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WAITSBURG - WP foot­ball coach Jeff Bartlow will be assembling a new offen­sive line next year, after the departure of five seniors from this year's team.

Chad Pearson, Nick Pear­son, Nate Barlow, Trenton Kitzelman and Dalton Larue were all starters and most started on both offense and defense. "All five are OL guys and so we will have some spots to fix next year," Bartlow said.

In an email to the times, he also said:

The five seniors are fortunate in the fact they are one of just a few ath­letes at Waitsburg that won four league titles in a row, never lost to our league rivals (Dayton and DeSales), played in three semifinal games and also won a state title as sophomores. Nick was fortunate enough to start at Center that year. In their four years, they only saw us lose one time at home (this year with Asotin) and were part of 44 wins and only six losses in four years.

Bartlow also thanked his seniors for laying ground­work for the years ahead, and said they will be missed.