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Lake Roosevelt's tennis team travelled to Pateros and Entiat last week to open the 2014 season. At Pateros on March 18, the boys' squad won the match 3-2 by sweeping all the singles matches. Girls had a tough start, losing 0-5. "Both Harmony Witten and Arielle White were ahead at 4-1 half way through their matches but were unable to maintain their lead to the end," Head Coach Steve Archer noted. Thursday at Entiat, both the boys' and girls' squads lost by the scores of 2-3 and 1-4. Holly Jo... Full story
Lady Raider Softball had a tough week to open the season. Lake Roosevelt struggled on defense and on the mound, giving up many walks. Out in the field, errors allowed runs to be scored and runners to get on base. Offensively the Lady Raider bats also struggled to get runners on base and in scoring position. Head Coach Jamie Lezard hopes to improve in all areas for the upcoming games. "We need improvement on the fundamentals of the game within the game as far as learning what our key roles are... Full story
Sherry Moore a member of the L.L.B. team on Thursday Night Mixups bowling league, threw 11 strikes in a row during league play on February 6. Sherry who is new to the league, bowled a 290 game with a 674 series in her eighth game at Riverview Lanes. Bob Schryvers, president of the league, presented Sherry with a crystal trophy. - Gwen Hilson photo... Full story
Wed., March 26 4 p.m., Baseball at Manson. Thurs., March 27 2:30 p.m., Golf at Omak. 4 p.m., Tennis here with Oroville. Fri., March 28 4:30 p.m., Tennis at Tonasket. Sat., March 29 10:30 a.m., Track at Ezra Gordon Invitational at Colville. 11 a.m., Baseball at Oroville.... Full story
TUESDAY HI LO’S TEAM W L Pepsi 28 12 Sunflower Graphics 24 16 Fuller 19 21 Karl’s Site Dev. 19 21 Riverview Lanes 18 22 KEYG 1490 12 28 High Game: Pepsi 483; Betty190; High Series: Pepsi 1400; Amber 468 Splits: Sara 3-10; Betty 3-10/3-10 DAM KEGLERS TEAM W L Spring Can. Al. 42.5 97.5 Native Spirit 137 103 Flyin W 125.5 114.5 Moose Lodge 124 116 Vaagen Bros. 124 116 R&A 122.5 117.5 Wreckin Crew 74 166 High Game: Vaagen Bros. 796; Dale Bjorson 245; Rhonda Marchand 202 High Series: R&A 2279; Dale Bjorson 726; Mae Stensgar 511 Splits: Bob T. 3-10;... Full story
With turmoil caused by reclassification and whether the Caribou Trail League would continue to exist, there are finally some definite answers. Lake Roosevelt athletes will be competing in the Central Washington North for all sports but football and wrestling. For many, this comes as a relief from the prospect of traveling to Mabton and White Swan every season for every sport. Omak was going to join the CWL North when the CTL was dissolving and the other three 1As looked to be moving South. Now... Full story
Eighth-graders, under certain conditions, will be able to take part in some high school sports, according to a new policy approved by the school board, March 12. If a team sport is not offered at the eighth-grade level, students will be allowed to try out and participate with high school athletes if high school turnouts in baseball or softball do not exceed 25 athletes. Eighth graders can also try out and participate in basketball if high school turnouts do not exceed nine students and the same for volleyball if high school turnouts do not... Full story
Coulee Crusher youth wrestler Jimmy Downs, right, tries to throw Camren Youngblood, of Mansfield at a youth grappling contest in Warden Saturday. Downs ended up losing the match. - Roger Harnack, Omak Chronicle photo... Full story
TUESDAY HI LO’S TEAM W L Pepsi 24 12 Sunflower Graphics 21 15 Fuller 19 17 Karl’s Site Dev. 18 18 Riverview Lanes 17 19 KEYG 1490 9 27 High Game: Pepsi 478; Sherry 204 High Series: Pepsi 1358; Sherry 548 Splits: Sheila C. 3-6-7; Betty 5-6; Sherry 3-10; Karen 2-7 DAM KEGLERS TEAM W L Spring Canyon Alpacas 139.5 80.5 Native Spirit 130.5 89.5 Moose Lodge 114 106 Vaagen Bros. 112 108 R&A 109 111 Flyin W 108.5 111.5 Wreckin Crew 66 154 High Game: Native Spirit 798; Ron Staggs 277; Briana Bob 223 High Series: Spring Canyon Alpacas 2238; Ron Sta... Full story
TUESDAY HI LO’S TEAM W L Pepsi 22 10 Sunflower Graphics 19 13 Fuller 16 16 Riverview Lanes 16 16 Karl’s Site Dev. 15 17 KEYG 1490 8 24 High Game: Riverview Lanes 524; Karen 235 High Series: Pepsi 1456; Sherry 655 Splits: Karen 7-8; Betty 5-8-10; Clarkette 4-5; Sheila C. 5-6; Winnie 4-5... Full story
Six Lake Roosevelt Raiders made the Central Washington 2B North All League basketball squads this season, including an MVP, and the boys' coach was named coach of the year. First-year Head Coach Matt Simpson was recognized as "Coach of the Year" for the CWL 2B North, having led the young Raider boys to a winning record and a Washington Interscholastic Activities Association regional tournament appearance. It was an even split of three boys and three girls from Lake Roosevelt making the teams.... Full story
The Raiders' season came to an end Saturday as the Lind-Ritzville-Sprague Broncos came away with the 67-49 victory in the the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association regional matchup at Cheney High School. The game pitted the Lake Roosevelt team, with no seniors, five players over 6-0 and combined experience of 170 games; against L-R-S, with six seniors, eight players over 6-0 and 186 games in their history. But the younger team did surprise the Broncos. "We took them lightly," L-R-S... Full story
TUESDAY HI LO’S TEAM W L Pepsi 19 9 Sunflow Graphics 17 11 Riverview Lanes 15 13 Fuller 14 14 Karl’s Site Dev. 13 15 KEYG 1490 6 2 High Game: Pepsi 479; Sherry 232 High Series: Pepsi 1317; Sherry 607 Splits: Amber 3-10; Winnie 4-5 DAM KEGLERS TEAM W L Spring Canyon Alpacas 107.5 72.5 Native Spirit 103.5 76.5 Vaagen Bros. 98 82 Flyin W 96.5 83.5 Moose Lodge 93 87 R&A 84 96 Wreckin Crew 52 128 High Game: Native Spirit 789; Kevin Rosenbaum 244; Rhonda Marchand 185 High Series: Native Spirit 2187; Kevin Rosenbaum 628; Rhonda Marchand 485 Spl... Full story
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