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SPOKANE — The Broncos boys middle school cross country team competed in its first league meet of the season on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at St. George’s School. Eighth-grader Jayden Stark paced the Broncos, finishing 34th overall with a time of 12:41.60 in the 1.5-mile race. Bronco eighth-grader Graham Christianson was 67th and seventh-grader Zachary Heater was 68th, with times of 15:29.80 and 15:29.90, respectively. Andrew “Ty” Thornton, a seventh-grader, finished 75th with a time of 16:47.80. No local girls competed in the mee...
RITZVILLE – After scoring seven touchdowns in the first three games of the season, senior running back Brody Boness rushed for five more Friday, Sept. 27 in the Broncos' 34-13 win over Reardan. Boness showed his strength on the Broncos' first possession of the game when he took the handoff up the middle, shook off several tackles and rambled 18 yards into the end zone for the first Lind/Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/touchdown. On the Screaming Eagles' ensuing possession, R...
Postseason baseball is here and again the door was shut on the Mariners once again. They were one game out and still had a chance on Saturday but that was not to be. Since the Mariners last won their division in 2001 with 116 victories they’ve only made it to the postseason as a Wild Card team a couple of years ago. Now the M’s won 90 games in 2002 and 2003 but there was only one Wild Card team at that time. Since then the amount of Wild Card teams in each league is now thr...
RITZVILLE — If the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls volleyball team hadn’t established its dominance in the Northeast 2B league previously, it did so last week, decisively. The undefeated Bronco girls (7-0) dominated Upper Columbia Academy as well as league rival and perennial volleyball powerhouse, Colfax, sweeping both. The state 2B runner-up Broncos overwhelmed the Colfax Bulldogs, 3-0, on Sept. 25, then did the same to the winless Lions on Sept. 26. The Broncos are scheduled to play four games in the next week. On Tue...
I was visiting with someone the other day when we got to talking about this column for the paper. They asked how long I had been doing this and it occurred to me that it had been 20 years. They were surprised and I guess I was too. It seems time really does fly by when you're having fun. Honestly, I didn't think it would become a weekly occurrence, maybe twice a month but when stuff happens I had to write about it. Sure I missed a week now and then because I was busy or I...
NEWPORT - The Newport Grizzlies held off the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos to win a Northeast 2B matchup, 19-14, Friday night, Sept. 20. The Grizzlies (3-0) were ranked No. 8 in the state in Class 2B football last week in the Associated Press Poll; the school dropped from the 1A ranks this season. The Broncos are ranked No. 10. The Grizzlies drew first blood on a 4-yard run by Brody Driver. The point-after failed and Newport took a 6-0 lead. In the second quarter, The Broncos...
ASOTIN — The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls volleyball team continued their march tow a return trip to the state championship game last week by sweeping Asotin, 3-0. Individual stats were not reported. The Broncos (5-0) have only given up two sets all season, both to the Davenport Gorillas, in a 3-2 win Sept. 12. This week, the Broncos return home Tuesday and Thursday. On Tuesday night, Sept. 24, the Broncos hosted league rival Colfax. The newspaper went to press before game time. Colfax comes into the game with a 2-2 r...
ODESSA — The annual Deutchesfest celebration is expected to draw runners to town Saturday, Sept. 16. That’s when the annual Deutchesfest Fun Run/Walk is set. The event begins with registration from 7:45-8:15 a.m. in the town park. The race starts at 8:30 a.m. Runners will have a choice of distances; a 5K run/walk and a 10K run are planned. The court has one steep hill about 650 yards long, organizers said. That hill is at the half-mile mark. Other than that, the course is generally flat, organizers said, noting that only abo...
OTHELLO —An Odessa-Soap Lake area cowboy took home all-around honors from the Othello PRCA rodeo Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13 and 14. Caleb McMillan took home $998 after competing in bull riding, tie-down roping and steer wrestling. McMillan was fifth in steer wrestling with a time of 6.3 seconds, good enough for an $817 takehome. He was also eighth in tie-down roping, completing the task in 12.6 seconds and taking home $181. He also competed in bull riding, but did not get a score. McMillan was also one of the pickup m...
SPOKANE - Six Lind-Ritzville/Sprague runners hit the course Saturday against much larger teams at the Highlander Invitational cross country meet on Saturday, Sept. 14, at Shadle Park High School. The high school course covered 2.5 miles around the school grounds. In the freshmen boys race, Cade Galbreath finished 95th overall with a time of 17:42.10. Bronco teammate Wyatt Walker finished 11th with a time of 18:28.30. In the senior boys race, Bronco Cameron Christianson...
The 2024 football season is off to a rip roaring start. Last year’s national champion Michigan Wolverines were humbled by the Texas Longhorns in week one and the runner up Washington Huskies were defeated by the WSU Cougars last Saturday at Lumen Field in Seattle. It was a great win for the Cougars who played the Huskies tough at Husky Stadium last November nearly upsetting the Dawgs until a gutsy 4th down play brought them new life leading to a game winning field goal. The n...
RITZVILLE — The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague varsity football and volleyball teams remain undefeated. On Friday night, the Bronco boys football team (2-0) topped Manson, 39-16. And on Thursday, the girls volleyball team (4-0) notched its fourth win of the season its closest game so far. The Bronco girls topped the Gorillas, 3-2, in volleyball. Set scores were 21-25, 25-14, 25-19, 13-25 and 15-11. Zoe Galbreath led the Bronco girls with 13 kills, 14 assists, 26 digs and 2 aces. Saige Galbreath added 2 aces and Hannah Towne a b...
Like the Lind-Ritzville Sprague Broncos, the Odessa Tigers (2-0) remain undefeated in football this season. On Friday, Sept. 13, the Tigers topped Oroville, 52-12, on the road. Pictured, Senior running back Tucker Walter goes head-to-head with an Oroville defender en route to a score. This Friday, Oct. 20, the Tigers host the Waterville-Manson Shockers for the 7 p.m. Sausage Bowl....
RITZVILLE — Several local youngsters took home awards from the annual Wheat Land Communities Fair Aug. 29 through Sept. 1. In addition to the awards, they also sold their livestock at the annual market sale. Below, reported youth winners are listed with the people and/or businesses that purchased their livestock (in parentheses): Champion FFA Beef — Alyssa Williams (Marcia Williams, Greg and Sue Williams) Swine — Hanna Towne (Bronco Farm Supply) Goat — Reagan Korthuis (Ritzville Warehouse) Sheep — Alyssa Williams (Erin Mor...
The 2024 Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna cheerleading team is, from left, front row, Zoey McCoy, Olivia Balfe, Hannah Hille, Trinity Graham and Whitlee Silvernail; and back row, Abbi Northern, Zenaida Lujan, Alejandra Novoa, Nalina Wylie and Giovanna Guizar-Estrada. Coaches Kiera Buriak and Megan Buriak are not pictured....
RITZVILLE — Approximately $19,000 in prize money was paid out to participants in the 54th annual Ritzville Rodeo that took place Aug. 30 and 31. Here are the official results: Bareback — Payton Robinson, $850. Saddle Bronc — Bodee Gudmunson, $750. Bulls — J.C. Merriott. $1250. Open Breakaway Roping — 1. Joselyn Arnold, $798; 2. Kiley Streeter, $660; 3. Maddie Baumberger, $523; 4. Kassidy Bremner, $385; 5. Jamie Parvin, $248; and 6. Jules Pyper, $138. Calf Roping — 1. Travis Eller, $575; 2. Devin Robinson, $345; and 3. Trac...
Fairs and rodeos are, for the most part, over for the year. It seems that there is a real need for more people to step up to help at these venues. Why are local organizations finding it difficult to get volunteers to help at their booth, cooking, selling or running games such as Bingo? Well a couple of weeks ago in the large paper that is printed in the big city northeast of here there was a picture in the Northwest section of a woman that was having the time of her life...
SPANGLE — The Liberty Lancers were treated to an episode of the Boness show Friday night, Sept. 6, as the visiting Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos came to town. Senior Brody Boness scored three touchdowns and younger brother Cameron Boness passed for two scores in a 28-22 Lind-Ritzville/Sprague victory over the Northeast 2B rival Lancers. The Broncos opened the game with a brother-to-brother touchdown pass, as Cameron Boness hit Brody Boness for a 42-yard score. Brody Boness added the point after to take a 7-0 lead. Brody B...
RITZVILLE — The Bronco girls opened the season sweeping league rival Reardan during a Northeast 2B matchup Saturday, Sept. 7. The Broncos won 25-19, 25-23, 25-23. Zoe Galbreath and Saige Galbreath led the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague team with eight kills each. Zoe Galbreath also posted 12 assists, 3 aces and a block. Saige Galbreath also had a block, as did Hannah Towne and Claire Wellsandt. Meanwhile, Madisyn Cameron had 10 digs and Allesandra Mendez added 3 aces. The 2023 state 2B runners-up are back on the court this week. T...
I know, the title sounds a bit strange. I was going to say interesting but I won’t try to fool anyone. There was a bird fight last Thursday in Cheney as the hometown EWU Eagles battled the Hawks from Monmouth a private FCS football team from New Jersey Scheduled football games like this for Eastern aren’t normal. Typically they are on the road for their first couple of games and host a team when the students are back on campus in a couple of weeks. But this year the Eag...
RITZVILLE - The fall sports season officially kicks off with regular play beginning this Friday and Saturday. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos boys football team will open the season at 7 p.m. Friday in Spangle at Liberty High School. The Broncos return five seniors to the starting lineup, including running back Brody Boness, who suffered an injury last season. In their last matchup, the Broncos crushed the Liberty Lancers, 60-14, on Sept. 8, 2024. Last season, the Broncos...
