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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
During track and field practice April 24, from left, Marvelous Vargas, John Cooley and Davis Tatshama drag tires behind them in a workout using an uphill climb in the gravel parking lot of the athletic field at the old middle school in Grand Coulee, as a softball game was happening in the adjacent field. Coach Lori Adkins said the technique is a regular one for the team. - Scott Hunter photos
Ivan Alejandre pitches for Lake Roosevelt versus Okanogan Wednesday.
Presley Steffens pitches in a home game against Okanogan April 24.
Trevon Barnaby tees off number one at Banks Lake Golf Course Monday for Lake Roosevelt's match with Okanogan, Oroville, Riverside Christian, and White Swan. LR has matches at Sun Lakes and Omak scheduled this week, then districts at Alta Lake May 13.
Track and Field
Raeley Portch set her personal best record to take first place in the 100-meter, 33-inch hurdles Saturday at the Bridgeport Invitational. She also took second in the 300-meter, 30-inch hurdles, and third in javelin with a throw of 83 feet, 3 inches, another PR.
Her brother, Caden Portch, took first in the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:02.77, and second in the 3200 in 11:59.73.
John Cooley earned a first in 110-meter, 39-inch hurdles in 17.28, a PR, and another first in the 36-inch, 300-meter hurdles and first in the triple jump with 34 feet.
At Liberty Bell's Small Schools Meet on Wednesday, April 24, Cooley had taken first in the 36-inch, 300m hurdles in 45.6, and in the triple jump with jumps totaling 35-05, his PR. Cooley also took first in the high 110m hurdles in 17.5, another PR. He took third in javelin with a 112-5 throw.
Raeley Portch took first in the girls' 30-inch 300m hurdles in 54.1, and third in javelin, with a 78-10 throw.
Caden Portch took third in the 1600m run in 5:10.6.
Softball
The Lady Raiders split their week with big losses and wins.
They lost both games of a home doubleheader to Okanogan April 24, 10-0, 17-3.
But Lake Roosevelt handily took down Brewster two days later, 16-6, 14-4, after beating them 11-1 on the Bears' home field April 23.
It helped that Presley Steffens struck out 12 batters in five innings.
Now 16-4 for the season, the Lady Raiders stand second in the league only to Okanogan (17-1), the only team in the North Central Washington 2B league to beat them.
Brewster is a distant third with a 10-8 record.
A game at Quincy May 6 has been canceled.
The 2024 District 6 2B Fastpitch Softball Tournament is coming up Saturday, May 4 - Friday, May 17. Times and places are yet to be decided.
Baseball
Raider baseball lost 10-0 at Okanogan Wednesday, then to Brewster in both games of a doubleheader in Coulee Dam 17-2, 14-2.
They were played at Okanogan again last night in the opener of the 2024 District 6 2B Baseball Tournament, which goes through May 9.
The Raiders entered post season with a 2-19 regular season win-loss record.
The loss to Okanogan (9-11) sends them to a May 4 postseason game at 1 p.m. at Manson versus Liberty Bell (16-4).
Manson and Liberty Bell ended the regular season tied at the top of the league with 15-3 records.
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