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DAVENPORT-It appears whether the sport is football or basketball, Davenport and Liberty are destined for heart-pounding games this school year. Unlike the football game in October, however, it was Liberty coming out on top of the nonleague contest in overtime 89-86 Tuesday, Dec. 7. A combined 47 points from junior leaders Tennessee Rainwater and Brenick Soliday in the second half and overtime weren't enough for Davenport Tuesday, which faced Liberty's own dynamic duo of Ethan...
*Editor’s note: Harrington will only field a girls basketball team this year. Dec. 10 vs. Valley Christian Dec. 14 vs. Chesterton Academy Dec. 17 at Odessa Jan. 7 vs. Wilbur-Creston Jan. 8 at Mary-Walker (Springdale) Jan. 15 vs. Almira-Coulee-Hartline Jan. 18 at Valley Christian Jan. 21 at Wilbur-Creston Jan. 22 vs. Mary-Walker (Springdale) Jan. 25 at Wellpinit Jan. 29 at Almira-Coulee-Hartline Feb. 1 vs. Wellpinit (Senior Night) Feb. 4 vs. Odessa Feb. 7-8 District Playoffs Round 1 Feb. 11-19 District Playoffs Round 2 at D...
Varsity games, meets and matches for the week of Dec. 3-9 for Davenport, Reardan and Harrington Friday, Dec. 3 Davenport basketball at Liberty Bell @ 6 p.m. Reardan basketball vs. Tekoa-Rosalia @ 6 p.m. Reardan wrestling jamboree at home @ 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4 Davenport and Reardan wrestling invite at Davenport @ 9:30 a.m. Reardan basketball at Lake Roosevelt @ 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7 Davenport basketball vs. Liberty (Spangle) @ 6 p.m....
DAVENPORT—The Gorillas varsity girls basketball team didn’t return any of its five starters from last year. That inexperience showed in Davenport’s season opening game against Kettle Falls, which the visiting Bulldogs won handily 42-27 Tuesday, Nov. 30. Davenport’s offense struggled, as the Gorillas had more turnovers (30) than points (27). The Gorillas started strong, taking a 6-2 lead on a pair of threes from Kiersten Kemmerer. Then, the shots stopped falling and Davenpo...
REARDAN—The local varsity girls basketball team gave new head coach Bob Swannack a convincing victory over visiting Newport Tuesday. Reardan knocked off the visiting Grizzlies 56-25 in the team’s season-opener and first game under Swannack Nov. 30. Seniors led a balanced scoring attack for Reardan, which had 10 players enter the scoring column. Madalyn Dewey led the scoring with 13 points, while Ayden Krupke added nine points and disrupted Newport defensively with seven steals. Hinna Frolov also scored nine points for the...
REARDAN—The local boys varsity team made sure the school went 2-for-2 in varsity matches against the Newport Grizzlies in the season opener Tuesday, Nov. 30. Reardan took care of its visitors 67-43. Reardan won each quarter. After holding a slim 16-13 after one period, Reardan outscored Newport 20-11 in the second quarter to take a convincing 36-24 lead into halftime. The home team then won the third quarter 13-8 and the fourth quarter 18-11 to pull away for a 24-point victory. Reardan had three players score at least 15 p...
DAVENPORT-It took 21 minutes of game time, but the Davenport boys basketball offense finally started moving the ball and finding some flow with three minutes left in the third quarter of the Gorillas' home opener against Kettle Falls. That rhythm, aided by an offensive outburst from junior Brenick Soliday, allowed Davenport to pull away from the Bulldogs 62-44 Tuesday, Nov. 30. Davenport started strongly thanks to lockdown defense and took a 17-4 lead. Zane Edwards capped an...
MOSES LAKE – The Odessa Tigers football team ended their season last Saturday at Lions Field in Moses Lake, finishing with only 2 losses over the entire season. An injury to starting quarterback Collin Martin in the first quarter, plus the size advantage of the Quilcene Rangers made for tough going for the Tigers. Quilcene 6 14 8 8 36 Odessa 6 0 6 0 12 Backup quarterback Zane McMillan, a sophomore, completed four of 12 passing attempts for a gain of 49 yards. Senior Davey M...
DAVENPORT—The Gorilla football team’s successful 9-2 season was reflected in the NE2B all-league teams announced this week. Five Davenport players are on the first team, with four players being recognized on both sides of the ball. Two more Gorillas are on the second team, as are two Reardan players. Davenport rode its running game and dominant line all season, and that was reflected in first team selections for seniors Willie Waters and Cody Jenkins and junior Wyatt Telecky on the offensive line. Senior running back Mar...
Davenport basketball Nov. 30 vs. Kettle Falls (nonleague) Dec. 3 at Liberty Bell (nonleague) Dec. 7 vs. Liberty (Spangle) (nonleague) Dec. 10 at Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (nonleague) Dec. 11 vs. Reardan Dec. 14 at Odessa (nonleague) Dec. 17 vs. Northwest Christian (Colbert) (nonleague) Dec. 28-30 at West Valley Christmas Tournament Jan. 4 vs. St. George’s Jan. 7 at Kettle Falls Jan. 8 vs. Liberty Bell Jan. 11 at Almira-Coulee-Hartline (nonleague) Jan. 14 vs. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Jan. 18 vs. Chewelah Jan. 22 at Colfax Jan. 25 a...
LINCOLN COUNTY--Winter sports are under way in Davenport, Reardan and Harrington as practice began Monday, Nov. 15. Winter sports in the area consist of basketball and wrestling. Basketball games and wrestling meets begin next week....
MOSES LAKE – The Odessa Tigers defeated Liberty Bell at Lions Field in Moses Lake on Saturday, Nov. 20. It was a cold day for the fans, but the Odessa crowd nevertheless showed up to root for their Tigers. Liberty B 8 6 0 8 22 Odessa 14 34 0 14 62 Tiger quarterback Collin Martin completed five out of 10 passing attempts for gains of 144 yards passing and 48 yards rushing, or a total of 192 yards. Davey McMillan led the team in total yards with 217, gaining 68 yards with p...
COWICHE-Reardan soccer's Cinderella-like run into the state B soccer playoffs came to an end in the quarterfinals against No. 3 seed Highland 2-1 Saturday, Nov. 13 in the Yakima Valley area. The team finished its season 10-8-1 after making the playoffs for the first time in the schools' two seasons of existence. "It was a pretty spirited game," Reardan head coach Brian Scott said. "It was a lot of fun, other than being on the losing side." The teams played a scoreless match...
DAVENPORT—Gorilla football head coach Justin Young was informed last week that he was named the Seattle Seahawks High School Coach of the Week for Week 8 amongst statewide 1B, 2B, 1A and 2A schools. Davenport throttled Chewelah 42-18 in Week 8 to clinch a top-two seed in the NE2B standings and a home District 6 crossover game to advance to the state playoffs, in which the Gorillas topped Lake Roosevelt to secure their playoff spot. Young led Davenport to a 9-2 season overall. Young, a self-proclaimed Seahawks fan, won $500 f...
SPOKANE-Five local players have been named to the NE2B girls soccer All-League First Team, while another Gorilla was named honorable mention. Reardan had three players represented on the first team, while two Davenport players received the honor. Reardan, which was the only league team to advance past the first round of the state playoffs, featured freshman Noelle Raczykowski and seniors Ayden Krupke and Madalyn Dewey on the First Team. Davenport eighth-grader Glenna Soliday...
MOSES LAKE – The Odessa Tiger football team will play the Mountain Lions of Liberty Bell High School of Winthrop at Lions Field in Moses Lake on Saturday, Nov. 20, with kickoff at 3 p.m. The other three quarterfinal games will also be played Nov. 20. The Naselle Comets play the Pomeroy Pirates in Pomeroy with kickoff at 1 p.m. The Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors face off against the Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats, and the Quilcene Rangers play the Winlock Cardinals at times and locations that were not available at press t...
YAKIMA – The Odessa Tigers volleyball team was awarded the fourth-place trophy last Friday at the Yakima Sun Dome. The Tigers sailed through day one of the tournament (Thursday) with a bye in the first round, a 3-1 win over Republic in the second round and a 3-0 win over Neah Bay in the third round. Day two is where things got a lot harder for the Odessa team. As luck would have it, Odessa faced Oakesdale, the eventual tournament champions, in round 4 of play on Friday, f...
MOSES LAKE--A season that featured a lot of winning came to an end with a defeat for the Davenport football team. The No. 8 seeded Gorillas fell to the No. 9 seeded Toledo Riverhawks 44-35 in the first round of the state 2B playoffs Saturday, Nov. 13 at Lion's Field in Moses Lake. Davenport finished its season 9-2 overall with the loss, while Toledo improved to 10-2 and moved on to take on No. 1 seeded Kalama in the state quarterfinals next weekend. "We knew coming in they'd...
DAVENPORT--The Davenport football was named the No. 8 seed for the state playoffs and will take on the No. 9 Toledo Riverhawks of the Central 2B League in the first round of the tournament. Toledo is 9-2 overall this season. The Riverhawks' only losses are to fellow 2B playoff contestants in No. 1 Kalama and No. 5 Onalaska. The Riverhawks play a similar style to Davenport, relying on a strong, physical rushing attack and a solid front-seven defense while passing very little an...
SPANGLE-Davenport's Kylee Buchanan and Reardan's Coalie Whitman represented their schools on the 2021 NE2B all-league teams. Buchanan, a senior, made the first team, while Whitman, a junior, was on the second-team. Both were recognized at the district tournament at Liberty High School last week. Buchanan led a young Gorillas squad in kills for the second straight season, while Whitman emerged as the best player on a Reardan squad that advanced to the district tournament....
REARDAN-A magical run will continue for the Reardan girls soccer team. The team advanced to the state B quarterfinals with a 2-1 win over Onalaska in the first round of the playoffs Wednesday, Nov. 10 after clinching a spot in the playoffs with a road win over Brewster Saturday, Nov. 6. Reardan arrived in Brewster after falling in the NE2B championship to St. George's 3-0 Tuesday, Nov. 2. Both teams had several opportunities to score in the opening minutes. Reardan freshman...
SPOKANE-Siblings Kaysa and Kristof Panke, children of Rolf and Heather Panke, both made the college ranks for their prowess in golf. Kaysa is a senior at Gonzaga University, while Kristof is a freshman at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. Both Pankes have wrapped up their respective fall college seasons. Kaysa Panke, a Davenport High School graduate in 2018, competed in two of Gonzaga's four fall tournaments this year. She was most successful on the third day of ea...
PASCO-The Davenport boys cross country team had enjoyed success all year behind a youthful core of runners led by sophomore Jaeger Jacobsen, and that success culminated in a top-10 finish at the state meet at Sun Willows Golf Course Saturday, Nov. 6. The Gorillas finished in 10th place in the 1B/2B 5,000-meter boys race. The top Davenport runners were Jacobsen, who finished 18th with a time of 17:43.7, and junior Trevor Lenocker, who finished 57th with a time of 18:44.9....
ODESSA – Since Selkirk canceled the Nov. 5 game that had been scheduled to be played at home in Odessa, the Tigers have been able to practice, heal from their injuries and plan for the playoffs, which begin Saturday, Nov. 13, at various locations: Winlock vs DeSales at DeSales HS, Cusick vs Liberty Bell at Liberty Bell HS, Waterville-Mansfield vs Naselle at South Bend HS and Neah Bay vs Wilbur-Creston-Keller at Lions Field in Moses Lake. The top four ranked 1B teams ACH, Odessa, Quilcene and Pomeroy all have byes this w...
The Odessa Tigers volleyball team has gotten stronger as the season has progressed. The team is helped by the return of Grace Nelson following ankle surgery. Freshman Lily Starkel, who stepped in for Nelson early in the season, did a very credible job especially in getting blocks at the net. But Nelson's stronger offense and other players' more judicious choice of hits is helping the team to shine in the second half of the season. The Tigers are the league champions and #1 see...
