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OAKESDALE - The defending 1B girls volleyball state champion Nighthawks spiked a familiar opponent Thursday night, Nov. 3, downing league rival St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse in three sets. Set scores were 25-10, 25-8 and 25-7. "Tonight, they played really, really good volleyball. It was fun to watch them," Coach McKinzie Turner said of her team. "They were just playing their Nighthawk volleyball. They were aggressive defensively; they were aggressive offensively. "It was just fun to watch them."...
SPANGLE - Liberty boys football team took time before the District 6/7 crossover game to tell a local woman she's not alone in her fight with cancel. Prior to the start of the Friday night, Nov. 4, game, Liberty Athletic Director Kyle Dodge presented Dianna Harrington with a football all of the players had signed. The ball also contained a short note of support: "NO ONE FIGHTS ALONE." After the presentation, Harrington received several words of encouragement and hugs from players, coaches and...
SPANGLE - Sometimes, a football game is decided solely on turnovers. Such was the case Friday night, Nov. 4, when the Liberty Lancers held off the visiting Lake Roosevelt Raiders, 15-6, to advance to the state 2B football playoffs. With a cold, steady rain and a muddy filed, the District 6/7 crossover proved to be a defensive battle, with little offense on both sides of the ball. Two Raider fumbles and an incepted Lancer pass made the difference in the game. The first quarter was a hard slog in...
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 ...
COLFAX— A Pullman man has been sentenced in Whitman County Superior Court on Friday Nov. 4, to prison for 45 months. Joshua Bewick, 32, of Pullman, was arrested following a March traffic stop on Main Street in downtown Colfax, records show. Deputies obtained a search warrant for his car and uncovered about 500 fentanyl pills, heroin, scales and cash, records show. Following his arrest, Bewick was charged with a felony for possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor driving while license suspended, records show. Whitman County S...
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...
COLFAX — A rematch for a county commissioner seat is looking much like the first go-round. Preliminary results in the Nov. 8 general election show incumbent Michael Largent, a Republican, taking the lead over challenger John-Mark Mahnkey, a Democrat. When contacted after the first count, Largent was positive about how the results are looking, so far. “It appears to be a mirror image of the primary,” he said, “At this stage of the game, it’s too early to call it one way or another. It looks positive, so far.” Opponent Mahnkey agrees it’s too ea...
COLFAX —The Top Notch Cafe, located at 210 North Main Street, owners Pete and Candis Koerner are closing Saturday, Nov. 12. “We are moving out of state,” said Mrs. Koerner, adding that they are moving to Pennsylvania to be able to watch their daughter play college softball. Mrs. Koerner explained that Top Notch Cafe has been in Colfax since 1938, and that there have been multiple owners, “the most famous owner mentioned was Jim Masten,” she said. The Koerners bought the Top Notch Cafe in 2011. Mrs. Koerner has mixed feelings about closing d...
YAKIMA – The Northeast 2B girls volleyball teams competing at state all advanced to the state quarterfinals with wins this morning, Thursday, Nov. 10, in the Yakima Valley SunDome. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington swept the previously undefeated Goldendale Timberwolves. Colfax swept Granger. And Liberty (Spangle) won, 3-1, over Brewster. The Broncos hit the court at 8 a.m. Initially, they fell behind the Timberwolves. But down 14-7, Coach Cari Galbreath called her girls into a h... Full story
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...
