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The Lady Raiders lost to Brewster but beat Oroville in volleyball last week. The Lady Raiders won the first set in Coulee Dam Sept. 27 against Brewster 25-23, but lost the next three to lose the game 3-1. In Oroville on Sept. 29, things went LR's way with a 3-0 win. The Lady Raiders had a 4-3 win-loss record following the victory. They were scheduled to host Liberty Bell last night, results of which will be reported next week. Their next game is scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 6 at 6:30...
The Lady Raiders soccer team won 3-2 in Manson in overtime on Sept. 27, their first victory of the season. Sawyer Steffens and Nautika Brown scored goals for LR during regulation, which ended with the game tied 2-2. Assistant Coach Solveig Chaffee explained that the teams then played two sudden death overtime periods at five minutes each with no scoring. The teams then each had five players take penalty kicks. There were no scorers after that first group, she said, but “the next group of five proved decisive with makes by both our eighth g...
by Jacob Wagner Lake Roosevelt cross country runners competed at Tonasket High School Sept. 29. Caden Portch was the fastest Raider runner there, finishing the 5,000-meter race with a time of 20 minutes, 54.06 seconds, followed by Noah Hunt who finished in 22:44.52. In the girls’ race, Kailah Leadingham finished in exactly 31 minutes. “It’s a pretty tough one, pretty challenging,” Head Coach Matthew Timentwa said about the course. “You get a little bit of everything. It starts on the track there at Tonasket, then you go onto grass and run aroun...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders played at home in Coulee Dam against Liberty High School Friday, securing the win for a 4-0 win-loss football record. The Raiders won 18-7 against the Liberty Lancers, and LR is now ranked second in the state for 2B football teams, according to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, behind only Okanogan, which is also 4-0 this year. The Lancers, from the Spangle, Washington area, had been ranked second before the loss to LR, which had been ranked third...
The Lady Raiders won a road game but lost at home last week, making for a 3-2 win-loss record. The Lady Raiders played in Tonasket Sept. 20, where they beat the Lady Tigers 3-0. "It was a good game for our girls," Head Coach Meagan Caudell said. "Shyanne Marchand had nine ace serves over the net. Carly [Neddo] in all three sets had nine kills, and Shyanne Marchand also had assists! Jenna Cleveland also really stepped up and had five big kills for our team. She was really strong this game!...
Raider cross country runners are running all over the place, having competed at the Okanogan Valley Golf Course and at Kettle Falls last week. In Okanogan Sept. 20, Caden Portch had the fastest time for Lake Roosevelt, finishing the course in 20 minutes, 31 seconds to place 29th out of 58 runners. Kailah Leadingham was the only Lady Raider there, finishing 22nd out of 36 runners with a time of 29:26. Running at the Kettle Falls day use area for the Can-Am Invitational Sept. 24, Portch again had...
The Lady Raiders soccer team suffered a 10-0 loss Saturday in Quincy. “I was proud Lake Roosevelt showed perseverance against a very polished 1A opponent,” Assistant Coach Solveig Chaffee said. “We came away with a determination to improve our passing game and to continue working on our defensive marking. Every game is a learning experience and the team handled the loss with grace, ready to learn and improve.” “Quincy has worked on their game and LR was on their second game when coming against them,” Head Coach Micah Esmond said. “These girl...
The Lady Raiders lost to Okanogan in volleyball but beat Bridgeport this past week and currently has a 2-1 win-loss record. LR lost 3-0 in Okanogan Sept. 13. "Our game against Okanogan was really good," Head Coach Meagan Caudell said. "We didn't win, but we learned a lot about where our weaknesses were, and the girls really stepped up with a lot of changes that were made. Nevaeh English was dominant all throughout the game, along with Aaliyah Marchand." Cylia St. Pierre entered the contest in...
The Raiders are off to a good start this season, with a 3-0 win-loss record following their victory over Mabton. In a road game Sept. 15, The Raiders had a solid victory, shutting out Mabton 44-0, and scoring all of those points in the first half. Tanner Kiser returned an interception 26 yards to put the Raiders’ first points on the board, 6-0. Brit Egbert then scored on a 40-yard run to go up 12-0, then threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Tanner Whitelaw to put the Raiders up 18-0. Egbert scored again on an eight-yard run, Ivan Alejandre ran two...
Lake Roosevelt cross country runners went to Wapato Point in Manson to compete in the Trojan Invite on Sept. 17. Noah Hunt was the fastest Raider boy in the 5,000-meter race, placing 14th out of 34 total runners with a time of 21 minutes, 28 seconds. Kailah Leadingham placed 6th out of 12 runners in the girls’ 5,000-meter race with a time of 28:08. “As far as the first race goes, I think it went pretty well,” Head Coach Matthew Timentwa said, adding that he was glad for the smoke to have cleared out before the day of the race. “All of my kids...
The Lady Raiders hosted Manson in Grand Coulee on Sept. 17, losing 3-2 in the first game of the season. They are scheduled to play again on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 11 a.m. against Quincy. Then on Tuesday, Sept. 27, they are scheduled to play in Manson at 4:30 p.m....
The Raiders hosted the Highland Scotties in a smoky Coulee Dam Sept. 9, defeating them mightily and giving them a 2-0 win-loss record for the season. The Raiders led 42-0 at the end of the first half. In the first quarter, Ivan Alejandre ran 51 yards for a touchdown, then put the icing on the cake by kicking the extra point. He put in work kicking extra points after a 36-yard Chase Clark touchdown run, a Brit Egbert 16-yard touchdown run, and a precision 51-yard touchdown pass from Egbert to...
The Lady Raiders won their first game of the season at Liberty Bell High School Sept. 6 Lake Roosevelt Athletic Director Nancy Kuiper said the game was a “white-knuckle competition,” with LR winning the matches 3-0 by only two or three points. The Lady Raiders were scheduled to play Okanogan yesterday, results of which will be reported in next week’s Star. A home game is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 15, in Coulee Dam, with the varsity team scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. The ladies are scheduled to play in Tonasket, next Tuesday, Sept. 20, a...
By Jacob Wagner The Lake Roosevelt Raiders won their football season opener in Kittitas Friday to mark a successful start to their season. Against the Coyotes, Sept. 2, the Raiders won 40-21. "The kids played hard for the first game," Head Coach Bubba Egbert said. "We did things pretty clean, really. They did really well." LR led 21-0 at the end of the first half. Kittitas got on the board with a pair of touchdowns with extra points in the third quarter, scoring 14. The Raiders added 13 more...
The annual Run the Dam 5k, 10k, and half-marathon event is being expanded to include a two-day festival. According to details shared in a post shared to the Run the Dam Facebook page, as well as the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce Page, the Run the Dam event will take place from Sept. 16-17. “We know you love Run the Dam and now there’s even more to love!” a page for the event reads. A beer garden is planned for the Friday evening of Sept. 16, and all day on Saturday; live bands will perform throughout the two days; there will be a...
The Raider boys were no match for the Lady Raiders on the softball field in Grand Coulee in a fun, fastpitch softball game the girls won 17-11 last week. "I'm not sure who had more fun - the crowd, the players, or the umps," Lady Raiders Head Coach Jaci Gross said. "Everyone involved in the game had a blast and that was the goal. I really appreciated the boys coming out, playing fast pitch rules, and just going with it. Anytime we can get kids and the community together and make great memories,...
Girls and boys who will be in 3rd-8th grade in the 2022-2023 school year can sign up tomorrow, for a basketball camp that takes place in July. Signups will take place June 9 at the Lake Roosevelt gym from 6-7 p.m. for a $75 signup fee. All proceeds will benefit local basketball teams, according to organizers. The camp itself will take place July 11-13, with 3rd-5th grade participating from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and 6th-8th grade from 3-6 p.m. Local coaches will be joined by Jeff Niemi of Grays Harbor College. The fundamental games and skills... Full story
Two Raider wrestlers will go to college in Aberdeen, Washington after signing letters of intent to wrestle for Grays Harbor College last month. "Super excited to see those two boys continue their wrestling career!" Lake Roosevelt's head wrestling coach, Billy Monroe, said. "Grays Harbor is probably the number-one wrestling program in Washington state. They placed third as a team at nationals with eight all Americans, one of them being Sergio's brother Octavio Alejandre," also a former Raider...
Lake Roosevelt Booster Club will be hosting a golf tournament on Saturday, June 18, at Banks Lake Golf Course. All proceeds will benefit the Lake Roosevelt High School golf program. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with tee off at 10 a.m. This is an 18-hole, 2-person scramble. The cost will be $120 per team or $60 per person (cart not included). Prizes will be paid on side games, closest to pin, longest drive and mulligans. A spaghetti dinner will follow the tournament and prizes awarded. All entry fees will be collected on tournament day....
Carly Neddo represented Lake Roosevelt statewide in the shot put and javelin, earning a medal by shattering her own personal record in the shot put. Neddo competed at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association’s 1B, 2B, 1A state track and field championships held May 26-28 at Eastern Washington University. “On her third attempt,” Head Coach Lori Adkins said, “Carly busted a big ‘PR’ throw of 33 feet, 6.75 inches. This was a better mark than she brought into the tournament by two feet plus. The throw secured Carly’s appearance in...
The Lady Raiders suffered a pair of losses at the state tournament in Yakima last week, closing out a successful season that included winning the District 6 championship. At the state 2B tournament in Yakima, LR lost 14-8 to Colfax Friday, then 19-8 to Forks, effectively ending the Lady Raiders' otherwise successful season. "It was a disappointing weekend in Yakima," Head Coach Jaci Gross said. "The mental and physical errors made were not a reflection of the team's ability." Against Colfax, LR...
Terek Bush competed at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association's state 1B/2B golf tournament in Deer Park May 24, scoring 93 strokes, just one above the 92-stroke maximum to make the cut to continue the following day. "Terek missed the cut by just one stroke, unfortunately," Head Coach Steve Files said. "He really played well, though, and for his first State appearance he handled himself extremely well. Bush shot his best round of the season and really "hit his stride" on the back...
The Lady Raiders softball team defeated the top-ranked Okanogan team in Okanogan May 19 to become the District 6 champions for the first time. LR won the game 9-4. Okanogan got on the board first in the fourth inning when they scored one run, then LR scored two in the fifth, six in the sixth, and one in the seventh, holding Okanogan to just three more runs, one in the sixth and two in the seventh. "What a game!" Head Coach Jaci Gross said. "Aaliyah Marchand made her presence known on the mound,...
The Lake Roosevelt track and field team competed in the District 6 tournament on May 19 in Brewster, where Carly Neddo qualified to compete at state later this week in the shot put and javelin. Athletes needed to place in the top three of their event to qualify for the 1B, 2B, 1A state championships to be held May 26-28 at Eastern Washington University. “Carly threw a [personal record] shot of 31 feet, three inches, securing the second-place spot and a trip to state,” Head Coach Lori Adkins said. “She also placed third in the javelin quali...
Lake Roosevelt Jr/Sr High School has produced quite the list of student athletes this year, with 20 students being named to “All-League” teams for the Central Washington 2B league, and two LR coaches were named “coach of the year” in their respective sports. Athletic Director Tim Rasmussen announced “an outstanding list of student-athletes and coaches that have represented LR and our community this season. … Congratulations to all and good luck this next week for all that qualify for the spring sports state tournaments.” Jaci Gross, whose...