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Lake Roosevelt’s track and field team travelled to Davenport April 15 and to Quincy on Saturday for the first of three two-meet weeks in a row. At Davenport, the Raider boys finished sixth overall with 54 team points, and the Raider girls took seventh with 34. “The Raiders had strong team results due to many individuals’ PR’s,” said Head Coach Lori Adkins on the success at Davenport. “It was a very powerful showing for LR.” Nearly every member of the boys’ squad, and several of the girs, earned a personal record in at least one event at Davenp... Full story
Lady Raider softball picked up their first two wins of the 2014 season at Manson on Saturday. Lady Raider pitching showed positive improvement. In the first game of the doubleheader, Savannah Marin struck out 10 batters, allowing only seven walks. In the second game, Kourtney Harrington stuck out three Trojans and walked only four. In fact, the second game was called after the third inning because the Lady Raiders mercy ruled the Trojans. The improved pitching received backup at the plate led by the Lady Raiders’ Tristen Adolph, who batted 1... Full story
Raiders competed in three tennis matches during the past week. On April 10th LR travelled to Wilson Creek to take on the small Devils squad. Then on the 11th LR hosted the League leading Liberty Bell Mt. Lions. LR then turned around and hosted the Pateros Billygoats/Nannies on April 14th. At Wilson Creek Daniel Campobasso remained undefeated for the season as he took down the Devils' number-one, Cotton Crane, 6-1, 6-0. Areielle White had to step up to the number-one girls' singles spot as Holly... Full story
Raider Track traveled to Bridgeport April 8 to take part in the Brewster Relays. All events were scored as relays, even the throwing events. As of deadline, Raider Head Coach Lori Adkins had no comment on the meet. On athletic.net neither Coach Adkins or Brewster has uploaded any results for the meet. Nathan Morrell led the Raiders in the discus with a throw of 83 feet, 10 inches. Paladine Williams threw a personal record in the discus of 82 feet. Now Williams is reaching for the 85-foot throw. In the shot put, Raider throwers complained of an... Full story
Raider Golf hosted its first home match of the season on April 10 at Banks Lake Golf Course. Lake Roosevelt had only three golfers compete against Riverside Christian, so there is no team score for the event. Austin Rosenbaum was the only Raider boy at the match. He played 18 holes. Rosenbaum continues to lead the Raiders picking up his second medal of the season finishing the 18 hole match with a score of 99. Madisyn Byam improved her score to 61 strokes for the nine holes played, and Mikel... Full story
The Raiders pummeled Pateros but lost to Liberty Bell last week in two away baseball games. Lake Roosevelt came away with a 10-run victory over the Billygoats in Pateros April 8. Trey Nicholson went four for five with a grand slam and a three-run home run to drive in seven runs for LR. Chance Garvin scored four LR runs. “We hit the ball well, but need to improve our defense,” commented Head Coach Billy Nicholson on LR allowing the Billygoats to score eight runs in the victory. Riding a two-game winning streak into the April 12 matchup with the... Full story
Raider baseball split their two non-league games over spring break, losing to the Colton Wildcats and defeating Tonasket at home on the 5th. LR remains at .500 for the season with a 4-4 overall record, 3-0 in Central Washington 2B play. In the game against Colton at Big Bend Community College Friday, Jake Straughan of Colton pitched a no-hitter and struck out 14 Raiders. LR was three up and three down in the first, fourth, and sixth innings. The Raiders almost had a hit in the second inning, but... Full story
Raider Tennis travelled to White Swan on March 25 to take on the Cougars on a blustery court. LR was missing some key players and others had to step up to fill the void. LR boys won their team match by the score of 3-2. The LR girls were swept by the Cougars 0-5. In singles action, Daniel Campobasso remained undefeated, taking down Ethan Lewis 6-3, 7-6 (7-3). Both of Lake Roosevelt’s boys’ doubles teams (Campobasso, Brandin Smith; Corbin Wilder, Isaiah Baty) won. Tanya Ang and Areielle Whi... Full story
Austin Rosenbaum led Raider golfers with a 49 and the first-place medal in a match March 24 at Moses Pointe Golf Club in Moses Lake. The nine-hole match against the Moses Lake Christian Lions and Manson Trojans had only individual scoring for the participants. “Austin is rounding into good competitive shape early this season,” Raider Coach Steve Files said. “He is determined to continue improving and challenging himself.” Madisyn Byam led the Raider girls with a score of 73. At Okanogan Valley Golf Course March 27, the LR team lost -247-18... Full story
Raider baseball is on a winning streak after defeating both Manson and Oroville last week. Lake Roosevelt soundly defeated the Trojans on their home field at Manson 21-9 on March 25. Then on Saturday, the Raiders went north to take two from the Oroville Hornets by the scores of 11-0 and 9-5. Devan Black picked up two wins on the mound last week, including the game-one shutout. Head Coach Billy Nicholson praised Black for his pitching and looks forward to more in the upcoming weeks. Supporting Black at the plate, were the hot bats of Taren... Full story
Raider track and field athletes traveled north to Colville for the Ezra Gordon Invitational Saturday, where a thunder storm caused a three-hour lightning delay. When hail came down at 7 p.m., the meet was called off due to another round of lightning. “Despite the adverse conditions, the athletes competed with strong efforts and improved their personal records,” Head Coach Lori Adkins said. “We as coaches were very proud of their performances.” On the track, Nathaniel Hall, Will Friedlander, and Shania Carson all improved their 100-met... Full story
Raider Tennis travelled to White Swan to take on the Cougars on a blustery court March 25. Lake Roosevelt was missing some key players and others had to step up to fill the void. LR boys won their team match, 3-2, but the LR girls were swept by the Cougars 0-5. In singles action, Daniel Campobasso stayed undefeated, taking down Ethan Lewis 6-3, 7-6 (7-3). Both boys’ doubles teams for LR won. Tanya Ang and Areielle White played a competitive doubles match against Luz Guterriz andCalista Spoonhunter but came up short. Ang also forced her singles... Full story
Lady Raider softball closed out non-league play March 25 against the Tonasket Tigers at Grand Coulee. Lake Roosevelt scored more runs than in their previous four games combined, but that was not enough as the Tigers came out the victors, 22-8. Pitching remains a big problem for LR as 15 Tigers were walked and 10 hit by pitch to give Tonasket 25 free base runners. “This is a big problem we need to fix as a team,” Head Coach Jamie Lezard said. He also said the team needs to commit fewer mental errors that allow the other teams to score. Lady Raid... Full story
Raider Baseball suffered from early season jitters last week as they lost to the Warriors of Almira/Coulee-Hartline March 18, and on March 22 in a doubleheader against Okanogan. In the first game against the Bulldogs the Raiders did mount a seventh-inning rally and looked to force the game into extra innings, but the Bulldogs got the last out for the final score of 9-5, Okanogan. Raiders need to work on defense and consistent offensive production throughout the game, Head Coach Billy Nicholson... Full story
Raider Track travelled to Spokane Valley Saturday to take part in the West Valley Invitational. Lake Roosevelt went in with many young athletes who had yet to compete at the high school level. Those athletes shined, and many veterans picked up where they left off in 2013. “The Raiders had a great first outing,” Head Coach Lori Adkins said, “We were able to establish strong starting points as we begin our season goal setting.” Chyenne Kelly-Marconi competed in her four main events at West Valley. In the 400-meter run, Kelly-Marconi finishe... Full story
Lake Roosevelt's tennis team travelled to Pateros and Entiat last week to open the 2014 season. At Pateros on March 18, the boys' squad won the match 3-2 by sweeping all the singles matches. Girls had a tough start, losing 0-5. "Both Harmony Witten and Arielle White were ahead at 4-1 half way through their matches but were unable to maintain their lead to the end," Head Coach Steve Archer noted. Thursday at Entiat, both the boys' and girls' squads lost by the scores of 2-3 and 1-4. Holly Jo... Full story
Lady Raider Softball had a tough week to open the season. Lake Roosevelt struggled on defense and on the mound, giving up many walks. Out in the field, errors allowed runs to be scored and runners to get on base. Offensively the Lady Raider bats also struggled to get runners on base and in scoring position. Head Coach Jamie Lezard hopes to improve in all areas for the upcoming games. "We need improvement on the fundamentals of the game within the game as far as learning what our key roles are... Full story
With turmoil caused by reclassification and whether the Caribou Trail League would continue to exist, there are finally some definite answers. Lake Roosevelt athletes will be competing in the Central Washington North for all sports but football and wrestling. For many, this comes as a relief from the prospect of traveling to Mabton and White Swan every season for every sport. Omak was going to join the CWL North when the CTL was dissolving and the other three 1As looked to be moving South. Now... Full story
Six Lake Roosevelt Raiders made the Central Washington 2B North All League basketball squads this season, including an MVP, and the boys' coach was named coach of the year. First-year Head Coach Matt Simpson was recognized as "Coach of the Year" for the CWL 2B North, having led the young Raider boys to a winning record and a Washington Interscholastic Activities Association regional tournament appearance. It was an even split of three boys and three girls from Lake Roosevelt making the teams.... Full story
The Raiders' season came to an end Saturday as the Lind-Ritzville-Sprague Broncos came away with the 67-49 victory in the the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association regional matchup at Cheney High School. The game pitted the Lake Roosevelt team, with no seniors, five players over 6-0 and combined experience of 170 games; against L-R-S, with six seniors, eight players over 6-0 and 186 games in their history. But the younger team did surprise the Broncos. "We took them lightly," L-R-S... Full story
Raider wrestlers completed another successful Mat Classic by finishing fifth overall in the state tournament in Tacoma last weekend. Of the five Raiders in the B classification competition, three came home with medals. Kodie Horn joins an elite group of Raider wrestlers as the State B 145-pound champion for 2014.Horn defeated all his opponents by pin to make it nine straight pins in the postseason that included sub-regional and regional 145-pound championships to end his senior season. "Kodie... Full story
In overtime, the Raiders secured second place in the district tournament Saturday against a foe that had twice beaten them in the regular season. "We came in ready to play and prove that we deserved to be there," Raider Head Coach Matt Simpson said. The Raiders defeated both Riverside Christian Wednesday and Liberty Bell Saturday in the district tournament at Wenatchee, earning the district's second berth in the regional tournament next Saturday in Cheney. The team's coaches, Simpson said, had... Full story
The Lady Raiders finished the 2013-14 season Saturday with a second-place finish in the Central Washington 2B North and a third-place in the District 5-6 Tournament. In overtime, Oroville ended the Lady Raiders' season in the district tournament in Wenatchee. Head Coach Wallace Pleasants said he is proud of the way the girls played this season despite all the injuries that affected the team. Earlier in the week the Lady Raiders had defeated the Bridgeport Fillies for the third time this season.... Full story
Raider wrestling travelled to Kittitas on Valentine’s Day and came home Saturday Night with two Eastern Washington B Regional champions and five moving on to the 26th annual Mat Classic at the Tacoma Dome this weekend. “We had another good tournament,” Head Coach Steve Hood commented on the regional tourney. Lake Roosevelt finished sixth overall in team standings with 105 points, only seven points out of third place. James Monaghan won second place in the 120-pound category. His opponent in the championship match, Trent Skelton, had placed seco... Full story
Following two successive wins in the last week of their regular season, the Raiders will head to the district playoffs tonight with solid win-loss record improved over last season's. The Raiders ended the regular season on a two-game win streak to improve their record to 11-9 overall and 6-5 in league play. With a four-game improvement over last season's 7-13 record, the LR team will play in Wenatchee in a loser-out game at 4 p.m. "We are excited about our improvement from last year and making... Full story