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COLFAX – After opening the season with a win against Mabton on Nov. 30, the Colfax boys basketball team once again took home court, this time against league rival Liberty (Spangle). An eventful affair ensued, with Colfax just able to keep Liberty out of reach with a nine-point, 66-57 win. Neither team was able to gain much ground from each other in the first quarter, with Colfax holding a narrow 9-7 lead with 3:30 to go in the first quarter before Liberty tied it up on the very next p...
PULLMAN – Multiple squads from various different levels traveled to Medical Lake on Dec. 3 to compete against each other in wrestling. This included Whitman County teams such as Tekoa-Rosalia and Pullman. Out of 10 teams, the Greyhounds took first place with an overall team score of 266 and the Timberwolves came in last with an overall score of 28. Pullman had multiple wrestlers finish second place or better in various weight classes in the Scramble. In the 120-lb. weight class, Pullman's G...
COLFAX – A winterstorm warning went into effect for Whitman County on Tuesday afternoon until today at 7 p.m. Heavy snow was anticipated for Wednesday with light snow expected today. The NWS anticipated total snow accumulation between 6-10 inches west of State Route 195, and in the towns of Genesee, Plummer, Rosalia, Potlatch, Pullman, Oakesdale, Uniontown, Tekoa, Moscow, LaCrosse and Colfax. The NWS also warned of slick conditions especially on bridges and overpasses. Drifting snow was expected, and anticipated to complicate travel and e...
The fall sports seasons have all but concluded and that means basketball and wrestling seasons are now underway. The hoops in the high school gymnasiums will finally be lowered and the wrestling mats will be rolled out of the supply closets. Here’s a schedule of all the winter sports events happening in the county this weekend. Colfax The girls basketball team began its season against Lakeside High School at home in Colfax and faced off against Mabton at 4:30 p.m., while the boys basketball team postponed its scheduled match against Lakeside an...
COLFAX – Girls basketball tipped off in Colfax on Nov. 29, and the Colfax Bulldogs wasted no time putting together a drama-filled game in front of their fans this season. Colfax opened the first quarter with a 3-pointer and built off that to the tune of an 11-9 lead over the visiting Lakeside Eagles. Lakeside took its first lead of the game with a 3-pointer with just under a minute to go in the first frame and continued to hold the lead for the majority of the game, eventually expanding to a 27-...
OAKESDALE – In a season that saw the Oakesdale Nighthawks repeat as 1B state volleyball champions and go undefeated while not giving up a set to 1B opponents, numerous players on the squad received honors as a recognition of their play. Several players on the Nighthawks received All-League honors, and Payton Davis received WIAA Athlete of the Week honors for her efforts earlier in the season. Senior outside hitter Gianna Anderson has now joined her in receiving the WIAA Athlete of the Week recognition, in addition to her being recognized as t...
PULLMAN – The 114th edition of the Apple Cup between the No. 13-ranked Washington Huskies and Washington State Cougars on Nov. 26 came with major implications for both teams. Washington was no longer eligible for the 2022-23 College Football Playoff after wins by the Utah Utes and University of California-Los Angeles Bruins earlier in the day, ensuring the Huskies wouldn't have an opportunity at the PAC-12 Championship, which was their only path to the Playoffs. But a win against Washington S...
COFLAX — The Port of Whitman County has eliminated boat-launch fees for Boyer Park. Port commissioners decided to end the fees last week as it begins a $6 million upgrade of boating amenities at the park on the Snake River. Previously, the launch fee was $6 per day or $60 for the annual season. The port is upgrading docks installed in 1975, officials said. The upgrades include constructing three new aluminum and fiberglass docks. The fuel dock is also being replaced, officials said. Other new amenities include a restroom near the boat ramp a...
COLFAX - As fall sports conclude and winter sports get underway, Colfax High School senior Mason Gilchrist and the rest of the Bulldogs basketball team are practicing and hope to continue off the momentum of last season, where the team finished fourth in the 2021 WIAA 2B State Tournament. If Gilchrist has the level of impact on the hardwood as he did on the gridiron, then Colfax improving on its fourth place finish could be a possibility. Gilchrist recently made two First-Team All-League...
COLFAX - What was an overall down year for the Colfax Bulldogs football team still saw several players receive recognition for great performances on the season. There were four total 2B District 7 All-League selections for the Bulldogs – two on defense, two on offense, two First-Team and two Second-Team. Senior running back/linebacker Mason Gilchrist has received First-Team All-League honors for both sides of the ball, and his third in a row for the running back position. Gilchrist had s...
The 1B District 9 volleyball season ended with a state championship for the Oakesdale Nighthawks and several teams in the league placing or making appearances at the state tournament at the Yakima SunDome in Yakima. The Southeast 1B volleyball league was separated into two divisions: Wheat and Grape. The Whitman County teams had occupancy of the Wheat division, and received multiple All-League honors. Oakesdale had seven total All-League honors. Senior outside hitter Gianna Anderson received Fir...
YAKIMA - After beating No. 1-seed Kalama earlier in the day, Colfax had one more match on the schedule against No. 3-seed La Conner for all the marbles. It was a special season for Colfax – who made it to its first championship game appearance since 2017 and had not lost a game outside of tournament play to a team in the 2B classification. "I think the biggest thing is just how far we've come this year," Colfax coach Megan Dorman said. "We have improved times ten. So – to see them play in that m...
COLFAX — Four local girls have been named to the 2022 Northeast 2B All-League volleyball team. Bulldogs’ senior Jaisha Gibb, junior Lauryn York and sophomore Brynn McGaughy were selected for 1st Team All-League. And sophomore Hailey Demler was named to the 2nd Team All-League. Others receiving All-League honors from nearby Spangle include: Liberty – Senior Ellie Denny and sophomore Kendeall Denny, 1st team; junior Brooke Redder and sophomore Devyn Cook, 2nd Team. Upper Columbia Academy – Juniors Lauren Moody and Madison Threadgill, 1st Team; a...
OLYMPIA — In accordance with state law, government agencies have announced the 2023 free-access days. Under the law creating the Discover Pass – a fee-based pass to access taxpayer-owned lands managed by Washington State Parks and some area managed by the state Department of Natural Resources and Department of Fish and Wildlife – 12 free-access days are to be designated annually. In 2023, the pass-free days are Jan. 1 and 16; March 9 and 19; April 22; June 10, 11 and 19; Sept. 23; Oct. 10; and Nov. 11 and 24. On those days, a paid vehic...
YAKIMA — The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington girls avenged a district loss to Liberty (Spangle) on Friday, Nov. 11, by eliminating the Lancers from the state 2B volleyball tournament in the Yakima Valley SunDome. The Broncos swept their league rival, 25-15, 25-17, 25-23. “It’s so exciting to be able to redeem ourselves after losing to them in the district tournament,” Broncos Coach Cari Galbreath said. “But it’s also awesome to have two teams here from the same district battling on the last day of state.” The win ended the season fo...
As the fall sports season wraps up, winter sports are hitting the ground running – with wrestling and boys and girls basketball all beginning practice this week around Whitman County. With all of the teams around the region kicking off – there are a few teams and storylines to watch heading into the season. Girls Basketball The Colfax girls basketball team is looking to pick off where they left off a season ago. The Lady Bulldogs only had one loss heading into the state tournament, losing to Liberty (Spangle) by three points in overtime and...
YAKIMA - It's rare that a team completes the "perfect" season – but the Nighthawks came as close as a team could get. Throughout the whole season – Oakesdale has yet to give up a set to opponents outside of tournament play. And that streak extended into the 1B State Tournament. Oakesdale began Day 2 of the WIAA 1B state tournament a little later than most teams. The Nighthawks didn't make their first serve until around noon on Nov. 11 in Yakima. Nov. 10 Oakesdale looked like it was keeping the...
PASCO - Several Whitman County teams were represented at the WIAA 1B/2B state cross country championship meet in Pasco on Nov. 5. 159 total runners competed in the boys’ 5,000-meter run and 76 total runners competed in the girls’ 5,000-meter run. For the girls, Garfield-Palouse was the only Whitman County team that fielded runners for the girls’ 5,000. Junior Ashleigh Hightree finished eighth with a time of 21L03.8, senior Kennedy Cook finished ninth with a time of 21:26.4, sophomore Courage Hightree finished 13th with a time of 21:49, junio...
The high school football season came to a close on this past week for Whitman County teams. Here are the results. Touchet 37, Tekoa-Rosalia 6 The Touchet Redhawks finished out their season with a win and took down the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves at home in Touchet. Touchet finished the season 3-6 overall and 2-5 in league play. Tekoa-Rosalia finished the season 2-7 overall and 1-6 in league play. No further stats were available at the time of publishing. Pomeroy 50, St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse 6...
COLFAX - Colfax secured a state playoff berth with its win over Upper Columbia Academy on Nov. 2 and a spot in the District 7 championship game against Liberty (Spangle). The match was purely to decide seeding in the State Tournament on Nov. 10-11 in Yakima, with the winner to get the No. 1 seed and the loser to get the No. 2 seed. Colfax wasted no time getting out to an early lead – going up 10-3 in the early stages of the game on the Lancers. The Bulldogs continued to expand on their lead ...
Oakesdale will be looking to defend its 1B state championship trophy while Colfax will hope to add its first 2B state championship since 2015 to its trophy case. Colfax has made the state tournament every year aside from one since its 2015 state championship win over La Conner, but has yet to finish over fifth place in state championship play. Oakesdale has won eight out of 10 1B state championships and is looking to extend that streak to nine out of 11. Both teams won their respective district...
YAKIMA - The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington girls avenged a district loss to Liberty (Spangle) this morning, Friday, Nov. 11, by eliminating the Lancers from the state 2B volleyball tournament in the Yakima Valley SunDome. The Broncos swept their league rival, 25-15, 25-17, 25-23. "It's so exciting to be able to redeem ourselves after losing to them in the district tournament," Broncos Coach Cari Galbreath said. "But it's also awesome to have two teams here from the same district...
COLFAX – Colfax secured a state playoff berth with its win over Upper Columbia Academy on Nov. 2 and a spot in the District 7 championship game against Liberty (Spangle). The match was purely to decide seeding in the State Tournament on Nov. 10-11 in Yakima, with the winner to get the No. 1 seed and the loser to get the No. 2 seed. Colfax wasted no time getting out to an early lead – going up 10-3 in the early stages of the game on the Lancers. The Bulldogs continued to expand on their lead – g...
ST. JOHN – Wyatt Schwartz, Tanner Fleming, Dylan Berg and Brennen Gonzalez were among seniors honored for the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles on Senior Night before a game against the Touchet Redhawks on Oct. 28. In what was the last home game for the aforementioned players, the Eagles were able to come out with the win – defeating the Redhawks 63-20. "I honestly couldn't be more proud at what these guys have been able to accomplish," St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse coach John Hergert. "The mid...
Several Whitman County teams concluded their regular seasons on Oct. 25. Here are the results. St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse 3, Tekoa-Rosalia 0 The Eagles and the Timberwolves concluded their seasons with a game at Rosalia that SJEL won in three sets. The set scores were 25-7, 25-19 and 25-9. Stat leaders for the Eagles were Addisen Becker with 25 assists, Kate Hergert with 7 assists, Kenzie Stanley with a block, Hergert and Emery Molina with 8 aces each, Kaitlyn Hough with 14 kill and Hergert...
