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RITZVILLE — The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles had several athletes among the top competitors in the 1B District 7&9 boys meet Wednesday, May 11. Junior Logan Marconi took second in the 800-meter in 2:13.67 and fourth in the 1,600-meter in 5:06.89. Senior Ryan Anderson and junior Rory Maloney finished second and third, respectively in both the 110-meter high hurdles and the 300-meter low hurdles. Anderson’s times were 18.08 seconds and 45:67; Maloney finished in 18.40 and 46.01. The four also combined to win the boys 4X400 relay in a tim...
RITZVILLE - A Colfax High School senior isn't letting his physical disability get in the way of his track career. Jonathan Kinley scored 40 points for the Bulldogs in the Tuesday, May 10, Northeast 2B-South championship ambulatory track meet at Ritzville High School. He brought home four first-place finishes in the ambulatory division. Kinley completed the 100-meter in 24.9 seconds and the 200-meter in 55.20 seconds. In field events, Kinley tossed the 12-pound shot a distance of 10-06.75 in...
ROSALIA - The Tekoa-Rosalia girls fastpitch softball team wrapped up itsseason, dropping four straight games. The Timberwolves were swept by the Liberty Christian Patriots on Thursday, May 5, at home. Then lost a doubleheader to cross-county rival, Garfield-Palouse (story on Page B1). In the opener against Liberty Christian, hot bats put the Patriots up 4-0 in the first inning. The girls from Richland added 3 more in the top of the 2nd. And the scoring continued. Down 11-0 in the bottom of the...
COLFAX - The No. 4-seeded Colfax Bulldogs boys baseball team advanced to the District semifinal game Tuesday, May 6, after eliminating Kettle Falls from the postseason. The local Bulldogs topped the No. 5-seeded northern Bulldogs, 9-1, to advance. Individual statistics were not available by press time. The local boys were scheduled to play the Jenkins (Chewelah) Cougars in the 4 p.m., semifinal. The top-ranked Cougars topped the No. 8-seeded Davenport Gorillas to advance. The results of the...
I’ve never been a fan of the new ban on plastic bags and straws in our state. Subconsciously, I always knew it was a designed scheme to get more money out of people shopping in stores or having a beverage at a gas station or fast food stop. As you know, the politicos in Seattle and Olympia said that wasn’t the case. They said it was necessary to help eliminate the number of plastic straws and bags along our roadways, ending up in our streams and plaguing our landfills. They said future bags wou...
Colfax freshman Zachary Cooper won the Northeast 2B league championship Tuesday afternoon, May 3, on his home field. The Bulldog boys finished third in the standings; while the local girls finished fifth. Full results were not available at press time and will be published in the May 12 edition of The Gazette. For Undeberg Invitational results, see Page B1....
RALSTON – A month after vetoing sections affirming local input into development of solar and wind farms, Gov. Jay Inslee tried last week to put a positive spin on his move. The governor spent part of Wednesday, April 20, at Rattlesnake Flats Wind Farm north of Washtucna, in the heart of the 9th Legislative District represented by Sen. Mark Schoesler, and Reps. Mary Dye and Joe Schmick. Inslee’s visit coincided with Earth Week. Rattlesnake Flats includes 57 wind turbines, according to Clearway En...
RALSTON – A month after vetoing sections affirming local input into development of solar and wind farms, Gov. Jay Inslee tried last week to put a positive spin on his move. The governor spent part of Wednesday, April 20, at Rattlesnake Flats Wind Farm north of Washtucna, in the heart of the 9th Legislative District represented by Sen. Mark Schoesler, and Reps. Mary Dye and Joe Schmick. Inslee’s visit coincided with Earth Week. Rattlesnake Flats includes 57 wind turbines, according to Clearway Energy Group, which developed the wind farm. Dye and...
OLYMPIA – The state is taking aim at cyclists using battery-powered and electric bikes on publicly owned land managed by the state. As a result of Senate Bill 5452, which passed the Legislature in 2021, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and Department of Natural Resources will host two public meetings online. Those meetings are set for 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12, and 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 18. A survey is also available to the public through Friday, July 15. All three can be accessed online at wdfw.wa.gov/ebikes or d...
CHENEY – A Colfax pole vaulter finished fourth Saturday, April 16, Van Kuren Invitational track meet. Senior Emma Brysonposted the highest place for any Bulldog competitors, clearing the bar at 8 feet, and tying for fourth in girls pole vault with Mikah Baggot of Central Valley. Bryson scored all four of Colfax’s team points. Central Valley won the girls team title with 64 points, followed in second by East Valley (Spokane Valley) with 58 and Cheney third with 52. St. George’s and Odessa tied for fourth with 46 points; both are Class 1B schoo...
By Roger Harnack Gazette Publisher COLFAX - The Colfax girls fastpitch softball team swept the visiting Liberty (Spangle) Lancers in a doubleheader Tuesday night, April 19. Colfax took the games 3-2 and 13-3. Individual statistics were not available before press time. Colfax (8-1 in league, 9-1 overall) sits in second place in the Northeast 2B. The Lancers (6-2 in league and 7-2 overall) are in third place. Northwest Christian remains undefeated, and leads the league with a 5-0 record....
COLFAX - Hundreds of city youth turned out Saturday morning, April 16, for Easter egg hunts. In Colfax, the Easter bunny hit several parks, leaving a golden egg in each for a lucky egg hunter to find....
ELTOPIA - Sen. Mark Schoesler received the True Patriot award Saturday, April 9, during the Franklin County Republicans annual Lincoln Day Dinner. It was the third award of the week presented to the Ritzville Republican representing the 9th Legislative District, which includes Adams, Franklin, Whitman, Southern Spokane and other counties. In addition to the True Patriot award, Schoesler received the Legislator of the Year award from the Hunters Heritage Council and a golden hammer from Habitat...
COLFAX - The National Weather Service is predicting snowfall is possible throughout the remainder of the week. The forecast comes after two days of late-season snowfall already this week. Early Sunday morning, snow blanketed much of Eastern Washington, from Pullman west to Ritzville and even the Tri-Cities. While some communities plowed roads, much of the snow melted that day. Snow resumed again Monday morning, affecting travel on state Highway 26 from Dusty west to Washtucna, and south of...
CLARKSTON - The Colfax girls fastpitch softball team knocked off a Class 2A team Tuesday night in the opening game of a doubleheader. Colfax (6-1) rode a 6th inning rally to a 7-2 victory, handing the Clarkston Bantams (3-1) their first loss of the year. Individual Colfax stats were not available at press time, with Game 2 was underway. The win came on the heels of a blowout over Northeast 2B rival Davenport on Saturday, April 2. The Colfax girls dominated the Davenport Gorillas, 23-2 in the ope...
MESA — An Idaho driver was injured Tuesday, April 12, after his car slammed into the rear of a tractor-trailer on southbound U.S. Highway 395. Matthew C. Campbell, 39, of Boise, Idaho, was transported to a Pasco hospital following the 5:55 a.m. crash near Milepost 42, the Washington State Patrol reported. Campbell was cited for second-degree negligent driving, the report said. At the time of the crash, Campbell was southbound in a 2008 Lexus three miles south of the city when he rear-ended a 2...
COLFAX — Whitman County is the most recent to join the bandwagon opposing a local income tax. On Monday, March 21, county commissioners unanimously voted to oppose any effort to implement a local income tax within its jurisdiction. Whitman County’s move follows similar action in 11 other counties in the state. Adjacent Lincoln, Spokane and Franklin Counties previously passed resolutions opposing any local income tax. The growing opposition comes on the continued efforts by Western Washington Democrats and Democrat-controlled cities to implement...
COLFAX - The Bulldogs girls fastpitch softball team (4-1, 2-0 league) added two more wins to the list during the last week, but it also added its first loss of the season. On Tuesday, March 22, the local girls lost a close game, 2-1, to the Freeman Scotties. On the mound, pitcher Abbie Amend tossed a no-hitter for the Scotties. Meanwhile, Colfax's Jorja Koerner gave up two runs in the third inning, but pitched flawlessly for the remaining six innings. Freeman had 5 hits during the game,...
TEKOA - The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves girls fastpitch softball team is off to a slow start, dropping its first three games of the season. The Timberwolves (0-3) lost to Liberty (Spangle) on Thursday, March 24, then fell twice to Sunnyside Christian in a doubleheader on Saturday, March 26. The local girls game at Davenport on Tuesday, March 29, was canceled. In the season-opener for both Liberty and Tekoa-Rosalia, the Lancers jumped out to a 5-0 lead by the top of the 3rd inning. In the third,...
COLFAX - The Bulldogs boys baseball team is off to a ho-hum start, winning one and tying one in the last two weeks. Playing in a tournament in Orofino, Idaho, the Colfax boys (1-2-1) opened their season Friday, March 18, with an 8-8 tie against Orofino (6-2-1) in the Asotin Panthers baseball tournament. Both teams put up 2 runs in the first inning and Colfax added another in the 2nd. The score would remain 3-2 until the bottom of the fourth, when the Maniacs put 5 more runs on the board to take...
EPHRATA - The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse track team finished respectably at the Ray Cross Invitational on Saturday, March 26. The Eagles boys finished 12th and the girls 22nd overall; 31 teams participated in the meet. St. John-Endicott was among the smallest. Richland dominated the girls division with 160.74 points, followed by Kennewick with 84. The local girls earned 2.5 points. In boys competitions, North Central (Spokane Valley) led the way with 93 team points, followed by host Ephrata with...
TEKOA - After less than a year on the job, Tekoa School District Superintendent John Cordell has tendered his resignation. Cordell offered the School Board his resignation during a meeting Wednesday, March 16. His resignation is effective June 30. "I resigned my position, with the option of staying on ... part-time," he said. "Tekoa doesn't need two full-time administrators." The School Board was expected to discuss the staffing issue and Cordell's future in Tekoa with the superintendent...
RITZVILLE - The 2022 girls fastpitch season got underway Saturday, March 19, with the Colfax Bulldogs quickly establishing bats sweeping the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos in a doubleheader. Colfax (2-0) topped the Broncos (0-2), 19-1 in the matinee and 18-2 in the nightcap. Harper Booth went 3-for-4 with a homerun and and three RBIs for the Bulldogs in Game 1. Teammates Devan Becker and Taylor Parkins each added 4 RBIs in the victory. In the nightcap, Booth remained tall at the plate, going...
COLFAX – A local wrestling enthusiast and long-time coach is calling the Saturday, March 12, Colfax Little Guy tournament a success. According to Jack McBridge, 322 wresters participated in the event at Colfax High School. The grapplers came from St. Maries, Kellogg and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, as well as Clarkston, Tekoa, Rosalia, Pomeroy and Okanogan, among other areas. As many as 10 matches were going on at a time, he said, noting wrestlers ranged in age from 5-14 years old. And while a few local wrestlers medaled, McBride said the real suc...
SPOKANE - The District 9 presence was felt in the state tournament, with Colton having to face league rivals Pomeroy and Garfield-Palouse during the four-day tournament. The Wildcats opened their state 1B basketball tournament with a bye, then immediately faced Pomeroy. Unbeknownst to the players, No. 2-ranked Colton's 57-43 win over the No. 8 Pirates would pave the way for Pomeroy to place higher at state. Colton opened the state tournament in Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena by dominated Pomero...
