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COLFAX — Looking to catch fish over the weekend in Whitman County? Be sure to head out Saturday and Sunday, June 10 and 11 for Washington’s free fishing weekend. During this weekend, certain species of fish will be available to catch in Washington for free starting Saturday, June 10 and going through Sunday, June 11. There are only select fish that will be available to catch without a proper license over the weekend, other fish will be considered illegal if caught without holding a proper fishing license for them. Whitman County is home to var...
COLFAX — Just over a month since receiving an offer from the Stanford Cardinal, one of the best schools for women’s basketball, Brynn McGaughy has become a national name. Her national recognition has started after a stellar May AAU circuit run. McGaughy was averaging 16.3 points and was shooting the three ball with 50% accuracy at the Adidas 3SSB circuit. Last week, McGaughy was unranked in the class of 2025 on ESPN HoopGurlz recruiting rankings, she has now jumped to No. 15 and is graded as a five-star recruit with a scout grade of 96. Bei...
PALOUSE — Kennedy Cook of Garfield-Palouse has been named one of the WIAA Athlete’s Of The Week for week 36. Kennedy Cook earned the recognition after her performance at the track and field districts meet, which took place in Colfax, Washington last week. At the event, Cook led the lady Vikings to a 1B District 7/9 championship as she competed in the 200m, 400m, and was the anchor for the 4 X 200m and 4 X 400m race. She won first place in all four events. She has the fastest 1B 400m and 200m times in the state, where this past weekend she won...
PULMAN — The Pullman Greyhounds girls have won state for tennis in the WIAA 2A state tournament. This is the first time that the Greyhounds have won a team state championship for tennis, and was the second consecutive year that the Greyhounds had people medal in all four events, boys and girls singles and doubles. The boys side also put on a show, taking third overall in state. For the girls, Rhoda Wang won her second straight state championship after winning her championship match in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2. Her single state championship w...
TUMWATER — After the conclusion of the WIAA 1B and 2B state golf tournament in Tumwater, Washington, Northwest Christian had a golfer finish first overall on the boys side, and the girls side saw a Tekoa-Rosalia golfer finish seventh. Dan Harrington was the winner of the boys state golf tournament over the weekend in Tumwater with an overall score of 153, taking first place by four strokes. Harrington shot a 74 on the first day of the competition, the low for the tournament. He followed up his day one with a 79 on day two to secure the v...
The Bulldogs competed over the weekend in the WIAA 2B state track and field meet in Yakima, Washington. For the boys, there were three representatives from the Bulldogs who helped earn Colfax 23rd overall in state. Zachary Cooper competed in the 110m hurdles, pole vault, and 100m dash. He failed to qualify for the finals in both running events, but placed second in state in pole vault with a height of 13-09, a PR of over a well over a foot for Cooper. Alex Binks competed in the shot put for...
COLFAX –– The Colfax Bulldogs went out in the WIAA 2B State Tournament early after they lost to Northwest Christian 9-0 in the first game Saturday in the loser's bracket. They advanced to that game by winning their opening round game Friday 11-10 against the Raymond-South Bend Seagulls. Then, the Bulldogs lost 11-21 to the Adna Pirates to place them in the game against Northwest Christian Saturday. The game against the Seagulls was a whirlwind game for both teams. The Seagulls were the away team...
PULLMAN— The Pullman Greyhounds ended their stellar season last weekend as they finished fourth overall in the WIAA 2B State Championships, which took place at Renton Memorial Stadium in Renton, Washington. The Greyhounds started the tournament as the No. 6 overall seed. Their first game was a 4-0 victory against White River to move the Greyhounds into the Quarterfinal match up. The quarterfinal game saw the Greyhounds upset No. 3 overall Franklin Pierce 3-0. This moved the Greyhounds into the semifinal game, while still not allowing a goal a...
COLFAX - The Colfax girls softball team went through early adversity Saturday, May 20 during the district championship game. They would lose the game 2-1 against Northwest Christian, but headed to a loser-out and winner-to-state game against Liberty, where the Bulldogs would shine once again. The victory over Liberty secured the Bulldogs a place in the state tournament, set to start Friday, May 26 and end Saturday, May 27. The first game saw the Bulldogs and Northwest Christian scoreless until...
COLFAX — The Colfax Bulldogs are set to put their talents on display this weekend as they start their run at a 2B State Championship Friday, May 26 in Yakima, Washington. Gateway Sports Complex in Yakima will see eight games played on Friday, followed by eight games on Saturday to crown a state champion. Colfax is coming into the tournament as the No. 8 overall seed. They finished the regular season with a 19-4 overall record and a 17-3 conference record. Their four losses on the season were to Warden, Liberty, and Northwest Christian twice. Wa...
ST. JOHN-ENDICOTT - The St. John-Endicott Eagles split two games against the Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights Monday afternoon. The first game of the series saw the Knights jump to an early lead in the game before controlling the tempo to secure the win 13-7. The second game of the series was one where the game was close throughout, with the Eagles pulling away in the end to win the game 11-9 and split the days match up. In the first game, the Knights scored five runs in the top of the second...
COLTON — The Colton Wildcats fell into a two-game losing streak after losing a close game to Sunnyside Christian 8-7. The Wildcats took the early lead after one inning, but quickly saw it slip away soon after. Colton fought their way back in the sixth inning, but fell one run short of the comeback. Sidni Whitcomb got the start once again on the day as she pitched all seven innings for the Wildcats. She allowed seven runs, but only three were earned. Whitcomb allowed nine hits, walked five batters and struck out another seven. For Sunnyside C...
PULLMAN — The Pullman Greyhounds are dominating the 2B tennis scene, seemingly running through every team they face. Their regional tournament competition was a crossover match up against the CWAC league. The Pullman boys and girls would send nine of their 11 competitors to the state tournament. On the girls singles side, Rhoda Wang once again dominated, winning her singles match in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0. Gwyn Heim would also qualify for state after winning her singles match in straight sets. The last girls members to qualify for state was t...
COLFAX — Colfax High School held their senior signing ceremony Wednesday, May 17 in the Colfax gymnasium. Of the seniors who signed for collegiate activities, six of them signed letters to compete for the universities sports programs. These six students will take the next step towards an education, as well as competing at the next-level of sport. Tess Lewis has signed to attend West Texas A&M University, and will compete and participate for their Ranch Horse Team. The Ranch Horse team represents the agricultural program both inside and o...
COLFAX — With state softball looming over the weekend, the WIAA has released their All-League honors, including MVP of the league, coach of the year, as well as first and second team recognition. The MVP was none other than Delaney Imler, senior pitcher/first base for the Colfax Bulldogs. She was stellar all season long, pitching over half of the games the Bulldogs have played this season, and was excellent hitting the bat in 2023. She finished the season with a .509 batting average with 27 hits for 35 RBIs and a home run. Coach of the year w...
COLFAX - Over the weekend, starting Friday, May 19, all schools from the WIAA 2B District 7 and 1B District 7 & 9 came to Colfax, Washington to compete in the district tournament. Athletes who finish in the top four in each event head to the state tournament set to start Thursday, May 25 in Yakima. As well as individual accolades for the athletes, there were also district championships for the teams up for grabs. On the boys side, Davenport took home the District 7 2B championship, scoring 135 p...
COLFAX — There is a rising star in the sport of girls basketball, Brynn McGaughy. McGaughy, a sophomore at Colfax High School, is an unknown gem to many throughout the country, coming from a small-town with a population of less than 3,000, but that is rapidly changing. She is set to graduate with the class of 2025. She still has two full seasons of high school ball left, and is currently competing in her second-to-last AAU circuit run, where she plays for Meta Hoops 17U 3SSB girls program out of Boise, Idaho. Since she is still two years f...
COLTON- The Colton Wildcats lost their final home game of the season Monday, May 15, as they were defeated by the DeSales Irish 11-7. The Wildcats now drop to 6-4 on the season in conference play, putting them tied for third in the conference with Sunnyside Christian. For DeSales, they scored four runs in the top of the first inning to jump out to the early lead. Colton would respond with a massive six runs of their own in the bottom half of the third inning to claim the 6-4 lead. Their lead, however, would only last the inning. In the top of...
PULLMAN— The Pullman Greyhounds finished yet another undefeated season as they defeated Clarkston in all seven varsity tennis matches. This is their third consecutive undefeated season. The Greyhounds have six seniors on their roster. Against Clarkston, seniors Vijay Lin, Kolby Uhlenkott, Kieran Hampson, Brian Fugh, Jesse Tang and Parker Hipp all helped win four of the seven matches against Clarkston. The seniors on the Greyhounds roster have never lost league or non-league head-to-head match ups. The defeat against Clarkston was the 42nd c...
COLFAX — The Colfax Men’s team took fifth in the 2B Sub-District Tournament on May 9 in Ritzville, Washington. The girls finished ninth with two points. St George’s left their mark all over the Men’s division in the tournament. They took first with 106.5 points. Second place was Reardan, who finished with 87.5 points. Colfax scored 39 points to finish fifth. On the Women’s side, the Northwest Christian Crusaders scored 65 points to take the victory. The Asotin Panthers took second with 50 points, followed by the Asotin Panthers with 45 points...
COLTON — Colton baseball saw their longest winning streak since the 2015-2016 season snapped as they were defeated in Sunnyside, Washington to Sunnyside Christian 8-4 in their first game. The Wildcats dropped to 8-10-1 on the year following the match up with the Knights, placing them sixth in the 1B Southeast Baseball conference. The Wildcats starting pitcher was Grant Wolf. He pitched just over five innings and allowed five hits for eight runs, six of which were earned. He also struck out six batters, but walked three in his outing. For the K...
COLFAX - Colfax baseball saw their season come to a close in dramatic fashion Wednesday, May 10, as they lost to Northwest Christian in 11 innings. The Bulldogs started the day defeating the Asotin Panthers 4-1 to reach the winner-to-state game. Although the Bulldogs defeated Asotin by three, the score does not tell the story. Colfax had nine hits in the game and held Asotin to only three. Asotin also had three errors while the Bulldogs had zero. JD Peterson pitched a complete game for the...
COLTON — The Colton Wildcats softball team split a doubleheader series against Sunnyside Christian May 9. The first game was won by the Knights and the second was won by the Wildcats. Colton now has a 14-4 overall record with a 6-3 conference record. They still sit second in the 1B Southeast Conference. The first game of the doubleheader Tuesday was a hard-fought victory by Sunnyside Christian, who jumped out to the early lead and used late-game offense to push through and win 7-3. Sidni Whitcomb got the start for the Wildcats where she p...
COLFAX - The Colfax Bulldogs softball team advanced to the finals for the 2B District 7 Softball Tournament with two decisive victories at home in the first stages of the tournament. The Championship game will be played on Saturday, May 20. Colfax took on Davenport to start the day, then finished against Liberty. The first game of the day for the Bulldogs saw them take on the Davenport Gorillas. The Bulldogs would go on to win the game 25-2 thanks to a 16-run bottom of the second inning. "They...
GARFIELD — Garfield’s annual May Day is scheduled to start Friday, May 19 with celebrations going through Saturday May 20. The celebration kicks off Friday from 6-9 p.m. downtown with live music, vendors, and a beer garden. Saturday a full slate of activities are scheduled to run, starting at 7 a.m. with breakfast at Garfield Christian Fellowship. After the breakfast, be sure to head down to the corner of California and 2nd St. for the Poker run. Registration is from 7:30-8 a.m. with the rac...
