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The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos softball squad picked up its first league win of the season last weekend, picking up a split over the Asotin Panthers in a league doubleheader on the road on April 6. In what was its most complete game of the...

If you are anything like me, you watched the Gonzaga Bulldogs lose to the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday. Games like these are harsh realities of the win and go on and lose and go home tournament format. I’ve said this before and it bears...

The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos softball squad found themselves in a high-scoring affair during its non-league doubleheader against the Davenport Gorillas on March 26, with a total of 58 runs being scored between the teams in just the two...

The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos baseball team picked up its first wins of the season last week, sweeping a doubleheader against the Davenport Gorillas in non-league action on March 26. The Broncos also dropped a non-league road game against the...

Two different weeks, two different track meets for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos track & field team. On March 20 – long before the snow melted – Cheney High School hosted the first track meet of the season for the Broncos. If you were there,...

The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos baseball team stepped onto the diamond for the first time this season on March 22—with a twist. After the cancellation of the season-opening jamboree in Connell and two league doubleheaders, the Broncos took on...

If you were at Cheney High School on March 20, you would think you came to watch a track meet in the Himalayas. The sun was out, temperature was in the low 60’s, and under ordinary circumstances, it would be a fine day for a track meet. Even with...

I watched a lot of basketball this past week with all of the conference tournaments going on. There were several that were very interesting to watch and might just be a precursor to the outcome of the NCAA tournament. Our local teams of interest...

There was an interesting article in the Spokesman this past Sunday concerning the way the Gonzaga Bulldog basketball teams travel to and from away games. They go via a private jet that fits the players and coaches of the respective teams. It is a...

Class A – Pete Franz Class B – Garrett Schlimmer Class C – Randy Franz Class D – Craig Cooper Ladies – Anna Franz Junior – Brody Folk Sub-Junior – Ayden Franz Class A: Scott Steinmetz Class B: Justin Simonson Class C: Mike Geschke High...

I was able to spend four days at the State ‘B’ basketball tournament in Spokane last week and I had a great time. The weather has raised havoc with school and extracurricular activities around here. There are a bunch of people that figured they w...

16 yards Class A: Travis Dewald Class B: Scott Yaeger Class C: Tyler Frederick Class D: Mike Stromberger Veteran: Tim Wellsandt Ladies: Michelle Hennings Junior: Gage Bauer Sub Junior: Harlee Hennings Handicap Class A: Wes Frederick Class B: Tyler...

The other day when schools closed early and practices were canceled and I found myself driving west on Hwy 26 in nasty conditions, I got a bit nervous wondering if the road conditions would get worse. I saw a State snow plow stopped at the...

24: Jason Heider, Kyle Bauer. 23: Adam Krause. 22: Wes Frederick, Scott Steinmetz. 21: Garrett Frederick, Travis Dewald, Tyler Frederick, Colby Schell, Justin Simonson and Ryan Frederick. 20 & under: Aaliyah Yaeger, Johnathan Stromberger, Collette...

22: Terry Utecht. 21: Pete Franz, Alan Schlimmer. 20 & under: Carson Schlimmer, Curt Franz, Garrett Schlimmer, Anna Franz, Randy Kulm, Richard Kulm, Ayden Franz and Thomas Rosen. High Overall: Terry Utecht. High Handicap: Terry Utecht. Miss & Out:...

24: Carson Schlimmer, Terry Utecht. 22: Pete Franz. 21: LeRoy Watson. 20 & under: Blake Bennett, Thomas Rosen, Alan Schlimmer, Garrett Schlimmer, Mike Gering, Brody Folk, Randy Franz, Anna Franz, Roger Hochstetler, Richard Kulm, Craig Cooper, Taylor...

25: Jason Heider. 24: James Wahl, Travis Simonson, Tim Wellsandt, Kyle Bauer, Mike Bauer. 23: Scott Yaeger, Adam Miller, Scott Steinmetz, Scott Hennings, Ryan Frederick. 22: Garrett Frederick, Travis Dewald, Joe Cushner, Dennis Shepherd, Colby...