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Raider Wrestling made a great showing at the state tournament with all three wrestlers placing. Octavio Alejandre took the state championship at 285 pounds. Oscar Pakootas took third at 132, and Jacob Smith fourth at 113. Lake Roosevelt as a team finished sixth in the B leaderboard with 43 points. Alejandre started his tournament on Friday with a win, Alejandre pinning his nemesis, Mark Dituri of May Walker-Springdale, to set up a match with Mikey Hernandez of Warden. Alejandre's 4-2 win over... Full story
The Raider boys won two games last week to earn third place in the District 5-6 tournament and a meeting with District 7-9's number-two team Friday night at regionals. This is the second year in a row that the Raiders advance to the regionals. They will play Northwest Christian at Mt. Spokane High School on Friday at 6 p.m. The Raiders, with a 13-8 win-loss record for the season, will face Northwest Christian (18-7), the second-place winner from the 7-9 District tourney. "We have our work cut ou... Full story
THURSDAY MIXUPS TEAM W L Fry Bread Power 57.5 26.5 Fighting Chipmunks 50 34 Shut Up & Bowl 47 37 Gutter Fingers 42 42 The Shire 40 44 Flyin W 38.5 45.5 Team 7 36 48 3 blonds and 1 ndn 24 60 High Game: Shut Up & Bowl 732; JR Jensen 234; Briana Bob 222 High Series: Shut Up & Bowl 2129; Don Richer 656; Briana Bob 623 Splits: Fran Q. 4-7-10; Leo 6-7-10; Mae S. 5-10/2-7 DAM KEGLERS TEAM W L R&A 110.5 49.5 Spring Canyon Alpacas 92.5 67.5 Moose Lodge 84.5 75.5 KCCO 84 76 Brew Crew 83.5 76.5 Vaagen Bros. 72 88 Flyin W 57 103 Native Spirit 56 104 High... Full story
Wed. Feb. 25 6 p.m., JHS Wrestling, LR Mix and Match here. Fri., Feb. 27 6 p.m., HS Boys’ Basketball Regionals at Mount Spokane High School, versus Northwest Christian. Sat., Feb. 28 10 a.m., JHS Wrestling, Final Tournament at Oroville.... Full story
The Lady Raiders played their final game of the 2014-15 season at Eastmont High School against the White Swan Cougars on Feb. 19 in a loser-out game of District 5-6 play. The Lady Raiders and Cougars were jostling for control of the game early when the Cougars went on two 10-0 runs in the first and second quarters to put them in the driver's seat for the rest of the game. Turnovers and missed rebounds aided the Cougars and the Lady Raiders struggled to make shots when given the opportunity to... Full story
All three Raider wrestlers who competed at the Regional Tournament at Northwest Christian on Feb. 14th advanced to Mat Classic XXVII. Not all had an easy road making it to State but all three placed and as a team scored 53.5 team points to finish as a team 8th overall at the 26-team tourney. Octavio Alejandre defended his 2014 regional championship by claiming it again in 2015 at 285 pounds. In his first match of the day, Alejandre pinned Trevor Morris of Davenport in the first round, then... Full story
After taking second place in the league, the Lady Raiders held on in district tournament play last week with a decisive defeat of Oroville after having let Kittitas slip by in a disappointing first-round loss. "We played good defense, which gave us opportunities to win," Coach Wallace Pleasants said after their three-point loss to the Coyotes. "We talked about taking care of the little things so they don't bite back; we didn't do that tonight." But planning for the next game, against Brewster,... Full story
To stay alive in post-season basketball, the Raider boys must defeat a team they last took down at home - in overtime. In the second week of the District 5-6 Tournament tomorrow at Eastmont High School, Lake Roosevelt will face Waterville in a loser-out game starting at 8:30 p.m. LR needs to beat the Shockers to move on to the regional tournament. If the Raiders win, they will face the winner of the Warden/Mabton game in a regional seeding game on Saturday at Eastmont High School starting at 4... Full story
The Nespelem All Indian Basketball Tournament was held February 14-15, 2015. This year we had 31 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, Most Points in one game, Most Threes in one game, tournament sponsors, and recognition of assistance. Team Places: 35 and Over 1st Place Lapwai; 2nd Place D... Full story
TUESDAY HI LO’S TEAM W L Riverview Lanes 24 8 Coulee Internet Serv 20 12 Fullers 20 12 Sunflower Graphics 16 16 Pepsi 9 23 Team 6 0 24 High Game: Riverview Lanes 438; Karen 186 High Series: Riverview Lanes 1169; Karen 465 Splits: Bonnie 3-7-10; Karen 2-7 THURSDAY MIXUPS TEAM W L Fry Bread Power 55.5 24.5 Fighting Chipmunks 47 33 Shut Up & Bowl 44 36 Gutter Fingers 41 39 The Shire 39 41 Flyin W 35.5 44.5 Team 7 34 46 3 Blonds and 1 Ndn 23 57 High Game: Fry Bread Power 83; Leo Levac 232; Briana Bob 249 High Series: Fry Bread Power 931; JR J... Full story
The Lady Raiders finished the 2014-15 regular basketball season with an 11-3 win-loss record in Central Washington 2B North, and a 12-8 overall record. With the second-place finish, the Lady Raiders advance to the district tournament, playing Kittitas at 6:45 p.m. tonight at Eastmont Junior High. If LR wins, they advance to play the winner of Brewster/Mabton at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Eastmont High School. If the Lady Raiders lose tonight, they will play the loser of Brewster/Mabton at Eastmont Junior High, again on Saturday, at 4:30 p.m. In the... Full story
Octavio Alejandre, Oscar Pakootas, and Jacob Smith all advanced from the sub-regional wrestling meet in Oroville to the regional competition after placing in the top four at Oroville last Saturday. The regional meet will be held at Northwest Christian High School in North Spokane Saturday starting at 10 a.m. The meet this year is only a one-day event rather than two. “We faced the toughest competition of the season at sub regionals,” commented Coach Steve Hood. “Now we are preparing to face even tougher competition Saturday at regionals becau... Full story
After a tough week, the Raider boys finished the 2014-15 regular basketball season in third place in the Central Washington 2B North League standings. In league play, the Raiders earned a 9-5 win-loss record, and overall the Raiders finished 12-8. In the last week of the regular season LR lost both games to Brewster and Okanogan. "We battled against both teams, both of which are very talented and ready for postseason play," Head Coach Matt Simpson said. "They have both been further than us, and... Full story
Wed., Feb. 11 HS Basketball - District Playoffs, Eastmont Middle School gym (East Wenatchee). 1) 6:45 p.m. LR Girls versus Kittitas. 8:30 p.m., LR Boys versus Warden; 6 p.m., JHS Wrestling, Omak Mix and Match Thurs., Feb. 12 5 p.m., JHS Girls’ Basketball at Brewster. Sat., Feb. 14 TBD HS Basketball - District Playoffs at Eastmont Middle School/High School gyms (East Wenatchee). 10 a.m., HS Wrestling - Regionals, NWC High School (Spokane). Tues., Feb. 17 5 p.m., JHS Girls’ Basketball at Bridgeport. Wed., Feb. 18 5 p.m., JHS Wrestling at Oro... Full story
THURSDAY MIXUPS TEAM W L Fry Bread Power 51.5 24.5 Fighting Chipmunks 45 31 Shut Up 7 Bowl 42 34 The Shire 39 37 Gutter Fingers 37 39 Team 7 33 43 Flying W 32.5 43.5 3 Blonds and 1 Ndn 23 53 High Game: Team 7 738; Chance Epperson 269;Briana Bob 232 High Series: Team 7 2003; Chance Epperson 637; Briana Bob 540 Previous – High Game Fighting Chipmunks 690; John Stensgar 232; Candy Weed-Butz 184 High Series: Fighting Chipmunks 1951; John Stensgar 37; Candy Weed-Butz 521 High Game: Shut Up & Bowl 722; Don Richer 230; Briana Bob 214 High Series: S... Full story
by John R. McNeil II The Lady Raiders have been on a basketball hot streak, winning six in a row to improve their overall win-loss record to 11-7. In Central Washington 2B North LR is 10-2 and sitting in second place going into the last week of the season. Ahead of LR is Okanogan, which has yet to lose a game, and in third place are the Brewster Bears, who beat Lake Roosevelt 38-34 at Grand Coulee. The Lady Raiders came into last week's games on a three-game streak, and held off the Manson Troja... Full story
by John R. McNeil II With one week left in the season, the Raiders are sitting at 12-6 overall win-loss record with a four-game win streak. The wins have put the Raiders in third place in the Central Washington 2B North behind the Okanogan Bulldogs and ahead of the Liberty Bell Mt. Lions. "Our guys never stopped playing, and with our injuries and setbacks that we were dealing with throughout this week, different guys stepped up and knew we had to really put a full team effort together this week... Full story
Raider Wrestling wrapped up the regular season and is now preparing for the first round of postseason this weekend in Oroville. Sub-regionals start on Friday at 4 p.m and continue on Saturday at 10 a.m. All schools in the Eastern Washington North B Wrestling League will be present. The Raiders settled sub-regional tournament seeding questions at Kittitas Saturday at the Central Washington B Wrestling mix and match. Five Raiders wrestled two or three matches against those they had not wrestled during the season. Jacob Smith defeated Adrian... Full story
The annual Nespelem All Indian Basketball Tourney is scheduled for Feb. 13-15 in the Grand Coulee Dam Area. Games will be held at the Nespelem Community Center, Nespelem Grade School and the GCD Middle School gym in Grand Coulee. For more information contact Larry Jordan 509.429.1667 or Bunky Andrews at 509.631.4565. Awards will be five to first place MVP, All Stars, Most 3’s, Most Points and Mr. Hustle. Brackets are for men 18-34, 35 and over and 50 and over, and women’s 18 and up.... Full story
After a bad set of games, the Lady Raiders are on a win streak, sweeping all opponents last week. Lake Roosevelt is sitting in the number-two spot in the Central Washington North, behind Okanogan. The Lady Raiders’ win-loss record stands at 9-6 overall, and 7-2 in league play. At Oroville Jan. 20, the Lady Raiders held off a strong Hornet team by the final score of 44-37. Then at Liberty Bell on Thursday, the Lady Raiders posted a solid win, beating the Mt. Lions 50-34. To finish the week the Lady Raiders defeated the Fillies of Bridgeport b... Full story
The Raiders won two of three basketball games last week to put them in fourth place in the Central Washington North standings, with a 6-3 league win-loss record and a 9-6 record overall. The wins came at Oroville and Bridgeport. Liberty Bell defeated the Raiders to tie the season series at one apiece. “We didn’t quite perform like we wanted to this week, but we battled in a lot of ways,” Head Coach Matt Simpson said of the Raiders’ performance on the road last week. At Oroville Jan. 20, the Raiders defeated the lowly Hornets with ease. LR jump... Full story
The Raiders came up against many schools that will have state competitors Saturday in Kittitas and competed in challenging matches and took home three medals from the Coyote Classic. “We got a chance to see teams like Ilwaco and Napavine, who will be at state and we haven’t yet seen this season,” Head Coach Steve Hood said. Gabe Moses, at 138 pounds, took home his first gold medal. Moses pinned all his opponents on the way to the gold. His opponents were Sam Smith of Napavine, Chance Robinson of Pomeroy, and Wegner of Liberty Bell. Oscar Pakoo... Full story
Thurs., Jan. 29 4:30 p.m., HS Basketball here with Oroville. (4:30 BVJ @ Middle School Gym/GVJ at HS gym; 6 p.m. GV at HS gym; 7:30 p.m., BV at HS gym.) 5 p.m., JHS Girls’ Basketball at Tonasket. Fri., Jan. 30 4:30 p.m., HS Basketball here with Tonasket. (4:30 BVJ @ Middle School Gym/GVJ at HS gym; 6 p.m. GV at HS gym; 7:30 p.m., BV at HS gym.) Sat., Jan. 31 10 a.m., HS Wrestling at Kittitas. Tues., Feb. 3 4:30 p.m., HS Basketball at Brewter. 5 p.m., JHS Girls’ Basketball here with Oroville. Wed., Feb. 4 6:30 p.m., JHS Wrestling, Lake Roo... Full story
We know there are a lot of fans out there who are rooting for the Seattle Seahawks, but tell everyone what you really think: Will the Seahawks take the Superbowl championship again this year?... Full story
Raider Boys Basketball won two of three games for the second straight week and began a win streak. Lake Roosevelt had a rough start to last week against the fourth-ranked Okanogan Bulldogs Jan. 13 at Okanogan. The Raiders started a different group of players, and the game was close until the end of the first quarter when the Bulldogs found a rhythm. During the first quarter, Merle Picard accounted for six of LR's 10 points in the first quarter, which ended 17-10, Okanogan. In the second... Full story
