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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Raider baseball rebounded from their loss to Liberty Bell by winning all three games last week. At home against Bridgeport April 15, the Raiders blanked the Mustangs en route to a big league win. Saturday at home against the Manson Trojans, the Raiders completed the season sweep of the Trojans. With the wins, Lake Roosevelt's win-loss record sits at 8-5 overall and 6-1 in Central Washington 2B North. Last night, LR traveled to Liberty Bell for a rematch with the Mt. Lions, the only league team... Full story
Lady Raider softball picked up their first two wins of the 2014 season at Manson on Saturday. Lady Raider pitching showed positive improvement. In the first game of the doubleheader, Savannah Marin struck out 10 batters, allowing only seven walks. In the second game, Kourtney Harrington stuck out three Trojans and walked only four. In fact, the second game was called after the third inning because the Lady Raiders mercy ruled the Trojans. The improved pitching received backup at the plate led by the Lady Raiders’ Tristen Adolph, who batted 1... Full story
Raiders competed in three tennis matches during the past week. On April 10th LR travelled to Wilson Creek to take on the small Devils squad. Then on the 11th LR hosted the League leading Liberty Bell Mt. Lions. LR then turned around and hosted the Pateros Billygoats/Nannies on April 14th. At Wilson Creek Daniel Campobasso remained undefeated for the season as he took down the Devils' number-one, Cotton Crane, 6-1, 6-0. Areielle White had to step up to the number-one girls' singles spot as Holly... Full story
The Raiders pummeled Pateros but lost to Liberty Bell last week in two away baseball games. Lake Roosevelt came away with a 10-run victory over the Billygoats in Pateros April 8. Trey Nicholson went four for five with a grand slam and a three-run home run to drive in seven runs for LR. Chance Garvin scored four LR runs. “We hit the ball well, but need to improve our defense,” commented Head Coach Billy Nicholson on LR allowing the Billygoats to score eight runs in the victory. Riding a two-game winning streak into the April 12 matchup with the... Full story
Raider baseball split their two non-league games over spring break, losing to the Colton Wildcats and defeating Tonasket at home on the 5th. LR remains at .500 for the season with a 4-4 overall record, 3-0 in Central Washington 2B play. In the game against Colton at Big Bend Community College Friday, Jake Straughan of Colton pitched a no-hitter and struck out 14 Raiders. LR was three up and three down in the first, fourth, and sixth innings. The Raiders almost had a hit in the second inning, but... Full story
Austin Rosenbaum led Raider golfers with a 49 and the first-place medal in a match March 24 at Moses Pointe Golf Club in Moses Lake. The nine-hole match against the Moses Lake Christian Lions and Manson Trojans had only individual scoring for the participants. “Austin is rounding into good competitive shape early this season,” Raider Coach Steve Files said. “He is determined to continue improving and challenging himself.” Madisyn Byam led the Raider girls with a score of 73. At Okanogan Valley Golf Course March 27, the LR team lost -247-18... Full story
The Lions Club and Coulee Medical Center are offering a free health screening here Friday, April 11, from 10-4. The screening will take place at Coulee Medical Center using the Northwest Lions Foundation mobile unit. The screening includes blood pressure, glaucoma, diabetes, sight and hearing. The Lions Club mobile unit is staffed by health professionals, Lions Club members and volunteers. The 62-foot unit travels throughout the Northwest providing this free service to the public.... Full story
Long time on duty Grand Coulee police Chief Mel Hunt completed his 38th year with the department at 4 p.m. Monday this week. Blues coming to resort The Sunbanks Lake Resort spring Blues Festival will be held May 15-18, at the resort site in Electric City. Sunbanks Resort is a five-time winner as the “Best Blues Festival” in Washington State. Tickets are now on sale at the resort. Snyder asks for pavement Wayne Snyder appeared before the Electric City Council to ask the city to chip seal the road all the way up to his development. The city did... Full story
Ten Years Ago Random Heroes to rock the Coulee. Corey Hilson, Brian Edwards, Brandon Ricks, Clancy Dieser and Mike Harden, five local boys will give their first local rock concert Friday night. Security upgrades at Grand Coulee Dam continue with the recent contract of $4 million dollars to Adesta, LLC for upgrading and installation of video surveillance equipment, intrusion detection, access controls and communication systems. Raider Basketball presented their awards this week to both boys and girls teams. Steve Breeze is first team all... Full story
In overtime, the Raiders secured second place in the district tournament Saturday against a foe that had twice beaten them in the regular season. "We came in ready to play and prove that we deserved to be there," Raider Head Coach Matt Simpson said. The Raiders defeated both Riverside Christian Wednesday and Liberty Bell Saturday in the district tournament at Wenatchee, earning the district's second berth in the regional tournament next Saturday in Cheney. The team's coaches, Simpson said, had... Full story
The Lady Raiders defeated Liberty Bell and Riverside Christian to extend their current win streak to four games last week. The wins help Lake Roosevelt secure second place in the Central Washington 2B North, with a 9-8 overall win-loss record and a 7-2 record in league play, with a chance to tie for the top spot. On their home court Feb. 7, the Lady Raiders frustrated Liberty Bell's offense in the first half. The Mt. Lions scored only two points in the first quarter and managed only eight for th... Full story
The Raider boys lost two games last week, just as squads are jockeying for district berths, giving them a 9-9 win-loss record overall, 4-5 in league play. The Raiders now need to win out to hold on to the number-two spot in the Central Washington 2B North to make it to the district tournament. Against Liberty Bell Friday, the Raiders came out flat, and the Mt. Lions took advantage of LR's sluggish start to build a big lead, 16-5 at the end of the first quarter on the Raider home court. Liberty... Full story
Ten Years Ago Riding the ski slopes and keeping good grades have been combined in a program for students from Nespelem and Grand Coulee Dam School Districts. The club of 89 kids have academic requirements intended to keep their English skills, overall grades and attendance up. In return they get a day on the Loop Loop Slopes every Saturday for five weeks. A local man wants the stray cat problem in his neighborhood solved. Fred Long counted 14 stray cats near the Senior Manor recently, he lives just down the street from where the cats are... Full story
The Lady Raiders picked up two road wins last week at Bridgeport and Manson, lifting their overall win-loss record to 7-8 and their Central Washington 2B record to 5-2. Lake Roosevelt is in second place in the north half of the league, with a two-game lead over the Bridgeport Fillies. The Lady Raiders started the Jan. 28 game at Bridgeport slow. Both sides had trouble making shots and ball handling was an issue as they traded steals. Marque Wilson went down with an ankle injury in the first quarter, limiting the Lady Raiders to just seven... Full story
by John R. McNeil II The Raiders extended their winning streak to three games as they defeated Bridgeport and Manson last week. At Bridgeport, the Raiders started out slow having trouble in the rebounding department and in playing consistently at both ends of the court, but established a lead at the end of the first quarter, 19-11. The second quarter set off a Raider offensive explosion. They racked up 20 points to the Mustangs’ nine. At half, the Raiders led 39-20. Bridgeport came back into the game in the third, as the Raiders again s... Full story
Having suffered a four-point loss earlier in the week, the Lake Roosevelt boys were looking to rebound Saturday when they hosted the Hornets of Oroville. They got their bounce. In the first quarter, LR did not score for six minutes and 30 seconds. At the end of the first LR was down 13-4. But the Raider offense came alive in the the second quarter, scoring 29 points and holding the Hornets to just 11 for a 33-24 LR lead at the half. Lake Roosevelt struggled on offense in the third, scoring just... Full story
by John R. McNeil II The Lady Raiders split their week, defeating the Mt. Lions at Liberty Bell Jan. 21, 48-25, but falling to Oroville at home 45-40 on Friday. Head Coach Wallace Pleasants said the contest against Liberty Bell was a game the Lady Raiders were supposed to win. Riley Epperson led the team by scoring 13 points. Lachelle Bearcub and Alana Epperson each scored 11 points. But on Jan. 24, the Lady Raiders hosted Oroville, who held them off for 45-40 Hornet win. "We missed a lot of... Full story
After a big win over Manson, the Raider boys dropped their win-loss record to 6-6 overall and 1-2 in Central Washington 2B play after losses to Kittitas and White Swan last week. LR still sits at the number-two spot in the Central Washington North standings. Against the Manson Trojans Jan. 14, Lake Roosevelt used fast-paced play along with an aggressive attack to build a halftime lead of 24 points. The Trojans never came back, and in the end LR picked up a 66-35 win to start league play. "We... Full story
The Lady Raiders beat Manson and Kittitas last week, before losing to White Swan Saturday at home. With the two wins, the Lake Roosevelt team improved their overall win-loss record to 4-7, and to 2-1 in Central Washington 2B play. The Lady Raiders hosted the Manson Trojans Jan. 14, for their league opener. LR suffered a setback early as Keya FastHorse left the game with an injury within a minute of the game starting. "When Keya got injured, it was like when Katelynn (Schilling) went down and... Full story
Ten Years Ago A local couple donated 40 beanie babies to the local police department and EMS. Don and Karen Daniels donated the stuffed toys after buying them from Coulee Gifts to supply to kids when they are needed. David Bjorson and Jamie Combs announced their upcoming marriage. The two plan to get married February 29. Twenty Years Ago Grand Coulee School District proposed this week that construction of a new school to house all grades would cost an estimated $9,580,547.00. It would also include a new gym, performing arts facility and a new... Full story
Ten Years Ago Workers from Basin Paving Co. finished planting the last juniper tree at the intersection of highway 155 and Kent Street in Electric City. Approximately 196 trees were planted in town as part of a beautification project. Two Lake Roosevelt coaches received honors this week announced Bruce Shields, Athletic Director at LR. Gary Darnold, Cross County and Jennifer Kann, Volleyball both were named Caribou Trail League Coaches of the Year in their respective sports. Last Friday at Grand Coulee Middle School, veterans from across the... Full story
Ten Years Ago For the Chistopherson family, the fighting in Iraq hits close to home. On Oct. 30th much of the Washington Army National Guard mobilized including Capt. Chris Christopherson of the National Guards 81st Armor Brigade. The tour of duty will separate him from his wife and family until sometime next year. The Lake Roosevelt Football team continued to beat the odds last Friday when they defeated the favored Tonasket Tigers 13-0 setting up a showdown with Okanogan for the championship of CTL. Steve Breeze and JD Strocsher stood out on... Full story
Bill Brashears passed away in Grand Coulee on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. He was born November 26, 1928, in Leola, Ark., the second of three sons to Bryan and Beatrice Brashears. The family moved to Brewster, Wash., when Bill was 10 years old. Another move when Bill was a freshman in high school took them to Eatonville, Wash., near Mt. Rainier. In his senior year he began dating Betty Mae Kronquist and they married in August 1948. They were married for 65 years. Bill began working at the age of 10... Full story
The Lady Raiders finished the 2013 season at home against the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions. LR lost to Liberty Bell in a straight set 3-0. Liberty Bell’s fast play took the Lady Raiders off guard and they never were in the match with the Mountain Lions. With the loss, the Lady Raiders final win-loss record was 4-12 overall and 1-8 in Central Washington 2B play. Looking to next season, the Lady Raiders JV team shows promise and will provide LR with a possible contender next season. Next season m... Full story
LR was handed its fourth loss in a row last Friday as the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions came to Coulee Dam to lay down a 45-0 walloping on the Raiders. The Raiders are now in last place in the Central Washington 2B standings at 3-5 overall, 0-4 in League play. They are now eliminated from postseason play. LR struggled early on offense, but so did the Mountain Lions. That is until they spread the Raider defense and used a balanced passing, rushing attack that led to their first score with 3:47... Full story