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The Raider girls’ squad won their first meet of the season last Tuesday at Mansfield, outscoring Entiat by 16 points the final team score of 144. The Raider boys finished fifth with 35 points. Leading the girls’ squad was Kim Barry with three first-place finishes. Two came in her long-distance races: the 800-meter run (2:47.7) and the 3200 (12:50.5). The third first-place finish for Barry came in the 400 in 65.8 seconds, beating second-place Heather Segle of Entiat by 5 seconds. Katelynn Schilling racked up her first meet win in the shot put... Full story
The Lady Raiders came off a week where they were outscored by the Pateros Nannies 83-4 in three games. The bats were more active last week but the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions still racked up 67 runs to the ladies’ 13. In the first game on Tuesday, the Lady Raiders were plagued with errors that lead to several easy runs for the Mountain Lions. The final score was LB 28, LR 6. In the doubleheader at Liberty Bell ,the Lady Raiders could not put together a solid defense as the Mountain Lions put up 22 runs in the first game and 17 in the second. A... Full story
Raider tennis lost to Entiat last Friday at Entiat by just one match on the boys’ side. Nick Rice continues to beat Juan Vasquez 8-3. Rice was joined by Daniel Campobasso in the victor's circle after he defeated Colter Peterson 6-1. The Raider boys dropped both of their doubles matches played by the same team of Phoenix Shephard and Hayden Rodriques, which means that the Raiders would have to forfeit one match anyway. Head Coach Steve Archer explains why he played the Shephard/ Rodrigues team: “We have been wanting to test Phoenix and Hayden in... Full story
The Raider girls finished one point behind 2A Medical Lake to place fourth at the Quincy Invitational, sponsored by Clifton Larson Allen at Quincy High School Saturday. Leading the way was Kim Barry, who, for the second week in a row, swept the long distance races. In the 3200-meter race, Barry jumped out ahead early and then built a 40-second lead on the second-place runner. By the last lap, Barry had lapped a third of the other runners. Her first-place time of 11 minutes, 58.8 seconds is a... Full story
Raider baseball took on the Mountain Lions of Liberty Bell last week in a three-game season series. The first game was played at Greene Field on Tuesday where the Raiders won 1-0. Kramer Carlson pitched a one hitter and was backed up by a stout defensive effort that gave up zero errors. Carlson ensured his victory at the plate by driving in Justus DeWinkler for the only run of the game. By the time the Raiders travelled to Twisp on Saturday, things had changed for LR. One player was placed on the disabled list and a few others had been... Full story
Raider tennis cancelled their match on Thursday after the sudden death of schoolmate Rickey Louie-Burris. The match will be made up at a later date. “Some of our tennis kids were very close to Rickey and were unable to compete," Head Coach Steve Archer said. Raider tennis had to move on, though, and first on the list as they hit the courts the next day against Pateros/Brewster was to win and continue to improve. The boys again swept the field in singles play. Phoenix Shephard defeated Taylor Dou... Full story
Raider golf cancelled Thursday’s match out of respect for Rickey Louie-Burris, a sophomore at Lake Roosevelt High School who died in a car wreck Wednesday night. Head coach Steve Files does not believe that the match will be made up this season. Raider golf moved forward on Monday with a match in Moses Lake at the Moses Pointe Golf Course against Riverside Christian, Columbia Basin Secondary, and Moses Lake Christian. The boys showed improvement and are gaining strengh in their game, Files s... Full story
The Lady Raiders, coming off their three game sweep of the Fillies, got swept themselves by the Nannies of Pateros last week. The team was hit hard by the sudden loss of Rickey Louie-Burris, Head Coach Tristan Daniels commented. "It has been hard for a lot of the softball players to handle,” he said. “Some have never had a friend or classmate pass away. We think, what if we were there? It may not have happened.” In the first game of the series, the Lady Raiders could not get anything going... Full story
Last week at the Grand Coulee Dam Middle School’s GCD Home Meet, eighth-grader Sydney Matheson threw for a 4-foot personal record in the shot put, which placed her at number one in the state for middle school girls. Matheson’s throw of 36 feet, 9 inches edged out Angel Nkwonta from Lincoln Middle School in Pullman by just one inch for first place in the athletic.net Washington State performance list at 6 pounds. Matheson was ecstatic just hear how far her throw had gone, let alone that she was the best in the state. Tomorrow at Bridgeport, Mat... Full story
Raider pitchers gave up only six runs in a three-game sweep of the Pateros Billygoats last week, while Raider bats inflicted 39 runs on the Billygoat defense. The wins improved Lake Roosevelt’s win-loss record to 9-1 overall, 5-1 in league play. Brady Black pitched two of his best games yet against the Billygoats. In the first game last Tuesday at Pateros, Black racked up nine strikeouts while giving up only one hit and zero earned runs. Black pitched the second game on Friday at Greene Field, w... Full story
The Lady Raiders earned their first softball victory of 2012 last Monday in Grand Coulee over the Fillies of Bridgeport 20-8. The effort was highlighted by Ciara Nault’s two inside-the-park home runs and her two diving catches at shortstop, the second for the final out of the game. Riki Wippel and Danielle Laramie teamed up on the mound for a pitching performance greatly improved from the outings against Brewster and Okanogan. Ashley Semmens and Jada Desautel hit triples, and Desautel contributed a third inside-the-park homer to push the l... Full story
Raider golf travelled April 10 to Sage Hills Golf Club outside of Warden, where they took on the Warden Cougars, Waterville Shockers, and Columbia Basin Phoenix. Tanecia Stanczak continued to dominate the girls’ game, shooting a 44 over nine holes, a score that puts her near the top of the league for girls golfers. The Lake Roosevelt boys struggled to get going after the spring break layoff. "The boys struggled a bit, but maintained a positive attitude." Head Coach Steve Files stated. In the end, Drew Desautel shot a 47 on the back nine to l... Full story
Raider tennis played two matches last week, traveling to Wilson Creek on Monday and at home on Thursday against Entiat. At Wilson Creek, both the boys and girls posted team victories with the LR boys winning four matches and the girls three. Phoenix Shephard dispatched Adolfo Fernadez eaily in two matches 6-1, 6-1. Hayden Rodrigues battled hard after losing the first match, winning the second 7-6, but dropping the overtime match 7-4 to Brandon Berneski. Nick Rice and the doubles teams won by forfeit. Emily Williams won in singles action over... Full story
At the Ron Vanderholm Invite last Friday in Royal City, both Lake Roosevelt squads placed at an invitational meet for the first time this season. “We are developing depth in many of our events and our team scores are beginning to show it,” Head Coach Lori Adkins said. The Raider girls finished third at the meet by scoring 89 team points. Leading the LR girls was Kim Barry, who swept the long distance races and took first in the pole vault. Barry’s championship times: 2 minutes, 32 seconds in the 800-meter run; 5:49 in the 1600 and 12:11 in th... Full story
Katelynn Schilling placed sixth in the shot put after throwing 31 feet 11 inches, beating her personal record by more than 2 feet last week. Schilling joined Kim Barry and Jesse Adkins on the placers’ podium for the Raiders at the 84th annual Davis Invitational in Yakima. Schilling's throw not only beat out her Central Washington 2B competition from Ashley Sabin (31 feet, 0 inches) and Alyssum Reno (30-9) of Kittitas, but also vaults her to second on the performance list at athletic.net for Dist... Full story
Tristen Daniels was introduced Monday as the new head coach for Lake Roosevelt softball after a hard week of improvement and growth. The week started with a home game April 2 against Brewster when the Lady Raiders lost 30-4. Because of spring break several of the girls had left with their families, leaving the interim coaches with holes to fill for Thursday's doubleheader against Brewster. The Lady Raiders continued to struggle and suffered two more hard losses at the hands of the Bears.... Full story
In a make-up doubleheader at Brewster last Thursday, the Raider bats came alive to take both games from the Bears. It was a turn around from last Monday’s 8-2 loss to the same team. In the first game, Brady Black stayed on the mound for six innings, racking up three strikeouts and holding the Bears to two hits, allowing only one earned run. Justus DeWinkler finished out the game, closing it with three strikeouts, knocking down the Bears in order. “Defensively, our pitchers continued pounding the strike zone,” noted Head Coach Brandon Byers... Full story
Lake Roosevelt baseball was washed out with last week’s rain, but was back in action on Monday for the first makeup game of the series against Brewster. The Raiders will travel to Brewster on Tuesday for a double header that was cancelled on Saturday. The game on Monday at Greene Field was the first loss for the Raiders in the 2012 season. Brewster used aggressive base running to disrupt Raider pitching rhythm, the Bears were also helped by the errors LR committed on defense. Offensively the R... Full story
Raider track is still shifting people around to find the best competitive mix. At Cashmere last Friday, for instance, speedster Nick Gleason threw shot put and distance man Oscar Pakootas tried his hand at the 100-meter dash. Even with the mix-and-match approach, many Raiders hit personal records, with both teams placing. The boys took fifth, while the girls finished 4th. Kim Barry continued as a force for the Lady Raiders, winning the 800 in two minutes, 35 seconds, the 1600 (5:54), and the... Full story
Tanecia Stanczak and Drew Desautel led the way for the Raiders at Desert Canyon Golf Club in last Wednesday’s match against Waterville, Columbia Basin Secondary, Moses Lake Christian, and Omak. Stanczak, for the second week, outclassed her opponets to breeze to a 51-stroke score on nine holes. Head Coach Steve Files thought Stanczak’s performance was “stellar” on the greens, which helped to distance her from the rest of the competition. Desautel lead the Raider boys with a score of 55 on the... Full story
With the wet weather, the Raider tennis squad was only able to play one of three matches scheduled for last week, and that match was a makeup for a previous weather cancellation. At Omak March 26, the Pioneers roughed up the Raiders on the whole. The only win for the Raiders came in boys’ singles action as Hayden Rodrigues defeated Cody Smith in convincing form, 8-1. Phoenix Shephard came back from a deficit to force a tie breaker, but lost to Greg Sklar 9-8, (7-0). Kayne Oberg dropped his m... Full story
The Lady Raiders series against Brewster last week had the misfortune to be rained out not only at home on Tuesday, but also on Saturday at Brewster for the doubleheader. For Lady Raider softball, that means this week will feature home games on Monday and Tuesday against Brewster and Waterville respectively, but also a second doubleheader on either Thursday or Friday at Brewster to go along with the regularly scheduled one on Saturday at Waterville. When the Lady Raiders returned to action on Mo... Full story
Raider baseball swept Okanogan at Greene Field on Saturday by scores of 9 to 6 in both games of the doubleheader. Head Coach Brandon Byers likes the performance of his squad this early in the season, "These were the types of games that we really wanted our boys to be in before we start league play,” Head Coach Brandon Byers said. “We had several mental and physical errors in the middle part of both games that were uncharacteristic of the team, but the guys did a great job of bouncing back immedi... Full story
Kim Barry, Miranda Salas, and Katelynn Schilling all placed as the girls’ team finished 10th at the 38-school Ray Cross Invitational at Ephrata High School last Saturday. Barry took home third in the 800-meter run, with a time of two minutes, 30 seconds; sixth in the 1600 at 5:45; sixth in the 3200 in 12:36, and pole vaulted for fifth, clearing 7 feet, 6 inches. Barry finished behind league rival Sierra Speiker of Oroville in both the 1600 and 3200. In both events Barry was working to o... Full story
Raider tennis players won matches last week with the boys winning all three and the girls slowly improving as the week progressed. At White Swan March 20, the boys won the match 3-2, with Phoenix Shepard, Hayden Rodrigues, and Nick Rice sweeping the singles matches in favor of the Raiders. Shepard dispatched Xavier Valladares, 6-3 and 6-0. Rodrigues trounced Armondo Cervantes of White Swan 6-1, 6-3. Rice had the closest match with Erik Garcia staying in every set and forcing a third, 7-6, 7-5, a... Full story
