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DAVENPORT—The hometown Gorilla cross country runners received some recognition from coaches statewide, earning 6th in the preseason Washington State Cross Country Coaches Poll for boys 1B/2B. Davenport is one of three District 7 schools in the top 10. Colfax was ranked fourth, while Asotin was ranked fifth. Rounding out the boys 1B/2B top 10 was Liberty Bell, Ilwaco, Life Christian Academy, Morton-White Pass, Cedar Tree Classical Christian, Northwest Christian (Lacey) and Pope John Paul II. Manson, Brewster and Valley C...
DAVENPORT-The hometown Gorillas have played four matches in volleyball thus far. Despite battling the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos for five full sets Tuesday, Sept. 21, Davenport is still searching for its first win this season. The first set was back and forth as Davenport erased an early deficit, but LRS held on to win 27-25. Davenport got its revenge with a 25-19 second set win, but LRS took the match lead with a 25-18 third set victory. Davenport evened the match again...
ROSALIA-The Reardan volleyball varsity girls notched their second straight win Thursday, Sept. 16 over the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves in a nonleague matchup in three straight sets. Reardan won the first set 25-13, the second set 25-14 and the third set 25-12 in its convincing victory to improve to 3-1 and 0-1 in 2B play. Junior Coalie Whitman had eight assists and four aces for Reardan in the win, while senior Kendall Little had five kills and five blocks. The second league...
REARDAN-For the second time this season, the Reardan football team suffered a shutout at the hands of a league opponent Friday, Sept. 17. The physical Asotin Panthers came to town and knocked off the home team 31-0 to drop Reardan to 0-2 in NE2B play and 1-2 overall. The game started with a defensive back-and-forth struggle, with neither team managing to score in the first quarter. Asotin managed to reach the Reardan 26-yard line, but fumbled on fourth down where Reardan...
With archery season underway and modern firearms just around the corner, we’re looking for photos of your big game trophies. Have a hunter who bagged their first deer? Did you get your buck? Then send us your high-resolution photographs. Email photos to DTEditor@centurytel.net. In the body of the email, include the names of those pictured, where the big game was taken and when the successful hunt occurred. Send the photographer’s name, too. We’ll be publishing your hunting photos on our sports pages throughout the seaso...
KETTLE FALLS – Assistant high school football coach Fernando Montgomery died of COVID-19 Sunday, Sept. 19. He was 30 years old. Montgomery graduated from the high school here in 2009. He had reportedly been battling coronavirus for just a week. The Kettle Falls football team is currently shut down due to COVID-19 concerns, and the volleyball program is shut down for two weeks for the same reason....
ODESSA – The Odessa Tigers were at home for the Sausage Bowl last Friday night, Sept. 17, at Finney Field. They got their third win of the season by defeating the Wildcats of Wilbur/Creston/Keller by a score of 64-12. Odessa 24 24 16 0 64 WCK 6 0 0 6 12 The defensive line really showed its stuff, limiting the tough WCK squad to only 12 points. Wilson Creek High’s Davey McMillan, a senior, had a total of 240 yards, all of them rushing yards. Odessa senior Daeton Deife had 131 rushing yards, and was also responsible for fin...
DAVENPORT--One watching Thursday's matchup between Davenport and Medical Lake might've assumed the prior was the 1A team hosting a 2B team. However, it was the 2B Gorillas who trounced the 1A visiting Medical Lake Cardinals in a non-league matchup 5-0 Thursday, Sept. 16. The win was Davenport's second in a row after the Gorillas beat Reardan Tuesday. "They were physical, so I think that's going to help us get a little more physical ourselves," Davenport head coach Monty...
COLFAX – The 2021 fall football season got off to a roaring start for the hometown Gorillas Friday, Sept. 3. Davenport took a trip and trounced normal NE2B power Colfax 40-14 in the first game of the season. The Gorillas dominated a Colfax line that lost 11 seniors to graduation and controlled the clock in a meaningful way. Davenport had the ball for 39 minutes and 51 seconds, to just eight minutes and nine seconds for Colfax. The Gorillas ran for a whopping 396 yards on 50 a...
ODESSA – The Odessa Tiger football team's season is off to a winning start. Facing DeSales High of Walla Walla in non-league action at home last Friday, Sept. 3, the Tigers overcome the Irish 72-26 have to work hard for every touchdown. The team is a little rough around the edges, committing nine penalties to DeSales' one and costing them a total of 80 yards. Nevertheless, the Odessa boys are able to execute plays, break into the open thanks to good blocking from teammates a...
DAVENPORT – The Odessa Tiger varsity volleyball squad won the all-day tournament held in Davenport Saturday, Sept. 4. Throughout the day, the participating teams played each of the others in three-set matches rather than the usual five. The tournament provided an opportunity for the participating teams to get in some final practice before the season begins. After a few more non-league games, league play begins against Mary Walker High School in Springdale on Sept. 23. O...
DAVENPORT--The hometown Gorillas marched the ball up and down the field in Friday night's contest against the No. 9 ranked Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos, being stopped from scoring on just two drives. Despite this fact, an 80-yard kickoff return touchdown by LRS freshman running back Brody Boness gave the visitors the lead with 2:11 left and, ultimately, the win. Davenport fell to 1-1 with a 25-24 loss at the hands of the Broncos, while LRS improved to 2-0 to start the 2021...
REARDAN--It wasn't always pretty, but the home team was able to notch a victory for the first time this season. Senior Abe Nelson was key as Reardan knocked off the Oroville Hornets 21-13 in a non league matchup Saturday, Sept. 11 to improve to 1-1. The first quarter indicated Saturday's matchup might be a blowout. Oroville received the opening kickoff before muffing a punt and handing Reardan the ball on the visitors' 32-yard line. Reardan took advantage, marching down the...
REARDAN--A battle of two schools changing their mascots from "Indians" following House Bill 1356's signing into law earlier this year ended in a tie on the soccer pitch. Reardan's season opener ended in a 2-2 tie with Colville Thursday, Sept. 9. It was the first match of the season for Reardan. The planned opener against Kettle Falls Sept. 7 was cancelled due to a lack of available players for the Bulldogs. Colville came for a 2B/1A non league matchup after falling to Deer...
REARDAN – The 2021 fall season didn't get off to an optimal start for the Reardan volleyball team. The varsity girls fell to the Upper Columbia Academy Lions at home in four sets in Reardan's home opener Tuesday, Sept. 7 25-17, 13-25, 25-17, 25-19. Reardan got the upper hand in the first set, jumping out to a 6-3 lead. UCA then scored eight straight points and pulled away to win the first set 25-17, as the Lions adjusted to tough serves quicker than Reardan was able to. The ho...
Varsity games this week for Davenport, Reardan and Harrington Friday, Sept. 10 Davenport football vs. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague @ 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11 Reardan and Harrington cross country invitational at Shadle Park @ 9:30 a.m. Reardan soccer at Connell @ 11 a.m. Reardan football vs. Oroville @ 1 p.m. Davenport volleyball vs. Northwest Christian (Colbert) @ 1:30 p.m. Davenport cross country invitational at Clarkston, time TBD Tuesday, Sept. 14 Harrington volleyball at Columbia (Hunters) @ 3:45 p.m. Davenport vs. Reardan...
REARDAN – The Reardan football varsity boys didn’t see their season start the way they wanted it to. After going 0-5 in last year’s truncated, strange winter season, Northwest Christian (Colbert) appears to have leveled up after thumping Reardan 40-0 in the season opener for both squads Friday, Sept. 3. Junior quarterback Mike Bauman was 8-for-10 passing and threw two touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Aidan Tibbetts ran for two touchdowns and caught one, while sophomore Ryan Waters picked off two Tate Nelson passes and accou...
SPANGLE – The Davenport girls got off to a rough start in a difficult challenge at the historically mighty Liberty Lancers in the first regular season volleyball match of the season. The Gorillas were swept in straight sets 25-11, 25-13, 25-10 Tuesday, Sept. 7. Hailey Carter notched five aces for Liberty, who dusted off Davenport without much trouble in the regular season opener for both teams. Senior Kylee Buchanan, Davenport’s top player last year, notched seven kills. Allie Jorden added 13 assists for the Gorillas. Dav...
Varsity games coming up this week for Davenport, Reardan and Harrington Friday, Sept. 3 Reardan football at Northwest Christian (Colbert) @ 4 p.m. Davenport football at Colfax @ 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4 Davenport volleyball tournament @ 9 a.m. Harrington volleyball vs. St. John-Endicott J.V. @ noon. Tuesday, Sept. 7 Harrington cross country jamboree at Northwest Christian (Colbert) @ 3:30 p.m. Reardan soccer at Kettle Falls @ 4 p.m. Davenport volleyball at Liberty @ 6:30 p.m. Reardan volleyball vs. Upper Columbia Academy @...
COLFAX – Football season...yes, a full, real fall football season...is finally back after a two year, COVID-19-laden hiatus. For the hometown, run-happy Gorillas, this season opens with a challenging matchup at the Colfax Bulldogs Friday night, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. The Gorillas and Bulldogs haven't matched up since 2019, when Colfax eked out Davenport in Lincoln County 28-26. During last year's COVID-shortened season, Davenport finished 2-3, while Colfax went 3-2 with close l...
COLBERT – Reardan’s first venture as a mascot-less football team is coming up. The squad formerly known as the Indians heads to Colbert to take on the Northwest Christian Crusaders in a rare matinee Friday tilt Sept. 3 at 4 p.m. During this winter’s strange, COVID-19 shortened season, Reardan finished 3-1 while Northwest Christian struggled to an 0-5 campaign. After losing several key seniors, head coach Eric Nikkola will turn to a sophomore under center while relying on tw...
Davenport junior Brenick Soliday looks past Dayton-Waitsburg strong safety Monte Pettichord toward the goal line in last Saturday’s jamboree in Ritzville....
ODESSA - It's going to be a banner year for District 7 NE 1B football teams, if preseason rankings by ScorebookLive.com hold up. In the Class 1B (eight-man) football rankings released last week, three of the teams hail from the NE 1B League. The Odessa Tigers earned the No. 1 ranking, followed by Almira-Coulee/Hartline Warriors in the No. 2 spot. ScorebookLive also ranked the Wilbur-Creston Wildcats in the No. 9 spot. The top-ranked Tigers were undefeated in the abbreviated...
DAVENPORT – -Masks will still be a part of sports this year, but face covering rules won’t be as restrictive to start the 2021-22 school year. The state Department of Health released new guidelines that mandate masks in some athletic settings, but not in others. The guidelines come on the heels of the state once again requiring masks in K-12 schools this year, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status. Athletes won’t have to mask up during competition or practice for any outdoor sport. Masks aren’t required for low or mode...
It's almost time to return to the gridiron. Football players at Davenport and Reardan High Schools returned to practice Wednesday morning, Aug. 18 in preparation for the 2021 season. Davenport players were on the high school field working through fundamentals, while the Reardan athletes hit the weight room to measure their strength. Both schools will start the season on the road Sept. 3, with Davenport visiting Colfax and Reardan going to Northwest Christian (Colbert). Other...
