Raider sports week
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Last updated 5/1/2024 at 10:16am
During track and field practice April 24, from left, Marvelous Vargas, John Cooley and Davis Tatshama drag tires behind them in a workout using an uphill climb in the gravel parking lot of the athletic field at the old middle school in Grand Coulee, as a softball game was happening in the adjacent field. Coach Lori Adkins said the technique is a regular one for the team. - Scott Hunter photos
Track and Field
Raeley Portch set her personal best record to take first place in the 100-meter, 33-inch hurdles Saturday at the Bridgeport Invitational. She also took second in the 300-meter, 30-inch hurdles, and third in javelin with a throw of 83 feet, 3 inches, another PR.
Her brother, Caden Portch, took first in the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:02.77, and second in the 3200 in 11:59.73.
John Cooley earned a first in 110-meter, 39-inch hurdles in 17.28, a PR, and another first in the 36-inch, 300-meter hurdles and first in the triple jump with 34 feet.
At Liberty Bell's Small Schools Meet on Wednesday, April 24, Cooley had taken first in the 36-inch, 300m hurdles in 45.6, and in the triple jump with jumps totaling 35-05, his PR. Cooley also took first in the high 110m hurdles in 17.5, another PR. He took third in javelin with a 112-5 throw.
Raeley Portch took first in the girls' 30-inch 300m hurdles in 54.1, and third in javelin, with a 78-10 throw.
Caden Portch took third in the 1600m run in 5:10.6.
Softball
The Lady Raiders split their week with big losses and wins.
They lost both games of a home doubleheader to Okanogan April 24, 10-0, 17-3.
But Lake Roosevelt handily took down Brewster two days later, 16-6, 14-4, after beating them 11-1 on the Bears' home field April 23.
It helped that Presley Steffens struck out 12 batters in five innings.
Now 16-4 for the season, the Lady Raiders stand second in the league only to Okanogan (17-1), the only team in the North Central Washington 2B league to beat them.
Brewster is a distant third with a 10-8 record.
Ivan Alejandre pitches for Lake Roosevelt versus Okanogan Wednesday.
A game at Quincy May 6 has been canceled.
The 2024 District 6 2B Fastpitch Softball Tournament is coming up Saturday, May 4 - Friday, May 17. Times and places are yet to be decided.
Baseball
Raider baseball lost 10-0 at Okanogan Wednesday, then to Brewster in both games of a doubleheader in Coulee Dam 17-2, 14-2.
They were played at Okanogan again last night in the opener of the 2024 District 6 2B Baseball Tournament, which goes through May 9.
The Raiders entered post season with a 2-19 regular season win-loss record.
The loss to Okanogan (9-11) sends them to a May 4 postseason game at 1 p.m. at Manson versus Liberty Bell (16-4).
Manson and Liberty Bell ended the regular season tied at the top of the league with 15-3 records.
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