The Ritzville Adams County Journal - Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887

Each school year comes to a close with graduation. The following week, juniors are finally considered seniors, even though technically they will need to wait until school starts at... — Updated 5/30/2023

As I was subbing at the school last week I overheard a conversation concerning the NBA playoffs. The young lads were talking about who they thought was the guy they would have... — Updated 5/23/2023

In a month from now school will be out and the Lind Combine Derby weekend will bring a bunch of crash test dummies to town. We still have some spring sports to follow before the... — Updated 5/9/2023

Last week I talked about some of the changes that were made to the game of baseball in order to speed it up a bit. But I left out a couple of big changes that really need to be... — Updated 5/2/2023

My how things have changed in just a couple of short years, or has it been three. Baseball is a different game since March 16, 2020 when spring training was suspended and the Major... — Updated 4/25/2023

The basketball tournaments are over and we local fans should be happy that our teams played on for a while. Getting to playoff time is always fun. We get to brag about our team and... — Updated 4/18/2023

I think it is really interesting to see how many Gonzaga Bulldog basketball fans are out there. I mean fans that had no idea that the school existed until the tournament runs the... — Updated 4/4/2023

I have had the good fortune to be able to attend several Hall of Fame inductions in the last 20 years. The first was for one of my high school basketball coaches; one for a friend... — Updated 3/28/2023

So we are down to our final two weeks of college basketball. I’m kind of a basketball junky. I love the high school playoffs and tournaments followed by the college conference tou... — Updated 3/21/2023

On Sunday the brackets for the 2023 NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournament were announced. This year’s tournament will have the Gonzaga men and women and the Pac 12... — Updated 3/14/2023

There are a few things I look forward to each year but the state B basketball tournament has to be the one that I plan for weeks in advance. The tournament has been in Spokane... — Updated 3/7/2023

Just to let you know I wasn’t ignoring the EWU Eagles basketball team. I’ve been following them and keeping track of their great season. I didn’t want to mention them when the... — Updated 2/28/2023

I have a tendency to look at the scores of games that were played the day before and try to imagine what made the game unique. Was a close game close from start to finish, or just... — Updated 2/21/2023

Congratulations to Jay Humphrey on his retirement from coaching, hopefully after the State 2A tournament in March. I’ve watched Jay coach on more than one occasion and he certainl... — Updated 2/13/2023

Or not. Let’s just say that there were a few things that happened this weekend to make me wonder if our days are numbered going into the future. First of all that weird Chinese... — Updated 2/6/2023

The NFC and AFC championship games were played this weekend and the winners were Andy Reid’s Kansas City Chiefs and Andy Reid’s former team the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles... — Updated 1/31/2023

For a lot of years the Gonzaga men’s basketball team was criticized for playing in a weak league. So the Zags scheduled a tough nonconference slate against quality teams in early... — Updated 1/24/2023

On January 2nd, the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals were playing a big Monday night football game in Cincinnati. Both teams are having a great season and have the... — Updated 1/10/2023 Full story

I’ve seen a few Sci-Fi movies about time travel and how someone can change history. But, of course, we really can’t and neither can the folks in the movies. I look at time trave... — Updated 12/27/2022

I have a few things to talk about today so bear with me. A couple of days ago I was driving on the freeway where doesn’t really matter. Anyway I was in the left lane and there... — Updated 12/20/2022

Several years ago my wife and I went to a benefit auction in Othello. During the dinner and just before the auction there was a short demonstration. K-9 Handler Joe Phillips and K-9... — Updated 12/13/2022

Football is different than basketball when it comes to coaches changing jobs once a season ends In basketball, if your team is in the NCAA tournament, you most likely will not be... — Updated 11/29/2022

We are about to celebrate another Thanksgiving. It is with great hope that we can actually say we are really thankful. I look back on some very memorable times spent at family... — Updated 11/21/2022

It has been a good fall for the local high school teams. The football team was league champions along with Liberty and Chewelah. Unfortunately the league doesn't settle ties for... — Updated 11/16/2022

I was reading the sports page this morning and saw the odds posted for basketball games that would be played later in the day. This early in the season there are a lot of games... — Updated 11/8/2022 Full story