This week in sports

Track & Field competes with division, moves onto regional events

The Lake Roosevelt track and field team competed at the North Region Championships May 6 in Manson. 

Three divisions within the North Central Washington region competed there — the North (LR’s region), Central, and South, for a combined total of 27 schools ranging in size from 1B to 4A. 

“Our athletes really stepped up; competing against much larger schools didn’t seem to hold them back,” Head Coach Lori Adkins said. 

Athletes qualified for the North Central Washington Regional Championship meet, coming up in Eastmont on Saturday, May 15, by finishing in the top three in their event, while those who did not qualify for the championship may compete on May 14 in the sub-regional meet in Wenatchee.

In Manson, Carly Neddo completed a personal record run in the short hurdle race with a time of  20.62 seconds, placing second and qualifying her for Saturday’s championship race. 

She then threw a personal record in the javelin with a distance of 94 feet, 8 inches, placing third and moving on.

Sergio Galicia threw a personal record in the javelin with a distance of 132 feet, placing second, and qualifying for the championship meet.

Galicia also qualified in the shot put event.

“Sergio threw great in the shot put,” Adkins said. “With each put, he PR’d and landed on third place.”

“We’ll have to wait to see if his discus toss was enough to secure a wild card spot,” she added, explaining that seven wlld card spots will also qualify for the regional championship, coming from the next seven best times, distances, and heights from all three divisions. 

“This is the case for other Raiders, as well,” she said. “We are waiting for results and hopeful for wildcard spots to open for others on the team who were so close.”

At the sub-regional event at Wenatchee High School at noon on May 14,“athletes have a chance to earn their best times and marks of the season,” Adkins explained. “This can actually help them secure better seed marks moving into next season.”

Saturday’s May 15 regional championship in Eastmont starts at 10 a.m. 

Place Grade Name Time/Distance

Mens

100 Meters

18. 11 Sergio Galicia 13.99aPR

 Shot Put - 12lb

3. 11 Sergio Galicia 36-01.00PR 

Discus - 1.6kg

7. 11 Sergio Galicia 86-03.50 

Javelin - 800g 

2. 11 Sergio Galicia 132-00PR

Womens

100 Meters 

21. 9 Carly Neddo 15.54a

26. 9 Raeley Portch 16.06aPR

100m Hurdles - 33”

2. 9 Carly Neddo 20.62aPR

9. 9 Raeley Portch 23.50a 

Shot Put - 4kg 

16. 12 Chelsea Dudley 23-04.00 

Discus - 1kg 

13. 12 Chelsea Dudley 63-00

22. 11 Gemma Sacchi 30-04

Javelin - 600g

3. 9 Carly Neddo 94-08PR 

Golfers at Okanogan

“It was a great day for golf up at Okanogan Valley, ideal weather and good competition,” Lake Roosevelt’s golf coach, Steve Files, said about the team’s May 5 meet. 

“Daxton Whiteman was once again the medalist going undefeated in league play this season,” Files said about the young man’s 89 final score on the 18 holes. Whiteman defeated Okanogan’s Ryley Moore by only one stroke.

“Our players have displayed tremendous attitude and spirit all season,” Files said. “Golf can be very frustrating at times, but our guys always seem upbeat and optimistic. I’m especially proud of how much improvement our JV kids made this year in such a short period of time. We’re looking forward to the regional tournament next week.”

The regional tournament takes place on Thursday, May 13, at 10 a.m. at Lakeview Golf Course in Ephrata.  

Raiders defeat Quincy,

split with Warden

The Raider baseball team won two and lost two games this past week. 

LR defeated Quincy 12-6 May 4 while on the road. 

Scoring LR’s 12 runs, lead-off batter Brit Egbert made it to home plate four times; Hunter Whitelaw ran home three times, Charging Hawk Williams hit home plate twice, and Tyson Kiser, Wyatt Egbert,and Gabe Waters brought a run home each.

Then on May 8 at home, LR defeated Warden 10-4 in the first game of a doubleheader before losing 11-9 in the second.

The Raiders lost 3-2 in a road game in Tonasket on Monday, May 10. 

Next up, the Raiders are scheduled to play a doubleheader at home against Omak today, May 12,  at 3 and 5 p.m., and then a Saturday home game against Manson at 10 a.m.

Tennis in Tonasket

Tennis was scheduled to play Okanogan on Saturday May 7 in Okanogan, but results were unavailable from that event.

Tennis is scheduled to play today, May 12, at 2 p.m. in Tonasket

Softball has busy week

The Lady Raiders have five games to play this week after a doubleheader with Liberty Bell scheduled for May 7 had been cancelled due to Liberty Bell having a lack of players.

This week, the Lady Raiders were scheduled to play Oroville on the road yesterday in a doubleheader. 

A doubleheader is scheduled in Pateros for May 13 at 4 and 6 p.m. And a home game with Bridgeport is set for Friday May 14 at 4 p.m.