 13 kills. He said that Prescott controlled the first set and came from behind in the second and third after slow starts. Senior Frida Gonzalez led the Tigers with 92% serving, six aces, and two kills; Junior Angeles Ayala hit .545...
PRESCOTT-Prescott Tigers Volleyball defeated Sunnyside Christian during a home match on March 4. Set scores were 25-13, 25-14, and 25-18. Coach Bob Young shared that the Tigers bettered their season record as they started their second trip around the league. Prescott avenged its loss to the Knights in the opening match of the season by controlling the match from start to finish. The Tigers won the service, serve receive, net play, and hustle balls. The Tigers served at 86% with 17 aces. The team...
PRESCOTT-Prescott Tigers Volleyball is off to a strong start for the 2020-21 season. High school sports have been stalled since the initial school shutdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Attempts to plan for school sports to return were held back until counties reached Phase 2 in the Roadmap to Recovery. Some volleyball, football, and cross-country teams have been able to hold practices and games in Walla Walla County finally got the go-ahead in mid-February after the Southcentral Region...
WALLA WALLA-The Prescott Tigers traveled to Walla Walla Community College to play the Pomeroy Pirates Friday February 21st at the Dome. Since both teams were coming off of first round playoff losses this was a loser out game. The winner would have an opportunity to play on Saturday for the chance to advance to state. #1 Omar Velazco opened the game scoring Prescott's first four points on a combination of free throws and an offensive rebound that he converted into a layup to give Prescott the...
WALLA WALLA-The Prescott Tigers boys basketball team returned to Walla Walla Community College this time to play the Garfield-Palouse Vikings Saturday February 22nd at the Dome. At stake was a spot in the 1B State Tournament. Most were expecting to see Oakesdale in this game, but they defeated Garfield-Palouse in overtime for the district championship the night before. It was a slow start for both teams and the anxiety of knowing the season would be over for the losing team was palpable. With...
OAKESDALE-Prescott traveled to Oakesdale on Saturday February 15th to kick off the first game of the district 9 tournament. Oakesdale scored first, but #11 Antonio Hernandez answered for Prescott with a layup off a nice pass from #23 Miguel Ayala. Both teams played a very tight first quarter with good defense played by both teams. Prescott struggled to find open shots and ended the quarter behind 11-8. In addition, point guard Jonathan Cardenas found himself in foul trouble and as a result...
PRESCOTT-Athletic Director Jeff Foertsch hosted an awards ceremony on February 12th at Stueckle Gymnasium to honor the boys and girls basketball teams this year. First to speak was girls head coach Tiffany Hedman. She began with the highlights of the year for the girls program. The first was the overtime win against the Dayton-Waitsburg junior varsity with only four players on the floor for Prescott in overtime. She went on to say, "The second highlight for me wasn't very long after that. I...
COLTON-Prescott boys basketball traveled to Colton on Saturday Feb. 8th for their final regular season game of the year. In the first quarter, #23 Miguel Ayala opened the scoring under the basket after getting an offensive rebound. A couple of possessions later #12 Jonathan Cardenas stole the ball in the backcourt and scored to give Prescott and early 6-0 lead. Colton then went on an 8-0 run behind some hot shooting to take the lead 8-6. For the rest of the quarter, the teams would trade the...
PRESCOTT-Prescott hosted St. John Saturday February 1st in a home conference game. It was Senior Night in Prescott and all five of Prescott's seniors started the game. St. John took an early 4-0 lead, but it quickly evaporated in the next three possessions for Prescott. First, #23 Miguel Ayala hit a free throw then #12 Jonathan Cardenas hit a three-pointer. Next, #3 Victor Garcia stole the ball and passed to Jonathan Cardenas who took it all the way for the 6-4 lead. Later in the first quarter...
PRESCOTT- The Prescott girls JV basketball team improved to 3-1 on the year with a split this week. On Wednesday December 18th, they hosted College Place and won 39-37. Angeles Ayala had 12 points and Jena Rowlette led the team with 15. College Place 37 – Prescott 39 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total College Place 8 10 8 11 37 Prescott 12 10 5 12 39 Prescott Scoring Vianey Granados 4, Hedra Morales 3, Natalie Reyes 5, Angeles Ayala 12, Jena Rowlette 15 3FG: Hedra Morales, Natalie Reyes On Friday, December 2...
TOUCHET-The Prescott boys basketball team traveled to Touchet Friday December 21st for their 2nd conference game of the year. Prescott quickly established an early lead in this one, starting the game on an 11-0 run in the first quarter. They ended the 1st quarter with a 16-4 lead. The Touchet Indians started off the 2nd quarter by hitting an open 3-pointer to cut the score to 16-7, but Prescott would answer with another run, this time a 9-0 run that opened the lead to 25-7. From here both teams...
PRESCOTT—Prescott boys basketball hosted Walla Walla Valley Academy Saturday December 21st for a non conference game. The teams would trade leads several times in the first quarter before ending the quarter in a 17-17 tie. In the 2nd quarter, WWVA would slowly build up a six point lead to end the half at 35-29. With the score 40-33 in the 3rd quarter, Prescott hit a three pointer to cut the lead to 40-36 but WWVA would go on a 13-5 run to close out the quarter 53-41. WWVA would go on to win the game 63-49. Omar Velazco had a great shooting n...
PRESCOTT-Monday, November 11th was the first practice for the Prescott boys and girls basketball teams. Coach Allyn Griffin (boys) and coach Tiffany Headman (girls) held a combined practice. There are no major rule changes for the upcoming season. Advancing to district playoffs will likely require a top four finish in league standings again this year. The girls team has seven students this year and are trying to encourage more girls to come out. They lost 5 seniors off of last year's team....
PRESCOTT-On Tuesday October 22nd Prescott High School Boys soccer played against the La Grande junior varsity team. La Grande is a division 4A school in Oregon. The younger junior varsity was no match for the Prescott boys team. A short four minutes into the game #11 Jonathan Cardenas got the scoring started for Prescott with an assist from #7 Adrian Rubio to make it 1-0. #3 Jayson Castillo would score the next goal a few minutes later with an assist from #8 Jaime Escalante. It was good to see...
PRESCOTT-Friday October 11th Prescott played the St. George Dragons. The momentum was all Prescott in the 1st half until there was about 17 minutes left in the half. No goals were scored during at that time but Prescott had several great chances that were either saved by St. George's goalie or just missed the net either high or wide. Shortly after that St. George would take the momentum and score on a goal by Finn Kelly. St. George kept the pressure up in the 1st half and had two excellent...
Prescott – Tuesday September 17th Prescott High School played Irrigon High School in their first home soccer match of the year. Jaime Escalante scored the first goal of the game to give the Tigers the lead. The next three goals of the half were all scored by Tiger Jayson Castillo. Three consecutive goals by a player is sometimes called a natural hat trick. Jayson would go on to score two more in the 2nd half for a total of five on the game. Five goals in soccer has a special name, it's called a...
Prescott Volleyball Wins two at Spikefest but drops two at home Rosalia – A mixed but very positive week for the Prescott High School girls’ volleyball team ended with two wins at the Spikefest tournament in Rosalia Saturday evening. Straight set wins over St. George’s and host Rosalia on Saturday completed the road trip. Earlier in the week they lost to defending four- time state 1B champion Oakesdale in straight sets. They also lost a very close match to Garfield-Palouse on Tuesday the 17th...
