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Raider wrestlers earned success at the two outings they travelled to last week. Against the Tonasket Tigers, Oroville, and Pateros the three Raider wrestlers at Tonasket Dec. 17 split their matches 2-2. Octavio Alejandre and Oscar Pakootas won matches at Tonasket, while Oscar Pakootas and Reese Caddy lost theirs. “For the three that wrestled, they came up against good competition at Tonasket,” Head Coach Steve Hood said. “They are going to be a big factor this year in the B’s.” Hood said the stiff competition is part of the process toward th... Full story
Raider Wrestling had to move its Dec. 10 home mixer to the Grand Coulee middle school gym, but at least the move was made easier by new mats the wrestling program received through a donation by the Nespelem District of the Colville Tribes. Chelan's JV, Brewster, Wilbur-Creston-Keller, and Davenport attended, with 45 matches being wrestled. LR had only three wrestlers competing. Oscar Pakootas and Octavio Alejandre dominated their competition at the mixer, winning matches with ease. Reese Caddy... Full story
The Lady Raiders had an interesting week. The Dec. 9 game against Liberty Bell was rescheduled for Jan. 22nd. Then the home game Dec. 11 against Oroville was cancelled and will not be settled until early January at the League meetings. LR did get to play on Dec. 13 at Warden, where the Lady Raiders recorded their first win of the season. The Cougars were behind for most of the game. LR came home with a 16-point win over Warden, 54-38. This week, the Lady Raiders were supposed to travel to... Full story
The Lake Roosevelt boys basketball team had been scheduled to play three games this past week, but instead one was rescheduled, one is up in the air, and the Raiders lost to Warden in the only game played. A Dec. 9 road trip to Liberty Bell has been rescheduled for Jan. 22. Oroville protested moving to the old middle school a game scheduled for last Thursday, and stated that as the reason they would not come to play Lake Roosevelt. “The outcome of that contest will be decided at the League Athletic Directors meeting in January,” Grand Cou... Full story
Six Raider wrestlers officially opened the 2014-15 season Dec. 6 at the Davenport Invitational, where 13 schools attended, including many from the Northeast A, Bi-County, and other Central Washington League schools. Oscar Pakootas started his season off on the right foot by taking home the gold medal from Davenport at 138. In the prelim matches no one seriously challenged Pakootas, who pinned Riley Flack of Freeman in 50 seconds and took down Tommy Ott of Kittitas, 9-0. In the championship... Full story
The Entiat Tigers defeated the Raiders 59-57 in the Lake Roosevelt boys’ rhythmless opener, but the game was even closer than the score, one where mistakes make or break the other team’s chances. LR travelled to Entiat for the Dec. 4 game originally scheduled for Coulee Dam. Because of the potential for another rainout under the leaky Gailord Nelson Gym during reroofing, the game was moved to Entiat. “Tough that it wasn’t a home game,” Head Coach Matt Simpson said, explaining how the team adjusted to the change in locale. “Just how we prepare,... Full story
The Lady Raiders lost to the host Entiat Tigers 59-44 at Entitat on Dec. 4. The loss is a setback for the Lady Raiders who were looking to open with a win. Due to weather concerns, the game had been moved from Coulee Dam to Entitat. For the Lady Raiders the game at Liberty Bell that was scheduled for last night has been moved to Dec. 15. This means Thursday’s home game against Oroville, starting at 6 p.m., at the middle school gym,∂ will be the Central Washington 2B North opener for the Lady Raiders, weather permitting. Then on Saturday the... Full story
LR Cross Country finished the State B race in 14th place in the team standings out of 16 full teams running at Pasco Nov. 8. With much of the team being new to state, Head Coach Gary Darnold depended on his leaders to calm the jitters. "We had three of the 11 returning from the state meet last year," Darnold said, "and I depended heavily on them to give their advice from their state experience, and they really came through." Darnold enjoyed seeing the team perform to the best of their... Full story
Sean Garvin, Areielle White, and Kammi Rosenbaum were all named to the Central Washington 2B North All League Volleyball squads. Sean Garvin is the only freshman on the First Team. Areielle White is the Second Team Libero. Kammi Rosenbaum was given an honorable mention. For a Freshman to make first team is a feat. Head Coach Nate Piturachsatit had much praise for Garvin. “She has put so much time into the game of volleyball, that even though young, she is as experienced as most seniors,” her... Full story
The Varsity 7 boys of the Raiders Cross Country team are heading to state on Friday after qualifying as the number-three team from the District 5-6 race Saturday in Wenatchee, along with Loryn Moore, who took the girls' championship. Liberty Bell came in first with 71 team points. Tonasket finished second with 92 team points. LR edged out Manson by just one point for the last team spot to state, 102-103. That's a scenario the Raiders had talked about. "Team scoring is found by adding your... Full story
Lady Raider Volleyball missed out on going to the district tournament after losing to Liberty Bell in a tiebreaker match Thursday, three games to one. “This was a particularly hard loss as it was the last game of the season and our goal was to make it to the postseason,” Head Coach Nate Piturachsatit said. “Our girls have tons of potential if they are willing to put in the gym time.” After losing to Okanogan Oct. 28, the Lady Raiders needed to pick up their spirits and play their hearts out aga... Full story
Raider football ended the 2014 season with a loss to Soap Lake on Senior Night at Lake Roosevelt, 37-7. LR finished 1-7 overall and 0-5 in Central Washington 2B South League play. "Not the result we wanted on Senior Night," Head Coach Steve Files said. "Our two seniors, Trey Nicholson and Curtis Nault, were invaluable to us this season." LR entered the game with a depleted roster and many players playing different spots than they had in the Homecoming game just three weeks earlier. Soap Lake... Full story
Lady Raider Volleyball will play a tiebreaker match to settle the matter of who is the number-five team in the North tomorrow at Pateros High School. LR will be playing Liberty Bell, who finished with the same league record as the Raiders (5-9) and split the regular season series with LR. The winner goes to the District 5/6 tournament at Ephrata High School on Saturday for a single-elimination match at 10 a.m. The Lady Raiders set this tiebreaker in motion by defeating the Tonasket Tigers at... Full story
Raider Cross Country finished the regular season Oct. 25 at Liberty Bell, where the boys’ team finished third in the Central Washington District 6 B League Championships. LR had 78 points, while champion and host Liberty Bell scored 27. Second-place Tonasket recorded 70. There were only 14 girls running at Liberty Bell, all scored as individuals. “Each team member put in strong efforts at this league meet,” Raider Head Coach Gary Darnold said. Chris Oates led the Raiders, finishing fifth with... Full story
On a wet night in Kittitas, the Raiders lost their fourth game in a row to the Coyotes by the score of 72-6. “Disappointing performance by the Raiders,” Raider Head Coach Steve Files commented. “We were not competitive against Kittitas.” LR tried early to fake a punt deep in their own territory. Kittitas stopped the Raiders for a loss and quickly scored. Momentum was on the Coyotes side as LR fumbled on the next offensive snap and the Coyotes picked it up for another touchdown. LR’s only score came on a Nathaniel Hall 72-yard kickoff return fo... Full story
Raider Cross Country runners ran their last tune-up race at the Oroville Invitational Oct. 18, when nearly the entire team broke personal records. "Both Girls and Boys ran strong races and are looking toward the end of the season matchups," Head Coach Gary Darnold said. "We are battling with Tonasket. After beating them two weeks ago, they got us by five in Oroville." Tonasket finished fifth in the boys' race with 115 points, and the Raiders took sixth with 121. Loryn Moore continues to lead... Full story
The Lady Raiders lost at home to the Bridgeport Fillies Oct. 14 in a four-game match that featured many close scores. LR and Bridgeport both made mistakes that allowed the other team to stay in or win games. In the first game of the match, the Fillies struck hard and fast and cruised to an easy win. LR came back in the second game, playing with greater effort. The Fillies did come back into it but the Ladies held them off for a win. In the third game, Lake Roosevelt built on the momentum from the second game and built an early lead. The Fillies... Full story
White Swan attacked early and often to cruise to a victory over the Raiders at White Swan Oct 17, pushing the score by halftime to 42-0. Lake Roosevelt scored all their points in the fourth quarter. The loss drops LR to a 1-5 overall win-loss record and 0-3 in Central Washington South play. When asked about the teams performance, “We were overwhelmed in the first half — not very competitive,” Raider Head Coach Steve Files said. “We rallied and played much better in the second half.” Oscar Pakootas and Jesse Louie scored both the Raider to... Full story
Lady Raider Volleyball split its matches last week. At home Oct. 7, Lake Roosevelt faced a Liberty Bell team they had defeated back in September, but the rematch turned into a Mt. Lion victory 3 games to 1. “It was disappointing to lose to LB in three games,” Head Coach Nate Piturachsatit said. “We beat them in four our prior match, and then to lose so convincingly is difficult to take.” Kammi Rosenbaum served up six aces against the Mt. Lions. Sean Garvin served two aces of her own and served with 79 percent success. Jocelyn Moore chipped... Full story
Raider boys' cross country had a successful day at Omak Oct. 7, taking second out of seven teams. "The boys team ran very strong, placing second to Cascade while defeating four other schools," Head Coach Gary Darnold said. "This was a total team effort as each runner on the team makes an equal contribution to our team's success." Cascade, a 1A Leavenworth high school, finished first with five runners finishing in the top 10. Coach Darnold explains the scoring system: "Cross Country is a sport wh... Full story
In the first meeting between the Raiders and the Mabton Vikings, the Vikings came out the victors. Mabton defeated LR 32-0. “Mabton was clearly the more physical team tonight,” Head Coach Steve Files said. “We are capable of playing better, and we’ll have to if we want to be competitive in our division.” In the first quarter both teams’ defenses held, firm with Jacob Palmer recording two sacks for the Raiders. The Mabton defensive line was able to disrupt the Raider offense with their penetration of the Raider offensive line. The score was tied... Full story
Lady Raider Volleyball lost both matches last week to Central Washington 2B North leaders Brewster and Okanogan. Lake Roosevelt now owns a 2-5 win-loss record in league play and 3-5 overall. Looking ahead to the last half of the season, Head Coach Nate Piturachsatit wants the team to keep building on the positives. "The goal now is to keep some good momentum and continue to work on areas that we are struggling in," he said. In the match against Brewster, LR jumped ahead of the Bears early in... Full story
Raider Cross Country returned to race action on October 4th at Kettle Falls where they ran in the CAN-AM Invitational hosted by Colville High School with 20 other schools in attendance. Eleven Raider boys and four girls competed in the races on Saturday. For some Raiders this was their first race of the season or for their careers. “Our team is improving in their conditioning,” Coach Gary Darnold said. “We just need to continue to work and our team scoring will improve.” Ray Yazzie led the Raider Varsity team by finishing 62nd overall with th... Full story
Lake Roosevelt dropped its Central Washington 2B South opener at Warden Oct. 3 by the score of 38-7. The loss puts the Raiders at a 1-3 overall win-loss record and 0-1 in CWL 2B South play. The Cougars, said Raider Head Coach Steve Files, are “ a good ball club and made very few mistakes and capitalized on most of ours.” LR’s only touchdown came on the first drive of the game from an Austin Rosenbaum to Jacob Palmer connection for 35 yards. Octavio Alejandre’s extra point was good. Files praised the LR defense. “Our defense played well for... Full story
In front of a sparse home crowd on Sept. 26, the Raiders won their first game of the season, holding off the Bridgeport Mustangs, 21-20. “Great team win for the Raiders,” Raider Head Coach Steve Files said. “We were tough, resilient, and opportunistic out there.” The Raiders saw a great improvement in the play up front with the return of senior Octavio Alejandre to the offensive line. The improved line play helped Jesse Louie and Oscar Pakootas to solid runs on the first offensive drive that was capped with a Josiah Desautel 17-yard touchdo... Full story