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COLFAX - The Colfax Bulldogs girls basketball team looked to bounce back after a slow start to the season in the eyes on Colfax girls basketball team. After winning all 28 games the team played last season, they have already lost three basketball games in the first two weeks of the season. The Bulldogs ended their first week of the 2023-24 season 1-1 with a win against Freeman and a loss against Warden. The next two games for the Bulldogs were against Clarkston and Mabton. The game against...
COLFAX — The Colfax Bulldogs boys basketball team looked to continue their perfect start to the 2023-24 season with one home game and the first away game of the year in week two of the high school winter sport season. The Bulldogs met the Clarkston Bantams on Thursday, Dec. 7. The game was played in Colfax. The Bulldogs were 2-0 coming into the game, and the Bantams were 3-0. After a fiery start from three for Colfax, the team would cruise to a 61-42 victory, keeping their record perfect at home...
TEKOA - After starting the 2023-24 season 2-1 in the first week, the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves would have two more games to improve their record in week two. The first game was on Tuesday, Dec. 5. The game was played in Tekoa, and was against the Chesterton Academy of Notre Dame Knights. The Timberwolves would lead early, and continue their lead throughout the length of the game as they cruised to a 73-44 victory, improving their record to 3-1. The first quarter saw Tekoa-Rosalia lead 9-6 early...
PALOUSE - The Garfield-Palouse Vikings earned their first win of the 2023-24 basketball season with a home rout of the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves. Before the win, the girls played an away game in Oakesdale against the Nighthawks. The game against the Nighthawks took place in Oakesdale on Friday, Dec. 8. The game seemed to be a blow out from the beginning for the Nighthawks, but the Vikings fought back until ultimately losing 38-36. The Vikings were out scored 10-3 in the first quarter, then saw...
COLTON — The Colton Wildcats are off to another slow start in their 2023-24 boys basketball season. Last season, the team lost their first four games of the season before winning their first game. In the 2021-22 season, the boys lost their first six games. This season, the Wildcats are on a five-game losing streak. Since the 2016-17 season the Wildcats have struggled to put together consistent basketball. This year appears to be no different, but the Wildcats have a chance in the coming weeks to improve their record when conference play h...
Oakesdale — The Oakesdale Nighthawks took their second week of basketball action by storm, winning back-to-back games to improve their record to 3-2 overall. The Nighthawks started their week with a game against conference opponent Garfield-Palouse Vikings. The Nighthawks and Vikings met early in the season for a game with potential huge implications for conference standings and playoffs down the road. In the game, the Nighthawks and Vikings were even throughout the game before pulling away at t...
EAST VALLEY — The results for the most recent East Valley league wrestling meet, which took place on Thursday, Dec. 7, are as follows: Colfax/Palouse, 2A, A, B 109-117: Grace Jones first place with 18 points. Liberty/Spangle, 2A, A, B 126-135: Hanna Perkins third place with seven team points. 2A, A, B 140-149: Kariyah Stroebel first place with 20 team points. 2A, A, B 154-170: Alexis Taylor first place with 20 team points. Pullman: 2A, A, B 114-119: Sydney Sisk second place with 14 team points. 2A, A, B 125-130: Hafisatu Abess second place w...
TEKOA — The Tekoa-Rosalia girls basketball team battled hard during their second week of action, but still are in search of their elusive first win. The next game for the Timberwolves in the week was against conference opponent Garfield-Palouse Vikings. The Vikings hosted the Timberwolves, and would rout Tekoa-Rosalia in the game, winning 72-28. The Timberwolves had their backs against the wall early, trailing by seven after the first quarter before being out scored by 24 in the second quarter to trail by 31 at half time. The Timberwolves w...
COLFAX - The Colfax boys basketball team is off to a perfect start. The Bulldogs (2-0) have won two games at home to set their season up nicely. The first game of the season for the Bulldogs was played Thursday, Nov. 30, against the Freeman Scotties. The Bulldogs would lead, 20-16, at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter saw the Scotties draw close, trailing by one at halftime. However, a 23-16 third quarter helped Colfax earn the 74-60 victory. The second game of the season for the...
PULLMAN — Washington State University (WSU) and Oregon State University (OSU) have announced a new partnership with the Mountain West Conference for the 2024-25 football season. The scheduling agreement in place will see both WSU and OSU play six game against Mountain West teams, three home games and three away games each. Since WSU and OSU are still part of the Pac-12 conference, and are in a legal battle to gain control of the brand and their assets, their games against the Mountain West teams will be considered “non-conference”. The game wil...
ST. JOHN — The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles boys basketball team had last week off. They were the only team in Whitman County to not have any basketball games. The team participated in the town’s Winterfest celebrations on Saturday, Dec. 2. The first game of the season for the Eagles will be this Friday, Dec. 8. The Eagles will host Dayton with the game taking place in St. John. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. The Eagles do not have a girls basketball program this season as only four girls showed up to the first day of practice before Tha...
COLTON - The Colton Wildcats boys basketball team failed to record a win in their first two games of the season. The Wildcats started with a road game against the Highland Huskies and finished with a home game against the Touchet Redhawks. The game against the Huskies saw Colton fail to reach 20 points in the game, losing 60-19. The Wildcats failed to hit their shots when needed in the game, and could not stop the Huskies defensively. The home game for Colton against Touchet was played on...
OAKESDALE - The Oakesdale Nighthawks basketball team opened their 2023-24 season with two home game losses. They lost their first game to Moses Lake Christian Academy 71-63 on Thursday, Nov. 30, and lost their second consecutive game on back-to-back days, losing 67-54 to Cusick on Friday, Dec. 1. The game against Moses Lake saw the Nighthawks win the second and fourth quarters, but lost the first and third quarters to have the game tied at 62, forcing the game into overtime. In the overtime...
TEKOA — The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves boys basketball team had a busy start to the season, playing three games in a week. The Timberwolves would win their first game of the season before losing on the road. Their second win came at home to keep them undefeated at home to start the year. The first game of the season for the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves boys basketball team was a wire-to-wire victory over the Valley Christian Panthers. The Timberwolves scored 13 or more points in all three quarters and were outscored only in the third quarter a...
COLTON - The Colton Wildcats girls basketball team are picking up where they left off last season, opening this year's season with two wins of more than 40 points. Last season, the team entered the WIAA 1B state basketball tournament as the No. 3 seed. Their first game of the season was played Friday, Dec. 1, against the Highland Huskies in Craigmont, Idaho. The Wildcats would dominate the game, taking a 67-25 victory. The Huskies failed to score more than 10 points in any of the four quarters....
COLFAX - The Colfax Bulldogs girls opened their defense of the WIAA 2B state title with two tough games. The Bulldogs opened their season at home against the Freeman Scotties on Thursday, Nov. 30. Colfax is in the 2B classification, where as the Scotties are in the larger 1A class. The Bulldogs won the state championship last season and the Scotties finished sixth. The Bulldogs would control the game from start-to-finish, taking the 51-43 victory to start their title defense. In the first...
COLFAX — The Colfax Bulldogs basketball teams will look to continue their hot starts to the season as the season enters its second full week of play. The girls basketball team will host the Clarkston Bantams at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7. The boys team will play after the girls, with tip off against the Bantams at 7:30 p.m. The game will be the third-straight home game for the Bulldogs to open the 2023-24 season. Both teams will have away games Friday, Dec. 8 at Mabton. Those will be the first away games of the season for both teams. The girls g...
TEKOA - The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves opened their 2023-24 girls basketball season Thursday, Nov. 30, with a 57-37 loss to Valley Christian. The Timberwolves failed to get anything going, leading to the 20-point loss. Panther Cloie Isley dominated the court in the season-opener. With the loss, the Timberwolves are winless in their last few seasons. The team went 1-19 in the 2019-20 season, 0-8 in the 2021-22 season, and 0-9 in the 2022-23 basketball season. The Timberwolves have time to...
COLTON - A Colton native has been named the 2023 Northwest League Groundskeeper of the Year for his work with the Vancouver Canadians. Levi Weber works as the heads grounds keeper for the minor league baseball team in Vancouver, B.C. "Overall, this is what I've always been striving for," Weber said of the award. "Working so hard for something for so many hours and putting everything you have into it, and being voted on is truly a great honor." Currently the only minor league baseball team in...
COLFAX - After a fall sports season where the girls volleyball team finished third in state and the boys football team said goodbye to head coach Mike Morgan, the winter sports season is getting underway. The girls basketball team will look to defend their state title from last season as they open up their 2023-24 season. Their first game will be Thursday, Nov. 30. The Bulldogs will host Freeman with tip off set for 6 p.m. The girls team will then play Monday, Dec. 4, against Warden. The game wi...
WHITMAN COUNTY — The winter sports season is officially underway in Whitman County. Tekoa-Rosalia, Oakesdale, Garfield-Palouse, Colton, and St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse all will have boys basketball teams this season. The only school to not have girls basketball in 2023-24 is the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles. They had four girls show up on the first day and will not have a team. For boys basketball, Oakesdale opens their season on Thursday, Nov. 30. They will host Moses Lake Christian Academy with tip off set for 6:30 p.m. The G...
COLFAX — The Washington Supreme Court has stayed the ruling from the Whitman County Courthouse in Colfax, which granted Washington State University (WSU) and Oregon State University (OSU) control of the Pac-12 conference. A temporary restraining order will remain in place, requiring the conference to act as a whole. The accelerated schedule of determining how the case will proceed is set to conclude no later than December 12. In short, the decision made Tuesday, Nov. 28, currently ensures that all members of the current Pac-12 have equal v...
OAKESDALE — The Oakesdale Nighthawks volleyball team will have a new outside hitter next season, replacing Payton Davis, who has been a starter on the team since her eighth grade season. Davis will be attending Central Washington University next season to play for their volleyball team, but left Oakesdale with one final gift. Davis was awarded with an athlete of the week honor during week 10 of the season, when the Nighthawks and Davis won their third-straight state championship. Davis earned the award for her 43 kill performance in the s...
COLFAX - After 32 years of being on football sidelines, including 26 years as a head coach, Colfax football coach Mike Morgan is letting go of the Bulldog's leash. Morgan spent the last 26 years as the head football coach for the Bulldogs, with a record of 172-95 in his head coaching career, including a state championship title in 2001. "When you coach 26 years they're all memorable," said Morgan. Doug Curtis was the head coach of the Colfax football team before Morgan. Morgan started at Colfax...
COLFAX - Locals will have soon have a new place to repair their cars in Colfax. Owners Andrew and Connie Burris are currently in the final stages of preparing to open their new auto body shop, "ACJ Auto Repair", located at 516 N Main St., close to Rosauers Supermarket. "We have had a janitorial cleaning business since 2014, doing that, we got to the point where we can hire employees so we're not doing the work," said Connie Burris. Burris also stated that she and Andrew have always liked the...
