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The Raider basketball team has a 1-7 win-loss record in the league after losing by four points, 46-42, in Bridgeport last Tuesday, then by five points, 43-38, against Waterville on Saturday at home. The Raiders and the Bridgeport Mustangs traded leads through the game, but in the end the the Mustangs took a four-point victory. "We're still trying to figure out how to win at the end of the game," Raider Head Coach Levi Seekins said. "We had every opportunity to do so, but just didn't hit the...
Elten Henry Klein passed away peacefully December 8, 2016, at the Columbia Basin Skilled Nursing Unit in Ephrata, Washington. He was born in Spokane, Washington, October 8, 1924, to Anne Thomas Klein and Henry Klein of Almira, Washington, and lived his entire life in Almira until 2011 after breaking his hip, and requiring assistance with daily living. Elten grew up on the homestead farm north of Almira until he graduated from High School. He attended the University of Washington for only one...
The Lady Raiders showed no mercy Saturday to Soap Lake, winning by 27 points following two losses of their own against Brewster and Liberty Bell last week. Following a 60-44 loss to the Lady Bears last Tuesday, the Lady Raiders lost to the Lady Mountain Lions by only three points on Thursday, with a final score of 54-51. But the LR girls took it to Soap Lake's Lady Eagles, winning 62-35 to go 2-2 for the season. On Dec. 6, the girls stayed in the game the entire time, narrowing the Brewster...
The Raider boys chalked up their first mark in the win column for the season after defeating the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions 52-43 Thursday. "It's hard to go out to Liberty Bell and play well, and we did that," remarked Head Coach Levi Seekins. "We were able to really fight and get our first win of the season, which was good to get off our backs." The Raiders held the lead the entire game. "It's always good to have the lead, you play with a bit more confidence," said Seekins. Sophomore Trevor...
The Raiders boys basketball team suffered a grim defeat in Oroville over the weekend, losing 80-30 to the Hornets in Oroville. “It was really a tough game to start the season,” remarked Head Coach Levi Seekins. “We played hard throughout the whole game. Quincy Williams played really well and led by example.” The game was a lesson in what the team needs to work on. “Hopefully, we learned how hard we need to play and how hard we need to prepare,” Seekins said. “We have a lot to improve on from fundamentals, team defense, preparation,...
The Lady Raiders basketball team defeated the Oroville Lady Hornets on the Hornets’ home court 64-46 Saturday in the 2016-17 season opener. “We got out to an outstanding start with our defense, which allowed us to get into some of the things we have been working on,” said Head Coach Wallace Pleasants. All 10 players on the varsity squad were able to log in some minutes on the court. “We were able to get a look at some new players in different situations,” Pleasants said. “The only way we are going to get better is by playing the girls, lett...
Lady Raiders volleyball had a busy schedule this past week, winning games on Tuesday and Thursday before losing one on Saturday. Lake Roosevelt won 3-2 on Tuesday in Waterville, shocking the Shockers on their home court by coming back from a 1-2 deficit, winning the tie-breaking fifth set 15-8. "We played some very up and down volleyball for the evening," said LR Head Coach Kasey Garvin. Freshman Ellie Hansen finished the night with a personal record of 11 kills and 9 digs, "which is impressive...
Grand Coulee Dam School District has hired a new athletic director this year. Levi Seekins, 32, brings with him experience both as an athlete and as a coach, and he sees athletics as "just a different classroom" that's part of a larger goal. At 6 feet, 6 inches tall, Levi Seekins is hard to miss when you see him at the games or towering in the halls of Lake Roosevelt Junior Senior High School. Growing up in the area, Seekins played sports here all his life. In high school Seekins played Lake...
The Lady Raiders soccer team lost two games on the road this past week, one each in Omak and Liberty Bell. Lake Roosevelt lost 4-2 in a non-league game against Omak on Thursday, the loss largely a result of penalties. Three penalties against LR led to three goals for Omak. "Overall I believe our team outplayed them and had control the majority of the game," said Head Coach Casey Moore, "but part of learning soccer is how to use your body legally." Coach Moore highlighted some of her players...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders stuffed and mounted the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions 44-0 in Liberty Bell Friday. Highlights included QB Steven Flowers making a 30-yard run for the end zone in the first quarter, and throwing a 32-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Tyrell Kiser in the second. Josiah Desautel scored a touchdown on a 50-yard rush in the third. Desautel also had a touchdown reception, and intercepted a pass on defense, which he ran in for a touchdown, but that TD was called back. "He ha...
The last few days, Karrie and I spent with friends who have adopted us as family. They have a large family with a lot of moving parts and we blended in the best we could and felt like a part of the root system of this great tree. We became an intricate part of a great machine that helped in the kitchen, learned in the garden and laughed in the family room. The reason I mention this, is because that is how we should be as a community. You have heard me say this before, but I think it is worth repeating. We need to look out for one another, help...
Nineteen new flags will be dedicated during the "Isle of Flags" Memorial Day ceremony next Monday, May 30, at Spring Canyon Cemetery. Flags for the following are being dedicated: Harold A. Blanchard, Bruce A. Brandstrom, Alfred Braaten, R.I. Button, Warren H. Byam, James Bradley "Brad" Combs, Douglas Gronski, William R. Hart, Jack A. Hilson, James Timothy Hurley, David A. Kelley, Marvin E. Kuest, Aleck T. Musyt, Diana M. Meyer, Leon Lee Nuehring, W. "Steve" Nuehring, Clark C. Reynolds, Ernie...
There will be free health screenings available for the general public here April 28. The Grand Coulee Lions Club, in cooperation with Coulee Medical Center, will have the Northwest Lions Foundation mobile screening unit on hospital grounds from 12 to 6 p.m. Screenings for blood pressure, glaucoma, diabetes, sight and hearing will be available, free for all local residents interested. The Lions Health Screening Unit is a professionally-equipped, state-licensed mobile unit staffed by healthcare professionals, Lions Club members and volunteers....
Raider baseball rebounded from losses to Okanogan by sweeping the Oroville Hornets last week, then splitting a doubleheader with Liberty Bell. The lowly Hornets were easily defeated by the Raiders in Oroville April 19. Lake Roosevelt won both games, 19-2 and 25-0. Liberty Bell came down to Greene Field on Friday for a double-header when both squads exchanged big games. In the first game, the Mountain Lions had a big offensive day, beating the Raiders 9-2. But in the second game, the Raiders...
The Raider girls won their two team tennis matches last week, while the boys lost both. The boys won their doubles matches against the Davenport Gorillas April 18 but lost the singles, while the LR girls won the singles matches but lost the doubles. At Oroville on Thursday, the Raider girls scored another team win while the boys came close to winning by just one match. The Raiders won four of their five matches against the Hornets. “Tanya Ang’s match was a hot-and-cold affair,” Raider Head Coach Steve Archer said. “Each girl won a set at a lo...
Lady Raider softball had a tough week, winning only one of four games last week. “We had too many defensive errors this week,” Head Coach Cassie Wendt said. In a doubleheader against Oroville, the Lady Raiders committed 13 errors against the Hornets, then six against the Mountain Lions. Though the team did improve by reducing the number of errors, Wendt said, “We cannot expect to win games when we give the other team that many opportunities.” In the first matchup, April 19 in Oroville, the Hornets just held off the Lady Raiders in the first g...
The Raiders traveled north to Okanogan Saturday to take on the number-one Bulldogs. In the first game the Raiders kept it close until the fifth inning when the Bulldogs scored 8 runs to put the game out of reach. The final in the first game was Okanogan 10, LR 1. At the start of the second game the Raiders scored 2 runs at the top of the first. Then, in the bottom of the first inning, the Bulldogs exploded with 11 runs. The Raiders could not come back. The final score in the second game was Okan...
Lady Raider Softball took on the Okanogan Bulldogs in Grand Coulee on the 16th. The Lady Raiders struggled in the first game. The Bulldogs jumped out and stayed ahead. The final score in the first game was Okanogan 13, LR 2. In the second game the Okanogan Bulldogs jumped ahead quick on two three-run innings and a Paxton Wood home run. Olivia Ludwig scored the first run for the Raiders in the second inning to make the score 4-1, foreshadowing innings to come. "Our bats finally caught fire in aro...
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...
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...
Winners of the 79th annual Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt at Ludolph Field in Grand Coulee include, from left: 1- to 3-year-olds – first, Kameryn O'Hara; second, Garrett McGinnis; third, Stormy Rizzonelle; 4- to 5-year-olds – first, Declan McGinnes; second, Sawyer Tillman; third, Sarah Harder; 6- to 7-year-olds – first, Cayd Dick; second, Jaci Clark; third, Cadence Holt; 8- to 10-year-olds, first, Kendra Jimenez; second, Chloe Hobrecht; third, Jayden Pryor. - Rich Avey photos...
Ambulance runs reported Grand Coulee’s ambulance crew responded to 19 calls during February, city council members learned last Tuesday night. Six calls were to Coulee Dam (32 percent), three were transports out of the area and 10 calls were in the Grand Coulee area. There were no fire calls, but there was one mutual aid call, and firefighters responded to Coulee Medical Center, where a bad sensor set off an alarm. Three-event Easter for church The Grand Coulee Community Church (Methodist) will hold a number of special events on Easter S...
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...
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...
LR Boys Basketball improved their overall win-loss record to 10-5 after winning two of the three games last week. The Raiders lost in double overtime to Oroville at home Jan. 19 after leading by as much as 15 points over the Hornets. At the end of regulation, the score was tied at 56. In the first overtime, both teams took turns leading until they finished OT at 63 all. In the second overtime, Oroville got hot and scored 18 points to Lake Roosevelt's nine to gain the victory with a final score...