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The Raider wrestlers competed in Cashmere on Saturday, where the team placed second and two Raiders placed first. Colton Jackson took the champion spot in the 113-pound weight class. “Colton Jackson had a small bracket and only wrestled two matches and he scored two pins,” Head Coach Billy Monroe said. “He has not been scored on yet this season.” Wrestling at 120, Robert Thomas placed first. “Robert Thomas also had a great tournament,” Monroe said. “He won a close semi-finals match by two points and then scored a pin in the finals.” As a...
The Lady Raiders may as well have traveled to Manson inside a wooden horse, having decimated the Lady Trojans on their own basketball court Saturday. In their season opener, the Lady Raiders defeated the Lady Trojans 61-34 in Manson on Saturday. The game started close, with LR leading 25-24 at the end of the first half. But the Lady Raiders outscored Manson 15-8 in the third quarter, and dominated 21-3 in the fourth to win the game by a large, 26-point margin. The Lady Raiders were scheduled to host Bridgeport yesterday, but the game was...
The Raiders won their basketball season opener in Manson on Saturday against the Trojans. The Raiders defeated the Trojans 77-45, led by Soarin Marchand, who scored 35 points, 27 of which came from sinking nine three-point shots. Marchand “had an explosive offensive game,” Head Coach Jeremy Crollard said. Tyler Jordan scored 17 points in “his best game yet at LR,” according to Crollard, despite early foul trouble, adding that Jordan was “dominating” on the inside. “Jonathon Cante, Hunter Whitelaw, and Cam St. Pierre had great defensive gam...
Raider wrestlers hit the mats in the Okanogan Jamboree and the Davenport Invitational last week, taking the team title in the latter after their initial season warm-up in the former. The Raiders attended the Davenport Invitational on Dec. 7 where they scored the most team points, 165, out of 14 teams. “I was very pleased with the results,” Head Coach Billy Monroe said. “The kids showed up and wrestled hard. Winning the team title was really neat. It came down to the last two matches of the tournament for us to get first place as a team, and t...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders' football season ended in Kalama in the second round of the state playoff tournament Saturday. In Kalama, the Raiders played against the Kalama Chinooks, losing 43-0. "Obviously Saturday didn't turn out how we'd have liked, but we lost to really good football team," Head Coach Tim Rasmussen said. "It was a fantastic opportunity to travel and play on turf and experience what the elite football programs at our level look like. We can use it as a tool to be able to help...
Cameron St. Pierre was named “Offensive Player of the Year” in football for the Central Washington 2B league for his role at running back for The Raiders, and Trevon Johnson was named Defensive Player of the Year as a defensive lineman. In soccer, goalkeeper Kyona Edmo earned second-team “All League” honors for the Central Washington 2B league, and Madisyn Toulou was named as first-team forward. Also, this was the first year the Lady Raiders soccer team won a playoff game, although they had made it to the playoffs in two previous seasons...
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...