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  • Lady Raiders hit rough stretch

    John R. McNeil II|Apr 8, 2015

    Last week was rough for the Lady Raiders, who took on the Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors March 31 and the Brewster Bears on Saturday. Both very successful teams proved to be a handful for Lake Roosevelt. "They had a tough week," Head Coach Jamie Lezard said. "Once it was over they had a tough time bouncing back up." The Warriors defeated the Lady Raiders at Grand Coulee in the first game 21-2. LR had 10 hits in the first game, along with five stolen bases and five errors. LR left seven runs on...

  • Lady Raiders basketball team at crossroads

    John R. McNeil II|Jan 21, 2015

    Lady Raider Basketball is at a crossroads after losing two of the last three games. Against Okanogan Jan. 13 at Okanogan, the Lady Raiders struggled against a sluggish Bulldog team. Okanogan jumped out to a big 22-6 lead at the end of the first quarter. In the second the Bulldogs scored only 10 points, but LR failed to score a basket during the quarter. The Lady Raiders restarted their offense in the second half, but it was too little, too late. Okanogan defeated the Lake Roosevelt 67-26....

  • Lady Raiders end season 10-9 overall

    John R. McNeil II|Feb 19, 2014

    The Lady Raiders finished the regular season with a Valentine’s Day win over the Fillies of Bridgeport following a loss in Oroville Feb. 11. Lake Roosevelt finished with a 10-9 overall win-loss record, 8-3 in league. Against Oroville the Lady Raiders got off to a bad start, falling behind by as much as 22 points. “We could not buy a basket in the first half,” Head Coach Wallace Pleasants said. “It took us two and a half quarters to gain our composure and come back into the game.” The 44-34 loss kept the Lady Raiders from being the number-on...