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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
TUESDAY HI LO’S TEAM W L Pepsi 18 6 Sunflower Graphics 14 10 Riverview Lanes 14 10 Fullers 11 13 Karl’s Site Dev. 10 14 KEYG 1490 5 19 High Game: Pepsi 448; Sherry 221 High Series: Pepsi 1292; Sherry 592 Splits: Clarkette 4-10 THURSDAY MIXUPS TEAM W L Fry Bread Power 56.5 31.5 Fighting Chipmunks 5 36 Roadhouse 55 37 Flyin W 46 47 Ed’s Meat Market 45 97 Gutter Fingers 41.5 50.5 LLB 39 53 High Game: Fighting Chipmunks 705; Mike Dennis 226; Sherry Moore 221 High Series: Fighting Chipmunks 2070; John Stensgar 591; Sherry Moore 562 Splits: Chanc... Full story
The Nespelem All Indian Basketball Tournament was held February 15-16, 2014. This year we had 37 Teams competing in (4) brackets: Young Men, Women, 35 and over, and 50 and over bracket. This year was the largest All Indian Basketball Tournament in the Nespelem and Grand Coulee Dam area. The following represents how the teams placed, the tournament all stars, MVP’s, Mr./Ms. Hustle’s, Most Points in (1) game, Most (3) in one game, tournament sponsors, and recognition of assistance. A big thank you goes to our Tournament Sponsors and the Tou... Full story
Wed. Feb. 19 Basketball - District Playoffs, Wenatchee High School. boys’ game 4 p.m. girls’ game 5:30 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 20 10 a.m., Wrestling State Championships, Tacoma Dome. Thurs., Feb. 20 Basketball District playoffs continue, Wenatchee High school.... 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
TUESDAY HI LO’S TEAM W L Pepsi 17 3 Sunflower Graphics 11 9 Riverview Lanes 10 10 Karl’s Site Dev. 9 11 Fullers 8 12 KEYG 1490 5 15 High Game: Sunflower Graphics 392; Winnie 163 High Series: Sunflower Graphics 1127; Betty 449 Splits: Sheila C. 6-7-10; Bonnie 3-7-10/3-6-7; Barbara 4-5/3-10; Vivian 5-6-10 THURSDAY MIXUPS TEAM W L Fry Bread Power 53.5 30.5 Fighting Chipmunks 52 46 Roadhouse 52 36 Flyin W 45 44 Ed’s Meat Market 44 44 Gutter Fingers 38.5 49.5 L.LB., 38 50 High Game: Fry Bread Power 697; Sherry Moore 212; John Stensgar 201 High... Full story
Both the girls’ and the boys’ Raider basketball teams will play Saturday in loser-out games for a shot at second-place in the league championship. They each beat their opponents in Wenatchee Wednesday to earn that chance. The Lady Raiders will play Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Wenatchee High School against Oroville. The Raider boys play at 11 a.m. in the same venue against Liberty Bell.... 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 annual Nespelem All Indian Basketball Tournament is set for February 14-16. Games will be held on Feb. 14 at the Nespelem Community Center and Nespelem Grade School beginning at 5 p.m. On Feb. 15, games will be held at Grand Coulee Middle School, LRHS and the Nespelem Community Center with 8 a.m. tip-offs and on Feb., 16 games will begin at 8 a.m. at the GCD Middle School, LRHS and the Nespelem Community Center. Admission will be charged at the game - $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors and $1 for 6 and under.... Full story
TUESDAY HI LO’S TEAM W L Pepsi 14 2 Riverview Lanes 9 7 Sunflower Graphics 8 8 Fullers 7 9 Karl’s Site Dev. 6 10 KEYG-1490 4 12 High Game: Pepsi, Betty 153 High Series: Pepsi 1177; Betty 428 Splits: Winnie 5-6-10/5-6; Betty 3-10/3-9-10; Karen 2-7; Alana 5-10 THURSDAY MIXUPS TEAM W L Fry Bread Power 50.5 29.5 Fighting Chipmunks 48 36 Roadhouse 48 36 Ed’s Meat Market 44 40 Flyin W 42 43 L.L.B. 38 46 Gutter Fingers 37.5 46.5 High Game: LLB 818; Sherry Moore 290; Pat Zlateff 222 High Series: LLB 2127; Sherry Moore 674; Pat Zlateff 613 Split... 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
Eleven Raider wrestlers will compete at the sub-regional meet on Saturday at Northwest Christian High School in Colbert. Action starts at 11 a.m. At the sub-regional, the top six wrestlers at each weight class will move on to the regional tournament at Kittitas on the Feb. 15. At Regionals there will be a 16-man bracket with the six from the north sub-regional joined by six from the south sub-regional. LR is looking to defend its sub-regional championship from last year and does have a shot at... Full story
Fri., Feb. 7 Basketball here with Liberty Bell. 6 p.m. Varsity Girls at LR/JV Boys at middle school; 7 p.m. Varsity Boys at LRHS/JV Girls at middle school. Sat., Feb. 8 11 a.m., Wrestling at sub-regionals, Northwest Christian. 4 p.m., Basketball at Riverside Christian. 4 p.m., Boys’ JV; 5:30 p.m., Girls’ Varsity; 7 p.m. Boys’ Varsity. (no Girls’ JV game).... Full story
The annual Nespelem All Indian Basketball Tournament is set for February 14-16. This is for Men 18-34, Women 18 and up and Men 35 and Over and 50 and Over. Games will be held on Feb. 14 at the Nespelem Community Center and Nespelem Grade School with games beginning at 5 p.m. On Feb. 15, games will be held at Grand Coulee Middle School, Lake Roosevelt High School and the Nespeolem Community Center with 8 a.m. tip-offs and on Feb.l, 16 games will begin at 8 a.m. at the GCD Middle School, Lake Roosevelt High School and the Nespelem Community... Full story
TUESDAY HI LO’S TEAM W L Pepsi 10 2 Riverview Lanes 8 4 Karl’s Site Dev. 6 6 Fullers 6 6 Sunflower Graphics 5 7 KEYG-1490 1 11 High Game: Pepsi 432; Karen 173 High Series: Riverview Lanes 1217;Betty 456 Splits: Sheila C. 3-7; Betty 6-7-10 THURSDAY MIXUPS TEAM W L Fry Bread Power 48.5 27.5 Fighting Chipmunks 47 33 Roadhouse 45 35 Ed’s Meat Market 41 39 Flyin W 40 41 Gutter Fingers 37.5 42.5 L.L.B. 34 46 High Game: Fry Bread Power 664; Gwen Hilson 207; Bob Schryvers 202 High Series: Fry Bread Power 1763; Gwen Hilson 521; Percy Kuehne 560 Split... Full story
Having suffered a four-point loss earlier in the week, the Lake Roosevelt boys were looking to rebound Saturday when they hosted the Hornets of Oroville. They got their bounce. In the first quarter, LR did not score for six minutes and 30 seconds. At the end of the first LR was down 13-4. But the Raider offense came alive in the the second quarter, scoring 29 points and holding the Hornets to just 11 for a 33-24 LR lead at the half. Lake Roosevelt struggled on offense in the third, scoring just... Full story
Raider wrestlers claimed the B championship at the Washington Dream Duals held in Spokane Valley Saturday. The tourney at East Valley High School featured nine mats in two gyms and a cafeteria, with 30 teams from all classifications taking part. LR was one of four B schools in the Dream Duals; the others being Mary Walker (Springdale), Northwest Christian, and Selkirk. Because of two wrestlers being unable to attend the competition, four Raiders competed at a higher weight class to help the team compete to win the tourney. “Our attitude going i... Full story
by John R. McNeil II The Lady Raiders split their week, defeating the Mt. Lions at Liberty Bell Jan. 21, 48-25, but falling to Oroville at home 45-40 on Friday. Head Coach Wallace Pleasants said the contest against Liberty Bell was a game the Lady Raiders were supposed to win. Riley Epperson led the team by scoring 13 points. Lachelle Bearcub and Alana Epperson each scored 11 points. But on Jan. 24, the Lady Raiders hosted Oroville, who held them off for 45-40 Hornet win. "We missed a lot of... Full story