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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...
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...
By Drew Lawson The Record-Times COULEE CITY - The wrestling regular season concluded with league duals at Almira-Coulee-Hartline High School Saturday, Jan. 27. There, the Reardan boys took third place and the Davenport boys took fourth place in the Southeast B bracket. Liberty took first place in the bracket, while Northwest Christian was second. Eight teams were part of the Southeast Bracket. Selkirk won the Northeast B bracket, with Republic taking second, Chewelah...
Davenport senior cheerleader Rebecca Kent shares a meaningful and emotional moment with her family on Senior Night Saturday, Jan. 27. Turn to page 9 for more pictures from Senior Nights in Davenport, Odessa and Reardan....
DAVENPORT - After a disappointing loss to St. George's the night prior, the Gorilla girls made sure a similar result to an on-paper inferior opponent wouldn't occur on Senior Night. Davenport stepped on the gas pedal early and didn't let up in a 59-26 win over Jenkins (Chewelah) Saturday, Jan. 27. Davenport then topped Northwest Christian 70-66 Tuesday, Jan. 30 to finish the regular season 12-8 overall. The Gorillas fully dominated the first quarter against Chewelah, taking a...
ODESSA – Corbyn Neilson scored 25 points to lead the Tiger boys to a 63-52 win over Chesterton Academy on Senior Night, Saturday, Jan 27. From the outset, Neilson had the hot hand for Odessa. In the first quarter, he scored seven points to give his team a 14-10 lead. Midway through the second quarter, the Knights tied the game 19-19. Thanks to Neilson, they drew no closer. Within two minutes, he hit three 3-point shots to push Odessa's lead to 32-26 at the half. Zach C...
ODESSA - Three Lady Tigers scored in double figures in their 57-29 win over Chesterton Academy on Senior Night, Saturday, Jan 27. It was their second win in two days, having defeated Mary Walker 58-35 the previous night. Odessa's recipe for success this season has been the early aggressive play of senior Hayden Schuh. Against the Knights, she took the ball to the basket, and either scored baskets or drew fouls. In the first half, she made five of seven free throws and scored...
REARDAN - The Screaming Eagles' girls basketball team walloped Kettle Falls 58-36 Tuesday, Jan. 30, in senior Kassidy Koch's last game. The victory was Reardan's 11th in its last 12 games and sixth straight. Reardan's stifling defense and fast-breaking offense overwhelmed the Bulldogs from the opening tip-off. Freshmen Tenice Waters and Rylynn Green each scored five points in the opening minutes to help Reardan jump to a 16-4 lead after one quarter. In the second quarter,...
REARDAN - In a rematch of a game Kettle Falls won in December, the Screaming Eagles defeated the Bulldogs 44-39 on Senior Night Tuesday, Jan. 30. If a person only saw the first half score, they might have thought a football game was being played. Except for Justin Vaughn's six points and Rysen Soliday's five points, there was little scoring. At the end of the first quarter, the score was 7-7. As the Bulldogs' shooting woes continued in the second quarter, Reardan extended its...
DAVENPORT - It was a Senior Night to remember for the Gorilla boys basketball team, which dominated Jenkins (Chewelah) 62-39 on a night when seniors Jaeger Jacobsen, Nick Kruger and Maddox Schumacher were recognized Saturday, Jan. 27. The win was sandwiched between a 55-41 loss to St. George's Friday, Jan. 26 and a 63-42 fall at Northwest Christian Tuesday, Jan. 30 to conclude the regular season. Davenport jumped on the Cougars early, taking a 14-6 lead behind eight points...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Feb. 2-8 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Feb. 2 • Odessa girls basketball vs. Selkirk at District 7 1B Tournament at Wilbur or Wellpinit @ 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 • Davenport, Reardan and LRS wrestling at sub-regionals at Spokane Convention Center @ 10 a.m. • Davenport girls basketball vs. Liberty at District 7 2B Tournament at West Valley @ 1 p.m. • Reardan boys basketb...
WELLPINIT — Outside the roads were icy and slick, but inside the high school gym it was balmy as the Redskins’ hot shooting scorched the nets in their 89-48 win over Odessa Saturday, Jan. 20. At the start of the fourth quarter, the Redskins made five 3-point shots in a two-minute span. Five Redskins’ players scored at least 10 points with Eli Leyva leading the way. He scored time and time again on break away lay-ins, for a game high 22 points. Franky Wynne took care of business from the outside, hitting four 3-point shots. Da...
WELLPINIT — After losing to the Redskins by six points earlier in the season, the Odessa girls basketball team sought revenge in their NE1B re-match Saturday, Jan. 20. For three quarters, the Tigers gave Wellpinit all that they could handle but eventually lost 56-45. Early in the game it appeared Wellpinit might run away with an easy victory. Kipi Denison opened the game by making two-3 point shots. Her eight points in the quarter put Odessa in a 10-5 hole heading into the second quarter. Melloney Diefe scored all five of t...
