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Fall sports coming up
Fall sports practices are starting soon at Lake Roosevelt Schools. High school football and cheer practices begin Aug. 21. High school cross country, soccer, and volleyball practices start Aug. 26. Junior high cross country, football, and volleyball...
Local athlete to play in BR World Series
A local athlete will be competing in the Babe Ruth World Series in Bismarck, North Dakota this week. Tyson Nicholson, who will be a sophomore at Lake Roosevelt High School this coming school year,...
Raider wrestlers compete in tournaments, attend a champ camp
There’s no rest for the wicked wrestlers who stay busy year round, with Raiders attending camps and competing in tournaments near and far. Six Raider wrestlers went to the Camas Camp of Champions at the Kalispel Tribe’s powwow grounds north of Sp...
Ridge Riders Jr Rodeo July 19-20 Winners
PeeWee Boys 6-8 All Around: Karver Peasley Calf Riding: No Rides Goat Flanking: 1st Tyler Winn, 2nd Karver Peasley, 3rd Dustin Dean Barrels: 1st Jake Sullivan, 2nd Karver Peasley, 3rd Colt Staples Poles: 1st Wesson Tonasket, 2nd Karver Peasley, 3rd...
By Bull ride and wild horse race on Friday
How do you score sports centered around riding big animals like bulls and wild horses? It’s not as if you can see a ball go through a hoop, or someone carry a ball into an end zone. The Star asked George Kohout, president of the Ridge Riders...
Flowers to compete in all-star game
Local athlete Steven Flowers, who graduated from Lake Roosevelt on Saturday and will be playing football for Eastern Washington University in the fall, will play linebacker in the 25th Annual East-West Earl Barden All-State Football Classic June 22...
Lady Raiders finish seventh in state softball
The Lady Raiders finished their softball season ranked seventh in the state, the best a Lake Roosevelt softball team has ever finished. The Lady Raiders' successful softball season came to a close in Yakima following a couple of state tournament...
Whiteman ties for 12th in state 1B/2B golf tournament
Lake Roosevelt’s Darin Whiteman tied for 12th place at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association State Golf Tournament at Tumwater Valley Golf Club, held May 21-22. “Darin performed extremely well under intense pressure conditions,...
Flowers takes first at state
Steven Flowers bested his own shot-put record by nearly two feet to earn the state championship Friday in Cheney, where Raider athletes competed in the Washington Interscholastic Activities...
Lady Raiders first in league, third in region, on to state
The Lady Raiders have played their district and regional playoff games, finishing first in the league and third in the region, and are moving on to state play this weekend. The Lady Raiders defeated...
LR athletes win league honors
Raider athletes received “All League” honors this week, as voted on by coaches from the Central Washington 2B league. In baseball, Raiders receiving the honors were Hunter Whitelaw, who made the all-league first team; and Brit Egbert and Tyson Ni...
Five Raiders to compete at state
Five Raiders qualify for state for track & field following Friday’s District 5-6 qualifier in Quincy. At the qualifier, the top five boys and top four girls in each event qualified for the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association 2019...
Tennis girls compete at districts
Lake Roosevelt sent six girls to compete in the District 6 tennis tournament last week. The North Central Washington Athletic Associations 1A/2B/1B District 6 tournament was held May 15 in Manson and...
LR wrestlers sign with big college programs
Two Raider wrestlers have signed with Division II NCAA colleges for the coming year. top photo, flanked by coaches, teammates, friends and parents, Tony Nichols signs his letter of intent on Friday...
Lady Raiders are league champs in softball
The Lady Raiders finished their regular season of softball with two more wins, making them league champions for the regular season, and are now moving onto postseason play. The Lady Raiders defeated Bridgeport twice on May 7 in a doubleheader at...
Whiteman qualifies for state
Darin Whiteman qualified for the state golf tournament Monday in Pasco at the District 5-6 tourney at Sun Willows Golf Course, taking sixth place in the tournament. Whiteman shot an 88 for the day,...
Girls' tennis team ties for first
The Raider tennis squad competed in the Central Washington 2B/1B League tennis tournament May 6 and 8 at the North Cascades Athletic Club in Omak, where the LR girls team tied for first with Tonasket. That first-place spot was earned by Alexia Ryan,...
Lady Raiders at top of league with 16-1 record
The Lady Raiders are continuing to dominate their opponents, winning all five of their games and leaving all opponents behind with combined scoring of 76-10. The Lady Raiders defeated the Pateros...
Young Raider baseball team season ends with losses and wins
The Raiders baseball team suffered a couple of close losses at the hands of the Manson Trojans last week, but defeated Bridgeport twice in a doubleheader to close the season. A doubleheader in Coulee...
Raiders do well at track and field meets
The Raider track and field team competed in Bridgeport and Royal City last week, where several Raiders placed or set personal records. “The Raiders are finishing a tough series of two-meet weeks,” Head Coach Lori Adkins said. “Although it was...
Tennis moves on to postseason
Raider tennis players are competing in the league tournament in Omak following matches in Chelan and Creston. In Chelan April 30, the Raider girls lost 5-0, and the Raider boys lost 4-1. “We were pretty much dominated by the best team we’ve...
Lady Raiders continue to dominate in softball
The Lady Raiders defeated the Lady Shockers in a tight game on April 23, winning 6-3. "Emma Marchand brought home the win on the mound," Head Coach Jaci Gross said about the freshman who struck out...
Raiders' track and field shine at meets
The Raiders track and field team last week competed at Peshastin, placing well, and in Wenatchee, where high winds canceled some events and blew others off course. The Raiders competed with other North Central Washington teams in Peshastin April 23....
LR tennis faces three teams
The Raider tennis team has been busy, playing against Liberty Bell, Tonasket and Okanogan. The Raiders hosted Liberty Bell in Coulee Dam April 23, when the Raider girls won 3-2, and the boys lost 4-1. “First time in memory an LR girls’ team has d...
This week in sports
Wed., May 1 2:30 p.m. Raider Golf, Alta Lake, Pateros Thurs., May 2 3:45 p.m., Jr. High Track here 4 p.m., Raider Tennis with Wilbur/Creston at Creston 3:30 p.m., Raider Softball and Baseball here with Manson DH Friday, May 3 12:45 p.m., Mini...
