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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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LR was handed its fourth loss in a row last Friday as the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions came to Coulee Dam to lay down a 45-0 walloping on the Raiders. The Raiders are now in last place in the Central Washington 2B standings at 3-5 overall, 0-4 in League play. They are now eliminated from postseason play. LR struggled early on offense, but so did the Mountain Lions. That is until they spread the Raider defense and used a balanced passing, rushing attack that led to their first score with 3:47... Full story
Junior Raiders play their last football game of the season last Saturday at the Lake Roosevelt High School athletic field against a team from Wenatchee. - Scott Hunter photo... Full story
TUESDAY HI LO’S TEAM W L Sunflower Graphics 18 14 Pepsi 18 14 Riverview Lanes 16.5 15.5 KEYG-1490 16 16 Fullers 15 17 Karl’s Site Development 12.5 19.5 High Game: Riverview Lanes 1436; Sheila Allinson 185 High Series: Riverview Lanes 1978; Sheila Allinson 459 Splits Barbara 3-10 MIX UPS TEAM W L Fightig Chipmunks 20 12 Fry Bread Power 19 9 Road House 18 14 Flyin W 18 14 Ed’s Meat Market 16 16 Gutter Fingers 14 18 LLB 13 19 High Game: Flyin W 671; John Stensgar 226; Briana Bob 211 High Series: Fry Bread Power 1973; Bob Schryvers 584; Brian... Full story
Fri., Nov. 1 7 p.m., Football at White Swan. Sat., Nov. 2 9:30 a.m., Cross Country District Championships at Walla Walla Park in Wenatchee. Fri., Nov. 8 7 p.m., Football here with Bridgeport (Senior Night). Sat., Nov. 9 10 a.m., Cross Country State Championships at Pasco. GO RAIDERS... Full story
Shane Proctor secured ninth place this week in the Professional Bull Riders’ Built Ford Tough series, scoring 6,981.75 points in 26 of 66 rides in 21 events. The Grand Coulee native lists PBR winnings at $221,021.03.... Full story
Raider cross country performed like a state contender at the Oroville Invite last Saturday, with all runners posting good times. Raider Head Coach Gary Darnold was pleased, not only by his squad's performance, but also because "for the first time this season, all varsity boys' and girls' runners were back in action," he said. The Raider boys finished sixth overall at Oroville and second among the B teams. Ashley Palmer finished fifth overall, with a time of 21 minutes, 5 seconds. Palmer... Full story
The Raiders dropped their third game in a row last Friday when they lost to the Oroville Hornets 42-14. The loss dropped Lake Roosevelt’s win-loss record to 0-3 in league and 3-4 overall. The Raiders are now tied with Bridgeport for last place in the Central Washington 2B League. The game started slow until Oroville scored its first touchdown with 4:25 left in the first quarter. Kyle Holt returned the ensuing kickoff to the 45-yard line, setting up the Raider offense with a short field. Soon thereafter, an Austin Rosenbaum pass was picked o... Full story
The Lady Raiders dropped all three of their volleyball matches last week, with the last two decided in three games. At home Oct. 15, the Lady Raiders came out flat against Oroville and flew behind. In the second game, LR showed some spark and tied up the match at one all. Then the momentum swung back to the Hornets in the third game. Down two games to one the Lady Raiders played the Hornets tough in the fourth game where it went tit for tat. In the end, the Hornets had the staying power to claim the victory three games to one. At Bridgeport... Full story
Raider cross country ran its only two-race week of the season as they travelled to Omak Oct. 8 and to Quincy Saturday. At Omak, the Raider boys’ team finished fourth overall with better times from the top five. “We had a very strong team run in Omak with an improvement in time for all, while still keeping our team splits under 2 1/2 minutes,” Head Coach Gary Darnold said. Ray Yazzie led the Raiders at Omak, finishing 14th overall with the time of 18 minutes, 10 seconds. Dominick Cotton came in s... Full story
The Lady Raiders travelled to Liberty Bell and Pateros last week. In both cases LR came home with a loss. At Liberty Bell Thursday, the Lady Raiders lost in four games to the Mountain Lions. After losing the first game, the Lady Raiders came back and won the second game before losing the next two. Head Coach Nate Piturachsatit was upset with the way the girls played, but he pointed out that they still have a shot at districts if they put their minds to it. Kayley Duclos had four kills for the... Full story
Mistakes on both sides of the ball and penalties helped Manson nab a win over the Raiders last Friday night at Manson High School. Lake Roosevelt fumbled on their opening offensive drive, allowing the Trojans to strike quickly for a touchdown to take the lead 7-0. Austin Rosenbaum, back from the injury list, ran in a QB keeper for LR’s first score of the night to tie it up, 7 all. Manson answered by punching in another touchdown, this time without the extra point. With the score at 13-7 for M... Full story
TUESDAY HI LO’S TEAM W L Pepsi 16 8 Sunflower Graphics 12 12 Riverview Lanes 12 12 Fullers 11 13 KEYG 1490 11 13 Karl’s Site Dev. 10 14 High Game: Pepsi 415; Merle 182 High Series: Riverview Lanes 1189; Betty 471 Splits: Heather 3-10; Sheila C. 2-7 MIX UPS TEAM W L Fighting Chipmunks 16 8 Ed’s Meat Market 14 10 Flyin W. 13 11 Fry Bread Power 12 12 Gutter Fingers 11 13 LLB 10 14 Roadhouse 10 14 High Game: Fry Bread Power 669; Bob Schryvers 194; Candy Weed-Butz 206 High Series: Fry Bread Power 1894; John Stensgar 548; Mae Stensgar 521 Split... Full story
This week in sports Thurs., Oct. 17 5 p.m., Volleyball at Bridgeport. Fri., Oct. 18 7 p.m., Football here with Oroville. HOMECOMING Sat., Oct. 19 5:30 p.m., Volleyball here with Entiat. Noon, Cross Country at Oroville Invitational in Osoyoos Park. Mon., Oct. 21 5:30 p.m., JV Football at Oroville. Tues., Oct. 22 5 p.m., Volleyball at Manson. Fri., Oct. 25 7 p.m., Football here with Liberty Bell. Sat., Oct. 26 1 p.m.,Cross Country league championships at Liberty Bell. GO RAIDERS... Full story
Raiders lose to Kittitas in league opener By John R. McNeil II Lake Roosevlet’s three-game winning streak came to an end last Friday as the Raiders lost to the Kittitas Coyotes 24-14 in their Central Washington 2B League opener at Greene Field. “We had our moments against Kittitas,” Raider Head Coach Steve Files said, “but I know we are capable of better performance. … They simply outplayed us.” The Raiders rushed for 171 yards, with Jesse Louie gaining 114 of them. Josiah Desautel ran for 49...
Cross country races at Can Am by John R. McNeil II After a week off, Raider cross country returned to the races at Colville High School for the 2013 Can Am race Oct. 5. Normally the race is held in Kettle Falls at the National Park Service’s Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, but with the government shutdown, the race had to be moved to Colville High School. Head Coach Gary Darnold said that, unlike in football, the bye week is not an advantage in cross country. “Having an extra week doe...
This week in sports Thurs., Oct. 10 5 p.m., Volleyball at Liberty Bell. Fri., Oct. 11 7 p.m., Football at Manson. Sat., Oct. 12 11 a.m., Cross Country at Quincy Invitational (the home cross country meeting was cancelled because of local construction.) 11 a.m., Volleyball at Pateros. Mon., Oct. 14 5:30 p.m., JV Football here with Tonasket. Tues., Oct. 15 5:30 p.m., Volleyball here with Oroville. Thurs., Oct. 17 5 p.m., Volleyball at Bridgeport. Fri., Oct. 18 7 p.m., Football here with Oroville. Sat., Oct. 19 5:30 p.m., Volleyball here with...
Jess, Hansen champion ropers again in Coeur d’Alene Garrett Jess did it again. He and his partner, Clayton Hansen, won the roping title last weekend at the Pro-West Rodeo Association finals in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The previous week Jess and Hansen won at Prineville, Ore. and were named NPRA “Ropers of the Year.” In Coeur d’Alene the pair placed in both go rounds. Their average of 8.5 seconds gave them the title there and the $3,600 purse, which was split between the two. This weekend Jess and Hansen are off to Nampa, Idaho for the Idaho Cow...
TUESDAY HI LO’S TEAM W L Pepsi 12 8 Fuller 11 9 Sunflower Graphics 11 9 Riverview Lanes 11 9\ KEYG 1490 8 12 Karl’s Site Dev. 7 13 High Game: Riverview Lanes 427; Bonnie 204 High Series; Riverview Lanes 1232; Bonnie 473 COLUMBIA TEAM W L Chewy’s Const. 15 5 Riverview Lanes 14 6 Team 3 12 8 Team 1 6.5 13.5 Team 5 3.5 12.5 High Game: Chewy’s Constr. 603; Jesse Vieira 194 High Series: Team 1 1746; Jesse Vieira 531 Splits: Sara Z. 5-6; Soy R. 3-10; Bob M. 3-6/7-10/3-10 MIXUPS TEAM W L Fighting Chipmunks 12 8 Ed’s Meat Market 12 8 Team 7 12 8 Flyin...
Lady Raiders lose to Fillies, beat Trojans by John R. McNeil II The Lady Raiders split last week’s matches at home against the Fillies of Bridgeport and the Manson Trojans. Against the Fillies, the Lady Raiders were out of sync and the Fillies played hard, aggressive volleyball in a match sweep of the Lady Raiders. Brianna Goggles-Whalawitsa led the squad in serving for the night, scoring 11 points. “She made a difference with her serving,” commented Head Coach Nate Piturachsatit. The coach note...
Last Friday the Raiders held off a fourth quarter comeback by the Liberty Lancers to rack up their third win in a row. This is the longest winning streak by an LR team since 2004. LR has also won as many games this season as they did in 2011 and 2012 combined. Head Coach Steve Files was impressed with his squad winning two close games in two weeks back to back, “It was a very gutty performance by the Raiders.” Coach Files continued to praise his team saying, “We came out strong, but Liber... Full story
The Lady Raiders lost both of their matches last week on the road at Oroville and in Waterville. At Oroville on the 26, the Hornets came out fighting for the win. The Lady Raiders committed 77 errors which gave the Hornets points they needed to win. Head Coach Nate Piturachsatit had this to say about the Oroville match, “Oroville played a great game they did what they needed to do to win, made us make all the mistakes.” Kammi Rosenbaum and Holly Jo Carriere continue to lead the Lady Raiders in... Full story
The end of summer is marked by local county fairs. County fairs provide opportunities for 4-H members to showcase their projects and demonstrate their knowledge of the chosen subject-areas. Many local youth exhibited their 4-H projects at the NCW District Fair, Waterville, the Ferry County Fair, Republic and the Okanogan Fair, Okanogan. 4-H is the largest youth-serving organization in the world. The philosophy of 4-H is “Learn by Doing”, and encourages youth to develop lifeskills, through hands-on participation in over 100 different project are... Full story
Thurs., Oct. 3 5:30 p.m., Volleyball here with Manson. Fri., Oct. 4 7 p.m., Football here with Kittitas. Sat., Oct. 5 10:30 a.m., Cross Country at Can-Am Tourney in Kettle Falls. Tues., Oct. 8 3:30 p.m., Cross Country at Omak Invitational. * Volleyball game has been cancelled. Thurs., Oct. 10 5 p.m., Volleyball at Liberty Bell. Fri., Oct. 11 7 p.m., Football at Manson. Sat., Oct. 12 11 a.m., Cross Country at Quincy Invitational (the home cross country meeting was cancelled because of local construction.) 11 a.m., Volleyball at... Full story
A $5,700 grant is helping Lake Roosevelt lady basketball players mentor young students from the 3-6 grades. The Lady Raiders are holding three basketball clinics teaching the younger students, about 25 of them, the basics of the game. Two clinics have already been held and the third is scheduled Oct. 2. A mini-basketball tournament is planned for Saturday, Oct. 5, at the high school gym. The grant is from the Charlotte Martin Foundation and was written by Mary Schilling, grant writer for the... Full story
TUESDAY HI LO’S TEAM W L Fullers 10 6 Sunflower Graphics 10 6 Pepsi 9 7 Riverview Lanes 8 8 Karl’s Site Dev. 7 9 KEYG 1490 4 12 High Game: Riverview Lanes 430; Betty 172 High Series: Riverview Lanes 1171; Betty 467 Splits: Amber 4-5-10; Winnie 5-7 Previous - High Game: Riverview Lanes 460; Betty 212 High Series: Riverview 1242; Betty 526 Splits: Betty and Winnie 3-10; Amber 5-7 Previous - High Game: Riverview Lanes 471; Betty Davis 196 High Series: Riverview Lanes 1305; Betty Davis 499 Splits: Sheila Coffee 3-10 COLUMBIA LEAGUE TEAM W L Chewys... Full story
