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COLFAX – St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse, Colfax, Colton, Tekoa-Rosalia, Asotin, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, Liberty (Spangle), Tekoa-Rosalia and Pomeroy all had runners representing at the All-League Meet at the Colfax Golf Course. Garfield-Palouse took the Top 2 spots in the boys 5,000-meter out of three eligible teams (Asotin and Liberty (Spangle) were the other two). Sophomores Kieran Snekvik and Brendan Snekvik finished in the Top 2 spots out of 27 runners, respectively, with times of 16:57.24 a...
The Washington State University Cougars opened their Pac-12 conference schedule Saturday, Sept. 24 against the #15-ranked Oregon Ducks and were looking to continue an, at that point, undefeated season. The Cougars were 3-0 (0-0) coming into the game and the Ducks were 2-1 (0-0) with their only loss coming in a Week 1 blowout against defending national champions Georgia Bulldogs. Washington State looked to be on its way to its first conference win of the season (and a possibility of being ranked in the Top 25) through three quarters of the...
PALOUSE – The Week 1 matchup between the Garfield-Palouse Vikings and St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles ended with a 55-0 victory for the Eagles. While the Vikings were down to eight players at the end of the game out of a possible 15, the rematch between the two teams that transpired on Sept. 23 was one that would be hard to imagine for any game, with the Eagles winning 54-48 in four overtimes. Garfield-Palouse (0-4, 0-2) was down again heading into the game, with only 12 available players. E...
COLFAX – The Colfax Bulldogs beat the Reardan Screaming Eagles 20-7 on Friday in a closely-contested contest. After a few back-and-forth drives that ended in punts for both teams, Reardan (1-3, 1-3) struck first with a 50-yard touchdown pass to running back Aidan Chilson on third down. Reardan kicked the extra point to go up 7-0 with five minutes left in the first. Colfax (1-3, 1-3) proceeded to score 20 unanswered points from that point on – the first six points being a 67-yard run by JD Peters...
COLFAX – After coming up short last week in a five-set match against the Pullman Greyhounds, the Colfax Bulldogs were in for another test this week in the team’s season opener against the 3-0 Reardan High School volleyball team. The result of the game was a series of firsts: the first win of the season for the Bulldogs and loss for Reardan as Colfax won the match 3-1 (25-18, 26-24, 18-25, 25-19) and the first time for, at least a few people, that players, coaches and fans had to leave the building because of the smoke alarm going off. The smoke...
OAKESDALE – The Oakesdale Nighthawks Volleyball team has shown this season to not only be one of the best volleyball teams in the area, but also the state. The Nighthawks have yet to give up a set outside tournament play, going 15-0 in sets against Mary Walker, DeSales, Liberty, Almira-Coulee-Hartline and Colton. Oakesdale only allowed one double-digit set to the Wildcats on Sept. 22, defeating Colton 25-8, 25-9, 25-13. Payton Davis led the way for the Nighthawks with 15 kills. Samantha Holling had 23 assists, Gianna Anderson had 12 aces, J...
Teams in the area competed in two different meets on Sept. 20 and Sept. 24. Here are the results. Colfax At the North and South All League Meet on Sept. 20 in Liberty, Colfax junior Jaxon Eads finished 15th out of 95 runners in the varsity 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:17.06. He proceeded to put up a time of 18:27 Sept. 24 at the Hawk Invite in Walla Walla, finishing eighth out of 114 runners. For the girl’s 5,000m, the Bulldogs had five girls competing. Sophomore Gabby Rabaiotti finished 24th out of 50 runners with a time of 25:33.12. J...
Here’s the week in review for high school football and volleyball FOOTBALL Tekoa-Rosalia’s originally scheduled home game against the Liberty Christian Patriots of Richland was canceled due to too many injured and sick players for the Timberwolves. No word on if the game will be rescheduled. Tekoa-Rosalia played against Sunnyside Christian Sept. 29 in a rematch from Week 1, losing 82-12 to drop to 1-3 on the season. Prairie 50, Colton/Genesee 22 The Colton/Genesee Bulldogs were unable to unseat the 3-1 (2-0) Prairie Pirates in Idaho Whi...
PULLMAN – The 2021-22 season saw the Colfax volleyball team go 9-3 overall and undefeated in league competition. The season ended with a playoff berth and two straight losses to the Raymond Seagulls, but the team has been a perennial playoff team for the better part of the last decade, and looked to continue that trend Tuesday, Sept. 13 against the Pullman Greyhounds in Pullman. The result was not what the Bulldogs wanted, coming out on the losing end of a five-set match, but the energy and the atmosphere was a good learning moment for the t...
FOOTBALL The Garfield-Palouse Vikings lost their third game of the season against the Touchet Redhawks on Friday, Sept. 16. It was Garfield-Palouse’s (0-3, 0-2) closest game of the season. The Vikings led the Redhawks 14-8 at halftime and 20-16 through three quarters, but were held scoreless in the fourth quarter for Touchet to complete the comeback win. The Vikings will next play against the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, in Palouse. Kendrick 104, Colton/Genesee 0 The Colton/Genesee Bulldogs were the victims o...
ST. JOHN – The Tekoa-Rosalia (1-2, 1-1) Timberwolves headed to St. John to take on the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles in an intercounty, interleague matchup. St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (2-0, 1-0) had looked strong in its season opener, shutting out the Garfield-Palouse Vikings 55-0, but were on a bye week in Week 2. The team continued to look strong coming out the bye – beating Tekoa-Rosalia 44-14 in a physical contest. "(We're) a little beat up after this one," Eagles coach John Hergert sai...
The Garfield-Palouse Vikings and the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves represented Whitman County volleyball in the Spikefest volleyball tournament at Rosalia high school on Saturday, Sept. 17. The tournament was played in a round-robin format, with no bracket winner or playoff format being introduced, the tournament being solely for the purpose of getting as many games as possible for the teams. The tournament was played with first-to-two rules, with the first team to win two sets being declared the...
The Sundome tournament Friday in Yakima was won by the Oakesdale Nighthawks. The Nighthawks competed against schools ranging from the 1B-1A levels – including Orcas Island, Riverview, Overlake, Zillah, College Place and Manson – who they defeated in the championship match. This tournament win makes three out of the last four tournaments that Oakesdale has won. This tournament win adds to the 3-0 record that Oakesdale had going into the tournament, three wins in which the Nighthawks didn’t lose a single set. The Nighthawks played against the A...
The Colton Wildcats headed to Asotin for an invite that included competition up to 4A and 5A competition. The only varsity placer for the Wildcats was Tanner Baerlocher, who finished 35th out of 86 runners in the varsity 5,000 meter run with a time of 18:28. The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse, Colfax Bulldogs, Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves Garfield-Palouse Vikings competed at the North and South All League Meet Tuesday, Sept. 20 at Liberty High School in Spangle, Wash.No information was available at press....
The Palouse Empire Fair Rodeo took place on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 9 and Sept. 10. Here are the results from the event. Asterisk are designated for competitors that only competed Friday. BAREBACK RIDING 1. Dylan Riggins, Score – 83. Airway Heights, Wash. 2. Austin Foss, Score – 77. Terrebonne, Ore. 3. Mat Turner, Score – 76. Wilsonville, Ore. STEER WRESTLING 1. Ty Sherman, Score – 4.4. Moxee, Wash. 2. *Jaret Whitman, Score – 4.8. Belgrade, Mont. T3. Jacob Stacy, Score – 5.8. Moses Lake,...
ROSALIA, Wash. – The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves got their first win of the season while the Garfield-Palouse Vikings lost their second straight in an inter-county Washington 1B southeast game. Garfield-Palouse came into this game with more numbers than they had last week against St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse, 13 players compared to 10, but it wasn't enough to take down Tekoa-Rosalia. "It was good. The boys needed a good win like that," Tekoa-Rosalia coach Ron Rogers said. "(Garfield-Palouse) is y...
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Oakesdale opens season with win The Oakesdale Nighthawks opened their season picking up right where they left off with the 2021 season: a win. Oakesdale (1-0) beat Mary Walker 3-0 (25-19, 25-11, 25-17) on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Jessie Reed led the team with 10 digs. She and teammate Marilla Hockett both had three aces on the day. Samantha Holling had 21 assists and Brieyn Henley had 12 kills for the Nighthawks. “We had a really good showing for our first match of the year,” Oakesdale coach McKinzie Turner said. “Ob...
Coming into Saturday at Gesa Field in Pullman, The most optimistic Vandal fans or pessimistic Cougar fans couldn’t have predicted the game that would ensue. Washington State ended up winning the game 24-17. But the game being competitive was the story of the night for many fans. Despite the result, Cougars’ head coach Jake Dickert was adamant that his team is not hitting the panic button after the near-loss. “There’s positives,” Dickert said. “I’m not freaking out, no one’s freaking out. This team will come prepared and ready to work because th...
St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse and Garfield-Palouse's season opener was originally scheduled for Sept. 2 in Palouse but was rescheduled to Sept. 1 in St. John. This was Garfield-Palouse's first game since the 2018 season where the team went 9-2, an almost four-year gap between the last time the Vikings hit the gridiron, and it showed, with the Eagles coming out with a 55-0 victory. The Eagles had 20 players listed on their roster (including a player out with an injury) compared to the Vikings' 15. T...
The Timberwolves fell against the Knights 52-30 in closely-contested game in Rosalia on Friday. Tekoa-Rosalia was down at halftime 24-14, but following an interception by the Timberwolves and a touchdown run on the ensuing possession, managed to crawl back to within two points with 3:47 left in the third quarter. Sunnyside Chrstian scored on the next drive, having a short field after a long kick return. The Knights recovered an onside kick on the subsequent kickoff and proceeded to go down the...
The Colfax Bulldogs will begin their 2022 season with one of the biggest tests it has on the schedule. Colfax will travel to Ritzville Friday, Sept. 2 to take on the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos in a match between two ranked Washington 2B teams (according to MaxPreps). The Bulldogs participated in an Aug. 27 jamboree in Ritzville alongside the Broncos, Pomeroy, St. John-Endicott, Tekoa-Rosalia and others. Colfax had one of the better offensive performances at the jamboree, but head coach Mike...
