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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...
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 – In her 12th season as head volleyball coach for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos, Cari Galbreath led her team to the Class 2B state tournament for the fourth time. This year, the team finished second in state. For the second consecutive year, she was also named Coach of the Year for the Northeast 2B league. Last December, as the 2022 season drew to a close, Coach Galbreath was optimistic. In an interview with The Journal, she expressed excitement about the t...
SPRAGUE — One man was killed and two women were injured in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 about four miles east of the city Thursday, Dec. 7. Angel A. Cuevas, 22, George was pronounced deceased after being transported to Sacred Heart Medical Center, according to a release from Washington State Patrol. Litzy J. Arvivo, 22, Merced, California and Maira A. Guillen Baeza, 26, Moses Lake, were injured in the crash and also transported to Sacred Heart, the release said. According to the release, a gold 2002 Saturn Vue d...
Shirley Gay (Myrick) Miller Aug 2, 1939-Dec 4,2023 Shirley Gay (Myrick) Miller was born to Don and Billie Myrick in Stanford, Mont., on Aug. 2, 1939. She passed away suddenly Dec. 4, 2023, with complications from recent heart issues. Shirley was the third of five children born to the Myrick family. She was predeceased by her brother, William (he died before she was born); her mom and dad; and sisters, Margaret Schlimmer and Carol Greenwalt. She is survived by her sister, Midge...
SPANGLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos wrestling team finished 12th overall in the Brice Williams Invite on Saturday, Dec. 9, at Liberty High School. The Broncos scored 70.5 team points; Mount Spokane won the team title with 113 points, followed by Liberty (Spangle) with 111. The Broncos placed three wrestlers in the finals – Gabriel Smith at 215 pounds and Octavio Paredes Martinez at 113. Emilia Klewin made the finals at girls 155. Smith brought home the only gold med...
ASOTIN – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys basketball team remained undefeated last week after topping Medical Lake, Upper Columbia Academy and Asotin. The Broncos doubled up on the Medical Lake Cardinals, 70-37, on Dec. 5, then followed up with a 52-37 win over Upper Columbia on Dec. 7. On Dec. 9, the Broncos (5-0) then topped Asotin, 76-68. This week, the Broncos were scheduled to host Liberty (Spangle) on Tuesday, Dec. 12 and Colfax on Friday, Dec. 16. Against Medical Lake, the Broncos scored often, taking an 18-6 lead at 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...
SPRAGUE – Kathy's Market has been revitalized. Raj Singh purchased the grocery story in December 2022. At the time, the store had a considerable amount of old inventory and dusty shelves and little produce. But Singh has been in the grocery business for 14 years and understood the upgrades it would need. He owns three other markets: Jim's Market in Lind, a grocery store in Mansfield and a convenience store and gas station in Spokane Valley. Singh's first steps were to hire l...
Broncos wrestled in Medical Lake Scramble on Dec. 2....
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys and girls basketball teams wrapped up their first week of play Saturday with wins over Almira/Coulee-Hartline and Kittitas. On Thursday, Nov. 30, the Bronco boys knocked off the Warriors, 52-39. The local girls dominated the Warriors, 49-32. Then on Saturday, Dec. 1, the boys(2-0) routed Kittitas, 72-45, and the girls (2-0) spanked the Coyotes, 67-43. Against the Warriors, the Broncos got off to a slow start as Almira/Coulee-Hartline took an 11-10 first quarter lead. But with game d...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Nov. 5-25: Nov. 5 Suspicious persons reported in the 2200 block of West Highway 26, Othello. Hit-and-run crash in the 1000 block of East Main Street, Othello. Vehicle playing loud music in the 2100 block of West May Road, Othello. Nov. 6 Juvenile problem in the 500 block of North E Street, Lind. Possible theft in the 1800 block of East Danekas Road, Tokio. Juvenile did not return home from school in the 300 block...
CONNELL - The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys and girls basketball teams hit the court for a preseason tuneup Monday night at the Connell Jamboree. Boys and girls varsity and junior varsity teams from Connell, Lind-Ritzville and Quincy were on the court. The jamboree featured a round-robin style setup with each team playing 10 minutes against the others. The Bronco boys won their opener, 24-10 over Connell, then lost their closer to Quincy, 23-16. The Bronco girls, too, won their...
RITZVILLE — After three weeks of practices, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague grapplers are ready to square off against other schools. The winter season schedule opens with the boys heading to Medical Lake for the Scramble on Saturday, Dec. 2. The event will pit the Broncos against several large and small schools, including Medical Lake and Cheney. Wrestling begins at 10 a.m. The girls wrestling team will open its season with the league meet at East Valley (Spokane Valley) next Thursday, Dec. 7. Wrestling starts at 5 p.m. The b...
RITZVILLE - Here are the unofficial results for the Nov. 7 general election: Port of Othello Commissioner, District 1 Homer Montemayor - 629 Owen Olsen - 528 Public Hospital District No.2 (East Adams Rural Healthcare) Commissioner, Position 2 Riley Hille - 824 Guillermo Mendez - 386 Commissioner, Position 3 John M. Kragt - 1,045 Commissioner, Position 5 Matt Kubik - 1,058 Public Hospital District No. 3 Elaine Wade - 994 Commissioner, Position 3 Sue Long-Hosek - 1,030 North Franklin School District Director, District,...
EDWALL— The local fire station has a new fire engine in house at no cost to Fire District No. 4 thanks to the Federal Firefighter Property Program. The engine, named Engine 461, is a 1995 Pierce Arrow originally built for the Marine Corps. It was stationed at Barstow Marine Base in Southern California, according to a press release from District Chief Jim Adams. The Fire District obtained the engine from the Dept. of Natural Resources, which facilitates the Federal Firefighter Property program for the state, the press release...
RITZVILLE – Several Lind-Ritzville/Sprague football team members have received all-lead Northeast 2B accolades for the fall 2023 season. Running backs Brody Boness and Brock Kinch were selected to the All-League First Team Offense. Boness also made All-League First Team Defense as a linebacker. Offensive lineman Brock Tracy was selected to the All-League Second Team offensive line as well as the All-League Second Team defensive line. Kinch earned All-League Second Team D...
TYLER – A lost hunter was located Nov. 14, about eight hours after he became lost in the fog along the Columbia Plateau State Park Trail. The hunter – whose name, age and hometown the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office has yet to release – called for help on his cell phone at about 5:20 p.m., records show. He was later located cold and tired, but otherwise uninjured, in the Ballinger Lake area, south and east of the South Mullinix-South Harmony Road intersection, records show. According to the report, the hunter called emergen...
RITZVILLE - Here are the unofficial results for the Nov. 7 general election: Port of Othello Commissioner, District 1 Homer Montemayor - 609 Owen Olsen - 513 Public Hospital District No.2 (East Adams Rural Healthcare) Commissioner, Position 2 Riley Hille - 790 Guillermo Mendez - 376 Commissioner, Position 3 John M. Kragt - 1,013 Commissioner, Position 5 Matt Kubik - 1,024 Public Hospital District No. 3 Elaine Wade - 959 Commissioner, Position 3 Sue Long-Hosek - 997 North Franklin School District Director, District, Position...
SPRAGUE – Drugs and/or alcohol were factors in two unrelated crashes that left one person dead and three injured Saturday and Sunday. At about 12:28 p.m. Saturday, a driver was injured and his passenger killed when their vehicle overturned in the median of Interstate 90. Then on Monday morning, a wrong-way driver caused a head-on crash near Milepost 240; two people were injured. The Washington State Patrol listed alcohol or drugs as factors in both crashes. In the Saturday c...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls volleyball team finished second in the state 2B tournament on Thursday, Nov. 9, in the Yakima Valley SunDome. The Bronco girls lost to Manson in the championship game. Meanwhile, nearby St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse finished eighth in the 1B state tournament. For more on volleyball, see Pages 10-11....
SPRAGUE — Voters here had three local races or measures on their ballots this general election and made their voices heard Tuesday, Nov. 7. In a contested race for City Councilmember No. 5, Jeffrey Smith held a semi-narrow lead over RonDel Krauter 56 votes to 44. City residents were slimly voting to pass an EMS levy after first count, with 60 voters favoring the levy and 43 voters against the levy. In a contested Cemetery District No. 7 Commissioner No. 3 race, Larae Rodriguez had a lopsided 123-36 lead over Thomas P...
YAKIMA – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos had an impressive run in the WIAA 2B State Tournament. The Broncos finished second overall after a straight-set loss to the Manson Trojans. The state tournament was a two-day tournament that took place in Yakima on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 8 and 9. Set scores for the state championship game saw the Trojans comfortably take all three sets: 15-25, 15-25, 20-25. 21-25. The Trojans entered the tournament as the number two overall s...
MEAD – Three of the Top 5 Northeast 2B girls volleyball teams will compete in the state tournament in the Yakima Valley SunDome this Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 8 and 9. During District 6/7 crossover games Saturday, Colfax, Liberty (Spangle) and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague punched their ticket into the Yakima Valley SunDome with victories. The Lancers topped the Brewster Bears, 3-1; Colfax swept Tonasket, 3-0; and the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls eliminated the Lake Roosevelt Raid...