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The Friday-the-13th, full-moon home game season opener for the Raider football team proved to be lucky, with Cameron St. Pierre turning into a teen wolf and rushing for 274 yards and five touchdowns to help carry Lake Roosevelt to a 54-14 victory over the Oroville Hornets. "What a fantastic start to the year," Coach Tim Rasmussen said. "The kids went out, and we did a lot of good things. One of the things I love about this group is how much fun they have competing every single down." The game...
And they’re off! Raider cross country competed in Manson at Wapato Point on Saturday, where Kyle Edmo was the top placing Raider runner in the 5,000-meter high school boys’ race. On the cool, overcast day, Edmo placed 27th out of 115 total runners with a time of 19 minutes, 15.58 seconds. Rob McManus of Cashmere was the top runner in that event with a time of 16:35.54. In the 2,500-meter middle school boys’ race, Chase Marchand took first in 8:40.50 The event was a “really great start to the year!” Head Coach Ann Green said. “I’m super excited...
Wed., Sept. 18 5 p.m., JV Volleyball at Liberty Bell Thurs., Sept. 19 4:30 p.m., Soccer here with Brewster 5 p.m., Volleyball at Waterville 5:30 p.m. JV Football at Oroville Fri., Sept. 20 7 p.m. Football at Lind/Ritzville Sat., Sept. 21 10 a.m., Cross Counry at Wenatchee...
The Lady Raiders lost to the Manson Lady Trojans on the road on Sept. 12 in four close sets, losing the first set 25-16, winning the second 25-21, then losing the next two sets 25-20 and 28-26. Head Coach Teri Sue Reed was enthusiastic about her team nonetheless. "Right now our most outstanding player is Jozlyn Hansen," she said. "She plays the Libero position and is in the 88% for accuracy on both digs and serve receive. That's a phenomenal percentage! She is dialed in for sure! She is in the...
Raider football fans attended a Thursday Night Lights fundraiser at the Lake Roosevelt football field Thursday, marking the first success for a new booster club The event was well attended, with the parking lot looking as crowded as it is during games. The Raider football players were introduced to the crowd by name and jersey number before running drills. Those included lineman contests, a seven-on-seven drill, and 11-on-11 style play. "There's some pretty big boys out there," a fan could be...
This Thursday night, your support of the Raider football team could get you a side of beef, an exclusive parking spot for games, and a nice dinner this Thursday. The parents of Raider football players and the Lake Roosevelt Athletic Booster Club will hold a Thursday Night Lights fundraiser on Sept. 6 to raise money for the team to go toward expenses such as new jerseys. The event will start at 6 p.m. at the Lake Roosevelt football field, where a night practice will be held under the field lights and the community can greet the football team bef...
The 11th Annual Rattler Golf Tournament was a huge success, organizers say. The tournament held at Banks Lake Golf Course Aug. 24 had 72 golfers attend from the local community, including Nespelem, Omak/Okanogan, Wilbur, the Coulee area and visitors from the Spokane Tribe, Coeur d’Alene Tribe, Nez Perce Tribe, Yakama Tribe and Canada. Erik Bush made a hole in one on hole number 11. Lunch was provided by Rhonda Marchand, who served Indian Tacos and a specialty dessert — huckleberry cake. Tournament results 1st Place Team: Zeke Domebo, Dale Rin...
A group of people have been working this summer to start a new booster club to help with equipment and other needs for Raider athletic teams. The LR Athletic Booster Club has a board of directors and all the legal paperwork completed, including having achieved non-profit legal status. Now they’re in fundraising and membership-expansion mode. President Kevin Portch says he’s been pleasantly surprised by the high level of enthusiasm he’s seen from many, “especially alumni.” The group has already enlisted about 30 members so far, but gained about...
The Bowman Electric softball team Saturday emerged the champions from this year's Grand Coulee Dam Area Adult Summer Softball League's 2019 Kenny Hearne Summer Classic Softball Tournament, following the season that spanned the summer. Bowman Electric went undefeated in the three-day tournament held at North Dam Park Aug. 15-17. They faced off against the ECT team, who, after losing in the first round, won the loser's bracket to make it to the championship. Bowman Electric won the championship...
Fall sports practices are starting soon at Lake Roosevelt Schools. High school football and cheer practices begin Aug. 21. High school cross country, soccer, and volleyball practices start Aug. 26. Junior high cross country, football, and volleyball practices start Aug. 28. Additionally, Coulee Medical Center will offer a sports physical night in the Lake Roosevelt High School Raider Hub Aug. 21 from 6-8 p.m. The cost is $27, in cash or check, and a parent or guardian must be present....
A local athlete will be competing in the Babe Ruth World Series in Bismarck, North Dakota this week. Tyson Nicholson, who will be a sophomore at Lake Roosevelt High School this coming school year, plays for the Columbia Basin Riverdogs as one of their starting pitchers. The Riverdogs compete in the 13- to 15-year-old category and beat Glacier, Montana 7-1 in the regional tournament championship game. Nicholson pitched four innings, striking out seven batters to help advance the team to the...
There’s no rest for the wicked wrestlers who stay busy year round, with Raiders attending camps and competing in tournaments near and far. Six Raider wrestlers went to the Camas Camp of Champions at the Kalispel Tribe’s powwow grounds north of Spokane June 24-28. The wrestlers camped at the grounds for the week, improving their wrestling at the camp where 65 total wrestlers took part. Incoming Raider freshman Landon Krohn won the Workout Warrior award, which “goes to someone who was always working really hard, trying to find the best workout pa...
PeeWee Boys 6-8 All Around: Karver Peasley Calf Riding: No Rides Goat Flanking: 1st Tyler Winn, 2nd Karver Peasley, 3rd Dustin Dean Barrels: 1st Jake Sullivan, 2nd Karver Peasley, 3rd Colt Staples Poles: 1st Wesson Tonasket, 2nd Karver Peasley, 3rd Wyatt Risken Cal Stake: 1st Karver Peasley, 2nd Weson Tonasket, 3rd Colt Staples Dummy Roping: 1st Wyatt Risken, 2nd Wesson Tonasket, 3rd Rex Rodeback PeeWee Girls 6-8 All Around: Jayden Chlarson Calf Riding: 1st Addy Boesel, 2nd Kaedence Loomis, 3rd Bella Hill Barrels: 1st Jayden Chlarson,2nd...
How do you score sports centered around riding big animals like bulls and wild horses? It’s not as if you can see a ball go through a hoop, or someone carry a ball into an end zone. The Star asked George Kohout, president of the Ridge Riders Saddle Club — the organization that puts on local rodeos, including Friday’s Cleatis Lacy Memorial Bull Riding and Wild Horse Racing — to describe how those events are scored. In bull riding, the rider has to stay on the beast for eight seconds and will be judged on that eight seconds. He has to “suppos...
Local athlete Steven Flowers, who graduated from Lake Roosevelt on Saturday and will be playing football for Eastern Washington University in the fall, will play linebacker in the 25th Annual East-West Earl Barden All-State Football Classic June 22 at 1 p.m. in Yakima. The game features some of the best players from around the state in the high school 2A/A/2B/B levels, with players from the east side of Washington competing against players from the west side. Players for the game are nominated by their league before being chosen by a selection...
The Lady Raiders finished their softball season ranked seventh in the state, the best a Lake Roosevelt softball team has ever finished. The Lady Raiders' successful softball season came to a close in Yakima following a couple of state tournament losses. The Lady Raiders lost their first game against Adna 12-2 May 24 in Yakima. Adna went on to be the state champions. Cassidy Reyes and Emma Marchand had the only two hits for LR. LR's two runs came in the third inning, while Adna's came throughout the game. Adna had eight hits to LR's two, and...
Lake Roosevelt’s Darin Whiteman tied for 12th place at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association State Golf Tournament at Tumwater Valley Golf Club, held May 21-22. “Darin performed extremely well under intense pressure conditions,” said Raider Coach Steve Files. Out of 40 1B/2B golfers, Whiteman finished tied for seventh on day one, with 80 strokes throughout 18 holes. The top 20 golfers go on to the second day. Whiteman finished tied for 12th on the second day with 85 strokes, “a great accomplishment,” Files said. “That’s the best...
Steven Flowers bested his own shot-put record by nearly two feet to earn the state championship Friday in Cheney, where Raider athletes competed in the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association State Track and Field Tournament at Eastern Washington University. Flowers put the shot a distance of 51 feet, 8.75 inches Friday. His previous record was 49 feet, 10.5 inches, which he said he had thrown at the beginning of the season. "It was on Steven's fifth throw that he got his feet...
The Lady Raiders have played their district and regional playoff games, finishing first in the league and third in the region, and are moving on to state play this weekend. The Lady Raiders defeated Waterville 21-2 in a district playoff game on May 14 in Grand Coulee, finishing as the number-one team in the Central Washington 2B league. One highlight in the game came when Addison Hansen hit a home run over the fence, batting home two of her teammates. Pitcher Emma Marchand struck out nine...
Raider athletes received “All League” honors this week, as voted on by coaches from the Central Washington 2B league. In baseball, Raiders receiving the honors were Hunter Whitelaw, who made the all-league first team; and Brit Egbert and Tyson Nicholson, who made the All League second team. The Lady Raiders are the champions of the Central Washington 2B softball league, and several athletes from the team received all-league honors. Making the all-league first team were pitcher and third baseman Cassidy Reyes, pitcher and shortstop Emma Marchand...
Five Raiders qualify for state for track & field following Friday’s District 5-6 qualifier in Quincy. At the qualifier, the top five boys and top four girls in each event qualified for the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association 2019 WIAA 1B, 2B, 1A Track & Field Championship meet in Cheney. Steven Flowers qualifies to compete in the shot put, discus, 100-meter dash, and the 4x100-meter relay race. “It’s quite a feat to qualify in four events,” Head Coach Lori Adkins said. Flowers placed first in the shot-put event, throwing for a d...
Lake Roosevelt sent six girls to compete in the District 6 tennis tournament last week. The North Central Washington Athletic Associations 1A/2B/1B District 6 tournament was held May 15 in Manson and May 18 in Omak. The girls qualified for the event by placing in the top four of the league tournament. Alexia Ryan, a junior at LR, faced off against Molly Wiser from Cascade in Manson. "She played well but lost 6-3, 6-3, which put her on the consolation side of the bracket," explained Head Coach St...
Two Raider wrestlers have signed with Division II NCAA colleges for the coming year. top photo, flanked by coaches, teammates, friends and parents, Tony Nichols signs his letter of intent on Friday to wrestle at Colorado State University in Pueblo, Colorado. From left: Dylan Wiles, Kaleb Horn, Coach Steve Hood, Colton Jackson, Gabe Waters, Chaz Reyes, Jonathan Cante, Trevor McCraggie, parents Fred and Tammy Nichols, and Jason Horn. - Scott Hunter photo Second photo, Kaleb Horn is surrounded by...
The Lady Raiders finished their regular season of softball with two more wins, making them league champions for the regular season, and are now moving onto postseason play. The Lady Raiders defeated Bridgeport twice on May 7 in a doubleheader at home in Grand Coulee. LR won the first game 19-2. "Our defense held them consistently," remarked Head Coach Jaci Gross. Cassidy Reyes pitched, allowing just two hits. "Cassidy Reyes has been such a steady force defensively, pitching, and at bat all year," Head Coach Jaci Gross said. The Lady Raiders... Full story
Darin Whiteman qualified for the state golf tournament Monday in Pasco at the District 5-6 tourney at Sun Willows Golf Course, taking sixth place in the tournament. Whiteman shot an 88 for the day, rallying after a struggle on the front nine of the par-72 course. Top honors went to Tri-Cities Prep’s Teddy Moore, who shot an 82. That rally qualified Whiteman for the third consecutive year to represent Lake Roosevelt at the state tournament. He’ll head to Tumwater Valley for that tourney next Tue... Full story