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CHENEY - The Colfax Bulldogs are heading to the Yakima Valley SunDome to play in the 2B State tournament after defeating Davenport, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville-Sprague in the District 6 tournament. Colfax fell to Davenport, 3-2, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, forcing them to play two loser-out matches in order to continue their season. Only about a half an hour later, the Bulldogs had to face the Reardan Screaming Eagles. The Bulldogs dispatched with the Eagles, 3-1, and moved on to play the...
ROSALIA - On Thursday, Nov. 7, the Oakesdale Nighthawks continued their dominating run this season and emerged from the 1B District 6 volleyball tournament as champions. It's amazing, it feels really good," said Oakesdale coach McKinzie Turner."This is a really fun team to coach. Our girls just outworked and worked so hard tonight and I think that's a big part of our success and we have to keep that focus." In the semifinals, the Nighthawks defeated the Valley Christian Panthers, 3-0, and beat...
PASCO, Wash. - Local athletes traveled to the Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco, Wash. to compete in the WIAA State Cross Country meet on Saturday, Nov. 9. The Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings teams came home with some hardware as the boys placed second and girls took fourth at the meet. Other area teams included the Colton Wildcats and Pullman Greyhounds. The Gar-Pal boys scored 64 points, ahead of the Pope John Paul II school with 68 points placing third. In cross country, the team with the...
DEER PARK, Wash. - The Colfax Bulldogs' football season came to an end at the hands of the Newport Grizzlies in a State 2B play-in game on Saturday, Nov. 9. The Grizzlies defeated the Bulldogs, 42-33. Colfax senior Zach Cooper scored on the opening kickoff with a 90-yard kick return for a touchdown. Sophomore quarterback Ryker Reed added a 60-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Newport answered with an 89-yard kick return for a touchdown of its own in the opening quarter by senior Brody...
PALOUSE — The Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings throttled the visiting Wellpinit Redskins, 78-8, and punched their ticket to the State 1B playoffs in a District 6 crossover match on Friday, Nov. 8. Gar-Pal led 60-0 at halftime and did not allow a score until the fourth quarter. Vikings junior Kaleb Kelnhofer had three touchdown runs with junior Lane Collier adding two TD runs and an interception return for a score. In the first quarter, Collier struck first on a 34-yard TD run and his 23-yard interception return. Senior quarterback Bryce P...
TEKOA - Timberwolves sophomore Natelee McGowan loves playing sports, especially football. She is not just on the gridiron with her teammates, but on the front lines protecting her quarterback. "I really love it," McGowan said. "I've liked it since I was in sixth grade and I finally got to play in eighth grade." McGowan played her eighth-grade year at her old school, but did not play as a freshman. After coming to Tekoa-Rosalia, she returned to the field with her new teammates. "I didn't play my...
WILBUR, Wash. - The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves football team fell to the Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats, 50-8, in a 1B District 6 crossover game on Friday, Nov. 8. The Wildcats (10-0) are ranked No. 2 in the state, according to the final AP High School Football Poll. The Timberwolves fall to 3-6 on the season. Wilbur-Creston-Keller scored twice in the first quarter on a 1-yard run by senior running back Davian Adams, who also got the PAT run, and a 56-yard touchdown run by senior quarterback Kal...
YAKIMA, Wash. - The Colfax Bulldogs are bringing home some hardware as they took eighth place at the WIAA 2B State volleyball tournament on Thursday, Nov. 14. The Bulldogs went 2-2 at the tournament and exceeded expectations as they entered the tournament as the 13th seed. They finished the season with an 11-14 record. "Wow, what a season," said Colfax coach Megan Dorman. "They surpassed all my hopes for them and I have loved every minute of it. They are an enjoyable group to coach." Colfax open...
PALOUSE - In a Grape/Wheat District 6 crossover game on Friday, Nov. 1, the DeSales Irish defeated the Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings, 44-38, in a come-from-behind victory. The Vikings led, 38-6, just before the fourth quarter before the Irish rallied 38 unanswered points to take the win. Gar-Pal opened the scoring early in the first quarter with a 10-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Bryce Pfaff to senior lineman Macent Rardon. DeSales answered halfway through the opening quarter...
COLFAX - The Garfield-Palouse girls cross country team took second place at the 1B/2B and NEA Regional cross country meet on Friday, Nov. 1. The Vikings scored 77 team points, with the first-place team, St. George's Dragons, getting 44 points. In cross country, the team with the least amount of points wins. On the boys side, Colfax took ninth place with 234 points. First place was also St. George's with 57 points. The top 21 boys and 35 girls qualified for the State cross country meet on...
TOUCHET, Wash. - The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves traveled to Touchet to take on the Redskins for a Grape/Wheat crossover game on Friday, Nov. 1. The Timberwolves defeated Touchet 45-26 in the game. Full statistics were not available at press time. Tekoa-Rosalia improves to 3-5 on the season and Touchet falls to 1-8. The Timberwolves next take on the Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats (record of 9-0) at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, in Wilbur....
MEDICAL LAKE, Wash. - The Liberty Lancers got a bit of revenge against the Colfax Bulldogs on Friday, Nov. 1. After the Bulldogs defeated the Lancers, 30-28, in a comeback victory earlier in the season, Liberty defeated Colfax, 27-8, on Friday. Colfax opened the scoring late in the first quarter on a 12-yard touchdown run by sophomore quarterback Ryker Reed. Reed added the PAT run to give the Bulldogs an 8-0 lead. Early in the second quarter, Liberty scored on a touchdown pass, but a quick sack...
SUNNYSIDE, Wash. — The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles dropped two matches at the Southeast 1B volleyball tournament last week. On Monday, Oct. 28, the Eagles fell to the Walla Walla Academy Knights (record of 14-2) by a score of 3-0. Set scores were 25-14, 25-13 and 25-9. Senior Kate Hergert paced the eagles with two aces, two kills and two blocks. Junior Sophie Anderson led with six digs, eight assists and two kills. Junior Lil Barlass added five digs and fellow junior Chloe Waddell notched two blocks. Senior Avery Fleming and j...
COLFAX - Heading into the 2B District 6 volleyball tournament as a No. 4 seed, the Colfax Bulldogs defeated No. 5 St. George's Dragons, 3-0, on Saturday, Nov. 2. Set scores were 25-13, 25-9 and 25-15. Colfax took an early 3-0 lead in the first set with a block kill by senior Ava Swan and another kill by Swan, assisted by fellow senior Brenna Gilchrist. St. George's closed the gap at 3-2, but two more kills by Swan maintained the pace of the set. Colfax soon ran up the score with aces by junior...
ROSALIA - For the first time in several years, the Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings are going to play in the State volleyball tournament. The Vikings entered the Southeast 1B League tournament as the No. 2 seed and defeated Sunnyside Christian, 3-2, on Monday, Oct. 28, but then fell to Walla Walla Valley Academy, Liberty Christian and DeSales, making them the No. 6 seed out of the Southeast for the District 6 Tournament. At Districts, Gar-Pal defeated Almira-Coulee-Hartline and Sunnyside Chris...
POMEROY - The Oakesdale Nighthawks continued its dominating run with a Southeast 1B League championship on Friday, Nov. 1. The team defeated Liberty Christian, DeSales and Walla Walla Valley Academy, all by a score of 3-0, to maintain its League title. On Monday, Oct. 28, the Nighthawks beat Liberty Christian by scores of 25-13, 25-12 and 25-23. Eighth grader Parker Davis led Oakesdale with 11 assists and six kills, with sophomore Grace Perry also adding six kills. Freshman Lyla Kjack led with...
COLFAX — Palouse Conservation District is inviting farmers and ranchers to a November Soil Health Breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m., on Thursday, Nov. 14. The breakfast is taking place at The Center, adjacent to the Whitman County Library, located at 110 South Main Street. Farmers and ranchers are invited to start their morning with coffee and breakfast while discovering innovative soil health practices being implemented by fellow producers. The featured speaker is Brian Bohnhoff of Precision Bio, who will be presenting on “Leveraging Biology on You...
PULLMAN — Both the Pullman girls soccer and volleyball teams defeated the East Valley Knights of Spokane for their respective Senior Night matches on Tuesday, Oct. 22. The Greyhounds volleyball team won the match, 3-0, and the soccer team won, 5-2. In the volleyball match, the set scores were 25-20, 25-8, 25-7. Senior Ella Forster led Pullman with 20 kills and sophomore Camber Wolfe had a team-high 32 assists. Junior Kate Armstrong had an all-around game with 11 digs, three blocks and two aces. The Greyhounds went on to play the Clarkston B...
The Pullman Greyhounds fell to the Clarkston Bantams, 28-6, for their Senior Night game on Friday, Oct. 25. Pullman senior wide receiver Caleb Ratliff scored in the final quarter on a 20-yard pass from junior quarterback Connor Stewart to stop the Clarkston shoutout. Clarkston scored once in each of the four quarters on a 1-yard touchdown run by Hayden Line in the first, a 23-yard TD pass to Ryken Craber from Line in the second, a 4-yard TD pass from Line to Milo Kunnap in the third and a...
OAKESDALE — The Oakesdale Nighthawks are ranked No. 1 in the state as they finished the regular season with a perfect 16-0 record. The season concluded with a five-set brawl against the Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings for Oakesdale’s Senior Night on Thursday, Oct. 24. The Nighthawks won the match, 3-2, with set scores of 23-25, 25-19, 22-25, 25-18, 15-8. “It feels good, we really worked for it this year,” said Oakesdale coach McKinzie Turner. “Gar-Pal, hats off to them, they played well tonight.” The match began with a kill by Gar-Pal’s E...
LACROSSE — The Tekoa-Rosalia volleyball team played its final match of the season on Tuesday, Oct. 22, with an away match loss against the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles. The Eagles won the Southeast 1B League match, 3-0, with set scores of 25-11, 25-17 and 25-17. Tekoa-Rosalia began the season with a loss to the Chesterton Academy Knights in a five-set battle, and a 3-0 loss to the Pomeroy Pirates. The Timberwolves won their first match on Thursday, Sept. 12, in a 3-1 victory over the Dayton Bulldogs. The next two matches were a t...
PALOUSE - The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves dropped a Southeast 1B League matchup against the Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings, 48-6, on Friday, Oct. 25. The Vikings scored three touchdowns to open the game on TD runs by junior Lane Collier from 27 and 31 yards out, and an 11-yard TD run by junior Kaleb Kelnhofer. The Timberwolves found themselves in a fourth-and-6 situation and had to go for it. They completed the pass, but fell just over a yard shy of the first down. With four seconds...
ST. JOHN - The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles varsity team concluded the volleyball season with Senior Night on Saturday, Oct. 26. The Eagles had a big week of volleyball with three matches in five days to end the regular season. SJEL defeated Tekoa-Rosalia, 3-0, on Tuesday, Oct. 22, fell to Pomeroy, 3-0, on Thursday, Oct. 26, and lost to Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal), 3-0, on Saturday, Oct. 26. On Saturday, the Eagles celebrated its three seniors, middle hitter Kate Hergert, outside...
COLFAX - In a night to celebrate its senior class, the Colfax Bulldogs dismantled the Davenport Gorillas, 32-0, on Thursday, Oct. 24. Senior running back John Largent had three rushing touchdowns and senior wide receiver Zach Cooper had a touchdown reception in the Northeast 2B League shutout victory. Largent opened the scoring halfway through the opening quarter on a 10-yard TD run. Largent scored again with 19 seconds left in the first half with a 4-yard rushing TD. At the start of the second...
PALOUSE - Celebrating Senior Night on Friday, Oct. 25, the Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings defeated the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves, 48-6, to finish the regular season with a 4-4 record. The Vikings have now won four games in a row as they head to the postseason. Seniors this year include quarterback Bryce Pfaff, running back Nick Meeuwsen, lineman Macent Rardon and lineman Landon Orr. "It's been fun," Pfaff said. "Most of us have played with each other since our GPAC (Garfield-Palouse...
