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Odessa's Levi Hardung putts into the second hole during a home match Thursday, March 30....
REARDAN – On a frigid and blustery day, many spectators were forced to their cars to watch Screaming Eagles' pitcher Tate Nelson deliver a gem against Kettle Falls in a NE2B baseball matchup. In the first game of a doubleheader, Nelson overpowered Bulldogs' batters with a no-hit performance. His pitching was the highlight of the Screaming Eagles' 9-1 win on Friday, March 31. Reardan also won the second game 6-4, to extend their winning streak to five games. Nelson struck out t...
IRBY - This year's start line faced north, away from State Highway 28. On the line, racers spread out a half-mile wide, awaiting the boom of a cannon and the ensuing cloud of pink smoke. The 921 course took competitors on a northerly route through sagebrush to a slight left-hand turn through the first gate, which was only about 50 feet wide. Once through, they raced down an embankment to Ott Road and Crab Creek. There, racers jostled for position to cross one of two, small...
Two Reardan boys were trophy winners at Stumpjumpers races Saturday, April 1. Reardan students Cohen Little and Bryson Flaa, pictured above with their first- and second-place trophies, won the Top 2 spots in the 200cc Class races in Irby. The Saturday races were a prelude to Sunday's main event, the Desert 100....
IRBY-Jolene Janacek of Lake Stevens has been coming to Desert 100 for seven years. Janacek is a street racer for Angry Possum Racing and was the Northwest Motorcycle Association poker run chairwoman this year. She helped with the Ladies' beginner ride during the weekend and competed in the 50-mile event. Janacek placed 35th place out of 45 racers in her class. "I had two bad wrecks that affected my time," Janaceck said. "The first one happened at the 45-minute mark." She said...
IRBY- A 14-year-old Canadian finished 62nd in the Stumpjumpers' 50-mile race Sunday, April 2. Ryden Sanford of Eckville, Alberta, Canada, raced in the 15-and-younger division Sanford raced with his mom, Amanda Sanford, who rode a TE 300i. "I ran out of fuel at Mile 46," Ryden Sanford said. "I waited and wondered what to do, but another rider stopped and gave me his fuel." Sandford said he ran out of fuel again at Mile 49 and another rider stopped to help. He crossed the...
IRBY – The two sons of locals HaLee and Colley Walter competed in the Family Poker run and mini races this past weekend at the Desert 100 race site. Tucker Walter, 16, has been racing in the event three years. He competed in the Family Poker run last year. "It was great riding," Tucker Walter said. "It was awesome getting a high poker hand." Walter placed sixth in the poker run - the only race he competed in. His 11-year-old brother, Hudson Walter, finished 19th out of 33 ride...
HARRINGTON - Prospective golfers in Lincoln County don't have to go far to get their links fixes in. Three nine-hole courses are available around the county, and all are open for the season. Harrington Golf and Country Club, located at 700 South Second Street, opened April 1 and offers nine-hole and 18-hole rounds. The clubhouse and course will be open from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. every day, general manager Melissa Gilmore said. Round rates vary between $20-$35 depending on the day of...
REARDAN--After eight years at the helm, head boys basketball coach Brian Graham submitted his resignation to the school board at their meeting Tuesday, March 28. "It's time for me to let somebody else coach and for me to spend time with my son," Graham said. "I spend all day, every day working with other people's kids and sometimes I neglect the relationship with my own." Since taking over the program in 2015, Graham helped to develop youth basketball programs, summer...
ODESSA - The Tigers started their league boys baseball season with a doubleheader sweep of the Cusick Panthers on Saturday, March 25. Odessa (4-1) won, 30-1, and 43-3. On a blustery Tuesday, March 29, Odessa then swept the Selkirk Rangers, 5-0 and 18-8. In Game 1, the Tigers scored 12 runs in the first inning, 10 in the second and 8 in the third. Senior pitcher Collin Martin had 11 strikeouts. Sophomore Bo Walter had 4 RBIs and junior Dakota Steward had 3 RBIs. In the second...
REARDAN — The boys baseball team (1-3) notched its first victory this season during a doubleheader Saturday, March 25, against Liberty (Spangle). Liberty (2-2) won the opening game 5-4; Reardan won Game 2, 14-6. Through four innings in the first game, the teams matched each other hit-for-hit and were tied 4-4. Tyler Clouse and Andrew Schulz led Reardan with two hits and a run each. Tate Nelson, Evan Moser and Craig Rinehart each had one hit. Nelson had 13 strikeouts and gave up 8 hits. In the second game, Reardan scored 4 r...
ODESSA - Basketball is more than just a game to Larry Moffet. It has been a way of life for almost 40 years. But Moffet's run as an assistant coach for the Odessa boys and girls teams came to an end when he announced his retirement at the March 22 school board meeting. He most recently was an assistant coach for the girls team that made its first appearance at the Spokane Arena this year. Prior to that, he was an assistant for the boys team. Moffet's decision to retire has...
EPHRATA - The Odessa girls track and field team tied for 10th place at the Ray Cross Invitational Saturday, March 25. Odessa competed against 20 other schools, including A teams like Richland, Moses Lake, Kennewick and Southridge. Here are the Tigers' individual results from the meet. Odessa was the only local school in action last week. Boys 100 meters 26. Mason Wright, 12.51 40. Jesse Reeves, 13.27 Girls 100 meters 26. Alexis Eden, 14.16 49. Maddy Hawley, 16.65 Boys 200...
REARDAN - The Liberty (Spangle) Lancers swept the Screaming Eagles in a girls 2B fastpitch doubleheader Saturday, March 25. The Lancers (4-0) won the first game, 19-0, and the second game, 14-5. The first game was all about Liberty freshman Jordyn Jeske, who handcuffed Reardan batters with overpowering pitches. She faced only 12 batters, striking out 10 of them. Reardan (1-5) walked 10 batters, which allowed the Lancers to rack up the runs. Liberty led 15-0 after one inning....
Varsity games, meets and matches for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington the week of March 31-April 6. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Mar. 31 • Davenport and Odessa track at Glenn Wolfe Invite in Deer Park @ 10:30 a.m. • Davenport baseball at Colfax @ 11 a.m. • Davenport softball doubleheader at Colfax @ 2 p.m. • Reardan tennis vs. Chewelah at Davenport @ 2 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 1 • Odessa baseball doubleheader at Northport @ noon • Reardan baseball do...
SPOKANE VALLEY-Local track and field teams are officially competing. Davenport and Reardan participated in the Fischer Jamboree in Colville Friday, March 17 before the Gorilla boys and girls each got team wins in a meet at Clarkston High School hosted by Asotin Tuesday, March 21. Odessa, meanwhile, competed in the Valley Christian 1B Jamboree Tuesday, March 21. Davenport results at Clarkston Boys 100 meters 7. Tennessee Rainwater, 12.03 10. David Corriell, 12.31 16. Nick Kruge...
ODESSA - The high school golf team is looking forward to another year on the green. Head Coach Dillon Jahns said this week that the team looks sharp and is ready for the season. Jahns returned as the head coach after being voted District 7 Coach of the Year in 2022. "I feel like the season will go pretty well," Jahns said. "We've got a couple of boys that returned from last year that went to state." Chad Streback has played golf the previous two seasons and is now in his...
Running in the girls sprint medley relay, Odessa sophomore Reegan Carstensen passes the baton to junior teammate Hayden Schuh at the Valley Christian Jamboree in Spokane Valley Tuesday, March 21. Lincoln County track and field teams began competing this week. Turn to page 10 for more coverage....
Since the Davenport boys basketball team won the program's first state title three weeks ago, maybe you've been sitting at home pondering the following question: "Is there a way to compile every news article and several photos from this historic run into one convenient location? If there is such a compilation, will it be available to me before graduation and summer plans?" The answer, fortunately for you, is yes. The Lincoln County Record-Times is planning to create a...
REARDAN – Three local elementary school students have made a big splash in the world of youth wrestling. Lane and Larsen Butterfield and Addie Neufeld are champions in their respective age groups and share the dream of one day standing amongst the best to have worn Screaming Eagles' singlets. Neufeld is a member of the Reardan Renegades wrestling program and the Butterfields wrestle for Inland Northwest Training Center's club in Spokane. 12-year-old Lane Butterfield is in h...
Odessa senior Grace Nelson is defended by teammate Ashlyn Neilsen at the Bi-County All-Star Game in Davenport Friday, March 10. The All-Star game featured senior basketball players from around District 6 and 7. Local participants included Tennessee Rainwater, Brenick Soliday, Jayvee Fudurich, Jesse Raugust, Cash Colbert, Jason Schillinger, Kiersten Kemmerer and Lena Waters of Davenport, Nelson, Neilsen and Gage Starkel of Odessa and Logan Flaa, Liberty Anderson, Emma Flaa,...
Drew Lawson is the editor of the Lincoln County Record-Times. The opinions expressed in this column don’t necessarily reflect those of the Record-Times’ staff or those of Free Press Publishing. In this same sports section at this same time of year in 2022, I bragged about my boldness in picking Kentucky, a No. 2 seed, to win the Men’s NCAA Tournament. Not surprisingly after such a statement, the Wildcats proceeded to be shocked by No. 15 seeded St. Peter’s on the first Thursday of the tournament… meaning Kentucky...
WENATCHEE — The Reardan FFA team, which has been presenting on the issue of carnivore and predatory management in Washington to various stakeholders this school year, will give their presentation to the Fish and Wildlife Commission Friday, March 17. The presentation will be part of the Commission’s working lunch Friday. The Commission is meeting from March 16-18. Topics planned for discussion include game management planning, carnivore management, a proposed property transfer, decisions on proposed land transactions and spr...
SPOKANE--The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will host two public meetings in late March to inform anglers of planned changes to future white sturgeon fishing seasons on Lake Roosevelt. Since 2018, the Lake Roosevelt sturgeon fishery has opened in mid-June and closed at the end of September. In 2023, it will transition to a fall fishery to take advantage of cooler water temperatures which reduce stress on wild adult sturgeon caught by anglers. Changes to other area sturgeon fishing rules will be made as...
SPOKANE - A four-game winning streak game to an end for the Odessa girls in the 1B state quarterfinals. The Tigers fell to the Mt. Vernon Christian Hurricanes 49-36 at the Spokane Arena Thursday, March 2. Both teams had trouble getting their offenses on track to start, and the game was tied 8-8 after a quarter. The second quarter belonged to the Hurricanes. MVC built a 24-14 lead by intermission. That lead only expanded in the third quarter, as Odessa continued to struggle...
