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  • Colfax wrestling sees Noha return with new coach

    Garth Meyer, Whitman County Gazette|May 20, 2021

    COLFAX - The Colfax High School wrestling team is back in action for 2021, with nine wrestlers. Bulldog senior Caden Noha, who took second in the state last year at 170 pounds, won all three of his matches (182), while teammate Trentin Ensley, a junior, won both of his at Liberty on May 20. "I've been coaching a long time and (Noha) has real talent. He brims with confidence. He never thinks he's going to lose," said Art Powers. For girls, freshman Sidney Sisk wrestled in Othello on May 22. She...

  • Schedule skips Oakesdale, Garfield-Palouse rivalry

    Garth Meyer, Whitman County Gazette|May 20, 2021

    OAKESDALE - One historic rivalry was skipped this basketball season because of a pandemic and graduations. The short season is without Oakesdale playing Garfield-Palouse. The original schedule for 2020-21 boys basketball had Garfield-Palouse vs. Oakesdale the first night. In the end, the game was not on the final list – ending a distinct rivalry at the top of the Southeast 1B League over the past three years. "That's a $100,000 question for all of us," said Garfield-Palouse Coach Steve S...

  • Windy weather expected during holiday weekend

    Whitman County Gazette|May 20, 2021

    COLFAX – The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for most of Eastern Washington for Memorial Day weekend. The outlook begins Thursday, May 26, and continues through Tuesday, June 1. West or southwest winds are expected to gust to between 35-45 mph beginning Thursday afternoon, according to the forecast. Gusts were expected to begin in the Pullman, Moses Lake, Ritzville, Spokane and Wenatchee areas following the arrival of a strong cold front capable of toppling t...