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RITZVILLE – Lind-Ritzville/Sprague opened its potential run at a district championship by taking on the Northwest Christian (Colbert) Crusaders in the first round of playoffs Saturday, Feb. 2, in the fieldhouse at West Valley high school. Both the Broncos and Crusaders met once in the regular season, with the Broncos coming away with the 59-55 victory. The 4-point victory for the Broncos against the Crusaders was a larger score-differential than when the teams met Saturday, a...
COLFAX - The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys basketball wrapped up its regular season play with a win and a loss last week. On Monday, Jan. 29, the Broncos tamed the winless Upper Columbia Academy Lions, 54-49, on senior night in Gilson Gymnasium. Then on Tuesday, Jan. 30, they traveled to Colfax, where the undefeated Bulldogs dominated the Broncos, 71-48. Against Upper Columbia (0-13), the Broncos matched the Lions basket for basket, with the first quarter ending tied at 14. In...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys and basketball teams celebrated senior night Monday, Jan. 29, before a packed house in Gilson Gymnasium. Above, seniors on the boys basketball team, from left, are Brock Kinch, Bridger Moore, Lance Williamson, Shawn Steinberger and Blake Earle. Below, seniors on the girls team, from left, are Harlee Hennings, Arienna Bernal and Meghan Rivers. For photos of the seniors and their families, see Page 9....
SPRAGUE-The local Chamber of Commerce awarded local man John Fraser the title of 2023 Citizen of the Year at the Chamber's Annual Meeting Monday, Jan. 15. Fraser's community service accolades are expansive. He spends several days per week picking up food donated to Feed Sprague and Manna Monday Meals, has occasionally volunteered to cook for Manna Mondays, picks up donated clothes and Meals on Wheels for community members in Sprague and Lamont and hauls refuse to Gina...
8 Years Ago Adams County News February 1, 1899 Local and Personal Mr. Benj. Martin, the accommodating cashier of the Adams County Bank, informs us that although January was a quiet month that that institution handled over $35,000 worth of grain drafts and paid out about $50,000 in cash during the same period. This certainly speaks volumes for the financial condition of Adams County. A son of Hon. J. M. Adams and Johnnie Long, son of Clark Long, engaged in a lively scrap at t...
RITZVILLE – A day after the Bronco girls fell a point short to Liberty, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague bounced back to top St. George’s. The Broncos (10-7, 7-5 in league) used a second and third quarter rally to top the Dragons, 61-54, on Jan. 24. Trailing 15-9 after one quarter, the Broncos outscored the Dragons by 6 points in the second quarter and 8 in the third to take a commanding 44-36 lead going into the final stanza. They then held on as the Dragons (3-11, 3-6 in league) closed the margin by only a single point. Bronco Zoe...
RITZVILLE – The Broncos boys basketball team split last week, edging Liberty but losing a heartbreaker to St. George’s. St. George’s (13-5, 10-2 in league), edged the Broncos (8-10, 5-7 in league) 50-47 on Jan. 24. The loss came a day after the Broncos edged the Lancers (8-9, 5-6 in league) 39-36 on Jan. 23. Both games were back-and-forth battles. Against St. George’s, the Broncos took an 11-10 lead after the first quarter, but trailed 24-22 at the half. After three, they retook the lead 35-34. But St. George’s rallied i...
DAVENPORT- The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington basketball teams struggled Jan. 16 against the Gorillas. In the girls game, Davenport pulled away in the second half for a 48-39 triumph. The local boys couldn't get past the Gorillas, falling 54-44. In the girls game, the first half was a defensive slugfest, with neither team finding much offense. Glenna Soliday was the exception, as she poured in 13 first-half points as Davenport took a slim 21-19 lead into...
CHENEY – The current water supply outlook for Washington is an early assessment, but it shows little snowpack through December. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Program hydrologistMatt Warbritton, the snowpack is significantly lower-than-average, but overall precipitation is only slightly below average, thanks to December rainfall. Because of the strong El Nino events this year, the r...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls for service from Dec. 17 to Jan. 6: Dec. 17 9:43 a.m. - Deputies received a report of a driver having a medical emergency, when law enforcement arrived the friends of the driver transported the driver to the tri-cities for care, in the area of South Johnson Road and West Yeisley Road, Othello. 11:23 a.m. – A person might be in the dumpster on private property removing items. When law enforcement arrived, the trespassers were no longer...
8 Years Ago Adams County News January 18, 1899 New jewelry store J.A. Humphrey, a well and favorably known railroad man and telegraph operator, has just purchased the jewelry stock of O.R. Haight and will build adjoining the post office where he expects soon to open up an elegant and full line of such goods. Local and Personal H. F. Klaas, head miller in the Ott Flouring Mills, is moving his family into one of the Greene-Prouty cottages on College hill. Louis Walton,...
CHEWELAH – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys split in games last week, edging Jenkins on Jan. 13, but falling to Northwest Christian on Jan. 12. The Broncos (8-8, 5-5 in league) edged the Jenkins Cougars, 43-40 in a Northeast 2B matchup. Individual statistics weren’t reported for the game, but Broncos putting points on the board included Jerod Harder, Zach Klein, Damon Schilling, Joey Duff, Blake Earle, Bridger Moore, Brock Kinch, Lance Williamson and Shawn Steinberger. Against the Crusaders, the Bronco boys rallied in the four...
CHEWELAH – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls routed Jenkins, 72-49, on Saturday, Jan. 13. The local girls (8-5 overall, 5-3 in league), opened the game by dominating the first half, outscoring Jenkins (6-9, 2-8 in league) by 7 points in the first quarter and 6 in the second. The Broncos held an 18-11 lead after one quarter and a 41-28 lead at the half. The Broncos put the game away in the third, outscoring the Cougars, 18-8, to expand the margin to 59-36. With Lind-Ritzville rotating players in off the bench, the Broncos a...
8 Years Ago Adams County News January 11, 1899 Local and Personal Henry Horn has ordered a carload of ice from Sprague where a choice article can be found. Henry evidently intends to keep cool this next summer if congealed water will assist matters any. Dr. F. R. Burroughs paid the penalty for exposing himself to the hard trip made to Lamona last Wednesday by remaining in his room and nursing a first-class cold for a couple of days afterward. The weather never gets too cold...
REARDAN – With three players scoring in double figures, the Screaming Eagles cruised to a 71-46 win over Lind-Ritzville-Sprague Saturday, Jan. 6. Broncos' freshman Joey Duff came out of the chute with guns blazing, firing two quick shots, resulting in four quick points for the Broncos. Unfortunately for LRS, his night on the court ended minutes later after suffering a dislocated knee. Reardan took advantage of Duff's absence and quickly took control of the game. Rysen S...
REARDAN – Reardan freshman Olivia Wicks scored only 2 points Jan. 6 against Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, but they were the ones that counted the most. Her basket with 13 seconds left in the game clinched the Screaming Eagles' 44-43 win. From the start, Chasyn Waters, Reardan's high-energy eighth-grader, and Bronco sophomore Zoe Galbreath took charge of their respective teams on the offensive end of the court. They ended up scoring 6 points apiece in the first quarter. Tenice W...
SPRAGUE – Two local women have combined their efforts over the last five years to keep a restaurant open in the wake of COVID shutdown mandates and challenges finding employees. Sheila Martin and sister-in-law Linda Johnston took over The Viking Drive-In in 2019, following the death of Martin's husband, Gary Martin. You can find them at the 209 E. Fourth St. restaurant daily. Sister Barb Shafer also helps with the business. The biggest challenge since the end of the p...
RITZVILLE - The Broncos boys basketball team had a good opening quarter, but just couldn't keep pace with the Royal Knights during a nonleague matchup Friday, Dec. 29. The Knights won, 81-54. The Knights took an 18-15 first quarter lead and grew the margin from there. By halftime, visiting Royal had a 38-31 lead. The Knights sealed the win with an explosive third quarter, outscoring the local Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (7-5, 4-2 in league) boys 26-10 to take a 64-41 lead. The...
RITZVILLE — The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls return to the court today, Jan. 3, after a nearly two-week-long break over the holidays. The Bronco girls(5-4, 2-2 in league) will host Warden at 7 p.m. tonight in Gilson Gymnasium. The last time the local girls took the court was Dec. 22, when they were edged by Columbia (Burbank), 64-59. But the game against Warden isn’t the only one this week for the Broncos. Kettle Falls will come to town on Friday, Jan. 5, and the Broncos will travel to Reardan on Saturday, Jan. 6. The gam...
SPOKANE - Local boys were unable to land anyone on the podium at the M2 Mallet wrestling tournament Dec. 23. The Broncos scored a total of 16.0 team points in the tournament that featured 25 teams, many from much larger schools. Moscow, Idaho, won the team title with 213.5 points. Wrestling at 120 pounds, Waylon Rosman had the best showing for the Broncos, with two wins. He opened the tournament with a bye and then pinned Sawyer Sullivan of Mount Spokane in 2:35. In his...
PASCO – Zoe Galbreath scored 44 points Thursday night to lead the Bronco girls to victory over Tri-Cities Prep. The Broncos (5-3, 2-2 in league) lead the game from start to finish. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls took a 21-18 lead in the first quarter and a 45-27 lead to the locker room at halftime. The Jaguars rallied in the third quarter, outscoring the Broncos, 18-12, narrowing the margin to 57-45. The Jaguars rally continued into the final stanza, with Tri-Cities Prep outscoring Lind-Ritzville, 21-13, closing the m...
SPRAGUE – Floating dock and walkway owners will have a new rule to contend with beginning Jan. 1. According to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, the agency will begin requiring the plastic foam used in floating docks and walkways to be fully encased. The agency will require all such foam to be covered in concrete, steel, aluminum or plastic to prevent pieces from breaking off and floating away, officials said. The state won’t initially mandate replacement of existing foam structures, but will require them to be upg...
PASCO – The undefeated Tri-Cities Prep boys basketball team knocked off visiting Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, 54-35, during a Class 2B game Thursday night, Dec. 21. Joey Duff led all scorers with 20 points for the Broncos in their losing effort. Blake McClure led the Jaguars (8-0) with 19 points. The Jaguars captured the momentum early, running up a 20-10 lead at the end of the first quarter. It was a lead the Broncos were unable to overcome as the Jaguars added 6 points to the margin in the second quarter and 2 more in the t...
DAVENPORT – Bronco wrestler Octavio Paredes Martinez brought home a gold medal Saturday from the Gorilla Invitational. Wrestling at 113 pounds, he was the only individual champion for the Broncos, which finished third as a team. Northwest Christian (Colbert) won the team award with 137 points, followed by Kittitas with 127 and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague with 110. Rounding out the Top five were Davenport with 97 points and Selkirk with 94. In individual results, Martinez opened t...
RITZVILLE – The Broncos girls basketball team lost a hard-fought game to Medical Lake on Dec. 5, but rebounded to dominate the Lions on Dec. 7. The Medical Lake Cardinals won handed the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls their first loss, 60-49, on Tuesday, Dec. 5. But the local girls crushed the Upper Columbia Academy Lions, 58-13, on Dec. 7. Against Medical Lake, the Cardinals’ Charde Luat scored 33 points to lead all scorers. Despite Luat’s performance, the Broncos were never really out of the game. The Cardinals led 14-10 after...