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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....
SPOKANE VALLEY-Like many sports, basketball is often a game of inches. And a few inches are what separated the Davenport girls from what would've been a shocking District 7 2B Championship win over defending state champion Colfax last Saturday. Instead, it was the Bulldogs who managed to hold off the stampeding Gorillas 59-55 in overtime to defend their District 7 crown Feb. 10. Three days removed from knocking off rival Reardan in the District semifinals, Davenport came out f...
SPOKANE VALLEY-After an ugly 38-33 win over Northwest Christian and a convincing 59-48 win over Liberty, the Reardan girls finished third in the District 7 2B Tournament and will play for a chance to advance to state this weekend. The Screaming Eagles played the first and fourth quarters on fire against Northwest Christian Friday, Feb. 9. It was the clunkers in between that nearly cost them the game. Tenice Waters scored seven points and grabbed four rebounds before the...
DEER PARK - The Odessa girls kept their playoff run alive with a 50-36 win over the Republic Tigers in the District 7 1B Tournament at Deer Park Saturday, Feb. 10. Republic was eliminated with the loss. As has been the case many times this season, seniors Hayden Schuh and Melloney Deife proved to be the catalyst for the win. Schuh scored most of her 17 points from inside the paint while Deife scored her 17 points from the wing. Four of Deife's baskets were from behind the...
SPANGLE - Six Screaming Eagles qualified to compete in the State Wrestling Mat Classic at the Regional Wrestling Tournament at Liberty High School Saturday, Feb. 10. Joey Matusik qualified for the state meet with his first-place finish in the 106-pound weight class. In his first match, Matusik pinned Connor Houston of Wilbur-Creston in 29 seconds. In his semifinal match with Ty Scott of Colfax, he won via pin in 1:26. He secured first place by pinning Micah Rocha of Northwest...
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...
SPOKANE VALLEY-The Reardan boys basketball season ended with two losses in the District 7 2B Tournament at West Valley High School after an opening round win over Asotin Thursday, Feb. 1. Reardan was dominant in the first quarter, crashing the glass and jumping out to a 16-7 lead behind seven points from Rysen Soliday. After a slightly ugly second quarter, Reardan put a mini run together to build their lead to 29-17 by halftime. It wouldn't take Asotin long to close the gap....
INCHELIUM - The Odessa Tigers fell 64-59 in a loser-out game against Republic in the boys District 7 1B Basketball Tournament Saturday, Feb. 3. After trailing 15-12 after one quarter of play, Republic played back-to back 20 point quarters to take a 53-42 lead over the Tigers going into the fourth quarter. Odessa's Jacob Scrupps scored 10 of his game-high 21 points in the last frame, but it wasn't enough for the Tigers to pull out the win. Corbyn Neilsen and Dakota Steward...
SPOKANE - The Davenport wrestlers had a solid showing at the Northeast B Sub-Regional Tournament at the Spokane Convention Center. Six Gorillas finished in the top four of their weight classes to advance to regionals this weekend, while one wrestler will be an alternate as a fifth-place finisher following sub-regional competition Saturday, Feb. 3. At 190 pounds, sophomore Brock Gustaveson won his class and advanced to regionals. Gustaveson pinned Lind-Ritzville/Sprague's...
SPOKANE - Reardan scored 122 points to place fifth in Northeast B Sub-Regional Wrestling Tournament at the Spokane Convention Center, Feb. 2-3. Eight Screaming Eagles qualified for the 2B Regional Wrestling Tournament to be held Feb. 10. Joey Matusik placed first in the 106-pound weight class. In his first match, he pinned Chance Degon of Liberty in 18 seconds. He won his second match in sudden victory over Micah Rocha of Northwest Christian. Matusik has a 36-9 record. Alex...
SPOKANE - Two of the three wrestlers from Harrington competing with the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague athletic co-op advanced to regionals with top four finishes at the Northeast B Sub-Regional Meet at the Spokane Convention Center Saturday, Feb. 3. At 132 pounds, senior Alex Bonner advanced to regionals by winning his class. Bonner received a bye into the championship round, where he pinned Colfax's Dillon Gassenberg in 46 seconds for the class victory. At 144 pounds, sophomore Turn...
WILBUR - The Odessa girls team will be playing for their season in every District 7 1B Tournament game going forward. The Tigers dominated Selkirk 43-18 in a first-round loser-out matchup Friday, Feb. 2, then dropped a quarterfinal matchup to top-seeded Curlew 47-41 Tuesday, Feb. 6. The results mean Odessa will be playing a loser-out matchup against Republic at Deer Park High School Saturday, Feb. 10. Odessa used a 2-2-1 zone press to shut down the Selkirk Rangers at Wilbur...
SPOKANE VALLEY-Davenport and Reardan basketball games are rarely unexciting. And that was certainly the case with a berth in the District 7 2B Championship game on the line Wednesday night, and it was the Gorillas finding a way to beat the Screaming Eagles 49-38 for Davenport's first over its rival in three tries this season Feb. 7. The first quarter showed the intensity one might expect from a playoff game between two rivals. Davenport took a 12-9 lead as Jensyn Jacobsen...
SPOKANE VALLEY - The Davenport boys basketball team will be playing at least through next weekend. The Gorillas have won two of their three games at the District 7 2B Tournament and enter this weekend with a chance to finish as high as third. Davenport started postseason play with a comfortable 61-34 win over Upper Columbia Academy in a loser-out matchup Thursday, Feb. 1. Jaeger Jacobsen led the way with 20 points and five rebounds, while Caige Colbert added 14 points and six...
SPOKANE VALLEY - Reardan freshmen flexed their muscles in the team's dominating win over St. George's in their opening game of the girls NE2B District Tournament Saturday, Feb 3. The Screaming Eagles won the game 59-24. Freshman Rylynn Green was the spark that ignited Reardan's offensive attack in the first quarter. From the outset, she took the ball straight to the basket, scoring the first eight points for her team. As Green attacked the inside, freshmen Lillie Whitman and...
Varsity games, meets and matches for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington the week of Feb. 9-15. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Feb. 9 • LRS girls basketball at Districts at West Valley vs. Liberty @ 5 p.m. • Davenport boys basketball at Districts at West Valley vs. Liberty @ 6:30 p.m. • Reardan girls basketball at Districts at West Valley vs. Northwest Christian @ 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 • Davenport, Reardan and LRS boys wrestling at Regionals at Libe...