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  • Raiders sweep Oroville, Bridgeport

    John McNeil II|May 1, 2013

    Raider baseball completed a season series sweep of the Oroville Hornets April 23 in Oroville, 16-0. Kendal Piccolo pitched a complete game no hitter, a rare pitching feat at all levels of the game. Piccolo backed up his pitching performance by batting four for six on the day. Brady Black picked up two doubles at Oroville. A black mark on an otherwise excellent day for the Raiders was an injury to Justus DeWinkler. DeWinkler broke a finger which has the possibility of leaving him sidelined for...

  • Golf entering the home stretch

    John McNeil II|May 1, 2013

    Raider golf competed at Omak and Lake Chelan last week. Austin Rosenbaum led the Raider boys golfers at Omak April 22, with a 111 on 18 holes, while the Raider girls were led by Tanecia Stanczak, the medalist for the day, with the score of 46 on the nine-hole course. At Lake Chelan April 25, Rosenbaum improved his score to 99 and took home the medal. Stanczak also shot a 99 on the 18-hole course. Head Coach Steve Files has high hopes for these two in the coming weeks. “Stanczak and Rosenbaum b...

  • Raider track competes in two meets a week

    John McNeil II|May 1, 2013

    Raider track travelled to two meets last week on back-to-back days. The first was at Mansfield on Thursday for the Mansfield Iceberg. This meet was for the B schools as the field consisted entirely of the Central Washington 1B and 2B members. No results had been posted by deadline. The Raiders traveled on Friday to Peshastin for the John Riekie Memorial Invitational, where stiff competition featured almost all the Caribou Trail League and northern schools of the South Central A league. The Raider boys finished 14th overall with nine team...

  • Chyenne Kelly-Marconi shines for Raiders

    John McNeil II|Apr 24, 2013

    Chyenne Kelly-Marconi scored all 15 team points the Raiders received at the Clifton Larson Allen Invitational at Quincy last Saturday. Lake Roosevelt’s standout at the big meet took home three ribbons: • In the triple jump, Kelly-Marconi took the second-place ribbon with a career personal record jump of 33 feet, 6 inches, two feet farther than she recorded just the week before. • In the long jump, she soared to a third-place ribbon with another career PR jump of 15-3.25. Her third ribbon came...

  • Ladies pick up third win

    John McNeil II|Apr 24, 2013

    Lady Raider softball had a roller coaster week that finished with a win over the Oroville Hornets on Saturday. The week did not start off like LR would have wanted as the league-leading Mountain Lions of Liberty Bell took their April 16 game 16-1 over the Lady Raiders. The game ended in the third inning as per the mercy rules set by the WIAA. “(The) Lady Raiders just could not get it together after we had a injury to one of our teammates,” Head Coach Jamie Lezard said. Not looking for repeat of the 16th, on Saturday the Lady Raiders exp...

  • Raider rackets challenged

    John McNeil II|Apr 24, 2013

    Raider tennis was challenged in last week’s three matches by fatigue, long bus rides, and tough opponents. LR traveled south to White Swan April 16 for a Central Washington B match against the Cougars. The four-hour bus ride came back to haunt the Raiders as both squads were swept by the Cougars. Daniel Campobasso provided a bright spot for the Raider boys hanging in there with Xavier Valladares in the first, forcing a tiebreaker. The final score has Valladres winning 7-6 (7-2), 6-3. “Daniel improved much over his first match with Xavier, whi...

  • Baseball has tough week

    John McNeil II|Apr 24, 2013

    Raider baseball had a tough week last week as they dropped all three games they played. At Liberty Bell April 16, the league-leading Mountain Lions scored three runs in the first inning and the Raiders could not answer as they went on to lose 6-2. Brady Black, on the mound for five innings, gave up two hits, four earned runs, and struck out four. Kendall Piccolo came in to relieve and gave up only one hit in his inning on the rubber. Piccolo led the team at the plate, going two of four. The...

  • Raider track moves forward with first two-meet week

    John McNeil II|Apr 17, 2013

    Raider track came back from spring break with a two-meet week. The first, at Bridgeport on April 9, was the Brewster Co-Ed Relays. This is a meet where boys and girls are teamed up for relays in all field events. All races are relays, including the sprint and Distance medleys “As a team we considered the relays to be a hard training day, they also proved to be a lot of fun and a team building experience,” Head Coach Lori Adkins said. “We definitely piqued team interest in relay events.” This was not an athletic.net-scored event so results...

  • Raiders on a win streak

    John McNeil II|Apr 17, 2013

    Raider baseball went on a winning streak, sweeping away all opponents last week. It started on April 9 at Bridgeport, where the Raiders 10- runned the Mustangs, 11-0. Brady Black continues to be stout on the mound and Kendall Piccolo closed out the win in the fifth inning. Justus DeWinkler was the big bat for the night, picking up three doubles. On April 11, the Raiders travelled north to face the Tonasket Tigers. It was a offensive day, as both squads scored over 10 runs apiece. The Raiders’ nine-run fourth-inning performance put them over t...

  • Raider Golf still has a way to go

    John McNeil II|Apr 17, 2013

    Raider golfers took on Oroville and Manson at Oroville April 9. There were no team scores for the match. “We still have a long way to go,” commented Head Coach Steve Files, “but all our JV girls made the trip and competed really well for their first match.” “Our chipping and putting needs to get much better in order to compete with the league’s top players,” he added. Tanecia Stanczak took home the medal for the girls’ match with the score of 105. On the boys side, Austin Rosenbaum led the boys again with a 108. Brandon Desautel and Jo...

  • Softball posts first wins of the season

    John McNeil II|Apr 17, 2013

    The Lady Raider softball squad posted their first wins of the 2013 season last week by beating the Manson Trojans Saturday in Grand Coulee. Head Coach Jamie Lezard said the girls were happy to be playing at home and picking up the first wins of the season in front of the home crowd at Grand Coulee Dam Middle School. Earlier in the week, Lake Roosevelt travelled to Pateros and lost in a shutout 20-0. The Lady Raiders were 10-runned in the first inning, making mental errors on the field that hampered their defensive play. The Nannies had a stout...

  • Girls heating up the courts

    John McNeil II|Apr 17, 2013

    The Raider girls’ tennis squad posted back-to-back wins last week, defeating Wilbur-Creston April 8 and Davenport April 13. Lake Roosevelt’s boys beat Wilbur-Creston, but fell to Davenport. In both cases, the matches were the first against W-C and the Gorillas in Head Coach Steve Archer’s memory. Holly Carriere was determined to win and did so against Rhea Castrodale 4-6, 6-2, 7-5. Emily Williams won by a deceptively large margin as Coach Archer elaborates, “Emily’s match was closer than the...

  • Lady Raiders lose to Gorillas on cold day

    John McNeil II|Apr 10, 2013

    The Lady Raiders dropped two games to Davenport last Saturday in cold wet weather that forced two rain delays. Lady Raider pitching had a hard time finding rhythm and walked in 17 runs in the first game and eight more in the second. Batting improved for LR as they had runners in scoring position several times and even loaded the bases four times. But the Lady Raiders, being unable to bring those runners home, led to both final scores for the doubleheader favoring Davenport 22-1 and 27-5. Head Coach Jamie Lezard noted that Tristan Adolph, Riley...

  • Raiders beat Gorillas

    John McNeil II|Apr 10, 2013

    On a chilly, wet, windy April day the Lake Roosevelt Raider baseball team defeated the Davenport Gorillas 10-2. This was scheduled as a doubleheader but game 2 was cancelled after the 1st inning due to rain. With the win, the Raiders improve their record to 5-4 overall and rebound from the previous week's losses to Liberty Bell. Brady Black had another great performance on the mound giving up only one earned run and striking out 4 Gorillas. Justus DeWinkler came in to relieve and pitched three...

  • Raider Baseball beats Pateros, loses to Liberty Bell

    John McNeil II|Apr 3, 2013

    Raider baseball had an up and down week as they defeated the Pateros Billygoats at Greene Field on March 25, then lost a doubleheader to the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions on Friday at home. The season win-loss record for the Raiders now stands at 4-4 overall and 4-2 in Central Washington North play. Brady Black pitched five innings, giving up no earned runs, one hit, and four strikeouts in the no decision. Justus DeWinkler came in to relieve in the top of the sixth, with the Raiders leading 6-0....

  • Tennis finding winning combinations

    John McNeil II|Apr 3, 2013

    The Raider boys swept Oroville’s tennis squad last week up north, and the girls’ squad beat Liberty Bell in Coulee Dam. In Oroville March 26, the Raider boys posted their first squad win of the season. For the Raider girls, the match ended as a draw, 2-2. Daniel Campobasso won over Oroville’s Ronel King 6-0, 6-1. Brandin Smith knocked off Connor BoCook by a dominant 6-2, 6-1. Then in doubles action, Campobasso and Smith teamed up to knock out Joe Sarmicuto and Nathan Hugus 6-1, 6-0. “Very...

  • Golfers improve against Oroville

    John McNeil II|Apr 3, 2013

    Raider golf travelled to Desert Canyon on March 26 to take on the Oroville Hornets in head to head competition. The Raider boys were the only squad representing LR; the girls did not compete. The Raiders came up short on the final score tally ( Oroville 196 - LR 225) but individual boys showed solid improvement, including Brandon Desautel, who “shaved 18 strokes off his score from our first match, very impressive,” noted Head Coach Steves Files. Desautel shot a 47 to lead the Raiders. Aus...

  • Kelly-Marconi has stellar day at Oroville invite

    John McNeil II|Apr 3, 2013

    In Oroville Saturday a small squad of Raider tracksters competed in the Eagle Home Mortgage Invitational, where the girls’ squad finished eighth with 24 points and the boys finished 11th with 13 points. Chyenne Kelly-Marconi placed in all four of her events, taking first in the long jump with a leap of 14 feet, 8.75 inches. She placed third in both the triple jump and the 100-meter hurdles. Her triple jump added up to 30 feet, 1.5 inches, and she finished the hurdles in 18.69 seconds. Kelly-Marconi’s fourth ribbon came in the 400 meter run...

  • Golfers off and swinging

    John McNeil II|Mar 27, 2013

    Raider golfers had their first contest last week at home against the Omak Pioneers boys’ squad. Omak did not bring their girls’ team as they had other engagements going on at the same time. Raider Head Coach Steve Files liked the way the boys’ team performed in the season opener. “It was a good first match,” he said. “We’re off and running in 2013.” Austin Rosenbaum led the Raiders, shooting a 50 over nine holes. “Austin Rosenbaum competed well against one of the top players in the state,” Files said. “He was the only player to card a bird...

  • Baseball goes on a win streak

    John McNeil II|Mar 27, 2013

    The Raider baseball squad went on a tear through their early season Central Washington B League opponents of Manson and Oroville. In the three games played last week by the varsity and one played by the JV all ended early because of the 10-run mercy rule. The Raiders jumped to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning of their home game against Manson March 19. The Trojans could not get anything started against Raider pitcher Brady Black, who allowed only two hits and one earned run while striking...

  • Raiders improve at Ray Cross

    John McNeil II|Mar 27, 2013

    LR track travelled to Ephrata to take part in the 40th annual Ray Cross Invitational last Saturday, where several managed to improve personal records while competing against bigger schools. Chyenne Kelly-Marconi shone as she grabbed PRs in all of her events. Kelly-Marconi placed in both the long jump and triple jump, taking eighth with season PR jumps of 14 feet, 8 inches and 31-5. In the 100-meter hurdles, she improved her time by 0.24 seconds over West Valley to finish with a 19.61-second race. In the 400 sprint, Kelly-Marconi made a huge...

  • Tennis opens season with win

    John McNeil II|Mar 27, 2013

    Raider tennis opened the 2013 season at home with a girls’ team win against White Swan March 19. White Swan came in having already competed in two matches. The extra experience showed in their match-ups against the green Raiders. In the end the Raider girls came away with a 3-2 victory to start the season on the right note. Holly Carriere defeated Morelia Maravilla in the third set after dropping the second set. The final tally was Carriere 7-5, 0-6, 6-3. Emily Williams also won her singles match against Maria Anguiano in exciting fashion. ...

  • Softball cannot get started at Tonasket

    John McNeil II|Mar 27, 2013

    The Lady Raiders took on Tonasket in fastpitch action there March 19. LR could not get on the board, and ended up being ten-runned in the fifth inning 10-0. The Raider girls, said Head Coach Jamie Lezard, “did not play to their abilities. Once again, we had some mental errors on defense and offensively we left some runs out on base paths, and we cannot do that if we’re going to be a competitive team.” The Lady Raiders did have some success, however. Lezard commented that Riley Epperson in center field was “catching everything hit her way.” A...

  • Local snowboarder heading to national competition

    John McNeil II|Mar 20, 2013

    After placing first 15 times in snowboarding competitions around the region this winter, a freshman at Lake Roosevelt High School has qualified to compete in national championships. Michael Thomas is an athlete at LR, where last fall he played football. But during the winter Thomas is a competitive snowboarder traveling across the Northwest for meets. This winter, he has qualified for the United States of America Snowboard Association National Championships at Copper, Colo., March 29 - April...

  • Raider track debuts at West Valley

    John McNeil II|Mar 20, 2013

    On a cloudy, windy Saturday the Raiders opened their 2013 track and field season at the West Valley invite at West Valley High School in Spokane. Only 11 tracksters made the trip to West Valley. None placed but two came close. The meet featured most of the strong squads from the Greater Spokane League, Great Northern League, and Northeast A, making it very difficult to place in all events. Freshman Lukas Hermetz continues to impress his coaches as the improvement from the cross country season transferred to his track events. In his first 1600-...

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