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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...
ST. JOHN — The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles high school will be without a girls basketball program this season. Eagles athletic director Ken Gering said that the decision was made after only four girls showed up to the tryouts. For the girls who want to play basketball who attend St. John high school, Gering said the decision is up to the families to get transportation or means of travel to participate for another high school girls team in the area. Last season, the Eagles girls basketball team went 5-8 overall....
COLFAX — At the conclusion of the Colfax Bulldogs 2023 football season, the team was awarded with the 2B Academic State Championship. The team received the honor having a combined GPA of 3.522 across 13 participants. The average GPA was third-best amongst the six Washington state high school classifications. “This team was extremely bright and took their academics seriously. They went to study table every Wednesday before practice all season,” said Colfax football head coach Mike Morgan. Morgan also said they had two 4.0 athletes and 3-4 with...
PULLMAN — After starting the 2023 football season 4-0, the Washington State University (WSU) Cougars went on a six-game losing streak, all of which were against Pac-12 opponents. The last home game of the 2023 football season was played on Friday, Nov. 17 against the 4-6 Colorado Buffaloes. The Buffaloes entered the season potentially as the most hyped team in college football. The team added Deion “Primetime” Sanders as their head coach after a successful few seasons at Jackson State, a historically black college and university (HBCU). Sande...
COLFAX — Following a two-and-a-half hour hearing in Colfax at the Whitman County Courthouse, Judge Gary Libey granted the request of Washington State University (WSU) and Oregon State University (OSU), control of the Pac-12’s governing board and power. The case was on Tuesday, Nov. 14. “We are pleased with the court’s common-sense decision today. It has always been our view that the future of the Pac-12 should be determined by the remaining members, not by those schools that are leaving the conference,” said WSU President Kirk Schulz and Direc...
COLFAX — At the conclusion of the 2023 2B football season, the district has announced their All-League honors. Awards were given out for: Coach of the year, assistant coach of the year, first-team offense, second-team offense, first-team defense, and second-team defense. The Colfax Bulldogs had two football players who were recognized, one on offense and one on defense. On offense, Colfax senior JP Wigen received a first-team All-League honor for the Flex position. Wigen was one of 16 offensive athletes to receive first-team honors. On the d...
YAKIMA - The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles took eighth in the WIAA state 1B volleyball tournament. The tournament took place in Yakima on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 8 and 9. The Eagles had two games on Wednesday, followed by two more on Thursday. The Eagles entered the tournament as the 10 seed in a bracket of 20 teams, and exceeded expectations, capturing an eighth place trophy in this year's tournament. The first game for the Eagles was a game against the number seven seeded Waterville-M...
YAKIMA - The Colfax Bulldogs volleyball team used their strong end-of-season winning streak to peak at the state tournament in Yakima on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 8 and 9. They won three-of-four in the tournament, and walked away with a third place trophy. Coming into the tournament as the number three seed, the Bulldogs did their job, and won some hardware for their efforts. The Bulldogs had two games on Wednesday, Nov. 8, where they won both. They played their game Thursday, Nov. 9 in the...
