Nighthawks pick up game on Colfax turf

Tekoa/Oakesdale Nighthawks have agreed to play Colfax next week for a Colfax game date which had originally been booked at Kettle Falls. Colfax Athletic Director Mike Morgan noted the game date had been offered to the Nighthawks after the Kettle Falls date was erased.

The game is now set for Oct. 30 at Colfax.

Colfax agreed to vacate the game at Kettle because Springdale, which is a lot closer to Kettle, was looking for an opponent in the wake of Republic’s decision to drop out of the league this year. Morgan agreed to let Springdale pickup up the date at Kettle and that left the Colfax date, originally set for a Thursday, Oct. 29, open.

Tekoa/Oakesdale, which has been hurt by injuries after a rough start this season, now has a 2-4 record after defeating Dayton 26-6 last week. The `hawks will play at Liberty Christian this week.

Coach Ken Lindgren said some of the `hawk players have healed and returned to the roster, and that led them to make the short trip south to play the undefeated Bulldogs.

“We know what we’re getting into,” Lindgren said.