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Reardan ASB officers Jakari Singleton, Ally Burtenshaw, Amelia Ray, Avery Casselberry, Kaitlin Butterfield, Elise Cox, Rysen Soliday and Hunter Flaa posing with the 'Golden Plunger', after defeating Davenport High School in the annual Winterfest competition that included dress-up days, a tug-of war, mattress race, musical chairs and food drive. For more on Winterfest, see Page B3....
REARDAN - A handmade poster in the high school's gymnasium labeled the building as The Drop Zone in a nod to the paratroopers of World War II's Screaming Eagles, with whom the school identifies. That's what it was when the Screaming Eagles dropped 91 points on Davenport in their 91-43 Winterfest game on Friday, Dec. 13. As the grand finale of Winterfest week, the teams played with energy and emotion in front of a packed house. Reardan seniors Jakari Singleton and Rysen...
REARDAN - Two years ago when the Screaming Eagles' girls hosted Davenport in their annual Winterfest basketball game, the visiting Gorillas pummeled them 67-14. On Friday, Dec. 13, the teams met again. This time, behind Tenice Waters' 20 point effort, Reardan came out on top, winning 43-40. From the outset, it appeared the game might go down to the wire, and it did. Waters scored eight points and Davenport's Glenna Soliday scored seven points in their first quarter shoot-out...
REARDAN – Separated by 13 miles of wheat fields, the schools in Davenport and Reardan have more in common than not. The students honor their traditions and model the core values of their communities. Last week they took part in Winterfest, a five-day spirited battle that highlighted each school's competitive nature through dress up days and contests, with the goal of winning the coveted "Golden Plunger," while raising awareness for local food banks. By week's end, W...
REARDAN – After squeaking by Davenport the night before, the Screaming Eagles' girls basketball team won a hard fought game against Northwest Christian Saturday, Dec. 14. Tenice Waters' dominance in the fourth quarter catapulted Reardan to the 61-53 win. When the teams met last season, NWC won by 24 points over the freshman heavy squad fielded by Reardan coach Bob Swannack. In the game's opening minutes, Waters lit the fuse for her explosive night with two quick 3-point shots...
DAVENPORT – In Winterfest's first annual "Battle for the Belt," the Gorillas' wrestling team defeated Reardan 66-12 giving them the right to display the championship belt in their trophy case until Winterfest 2025. The wrestling meet was one of many competitions between the schools during the week-long event. At the conclusion of Winterfest, the "Golden Plunger" will be awarded to the school that tallied the most points in the various competitions. Davenport had more a...
REARDAN – Four players scored in double figures as the Screaming Eagles' boys basketball team routed Northwest Christian 64-44 Saturday, Dec. 14. The Screaming Eagles stretched a one point lead after the first quarter to a 35-25 advantage at halftime. Rysen Soliday led the way with 10 first half points, followed by Fred Frolov and Justin Vaughn, who both scored eight points. Reardan put the Crusaders away in the second half. After scoring four points in the game's opening m...
REARDAN - The Screaming Eagles opened the wrestling season by hosting Colfax, St. John, Kettle Falls and Inchelium at the Reardan Takedown Jamboree, Friday, Dec. 6. No team scores were kept. Reardan's Carson Kline, Alex Matusik and Parker Gralapp won all three of their matches and Joey Matusik and Danika Bretz won both of theirs. Landon Smith was 1-1, Owen Pendell was 0-1-1, Levi Hutton lost his only match and Myleigh Benham lost both of her matches. On Saturday, Dec. 7, the...
DAVENPORT - Caige Colbert scored 27 points in the Gorillas non-league game against Manson on Saturday, Dec. 7, but his team still came up short, losing 74-63. In the opening minutes, it appeared Davenport might be outmatched as Manson jumped to a10-3 lead, but then Colbert's aggressive play proved otherwise. He attacked the basket and scored nine quick points to give the Gorillas an 18-17 advantage after one quarter of play. Colbert scored eight more points in the second...
SPOKANE VALLEY - The girls wrestling teams from Davenport and Reardan opened their seasons finishing 18th and 20th, respectively, at the East Valley Girls Mix-and-Match on Dec. 5. Davenport scored 32.0 team points; Reardan scored 29.0. The event was won by Cheney, with 140.0 team points. Emma Cash led the Gorillas with a second-place finish in the 145A class. She opened the league match by pinning Karissa Potts of Waitsburg in 1:21 and then Alexis Rabaglia of Cheney in 1:13....
DAVENPORT – Icy roads were a concern for the Manson girls basketball team as they traveled to face the Gorillas in a non-league 2B game on Saturday, Dec. 7. That concern paled next to the challenge the Trojans faced after their safe arrival. The Gorillas hounded and harassed Manson from start to finish en route to their 50-8 win. Davenport jumped all over Manson from the opening tip-off. Glenna Soliday scored 11 points to lead the Gorillas to a 17-0 lead after one quarter. T...
OAKESDALE - The Oakesdale Nighthawks girls basketball team came away with a big win against the Odessa Tigers at home on Tuesday, Dec. 3. The Nighthawks instigated the mercy rule and defeated the Tigers, 62-19. The Nighthawks flew to an 11-1 lead to start the game. By the end of the first quarter, Oakesdale gained a 24-7 advantage. Oakesdale added two steals resulting in breakaway layups in the second quarter, the first one coming from freshman guard Megan Crider and the...
REARDAN – Six players scored in double figures as the Screaming Eagles overwhelmed Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 93-20 in their 2BNE season opener Tuesday, Dec. 3. The Screaming Eagles dug their talons into the Broncos from the very start and never let go. Senior Rysen Soliday started Reardan's scoring spree with a rare four point play in the opening minutes. The team's hustle and smothering defense kept LRS on its heels as they outscored the Broncos 26-2 in the first quarter. By t...
REARDAN – The Screaming Eagles' girls basketball team opened their season with an impressive 48-35 win over Lind-Ritzville-Sprague on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Sophomore Tenice Waters scored 15 points to lead her team. Reardan jumped to a 9-0 lead early in the game behind Rylynn Green's 3-point shot and buckets from Tenice Waters, Olivia Wicks, Mackenzie Bjornberg and Chasyn Waters. LRS closed the gap with three straight baskets, but after one quarter, Reardan led 14-9. In the first ha...
OAKESDALE - After a bit of a rough start to the game, the Oakesdale Nighthawks battled back to defeat the Oakesdale Tigers, 61-47, on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Odessa jumped to a 7-0 lead before Oakesdale could sink a bucket just under halfway through the first quarter. Senior Charlie Henning got the Nighthawks on the board. Oakesdale also got into some foul trouble early on, having five fouls in the first four minutes of the opening frame. The Nighthawks were able to tie the score at...
Friday, Dec. 6 • Reardan Girls basketball at Liberty, 6:00 p.m. • Reardan Boys basketball at Liberty 7:30 p.m. • Davenport Girls basketball at Lind/Ritzville/Sprague 6:00 p.m. • Davenport Boys basketball at Lind/Ritzville/Sprague 7:30 p.m. • Reardan Wrestling at home 5:00 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 • Davenport Girls basketball at Manson 4:30 p.m. • Davenport Boys basketball at Manson 3:00 p.m. • Davenport Wrestling at Medical Lake 10:00 a.m. • Odessa Girls basketball at Selkirk 6:00 p.m. • Odessa Boys basketball at Selki...
REARDAN - The “Golden Plunger” is up for grabs as Davenport and Reardan face off in Winterfest, the annual competition that benefits local food banks and awards bragging rights for school spirit. The week-long event culminates with the high schools’ boys and girls basketball teams playing each other in Reardan on Friday, Dec. 13. ASB officers from both schools met and organized the event to encourage fellow students to solicit donations of non-perishable food items from their communities. Points are awarded based on the n...
YAKIMA - The Soap Lake Eagles girls volleyball team overcame Pe Ell to get into the state 1B volleyball tournament. But as the No. 13 seed, the Eagles faced a tough road and were eliminated in the third round of the tournament Wednesday, Nov. 13, in the Yakima Valley SunDome. Soap Lake reached main bracket after sweeping No. 20-seeded Pe Ell, 3-0. Then the competition got real. In their second game, the Soap Lake girls faced No. 4 Walla Walla Valley Academy. Walla Walla...
MOSES LAKE - Wilbur-Creston and Almira/Coulee-Hartline advanced to the state 1B football semifinals with wins last Saturday at Lions Field. Ranked No. 4, ACH (10-2) topped Neah Bay, 14-12, to advance. The Warriors are on the road this week to Fran Rish Stadium in Richland, where they will face No. 1-ranked Liberty Christian (11-0). No. 2-ranked Wilbur-Creston routed Garfield-Palouse, 56-12, to reach the other semifinal. The Wildcats will be the host team back at Lions Field...
DAVENPORT - The Davenport Lions Club has been busy collecting aluminum cans as part of an ongoing fundraising effort for the annual Kids Fishing Derby, which is held during Pioneer Days. The program, which started as a fundraiser for the Boy Scouts, has grown over the years into a major service project for the Lions Club. The fundraiser has been reportedly very successful, raising nearly $6,000 over the years. All funds raised go directly to the kids fishing derby, which is a...
Above, a night vision camera captured this photo of a buck in northern Lincoln County. If you had a successful hunt please email a photo to us at davenporttimes@centurytel.net. Please include the name of the hunter, the general location and any other pertinent information....
YAKIMA - The Gorillas were a long shot to win a state 2B volleyball trophy. However, the No. 11-seeded Davenport girls weren't interested in the odds at the state tournament in the Yakima Valley SunDome. Instead, they focused on one game at a time. And when the tournament was done Thursday, Nov. 14, the young Davenport team brought the seventh-place state 2B trophy home to Lincoln County. "What a way to end our season," Coach Jill Morrison said. "We're going to bring home so...
YAKIMA - The Wilbur-Creston Wildcats were seeded as the No. 2-ranked 1B girls volleyball team in the state tournament. So it wasn't a surprise Nov. 13-14 that they would advance to the state title game. But few expected the Wildcats to beat the Oakesdale Nighthawks, who were ranked No. 1 and defending its 3-consecutive state titles. In fact, Oakesdale had won seven of the last eight state 1B titles. But the Wildcats were ready to beat the odds, rolling through the...
POMEROY - Odessa's Corbyn Neilson put the first points on the scoreboard, but the Tigers weren't able to hold off the No. 6-ranked Pomeroy Pirates. The Pirates eliminated the No. 11-ranked Tigers from the 1B (8-man) football playoffs, 52-12, on a cold rainy Friday night, Nov. 15, in Pomeroy. Neilson scored in the first quarter on a 60-yard carry. Pomeroy answered with a 22-yard TD from quarterback Jett Slusser, who added the 2-point conversion to take an 8-6 lead. Odessa...
