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PULLMAN - Softball teams vied to become champions in two tournaments of the Lentil Festival on Saturday, Aug. 17. Three teams played in the men's bracket, and four teams played in the coed tournament. For the coed bracket, the Monstars defeated Carlson Gunsmithing, 13-11, in the championship game. To get there, the Monstars beat the Steelhead, 13-0, in the opening round and beat Carlson Gunsmithing, 14-6, in the semifinal. Carlson Gunsmithing beat Combined Forces, 9-6, in the first round, fell...
ROCKFORD - Rattlers Run Farms in Fairfield, Wash., will host a vintage motocross race on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 14-15. The day before, on Friday, Sept. 13, Mike Allen's trials school will also be offered at 4 p.m. Trials for the race will start Saturday with sign ups at 9 a.m., riders meeting at 10:45 a.m. and races beginning 11 a.m. Motocross early sign up and tech inspection will be at 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. On Sunday, practice will be from 8:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. with the rider...
PULLMAN — Washington State University (WSU) had two soccer players named to the 2024 West Coast Conference (WCC) preseason team, the Conference announced Friday. Grayson Lynch earned the first conference selection of her career. The sixth-year senior won a Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week recognition last season on Aug. 21, for her match-winning brace in the program’s first win against Texas A&M, and notching an assist in the Cougars’ first win against Portland. Hailing from Castle Rock, Colo., the 5-foot-9 forward started the first three...
PULLMAN - Football season is here as the Washington State University Cougars hosted their first scrimmage of 2024 on Saturday, Aug. 10. Senior quarterback Zevi Eckhaus threw three touchdown passes and nearly 150 yards, redshirt sophomore quarterback John Mateer tossed for two touchdowns and nearly 170 yards and redshirt freshman quarterback Jaxon Potter passed for two touchdowns and over 200 yards. "It was good, it was long," Cougars Head Coach Jake Dickert said after the scrimmage. "We were...
PULLMAN - On Saturday, Sept. 28, the Lauren McCluskey Foundation will host its sixth annual Race for Campus Safety on the Washington State University Campus in Pullman, it was announced on Wednesday, July 31. The event will be coupled with a race festival called Lauren's Lap. There are 5K and 10K options, with a 1K race for kids 12 and younger. The race will include vendors, food trucks, local University mascots and family friendly activities, according to the announcement. Timing will be...
PULLMAN — The Washington State University soccer team was named a College Team Academic Award winner by the United Soccer Coaches for the 2023-24 academic year, the organization announced on Thursday, Aug. 1. The award is given to teams who perform well in the classroom and have a high GPA. As a team, the athletes averaged a 3.34 GPA over the two-semester academic year, marking the seventh time under WSU Head Coach Todd Shulenberger’s nine-year tenure to earn the award. Since the United Soccer Coaches organization instituted the College Women’s...
ROSALIA - The final rodeo weekend of the season for the Rolling Hills Rodeo Association (RHRA) is one week away and changes have been made to the original rodeo dates. In an effort to battle the heat, limit stress on the stock and give the least amount of exposure to the elements for the contestants and their horses, there will be three days of rodeos in August instead of the usual two. This will also make up for the missed rodeo from July 21. To makeup for the missed July 21 rodeo, starting...
COLFAX - There are new sights to see among the trees while playing a round at the Colfax Golf Course and Country Club. An eagle, a bear and owl have been carved from tree stumps by Spokane wood carving artist Aaron Chavez, along with his daughter Inara and son Bing. "This has just been great," Chavez said. "Especially having my kids here helping me." Hailing from Spokane, Chavez is an artist and owner of Chavez Carving and 3C Construction (Concrete, Carving, Craftsmanship). He has been c...
PALOUSE - It came down to just one-half a point in the final team rankings and the Pullman Barracudas won the 59th annual Jerry Cluckey Memorial Swim meet on Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Palouse pool. Pullman finished with 345 points and Pomeroy was right behind with 344.5 points. St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse-Washtucna (SELW) finished with 237 points, Garfield-Palouse-Oakesdale-Potlach (GPOP) had 166 points and Colfax ended the meet with 139.5 points. The Barracudas were led by William Hyatt, who...
POMEROY - Beginning the final week of the season, Pomeroy hosted SELW on Tuesday, July 23. Pomeroy came out ahead with a team score of 618 to SELW's 407. Pomeroy's Kael Edwards topped the leaderboard with six first-place wins, a second and a third-place finish. He won the boys 11-12 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 50-yard breaststroke, 100-yard IM, and was part of the first-place finishes in the boys 13-14 freestyle and medley relay teams. Hudson Newberg, of Pomeroy, had five firsts and a...
PALOUSE — Through changes in home pool sites due to ongoing renovations, this summer season for the Tri-County Swim League has certainly been notable. From personal bests and several close matchups, the final regular-season matchups of the year have come to an end. The championship meet is set for 10 a.m. this Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Palouse pool. “The season went really well. All the teams who hosted put a lot of effort into their meets and we appreciate them,” said Tiffani Organ, a swim coach for the St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse-Washtucna (SEL...
PULLMAN - On Tuesday, July 23, Pullman hosted Colfax and Garfield-Palouse-Oakesdale-Plummer (GPOP). Pullman won the meet with 583.5 points, followed by GPOP with 302 and Colfax at 211.5. Pullman went on to host Colfax on Friday, July 26, for the final meet of the regular season before the championship meet on Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Palouse pool. GPOP hosted St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse-Washtucna and Pomeroy on Thursday, July 25, for their final meet of the regular season. On Tuesday, Pullman's...
PATEROS, Wash. - Watersports enthusiasts raced in the Apple Pie Jamboree last weekend, July 19-21 in Pateros, Wash. Racers competed in several categories to attempt to be the best in their respective field on the Columbia river. According to the event's website, "The Apple Pie Jamboree is an annual event that brings together the best of our community to raise money for local students, clubs and community groups. The Apple Pie Jamboree is better than ever with even more events, fun, friends and...
COLFAX - Golfers of several ages and experience levels came to the Colfax Golf Club for the 16th annual Peter Zornes Memorial Golf tournament on Saturday, July 13. There were 64 golfers attending the event from across Washington, Oregon, Southern Idaho and Arizona. Participants received player welcome bags, tournament shirts and golf balls. There was also a silent auction to raise more money for the Peter A. Zornes Memorial Neuroscience Scholarship. Kathy Zornes gave a short history of the...
ROSALIA - The town of Rosalia was host to the Rolling Hills Rodeo Association's second rodeo of the year on Saturday, July 20. The event was originally going to take place both Saturday and Sunday, but the Sunday events were canceled due to high heat. The rodeo featured competitions in barrel racing, goat tying, breakaway roping, steer daubing, dummy roping and more. The preliminary times and placings are in, but results are not official until a final audit. The final results will be posted to...
COLTON - Special Olympics athletes had a chance to enjoy the summer sun at "hot bocce" at the Colton Booster Gun Club on Saturday, July 13. The event also included cornhole and card games inside. The event had 92 participants and they all agreed "hot bocce" should be an annual event. When it first began in 2022, the temperature outside reached 104 degrees, hence the name "hot bocce." This year was a bit cooler as the temperature was notched at 94 degrees outside when checked during the lunch...
ENDICOTT - Throughout the heat of summer, athletes were able to cool off in the pool as the first swim meets of the season occurred last week. On Tuesday, July 9, St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse-Watuchna (SELW) prevailed as it hosted Colfax and Pomeroy in Endicott, and Pullman defeated Garfield-Palouse-Oakesdale-Plummer (GPOP) in Palouse on the same day. Colfax and GPOP went on to swim in Pomeroy on Thursday, July 11, and Pullman hosted SELW on Friday, July 12. Colfax, Pomeroy at SELW SELW won its ho...
The 56th annual Cheney Rodeo was held last weekend, July 12-14, at the Bi-Mart Arena in Cheney. Cowboys and cowgirls came from across the country to participate in the rodeo. Caleb McMillan of Soap Lake, Wash., won all-around cowboy as he participated in bull riding, tie-down roping and steer wrestling. Clay Stone, 27, of Blackfoot, Idaho, won the bareback riding event with 84.5 points on C5 Rodeo's horse named "Chasing Dreams." In steer wrestling, Cody Cabral, 35, of Hilo, Hawaii, won with a ti...
COLFAX — This weekend, on July 13-14, the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds will hold the Sagebrush Classic Junior Show. The show began in 2016 and this will be the second year the Fairgrounds in Colfax has hosted the event. There are three classes of steer, heifer and showmanship. Within showmanship, there will be a junior, intermediate and senior division with five places paid in each class and division. In the steer classes, there will be a jackpot steer of champion and reserve, Charolais Influenced steer champion and reserve, Simmental I...
RITZVILLE - Heading into his junior year of high school at Lind-Ritzville, Hayes Hennings is already making a name for himself on the national stage. On July 14 through 20, Hennings will represent Washington at the national trap shooting competition in Rock Springs, Wyo., through the National High School Rodeo Association. He is the current state champion for Washington. "I'm really proud of him," Hayes's mother Michelle Hennings said. "When he puts his mind to setting goals, he works really...
COLFAX - The 16th annual Peter Zornes Memorial Golf Tournament will be held at the Colfax Golf Course this Saturday, July 13, starting at 10 a.m. Golfers of all experience levels are welcome to participate in the 18-hole scramble. Following the tournament, there will be a dinner announcing the winners and awarding prizes, along with a silent auction. Families are encouraged to come and those not wishing to play golf can go to the dinner for a donation to the Peter A Zornes Memorial Neuroscience...
COLTON - On Saturday, July 13, the Whitman County Cougars Special Olympics will be hosting a Fun Day of 'hot bocce' and cornhole at the Colton Booster Gun Club starting at 10 a.m. There will also be indoor activities with card games and music, due to the summer heat, along with lunch served at noon. Debbie Niehenke, Program Coordinator for the Whitman County Cougars Special Olympics, said it will be a fun-filled day that athletes and volunteers can enjoy for "bragging rights" competition with...
MOSCOW — The Humane Society of the Palouse (HSOP) will hold a cornhole tournament and silent auction benefiting lost and homeless pets in the area at the Moscow Moose Lodge on Saturday, July 20. Registration opens at 10 a.m. with the tournament starting at 11:30 a.m. Round robin games will determine whether a team is placed in the “pro” or “backyard” brackets for the remainder of the tournament. “This family-friendly event offers fun and light-hearted competition, community spirit and exciting auction items, all in support of lost and homeles...
TEKOA — This Independence Day will bring a new type of swimming to the Tekoa pool. Night swim starts July 4 with family time going from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. and allowing all swimmers from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Night swims will be every Thursday and Saturday. Regular hours for the pool are noon to 6 p.m., Tuesdays and Wednesdays; noon to 3 p.m. Thursdays; 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; and 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays. The pool is closed on Monday, and the first and last hour of regular pool hours are lap swim. Swimming lesions w...
ENDICOTT — The St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse-Washtucna (SELW) swim team has 62 swimmers on the roster, and they are all looking forward to the start of the season. SELW will host Pomeroy and Colfax, in Endicott, for the first swim meet of the summer on Tuesday, July 9, with Garfield-Palouse-Oakesdale-Potlatch-Plummer (GPOP) hosting Pullman in Palouse on the same day. Katie Bailey, coach for the LaCrosse and Washtucna portion of SELW and Tri-County Swim League director, said athletes who participate in swimming for the summer helps build strong r...
