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Thurs., March 31 2:30 p.m., HS Golf with Warden at Desert Canyon 3 p.m., HS Tennis at Wilbur-Creston 3:30 p.m., HS Track with Entiat/Cascade/Chelan at Chelan Sat., April 2 11 a.m., HS Softball at Brewster (DH) Tues., April 5 11 a.m., HS Baseball at Brewster (DH)... Full story
Local kids can work on basketball and more in a clinic with retired basketball great Gary Payton next week. Athletic Director Rich Black said Tuesday afternoon he had just learned the high school gym had been scheduled for a clinic hosted by Payton, who played point guard for the Seattle Sonics for 13 years and won the National Basketball Association championship in 2006 with the Miami Heat. Known as “The Glove” for his uncanny ability on defense, Payton will be featured in the “Rise Above” clinic April 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A poster says th... Full story
Raider Baseball began the 2016 season with two wins over their Central Washington North 2B League opponent Bridgeport Mustangs. LR jumped out ahead early and stayed ahead of the Mustangs. On the mound, Tyrell Kiser, Devan Black, and Kolby Picard had great outings, picking up many strikeouts while allowing only one run in two games. At the plate, the Raiders had hot bats and scored three or more runs in all but one inning against the Mustangs. "Good start to our season," Head Coach Billy Nicholso... Full story
The Lady Raiders started the 2016 softball season on the right track with two big wins over the Bridgeport Fillies Saturday. At Grand Coulee the Lady Raiders defeated the Fillies in both games by the scores of 18-1 and 17-2. The first game only lasted three innings before mercy rule went into effect, the second went four innings. The wins give the Lady Raiders a two-game lead over half the league. "The girls came out on fire," Head Coach Cassie Wendt said. "I was proud of the way they played... Full story
The Raider boys’ tennis squad is off to a 1-0-1 start to the 2016 season. The boys tied Entiat at two matches apiece March 16, then swept the Pateros Billygoats at Pateros on Friday. Lake Roosevelt’s girls’ tennis players started the season with losses in both matches. The girls were swept by both Entiat and Pateros. Raider Head Coach Steve Archer is pleased with the boys’ success and highlighted one newcomer in particular. “John Drapela, a foreign exchange student from the Czech Republic, has established the number-one slot on the boys’ lad... Full story
Raider Track opened the 2016 season in Oroville on the Saturday at a low-key event where many teams were short some athletes and were trying members in different events to find the best combination for them. Okanogan won the meet on both the boys’ and girls’ sides. The Lake Roosevelt boys finished 10th with 15 team points, and the LR girls finished 13th with two team points. Robert George took home the only Raider first place from Oroville. George took first in the triple jump with a hop, skip and jump of 34-5. In the 300-meter int... Full story
With a large team and a little extra help from the community, the Raider Golf program kicked off the season at Moses Pointe Golf Course in Moses Lake March 14 against the Warden Cougars and Moses Lake Christian Lions. Raider Head Coach Steve Files said he had yet to receive the final results from the MLCA coach, so results are still coming. But because of the large turnout for Lake Roosevelt’s golf team, they did not have enough equipment for everyone to have a set of clubs until community members pitched in. Following a notice in The Star t... Full story
THURSDAY MIX-UPS TEAM W L Leo’s Strikes 33.5 14.5 Thelma & Louise 21 27 Flyin W 21 27 San Poil Valley 20.5 27.5 High Game: Bob S. 205; John S. 205; Candy W-B 195 High Series: John S. 596; Candy W-B 507 COLUMBIA LEAGUE TEAM W L A.D.I.D.A.S. 18 2 AWW Split 11 9 The Bowling Studs 10 10 Grand Grindz 8 12 Solid T. Construction LLC 4 16 High Game: Don Richer 257; Robin A-C 169 High Series: Don Richer 641; Robin A-C 450 DAM KEGLERS TEAM W L CR Lumber 38 22 Flyin W 34 26 Team 6 26.5 33.5 Olympic Growers 21.5 38.5 High Game: Dale B. 269; Candy W-B 1... Full story
Thurs., March 24 4 p.m., HS Tennis here with Oroville Fri., March 25 4 p.m., HS Tennis here with Davenport Junior High School Track practice begins Sat., March 26 11 a.m., HS Track, Ray Cross Invitational, Ephrata Tues., March 29 4 p.m., HS Tennis, Liberty Bell 2/4 p.m., HS Baseball here with Soap Lake (NL/DH) 2/4 p.m., HS Softball here wieth Soap Lake (M/DJ)... Full story
Wed., March 16 4 p.m., HS Tennis here with Entiat Fri., March 18 4 p.m., HS Tennis at Pateros Sat., March 19 11 a.m., HS Baseball here with Bridgeport (DH) 11 a.m., HS Softball here with Bridgeport (DH) 11 a.m., HS Track at Oroville Invitational, Ben Prince Field... Full story
THURSDAY MIX-UPS TEAM W L Leo’s Strikes 28 12 San Poil Valley 19 21 Flyin W 18 22 Thelma & Louise 15 25 High Game: Bob S. 244; Sara Z. 180 High Series: Bob S. 573; Candy W-B 463 Bob S. Clean Game! COLUMBIA LEAGUE TEAM W L A.D.I.D.A.S. 11 1 The Bowling Studs 8 4 AWW Split 6 6 Solid T. Construction LLC 4 8 Grand Grindz 4 8 High Game: Don Richer 246; Sharey Redthunder 152 High Series: Don Richer 691; Sharey Redtunder 438 DAM KEGLERS TEAM W L CR Lumber 14.5 5.5 Olympic Growers 11 9 Team 6 9 11 Flyin W 5.5 14.5 High Game: Dale B. 246; Candy W-B 1... Full story
The the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association has finalized the classification numbers, and new league alignments have emerged in District 6. For Lake Roosevelt, the changes are minor, but the choices of the other schools in certain sports will increase the effect of the changes. The division of the Blue Mountain League during the classification process was the impetus to the big changes in the Central Washington 2B League. Asotin left for the Bi-County, which will be split into two divisions, North and South. That left Dayton,... Full story
The Lake Roosevelt fourth grade girls' basketball team began their season with practices starting in September, then began play in the Moses Lake AAU fourth grade girls' league in late October. After complaints from teams who refused to play them, they were forced to move up to fifth grade after their first game. Despite playing against fifth graders and starting a second grader, they won nine games and only lost once in league play. They faced their challenges with determination, practiced... Full story
The Raider boys’ basketball season came to a close Saturday with a big loss in the regional round against Morton-White Pass in Chehalis. This is the third straight year that the Raiders have made it to the regional round on the way to the state tournament and lost. Morton-White Pass is the number-two team in the 2B classification in the state, behind Brewster. The Raiders were in the game at the end of the first quarter. In the second, though, the Timberwolves pulled ahead to a 20-point lead going into halftime. In the third quarter, Morton-Whi... Full story
Lake Roosevelt High School is in a new Central Washington 2B league. The new league, made up of many of LR’s competitors, will operate under WIAA sanctions for the next four years, and begin this fall. Athletic Director Richard Black told the school board Monday night that the new league met the district’s goals of less travel and more reasonable competition. The schools in the new league will play home and away games against each other and, in most cases, still have games with teams outside their league. In the new league, in addition to Lak... Full story
THURSDAY MIX-UPS TEAM W L Leo’s Strikes 24 12 Flyin W 17 19 San Poil Valley 16 20 Thelma & Louise 15 21 High Game: Bob S. 197; Candy W.B. 178 High Series: Bob S. 530; Candy W.B. 445 Splits: Sara Z. 9-10; Gwen H. 3-10 COLUMBIA LEAGUE TEAM W L A.D.I.D.A.S. 7 1 The Bowling Studs 6 2 AWW Split 4 4 Solid T. Construction LLC 2 6 Grand Grindz 2 6 High Game: Don Richer 240; Sharey Redthunder 193 High Series: Don Richer 634; Sharey Redtunder 536 Splits: Soy 4-5; Sharey 4-5 DAM KEGLERS Winner of the first half * Olympic Growers 107 93 Flyin W 107 79 C... Full story
Lake Roosevelt senior Jacob Smith led his three Raider wrestling teammates at the state tournament last weekend, coming home with the gold medal at 113 pounds and a place in the books as a state champion. And freshman Tony Nichols took the bronze in the 132-pound bracket. It was Smith's second medal from the big Mat Classic in Tacoma; last year he placed fourth at 113. En route to the championship, Smith pinned Joe Thompson of Illwaco and Gerardo Rios-Lopez of Kittitas. Then in the finals match... Full story
The Raider boys will move on to the regional tournament as the number-four seed from District 5-6, following an overtime loss in a record-breaking, high-point game to Mabton Saturday night in East Wenatchee. Lake Roosevelt will play Morton-White Pass in the regional round this Saturday in Chehalis for a chance to move on to the Spokane Arena for State 2B Tournament. Morton-White Pass is the home team for the game. The Raiders will leave Friday to travel to Chehalis, where the game will be played... Full story
The Lady Raiders' season came to an end last week as the Tonasket Tigers won in overtime 60-56 at the District 5-6 tournament in East Wenatchee. The Thursday night game at Eastmont High School ended the 2016 season for the Lady Raiders, who present an overall win-loss record of 14-8. Lake Roosevelt will lose Lachelle Bearcub and Jocelyn Moore to graduation this spring and will be looking to the many returners to fill in. The Lady Raiders were taken aback by the aggressive Tigers and fell behind... Full story
The Raider boys kept their dreams of the state basketball tournament alive Saturday with a dramatic one-point, at-the-buzzer win over Liberty Bell after fighting back from a 13-point deficit at the District 5/6 Tournament in East Wenatchee. The win came after a surprising first-round loss to Kittitas on Wednesday, when the Raiders could not slow down Brock Ravet who scored 41 points that placed him in a three-way tie for fourth place in the District 6 single-game scoring tournament record with... Full story
Four Raider wrestlers earned a trip to the Tacoma Dome for the Mat Classic as they qualified at the end of the Central Washington Regional Tournament Saturday. Kaleb Horn, at 106 pounds; Jacob Smith, at 113; Tony Nichols, at 132; and Renford Sanchez, at 220, will travel to Tacoma tomorrow for a chance to place at state. Wrestling at the Mat Classic begins Friday and will finish on Saturday. “We wrestled well and are excited to make the trip to the dome and wrestle for state championships,” Head Coach Steve Hood said. Jacob Smith is the Central... Full story
The Lady Raiders vanquished a foe in the final seconds of a playoff game in East Wenatchee last Wednesday, earning the right to face an unbeaten team who would best them by a greater margin on Saturday. The Lady Raiders are still in the District Tournament, with a game tomorrow against Tonasket at 7:45 p.m. in the Eastmont High School Gym. If the Lady Raiders win it, they get to play on Saturday in a game to determine third and fourth place in the District 5/6 Tournament. "This was a productive... Full story
9 Nespelem All Indian Basketball Tournament The Nespelem All Indian Basketball Tournament was held February 13 and 14. 32 Teams competed in four brackets: Young Men, Women, 35 and over, and 50 and over. 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, MVPs, Mr./Ms. Hustle, Most Points in one game, Most Threes in one game, tournament sponsors, and recognition of assistance. Team Places Team Places 35 and Over 50 and... Full story
Jacob Smith and Renford Sanchez came home from the Central Washington South District Tournament with gold medals. In the 113-pound weight, Smith defeated Gary Rios-Lopez of Kittitas by pin, then in the championship round took on Bryce Martinez of Warden. Martinez challenged Smith and took the contest into overtime, when Smith scored enough to come away with the gold medal. Sanchez swept the field at 220. In both of his matches, Sanchez pinned his opponents in the first round. In the first... Full story
Raider Boys Basketball ended the regular season with two losses last week. The first loss Feb. 2 came at home against the number-one Brewster Bears, the next on Feb. 4 in an upset loss to the struggling Okanogan Bulldogs in Okanogan. At home against the Bears for Senior Night, the Raiders were out of sync to start the game. “We had a tough night trying to get our offense started,” Head Coach Mario Adams said. “We were not ourselves this night, which is unfortunate playing against a top team as Brewster.” The Bears jumped out early and stayed... Full story