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Lake Roosevelt's Raiders won the day in their first round of the state football playoffs Saturday in Coulee Dam, besting Friday Harbor 19-14, but losing a key player in the process. Of any of the state's 53 2B-classified teams, the two with the least points scored against them this season slugged it out in a game that wore out the grass in the middle of Greene Field and seemed to give up nearly as much yardage to yellow flags as plays. The most severe of those penalties saw Raider Cameron St....
The Lady Raiders ended their volleyball season by competing in the state tournament for the first time since 1991 as they lost in two games in Yakima last week. Lake Roosevelt first played the Kalama Chinooks Nov. 14, winning the first set 25-15, but losing the next three 25-13, 25-16, and 25-21 for a 3-1 final. That evening, the Lady Raiders faced off against Chewelah, again winning the first set, 25-13, and dropping the next three 25-19, 25-9, and 25-15. "We had a wonderful season this year,"...
Many Raiders and Lady Raiders athletes have received “All League” honors from the Central Washington 2B League, nominated and chosen by coaches from the league. All four teams made it to the post season this year. In football, in which the Raiders will compete in the state quarterfinals Saturday, Hunter Whitelaw was named as First Team quarterback; Sam Wapato was named as First Team receiver; Trevon Johnson, Josh “Bobcat” Flowers, and Myka Boyd were all named as First Team offensive linemen. Malachi Rasmussen was named as Second Team receive...
Lake Roosevelt's Raiders won the day in their first round of the state football playoffs Saturday in Coulee Dam, besting Friday Harbor 19-14, but losing a key player in the process. They'll play next week on the west side of the state at a time and place to be determined. The Lady Raiders volleyball team competed against two teams at the state tournament in Yakima Thursday, losing to each in four sets after winning the first set in each contest. Their season is done, but it included being the... Full story
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders football team is going to state, hosting a first-round game on Saturday, following a solid victory in the district crossover game. In Coulee Dam on Nov. 8, the Raiders annihilated Liberty Christian, 61-14. Liberty Christian started the game off looking good, leading 14-0 at the end of the first quarter. But those were the only points Liberty Christian would score. LR put 27 points up on the board in the second quarter to lead 27-14 at the half. The Raiders then scored...
The Lady Raiders volleyball team is Yakima bound, having qualified for state for the first time since 1991 with a 3-0 victory over Mabton last week. The Lady Raiders had lost to Lady Bears Nov. 5 in Brewster, 3-1, winning the first set 25-21, then dropping the next three 25-8, 25-30, and 25-11. But Lake Roosevelt then went to Wenatchee for district play Nov. 7, when the ladies faced off against Mabton, winning in three sets 25-23, 26-24. and 25-16. That win solidified their going to the state...
Raider Kyle Edmo ran at the 1B/2B state cross country meet at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco on Saturday. Edmo placed 110th out of 154 runners with a time of 18 minutes, 40.1 seconds. Daniel Quintana of Ilwaco won the event in 15:55.8. "State went great!" Head Coach Ann Green said. "The early morning was pretty cold but warmed up just before his race. Kyle definitely gave it his best and that's all you can hope in an athlete." "This season has not only been great, it's been a huge learning...
The Lady Raiders soccer team's fourth season ended in the playoffs last week, the first time the team made it to the playoffs. Lake Roosevelt lost a soccer playoff game 6-3 in Tonasket against the Lady Tigers on Nov. 5. Bryn Chaffee scored a goal and had an assist. Jasilynn Schilling and Madisyn Toulou each scored a goal. Kyona Edmo made seven saves at goalie for LR. "Thursday's game with Tonasket was hard to swallow," Consultant/Trainer Randy Semanko said. "We thought we had prepared well and w...
The Raider football team returned from Brewster with a new Bear-skin rug, having killed the Bears 57-6 in the final game of the regular season last Friday, finishing as the undisputed champions of the Central Washington 2B league, undefeated in league play. In the first quarter, Cameron St. Pierre scored a touchdown on a 38-yard run, and later quarterback Hunter Whitelaw ran in one-yard touchdown. In the second quarter, St. Pierre ran an 11-yard touchdown run, and Whitelaw carried the ball in for 15-yard run. Malachi Rasmussen, also in the...
Kyle Edmo will run in the state cross country competition Saturday, after making the cut at Moses Lake last week. The senior placed 27th out of 88 runners in the 5,000-meter race at the District 5-6 1B/2B competition at Blue Heron Park in Moses Lake on Oct. 30, from where the top 28 placers advance. Edmo finished in a time of 19 minutes, 19.34 seconds and will compete at the state race Nov. 9 at the 1B/2B Washington Interscholastic Activities Association State Cross Country Meet at Sun Willows...
The Lady Raiders volleyball team swept away the competition in their league tournament after wrapping up their regular season with a victory last week. LR came away with a 3-0 victory in Soap Lake against the Lady Eagles to finish their regular season third in the Central Washington 2B league, with a win-loss record of 6-2 in the league, 10-3 overall. At the league tournament Nov. 2, the Lady Raiders beat the Tonasket Lady Tigers 3-0, then prevailed over the Liberty Bell Lady Mountain Lions,...
The Grand Coulee Area Ski Club will be having its annual parents informational meeting and sign ups on Tuesday, November 19. They will be meeting at Nespelem School at 5 pm, and Lake Roosevelt High School at 6:30 pm. For more information please visit their face book page “GCD Ski and Board Club”....
Thurs., Nov. 7 TBD, Volleyball Districts at Wenatchee Fri., Nov. 8 7 p.m., Football here with Liberty Christian (Richland) District 5-6 Cross-over game Sat, Nov. 9 11:30 a.m., State Cross Country, Pasco...
The Lady Raiders soccer team won a close playoff game in Bridgeport to move onto the next round. The Ladies played their last regular-season game Oct. 29, losing 4-0 in Liberty Bell against the Lady Mountain Lions. Finishing the regular season ranked fifth in the Central Washington 2B league with a win-loss record of 4-7 in league, 5-7 overall, the Lady Raiders then faced off in the postseason against the number-four Bridgeport Fillies (6-6, 8-8), in Bridgeport Nov. 2, defeating them 3-2. “We had a nice 2-0 lead at halftime,” Con...
THURSDAY MIXUPS TEAM W L #4 16 12 #1 15 13 #2 13 15 #3 12 16 High Game: LJ Stensgar 278; Mae Stensgar 181 High Series John Stensgar 615; Mae Stensgar 537 Splits: Mae Stensgar 3-10 FRIDAY DAM KEGLERS TEAM W L #2 96.5 63.5 #1 53.5 66.5 #4 86 74 #5 79 81 #6 68 92 #3 57 103 High Game: John Stensgar 278; Candy Weed-Butz 201 High Series: Dale Bjorson 753; Candy Weed-Butz 490...
Wed., Oct. 30 3:45 p.m., LR Cross Country Districts, Moses Lake Fri., Nov. 1 7 p.m., Football at Brewster Sat, Nov. 2 5 p.m.,LR Volleyball at Liberty Bell TBD, LR Soccer at Bridgeport...
A Raider had the best time in the state for 1.5-mile races, the ninth best in the nation. Lake Roosevelt's eighth-grade cross country runner, the aptly named Chase Marchand, had an impressive year, putting up the best finish time in the state for 1.5-mile races, the ninth best in the United States, when he ran in Omak Oct. 9, finishing in 7 minutes, 55.3 seconds. Marchand had six first-place finishes throughout the season, one second place, and two thirds. Some of his other first places include...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders defeated a worthy competitor from the Central Washington 2B league Friday, solidifying the Raiders' status as league champs. Even if the Raiders were to lose to Brewster on Friday, resulting in a three-way tie between LR, Brewster, and Tonasket, the Raiders hold the tie-breaker, Head Coach Tim Rasmussen said. The Raiders executed a solid win against the Tonasket Tigers Oct. 25, defeating them 37-6. Both teams had a win-loss record of 2-0 in the league, 5-1 overall...
The Lady Raiders are entering the post season of volleyball on Saturday after trouncing the Lady Tigers in Coulee Dam last week. The Lady Raiders won decisively, 3-0, against the Tonasket Lady Tigers in three sets, 25-18, 25-21 and 25-17 in Coulee Dam Oct. 22. Ellie Hansen led the ladies in blocks with five; Audrey Hansen led in kills with 12; Aliah Capshaw led in digs with 11; Mikaylah Thompson led in aces with 3; and Megan Abel led the ladies with 17 assists. LR was scheduled to host Soap...
The Lady Raiders earned two decisive soccer wins last week, defeating both the Oroville Lady Hornets and the Pateros Nannies, and are now heading into the postseason. The Lady Raiders defeated the Lady Hornets 7-0 in Oroville on Oct. 22, where Sadi Trotter, Madisyn Toulou, and Bryn Chaffee each scored two goals, and Jasilynn Schilling scored another. "Oroville was a good learning experience for some of the forwards," Head Coach Micah Esmond said. "We had 14 shots at goal from Jasilynn and Sadi...
The Raiders shut out Northwest Christian in Coulee Dam under the Friday night lights where a light rain likely didn't help the Crusaders' mood in their 43-0 defeat. The Raiders got on the board first on a fourth-down play with eight yards to go, when quarterback Hunter Whitelaw connected with Malachi Rasmussen on a touchdown pass, followed by a two-point conversion run by Cameron St. Pierre that put the Raiders up 8-0. The Raider defense held the Crusaders back, forcing them to punt back to LR....
Lake Roosevelt squeaked by Manson with a 3-2 volleyball win in Coulee Dam Oct. 15, the first of two close calls and one loss for the week. The Lady Raiders won the first two sets against Manson, 25-18 and 25-15, but Manson won the next two sets, 25-19 and 25-21 to tie the game up at two sets apiece. LR won the tiebreaking fifth set, 15-9. Mikaylah Thompson stood out in the game, leading the team with 16 kills, four aces, and 14 digs. Ellie and Audrey Hansen had four blocks each at the net....
Raider cross country runners competed in Oroville Oct. 18 at Lake Osoyoos State Park. Kyle Edmo was the top-placing Raider in the three-mile varsity race, taking 13th out of 79 athletes with a time of 18 minutes, 27 seconds. In the 1.5-mile middle school race, Chase Marchand placed third in 8:08. The high school Central Washington 2B league championship is being held today, Oct. 23, in Manson at Wapato Point Park, at 3:30 p.m. The middle school league championship will be held at Liberty Bell at 11 a.m. on Oct. 26. 3 Mile Varsity Race Place...
The Lady Raiders took a couple losses on the soccer field last week, one against Brewster and one against Tonasket. Lake Roosevelt lost 7-3 Oct. 15 against the Lady Bears in Brewster. Madisyn Toulou scored LR's three goals, one coming from a Jasilyn Schilling assist. Mirella Lopez had seven saves as goalie. "Brewster was a match with a lot of good fighting spirit," Head Coach Micah Esmond said. "Our forwards are starting to link up much more with the midfielders and fullbacks. We ended up gettin...
The Lady Raiders soccer team came out with a win over Manson sandwiched between two losses to Bridgeport last week. The Lady Raiders lost 4-1 in Bridgeport against the Fillies Oct. 8, when Maddisyn Toulou scored the LR goal with an assist from Bryn Chaffee. At home on Oct. 10, the Lady Raiders scored two goals in the second half to win against the Manson Lady Trojans. "Manson was a match that was completely in LR's control," Head Coach Micah Esmond said. "The coaching staff was very happy with...