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Raider baseball split their two non-league games over spring break, losing to the Colton Wildcats and defeating Tonasket at home on the 5th. LR remains at .500 for the season with a 4-4 overall record, 3-0 in Central Washington 2B play. In the game against Colton at Big Bend Community College Friday, Jake Straughan of Colton pitched a no-hitter and struck out 14 Raiders. LR was three up and three down in the first, fourth, and sixth innings. The Raiders almost had a hit in the second inning, but... Full story
Raider Tennis travelled to White Swan on March 25 to take on the Cougars on a blustery court. LR was missing some key players and others had to step up to fill the void. LR boys won their team match by the score of 3-2. The LR girls were swept by the Cougars 0-5. In singles action, Daniel Campobasso remained undefeated, taking down Ethan Lewis 6-3, 7-6 (7-3). Both of Lake Roosevelt’s boys’ doubles teams (Campobasso, Brandin Smith; Corbin Wilder, Isaiah Baty) won. Tanya Ang and Areielle Whi... Full story
Austin Rosenbaum led Raider golfers with a 49 and the first-place medal in a match March 24 at Moses Pointe Golf Club in Moses Lake. The nine-hole match against the Moses Lake Christian Lions and Manson Trojans had only individual scoring for the participants. “Austin is rounding into good competitive shape early this season,” Raider Coach Steve Files said. “He is determined to continue improving and challenging himself.” Madisyn Byam led the Raider girls with a score of 73. At Okanogan Valley Golf Course March 27, the LR team lost -247-18... Full story
Raider baseball is on a winning streak after defeating both Manson and Oroville last week. Lake Roosevelt soundly defeated the Trojans on their home field at Manson 21-9 on March 25. Then on Saturday, the Raiders went north to take two from the Oroville Hornets by the scores of 11-0 and 9-5. Devan Black picked up two wins on the mound last week, including the game-one shutout. Head Coach Billy Nicholson praised Black for his pitching and looks forward to more in the upcoming weeks. Supporting Black at the plate, were the hot bats of Taren... Full story
Raider track and field athletes traveled north to Colville for the Ezra Gordon Invitational Saturday, where a thunder storm caused a three-hour lightning delay. When hail came down at 7 p.m., the meet was called off due to another round of lightning. “Despite the adverse conditions, the athletes competed with strong efforts and improved their personal records,” Head Coach Lori Adkins said. “We as coaches were very proud of their performances.” On the track, Nathaniel Hall, Will Friedlander, and Shania Carson all improved their 100-met... Full story
Raider Tennis travelled to White Swan to take on the Cougars on a blustery court March 25. Lake Roosevelt was missing some key players and others had to step up to fill the void. LR boys won their team match, 3-2, but the LR girls were swept by the Cougars 0-5. In singles action, Daniel Campobasso stayed undefeated, taking down Ethan Lewis 6-3, 7-6 (7-3). Both boys’ doubles teams for LR won. Tanya Ang and Areielle White played a competitive doubles match against Luz Guterriz andCalista Spoonhunter but came up short. Ang also forced her singles... Full story
Lady Raider softball closed out non-league play March 25 against the Tonasket Tigers at Grand Coulee. Lake Roosevelt scored more runs than in their previous four games combined, but that was not enough as the Tigers came out the victors, 22-8. Pitching remains a big problem for LR as 15 Tigers were walked and 10 hit by pitch to give Tonasket 25 free base runners. “This is a big problem we need to fix as a team,” Head Coach Jamie Lezard said. He also said the team needs to commit fewer mental errors that allow the other teams to score. Lady Raid... Full story
Raider Baseball suffered from early season jitters last week as they lost to the Warriors of Almira/Coulee-Hartline March 18, and on March 22 in a doubleheader against Okanogan. In the first game against the Bulldogs the Raiders did mount a seventh-inning rally and looked to force the game into extra innings, but the Bulldogs got the last out for the final score of 9-5, Okanogan. Raiders need to work on defense and consistent offensive production throughout the game, Head Coach Billy Nicholson... Full story
Raider Track travelled to Spokane Valley Saturday to take part in the West Valley Invitational. Lake Roosevelt went in with many young athletes who had yet to compete at the high school level. Those athletes shined, and many veterans picked up where they left off in 2013. “The Raiders had a great first outing,” Head Coach Lori Adkins said, “We were able to establish strong starting points as we begin our season goal setting.” Chyenne Kelly-Marconi competed in her four main events at West Valley. In the 400-meter run, Kelly-Marconi finishe... Full story
Lake Roosevelt's tennis team travelled to Pateros and Entiat last week to open the 2014 season. At Pateros on March 18, the boys' squad won the match 3-2 by sweeping all the singles matches. Girls had a tough start, losing 0-5. "Both Harmony Witten and Arielle White were ahead at 4-1 half way through their matches but were unable to maintain their lead to the end," Head Coach Steve Archer noted. Thursday at Entiat, both the boys' and girls' squads lost by the scores of 2-3 and 1-4. Holly Jo... Full story
Lady Raider Softball had a tough week to open the season. Lake Roosevelt struggled on defense and on the mound, giving up many walks. Out in the field, errors allowed runs to be scored and runners to get on base. Offensively the Lady Raider bats also struggled to get runners on base and in scoring position. Head Coach Jamie Lezard hopes to improve in all areas for the upcoming games. "We need improvement on the fundamentals of the game within the game as far as learning what our key roles are... Full story
With turmoil caused by reclassification and whether the Caribou Trail League would continue to exist, there are finally some definite answers. Lake Roosevelt athletes will be competing in the Central Washington North for all sports but football and wrestling. For many, this comes as a relief from the prospect of traveling to Mabton and White Swan every season for every sport. Omak was going to join the CWL North when the CTL was dissolving and the other three 1As looked to be moving South. Now... Full story
Six Lake Roosevelt Raiders made the Central Washington 2B North All League basketball squads this season, including an MVP, and the boys' coach was named coach of the year. First-year Head Coach Matt Simpson was recognized as "Coach of the Year" for the CWL 2B North, having led the young Raider boys to a winning record and a Washington Interscholastic Activities Association regional tournament appearance. It was an even split of three boys and three girls from Lake Roosevelt making the teams.... Full story
The Raiders' season came to an end Saturday as the Lind-Ritzville-Sprague Broncos came away with the 67-49 victory in the the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association regional matchup at Cheney High School. The game pitted the Lake Roosevelt team, with no seniors, five players over 6-0 and combined experience of 170 games; against L-R-S, with six seniors, eight players over 6-0 and 186 games in their history. But the younger team did surprise the Broncos. "We took them lightly," L-R-S... Full story
Raider wrestlers completed another successful Mat Classic by finishing fifth overall in the state tournament in Tacoma last weekend. Of the five Raiders in the B classification competition, three came home with medals. Kodie Horn joins an elite group of Raider wrestlers as the State B 145-pound champion for 2014.Horn defeated all his opponents by pin to make it nine straight pins in the postseason that included sub-regional and regional 145-pound championships to end his senior season. "Kodie... Full story
In overtime, the Raiders secured second place in the district tournament Saturday against a foe that had twice beaten them in the regular season. "We came in ready to play and prove that we deserved to be there," Raider Head Coach Matt Simpson said. The Raiders defeated both Riverside Christian Wednesday and Liberty Bell Saturday in the district tournament at Wenatchee, earning the district's second berth in the regional tournament next Saturday in Cheney. The team's coaches, Simpson said, had... Full story
The Lady Raiders finished the 2013-14 season Saturday with a second-place finish in the Central Washington 2B North and a third-place in the District 5-6 Tournament. In overtime, Oroville ended the Lady Raiders' season in the district tournament in Wenatchee. Head Coach Wallace Pleasants said he is proud of the way the girls played this season despite all the injuries that affected the team. Earlier in the week the Lady Raiders had defeated the Bridgeport Fillies for the third time this season.... Full story
Raider wrestling travelled to Kittitas on Valentine’s Day and came home Saturday Night with two Eastern Washington B Regional champions and five moving on to the 26th annual Mat Classic at the Tacoma Dome this weekend. “We had another good tournament,” Head Coach Steve Hood commented on the regional tourney. Lake Roosevelt finished sixth overall in team standings with 105 points, only seven points out of third place. James Monaghan won second place in the 120-pound category. His opponent in the championship match, Trent Skelton, had placed seco... Full story
Following two successive wins in the last week of their regular season, the Raiders will head to the district playoffs tonight with solid win-loss record improved over last season's. The Raiders ended the regular season on a two-game win streak to improve their record to 11-9 overall and 6-5 in league play. With a four-game improvement over last season's 7-13 record, the LR team will play in Wenatchee in a loser-out game at 4 p.m. "We are excited about our improvement from last year and making... Full story
The Lady Raiders finished the regular season with a Valentine’s Day win over the Fillies of Bridgeport following a loss in Oroville Feb. 11. Lake Roosevelt finished with a 10-9 overall win-loss record, 8-3 in league. Against Oroville the Lady Raiders got off to a bad start, falling behind by as much as 22 points. “We could not buy a basket in the first half,” Head Coach Wallace Pleasants said. “It took us two and a half quarters to gain our composure and come back into the game.” The 44-34 loss kept the Lady Raiders from being the number-on... Full story
The Lady Raiders defeated Liberty Bell and Riverside Christian to extend their current win streak to four games last week. The wins help Lake Roosevelt secure second place in the Central Washington 2B North, with a 9-8 overall win-loss record and a 7-2 record in league play, with a chance to tie for the top spot. On their home court Feb. 7, the Lady Raiders frustrated Liberty Bell's offense in the first half. The Mt. Lions scored only two points in the first quarter and managed only eight for th... Full story
The Raider boys lost two games last week, just as squads are jockeying for district berths, giving them a 9-9 win-loss record overall, 4-5 in league play. The Raiders now need to win out to hold on to the number-two spot in the Central Washington 2B North to make it to the district tournament. Against Liberty Bell Friday, the Raiders came out flat, and the Mt. Lions took advantage of LR's sluggish start to build a big lead, 16-5 at the end of the first quarter on the Raider home court. Liberty... Full story
Eight of nine Raider wrestlers competing finished in the top six of their weight brackets at the North Sub-Regional tournament at Northwest Christian Feb. 8, sending them on to the next step on the way to the state tournament in Tacoma. “Eight wrestlers will move on to regionals,” said Head Coach Steve Hood. “We had a good tournament.” Lake Roosevelt had two sub-regional champions. At 145 pounds, Kodie Horn swept the field to come home as sub-regional champ. Octavio Alejandre is the North Sub-Regional champ at 285 and looks to continue his win... Full story
The Lady Raiders picked up two road wins last week at Bridgeport and Manson, lifting their overall win-loss record to 7-8 and their Central Washington 2B record to 5-2. Lake Roosevelt is in second place in the north half of the league, with a two-game lead over the Bridgeport Fillies. The Lady Raiders started the Jan. 28 game at Bridgeport slow. Both sides had trouble making shots and ball handling was an issue as they traded steals. Marque Wilson went down with an ankle injury in the first quarter, limiting the Lady Raiders to just seven... Full story
by John R. McNeil II The Raiders extended their winning streak to three games as they defeated Bridgeport and Manson last week. At Bridgeport, the Raiders started out slow having trouble in the rebounding department and in playing consistently at both ends of the court, but established a lead at the end of the first quarter, 19-11. The second quarter set off a Raider offensive explosion. They racked up 20 points to the Mustangs’ nine. At half, the Raiders led 39-20. Bridgeport came back into the game in the third, as the Raiders again s... Full story