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By Jake Hull Gazette Reporter OAKESDALE — The Oakesdale Nighthawks (24-4, 12-0 in districts) finished off their regular season with a perfect record after they defeated the Dayton Bulldogs in straight sets. The game was played on Tuesday, Oct. 24, and took place in Dayton. With the win, the Nighthawks are undefeated in district play for the fourth-straight season. Set scores in the match were all heavily in favor of Oakesdale: 25-10, 25-3, 25-9, Payton Davis would lead all attackers with 22 kills and nine aces. Bradyn Henley would have two b...
ST. JOHN - The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles football team lost their eight game of the season as they were routed by the Liberty Christian Patriots, losing 64-12. The Patriots moved to 8-0 on the season and are currently the third-best team in the WIAA for the 1B division based on the RPI-rankings. With the loss, the Eagles still only have one win on the season with one game to go. The game against the Patriots started with senior night festivities, where four eagle seniors were...
OAKESDALE - The Oakesdale Nighthawks volleyball team took their undefeated district season into the first round of district playoff volleyball, where they swept the Prescott Tigers in straight sets. The match was played in Oakesdale and took place on Monday, Oct. 30. Set scores in the match were all in favor of the Nighthawks: 25-8, 25-15, 25-14. Payton Davis led the way with five aces, 20 kills and a block for the Nighthawks. Brieyn Henley added 13 digs in the match, and setter Megan Crider...
ST. JOHN — St. John Endicott/LaCrosse local Katie Hergert will swim in the upcoming fall swim WIAA State championships. The meet will be held at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, and will take place Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 9-11. Hergert qualified for state in the 100-freestlye after a fourth-place finish in her most recent meet. Her state swim race will take place on Saturday, Nov. 11....
COLTON — The Colton Wildcats volleyball team (7-9, 6-6 in districts) ended their 2023 season on a high as they swept the Prescott Tigers. The game was played in Colton and took place Tuesday, Oct. 24. During the game, the Wildcats would bounce back after a tough loss to the Oakesdale Nighthawks in their second to last game of the season. The Wildcats and Tigers met earlier in the season, and the Tigers won the match in a five-set thriller. This time, the Wildcats got their revenge. Set scores in the match all favored the Wildcats: 25-20, 2...
OAKESDALE - The Oakesdale Nighthawks held their final regular season home game of the season on Thursday, Oct. 19, against the Colton Wildcats. Oakesdale recognized three seniors on the day. They were: setter Samantha Holling, outside Payton Davis, and outside Brieyn Henley. These three seniors have been the heart and soul of the team for the entirety of the season. The team goes as they do, and so far they have been nothing short of excellent. The Nighthawks played their match on senior night a...
COLFAX - The Bulldogs volleyball team peaked at the right time, going on a tear for the final month of the season, winning 10 straight games. With the 10 wins, the Bulldogs end the regular season with a 12-3 record, good for second best in the district, trailing Lind-Ritzville-Sprague. The Bulldogs started the week off with a game against Northwest Christian (Colbert). The game was played on Tuesday, Oct. 17, and was in Colfax. This game saw the Bulldogs win all three sets, but had to earn...
COLFAX - With hunting season open around Whitman County, hunters are out-and-about, traveling through the area looking to score. Currently, modern firearm general deer seasons for Whitetail deer is open from Oct. 14-27, the same goes for mule deer. Among some of the hunters in the Whitman County area was Michael Martin. Martin, who has been hunting for 21 years, started in 2002. He was hunting specifically Whitetail deer when a moose stumbled across Martin near Kamiak Butte. This was not the...
DAYTON - The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves (1-5) earned their first win of the season against the Dayton Bulldogs (2-5). The game was played on Friday, Oct. 20, and was played in Dayton. The Timberwolves managed to hold the Bulldogs scoreless in the first half of the game, while scoring a touchdown of their own in the first and second quarter to lead 14-0 heading into the second half. The Bulldogs managed to score one touchdown in the third quarter, but allowed two more touchdowns from the...
CLARKSTON - The Pullman swimming team traveled to Clarkston on Friday, Oct. 20, to compete in one of the final swim meets of the season before seeing the season come to a close. The meet was held Friday, Oct. 20, at the Asotin family aquatic center. There were seven teams at the meet. The teams were: Pullman, Cheney, Clarkston, Lewis and Clark, Medical Lake, East Valley, and St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse. The Greyhounds emerged victorious in the meet, scoring 322 points to win. Second place was...
COLFAX - The Colfax Bulldogs started their run to a district title and state playoff berth by taking on the Upper Columbia Academy Lions in the first round of district playoffs. The match was held in Colfax and was played on Tuesday, Oct. 24. In the match, the Bulldogs would jump out to early leads in all three sets, and use their solid offensive play to sweep the Lions. Set scores in the match were all in favor of the Bulldogs: 25-14, 25-12, 25-16. In the first set, setter Lauryn York started...
ST. JOHN - The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles had two games during the week, one home and one away. The home game for the Eagles came on Tuesday, Oct. 17, and was played against the Dayton Bulldogs. The Eagles had four seniors that were recognized on the day. They were: setter Julia Guske, libero Cami Larsen, outside Kaityln Hough, and middle Kenzie Stanley. After the recognition, the eagles had their game against the Dayton Bulldogs. The game was quick for the Eagles, who dominated from star...
POMEROY — After a day or racing at the District Nine 1B championship meet, the Colton Wildcats came out on top. The meet was held in Pomeroy, and the race took place Wednesday, Oct. 18. There were three teams at the meet, they were: Colton, St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse, and Yakama Nation Tribal. For the girls race, there were four total runners. First place was taken by Rori Weber of Colton. She finished first overall with her race time of 24:25.70. Second place was taken by Ayana Sampson of Yakama Nation Tribal, and Keira Maloney took third p...
ASOTIN — The Colfax Bulldogs football team (1-7) headed down to Asotin to take on the Panthers (6-2). In the game, the Bulldogs could not find their groove early, scoring only six points in the first half. For the Panthers, they put up 29 points before halftime, seemingly ending the game there. The Panthers would go on to win the game 43-20. The only score for the Bulldogs in the first half came in the second quarter as Ryker Reed caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Seth Lustig. After halftime, the Bulldogs would trail 29-6, and ca...
The end of the volleyball regular season is near, with district play looming. District play starts Monday, Oct. 30, and the Garfield-Palouse Vikings have three regular season games left. The Vikings had match ups against the Oakesdale Nighthawks and Dayton Bulldogs before playing their final game of the regular season Tuesday, Oct. 24. The Vikings started their week with a game against number one Oakesdale. The game was played Tuesday, Oct. 17, and was in Palouse. The Nighthawks jumped out to...
PALOUSE — Senior night in Palouse saw the Garfield-Palouse Vikings recognize their lone senior before the game. Senior Colton Pfaff was recognized by the team and school as the lone senior for the Vikings. He was acknowledged by his family and teammates with presents and a round of applause pre game. After the festivities concluded, the Vikings settled in to their football game, which was played on Friday, Oct. 20, against the Waitsburg Cardinals. The Vikings would jump out to a quick lead before halftime, and use that momentum to hold on in t...
COLFAX - The Colfax Bulldogs volleyball team will play for the district championship after defeating the Chewelah Cougars in straight sets. The match was played on Wednesday, Oct. 25, and was played in Colfax. In the match, the Bulldogs comfortably took the first and third sets. The second set was close, but the Bulldogs squeezed out the victory. Set scores in the match all favored Colfax: 25-13, 25-18, 25-14. In the first set, Ava Swan led the way with six kills. The Bulldogs jumped to an...
OAKESDALE – With just over a week until districts for 1B volleyball, local Whitman County teams are heading into their final games of the regular season. For the undefeated in district Oakesdale Nighthawks, they will play Thursday, Oct. 19, in a game against the Colton Wildcats. The game is set to be played in Colton, and will start at 6 p.m. The Nighthawks will play their last regular season game Tuesday, Oct. 24, another away game. This time, they travel to Dayton to take on the Bulldogs at 6 p.m. For the Wildcats, their last regular s...
PALOUSE – The Garfield-Palouse (GAR-PAL) Vikings bested the Colton Wildcats in their most recent matchup of the season. The game was played in Palouse on Thursday, Oct. 12. The Vikings would win the match in four sets, allowing the Wildcats to take the third set. Set scores in the match saw GAR-PAL win the first, second, and fourth sets: 25-21, 25-18, 18-25, 25-15. The Wildcats scored solid points in each set, but could not put together late set points to win more than one set, and fell to the Vikings in four sets for the second time this s...
ST. JOHN – The defending state champion Oakesdale Nighthawks swept the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles for the second time this season on Thursday, Oct. 12. Set scores were 25-14, 25-21, 25-22. The Nighthawks jumped out to a 15-6 lead in Set 1 before the Eagles called a timeout. Oakesdale then went on to lead 18-11, then went on to win 25-14. In the second set, the Eagles were ahead 7-5 early. They then would lead all the way until the set was tied at 18. After the tie, the Nighthawks took t...
PALOUSE – The Garfield-Palouse (GAR-PAL) Vikings cross country team competed in their last regular season meet on Saturday, Oct. 14. The meet was the Rams River Invite, and was held at Riverside State Park Seven Mile Airstrip in Spokane. There were a total of five teams at the meet. The teams were: Colville, Freeman, GAR-PAL, Lakeside, and Riverside. The event was a 5,000 m run for both the boys and girls. On the girls side, the overall winner on the day was Zadi Zier of Colville. Her first place race was run in 21:20.6. For the Vikings, t...
COLFAX – The Colfax Bulldogs finally earned their first victory of the season as they win the battle of the Bulldogs. Colfax defeated Kettle Falls in Colfax. The game started early, with kick off taking place at 3 p.m. Colfax exploded for a 40-point first quarter, while allowing 12 from Kettle Falls. Both teams were held scoreless in the second and fourth quarters. Both teams scored in the first and third quarters, with Colfax winning 56-20. With the win, head coach Mike Morgan earns his first win of the season in convincing fashion, showing t...
COLFAX-For the first time during the 2023 cross country season, the Colfax Bulldogs ran an official race on their home turf. The meet they hosted this season happened to be their last, as the meet was the 1B/2B League Championships. The meet was held at the Colfax Golf Club on Friday, Oct. 13. There were a total of 18 schools represented at the meet. The schools were: Asotin, Chesterton Academy of Notre Dame, Chewelah, Colfax, Cusick, Davenport, Inchelium, Kettle Falls, Liberty (Spangle) Lind-Ri...
ROSALIA – The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves football team (0-5, 0-4 in district) are desperate for their first win on the season with just a handful of games to go. The Timberwolves hosted the Pomeroy Pirates (6-1, 5-1 in district) on Friday, Oct. 13. The game was played in Rosalia. The game was the homecoming game or the Timberwolves. The school had festivities and events all week leading up to the game, as well as a dance on Saturday, Oct. 14, to cap off the week. The game for the Timberwolves sa...
ST. JOHN – The DeSales Irish routed St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse, 80-6, during the Eagles' Homecoming game Friday, Oct. 13. The first touchdown from the Irish came three minutes into the game, with the Irish leading 6-0 early. The Irish would score another touchdown a few minutes later, to lead 14-0 after a successful conversion. The final first-quarter touchdown for the Irish came on the ground; DeSales 22-0 lead after the first quarter. Early in the second quarter, the Eagles scored on a pass t...
