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The Lady Raiders lost at home against the Tonasket Lady Tigers, but not without a fight, then traveled to Oroville, where they beat the Hornets last week. On Sept. 18 at home in Grand Coulee, the Lady Raiders lost 7-3 to Tonasket. Maddie Toulou scored all three goals for LR, with Bryn Chaffee providing an assist. "The first five minutes of the game, LR played beautifully," said Head Coach Casey Moore. "I think the team struggled with communication and aggression, but they were able to regroup...
The Lady Raiders defeated Tonasket then Soap Lake this past week, winning both volleyball matches 3-0. In Tonasket Sept. 18, the Lady Raiders won in three sets, 25-22, 25-18 and 25-16 to defeat the Lady Tigers. "I was finally able to get my swing players in a game," said Head Coach Teri Sue Reed, adding that there was "very consistent serving by Gloria Michel." At home against Soap Lake Thursday, the Lady Raiders continued to dominate, winning in three sets again, 25-17, 25-21, and 25-16 to...
The Lake Roosevelt Raider cross country team ran at Omak Golf Course and at Wenatchee’s Walla Walla Point Park this past week. At Omak on Sept. 18 for the Okanogan Invite, the Raiders hit the ground running on grass, gravel, and pavement throughout the course. “Okanogan went great,” said Coach Ann Green. “We have lots of improvements, we have personal bests, our runners are looking great.” The junior high runners ran 1.5 miles, while the high schoolers doubled their pleasure by running three. “The Okanogan/Omak golf course meet was a better ex...
Megan Abel was shown returning a volley to Waterville in a story about LR volleyball last week. She was misidentified in the caption....
Wed., Sept. 26 5 p.m., LRJH Volleyball here with Oroville. Thurs.. Sept. 27 4 p.m., Raider Cross Country at Tonasket 4:30 p.m., Raider Soccer here with Liberty Bell 5 p.m., Raider Volleyball at Bridgeport 5:30 p.m., LRJH Football here with Okanogan Fri., Sept. 28 7 p.m., Raider Football here with Kettle Falls Mon., Oct. 1 5 p.m., LRJH Volleyball at Liberty Bell Tues., Oct. 2 4:30 p.m., Raider Soccer here with Bridgeport Wed., Oct. 3 4 p.m., Raider Cross Country at Omak Invitational, East Side Park 5 p.m., LRJH Volleyball at...
Thursday Mixups TEAM W L Team 1 9 3 Team 2 7 5 Team 3 1 8 High Game: Chance Epperson 257; Mae Stensgar 178 High Series: Chance Epperson 568; Mae Stensgar 464 Splits: John Stensgar 9-10; Soy Red-thunder 3-10 Previous - High Game: Chance Epperson 203; Mae Stensgar 189 High Series: Chance Epperson 541; Mae Stensgar 541 High Game: John Stensgar Jr. 201; Gwen Hilson 213 High Series: John Stensgar Jr. 539; Gwen Hilson 461 DAM KEGLERS TEAM W L Team 1 37.5 22.5 Team 4 35 25 Team 5 33.5 26.5 Team 3 26 34 Team 6 25.5 34.5 High Game: Kevin Rosenbaum 243;...
The Raiders won their third shutout in a row, winning 46-0 against the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions at home in Coulee Dam on Friday. The Raiders had won 44-0 in week one of the regular season against the Okanogan JV team, and 48-0 against Tonasket the following week. Under the Friday night lights against the Mountain Lions, things went the Raiders' way from start to finish. On fourth down in the first quarter, quarterback Steven Flowers completed a 22-yard touchdown pass to Darin Whiteman. Tony...
Lady Raider volleyball player Mikaylah Thompson was named the Washington Interscholastic Athletic Association's player of the week, WIAA announced last Wednesday. "I'm thrilled that they chose her! She is very deserving!" said Head Coach Teri Sue Reed, who had nominated Thompson for the award. "Thompson had an impressive showing against Wilbur-Creston, where the Raiders won in five tough sets," the WIAA website said. "They were led by the junior who totaled 25 kills and served nine aces."...
The Lake Roosevelt Lady Raiders volleyball squad swept Waterville 3-0 at home Sept. 13. "Excellent serving game from Megan Abel," remarked Head Coach Teri Sue Reed. "She led the team with nine aces." The 6-foot-plus Hansen sisters - Audrey, Ellie, and Addison - stood tall in their blocking game, as well. "The trio of Hansens combined for 10 blocks, with Ellie in the front with six," Reed said. The Lady Raiders were scheduled to play in Tonasket yesterday against the Lady Tigers, results of...
The Lady Raiders soccer team maintained a 3-2 lead against the Manson Lady Trojans in Grand Coulee, nabbing a victory in their first home match Sept. 11. "Bryn Chaffee was the first to score, breaking through Manson's defense with a perfectly placed shot," stated Head Coach Casey Moore. "Maddie Toulou followed suit with a first-half score, and Bryn took advantage of a ball deflected off the goalie and easily scored the third and final goal for LR." At halftime it was obvious that some...
The Lake Roosevelt Raider cross country team ran at the Lake Woods Golf Course in Bridgeport on Sept. 11, where the highlight came from the junior high race. “Our standout athlete from this meet was definitely Chase Marchand,” said Coach Travis Adams. “Chase is a seventh-grader that battled it out with eighth-graders and took first by less than a second at the finish line.” “It came down to a photo finish,” added Coach Ann Green. Marchand finished the 1.5-mile race in 8 minutes, 52.65 seconds, just ahead of eighth-grade Brewster runner Enri...
Lightning struck, and the Raider football team demolished the Tonasket Tigers in a game that took two days to complete. The Raiders were winning 12-0 in Tonasket on Friday, Sept. 7, when the game was called due to weather after a two-hour lightning delay. With about nine minutes left in the second quarter, the game started back up on Monday, Sept. 10. The Raiders racked up an additional 36 points on Monday, making for a final score of 48-0. "We had great defense and special-teams play," said...
The Lady Raiders lost their soccer season opener Sept. 6 to the Bridgeport Fillies, on the Fillies’ home field, 5-1. Head Coach Casey Moore said it was a “tough loss.” “Overall, the entire team played very well,” Moore said. “Key improvements included communication, passing, and defense.” Sophomore Bryn Chaffee scored the only goal for Lake Roosevelt off an assist from Ravina Pakootas, who “brought the ball to mid-field from the defensive line and passed it to Bryn, who dribbled through three defenders to score a perfectly placed shot,” a...
The Lady Raiders lost against Manson but won against Wilbur/Creston in their first week of the volleyball season. At home on Sept. 6, the Lady Raiders lost 3-1 against the Manson Lady Trojans. "We struggled with serving, missing 16, and had nine 'in the net' calls," said Head Coach Teri Sue Reed. "That's just giving away too many points!" But the Lady Raiders had their highlights. Megan Abel made a whopping 17 assists, Ellie Hansen led the Lady Raiders with eight kills, Addison Hansen made a...
Wed., Sept. 12 5 p.m ., Jr. High Volleyball at Omak Thurs., Sept. 13 4:30 p.m., Soccer at Brewster 5:30 p.m., Raider Volleyball here with Waterville-Mansfield 6 p.m., Jr. High Football at Tonasket Fri., Sept. 14 7 p.m., Raider Football at here with Liberty Bell Mon., Sept. 17 5 p.m., Jr. High Volleyball here with Liberty Bell Tues., Sept. 18 4 p.m., Raider Cross Country at Okanogan Invitational, Omak G.C. 5 p.m., Raider Volleyball at Tonasket Wed., Sept. 19 5 p.m., Jr. High Volleyball at Brewster Thurs., Sept. 20 5 p.m., Raider Volleyball here...
The Lake Roosevelt Raiders football team defeated the Okanogan JV team in the first game of the 2018-19 season with a final score of 44-0. With Bridgeport and Waterville not having football teams this year due to lack of qualifying players, LR took on the Okanogan JV team in a non-league game to help fill out the season, and will later play Kettle Falls, not a usual opponent. Towering over most of their opponents, LR controlled the entire game, leading 30-0 at the half before adding another 14...
Wed., Aug. 29 First day of school First day of Jr. High Volleyball and Jr. High Cross Country practice after school Sat., Sept. 1 1 p.m., Raider Football here with Okanogan JV Thurs., Sept, 6 4:30 p.m., Raider Soccer at Bridgeport 5 p.m., Raider Volleyball here with Manson Fri., Sept. 7 7 p.m., Raider Football at Tonasket Sat., Sept. 8 Noon, Raider Cross Country at Blue Heron Park, Moses Lake 1 p.m., Raider Volleyball here with Wilbur/Creston...
The Inchelium softball team won the Grand Coulee Summer Softball League's Kenny Hearne Summer Classic Tournament on Saturday. Inchelium had to beat the Electric City Bar & Grill team twice on Saturday in the championship after losing to them previously in the winner's bracket. Inchelium came back from behind to win the first game of the championship 13-12. They won the second game 12-9. "The [Electric City Bar & Grill] is a very good team and very tough to beat," said Inchelium's Galen...
Charlie Joseph tags out Lee Williams as he reaches back for third base Wednesday night at North Dam Park as Joseph's Electric City Bar and Grill team plays the Living Legends in rec league play. - Scott Hunter photo...
Four Lake Roosevelt wrestlers competed on Team Washington, which finished second at the U.S. Marine Corps Cadet and Junior Nationals wrestling tournament held in Fargo, North Dakota, July 12-20. Colton Jackson wrestled in the 106-pound weight class, David Crowe wrestled at 132, Kaleb Horn wrestled at 138, and Tony Nichols at 160. Horn and Nichols were both state champions this past year in their respective weight classes, wrestling for LR. "Competing in statewide freestyle and Greco Roman...
Local athlete Sean Garvin has been offered a full scholarship to play volleyball at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls, a junior college ranked third nationally in volleyball with a history of winning championships and sending athletes to play at the National Collegiate Athletics Association level. Garvin was a 12-year Lake Roosevelt student, the youngest of three children to 1992 LR graduates Shawn and Kasey Garvin. She was a four-year varsity letterman in volleyball, as well as captai...
The following are the results for the Ridge Rider Junior Rodeo, held at the Ridge Riders arena July 20 and 21. LITTLE PEOPLE DUMMY ROPING 1st Clay Staples, 2nd Shelby Risken, 3rd, Cavan Brash BARRELS 1st Clay Staples, 2nd Harper Cox, 3rd Shelby Risken CAL. STAKE 1st Clay Staples, 2nd Cavan Brash, 3rd Shelby Risken GOATS 1st Shelby Risken, 2nd Cavan Brash, 3rd Clay Staples MUTTON BUSTIN' 1st Kade Stacy, 1st Greyson Sanchez, 3rd Random Grey OVERALL WINNER – CLAY STAPLES PEEWEE GIRLS DUMMY ROPING 1...
Brett Leadingham of the Wannabes softball team bobbles, then catches the ball near first base on Monday when they played against the Smokin' Joes team at North Dam Park in a recreational league game. - Jacob Wagner photo...
Golf season is in full swing, with tournaments and opens happening throughout the spring and summer at Banks Lake Golf Course. About 26 people competed in the successful ECT Tournament on May 27. Winners of the four-man scramble were Dennis Whiteman, Derek Whiteman, Neil Johnson, and Nick Barnaby. The Moose Tournament is set for June 16. Entry fee is $75. Those interested should sign up at the golf course or at the Moose Lodge in Grand Coulee. An Indian taco feed will take place after the tournament at the Moose Lodge. The Coyote Open will be...
Four Raiders competed at the state track and field meet on Friday in Cheney at Eastern Washington University. Steven Flowers placed second in state in the shot put event, throwing for 47 feet, eight inches. “Steven was certainly the highlight of the meet for Lake Roosevelt,” remarked Head Coach Lori Adkins. “He was edged out by mere inches by North Beach on the final throw.” Ben Poplin from North Beach took first in the event, throwing for 48 feet even. “Steven earned eight team points at state, which scored LRHS ahead of most schools i...