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TEKOA - After starting the 2023-24 season 2-1 in the first week, the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves would have two more games to improve their record in week two. The first game was on Tuesday, Dec. 5. The game was played in Tekoa, and was against the Chesterton Academy of Notre Dame Knights. The Timberwolves would lead early, and continue their lead throughout the length of the game as they cruised to a 73-44 victory, improving their record to 3-1. The first quarter saw Tekoa-Rosalia lead 9-6 early...
PALOUSE - The Garfield-Palouse Vikings earned their first win of the 2023-24 basketball season with a home rout of the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves. Before the win, the girls played an away game in Oakesdale against the Nighthawks. The game against the Nighthawks took place in Oakesdale on Friday, Dec. 8. The game seemed to be a blow out from the beginning for the Nighthawks, but the Vikings fought back until ultimately losing 38-36. The Vikings were out scored 10-3 in the first quarter, then saw...
COLTON — The Colton Wildcats are off to another slow start in their 2023-24 boys basketball season. Last season, the team lost their first four games of the season before winning their first game. In the 2021-22 season, the boys lost their first six games. This season, the Wildcats are on a five-game losing streak. Since the 2016-17 season the Wildcats have struggled to put together consistent basketball. This year appears to be no different, but the Wildcats have a chance in the coming weeks to improve their record when conference play h...
Oakesdale — The Oakesdale Nighthawks took their second week of basketball action by storm, winning back-to-back games to improve their record to 3-2 overall. The Nighthawks started their week with a game against conference opponent Garfield-Palouse Vikings. The Nighthawks and Vikings met early in the season for a game with potential huge implications for conference standings and playoffs down the road. In the game, the Nighthawks and Vikings were even throughout the game before pulling away at t...
EAST VALLEY — The results for the most recent East Valley league wrestling meet, which took place on Thursday, Dec. 7, are as follows: Colfax/Palouse, 2A, A, B 109-117: Grace Jones first place with 18 points. Liberty/Spangle, 2A, A, B 126-135: Hanna Perkins third place with seven team points. 2A, A, B 140-149: Kariyah Stroebel first place with 20 team points. 2A, A, B 154-170: Alexis Taylor first place with 20 team points. Pullman: 2A, A, B 114-119: Sydney Sisk second place with 14 team points. 2A, A, B 125-130: Hafisatu Abess second place w...
TEKOA — The Tekoa-Rosalia girls basketball team battled hard during their second week of action, but still are in search of their elusive first win. The next game for the Timberwolves in the week was against conference opponent Garfield-Palouse Vikings. The Vikings hosted the Timberwolves, and would rout Tekoa-Rosalia in the game, winning 72-28. The Timberwolves had their backs against the wall early, trailing by seven after the first quarter before being out scored by 24 in the second quarter to trail by 31 at half time. The Timberwolves w...
COLFAX — Vesper Energy, a company located in Dallas, Texas, gave a presentation to the Whitman County Planning Commission on Wednesday, Dec. 6., about plans for a solar farm in Whitman County. The company is looking at 560 acres for the project and plans a 100-megawatt solar farm with lithium-ion battery storage for over five to ten acres. Vesper Energy Community Affairs Manager Alex Rohr said that the project, called Daystar Renewable Energy, is a solar and energy storage project. “The goal would be to have 100 megawatts of solar and 100 meg...
GARFIELD — Travis Gaines, 20, pled not guilty in Whitman County Superior Court on Friday, Dec. 8, for firing gunshots at a party in Garfield on Sunday, Nov. 5. According to reports, Gaines was charged with two counts of assault in the first degree, three counts of reckless endangerment, three counts of aiming and discharging a firearm and one count of concealed pistol violation. During the early morning of Sunday, Nov. 5, reports say Gaines allegedly fired three shots with a handgun inside an apartment located on West California Street. G...
COLFAX — Sen. Mark Schoesler, 9th Legislative District, met with the Gazette on Tuesday, Dec. 12, to discuss about his plans concerning budgeting, electricity, and taxes in the next legislative section. “First and foremost I am the ranking Republican on Capital Budget,” Schoesler said, noting that the chair, Senator Mullett, and him work well together. “Though we have a limited amount of money in general obligation bonds, I think we will probably use other resources,” Schoesler said of the budget. Schoesler said one of their prioritie...
ROSALIA - The Rosalia Elementary School students gathered in the Rosalia gym Friday, Dec. 8, to take pictures with books that they received from Coeur d'Alene Casino. Rosalia Superintendent Brett Baum said that the Casino picks the schools that receive book sponsorship at random, for its community outreach. "We're super appreciative," Baum said. The school received a letter from the Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort addressed to Rosalia Elementary families stating that they were excited to sponsor...
TEKOA - The Friday, Dec. 15, Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves basketball game against the Colton High School Wildcats, has been cancelled. The cancellation is due to a lack of referees, according to Tekoa-Rosalia Athletic Director Kaila Kerns. A makeup game between the teams has been scheduled for January 3, 2024, in Rosalia. The girls basketball team will play at 6 p.m., followed by the boys team at 7:30 p.m....
It was about this time, 60 years ago, that CHS P.E. Teacher Mr. Richard Felber got a bunch of guys together and started training them to be the first and sustained Colfax High School wrestling team. He picked or let volunteer guys who he knew would listen to him and were just ornery and inquisitive enough to go one-on-one and most important, each guy had to want to win. (How many of you guys reading this ever heard of Mr. Felber ever have to tell a person something twice?) A start-up team has...
