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Four Lake Roosevelt athletes competed at the WIAA 1B, 2B, 1A State Championship Meet at Yakima's Zaepfel Stadium at Eisenhower High School May 23-25. John Cooley placed sixth at the state track meet in the 110-meter hurdles in 16.94 seconds. Cooley came in ninth in the 300-meter hurdles in 43.10. He came in 12th in the triple jump with a personal record of 38 feet, 2.5 inches. Carly Neddo placed eighth in the javelin at the state tournament with a throw of 109 feet, 11 inches, and ninth in the...
The Lady Raiders notched their first-ever win at the state tournament last week before losing two more games to knock them out of the competition. The Lady Raiders ended their season ranked eighth among the state's 48 teams in the 2B classification, with a 19-7 overall win-loss record. Head Coach Jaci Gross said the team has been to the WIAA state tournament in Yakima four times, but hadn't won a game there until they beat the Liberty (Spangle) Lancers in their first game on May 24 in the...
Five Raiders will compete at the 2024 WIAA 1B - 2B - 1A Track & Field Championships in Yakima May 23-25 after their team won the North Central 2B League Championship May 7, then qualified for state at the District 6 Championships in Brewster last Thursday. Lake Roosevelt junior John Cooley took first in Brewster in the 300-meter hurdles in 43.69 seconds. Cooley also took second in the 110m hurdles in 16.09, third in the triple jump at 37 feet, 5.575 inches, and sixth in javelin with a 116-foot t...
When Presley Steffens was in sixth grade, her future coach, Jaci Gross, gave her a shot at batting against standout Lady Raider pitcher Emma Marchand, just to try it out, see how it feels. Marchand got one past her. The next one went over the fence. Friday night, Steffens, now a sophomore, demonstrated her skills at both pitching and batting, slugging one over the fence in the fourth inning to bring in Taylor Thomas Vargas and herself, bumping the score to its final 15-4, then taking the mound f...
The Lady Raiders took a loss after a win this week in their quest to make it to the state Fastpitch Softball Championships at Yakima's Gateway Sports Complex May 24-25. In District 6 playoffs, Lake Roosevelt bested Tonasket 8-7 in Grand Coulee May 10, as league pitcher of the year Presley Steffens struck out 13 batters. Last night, however, LR lost to the Lady Bulldogs, 5-2, in Okanogan. LR (17-5) will now play Brewster on the Raider's home diamond in Grand Coulee Friday at 4:30 p.m. in a...
Six Lady Raider fastpitch players earned all-league team honors at the end of the regular season this year, Coach Jaci Gross said. Presley Steffens was named Pitcher of the Year Taylor Vargas Thomas was chosen for first team all-league. Nautika Brown and Shae Crollard were selected for 2nd team all-league. Ava Sam and Aspen Smith both got an honorable mention....
Jaxon Krohn plays in the District 6 tournament in Coulee Dam's Cole Park Saturday morning against an Okanogan player who bested him in the single-elimination tournament. The tournament used the four Lake Roosevelt Jr/Sr High School courts and the city's two courts in the park near the credit union. Lake Roosevelt also hosts the girls' District 6 tourney today, May 15. - Scott Hunter photo...
Raider golfers are league champs The Raider boys' golf team took the Central Washington 2B League Tournament championship this week. The Raiders' top six golfers will go on to the district tournament at Alta Lake next Monday. Baseball The Raiders fell 15-0 to the Manson Trojans May 4 at Liberty Bell in the 2024 District 6 2B Baseball tourney, ending the postseason hopes of the young team. Softball The Lady Raiders will play in the 2024 District 6 2B Fastpitch Softball Tournament on their home...
Track and Field Raeley Portch set her personal best record to take first place in the 100-meter, 33-inch hurdles Saturday at the Bridgeport Invitational. She also took second in the 300-meter, 30-inch hurdles, and third in javelin with a throw of 83 feet, 3 inches, another PR. Her brother, Caden Portch, took first in the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:02.77, and second in the 3200 in 11:59.73. John Cooley earned a first in 110-meter, 39-inch hurdles in 17.28, a PR, and another first in the...
The Raider tennis team will host the District 6 Tournament on Saturday, May 11, and Wednesday, May 15, Coach Casey Brewster said. The tournament will take advantage of the four courts at the high school, likely the newest in the district, built in 2015, and the two courts at Coulee Dam's Cole Park just across the river, originally built in the 1930s but resurfaced during Coulee Dam's Quincy Snow administration more than 10 years ago. Visiting teams will include those from Liberty Bell High...
Softball The Lady Raider fastpitch team racked up five more wins in the last week, the last one 11-1 against Brewster in a league game on the Bears’ home diamond April 23. They also beat Tonasket a week ago, 17-2, then twice more in a Friday doubleheader there, 14-4, 8-4. Manson fell to Lake Roosevelt 20-3 April 18. They’ll finish the regular season with five home games: They’ll play Okanogan at home tonight (Wednesday) in a doubleheader at 3 p.m., then Brewster in Friday’s doubleheader, also starting at 3. Lake Roosevelt (14-2) will welcome...
Could be excellent pitching. Could be fast, smart base stealers. Could be good, solid bat-ting skills. It must be all of those. The Lady Raiders are having a season. The 1-A Omak Pioneers managed to get a point on them Saturday in Omak, losing 14-1. LR skunked Oroville last Thursday in Grand Coulee, 15-0. Yesterday, they scored 17 on Tonasket, holding the Tigers to 2 for their 10th win of the sea-son. They've only lost to Okanogan and ACH, once to each. The Raiders meet Manson there Thursday...
The Raiders prevailed over the Oroville Hornets 9-6 April 11 in Coulee Dam. Saturday, they lost both games of a doubleheader against Omak, there, 4-1, 9-3. Tonasket beat LR 14-1 Tuesday night in Coulee Dam. They’ll meet Manson there April 18 and head to Tonasket for a doubleheader April 19. They’ll play Brewster in the Bears’ home field April 23....
Softball Lake Roosevelt's Lady Raiders were ranked 12th in the state Tuesday night on WIAA's RPI ranking of 47 fast-pitch softball teams at 2B-class schools in Washington state. LR (6-2) is second in the Central Washington 2B league, behind Okanogan (7-0). The team last played March 29 and will meet Oroville in Grand Coulee on Thursday, April 11 at 4:30 p.m. Baseball The Raiders (1-9) lost to Goldendale and Warden at Warden April 6, 17-0 and 11-8. They'll play the Oroville Hornets in Coulee Dam...
Four wins last week put the Lady Raiders at 6-2 overall so far for this fastpitch softball sea-son. They beat Bridgeport 21-5 Thursday, following LR's 14-4 win over Liberty Bell March 26, both away. Liberty Bell got more of the same on Lake Roosevelt's home field at the old middle school in Grand Coulee Friday, 17-0, 11-1. LR plays two home games this week, first against Oroville on Thursday at 4:30 p.m., then Quincy on Friday at 4. The Lady Raiders will meet Omak at Omak's East Side Park on...
The Raiders won a game against Bridgeport March 28 on the Mustang’s home field, but lost to Liberty Bell three times, once there March 26, then twice more at home on Friday. Lake Roosevelt beat Bridgeport 7-0. Liberty Bell’s Mountain Lions skunked the Raiders, 38-0, 20-0, and 16-0 in Coulee Dam Friday. LR heads to Okanogan for a league game Thursday at 4:30 p.m. The Raiders will meet the Cougars in Warden Saturday at 3 p.m. after taking on Goldendale at 1 p.m. in Warden....
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders spring teams....
Raider golfers take advantage of Banks Lake Golf Course's driving range before a scheduled match March 20 . - Scott Hunter photo...
Lake Roosevelt's softball team made a mark to start their season with a sweep of Davenport, dominating the Lady Gorillas in both games of a double-header in Grand Coulee on Friday, 14-4 and 17-2. The tables were turned Tuesday night, however, as LR played the Lady Bulldog's in Okanogan, losing 15-5 in their first Central Washington 2B League game. The Raider baseball team boys had a tougher go of it from the start, with several young players on board in what Coach Billy Nicholson says will be a...
Bowling Scores THURSDAY MIXUPS TEAM W L The Turner Group 53 39 Hemmer Ranch 51.5 40.5 San Poil 50 42 Old Bag & Balls 29.5 62.5 High Game: Frank Quinto 189; Mae Stensgar 150; Mike Lackner 48-; Samantha Turner 434 Splits: Sandy Chase 3-10 DAM KEGLERS TEAM W L El Granco’s 98.5 37.5 Native Pride 80 56 CJ’s Crew 66 70 San Poil Valley 64 71 Team Ron 60.5 74.5 Team Deacon 38 98 High Game: Joe Donn 224; Mae Stensgar 187 High Series: Scott Elmootr 572; Mae Stensgar 497 Splits: Bishop Stensgar 3-9-10...
Raider pride runs deep. And for a group of young men who've been working hard together for years, their final win on the hardwood felt good Saturday as they took third place in the state of Washington at the WIAA 2024 2B Boys State Basketball Tournament at the Spokane Arena. It wasn't a given outcome, despite the obvious talent on the team. They have speed, not a lot of height. They're smart, dedicated, and fearless. And their coach figured they had the best defensive team in the state. "I feel...
It's a time of year full of wake-up calls, and the Raiders got one Saturday as they squeaked by a team they'd had by 10 points in the first half of their "Opening Round" game in the state basketball tournament Saturday in Wenatchee. Lake Roosevelt (23-1) beat the Tri-Cities Prep Jaguars (18-4) by three points, 67-64. "That was a little bit closer than I'd like," Raider Coach Ed Wolfe said after the game. "They can shoot well, all the way across the board, all of them." The Raiders held a...
Twenty Raider athletes were named to the Central Washington 2B All-League teams earlier this month. Chase Marchand was named boys Player of the Year in the league, and Brandon Pino was named to league first team. Ivan Alejandre and Champ Louie were each named to the second team. In girls’ basketball, Cylia St. Pierre was named to the league first team. Shayanne Marchand and Carly Neddo made the second team. In boys’ wrestling, Francis Louie was named to first team. Zach Elwell and Kaden Christman were selected for second team. In girls’ wrest...
Raider wrestlers placed at the Tacoma Dome in the WIAA Mat Classic XXXV state tournament Saturday. Arianna Waters, a senior, took second place in the girls' 135 bracket after an 8-0 loss to Spencer, from Fife. Senior Francis Louie took fourth place in the 150-pound bracket. And Jacoby Jackson, an eighth-grader, wrestled his way to sixth place in the 120 bracket....
The Lady Raiders came to the end of their basketball postseason Saturday when the Davenport Lady Gorillas overtook them in the third quarter of their District 6/7 Crossover game at West Valley High School in Spokane Valley. Davenport won the loser-out contest, 64-44. The Raider girls (12-12) had come out strong early in the game, leading by nine at one point in the first period, but Davenport (15-9) reduced their deficit to four by halftime, 24-20. The Gorillas tied it at 24 early in the third,...
