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The Lady Raiders volleyball squad won a home game against Tonasket's Lady Tigers last week. On their home court, the Lake Roosevelt girls prevailed in four sets for the 3-1 win. A road game was scheduled with Oroville on Oct. 12, results of which will be published next week. On Thursday, Oct. 14, the Lady Raiders have their homecoming home game scheduled with Liberty Bell at 6:30 p.m. A road game is scheduled versus Manson on Oct. 19 at 6:30 p.m....
The Raiders got bullied by the Bulldogs in Okanogan Oct. 7 with a final score of 54-7. Okanogan is ranked second among the state's 2B teams. LR is 24th. The Raiders next game is scheduled for their homecoming in Coulee Dam against Tonasket at 7 p.m. on Oct. 15. The Tigers occupy the 33rd spot on the RPI Ranking list at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association....
The Lady Raiders soccer team lost two away games last week. Brewster bested them 6-1 on Oct. 7. Then Manson slipped by Lake Roosevelt 1-0 on Oct. 9. The Lady Raiders’ next game is scheduled for Oct. 14 at 4:30 p.m., at home in Grand Coulee against Tonasket. They’ll face Liberty Bell in Winthrop on Tuesday, Oct. 19 at 4:30 p.m....
Raider cross country runners put some miles on their odometers this past week, having run at the North Central Washington meet at Eastside Park in Omak, and the Liberty Bell Invite in Winthrop. At Eastside Park on Oct. 6, Colton Jackson was the fastest Raider boy there, finishing with a time of 19 minutes, 18.1 seconds. Marteena Oflynn-Fulfer was the fastest Raider girl with a time of 28:43.50. At Liberty Bell, Jackson took the lead again in 19:18:10. And Oflynn-Fulfer led with a time of 28:43:50. The cross country team’s next event is the O...
The Lady Raiders lost two volleyball games and won one this past week, giving them a 4-3 win-loss record. On Sept. 28, the Lady Raiders lost a home game against Manson in three sets, 25-15, 28-26, and 25-19. "Our girls played really hard, but we got behind and just couldn't quite ever catch up," Head Coach Meagan Caudell said. Lake Roosevelt lost another home game Sept. 30 against Okanogan in three sets, 25-23, 25-14, and 25-12. "Manson and Okanogan were definitely both learning experiences for...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders have a 2-2 win-loss record in football after Oroville forfeited the game scheduled for Oct. 1 due to reasons unrelated to COVID-19, according to Athletic Director Tim Rasmussen. The Raiders are scheduled to play their next game on Thursday, Oct. 7 in Okanogan at 7 p.m....
The Lady Raiders lost a Sept. 28 home game to Okanogan with a final score of 9-1. "The game against Okanogan was a tough loss," Assistant Coach Merlee Liberty said, "but it was great to have the opportunity to compete against such a strong team. Every game, win or lose, is a great experience for these girls to have and to learn from." The Lady Raiders won 2-0 on the road against Bridgeport. "The game against Bridgeport was a great one!" Liberty said. "We were able to bring home a win. Hopefully we can carry that same energy into our next game a...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders cross country team ran in Tonasket Sept. 30. "Tonasket was a little wetter than I'm used to," Head Coach Matthew Timentwa said. "It rained buckets for about ten minutes right after we arrived, but it calmed down before the kids actually had to run." "The course is still as tough as ever with all the hills that are involved in the course," he continued, "but every team has to run the same course." Colton Jackson was the fastest Raider there, finishing third out of 31 boys' varsity runners with a time of 20 minutes,...
The Lady Raiders soccer team suffered a pair of losses this past week. In Omak on Sept. 21, LR lost 9-1. In Grand Coulee on Sept. 23, the Lady Raiders lost 4-1 against Brewster. "I am very proud of these girls with every game," Assistant Coach Merlee Liberty said. "Even though we've lost more than won, these girls play their hearts out every game. It's been amazing to watch them take what they learn at practice and apply it in a game. Many of them haven't played before, so to see how quickly...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders football team lost 28-8 to the Davenport Sept. 23, unable to stop the Gorillas' running game. Davenport put the first points on the board with a rushing touchdown and a two-point conversion to go up 8-0. In the second quarter, Raider Gabe Waters recovered a Gorilla fumble but the Raiders were unable to cash in. Later in the second quarter, with under a minute left in the half after Davenport punted to LR, Raider quarterback Brit Egbert threw a long pass to Chase...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders cross country team ran at the Okanogan Valley Golf Club Sept. 21, “always a pleasant area to run,” according to Head Coach Matthew Timentwa. “The course itself is pretty flat and grassy so it is easy on the legs,” he said. “I thought all of our runners ran really well.” Timentwa said sophomore runner Brandon Pino stood out in the race. Pino placed 45th out of 68 total runners with a time of 21 minutes, 55 seconds. Timentwa also highlighted eighth-grade runner Tor Chaffee as a standout for the middle school prog...
The Lady Raiders volleyball squad had a busy week this past week with a win, a loss, and some tournament play. Lake Roosevelt defeated Oroville 3-0 at home in Coulee Dam Sept. 21, then lost to Liberty Bell 3-1 in a road game two days later. The Lady Raiders participated in the Quincy Invitational tournament Sept. 25, where they competed with Tonasket, Royal, and Ephrata. Results were unavailable for the matches at the tournament. LR was scheduled to host Manson yesterday, results of which will be reported next week. A home game is scheduled...
The Lady Raider volleyball squad defeated Tonasket 3-0 Sept. 16. “The girls did an amazing job,” Head Coach Meagan Caudell said. “Our focus going into this match was to take each set one at a time. All three sets were really close, so our girls worked really hard to get the W in those first three. All of our girls at one time or another knew that they needed to dig deep and play smart. They were really focused in on making sure that we could place the ball, but also read where the ball could go on our side. I was really proud of them for how t...
The Raider football team was shut out 30-0 by Colfax in a road game on Friday. “It came down to a handful of plays where they just out-executed us,” Raider Head Coach Tim Rasmussen said, adding that on three of Colfax’s scoring plays Raiders just missed the tackle, adding to the lopsided score. “Hats off to Colfax, they played a great game,” Rasmussen continued. “Our kids got some good experience, and we just have to grow and get better. We have to work on some of those that are key to every single part of every play. We need to improve. It...
The Lady Raiders won one and lost one match this past week. LR defeated Manson 3-1 at home Sept. 14. The Lady Raiders then lost 11-2 to Reardan in another home game Sept. 16. A road game against Omak was scheduled for yesterday, results of which will appear in next week's Star. A home game against Brewster is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. in Grand Coulee on Thursday, Sept. 23. Then on Tuesday, Sept. 28, a home game is scheduled against Okanogan, also at 4:30 p.m....
The Raider cross country team ran at Walla Walla Point Park in Wenatchee Sept. 18. There, the boys’ 5,00- meter race had 205 total runners. Freshman Noah Hunt was the top runner for Lake Roosevelt, finishing 165th with a time of 21 minutes, 15 seconds. The girls’ 5,000-meter race had 154 runners. LR’s top runner in that race was Kailah Leadingham, who finished 139th with a time of 27 minutes, 36 seconds. Sept. 18, Walla Walla Point Park in Wenatchee cross country meet Boys 5,000-meter race Place Grade Name Time 165. 9 Noah Hunt 21:15.00 186....
The Lady Raiders soccer team lost their season opener 2-1 to Bridgeport on Saturday in Grand Coulee. Senior Sadie Trotter, one of the team's captains, made LR's goal in the second half from a penalty kick resulting from a handball offense from Bridgeport. With the score tied at 1-1, a mistake from LR led to Bridgeport's go-ahead goal for the 2-1 final score. "Bridgeport is one of the top four teams in the league, so the girls played really well," Head Coach Micah Esmond said. "The goals we conce...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders cross country team ran five kilometers at Wapato Point in Manson on Saturday. “I really enjoyed Manson’s cross country course,” Head Coach Matthew Timentwa said. “It’s right there on Lake Chelan so it’s got a beautiful view while running, which is not something you can say for every course. It’s also a pretty good opening course as far as terrain goes. It has a good mixture of flats and hills with some grass thrown in there as well.” “I was proud of all of my runners that got to participate because all of them did a...
The Lady Raiders volleyball team defeated Almira-Coulee-Hartline 3-1 in Coulee City Sept. 9. Lake Roosevelt played the first two sets “with absolute fire,” Head Coach Meagan Caudell said. The first set was won 25-9. “Audrey Hansen’s serves carried us through that set,” Caudell said. LR won the second set 25-19. The Lady Raiders lost the third set 25-21, then won the fourth 25-21. Player highlights include the work of Hansen, who had 10 kills for the evening. Aehsley Piturachsatit had 12 assists, and Shyanne Marchand had eight. Carly Neddo, wh...
The Raider football team, currently ranked 6th in the state for 2B teams by Scorebook Live, is scheduled to play next against Colfax, in Colfax, at 7 p.m. on Sept. 18. Their home game that had been scheduled for last Friday night against Dayton-Waitsburg was canceled because that team had covid issues....
The Raider varsity football team won their season opener Friday, defeating the Chewelah Cougars 12-7 in Chewelah. “We knew that Chewelah was a tough opponent,” Raider Head Coach Tim Rasmussen told The Star on Monday. “It was a very good battle, a great defensive game from both schools.” “When it comes down to it, we made more plays than they did,” Rasmussen continued. “I was impressed with our team. We were fighting together and not letting things, like the adversity on the field, affect us.” After a 0-0 tie at the end of the first half, Rai...
The Lady Raider volleyball team warmed up for the regular season in a tournament in Davenport on Saturday, where the Lady Raiders defeated Springdale and Davenport but lost to Odessa and Reardan. “We had more logistic things like rotation to work on, otherwise the girls did great,” Head Coach Meagan Caudell said. “We just beat ourselves when it came to those logistic things, but it was a good learning experience!” “My impression [from the tournament] is that our girls have grit,” she said. “They bring their A game to every single game, and onc...
Tonight's home football game against Dayton-Waitsburg has been cancelled. The game was cancelled by Dayton-Waitsburg "due to Covid issues," Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Tim Rasmussen said in an email. LR was unable to find another opponent to take their place. The Raiders will try to find an opponent to play against during what was going to be a bye week on Sept. 24 or 25....
This past week the Raiders wrestled in the North Central Region qualifier event in Omak on June 15 before the NCR main event in Tonasket June 17 where six Raiders placed to finish the season. In Tonasket, LR placed fourth as a team with 78.5 points, with Royal High School winning the event with 136.5 points. Placers for LR include Colton Jackson, who placed first wrestling in the 120-pound division; Sergio Galacia, first at 195; Arianna Waters, first at 190; Kaylee Landeros, second at 190; Rock...
The Lady Raiders won their final basketball game of a brief season on Friday when they defeated Manson in a home game, 63-22. The strong finish to the season resulted in an overall 5-1 win-loss record for the Lady Raiders. The Raider boys missed their Friday night game, which had to be canceled after a player tested positive for the coronavirus. Games scheduled for Saturday for both the boys' and girls' basketball teams had to be canceled anyway due to a lack of referees. Two from the Yakima...