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RITZVILLE - For the first two innings, it seemed like a bit of small ball on offense and some solid defense behind Bo Walter might allow the Odessa baseball team to fight for an upset against the favored DeSales Irish. But a nightmarish third inning for the Tigers unraveled the game, leading to a 17-1 route by the eventually state-bound Irish in the District 7/9 1B Tournament Saturday, May 11. The loss ended Odessa's season in the District tournament for the second straight...
SPOKANE - The Davenport softball team was quickly eliminated with two losses at the District 7 2B Tournament played at Merkel Sports Complex Tuesday, May 14. The seventh-seeded Gorillas dropped a quarterfinal game to second-seeded Northwest Christian 16-1 to open the Tournament. That loss forced Davenport into a loser-out matchup with Kettle Falls later Tuesday, which the Bulldogs pulled off 7-2 to end the Gorillas' season. Davenport finished the season 6-16 overall. "The...
Reardan senior Jonathan Holdway has verbally committed to play football at Whitworth University in Spokane next fall. "I chose Whitworth because I can play football, study engineering and stay close to home," Holdway said. "The coaches at Whitworth are top-notch and I liked the school's vibe." Holdway will play on the offensive line. "I'm happy with my decision and I think my future is bright," he said....
Davenport senior Brody Schillinger will wrestle for Washington State University's Division III wrestling program next season. Schillinger will join DHS grad Cody Jenkins on the team. He said familiarity with the Cougar coaching staff and relationships formed when the Cougars stayed at DHS multiple years in a row in advance of Spokane tournament play helped lead to his decision. The senior finished in fifth place for 185-pounders at the state Mat Classic in Tacoma in February,...
Another Davenport High School graduate is joining the Eastern Oregon University track and field team. Senior Jensyn Jacobsen signed her letter of intent to throw javelin for the Mountaineers last week. Jacobsen is the fourth DHS graduate to compete for the Mountaineers in the last few years. Her sister, Lainy, is in her senior season for EOU, while grads Winston Telford and Evan Gunning are also on the roster. "College sports has always been in the back of my mind," Jacobsen...
Odessa senior Hayden Schuh is heading to Spokane Falls Community College to run track and field next school year. She said she looks forward to staying close to home and potentially transferring to Washington State University or the University of Idaho after receiving her 2-year degree. Schuh plans to study architecture while completing her general requirements. The Tiger senior is the defending state 1B champion in 100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles and javelin and will...
ODESSA - The spring sports postseason has arrived, and that means District Tournament action for local baseball and softball teams. Two area teams are still in the mix: Odessa baseball and Davenport softball. The Tigers have consistently sported the best team in the county this season and finished third in the District 7 following 26-1 and 20-5 wins at Selkirk Thursday, May 2. Odessa now heads to the District 7/9 1B Tournament in Ritzville Saturday, May 11. The Tigers take on...
CHEWELAH — The Reardan tennis team doesn’t have any players in district championship matches in the District 7 2B Tournament, but several athletes have a chance to work through the consolation bracket to try and advance to regionals. Competition began Tuesday, May 7, where Hailey Fry advanced to the girls singles semifinals with wins over an unnamed St. George’s player and Emily Howder of Chewelah. Complete match results weren’t available by press time. Fry lost to Chewelah’s Avi Sahota in the semifinals and will play teammat...
DEER PARK — The Davenport golfers began postseason play with subdistricts Thursday, May 2. Six golfers competed for the Gorillas, with two making the cut for district play, which wrapped up after press time Wednesday, May 8. Maddox Schumacher shot a 79 at sub-districts and entered Wednesday’s district round in sixth place, with the top 17 finishers qualifying for state. Top 17 finishers are determined by combining sub-district and district scores. Mac Larmer shot an 86 at sub-districts and entered districts in 16th pla...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of May 10-16 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. Friday, May 10 • Davenport golf at Harrington @ 2 p.m. Saturday, May 11 • Reardan-Davenport and LRS tennis at Districts at Whitworth @ 10 a.m. • Odessa baseball vs. DeSales at District 7/9 1B Tournament in Ritzville @ 1 p.m. • Odessa baseball vs. Sunnyside Christian, Pomeroy or Wellpinit at District 7/9 1B Tournament in Ritzville @ 4 p.m. if necessary Tuesday, May 14 • Davenport, Odessa an...
SPOKANE VALLEY—The Odessa girls track and field team put up a 133-point effort at the District 7 1B Championships Tuesday, April 30. That was good for second place, as host Valley Christian dominated the competition with 185.5 points. Odessa’s boys finished in fifth place with 43 points. Valley Christian’s boys also won with 183.5 points. The Tiger athletes are beginning to prep for the postseason, with District 7/9 1B Regionals coming up in Ritzville Wednesday, May 15 and S...
COLFAX - COLFAX—The Davenport girls finished the league season with a team win at the NE2B Team Championship meet Tuesday, April 30. The Gorilla girls finished with 159 points, well ahead of second-place Northwest Christian (112 points). Reardan’s girls had 40 points to finish in seventh place, with 10 teams participating. The Reardan boys had 95 points, good for second place behind first-place St. George’s (109 points). Davenport’s boys finished in fourth place with 71 poin...
ODESSA - Despite two 20-1 and 16-6 losses to undefeated Northport last weekend, the 11-7 Tigers were ranked No. 12 in 1B baseball RPI rankings at press time as the regular season winds down. Odessa's baseball boys are the most likely area team to qualify for the state tournament. To do so, the Tigers must finish in the top 4 in District 7 and advance to the District 7/9 Tournament, which begins Tuesday, May 7 and concludes Saturday, May 11. The top five finishers at Districts...
HARRINGTON - The Davenport golfers wrapped up their regular season with a 9-hole match in Ritzville Thursday, April 25. Maddox Schumacher led the way, shooting a 38. Mac Larmer shot a 48, Daxton Sewall shot 54 and Alan Eldridge shot 64. Donovan Jackson shot 69, Daniel Siegert-Collins shot 53, Nathan Choate shot 62 and Jacob James shot 59. Shelby Hargrave shot 64 and Fiona Strozyk shot 62 for the girls. Two days prior, four golfers shot 18 holes at Latah Creek. Scores were...
REARDAN - The Screaming Eagle tennis team took to their new courts at the school for a matchup with the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos Tuesday, April 30. Elsa Wescer defeated Noah Dockery 6-0, 6-0, while Hailey Fry topped Danika Cox 6-2, 6-0. Those were the two victories Reardan managed against the visiting Broncos. EJ Preuschoff put up a fight against Jeffrey Christianson, but ultimately fell 6-6. 4-6, 6-1, 12-14. And Dominic Board fell to Drake Gloyn 6-2, 6-3. In doubles...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of May 3-9 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, May 3 • Davenport vs. LRS softball at Davenport @ 2 p.m. • Reardan softball at Northwest Christian @ 2:30 p.m. • LRS tennis at Kettle Falls @ 3 p.m. • Davenport and Odessa track at Vanderholm Invite in Royal City @ 3:30 p.m. • Reardan track at Chewelah Co-Ed Relays @ 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 7 • Reardan-Davenport and LRS tennis at D...
COLFAX - The Odessa girls track and field team put together another strong showing at the final Northeast B regular season league meet of the 2024 campaign, taking second place of 13 competing schools Tuesday, April 23. The Tiger girls finished with 98 points, barely getting by third-place host Colfax, which had 96 points. Garfield-Palouse won the girls meet with 119 points. Odessa's boys notched 34 points, good for ninth place. Asotin won the boys meet with 96 points. Odessa...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of April 26-May 2 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, April 26 • LRS tennis at Inland Empire in Spokane @ 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27 • LRS tennis at Inland Empire in Spokane @ 7:30 a.m. • Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and LRS track at Undeberg Invitational in Ritzville @ 10:30 a.m. • Davenport baseball and softball vs. Kettle Falls @ 11 a.m. • Odessa baseball vs. Northport...
DAVENPORT-Just four schools were at the final regular season Northeast 1B/2B meet hosted by Reardan, but held here Tuesday, April 23. That allowed both the Gorillas and Screaming Eagles to pile on some points, as both the boys and girls teams for each school finished first and second over their Selkirk and Wilbur-Creston-Keller opponents. On the boys side, Reardan won with 101 points, while Davenport was second with 70 points. The opposite result happened for the girls, with D...
ODESSA - The Tiger baseball team continued to put together a winning season this week, coming out victorious in three of the four games played over the last week. Odessa swept Waterville-Mansfield 18-16 and 13-8 Saturday, April 20 and split a doubleheader with Curlew 12-19 and 11-7 Tuesday, April 23. The week's results mean Odessa is 11-5 this season. The Tigers were ranked No. 10 in the state RPI rankings at press time. Odessa has won five of its last six games after losing t...
REARDAN - Both the Gorilla and Screaming Eagle offenses were not lacking for run production in a high-scoring doubleheader that netted each team a win last week. Davenport won the first game 18-16, then Reardan took the second game 23-20 Friday, April 19. In the first game, Davenport poured in six runs in the top of the second inning to take a big lead. A 2-run inside-the-park homer from Kaylynne Clouse was part of a 4-run Reardan half of the inning to cut into the lead, but...
REARDAN - The Screaming Eagles rode the strong pitching of Tate Nelson, Jacob Bodeau and Tyson Finch to earn a doubleheader sweep of rival Davenport 2-1 and 4-2 Friday, April 19. In the first game, Nelson and Bodeau dueled Davenport's Beau Copenhaver in a matchup of strong pitching and little offense. Reardan got a run in the bottom of the first inning when Nelson scored on a wild pitch after a leadoff triple to take a 1-0 lead. Nelson pitched the first two innings, then...
CHENEY — Batter up! A new season of the West Plains Little League put bats on balls starting Saturday, April 13. Ceremonies began at 9 a.m. at Salnave Park Field 3 and included opening remarks and a parade of players. There were a variety of events planned throughout the day, officials said. A full schedule of games starting at 11 a.m. are also part of the day as is a free equipment table offering gloves, cleats and bats. The 2024 season marks the 21st year the league has not only provided an entry level to the sports of b...
COULEE DAM – Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area may implement a prescribed fire at the Fort Spokane Employee housing area this spring. The area includes 50 acres of land near the Fort Spokane campground, boat launch and day use areas. This burn is tentatively scheduled sometime between April 18 and May 10. Smoke may settle into the Fort Spokane Campground on the day of ignition and during the nights for up to a week after ignition. The exact date of ignition is currently not known and depends on weather, unit p...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of April 19-25 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, April 19 • Davenport vs. Reardan baseball and softball at Reardan @ 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20 • Reardan track at Mooberry Relays at Rogers @ 9 a.m. • Davenport and LRS track at MacDougall Invite in Colfax @ 10 a.m. • Odessa track at Quincy Invite @ 10:30 a.m. • Odessa baseball vs. Waterville @ noon • LRS baseball and softball at...
