LRS football season begins with Ritzville Jamboree

Practice is underway for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos football team, as the beginning of the season is just days away as they prepare to host the annual Ritzville Jamboree.

For LRS football head coach Greg Whitmore, the opening weeks of practice is all about making sure his team is well-conditioned for the long season ahead.

"We're not in very good shape, we've got to really work on getting in shape," Whitmore told The Journal. "That's always kind of a struggle early in the season ... we're doing quite a bit of conditioning."

The team practiced in pads for the first time last Saturday, b...