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OLYMPIA — Hunters can comment on a proposed rule change governing seasons for the next three years. State Department of Fish and Wildlife employees are proposing changes to game-management unit boundaries, landowner hunting permits, pelt inspection and sealing requirements, weapon and hunting attire requirements, trapping and various rules related to big and small game and gamebirds. A substantial number of changes are proposed and can be reviewed online at https://wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/about/reg...
ODESSA - After 14 years as the head coach of high school basketball teams here, Travis Schuh has announced his resignation from the position. Schuh coached the boys team for seven years, then succeeded that with seven years coaching the girls team. His resignation lines up with the graduation of his youngest daughter, Hayden, who was a standout on the basketball team whose season ended after the District 7 1B Tournament this year. "With my youngest graduating, I got to coach...
LAKE ROOSEVELT - The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has released a "rapid response" plan to take extraordinary measures to kill northern pike found in waterways like Lake Roosevelt. Released last week, the plan would allow state officials and tribes to draw down reservoirs, using Rotenone to poison the fish, netting and seining, quarantining waterways and more after declaring a northern pike emergency. State Aquatic Invasive Species Policy Coordinator Justin Bush...
The Odessa baseball team was able to purchase a new pitching machine for this season thanks to a donation from the Odessa Booster Club. The Tigers are the first Lincoln County team with a home doubleheader this season, hosting Almira-Coulee-Hartline at noon Saturday, March 16....
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of March 15-21 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Mar. 15 • LRS track at Sweeney Invite in Lewiston @ 10 a.m. • Davenport baseball and softball at Lake Roosevelt @ 2 p.m. • Reardan tennis at Lake Roosevelt @ 3 p.m. • Davenport and Reardan track at Fisher Jamboree in Colville @ 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 16 • LRS tennis at Medical Lake @ 10 a.m. • Odessa baseball vs. Almira-Coul...
HARRINGTON - The Lincoln County Youth Soccer League was formed in the spring of 2023, with kids participating from many areas of the county. Due to the success of the league the first year, organizers are gearing up for a second year. "We had 17 teams from four different towns," League Coordinator Jon Evans said. Teams consist of kids from kindergarten through 8th grade and each team is two grades combined, co-ed and they play by simple rules. "We did not expect to have many...
DAVENPORT — While temperatures refuse to climb above 45 degrees and snowfall lingers as part of “Second Winter,” that hasn’t stopped the sports calendar from turning toward the spring schedule. Davenport, Reardan and Odessa High Schools began most spring sports practices Monday, Feb. 19, though winter weather and precipitation has forced many teams inside for some practices. The county seat high school offers track and field, golf, baseball and softball, while tennis is doing a co-op with Reardan due to low participation. The...
REARDAN—The Renegades hosted seven other wrestling clubs at a Little Guys wrestling tournament Saturday, March 2. Here are some of the local results. Wrestling at 126 pounds for middle schoolers, Parker Gralapp won two matches and dropped one to finish in second place. Avdii Pozdeev won the 121-pound class for 11/12-year-olds with three wins by pin. Brayden Elliot finished second in the 111-pound class for 11/12-year-olds with two wins and one loss in the championship match. Colt Davis finished fourth in the 106-pound c...
Davenport High School students showed their spirit during the girls basketball State B Round of 12 game Wednesday, Feb. 28. The Gorillas fell to Warden during game action. Turn to page 9 for more coverage....
SPOKANE - After dispersing of No. 15 Tri-Cities Prep to advance to the bright lights of State B Basketball at the Spokane Arena last Friday, Feb. 23, the No. 10 Davenport girls basketball team ran into a buzzsaw from No. 2 Warden that ended the Gorillas' season in the Round of 12 Wednesday, Feb. 28. Davenport topped the Jaguars in the first round 50-40 at Cheney High School and fell to the Cougars 64-49 in the Round of 12 Wednesday. The first half against Tri-Cities Prep was...
SPOKANE — The Reardan Renegades wrestling club participated in the Big Cat Battle at Mead High School Saturday, Feb. 24. Here are club results. 6U 45-48 Dawsen Axtell took second place by defeating Gordon Shaw of Lakeside 22-9, pinning Kendrick Runyan of Bonner’s Ferry in 0:29, falling to Conrad Marienau of Buzzsaw Wrestling 9-7, pinning Bear Cruz of Prometheus Wrestling in 0:11 and pinning Tyler Degenhardt of Mt. Spokane in 0:13. 6U 47-49 Easton Abrahamson took first place by pinning Elodie Adams of Lakeside in 1:00, Mav...
TACOMA - There's a first time for everything. And for Brock Gustaveson and the Davenport wrestling program, that "first time" came in the way of the school's first Mat Classic wrestling state championship last weekend. Gustaveson, at 190 pounds, won all three of his Mat Classic matches to win Davenport's first individual state wrestling championship Saturday, Feb. 17. "It's kind of a breakthrough for other people," Gustaveson said. "It shows that it's not impossible to win a...
Davenport sophomore Brock Gustaveson (center) made school history by becoming the first Gorilla wrestler to win an individual state championship last weekend. Gustaveson won the 190-pound class at the Mat Classic in Tacoma. Read more about the state tournament on Page 10....
TACOMA - The Reardan wrestling team took eight athletes to the Tacoma Dome for the state Mat Classic last weekend, including six qualifiers and two alternates. And of the five that ended up competing, three came away with top-5 finishes for the Screaming Eagles. The best finish belonged to sophomore Carson Kline, who finished second in the 138-pound class. Kline defeated Okanogan's Timber Super 14-4 in the quarterfinals and pinned Granger's Leonardo Hernandez in 1:38 in the...
The Davenport wrestling team was named Academic State Champions for the second year in a row at the State Mat Classic in Tacoma Saturday, Feb. 17. The team achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.4....
SPOKANE VALLEY - An old saying states the simple: Pressure makes diamonds. But it also bursts pipes. And the latter is what happened to the Lake Roosevelt offense when the Davenport girls employed a press defense in the second half of a District 6/7 Crossover game that allowed the Gorillas to pull away from the Raiders 64-44 at West Valley High School Saturday, Feb. 17. The win allowed the Davenport girls to advance to State for the second straight season. The first half had...
Odessa senior Hayden Schuh was named the Tigers' lone representative on the Northeast 1B South All-Opponent Team. Schuh was recognized on the final day of the District 7 1B Tournament at Deer Park High School Saturday, Feb. 17....
DEER PARK - The tearful hug between Odessa seniors Hayden Schuh and Melloney Deife said it all. Their season was over. Wilbur-Creston defeated Odessa 52-22 in the girls NE1B District Tournament Thursday, Feb. 15. The loss eliminated the Tigers from the tournament and ended Schuh and Deife's high school basketball careers. Wilbur-Creston was never challenged in the game. Its defense capitalized on Odessa turnovers for easy breakaways and collapsed on Schuh, preventing her from...
SPOKANE VALLEY - One team made their 3-pointers, and the other couldn't make a layup. Unfortunately for the Reardan girls, they fell into the latter category in a District 6/7 Crossover game with a state berth on the line against Tonasket Friday, Feb. 16. The end result was a 54-41 victory for the Tigers that ended the Screaming Eagles' season. "Against Tonasket, we just couldn't make easy buckets and allowed them to put the ball through the net," Reardan head coach Bob...
WENATCHEE — The Davenport boys basketball team played evenly with the Lake Roosevelt Raiders for over two quarters in a winner-to-state, loser-out District 6/7 Crossover matchup last weekend. But it takes four quarters to defeat the No. 4 team in the state, and that’s what the Gorillas learned as the Raiders pulled away for a 69-47 victory Friday, Feb. 16. The loss ended Davenport’s season. The Gorillas finished 10-16 overall and went 2-4 in postseason play. “The season, with all its ups and downs, was a success,” Davenport...
SPANGLE - Three Gorillas are headed to Mat Classic XXXV. Senior Brody Schillinger, sophomore Brock Gustaveson and eighth-grader Wayland Holmberg qualified for the state meet at the Tacoma Dome with top-3 finishes at the Regional meet at Liberty High School Saturday, Feb. 10. Gustaveson was the top Davenport finisher of the day. He won the 190-pound class by defeating Conner Kline of Reardan 20-5 and pinning Pomeroy's Curtis Winona in 1:32. The sophomore earned a bye in the...
Eight local basketball players and two coaches were named to the Northeast 2B All-League Teams this year. Players and coaches were recognized at halftime of the District 7 2B Championship games at West Valley High School Saturday, Feb. 10. Davenport girls head coach Stacia Soliday and Reardan girls head coach Bob Swannack were named NE2B North Co-Coaches of the Year. Davenport sophomores Clare Lathrop and Glenna Soliday, Reardan freshman Tenice Waters and Reardan...
SPOKANE VALLEY-Despite Jaeger Jacobsen's 33-point effort, the Davenport boys fell to Kettle Falls 71-66 in the 2B District 7 5th/6th Place game at West Valley High School Saturday, Feb. 10. The Gorillas finished their District run with a pair of losses after a 72-54 defeat to Liberty Friday, Feb. 9. Davenport hung with the Lancers and trailed by just two at halftime after Jacobsen's 3-pointer at the buzzer made it 33-31. But the third quarter and second half belonged to...
DAVENPORT —The Lincoln County Commissioners and other regional government leaders are concerned about the potential of the Environmental Protection Agency naming a 150-mile stretch of Lake Roosevelt from Grand Coulee Dam to the Canadian border, known as the Upper Columbia River, as a superfund site. This would add the Upper Columbia River to the National Priorities List due to concerns over lead contamination through areas near Canada the Commissioners were told by EPA officials in August that no lead or harmful medals h...
COULEE DAM —Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is now accepting applications for the 2024 summer Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program. YCC engages young people in work experiences at national parks, forests, wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries, while developing an ethic of environmental stewardship and civic responsibility. No prior experience is needed; just an eagerness to make a difference, according to a National Parks Service release. Participants will get paid to work, learn and gain leadership skills. There w...
