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COLTON -The Colton varsity softball team won a home conference game against DeSales on Thursday, March 30. The Wildcats won 11-10 in a tight game. Colton totaled eight hits and picked up only two errors. DeSales gained traction in the first inning after scoring two runs. Colton picked up four runs in the second inning. Kendra Stout led the way with the highest batting average throughout the game. Stout currently has a .600 batting average and a 1.800 slugging percentage. Both teams picked up a...
COLFAX – The Varsity Bulldogs lost their first game this season against Warden on Tuesday, April 4. The team fell behind early in the game and could not come back in a 19-0 loss to Warden. Warden scored on a fielder’s choice by Liza Leinweber and a single by Emma Cox in the first inning. The Colfax Bulldogs struggled to keep the high-powered offense of Warden and allowed for 19 runs. Karmen Akkeson took the loss for Colfax going two innings, allowing six runs on eight hits and walking zero. Delaney Imler started the game for the Bulldogs. She s...
ST JOHN — Coed Golf hosted its first 9-hole golf match Friday, March 31. The coed team faced Pullman, Tekoa/Rosalia, and Yakima Nation. The top girls’ scores from the match were first place, McKenzie Stanley, St.John/Endicott/LaCrosse, with a score of 48. Close in second place, Olivia Kjack, St.John/Endicott/LaCrosse, 52, and in third, Maddie Haas, Tekoa/Rosalia, 55. The boys’ top place scorers include first place’s Karson Dunlop, Pullman, 44; the second leading scorer, Broc Braun, Tekoa/Rosalia, scored a 47; and in third, Cooper Kirschn...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Association of REALTORS offers this year two $1,000 scholarship opportunities. The Association annually offers high school seniors Washington State University-bound $1,000 and has added another $1,000 scholarship award opportunity for seniors enrolled full-time in a Trade School. Eligible students must be accepted to WSU or a Trade School this fall, provide a copy of their acceptance letter, and have a letter of recommendation from a school official or person they h...
COLFAX — Several churches reached out to the Gazette to provide exciting Easter events and services in the local area that will take place this week and weekend. First Baptist Church is hosting several Easter events. First Baptist Church will start the Easter celebrations with a Good Friday Service on Friday, April 7, at 6 p.m. On Sunday, April 9, First Baptist Church will start the day with a Sunrise Service at Lookout Park at 7:30 a.m. Easter breakfast will follow the sunrise service from 9 a...
COLFAX — With Easter approaching this weekend, several towns in Whitman County will host Easter Egg hunts. Friends of the Parks will host their fourth annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 8, at Schmuck Park in Colfax at 10:30 a.m. for age groups four and under, four to seven, and eight to ten. The Colfax Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia will host its first annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 8, at 1150 West Fairview Street in Colfax. Attendees should arrive at 1 p.m., and the Egg hunt will start at 1:30 p.m. for children ages 16 a...
4-H Palouse Area Robotics Team (PART), consisting of high school students ages 14 to 18 from Colfax, Pullman, Moscow, and the surrounding area, earned a spot in the upcoming FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) PNW District Championships to be held at Eastern Washington University at Reece Court on Thursday, April 6 through Friday, April 8, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The PART SciBorgs will compete against 49 of the top robotics teams in the PNW, with 120 teams from Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. The...
TEKOA - Tekoa Elementary school hosted its annual children's musical this past week at Empire Theater. The cast comprised students from Tekoa Elementary from grades four through six. Tammy Mendoza, the 5th and 6th-grade science teacher, directed the play and organized regularly scheduled daily practices. "We've been working on the play for half an hour every day since September," she said. Auditions begin in the fall, and students can audition for specific parts or participate as tech crew...
