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Junior Tanecia Stanczak and Freshmen Austin Rosenbaum both medalled at Lake Chelan Golf Course last Thursday in the opening match of the season for the Raiders. The Raider boys’ team competed against Manson, Waterville, and Entiat, while Stanczak competed against the other girls as an individual as there were not enough girls to form a squad for any of the schools present. Stanczak shot a 53 on the nine-hole course to take home the gold medal. Head Coach Steve Files was pleased with her p...
After the confusion of having their head coach quit and the original opener with Cashmere postponed, the Lady Raiders opened at home under interim Head Coach Kevin Rosenbaum against the always-tough Okanogan Bulldogs, losing 30-4 Thursday at home. Junior Danielle Laramie took to the mound for what Coach Rosenbaum believes was her first-ever game pitching. In the first inning, the Bulldogs sensed that and ran out ahead, taking advantage of every mistake the Lady Raiders made. It looked to turn...
LR out-hit Tonasket 23-1 en route to a doubleheader victory over the visiting Tigers last Saturday at Greene Field. In the first game, every Raider who came to bat not only got on base, but also scored a run. "At the plate our hitters did a good job of being patient and not trying to do too much with the pitches,” Raider Head Coach Brandon Byers said of the slugfest. “They showed good bat control and put the ball in play." Kramer Carlson hit a double and a home run in the first game to con...
The rain caused an early end to the opening matches of the season against Tonasket at the LR tennis courts last Saturday, ending the one good match the Raiders had for the day. “Our one bright spot was Brandin Smith, who did not get to finish his match because of rain,” Head Coach Steve Archer commented. “Hopefully we will fare better against the other schools in our league.” Smith won the first set in his singles match against Colton Leep 6-3. When the second match ended due to the rain, t...
On a day that was cold, windy, and had some moments of freezing rain, Raider track opened the 2012 season at West Valley High School last Saturday. The West Valley Invite featured most of the 4A/3A Greater Spokane League, half of the 2A Great Northern League, three from the Northeast “A” League, with Colfax of the Bi-County being the only other 2B school. The Raiders where allowed to enter every trackster in all of their events to get quality meet time. “The meet allowed unlimited entries per ev...
Raider baseball enters the 2012 season returning nine players from last year’s 14-5 squad and hopes to have more of the same success this season. Those returners include 2011 Central Washington North League Catcher of the Year Kramer Carlson and the All-Central Washington North first team player Brady Black. Keith Rosenbaum, Tyler Garvin, and Justus DeWinkler also were acknowledged in 2011 for their play with Second Team All-Central Washington North selections. Seniors Dalton Boutain and Lee W...
With the recent closure of the Banks Lake golf club, many members of the community questioned whether Lake Roosevelt High School would have a golf team this spring. Luckily, Head Coach Steve Files was able to work a deal for the Raider golf team will still have access to the golf course for this season. “Of course, we are facing some uncertainty with regards to the status of Banks Lake Golf Course, but are pressing forward with our preparations for a great season of Raider Golf,” Files sai...
Fourteen returners, including three participants of the 2011 state track-and-field tournament, bring optimism to Raider Track for the 2012 season. Once again there will be no home meets for the Raider track team. This slight is easily forgotten when compared to the exposure to college recruiters that LR athletes will receive in Spokane-, Yakima- and Wenatchee-area meets. Head Coach Lori Adkins likes what she sees thus far. “The Raiders are giving the extra degree of effort to improve their t...
Raider Tennis enters the 2012 season with 20 participants, including one from Almira-Coulee-Hartline and 14 returners from the 2011 squad. This season’s team is senior heavy with eight turning out, five of whom have played all four years. The rest of the squad is made up of four juniors, five sophomores, and two freshmen. With only six newcomers, tennis has one of the more exprienced squads among the spring sports at Lake Roosevelt High School. Head Coach Steve Archer is impressed with the o...
Lady Raider Softball enters the 2012 season with only four returners from last year’s 11-11 squad that put together a winning streak to close out the season. Seniors Jada Desautel, Ciara Nault, and Raelynne Dennis along with junior Danielle Laramie return to the squad this year. A noteworthy absense from the returners is Senior Briana Monaghan, who was a 2011 First Team All Central Washington North selection. Head Coach Flint Bjorson expects these four to be the leaders for the young squad. T...
The Raiders dropped two state tournament games in Spokane last week to end a two-month winning streak and leave the tournament without a trophy for the fourth time in five years. In the opening game against Northwest Christian Thursday night, Keith Rosenbaum opened the scoring with a steal for a layin early and went on to score eight of the 12 Raider points in the first quarter. The Crusaders answered with 18 points and effectively shut down Ty Egbert as an offensive threat with a double team....
The North Central B League has been revived with the combination of the 2B and 1B schools in District 6 for the basketball and volleyball seasons. The 2B members of the new NCL include Oroville, Liberty Bell, Bridgeport, Manson, and Lake Roosevelt. The 1B members will be Pateros, Entiat, Waterville, Mansfield, and Cascade Christian of Wenatchee. This combination is a common occurrence in the Puget Sound, where the few B and 1A schools have to get together to avoid four- or five-hour league...
The Raiders head to the Spokane Arena on Thursday after defeating Waitsburg/Prescott in the regional matchup at Walla Walla High School last Friday, 70-53. Ty Egbert continues to show why he is being considered for the McDonald’s All-American team with 36 points and 19 rebounds against the Cardinals. The Raiders came into the game riding high on a winning streak stretching back to Jan. 3 and were looking to extend it one more and make the State 2B tourney for the second straight year. W...
Changing school populations will realign sports league dynamics, affecting locals athletes and fans. For Lake Roosevelt sports, the changes — from the number of 2B schools in the state to the leagues that they compete in — will be changing and fluctuating into the summer. On Jan. 23, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association finalized the classification numbers for the 2012-2014 cycle. LR itself is still shrinking. Over the last two years the number of students in grades 10-12 dro...
Dominant all season, Raider wrestler Orrin Gross seized the state championship at 138 pounds at the Mat Classic in Tacoma last weekend to lead the team to sixth place in the state "B" championship tournament. In his first match, Gross pinned Oscar Roa of Brewster in the third round to move on to a semifinal match against Jon Walling of Kittitas. Walling continued to be a tough opponent for Gross, but Gross put the moves on Walling and defeated him 10-5. Gross took on Daniel Stauffer of...
The Raiders defeated White Swan 79-55 to take home the District 5/6 2B Basketball Championship and earn the number-one seed to the regional tournament. They will play Waitsburg/Presscott Cardinals at Walla Walla High School on Friday at 6 p.m. for the right to move on to the state 2B tournament in the Spokane Arena the following weekend. The Raiders reached this triumph by first defeating Kittitas Feb. 13 with a score of 73-36 at Wenatchee. With a halftime lead at 47-14, the Raiders rested...
The Lady Raiders saw their season end last Friday at Eastmont High School in an overtime loss to Riverside Christian, 65-58. The Lady Raiders finished with a 15-8 overall win-loss record with several impressive wins and with a great deal of promise for the future. The team’s week started on a sour note with a loss to Entiat 58-49, that placed LR against the eight ball; any let-down or cold shooting streak could end the season right then and there. With that in mind, the girls faced Oroville o...
The Raiders finished last week hot on a 13-game winning streak, finishing 12-0 in Central Washington North play. The week started at Oroville on Tuesday with a 74-53 win. Finding themselves down 38-21 at the half, the Hornets attempted a fourth-quarter comeback, tying the Raiders with 17 points for the quarter. But it was too little, too late to beat the Raiders, who shot 55 percent from the field. LR moved on to the Senior Night finale against Bridgeport Thursday at Gailord Nelson Gym and...
Five Lake Roosevelt wrestlers will compete at the state tournament this weekend in Tacoma, following their performances at the regional tournament Saturday. At Regionals at Kittitas on Saturday, LR finished sixth out of 26 teams, with wrestlers Coltin Williams, Kodie Horn, Orrin Gross, Sean Waters, and Levi Seylor all punching their respective tickets to Tacoma for WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington/Les Schwab 1B/2B Wrestling Mat Classic XXIV. The top five advanced from each weight bracket to the...
The Lady Raiders ended the regular season on a hot streak as they took down Oroville Tuesday, Feb. 7, then Bridgeport on Thursday. Oroville made a second-half comeback in their first Raider meeting in January when the Lady Raiders won 56-50. But last Tuesday, LR allowed no chance for Hornet comeback, taking into halftime a 31-8 lead. The Lady Raiders didn’t slack off and in the second half, they held the Hornets to only eight points per quarter, while scoring 11 and 14 points in the two r...
Nine Raider wrestlers will move on to regionals this Saturday after the team finished fourth at the North Sub-Regional last Saturday at Lake Roosevelt. At the all-B North Sub-Regional, the top six in each weight class advanced on to this Saturday. Raiders Orrin Gross and Levi Seylor each took first place in their weight classes. Gross, at 138 pounds, and Seylor (182) along the way dominated with pins or major decisions in all of their matches. Seylor did finally face some serious competition...
The Lady Raiders enter the last week of the regular season with a win-loss record of 12-6 overall and 8-2 in league play, including last week’s heart breaker at Brewster Tuesday night and a blowout win at Manson on Thursday. At Manson, the Lady Raiders jumped out to another fast start for a halftime lead of 36-6. In the second half, the girls hit the cruise control and scored another 26 points, holding the Trojans scoreless in the third quarter. All 10 girls at the game scored, with Keya F...
The Raiders are coming into the last week of the regular season with an 11-game winning streak for a overall record of 14-4 and a Central Washington North record of 11-0. This past week’s wins came on the road on Tuesday at Brewster and on Thursday at Manson. The Manson game was rescheduled for Thursday from the previously scheduled night of Friday, Feburary 3, because of a gym use conflict. The Raiders took the Trojans out of the game by halftime, with the score 41-22. Third quarter success con...
The Raiders continue to roll as they tamed the Mountain Lions on Thursday and followed up by dehorning the Mountain Goats on Saturday as the team’s winning streak reached nine straight. Ty Egbert was the Raiders’ rock, and from his great performances both nights scoring a total of 52 points over both nights. Thursday’s game against Liberty Bell did not start as many Raider fans thought it would. The Mountain Lions came out attacking Egbert and grabbed the early lead, hanging on to it for two m...
The Lady Raiders came into the week riding high on a win streak and looking forward to continuing it with two games on the home court. Against Liberty Bell on Thursday, the Lady Raiders did just that by shredding the Mountain Lions 73-14, but lost by six points to Chelan Saturday night. The Liberty Bell game was already out of hand at the end of the first quarter with a 25-2 Lake Roosevelt lead. The Lady Raiders did not let up, and the Mountain Lions provided plenty of opportunities for steals....
