News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
Sorted by date Results 26 - 50 of 154
Darin Whiteman led the Raiders Thursday when they took on the Okanogan Bulldogs at Okanogan Valley Golf Course, medaling for the boys with an 83 on the 18-hole round on a par 72. “It was a great round of golf by Darin,” Head Coach Steve Files said. “He drove the green on number 10, which is a short par 4, and nearly made eagle.” Finishing second for the Raider boys was Lucas Bird at 120 strokes. Third was Dylan Steinert at 126. Jazmine Reed led the Raider girls’ squad, finishing with 129 strokes. Reed was four strokes behind medalist Karina Ba... Full story
Tonasket defeated both the Raider boys’ and girls’ tennis squads Thursday, after shuffling schedules to accomodate the weather. A White Swan match that had been scheduled for April 15 has been moved to the 29th, so that LR could travel instead to Tonasket to the makeup match last week. At Tonasket, Lake Roosevelt did win a boys’ doubles match in which John Drapela and Jordan Charles “played very well and dominated their second set for the win,” according to Head Coach Steve Archer. He also praised the girls’ doubles team of Savannah Ho... Full story
The Raiders split a doubleheader against the number-one team in the Central Washington 2B North April 5. With their first win over the Brewster Bears in several years, The Raiders now sport a 7-1 overall win-loss record, 3-1 in CWL North play. Lake Roosevelt held the Bears, in Brewster, to just one run in the first game while the Raider offense scored five, with three Raider runs coming in the first inning. "Tyrell Kiser pitched well," noted Coach Billy Nicholson, who also praised Kiser's play... Full story
Raider baseball held out for a double win at home against Soap Lake March 29 in the last non-league doubleheader and their last home games until the end of April. In the first game, the Eagles and the Raiders played a close game, but Lake Roosevelt was able to pull out a one-run win, 11-10. In the second game, LR establish a strong lead and held on to it. The Eagles could not make the game close. The final score was LR 9 Soap Lake 2. The Raiders now boast a 6-0 overall win-loss ratio for the... Full story
Lady Raider Softball is currently 5-3 overall and 2-2 in Central Washington 2B North League play. Lake Roosevelt dominated the Soap Lake Eagles March 29 in strong fashion. The Lady Raiders shut out the Eagles in the first game, 22-0. In the second game, the Eagles were finally able to score a run, but the Lady Raider offense was too much for the Soap Lake fielders. The final score in the second LR win was 17-1. The Lady Raiders traveled to Brewster Saturday to take on the number-one Brewster... Full story
Raider tennis players took on Liberty Bell at home March 29, then faced Wilbur-Creston on March 31 in Creston. Against Liberty Bell, the Raiders struggled, losing the match to the Mountain Lions. Jordan Charles recorded the only win for the Raider boys. That came in the number 3 singles as he defeated Tyler White in a tiebreaker game. For the Raider girls, the only win came in doubles action, with Savannah Hobrecht and Hannah Wapato defeating Lucy/Ward in another tie-breaker game. Against the Wildcats on Thursday, the Raiders defeated Wilbur-Cr... Full story
Darin Whiteman led the Raider golfers last week with a 47-stroke round at Oroville and again with 50 strokes at Desert Canyon Golf Course. At Oroville March 29, the Raiders took on the Hornets and the Omak Pioneers in a nine-hole, par 36 round. Behind Whiteman, Dylan Jenkins finished with 60 strokes. Alan Nordine came in at 61 strokes, Lucas Bird, 62; Levi Bob and Dylan Steinert with 63. Derek Whiteman shot a 66; Terry Yazzie a 71; and Evan Harris, a 75. Two Lake Roosevelt girls played Oroville. Mikayla Miley led with 68 strokes. Uriah Morse... Full story
Raider Baseball continued to find early season success last week, posting two more wins. Lake Roosevelt improved to 4-0 with a doubleheader win over the Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors March 23. The game was originally scheduled for March 22 but was postponed due to weather. In the first game, the Raiders had to fight hard to earn a one-run win. The final score was LR 4, ACH 3. In the second game, the Raiders’ offense exploded, and their defense stepped it up to record a big win at 15-2. Last night, the Raiders played the last set of n... Full story
In their first win against ACH in 15 years, the Lady Raiders took the first softball game from the Warriors last Wednesday before losing the second contest in the doubleheader. The Lady Raiders struggled early and were down by five before scoring seven unanswered runs to get the win, 7-5. In the second game, Lake Roosevelt was hanging in there with the Lady Warriors when ACH went on an offensive explosion in the seventh inning, scoring eight runs and getting the 18-8 win. “I am very proud of the girls for coming out and competing both g... Full story
Raider track showed improvement at the annual Ray Cross Invitational in Ephrata Saturday. As a team, they did not record a team point, but individuals did show improvement over last week in Oroville. “It was a long day and thankfully the weather cooperated,” Head Coach Lori Adkins said. “The team as a whole showed excellent teammate support, effort in their events, and maintained great attitudes throughout the day.” Nathaniel Hall improved both his 100-meter and 200-meter dash times over his Oroville times. Nathan Morrell improved his throws... Full story
Raider golf competed in the second match of the season last night in Oroville against the Hornets and the Okanogan Bulldogs, after the Raiders had a week to refine their skills from the first match in Moses Lake. Head Coach Steve Files reported the scores from that March 14 match, which he received last week from the Moses Lake Christian coach. The Raiders played a nine-hole, par-36 round represented by four boys and no girls. The number -one finishers of the day were both from MLCA; the boys’ medalist was Noah Torres at 48 strokes, and the g... Full story
Raider tennis players fought hard in their matches but could not defeat the Oroville Hornets in Coulee Dam Thursday. The boys' team picked up one win in singles competition out of the five total varsity contests. That was in the number-two singles, where Isaiah Baty defeated Elijah Burnell in two sets (6-4, 7-5). "Isaiah started out down 2-5 but won five games in a row to win the first set," Head Coach Steve Archer said. "Then in the second set, (he) worked his forehand to produce several... Full story
Raider Baseball began the 2016 season with two wins over their Central Washington North 2B League opponent Bridgeport Mustangs. LR jumped out ahead early and stayed ahead of the Mustangs. On the mound, Tyrell Kiser, Devan Black, and Kolby Picard had great outings, picking up many strikeouts while allowing only one run in two games. At the plate, the Raiders had hot bats and scored three or more runs in all but one inning against the Mustangs. "Good start to our season," Head Coach Billy Nicholso... Full story
The Lady Raiders started the 2016 softball season on the right track with two big wins over the Bridgeport Fillies Saturday. At Grand Coulee the Lady Raiders defeated the Fillies in both games by the scores of 18-1 and 17-2. The first game only lasted three innings before mercy rule went into effect, the second went four innings. The wins give the Lady Raiders a two-game lead over half the league. "The girls came out on fire," Head Coach Cassie Wendt said. "I was proud of the way they played... Full story
The Raider boys’ tennis squad is off to a 1-0-1 start to the 2016 season. The boys tied Entiat at two matches apiece March 16, then swept the Pateros Billygoats at Pateros on Friday. Lake Roosevelt’s girls’ tennis players started the season with losses in both matches. The girls were swept by both Entiat and Pateros. Raider Head Coach Steve Archer is pleased with the boys’ success and highlighted one newcomer in particular. “John Drapela, a foreign exchange student from the Czech Republic, has established the number-one slot on the boys’ lad... Full story
Raider Track opened the 2016 season in Oroville on the Saturday at a low-key event where many teams were short some athletes and were trying members in different events to find the best combination for them. Okanogan won the meet on both the boys’ and girls’ sides. The Lake Roosevelt boys finished 10th with 15 team points, and the LR girls finished 13th with two team points. Robert George took home the only Raider first place from Oroville. George took first in the triple jump with a hop, skip and jump of 34-5. In the 300-meter int... Full story
With a large team and a little extra help from the community, the Raider Golf program kicked off the season at Moses Pointe Golf Course in Moses Lake March 14 against the Warden Cougars and Moses Lake Christian Lions. Raider Head Coach Steve Files said he had yet to receive the final results from the MLCA coach, so results are still coming. But because of the large turnout for Lake Roosevelt’s golf team, they did not have enough equipment for everyone to have a set of clubs until community members pitched in. Following a notice in The Star t... Full story
The the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association has finalized the classification numbers, and new league alignments have emerged in District 6. For Lake Roosevelt, the changes are minor, but the choices of the other schools in certain sports will increase the effect of the changes. The division of the Blue Mountain League during the classification process was the impetus to the big changes in the Central Washington 2B League. Asotin left for the Bi-County, which will be split into two divisions, North and South. That left Dayton,... Full story
The Raider boys’ basketball season came to a close Saturday with a big loss in the regional round against Morton-White Pass in Chehalis. This is the third straight year that the Raiders have made it to the regional round on the way to the state tournament and lost. Morton-White Pass is the number-two team in the 2B classification in the state, behind Brewster. The Raiders were in the game at the end of the first quarter. In the second, though, the Timberwolves pulled ahead to a 20-point lead going into halftime. In the third quarter, Morton-Whi... Full story
Lake Roosevelt senior Jacob Smith led his three Raider wrestling teammates at the state tournament last weekend, coming home with the gold medal at 113 pounds and a place in the books as a state champion. And freshman Tony Nichols took the bronze in the 132-pound bracket. It was Smith's second medal from the big Mat Classic in Tacoma; last year he placed fourth at 113. En route to the championship, Smith pinned Joe Thompson of Illwaco and Gerardo Rios-Lopez of Kittitas. Then in the finals match... Full story
The Raider boys will move on to the regional tournament as the number-four seed from District 5-6, following an overtime loss in a record-breaking, high-point game to Mabton Saturday night in East Wenatchee. Lake Roosevelt will play Morton-White Pass in the regional round this Saturday in Chehalis for a chance to move on to the Spokane Arena for State 2B Tournament. Morton-White Pass is the home team for the game. The Raiders will leave Friday to travel to Chehalis, where the game will be played... Full story
The Lady Raiders' season came to an end last week as the Tonasket Tigers won in overtime 60-56 at the District 5-6 tournament in East Wenatchee. The Thursday night game at Eastmont High School ended the 2016 season for the Lady Raiders, who present an overall win-loss record of 14-8. Lake Roosevelt will lose Lachelle Bearcub and Jocelyn Moore to graduation this spring and will be looking to the many returners to fill in. The Lady Raiders were taken aback by the aggressive Tigers and fell behind... Full story
The Raider boys kept their dreams of the state basketball tournament alive Saturday with a dramatic one-point, at-the-buzzer win over Liberty Bell after fighting back from a 13-point deficit at the District 5/6 Tournament in East Wenatchee. The win came after a surprising first-round loss to Kittitas on Wednesday, when the Raiders could not slow down Brock Ravet who scored 41 points that placed him in a three-way tie for fourth place in the District 6 single-game scoring tournament record with... Full story
Four Raider wrestlers earned a trip to the Tacoma Dome for the Mat Classic as they qualified at the end of the Central Washington Regional Tournament Saturday. Kaleb Horn, at 106 pounds; Jacob Smith, at 113; Tony Nichols, at 132; and Renford Sanchez, at 220, will travel to Tacoma tomorrow for a chance to place at state. Wrestling at the Mat Classic begins Friday and will finish on Saturday. “We wrestled well and are excited to make the trip to the dome and wrestle for state championships,” Head Coach Steve Hood said. Jacob Smith is the Central... Full story
The Lady Raiders vanquished a foe in the final seconds of a playoff game in East Wenatchee last Wednesday, earning the right to face an unbeaten team who would best them by a greater margin on Saturday. The Lady Raiders are still in the District Tournament, with a game tomorrow against Tonasket at 7:45 p.m. in the Eastmont High School Gym. If the Lady Raiders win it, they get to play on Saturday in a game to determine third and fourth place in the District 5/6 Tournament. "This was a productive... Full story