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The Lady Raiders dropped two games to Davenport last Saturday in cold wet weather that forced two rain delays. Lady Raider pitching had a hard time finding rhythm and walked in 17 runs in the first game and eight more in the second. Batting improved for LR as they had runners in scoring position several times and even loaded the bases four times. But the Lady Raiders, being unable to bring those runners home, led to both final scores for the doubleheader favoring Davenport 22-1 and 27-5. Head Coach Jamie Lezard noted that Tristan Adolph, Riley... Full story
On a chilly, wet, windy April day the Lake Roosevelt Raider baseball team defeated the Davenport Gorillas 10-2. This was scheduled as a doubleheader but game 2 was cancelled after the 1st inning due to rain. With the win, the Raiders improve their record to 5-4 overall and rebound from the previous week's losses to Liberty Bell. Brady Black had another great performance on the mound giving up only one earned run and striking out 4 Gorillas. Justus DeWinkler came in to relieve and pitched three... Full story
Raider baseball had an up and down week as they defeated the Pateros Billygoats at Greene Field on March 25, then lost a doubleheader to the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions on Friday at home. The season win-loss record for the Raiders now stands at 4-4 overall and 4-2 in Central Washington North play. Brady Black pitched five innings, giving up no earned runs, one hit, and four strikeouts in the no decision. Justus DeWinkler came in to relieve in the top of the sixth, with the Raiders leading 6-0.... Full story
The Raider boys swept Oroville’s tennis squad last week up north, and the girls’ squad beat Liberty Bell in Coulee Dam. In Oroville March 26, the Raider boys posted their first squad win of the season. For the Raider girls, the match ended as a draw, 2-2. Daniel Campobasso won over Oroville’s Ronel King 6-0, 6-1. Brandin Smith knocked off Connor BoCook by a dominant 6-2, 6-1. Then in doubles action, Campobasso and Smith teamed up to knock out Joe Sarmicuto and Nathan Hugus 6-1, 6-0. “Very... Full story
Raider golf travelled to Desert Canyon on March 26 to take on the Oroville Hornets in head to head competition. The Raider boys were the only squad representing LR; the girls did not compete. The Raiders came up short on the final score tally ( Oroville 196 - LR 225) but individual boys showed solid improvement, including Brandon Desautel, who “shaved 18 strokes off his score from our first match, very impressive,” noted Head Coach Steves Files. Desautel shot a 47 to lead the Raiders. Aus... Full story
In Oroville Saturday a small squad of Raider tracksters competed in the Eagle Home Mortgage Invitational, where the girls’ squad finished eighth with 24 points and the boys finished 11th with 13 points. Chyenne Kelly-Marconi placed in all four of her events, taking first in the long jump with a leap of 14 feet, 8.75 inches. She placed third in both the triple jump and the 100-meter hurdles. Her triple jump added up to 30 feet, 1.5 inches, and she finished the hurdles in 18.69 seconds. Kelly-Marconi’s fourth ribbon came in the 400 meter run... Full story
Raider golfers had their first contest last week at home against the Omak Pioneers boys’ squad. Omak did not bring their girls’ team as they had other engagements going on at the same time. Raider Head Coach Steve Files liked the way the boys’ team performed in the season opener. “It was a good first match,” he said. “We’re off and running in 2013.” Austin Rosenbaum led the Raiders, shooting a 50 over nine holes. “Austin Rosenbaum competed well against one of the top players in the state,” Files said. “He was the only player to card a bird... Full story
The Raider baseball squad went on a tear through their early season Central Washington B League opponents of Manson and Oroville. In the three games played last week by the varsity and one played by the JV all ended early because of the 10-run mercy rule. The Raiders jumped to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning of their home game against Manson March 19. The Trojans could not get anything started against Raider pitcher Brady Black, who allowed only two hits and one earned run while striking... Full story
LR track travelled to Ephrata to take part in the 40th annual Ray Cross Invitational last Saturday, where several managed to improve personal records while competing against bigger schools. Chyenne Kelly-Marconi shone as she grabbed PRs in all of her events. Kelly-Marconi placed in both the long jump and triple jump, taking eighth with season PR jumps of 14 feet, 8 inches and 31-5. In the 100-meter hurdles, she improved her time by 0.24 seconds over West Valley to finish with a 19.61-second race. In the 400 sprint, Kelly-Marconi made a huge... Full story
Raider tennis opened the 2013 season at home with a girls’ team win against White Swan March 19. White Swan came in having already competed in two matches. The extra experience showed in their match-ups against the green Raiders. In the end the Raider girls came away with a 3-2 victory to start the season on the right note. Holly Carriere defeated Morelia Maravilla in the third set after dropping the second set. The final tally was Carriere 7-5, 0-6, 6-3. Emily Williams also won her singles match against Maria Anguiano in exciting fashion. ... Full story
The Lady Raiders took on Tonasket in fastpitch action there March 19. LR could not get on the board, and ended up being ten-runned in the fifth inning 10-0. The Raider girls, said Head Coach Jamie Lezard, “did not play to their abilities. Once again, we had some mental errors on defense and offensively we left some runs out on base paths, and we cannot do that if we’re going to be a competitive team.” The Lady Raiders did have some success, however. Lezard commented that Riley Epperson in center field was “catching everything hit her way.” A... Full story
After placing first 15 times in snowboarding competitions around the region this winter, a freshman at Lake Roosevelt High School has qualified to compete in national championships. Michael Thomas is an athlete at LR, where last fall he played football. But during the winter Thomas is a competitive snowboarder traveling across the Northwest for meets. This winter, he has qualified for the United States of America Snowboard Association National Championships at Copper, Colo., March 29 - April... Full story
On a cloudy, windy Saturday the Raiders opened their 2013 track and field season at the West Valley invite at West Valley High School in Spokane. Only 11 tracksters made the trip to West Valley. None placed but two came close. The meet featured most of the strong squads from the Greater Spokane League, Great Northern League, and Northeast A, making it very difficult to place in all events. Freshman Lukas Hermetz continues to impress his coaches as the improvement from the cross country season transferred to his track events. In his first 1600-... Full story
Lake Roosevelt opened with a tough doubleheader loss to the Okanogan Bulldogs last Saturday in Okanogan. An inability to close out innings hurt the Raiders. “In game one, we gave up five runs (3,2) after committing an error that would have closed out the innings,” Coach Ted Piccolo noted. After the LR 8-4 loss in the first game, the Bulldogs played better defense in the second, allowing the Raiders to only score two runs to their seven. The coach noted that Tim Loch “performed very well in his first games as the number-one catcher, and then... Full story
The Lady Raiders travelled to Cashmere last Saturday for a season opening doubleheader against the Bulldogs. LR travelled without one of their key players who could not make the trip. Because of this, the coaches had to shuffle people around to fill the hole which meant some girls had to play in positions they had never played before. LR’s youth and inexperience showed as the Bulldogs held the Lady Raiders scoreless in the first game of the doubleheader. In the second game the Lady Raiders did score two runs. The Bulldogs took advantage of L... Full story
In his freshman year, Chance Garvin carried a big load for the Raider basketball team last season, playing guard, rotating underneath as a post, and playing stout zone defense all as a brand-new player on varsity basketball. All this was made even more amazing as Garvin came into the season with a knee injury that had ended his football season and threatened to take away his basketball season as well. Garvin went through a strict rehab program in Spokane so that the knee would be healed up for the basketball season, and it was a boon for the... Full story
The Lady Raiders ended their season last Friday at Mt. Spokane High School, losing to the Northwest Christian Crusaders in a WIAA Regional game 64-29. The Lady Raiders had trouble offensively in the first half and could not capitalize on NWC’s mistakes early on. “We started off well,” Head Coach Wallace Pleasants said, “then we got careless with our passes, which led to 16 turnovers that Northwest Christian got 24 points off.” Northwest Christian played a stout zone defense that shut down both Katelynn Schilling and Danielle Laramie. Both woul... Full story
The Raider wrestlers took home their highest placing trophy ever Saturday, placing second in the state in the B classification. Liberty Bell took home the championship, scoring 112 team points to the Raiders’ 79. LR edged out Pomeroy for second by 13 points, 79-66. The Raiders had left the Tacoma Dome on Friday night in fourth place. “We talked it over at the hotel about how to remedy the situation and put ourselves back into position to challenge for second,” Head Coach Steve Hood said. “That i... Full story
The Lady Raiders came away with third place at last week’s District 5-6 basketball tournament at Wenatchee High School. Lake Roosevelt will move on to the regional tournament this Friday at Mt. Spokane High School when they will take on Northwest Christian starting at 6 p.m. “It will be another tough game,” Head Coach Wallace Pleasants said. If the Lady Raiders win, then they will move on to the state 2B tournament in the Spokane Arena for the second time in three years. Coming in to the Distric... Full story
Raider wrestling finished second in the Region 2 Wrestling Tournament last Friday and Saturday at Reardan High School. Lake Roosevelt scored 158 points to finish 10 points behind champion Liberty Bell. Of the 12 wrestlers present, the Raiders will send seven to compete at next weekend’s state tournament in Tacoma, with two more qualifying as alternates. Head Coach Steve Hood said the regional meet was a “very successful” tournament at which Raiders were either in first or challenging for first... Full story
The Raiders ended with a win last Thursday at Bridgeport to finish the 2012-13 season with a 7-13 record. The Raiders had been eliminated from postseason play Tuesday with a loss to Oroville. This was the first losing season since 2005-06 and the first time a Raider team failed to make it to districts since the 1998-99 season. At the Senior Night game against Oroville, Eldon Wilson was honored for all his services before the game as part of the Senior Night activities. Wearing throwback jerseys and warm ups, the Raiders jumped to an early 16-5... Full story
In the last week of the regular season, the Lady Raiders sealed up the number one spot into district competition from the north half of the league. Their must-win victory over the Bridgeport Fillies last Thursday came after a loss to the number-two Oroville Hornets on Feb. 5. With postseason placings hanging in the balance in the Senior Night game against Oroville, LR wore throwback uniforms and played an all-senior starting lineup as Tanecia Stanczak, Danielle Laramie, Johnny McCraigie, Rickyna Sam, and Hailey Chaney took to the court. Chaney... Full story
The Raider wrestlers came home with a championship trophy from the Eastern Washington North B Sub-Regional last Saturday. Lake Roosevelt scored 173 points, edging out second-place Kittitas by only one point. The placing was so close that the difference between number-one LR and number-five Mary Walker was only seven points. This is the first District/Sub-Regional championship for LR wrestling since 2002. Head Coach Steve Hood and Coach Lee Largent both commented that it was also the first tourna... Full story
The Lady Raiders won two of three games last week, extending their win streak to eight games. They took on the 12-4 Tigers at Entiat Jan. 29, whom the Lady Raiders had beaten by only two points in the previous meeting in December. This time LR built an 18-point lead going into halftime. The big lead let Coach Wallace Pleasants give playing time to bench players and slowed down the game play to give them experience for districts and regionals. “I stayed in it too long and Entiat got back into t... Full story
The Raiders losing streak extends to four games as last week they lost on the road to Liberty Bell on the 31st and at home last Saturday to the South - leading Riverside Christian Crusaders. These losses hurt LR’s chance of a berth to Districts as now they find themselves in 4th place in the North behind Bridgeport who has the head to head win advantage over LR. At Liberty Bell, the Raiders had the bad luck of playing the Mountain Lions on a night when they hit every shot. “They shot the lig... Full story