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The Gorillas boys baseball team remains winless on the season after dropping four more games in the last week. On Tuesday, April 22, Kettle Falls walloped the Gorillas, 30-4. That loss came after consecutive losses to Newport. At Kettle Falls, the Bulldogs set the tone of the game from the first inning, scoring 8 runs. The Bulldogs piled on 7 runs in the second and third innings and 8 more in the fourth. Davenport mustered 4 runs in the third, but it wasn't enough to keep the...
CHENEY — Athletes from across eastern Washington descended on Cheney High School Saturday, April 19, for the 2025 Van Kuren Invitational, with teams from Lincoln County competing against a deep and talented field. Reardan High School had a strong showing in the boys 400-meter dash, placing two athletes in the top 10. Senior Gabe Branstetter took sixth in 52.31 seconds, while junior Blake Wynecoop finished seventh with a time of 52.72. Their efforts came in a race won by Chiawana’s Tristan Breier in 50.15 seconds, fol...
DAVENPORT — Operation Catching Freedom, a nonprofit organization dedicated to veterans, active duty service members, and first responders, is set to kick off its first major event of the season in early May. The event, Operation Bass, will take place at Mardon Resort on Potholes Reservoir and offers participants a chance to enjoy a day of free bass fishing, followed by a BBQ. Walt Sweetser, a Marine Corps veteran and board member of Operation Catching Freedom, explained that the organization’s mission is to bring tog...
CHENEY — Lincoln County’s varsity girls athletes turned in strong performances at the 2025 Van Kuren Invite on Saturday, April 19, at Cheney High School. Competitors from Davenport, Reardan, and Odessa earned several Top 10 finishes against a deep field of talent from across the region. Davenport’s Glenna Soliday emerged as a standout, placing in three events. She sprinted to 10th in the girls varsity 200 meters with a time of 26.44 seconds and finished fifth in the 100-meter hurdles at 15.83 seconds. Soliday also contr...
REARDAN – The Screaming Eagles hosted St. George's in NE2B tennis on Friday, Aug. 18. Kaitlynne Guhlke, who practices with Reardan but represents Davenport High School, also took part in the match. In the boys' competition, Reardan's E.J. Preuschoff defeated Brady Nosbaum 6-1, 6-3 and the doubles team of Braden and Marcus Durbin beat St. George's Steven Liv and Joe Sudlow 6-4, 0-6, 10-8. The Screaming Eagles' Dominic Board lost to Joey Maestas 0-6, 2-6 but bounced back to b...
DAVENPORT — The lowland lakes fishing season officially opens Saturday, April 26, across Washington state, including Lincoln County. While many area lakes are already open year-round, the season kickoff marks the beginning of one of the busiest times of year for local anglers. “This is the lowland lake opener, not free fishing weekend,” said Jolynn Beauchene, Fish and Wildlife officer for Lincoln County. “You still need a valid fishing license.” In Washington, anyone age 16 or older must have a fishing license. Youth age...
REARDAN – The Newport baseball and softball teams came to town Tuesday, April 22, and in both games, overpowered the Screaming Eagles with dominant pitching. The Grizzlies won the girls softball game 14-0 and the boys baseball game 8-0. In the softball game, Grizzlies' pitcher Lili Hall handcuffed Reardan batters allowing only singles by Hadley Landreth and Tayen Zagorski. Newport tattooed the ball in its at-bats. The Grizzlies hit four doubles and one home run in their 10 h...
ODESSA - The Odessa High School baseball team saw its third blowout loss of the season to Almira-Coulee-Hartline (ACH), falling 19-0 in a conference game Tuesday, April 15. In Tuesday's league bout, the Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors (Coulee City, Wash.) baseball squad overwhelmed the host Odessa Tigers (Odessa, Wash.) by a tally of 19-0. The Tigers remain winless at 0-6 overall and 0-3 in district play, while the Warriors extended their perfect season to 9-0. Odessa...
REARDAN - After being tied 12-12 at the end of regulation play, Chewelah scored four runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Screaming Eagles 16-12 Tuesday, April 15. Reardan pitcher Shyla Nortz walked three batters in the first inning and the Cougars pushed two runners across home plate with three singles to take an early 2-0 lead. In the second inning the Screaming Eagles scored six runs on singles by Natalya Hahn, Kylynn Clouse, Lillie Whitman and Rylynn Green and a double...
REARDAN - Chewelah showed the Screaming Eagles why they are the No. 1 baseball team in the NE2B league when they met Tuesday, April 15. In the second inning, the Cougars scored 16 runs on nine hits in their 22-0 shellacking of Reardan. The win improved Chewelah's record to 10-0. Chewelah pitcher Grady Skok threw a gem by allowing only one hit and by walking only one batter in the five inning game. Maveric Sobotta collected Reardan's only hit of the game. Reardan pitchers'...
The Davenport Gorillas boys and girls golf teams recently competed in a league meet in Colfax, pictured, Brooke Ball, left, putts. On the right, Brock Gustaveson evaluates his next shot....
HARRINGTON — Lincoln County Youth Soccer will kick off its regular season this weekend with a record 360 children participating, according to league president Jon Evans. “We have kids represented from Lind, Reardan, Ritzville, Davenport, Harrington,” said Evans. “We are always in need of referees.” Games will take place in Harrington every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will feature players from kindergarten through eighth grade. Participants represent communities throughout the region, including Lind, Reardan, Ritzville...
ROCKFORD – Reardan and Davenport participated in a four-way track meet hosted by Freeman on Wednesday, April 16. Freeman scored 45 points to win the boys' competition. Newport placed second with 43 points. Reardan and Davenport scored 28 and 25 points, respectively. Freeman also won the girls' competition, scoring 47 points. Davenport placed second with 44 points, followed by Newport with 31 points, Reardan with 17 points. Davenport's David Coriell won the 100-meter run in 1...
IRBY - It's a three-peat for an Enumclaw-based racer. Unofficial results show Jaden Dahners won the 53rd running of the Desert 100 Sunday morning for the third consecutive year. Presented by the Stumpjumpers Motorcycle Club, more than 1,000 racers entered team, 50-mile and 100-mile races Sunday. With so many dirt and adventure bikes, two startlines more than a mile wide lined up for the main event. Sporting bib No. 1 and riding a KTM, Dahners finished the grueling 2-lap,...
DEER PARK – The Reardan boys track team placed third and Davenport finished 16th in the 23 team Glenn Wolfe Invitational meet April 4, at Deer Park High School. In the girls' competition, Davenport placed fourth and Reardan finished 17th out of 21 schools. Medical Lake won the boys' meet with 66 points and Freeman placed second with 64 points. Reardan scored 63 points for third and Davenport scored 13 points for 16th place. Bonners Ferry won the girls meet with 109 points. M...
EPRHATA — The Odessa girls track team finished 20th overall at the 49th annual Ray Cross Invitational on March 29 at Ephrata High School. The Tigers scored 7 team points in the track meet that included much larger schools. Richland won the girls team title with 197 points, followed by Prosser with 80. The Odessa boys did not score any team points. Here are the results for Odessa: Boys 100-meter — Izaak Schmierer, 36th, 13.54; and Kolter Watson, 39th, 13.81. 200-meter — Kolter Watson, 31st, 28.46. 400-meter — Micah Powers,...
REARDAN - The Screaming Eagles baseball team lost both ends of a doubleheader to NE2B league leading Northwest Christian Saturday, April 5. The Crusaders won the games 4-1 and 19-5 to send Reardan to its third straight defeat. In the first game, NWC scored three runs in the first inning and added another run in the third inning. Crusaders' pitcher Kaden Van Dyke held the Screaming Eagles without a hit through three innings. In the fourth inning, Reardan's Hunter Flaa tattooed...
IRBY — The 54th annual Stumpjumpers Desert 100 is set to take place April 5-6 in Irby, drawing riders and fans from across the region for a weekend of racing, camaraderie and community spirit. The event kicks off Friday, April 4, with event shirt sales, registration and food vendors opening. Limited riding will be allowed throughout the day, and a live band will perform in the beer tent that evening. Saturday features a series of poker runs, a mini race and a Ladies Beginner Ride. A riders meeting is scheduled for 7 a.m. befo...
COLVILLE – The Reardan boys track team led by seniors Gabe Branstetter, Evan Krupke and Jakari Singleton scored 69 points to place fourth out of 15 schools at the Ezra Gordon Invitational on Saturday, March 29 at the high school. The girls track team scored 24 points and placed ninth in the girls' competition. Branstetter and Krupke were named Male MVPs with their performances. Branstetter scored 20 points after winning the 400-meter run with a time of 51.93 and the 8...
The high school golf season is in full swing and on Thursday, March 27, students hit the greens at Odessa Golf and RV for a tournament. Results of the tournament were not reported....
EPHRATA — The Gorillas girls track team brought home a third-place team finish from the 49th annual Ray Cross Invitational meet Saturday, March 29, at Ephrata High School. The girls team scored 54 team points; Richland won the meet with 197 and Prosser was second with 80. Meanwhile, the Davenport boys struggled to gain traction and tied for 17th place with teams from Moses Lake and Wilbur-Creston, all with 5 points each. Richland won the boys title with 136 points, followed by Ephrata in second with 94 and Royal in third w...
DAVENPORT – Hunter Flaa played a near flawless game in Reardan's 33-0 win over the Gorillas in a Northeast 2B baseball game on Saturday, March 29. Flaa struck out 11 batters and pitched a no-hitter to lead the Screaming Eagles to their fourth straight win to open the season. Reardan scored two runs in the first inning and two runs in the third inning but hammered the Gorillas with 15 hits and 29 runs in the fourth inning. Levi Collier had four of Reardan's 17 hits and knocked...
Reardan Screaming Eagle freshman Morgan Leenheer serves in her doubles tennis match against Medical Lake on Thursday, March 27. Medical Lake defeated Reardan 3-0 in boys matches and 4-1 in girls' matches. Individual results were not reported....
DAVENPORT – After losing two lop-sided games to Northwest Christian on March 27, Reardan’s bats came alive against the Gorillas Saturday, March 29, winning both ends of a doubleheader 17-6 and 27-7. In the first game, the Screaming Eagle benefited from Davenport’s inability to find home plate with its pitches. Seventeen Reardan players walked or were hit by pitches to keep the bases occupied. Reardan moved players from bag to bag with walks and singles. In the fourth inning Hadley Landreth and Kylynn Clouse each belted tripl...
