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  • Raider boys continue to struggle

    John McNeil II|Jan 9, 2013

    by John R. McNeil II The Raiders travelled to White Swan last Friday for the season opener of the Central Washington 2B League against the Cougars. It was close all the way, with the 0-8 Cougars leading by only four points most of the time on their home court. But in the end, the Raiders’ low shooting percentage allowed White Swan to pick up their first win of the season, 49-39. “We missed a lot of shots,” said Raider Head Coach Jeff Brisbois. “We could have won if we just made 50 percent of our shots.” He noted the Raider defense and rebou...

  • Lady Raiders drop to the Cougars

    John McNeil II|Jan 9, 2013

    After cutting their opponents’ lead in half in the third quarter, the Lady Raiders still accepted a 68-39 defeat in White Swan Friday. Lake Roosevelt was down by 24 at the half, but came back hard in the third quarter to cut the Cougar lead to 12. But after the start of the fourth quarter, “We swapped baskets and then, after two possessions, they took off, and the air went out of our sails,” Head Coach Wallace Pleasants said. “We did not transition to defense well and had trouble fighting through and setting screens,” Pleasants said. “All of t...

  • Robotics wraps up first season of First Tech Challenge

    Jan 9, 2013

    Members of the Raider Robotics team competed at the final league qualifier Dec. 15, 2012, and at the North District Robotics Championship Dec. 16, 2012, in Shoreline, Wash. The North District Championship marked the end of the first season of competition for the new Raider Robotics team. The championship saw 17 teams, mostly from Western Washington and Vancouver B.C., competing to become one of eight teams from the Northern District to continue onto a state championship this month. First Tech Challenge coach Jeremiah Seekins accompanied LRHS...

  • Bowling Scores

    Jan 9, 2013

    TUESDAY HI LOs TEAM W L Sunflower Graphics 4 0 Riverview Lanes 4 0 Karl’s Site Development 2 2 Fullers 2 2 Pepsi 0 4 KEYG 1490 0 4 High Game: Riverview 439; Karen Musser 202 High Series: Riverview 1281; Karen 491 Splits: Winnie 3-10/5-10; Karen 2-7/2-7 DAM KEGLERS TEAM W L Moose Lodge 27.5 12.5 Wreckin Crew 23 17 Team 2 22.5 17.5 Native Spirit 20 20 Flyin W 19.5 20.5 Spring Canyon Alpacas 17.5 22.5 Vaagen Bros. 14 26 High Game: Spring Canyon Alpacas 814; Dennis Whiteman 243; Rhonda Marchand 219 High Series: Spring Canyon Alpacas 2262; David B...

  • This week in sports

    Jan 9, 2013

    This week in sports Thurs., Jan. 10 7 p.m., Wrestling here with Okanogan. Fri., Jan. 11 6/7:30 p.m.* Basketball here with Kittitas. Sat., Jan. 12 9:30 a.m., Wrestling at Rainier Tournament. Tues., Jan. 15 6/7:30 p.m.* Basketball here with Liberty Bell. Fri., Jan. 18 6/7:30 p.m., Basketball at Oroville. Sat., Jan. 19 8 a.m., Wrestling at Dream Duals, Spokane East Valley. * 6 p.m., Girls’ varsity at high school and boys’ JV at middle school; 7:30 p.m., boys’ varsity at high school and girls’ jv at middle school....

  • Coulee Cops

    Jan 9, 2013

    Grand Coulee Police 12/23 - Police responded to a possible domestic fight at a residence on Electric Avenue in Electric City and learned that the disagreement was verbal rather than physical. The man at that address said he would go stay with his parents that evening so there wouldn’t be any continuance of the disagreement. - Officers went to the Eagles Lodge area on an alarm call and found that it was coming from the lodge building. They could not detect any entrance problem and tried to call the party responsible for the building, but they d...