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PULLMAN — The Pullman Greyhounds volleyball team went 3-0 last week and won four in a row as the season is reaching the finish line. The Greyhounds began the week with a five-set thriller against cross-state rivals the Moscow Bears on Monday, Oct. 14, in Pullman. The Greyhounds won the match, 3-2, taking the first two sets, dropping the next two and winning the fifth. Set scores were 25-14, 25-16, 14-25, 22-25 and 15-8. Pullman’s Camber Wolfe led the Greyhounds with 50 assists, Ella Forster had 15 kills and Kitty Keane added 17 digs. The Gre...
SPOKANE — The Pullman Greyhounds got their second win of the season on Thursday, Oct. 17, as they defeated the North Central Wolfpack, 28-14, at ONE Spokane Stadium. Pullman scored a touchdown in the opening quarter and added two in the second to take a 20-o lead heading into halftime. The Greyhounds added a touchdown in the third quarter, but the Wolfpack scored two of their own in the same frame. Neither team scored in the final quarter, giving the final score of 28-14 for the Greyhounds. Pullman improved to 2-5 on the season, 2-3 in l...
COLTON — The Colton Wildcats went 1-2 last week to end the regular season of volleyball action. The Wildcats defeated the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves, 3-2, in a five-set battle on Monday, Oct. 14. Colton then fell to the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles (SJEL), 3-1, on Tuesday, Oct. 15, and dropped their final match to the Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings, 3-0, on Thursday, Oct. 17. Against the Timberwolves, extra points had to decide the first set. Colton came away with the 26-24 win to take a 1-0 lead in the match. The Timberwolves then t...
OAKESDALE — Aside from non-league tournament play facing higher-classification teams, the Oakesdale Nighthawks continue with their unblemished record heading into the final week of volleyball action. The Nighthawks defeated the Waitsburg Cardinals, 3-0, on Tuesday, Oct. 17. Oakesdale then defeated the Pomeroy Pirates, 3-2, in an away match on Thursday, Oct. 17. Pomeroy is only the second team this season to win a single set against the Nighthawks in league play. Oakesdale handily defeated Waitsburg in the match with the Cardinals only m...
COLFAX - The Colfax Bulldogs volleyball team got a big 3-0 win against the Asotin Panthers to celebrate Senior Night on Thursday, Oct. 17, for their final home match of the season. Seniors this year are middle blocker Ava Swan, outside hitter Brenna Gilchrist, outside hitter Marchele McNeilly, middle blocker Karly Wigen and defensive specialist Dory Doty. The Bulldogs improved throughout the match, winning by set scores of 25-18, 25-17 and 25-13. Swan led the Bulldogs with 21 kills, 18 kills...
KETTLE FALLS, Wash. — In their second dogfight of the season, the Colfax Bulldogs defeated the Kettle Falls Bulldogs, 27-6, on Friday, Oct. 18. Colfax had previously defeated Kettle Falls with a 33-0 win on Friday, Sept. 13. Kettle Falls didn’t score until the final quarter as Colfax built a steady lead, scoring one touchdown in each of the four quarters. Colfax opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 27-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Ryker Reed to junior wide receiver Brayden McNealy. The point-after touchdown (PAT) att...
ROSALIA - The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves had a busy week as the volleyball regular season is reaching its end. The Timberwolves lost a five-set heater to the Colton Wildcats on Monday, Oct. 14 then fell to the Garfield-Palouse Vikings, 3-1, on Tuesday, Oct. 15. The Timberwolves then defeated the Waitsburg Cardinals, 3-0, on Thursday, Oct. 17. Against Colton, the set scores were 26-24, 16-26, 16-26, 25-20 and 15-10. The next night, the Vikings defeated the Timberwolves with set scores of 25-16,...
TEKOA - During halftime of the Tekoa-Rosalia football game against Dayton on Friday, Oct. 18, the Timberwolves seniors were honored. There are 10 seniors who were recognized, who participate in football, volleyball and cheerleading. Libby Lehn Libby Lehn participates in both volleyball and cheerleading for the fall sports season. Lehn has been playing volleyball since the second grade and plans on attending college after graduation. Lehn wrote that she never thought she would be a cheerleader,...
PALOUSE — The Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings are doing what Vikings do … raiding nearby towns and terrorizing whoever stands in their way. The Vikings defeated the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves, 3-1, on Tuesday Oct. 15, before besting the Colton Wildcats, 3-0, on Thursday, Oct. 17. After the win on Thursday, Gar-Pal moved to 11-1 on the season. Against the Timberwolves, the Vikings won by set scores of 25-16, 26-24, 17-25 and 25-11. Vikings sophomore Kyra Brantner had a team-high 14 kills with junior Clare Bowechop adding 12. Junior Elena Fla...
ST. JOHN — The Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings pillaged the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles on Friday, Oct. 18. Gar-Pal led 38-6 by the end of the first quarter and defeated the Eagles, 76-14. The Vikings opened the scoring when senior quarterback Bryce Pfaff connected with junior Kaleb Kelnhofer on a 17-yard touchdown pass. Gar-Pal then scored on a 75-yard touchdown run by junior running back Lane Collier. Collier then caught an interception on the SJEL 46-yard line, setting up a 13-yard touchdown run by senior Macent Rardon. A...
REARDAN, Wash. — The Colfax Bulldogs cross country teams traveled to Reardan to participate in the Northeast 2B League Championships on Friday, Oct. 18. Middle School boys, middle school girls, varsity high school boys and combined high school girls were the categories. Colfax didn’t have junior varsity runners participating. The Colfax middle school girls took third place with 73 points behind Jenkins at 51 points and first-place finishers Northwest Christian with 36 points. St. George’s and Reardan each had 91 points. The other Colfax teams...
SPOKANE VALLEY - Area 1B cross country teams participated in the District 6 Championships at Valley Christian High School on Friday, Oct. 18. Colton, Tekoa-Rosalia, Garfield-Palouse and St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse all fielded runners. The Garfield-Palouse varsity girls team took second place at the meet with 43 points. The Vikings were just five points behind first-place finishers Valley Christian with 38 points. The Vikings boys varsity team placed third with 91 points and the Colton boys...
ST. JOHN - Celebrating Homecoming and Senior Night for their lone senior Joe Hergert, the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles fell to the Garfield-Palouse Vikings in football action on Friday, Oct. 18. "Joe's leadership is pretty solid, we definitely rely on him alot," said SJEL coach Kevin Armstrong. "Joe is exactly what a senior is supposed to be. He shows up, puts the work in and stays motivated for these young guys." Hergert said some of his favorite football memories are "Our 2022 winning...
LACROSSE - The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles picked up two big wins last week as they are fighting to make the postseason. The Eagles defeated the Colton Wildcats, 3-1, for Homecoming on Tuesday, Oct. 15, in St. John and beat the Dayton Bulldogs, 3-0, on Thursday, Oct. 17, in LaCrosse. Against Colton, the set scores were 25-20, 25-19, 23-25 and 25-15. Senior Kate Hergert led the attack with 11 kills, with fellow senior Avery Flemming adding eight. sophomore Sophie Anderson notched...
PULLMAN - Zeppoz in Pullman was host to the Special Olympics bowling Southeast sub-regional event on Saturday, Oct. 12. There were about 120 participants bowling from the Whitman County Cougars team from Pullman and the Twin Rivers team from Clarkston, according to Special Olympics East Region Senior Manager Grant Opland. Gold medalists from the event will now advance to the regional competition at Spare Time Lanes in Tri Cities on Nov. 3. Opland said there are approximately 3,000 bowlers in...
COLFAX - With both teams clad in pink for cancer awareness, the Lind-Ritzville-Sprague (LRS) Broncos defeated the Colfax Bulldogs, 3-2, in a heated Northeast 2B League volleyball match Thursday, Oct. 10. Set scores for the match were 25-22, 23-25, 15-25, 25-18 and 15-10. The Broncos moved to 11-1 on the season and Colfax fell to 4-7. "It's been really exciting to plan all of this," said Colfax senior Ava Swan. "The posters on the wall, the auction, getting ready for it with the anticipation and...
COLFAX - Never back a dog into a corner. The Colfax Bulldogs came back from 22 points down at halftime to secure a 30-28 win in overtime against the Liberty (Spangle) Lancers on Friday, Oct. 11. A 2-point conversion after a touchdown in overtime was the deciding factor. "I thought our ability to bounce back from adversity was impressive," Colfax coach Dave Cofer said. "We have focused on that all year, going through adversity with no loss of enthusiasm." Early in the first quarter, Liberty...
ST. JOHN - Hitting the road all of last week, the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles split a pair of away matches on Tuesday, Oct. 8, and Thursday, Oct. 10. The Eagles fell to the Garfield-Palouse Vikings, 3-0, on Tuesday and defeated the Waitsburg Cardinals, 3-0, on Thursday. Against the Vikings, SJEL junior setter Sophie Anderson opened the match with an ace. Gar-Pal swiftly recovered and tied set one at 2-2 with kills by junior Clare Bowechop and junior Elena Flansburg. While the hits...
COLTON — On Thursday, Oct. 10, the Pomeroy Pirates defeated the Colton Wildcats, 3-0, in a Southeast 1B League matchup. The Wildcats licked their wounds and defeated the Prescott Tigers, 3-1, on Saturday, Oct. 12. Against Pomeroy, the Pirates won by set scores of 25-9, 25-9, 25-15. Senior Clair Moehrle and sophomore Mere Bell led the Wildcats with two aces each. Moehrle and eighth grader Adara Ligouri each led with two assists apiece. Bell had one block and three kills in the match and junior Kiya Soza had a team-high seven digs. In a close m...
POMEROY — The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves lost a football game to the still-undefeated Pomeroy Pirates on Friday, Oct. 11. The score line read 68-0 in favor of Pomeroy. The Pirates scored 22 points in the first quarter, 30 in the second and eight points in each of the third and fourth quarters. The Timberwolves fall to 2-3 on the season. Their next matchup is against the Dayton Bulldogs in Tekoa at 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18. They will close out the regular season with an away match against the Garfield-Palouse Vikings on Friday, Oct. 2...
TEKOA - The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves had a rough one last week as they dropped three matches to the Dayton Bulldogs, Oakesdale Nighthawks and Colton Wildcats. On Tuesday, Oct. 8, the Bulldogs defeated the Timberwolves, 3-1. Set scores were 18-25, 25-20, 25-19, 26-24. Against Oakesdale on Thursday, Oct. 10, the Nighthawks defeated the Timberwolves, 3-0. Set scores were 25-7, 25-7, 25-8. On Monday, Oct. 14, the Wildcats defeated the Timberwolves in a five-set heater, 3-2. Full set scores were...
PULLMAN — The Pullman Greyhounds took an early lead but ultimately fell short, falling to the Rogers Pirates of Spokane on Friday, Oct. 11. Early in the first quarter, Pullman opened the scoring on a 6-yard touchdown pass that clipped the corner pylon. The point-after-touchdown (PAT) kick was good and the Greyhounds had a 7-0 lead. Rogers answered late in the second quarter on an 8-yard touchdown pass to the left corner. The PAT kick was blocked by the Pullman defense and the Greyhounds held their lead. With 1:15 to go in the first half, Pullma...
PULLMAN — The Pullman Greyhounds won both their home matches and lost an away match in volleyball action last week. On Tuesday, Oct. 8, Pullman fell to the West Valley (Spokane) Eagles, 3-1, before defeating the Deer Park Stags, 3-0, on Thursday, Oct. 10. The Greyhounds defeated the Moscow Bears, 3-2, in a heated matchup on Monday, Oct. 14. Against West Valley, the Greyhounds lost the first set, 25-20, before taking set two, 25-22. The Eagles won sets three and four, both with set scores of 25-16. West Valley remains undefeated on the s...
PULLMAN - After falling to West Valley of Spokane, 8-0, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, the Pullman Greyhounds girls soccer team returned to form and defeated the Deer Park Stags, 2-1, on Thursday, Oct. 10. The win against Deer Park came from the shooting prowess of junior Sydney Johnson as she scored both goals for the Greyhounds. Johnson scored a goal in the sixth minute to put Pullman on the board and just three minutes later scored again. Deer Park stifled the Greyhound shutout by scoring a goal in the...
OAKESDALE - The Oakesdale Nighthawks volleyball team continued its reign of terror on the court with 3-0 wins against the Colton Wildcats on Tuesday, Oct. 8, and the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves on Thursday, Oct. 10. The only team to take just one set from Oakesdale in regular-season play was a 3-1 decision against Wilbur-Creston-Keller on Saturday, Sept. 21. Against Colton, the Nighthawks won by set scores of 5-14, 25-15 and 25-12. Junior Bradyn Henley led the Nighthawks with five aces and two bl...
