News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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The Nespelem, All Indian Basketball Tournament will be held February 13 and 14. Games will be held all over the area, including the junior high gym in Grand Coulee, Lake Roosevelt gym in Coulee Dam and the Nespelem Community Center and Nespelem Grade School gym in Nespelem. The $350 team entries should be submitted by February 5. For more information, contact Larry Jordan at 509-429-1667 or Shelly Davis at 509-978-8035.... Full story
Wed., Feb, 3 6 p.m., JHS Wrestling here, LR Mix and Match Thurs., Feb. 4 5 p.m., JHS Girls’ Basketball here with Bridgeport Fri., Feb. 5 4:30 p.m., HS Basketball at Okanogan (L) 5 p.m., JHS Basketball here with Okanogan (8th grade only) 6 p.m., HS Wrestling Districts, Sub-Regionals, Warden Sat., Feb. 6 10 a.m., HS Wrestling District/Sub-Regionals, Warden... Full story
LR Boys Basketball improved their overall win-loss record to 10-5 after winning two of the three games last week. The Raiders lost in double overtime to Oroville at home Jan. 19 after leading by as much as 15 points over the Hornets. At the end of regulation, the score was tied at 56. In the first overtime, both teams took turns leading until they finished OT at 63 all. In the second overtime, Oroville got hot and scored 18 points to Lake Roosevelt's nine to gain the victory with a final score... Full story
The Nespelem, All Indian Basketball Tournament will be held February 13 and 14. Games will be held all over the area, including the junior high gym in Grand Coulee, Lake Roosevelt gym in Coulee Dam and the Nespelem Community Center and Nespelem Grade School gym in Nespelem. The $350 team entries should be submitted by February 5. For more information, contact Larry Jordan at 509-429-1667 or Shelly Davis at 509-978-8035.... Full story
Wed., Jan. 27 6 p.m., JHS Wrestling at Okanogan Mix and Match Thurs., Jan. 28 5 p.m., JHS Girls’ Basketball at Bridgeport Fri., Jan. 29 4:30 p.m., HS Basketball at Tonasket Sat., Jan. 30 9 a.m., HS Wrestling - League Mix and Match, here Tues., Feb. 2 4:30 p.m., HS Basketball here with Brewster (L) Fri., Feb. 5 4:30 p.m., HS Basketball at Okanogan (L) 6 p.m., HS Wrestling Districts, Sub-Regionals, Warden Sat., Feb. 6 10 a.m., HS Wrestling District/Sub-Regionals, Warden... Full story
The Lady Raiders won all of three of their games last week, increasing their present win streak to four in a row. "We have played some decent ball with some of the changes we are making at this time," Head Coach Wallace Pleasants said, "things we feel have helped us get our groove back. We're not scoring a bunch of points, but we are playing together a lot better, which has led to improved play all around." In the first contest of the week, Lake Roosevelt took on the Hornets of Oroville at home... Full story
In two matches last week, Raider wrestlers used wins to warm up for a a mixer they'll host this weekend in Coulee Dam to settle scores, break ties and meet new opponents. At Okanogan Jan. 19, and in the Coyote Classic in Kittitas Jan. 23, Raiders wrestled in the final tuneups for the Central Washington South mixer on Saturday, which is where the coaches will decide the district tournament seeding. At Okanogan, the Raiders wrestled 10 matches, all against the Bulldogs. Five Raiders wrestled two... Full story
The Raiders are on a three-game win streak after sweeping their opponents last week. The wins put the Raiders firmly in second place in the Central Washington 2B North with a one-game lead over the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions. LR canceled a game at Pateros Saturday due to weather conditions. On their home court Jan. 12, the Raiders held off the Bulldogs to win for the first time in four years over Okanogan. The Bulldogs could not find a rhythm and the Raiders exploited this for points. In the second half, the Bulldogs did put together a... Full story
The only senior wrestler on the Lake Roosevelt team, Jacob Smith, continued to win tournaments as he took the gold at the Sgt. Justin Norton Invitational at Rainier on Saturday. “Jacob Smith … had four pins on his way to the championship,” Head Coach Steve Hood said. Smith took the championship in his weight class in the face of stiff competition among 18 teams. Smith moved down from the 120-pound bracket to wrestle at 113 for the first time this season. He swept the field to take first place, pinning Spillman of Klahowya, Buyas of Chela... Full story
After losing three in a row, the Lady Raiders snapped that skid at Liberty Bell last Thursday, prevailing by one point over the Mountain Lions. “One and one for the week,” pointed out Lady Raiders’ Head Coach Wallace Pleasants, “with a very tough home loss to Okanogan and a good road win against Liberty Bell.” The team lost the chance to improve that record when games scheduled for Saturday at Pateros were canceled due to a winter storm. When Lake Roosevelt hosted Okanogan Jan. 12, the Bulldogs were in the driver’s seat from the opening tip... Full story
Wed., Jan. 20 6 p.m., JHS Wrestling at Tonasket Mix and Match Thurs., Jan. 21 HS Basketball here with Liberty Bell (4:30 JV boys at MS gym/JV girls at HS gym; 6 p.m. V girls and 7:30 p.m., V boys, HS gym) Sat., Jan. 23 10 a.m., HS Wrestling at Kittitas Tournament HS Basketball at Bridgeport (3 p.m., JV girls; 4:30 p.m. JV boys; 6 p.m. V girls; 7:30 p.m. V boys – all in HS gym) Tues., Jan. 26 4:30 p.m., HS Basketball at Manson (L)... Full story
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