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Even though Lake Roosevelt Raiders spring sports were canceled due to the Coronavirus, The Star, along with area businesses felt the 2020 teams should be recognized. These area businesses support Raider sports: • Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce • Bird’s Auto Glass & Body Shop • Strate Funeral Home • R&A Café • Flowers & Sons Construction LLC • Coulee Wall Variety Store • Jackson’s Chevron • Coulee Construction • H&H Grocery • North Cascades Bank • Moomaw Hearing Center • Siam Pala...
Several Lake Roosevelt basketball players and wrestlers received Central Washington 2B “All League” honors for their performance in the 2019-20 season. Raider basketball players Sam Wapato and Soarin’ Marchand were named to the All League First Team; Cameron St. Pierre made second team; and Tyler Jordan made third team. Additionally, St. Pierre was named to the first team and Wapato to the second team of the Washington State All-Tournament Teams, selected by covering media. The Raiders won a fourth-place trophy at the Washington Inter...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders took fourth in the WIAA Hardwood Classic state basketball tournament at Spokane Arena Saturday, accomplishing a preseason goal of placing better than last year's sixth place at state. Lake Roosevelt played a tight game against the Wahkiakum Mules March 4, in which the Raiders came from behind to win at the last second. The Mules led 17-10 after the first quarter, and 35-27 at the half. In the second half, the Raiders staged a comeback, taking the lead 47-44 in the thir...
Soarin' Marchand makes this game-winning, buzzer-beater for three look so easy, I'm sure he's only practiced it about a million times! Good video of the shot as tweeted by SWXRightNow: A perfect shot for the perfect end to a #StateB game! Tonight Lake Roosevelt went head-to-head against Wahkiakum. After a nail biter fourth quarter the Raiders would finish the Mules with a shot from beyond the arc! FINAL: 62-59 RAIDERS#WIAA | @wiaawa pic.twitter.com/Bq0YQf7PsB — SWXRightNow (@SWXRightNow) March 5, 2020...
The Raider basketball team is done with the regional round of the Hardwood Classic state tournament following a loss against the Toutle Lake Ducks. Lake Roosevelt lost to the Ducks 59-43 Saturday in Longview. The game started out rough for the Raiders, who only put up two points in the first quarter to the Ducks' 14. LR found their rhythm in the second quarter when they outscored the Ducks 14-12, including three-point shots from Hunter Whitelaw and Tyson Nicholson, cutting the Toutle Lake's...
The Lady Raiders' season ended Saturday with a loss to Mossy Rock in the regional round of the state tournament in Longview. The Lake Roosevelt girls racked up a win-loss record of 11-5 in the league, 14-11 overall, including the postseason. In Longview against the Mossy Rock Lady Vikings Saturday, LR lost 45-39 in a scrappy game that was tied up many times in the first and fourth quarters, with the Lady Raiders eeking out a one-point lead at 32-31 at the end of the third. But the Lady Vikings...
Batter up! Lake Roosevelt Diamond Sports baseball and softball sign-ups for young athletes from ages 4-15 will begin March 12 at the Lake Roosevelt Elementary cafeteria from 5:30-7 p.m. Registration forms and payments can also be mailed to: LRDS Box 6004 Grand Coulee, WA 99133 The forms and payments must be received by March 17. Enrollment fees are: T-Ball (ages 4-5) - $35 Rookies (ages 6-8) - $35 Minors (ages 9-10) - $40 Majors (ages 11-12) - $45 Babe Ruth (ages 13-15) - $50 There is also a $5 sibling discount. Coaches will contact team...
Raider wrestlers competed at the Mat Classic XXXII 1B/2B state tournament on Feb. 21-22 at the Tacoma Dome, where they placed fifth as a team with several medalists. Out of eight LR participants at the tournament, five placed, including Colton Jackson, who took second place in the 106-pound weight class; Julian Lopez, fifth at 113; Sergio Galacia, sixth at 182; Myka Boyd, fifth at 195; and Trevon Johnson fifth at 220. LR placed fifth as a team out of 40 with 77 team points. Tonasket won with...
The Lady Raiders secured their place in the regional tournament by defeating a team that had beaten them by nine points in January. The Lady Raiders, from District 6, played District 5's White Swan Lady Cougars Saturday in Quincy in a tense district crossover playoff game. LR pulled off a seven-point victory, 55-48, to send the team to the regional tournament on Saturday, at Mark Morris High School in Longview. LR led by a slim margin most of the game, but the Cougars tied it twice at 33 and 36...
The Raiders won their Districts 5/6 crossover game against a District 5 opponent Friday, and will now move onto the regional tournament beginning in Longview. Lake Roosevelt played Liberty Christian High School from Richland on Feb. 21 on neutral ground in Quincy in the district crossover game where the Raiders defeated the Patriots 70-28. Soarin' Marchand hit eight of 10 three-point shots in the game in which the Raiders were 45-16 at the half. That allowed plenty of tournament playing time...
THURSDAY MIXUPS TEAM W L Team #1 55.5 36.5 Team #4 50 42 Team #3 42 50 Team #2 36.5 55.6 High Game: John Stensgar 257; Gwen Hilson 203 High Series: John Stensgar 657; Gwen Hilson 488 Splits: Gwen Hilson 5-6/3-10/3-10 Previous - High Game: John Stensgar 215; Sandy Chase 168 High Series: Chance Epperson 592; Mae Stensgar 477 Splits: Sandy Chase 5-6-10; Frank Quinto 6-7-10; Wes Chase 7-8; Karen Lackner 2-7 FRIDAY DAM KEGLERS TEAM W L Robin's Crew 103 57 Native Pride 97 63 Corner Pin Special 84 76 Voltage! 78 80 Flying W 49 97 Team #5 53 102 High...
Raider wrestlers are state bound following a successful performance at regionals last weekend. Ten out of 12 Raider wrestlers who competed at the regional tournament in Oroville on Saturday will be heading to the state Mat Classic XXXII at the Tacoma Dome Friday and Saturday. "It went well," Head Coach Billy Monroe said about the 1B/2B Region 2 tournament. "We finished up second as a team behind the Tonasket Machine." LR's 153 team points placed them second out of 12 teams, with Tonasket...
The Raiders competed in league basketball playoffs this past week, defeating the Hornets and losing to the Bears, and now move onto a district crossover game on Friday. Lake Roosevelt defeated the Oroville Hornets in a league playoff match Feb. 14, winning 69-52, but in a game that was a tie in the third quarter. "Playoffs are a different ball game," Head Coach Jeremy Crollard said after the game. "Oroville came to play tonight. We have to expect the same type of intensity from here on out....
The basketball postseason is in full swing with the Lady Raiders defeating Tonasket, losing to Waterville, beating Liberty Bell, and now progressing onto the district crossover game this Saturday in Quincy. LR defeated the Tonasket Lady Tigers 53-27 Thursday in Coulee Dam. In the first quarter, a pair of back-to-back, three-point shots from Allison Nomee put LR up 15-0. Tonasket got on the board in the last minute of the quarter that finished 17-4 LR. LR led 26-15 at the end of the half, and in...
The Raiders won their district game against the Oroville Hornets Friday night in a game that was closer than some expected, tied at 40 in the third quarter....
The Raiders finished the regular season with two wins and a loss in boys' basketball. The Raiders got snowed on in Brewster, where the Bears handed LR their first league loss of the season, with LR losing 73-50. LR led 28-25 at the half but were outscored 23-10 in the third quarter and 25-12 in the fourth. On Friday the Raiders played an away game against the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions, pulling off a narrow, 59-57 victory. Then on Saturday, LR hosted the Waterville-Mansfield Shockers in the...
The Raider wrestling postseason started in Tonasket at the district tournament last Saturday where all the Raiders who wrestled qualified for the regional tournament this Saturday in Oroville. “Districts went fairly well,” Head Coach Billy Monroe said. “We had three district champions in Colton Jackson, Trevon Johnson and Joseph Tynan. We got second as a team behind Tonasket. I hope to continue with that and finish (in the) top three as a team at regionals and then again at state.” Jackson was the champion of the 106 weight bracket; Johnson...
The Lady Raiders finished the regular season with two losses and a win, and will be hosting the Tonasket Lady Tigers Thursday to kick off the postseason. The Lady Raiders braved a blizzard to defeat the Lady Bears by just two points, 47-45, on Feb. 4 in Brewster. The two teams' matchups have been close this year, with LR losing to Brewster by just one point back in January, 37-36. On Friday, the Lady Raiders lost an away game with the Liberty Bell Lady Mountain Lions, 58-46. Then on Saturday,...
Weds., Feb. 12 5 p.m., JH Wrestling at Okanogan 5 p.m., JH Girls' Basketball at Oroville Thurs., Feb. 13 6 p.m., HS Girls Basketball League Playoffs here with Tonasket Fri., Feb. 14 6 p.m., HS Boys' Basketball here with TBD. Sat.,Feb. 15 10 a.m., HS Wrestling Regional Tournament at Oroville 6 p.m., League playoffs HsGirls' Basketball at Waterville Feb 26 - Mar 7 TBD, 2B Regionals/State, Spokane Arena GOOD LUCK, RAIDERS!...
THURSDAY MIXUPS TEAM W L Team #1 50 34 Team #4 45 39 Team #3 42 42 Team #2 31 53 High Game: DANA CLEVELAND 221; Mae Stensgar 174 High Series: LJ Stensgar 550; Mae Stensgar 492 Splits: Wes Chase 3-6-7-10; Mke Lackner 5-6-10; Mae Stensgar 5-6 FRIDAY DAM KEGLERS TEAM W L Robin's Crew 96 44 Native Pride 84 56 Voltage! 71 67 Corner Pin Special 71 69 Team #5 49.5 88.5 Flying W 45.5 93.5 High Game: Chance Epperson 242; Mae Stensgar 181 High Series: Chance Epperson 647; Jesse Ratzlaff 3-10...
The Raider wrestlers hosted a dual tournament and then went to the Okanogan Invite this past week. The Raiders hosted a dual tournament joined by Kittitas, Wilbur-Creston-Keller, and Omak at Lake Roosevelt High School Friday. "I thought the double dual went well," Head Coach Billy Monroe said. "I prefer the dual format over a mix and match because it makes it much more exciting for the teams involved. Kids can help the team, even if they lose, by not getting pinned and saving team points. It...
The league-leading Raider boys notched two more wins last week. The Raiders defeated the Tonasket Tigers 86-48 in Tonasket on Jan. 28. Lake Roosevelt led 49-22 at the end of the first half before outscoring them 37-26 in the second. Leading scorers for the Raiders were Soarin’ Marchand, who led the Raiders with 15 points; Sam Wapato, who scored 14; and Kyle Edmo and CJ Saxon, who each scored 10. The Raiders went to Soap Lake Thursday, when they annihilated the Eagles 89-28. Marchand again led the Raiders with 16 points. Other leading Raider s...
The Lady Raiders bloodied the Tonasket Lady Tigers, then rinsed off at Soap Lake with a decisive lathering of the Lady Eagles last week. In Tonasket, Lake Roosevelt took down their opponents 43-31 Jan. 28, then two nights later beat Soap Lake 70-17. An away game in Brewster was scheduled for yesterday against the Lady Bears, results of which will be reported next week. The Lady Raiders are scheduled to play on the road against Liberty Bell at 6 p.m. Feb. 7. A home game the next day, Feb. 8, is...
New umpires are needed for baseball and/or softball. Anyone interested, is encouraged to attend the first meeting of a new group providing the service. The first meeting of the Central Columbia Basin Umpires Group will take place at 6:45 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at Ephrata High School....
Weds., Feb. 5 5 p.m., JH Wrestling at Omak 5 p.m., JH Girls' Basketball at Bridgeport Fri., Feb. 7 4:30/6/7:30 p.m., HS Basketball at Liberty Bell Sat.,Feb. 8 10 a.m., HS Wrestling at Tonasket 4:30/6/7:30 p.m., HS Basketball here with Waterville-Mansfield, Senior Night Feb 26 - Mar 7 TBD, 2B Regionals/State, Spokane Arena...