Ritzville Clock-watcher has long tenure

RITZVILLE - He knows about lapsed time probably better than anyone in the state. You might say he is the master of how time has flown, if not where it has gone, perhaps downfield.

Tony Vostral, 76, and a Ritzville resident, has been the football and basketball volunteer time-keeper since 1976 at Lind-Ritzville High School.

He's also been all over youth sports in many roles.

"I'm going to start my 49th year," Vostral said. "In football, I go out and talk to the referees before the game and ask whether anything's different, or whether they're doing anything different that I need to know about, w...