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REARDAN-The Screaming Eagles softball team lost both ends of a rainy doubleheader to Asotin 23-3 and 18-6 on Senior Day Tuesday, May 9. In the first game, Reardan pitchers gave up 13 walks and 10 hits which allowed Asotin to jump to a 16-0 lead after two innings. Because of the "Mercy Rule" the game ended after four innings with the Panthers ahead 23-3. Reardan did not get a hit in the game. Asotin continued to tattoo the ball in the second game. Five players collected three...
RITZVILLE - The requirement to advance past the 1B District 7/9 Championships held Wednesday, May 10 were simple: Be a top-eight finisher in laned events, and/or be a top 12 finisher in long distance and field events. For the Odessa track and field team, several athletes were successful in advancing to the 1B District 7/9 Regional Championships in Colfax Friday, May 19 and Saturday, May 20. The bar will only raise higher from there, as the top-three finishers in each event...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of May 5-11 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, May 5 Reardan vs. LRS tennis in Davenport @ 3 p.m. Odessa track at Ron Vanderholm Invite in Royal City @ 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 6 Reardan tennis at Kettle Falls @ 11 a.m. Monday, May 8 Davenport, Odessa and LRS golf at Districts at Meadowood Golf Course @ 9 a.m. Odessa baseball at Districts if qualified, time, place and opponent...
DAVENPORT - It's typical for a high school sports team to hold an end-of-year awards banquet, but this year's banquet carried unique circumstances for the Davenport boys basketball team: a celebration of the program's first 2B state title. The local Lions Club stepped up to help celebrate the title, providing a burger and chips dinner to the dozens of attendees. The boys signed autographs for anyone with an item to sign, including basketballs, hats, programs and even a...
Davenport senior Jason Schillinger fires off the shot put at the Undeberg Invitational in Ritzville Saturday, April 29. The Gorilla boys took home a first-place finish at the Invitational, then grabbed another win at the NE2B League Championships in Colfax Tuesday, May 2....
COLFAX — The Davenport boys track and field team continued to pile up wins this week, winning the 23-school Undeberg Invitational in Ritzville Saturday, April 29 and the NE2B Team Championship in Colfax Tuesday, May 2. The Odessa girls finished second at the District 7 1B Championships at Valley Christian Tuesday and third at the Undeberg Invite. Davenport’s girls were second in Colfax and 11th in Ritzville. Reardan’s boys finished 10th and the girls finished 19th at the Undeberg Invite. The boys finished fifth at leagu...
WENATCHEE - The Reardan FFA trap team took home a third-place finish at the state competition Saturday, April 22. The five-member team of juniors Lance Relyea, Kassidy Koch and Aidan Chillson and freshmen Tyler Balance and Levi Collier only finished behind two Freeman squads and beat 36 other teams at the competition. Balance was the top marksman with a score of 89 to finish in the top 10 individually. Students shot at 50 targets from 16 yards away and 50 targets from 22...
DAVENPORT—Graduation and summer approaches, and local baseball and softball teams are getting ready to take aim at postseason runs. All four local varsity teams were still alive as of press time. Odessa baseball qualified for the District 7/9 1B tournament with a doubleheader sweep of Columbia (Hunters) 24-1 and 25-3 Tuesday, May 2. The Tigers will likely be the No. 4 seed out of District 7 and will face an undetermined opponent in either Spangle or Colbert Saturday, May 13. Reardan baseball was off this week, but the S...
REARDAN - The first girls wrestler in school history to make the state Mat Classic is going to compete in college. Senior Vaea LaMoureaux signed with Umpqua College in Roseburg, Oregon Tuesday, April 18. Umpqua College competes in the Northwest Athletic Conference and is coached by Anthony Weerheim. LaMoureaux said a college athletics career wasn't top of mind until her junior year began to wind down. "If you told me at the beginning of the year last year that colleges were...
DAVENPORT - Tennessee Rainwater has found his college home. The senior who was the best player on the state championship boys basketball team announced his commitment to the Utah Tech Trailblazers Wednesday, April 19. Rainwater, who received two Division I offers, chose the Trailblazers of the Western Athletic Conference over Idaho State of the Big Sky. He made his decision shortly after visiting Utah Tech in St. George last weekend. "It was a beautiful campus with great...
Davenport junior Maddox Schumacher connects on a drive during a 9-hole match at Harrington Golf and Country Club Thursday, April 20. The Gorilla golf team is winding down its regular season and preparing for postseason competition....
REARDAN — The school district has its successor to Eric Nikkola in the athletic director position. Kenton Clairmont, 49, of Bonner’s Ferry was hired this week and approved by the school board Wednesday, April 26. Clairmont is currently a long-term second-grade substitute teacher at the elementary school here and will move into the athletic director position July 1. “I’ve been in athletics my whole life, so this seemed like a good next step,” Clairmont said. “I was an athlete, then a pro athlete, then a coach, then I trai...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of April 28-May 4 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Saturday, Apr. 29 • Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and LRS track at Undeberg Invite in Ritzville @ 11 a.m. • Davenport baseball vs. Chewelah @ noon • Davenport softball doubleheader vs. Chewelah @ noon • Odessa baseball doubleheader vs. Springdale @ noon • LRS baseball doubleheader at Kettle Falls @ noon • LRS softball doubleheade...
DAVENPORT-Lincoln County baseball and softball teams were all in action this week, with the Odessa and Reardan baseball squads being the only to pick up wins. Odessa fell to Almira-Coulee/Hartline in a doubleheader 7-1 and 21-10 Saturday, April 22. The Tigers bounced back with a 7-6 win in the first game of a doubleheader against Wellpinit Tuesday, April 26, but the Redskins exacted some revenge with a 21-10 victory in the succeeding match. The Tigers are currently 7-8 and...
DAVENPORT-A Reardan-hosted league track meet at Davenport High School had plenty of Lincoln County flavor, with the Gorillas, Screaming Eagles, Odessa, Wilbur-Creston, Almira-Coulee/Hartline and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington all present Tuesday, April 25. The Gorilla boys and girls took home another team victory, while the Odessa girls and Reardan boys finished second in their respective genders. Davenport, Odessa and Reardan will all be at the Undeberg Invite...
Davenport pitcher Dylan Jordan comes home on a pitch against Reardan Tuesday, April 18. This year, the Gorillas are playing a junior varsity schedule and fell to the Screaming Eagles 14-4....
DAVENPORT - The runs came almost as often as the weather changed in a doubleheader between the host Gorillas and visiting Reardan Screaming Eagles. Reardan took the first game 21-4, then Davenport exacted some revenge with a 20-10 win in the second game Tuesday, April 18. The Screaming Eagles poured the runs on the first game. Jaylynn Nave led the way with three hits, while Colleen Ellis added two. Davenport managed a home run from Katelyn Bell and received two hits from...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of April 21-27 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Apr. 21 • Reardan baseball doubleheader at Colfax @ 2 p.m. • Reardan softball doubleheader at Colfax @ 2 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 22 • Reardan track at Mooberry Relays at Rogers High School in Spokane @ 9 a.m. • Davenport track at MacDougall Invite in Colfax @ 10 a.m. • Odessa track at Quincy @ 10:30 a.m. • Davenport softball doublehe...
CHENEY - Lincoln County track and field teams were out in full force at the Van Kuren Invite Saturday, April 15. The top local finishing team was the Davenport boys, who finished fourth amongst 32 qualifying schools with 48 points. Timberlake took first for the boys. The Odessa girls were Lincoln County's best on the female side, finishing tied for seventh amongst 30 teams with 41 points. Host Cheney won the meet with 86 points. The Davenport girls finished 11th with 23...
REARDAN — The Screaming Eagles dropped two games to third-ranked Northwest Christian 6-2 and 14-3 Saturday, April 15. The Crusaders entered the two-game set having outscored their opponents 59-20 while posting a 6-1 record. In the opener, NWC tagged Reardan pitcher Tate Nelson with four runs in the first two innings. After that, Nelson settled in and held the Crusaders scoreless until Tyler Clouse replaced him in the seventh inning. “Nelson did a good job on the mound limiting the damage to a really good offensive tea...
SPRAGUE – A nearby lake has been stocked in advance of opening day of lowland lake fishing season. According to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fishtrap Lake was planted twice last month with trout from the Spokane Hatchery. The state planted 8,000 rainbow trout weighing less than a half-pound each on March 22. Two days later, Fishtrap receive 500 rainbow weighing an average of 3 pounds. It's the only lake in Lincoln County to receive a plant prior to the start of this season. Last week's announcement of the f...
REARDAN - After winning five games in a row, the Screaming Eagles lost 15-1 and 9-2 to non-league opponent Medical Lake in a doubleheader on Wednesday, April 5. They returned to the field on April 8 against Asotin and split the games, winning the first game 3-2 and losing the second game 5-1. In the opener against Medical Lake, Reardan pitcher Evan Moser never got in the groove and Cardinals' batters made him pay for it by scoring 10 runs in one and two-thirds innings....
DAVENPORT-The Gorillas defended their home turf at a home track meet Tuesday, April 11. Davenport's boys and girls teams won the seven-school meet, while the Odessa girls finished in second place. Here are the local results from the meet, which also featured athletes from Northwest Christian, Kettle Falls, Almira/Coulee Hartline, Lake Roosevelt and Wilbur-Creston. Boys 100 meters 5. Mason Wright, Odessa, 12.35 6. David Coriell, Davenport, 12.40 10. David Strode, Odessa, 12.69...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of April 14-20 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Saturday, Apr. 15 • Davenport, Odessa and Reardan track at Van Kuren Invite in Cheney @ 10 a.m. • Reardan baseball doubleheader vs. Northwest Christian @ 11 a.m. • Reardan softball doubleheader vs. Northwest Christian @ 11 a.m. • Reardan vs. LRS tennis at LRS @ 11 a.m. • Davenport vs. LRS softball doubleheader at LRS @ noon • Odessa...
IRBY - A Utah family traveled here so their daughter could participate in mini races leading up to the Desert 100. The Pressley family is full of racers, but this weekend, 8-year-old Maya Pressley took the racing spotlight in the 9-10 age group in mini races Saturday, April 1. Father Caleb Pressley, a former racer, said Maya Pressley wanted to race from a young age. "Maya showed interest at 3," Pressley said. "But we didn't want her near that just yet." Mother Arin Pressley...
