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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Raider Boys' Basketball ended a three-game week in second place in the Central Washington 2B North standings with a win over Waterville Saturday. Right now the Raiders' win-loss record stands at 6-4 overall and 4-1 in league play. They are tied with Liberty Bell for second in league standings. Lake Roosevelt made short work of the Tonasket Tigers Jan. 5 in Coulee Dam. The Tigers were never in contention as the Raiders racked up another win, 64-45, over Tonasket. This set up the game Jan. 7 at... Full story
The Lady Raiders won one and lost two basketball games last week in the first of two three-game weeks in a row. The Lady Raiders defeated Tonasket at home on Jan. 5 by the final score of 51-39, which improved Lake Roosevelt's league win-loss record to 4-0. Then on Thursday LR traveled to Brewster to take on the number-three Lady Bears, who were looking to come back from a 40-point loss to Okanogan. LR stayed in the game, but the Lady Bears built too much of a lead for LR to overcome. Brewster... Full story
Of the seven wrestlers Lake Roosevelt sent to the Charger Invite in Springdale Saturday, four placed at the tourney, including two who came home with weight bracket gold medals for first place. As a team, LR finished fourth overall, with 91 points. “We continue to show improvement every time we compete,” Head Coach Steve Hood said. “Saturday was a great day of wrestling. … We saw wrestlers from nine schools that we hadn’t already competed against this season.” At 120 pounds, Jacob Smith scored some solid wins enroute to his fifth tournament... Full story
Thurs., Jan. 14 4:30 p.m., HS Basketball at Liberty Bell (L) Fri., Jan. 15 HS Wrestling, at Rainier Tournament Sat. Jan. 16 10 a.m. departure, HS Wrestling at Rainier Tournament 1 p.m., HS Basketball at Pateros (NL)... Full story
Raider wrestlers took part in two tournaments over the holiday break, with all Raiders placing in their nine-school home tourney, and several winning or placing against 14 teams in Warden. Lake Roosevelt hosted the 13th annual Powerhouse Tournament Dec. 29 at Gailord Nelson Gym, where nine of the eleven teams invited traveled to Coulee Dam to take part. Selkirk and Warden did not show. Okanogan took first overall in team points. LR finished fourth behind Omak and Rainier. All seven Raiders who w... Full story
The Raider boys over the holidays won a league basketball game and competed strongly against larger schools in the Eagle Holiday Classic at West Valley High School. At home against Manson, the Raiders won the league game Dec. 18, defeating the Trojans 58-39. “We learned a lot in this game,” Raider Head Coach Mario Adams said, “and that was to make sure every possession was run perfectly with our new offense and playing scrappy defense.” He said the Manson Trojans played determined and were well coached, but a turning point came in the third qua... Full story
The Lady Raiders won two of the three basketball games they played over the holiday break. The first, at home against the Manson Trojans Dec. 18, was a 52-32 victory. LR took the momentum of that win into the week of practice that preceded the Eagle Holiday Classic at West Valley of Spokane Dec. 28-29. In the first game of the tournament, the Lady Raiders took on the Riverside Rams of the Northeast A League. The Rams are experiencing a down year and only scored four points in the first quarter. LR also struggled to score as the halftime score... Full story
Thurs., Jan. 7 4:30 p.m., LRHS Basketball at Brewster (L) Sat., Jan. 9 10 a.m., HS Wrestling at Riverside Tourney 3 p.m., HS Basketball at Waterville (NL) Tues., Jan. 12 4:30 p.m., HS Basketball here with Okanogan (L) Thurs., Jan. 14 4:30 p.m., HS Basketball at Liberty Bell (L) Sat. Jan. 16 9 a.m. departure, HS Wrestling at Rainier Tournament 1 p.m., HS Basketball at Pateros (NL)... Full story
Sat., Jan. 2 10 a.m., HS Wrestling, Warden Tournament Tues., Jan. 5 4:30 p.m., LRHS Basketball, here with Tonasket (L) Thurs., Jan. 7 4:30 p.m., LRHS Basketball at Brewster (L)... Full story
Raider Basketball jumped out early and controlled the game all the way through to the end. The Bridgeport Mustangs were never in the game. Lake Roosevelt jumped out in the first quarter to a 16-4 lead. The Raiders’ offense exploded in the second quarter, scoring 27 points while holding the Mustangs to just seven. At halftime, the score was LR 43, Bridgeport 11. In the third quarter, the game slowed down, and each team scored fewer than 10 points. The score at the end of the third was LR 51, Bridgeport 13. In the fourth quarter, the Mustangs and... Full story
The Lady Raiders won with a big margin over the Bridgeport Fillies in a Dec. 16 basketball game, improving their overall win-loss record to 3-1. Lake Roosevelt took control of the game early and never let go of the lead. The final score was LR 60, Bridgeport 20. On Friday, the Lady Raiders were at home to take on the Manson Trojans, who were looking to rebound from their big loss to the Okanogan Bulldogs. The Trojans have won two games by a margin of less than five points. The Star will report details of that game, which occurred after an... Full story
The Raiders boys basketball season started last week with a two-game win streak before losing on Saturday to the Warden Cougars. Lake Roosevelt had defeated the Hornets at Oroville on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 68-65, and two days later took down the Entiat Tigers 76-58 in front of a home crowd in Coulee Dam. With two wins, the Raiders were confident going into the game against the Cougars and showed good effort, according to Raider Head Coach Mario Adams. "Effort-wise, I thought we competed at a high... Full story
The Lady Raiders opened their basketball season last week with two wins before losing to Warden at home on Saturday. Two of the first three games were close, with the game decided by only a few points. LR now looks to carry the early momentum into the second week of the season. At Oroville Dec. 8, the Lady Raiders held off the Hornets for a narrow win, 41-38. Then at home against the Tigers of Entiat on Thursday, the Lady Raiders won by a double-digit margin, 45-32. The Warden Cougars came to... Full story
Wed., Dec. 16 6 p.m., LRHS Wrestling at Oroville (Mix and Match) Fri., Dec. 18 LRHS Basketball here with Manson (L)(4:30 Boys’ JV at MS gym and Girls’ JV at HS gym; Varsity games at HS) Sat., Dec. 19 10 a.m., LRHS Wrestling at Cashmere Tourney... Full story
Lake Roosevelt wrestling competed in the first tournament of the season at Davenport Saturday, where the Raiders held their own and impressed the coaches in their first outing. "We had a good start and wrestled well for this early part of the season," Head Coach Steve Hood said. The team had one senior, one sophomore and four freshman wrestling at the tournament. "They all wrestled hard and up to their potential for this point in the season," Hood said, noting his young, light Raiders were 12-7... Full story
Two ski bus informational meetings will be held Monday, Dec. 14 at both Nespelem School and Lake Roosevelt Jr./Sr. High. The meeting at Nespelem will begin at 5 p.m., with the meeting at Lake Roosevelt beiginning at 6 p.m.... Full story
Wed., Dec. 9 6 p.m., LRHS Wrestling here (Mix and Match) Thurs., Dec. 10 LRHS Basketball here with Entiat (NL)(4:30 Boys JV at MS gym; 6 p.m., JV girls’ HS gym) 5 p.m., JHS Boys’ Basketball at Okanogan Sat., Dec. 12 10 a.m., LRHS Wrestling at Connell Tourney HS Basketball here with Warden (NL) ( 1 p.m., boys’ JV; 2:30 p.m. girls’ JV; 4 p.m. girls’ V; 5:30 p.m. boys’ V all games in HS gym)... Full story
Wed., Dec. 2 6 p.m., LRHS Wrestling at Okanogan Jamboree Thurs., Dec. 3 5 p.m., JHS Boys’ Basketball here with Oroville Sat., Dec. 5 10 a.m., LRHS Wrestling at Davenport Tourney Tues., Dec. 8 4:30 p.m., LRHS Basketball at Oroville (L). 5 p.m., JHS Boys’ Basketball here with Omak Wed., Dec. 9 6 p.m., LRHS Wrestling here (Mix and Match) Thurs., Dec. 10 4:30 p.m., LRHS Basketball here with Entiat (NL) 5 p.m., JHS Boys’ Basketball at Okanogan... Full story
Sat., Nov. 28 10 a.m., HS Basketball at Waterville Jamboree Tues., Dec. 1 5 p.m., JHS Boys’ Basketball at Tonasket. 6 p.m., Crimson and Gold Games (Varsity vs. JV) Wed., Dec. 2 6 p.m., HS Wrestling at Okanogan Jamboree Thurs., Dec. 3 5 p.m., JHS Boys’ Basketball here with Oroville Sat., Dec. 5 10 a.m., HS Wrestling at Davenport Tourney... Full story
LR Football finished the season with its best winning percentage since 2004 and its closest to state playoffs since 2003. With these improvements came the greatest number of Raiders at the end of the season named to all-league squads in many years. “Our football team started the year in June with one goal and two expectations,” Head Coach Geary Oliver said. “Our goal was to compete to the final buzzer in every game, and our expectations were to have fun and self-respect.” Oliver attributes the high number of all-league selections to the players... Full story
Sean Garvin, Jocelyn Moore, and Kayley Duclos were all named to the Central Washington 2B North All League Volleyball Squads last week. Garvin was named to the first team by the league’s coaches, while Moore and Duclos earned an honorable mention. “All three girls that were nominated for all-league were consistently my stat leaders throughout the season,” Head Coach Kasey Garvin said. “I’m proud that (Sean) received a first-team honor again this year,” Coach Garvin said. “She puts in a lot of time in the off-season, and the league coache... Full story
Two Lake Roosevelt runners were named to the Central Washington B League North Cross Country All League teams for the 2015 season. Loryn Moore was named to the girls’ second team after her second state appearance. “Loryn finished off a great season with a very strong run at state,” Head LR Coach Gary Darnold said. “The best comparison is last year to this year on the same course, and Loryn has been consistently bettering her times this season. … She did the same at state, running nearly 30 seconds faster, and placed better too, … a perfect exa... Full story
Thurs., Nov. 19 5 p.m., LRJHS Boys’ Basketball here with Bridgeport Mon., Nov. 23 5 p.m., LRJHS Boys’ Basketball at Brewster Tues., Nov. 24 5 p.m., LRJHS Boys’ Basketball here with Liberty Bell... Full story
The Okanogan Bulldogs, the defending state 2B champions, defeated the Raiders 56-0 in Okanogan in the Central Washington 2B Crossover game on Friday night. The game was a play-in for state playoffs with the number-two seed for District 5-6 on the line. This was the closest the Raiders have been to state playoffs since 2003. This was also the first matchup between the Raiders and the Bulldogs since 2011. In the first quarter, the Bulldogs jumped ahead quickly on a Morgan Poulin touchdown run.... Full story
Loryn Moore, in her second trip to state cross country, finished 37th overall with the time of 21 minutes, 48.7 seconds Saturday. Moore ran a 22-second personal record for the state race and improved her placing from last year when she took 38th. Head Coach Gary Darnold looks forward to the future as the majority of the team will be returning to build upon the experience gained this past season. In the girls' 2B race, Ocosta (Westport) is the 2015 team state champion. Liberty Bell girls took... Full story
