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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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The Raider boys lost two games last week, just as squads are jockeying for district berths, giving them a 9-9 win-loss record overall, 4-5 in league play. The Raiders now need to win out to hold on to the number-two spot in the Central Washington 2B North to make it to the district tournament. Against Liberty Bell Friday, the Raiders came out flat, and the Mt. Lions took advantage of LR's sluggish start to build a big lead, 16-5 at the end of the first quarter on the Raider home court. Liberty... Full story
Eight of nine Raider wrestlers competing finished in the top six of their weight brackets at the North Sub-Regional tournament at Northwest Christian Feb. 8, sending them on to the next step on the way to the state tournament in Tacoma. “Eight wrestlers will move on to regionals,” said Head Coach Steve Hood. “We had a good tournament.” Lake Roosevelt had two sub-regional champions. At 145 pounds, Kodie Horn swept the field to come home as sub-regional champ. Octavio Alejandre is the North Sub-Regional champ at 285 and looks to continue his win... Full story
The annual Nespelem All Indian Basketball Tournament is set for February 14-16. Games will be held on Feb. 14 at the Nespelem Community Center and Nespelem Grade School beginning at 5 p.m. On Feb. 15, games will be held at Grand Coulee Middle School, LRHS and the Nespelem Community Center with 8 a.m. tip-offs and on Feb., 16 games will begin at 8 a.m. at the GCD Middle School, LRHS and the Nespelem Community Center. Admission will be charged at the game - $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors and $1 for 6 and under.... Full story
TUESDAY HI LO’S TEAM W L Pepsi 14 2 Riverview Lanes 9 7 Sunflower Graphics 8 8 Fullers 7 9 Karl’s Site Dev. 6 10 KEYG-1490 4 12 High Game: Pepsi, Betty 153 High Series: Pepsi 1177; Betty 428 Splits: Winnie 5-6-10/5-6; Betty 3-10/3-9-10; Karen 2-7; Alana 5-10 THURSDAY MIXUPS TEAM W L Fry Bread Power 50.5 29.5 Fighting Chipmunks 48 36 Roadhouse 48 36 Ed’s Meat Market 44 40 Flyin W 42 43 L.L.B. 38 46 Gutter Fingers 37.5 46.5 High Game: LLB 818; Sherry Moore 290; Pat Zlateff 222 High Series: LLB 2127; Sherry Moore 674; Pat Zlateff 613 Split... Full story
The Lady Raiders picked up two road wins last week at Bridgeport and Manson, lifting their overall win-loss record to 7-8 and their Central Washington 2B record to 5-2. Lake Roosevelt is in second place in the north half of the league, with a two-game lead over the Bridgeport Fillies. The Lady Raiders started the Jan. 28 game at Bridgeport slow. Both sides had trouble making shots and ball handling was an issue as they traded steals. Marque Wilson went down with an ankle injury in the first quarter, limiting the Lady Raiders to just seven... Full story
by John R. McNeil II The Raiders extended their winning streak to three games as they defeated Bridgeport and Manson last week. At Bridgeport, the Raiders started out slow having trouble in the rebounding department and in playing consistently at both ends of the court, but established a lead at the end of the first quarter, 19-11. The second quarter set off a Raider offensive explosion. They racked up 20 points to the Mustangs’ nine. At half, the Raiders led 39-20. Bridgeport came back into the game in the third, as the Raiders again s... Full story
Eleven Raider wrestlers will compete at the sub-regional meet on Saturday at Northwest Christian High School in Colbert. Action starts at 11 a.m. At the sub-regional, the top six wrestlers at each weight class will move on to the regional tournament at Kittitas on the Feb. 15. At Regionals there will be a 16-man bracket with the six from the north sub-regional joined by six from the south sub-regional. LR is looking to defend its sub-regional championship from last year and does have a shot at... Full story
Fri., Feb. 7 Basketball here with Liberty Bell. 6 p.m. Varsity Girls at LR/JV Boys at middle school; 7 p.m. Varsity Boys at LRHS/JV Girls at middle school. Sat., Feb. 8 11 a.m., Wrestling at sub-regionals, Northwest Christian. 4 p.m., Basketball at Riverside Christian. 4 p.m., Boys’ JV; 5:30 p.m., Girls’ Varsity; 7 p.m. Boys’ Varsity. (no Girls’ JV game).... Full story
The annual Nespelem All Indian Basketball Tournament is set for February 14-16. This is for Men 18-34, Women 18 and up and Men 35 and Over and 50 and Over. Games will be held on Feb. 14 at the Nespelem Community Center and Nespelem Grade School with games beginning at 5 p.m. On Feb. 15, games will be held at Grand Coulee Middle School, Lake Roosevelt High School and the Nespeolem Community Center with 8 a.m. tip-offs and on Feb.l, 16 games will begin at 8 a.m. at the GCD Middle School, Lake Roosevelt High School and the Nespelem Community... Full story
TUESDAY HI LO’S TEAM W L Pepsi 10 2 Riverview Lanes 8 4 Karl’s Site Dev. 6 6 Fullers 6 6 Sunflower Graphics 5 7 KEYG-1490 1 11 High Game: Pepsi 432; Karen 173 High Series: Riverview Lanes 1217;Betty 456 Splits: Sheila C. 3-7; Betty 6-7-10 THURSDAY MIXUPS TEAM W L Fry Bread Power 48.5 27.5 Fighting Chipmunks 47 33 Roadhouse 45 35 Ed’s Meat Market 41 39 Flyin W 40 41 Gutter Fingers 37.5 42.5 L.L.B. 34 46 High Game: Fry Bread Power 664; Gwen Hilson 207; Bob Schryvers 202 High Series: Fry Bread Power 1763; Gwen Hilson 521; Percy Kuehne 560 Split... Full story
Having suffered a four-point loss earlier in the week, the Lake Roosevelt boys were looking to rebound Saturday when they hosted the Hornets of Oroville. They got their bounce. In the first quarter, LR did not score for six minutes and 30 seconds. At the end of the first LR was down 13-4. But the Raider offense came alive in the the second quarter, scoring 29 points and holding the Hornets to just 11 for a 33-24 LR lead at the half. Lake Roosevelt struggled on offense in the third, scoring just... Full story
Raider wrestlers claimed the B championship at the Washington Dream Duals held in Spokane Valley Saturday. The tourney at East Valley High School featured nine mats in two gyms and a cafeteria, with 30 teams from all classifications taking part. LR was one of four B schools in the Dream Duals; the others being Mary Walker (Springdale), Northwest Christian, and Selkirk. Because of two wrestlers being unable to attend the competition, four Raiders competed at a higher weight class to help the team compete to win the tourney. “Our attitude going i... Full story
by John R. McNeil II The Lady Raiders split their week, defeating the Mt. Lions at Liberty Bell Jan. 21, 48-25, but falling to Oroville at home 45-40 on Friday. Head Coach Wallace Pleasants said the contest against Liberty Bell was a game the Lady Raiders were supposed to win. Riley Epperson led the team by scoring 13 points. Lachelle Bearcub and Alana Epperson each scored 11 points. But on Jan. 24, the Lady Raiders hosted Oroville, who held them off for 45-40 Hornet win. "We missed a lot of... Full story
Got some good shots at the LRHS Raider basketball game against Oroville Friday night and decided to get a slideshow up for you: To see photos larger, click on them at this site: http://ow.ly/t0SyM... Full story
After a big win over Manson, the Raider boys dropped their win-loss record to 6-6 overall and 1-2 in Central Washington 2B play after losses to Kittitas and White Swan last week. LR still sits at the number-two spot in the Central Washington North standings. Against the Manson Trojans Jan. 14, Lake Roosevelt used fast-paced play along with an aggressive attack to build a halftime lead of 24 points. The Trojans never came back, and in the end LR picked up a 66-35 win to start league play. "We... Full story
The Lady Raiders beat Manson and Kittitas last week, before losing to White Swan Saturday at home. With the two wins, the Lake Roosevelt team improved their overall win-loss record to 4-7, and to 2-1 in Central Washington 2B play. The Lady Raiders hosted the Manson Trojans Jan. 14, for their league opener. LR suffered a setback early as Keya FastHorse left the game with an injury within a minute of the game starting. "When Keya got injured, it was like when Katelynn (Schilling) went down and... Full story
Raider wrestling had a rare three-contest week, travelling to Wilbur, Okanogan, and Royal City. The first match of the week was at Wilbur Jan. 14 for a mixer against Wilbur-Creston, Republic, Almira-Coulee-Hartline, and Lakeside. The Raiders went 10-6 on the night with many wrestlers picking up wins. The second match of the week as a dual at Okanogan Jan. 16. James Monaghan, Coltin Williams, Jesse Louie, Kodie Horn, and Octavio Alejandre posted wins over Bulldogs. Alejandre was pleased with his win and said he looked to build off it for the... Full story
TUESDAY HI LO’S TEAM W L Pepsi 6 2 Sunflower Graphics 5 3 Fuller’s 5 3 Riverview Lanes 5 3 Karl’s Site Dev. 2 6 KEYG 1490 1 7 High Game: Riverview Lanes 499; Karen 199 High Series: RIverview Lanes 1205; Karen 464 Splits: Sheila A. 2-7; Judy 3-7; Clarkette 5-7; Betty 2-7; Amber 5-6 THURSDAY MIXUPS TEAM W L Fighting Chipmunks 47 29 Fry Bread Power 44.5 27.5 Roadhouse 44 32 Ed’s Meat 40 36 Flyin W 37 40 Gutter Fingers 34.5 41.5 LLB 34 42 High Game: Fighting Chipmunks 654; Pat Zlateff 215; Briana Bob 208 High Series: Fighting Chipmunks 1897; P... Full story
The annual Nespelem All Indian Basketball Tournament is set for February 14-16. This is for Men 18-34, Women 18 and up and Men 35 and Over and 50 and Over. Games will be held on Feb. 14 at the Nespelem Community Center and Nespelem Grade School with games beginning at 5 p.m. On Feb. 15, games will be held at Grand Coulee Middle School, Lake Roosevelt High School and the Nespeolem Community Center with 8 a.m. tip-offs and on Feb.l, 16 games will begin at 8 a.m. at the GCD Middle School, Lake Roosevelt High School and the Nespelem Community... Full story
The Raiders defeated Entiat at home on the 11th due in part to a high scoring fourth quarter. LR won by the score of 51-42 over the Tigers to improve the Raiders' win-loss record to 5-4 overall. The Raiders started slow as the first field goal of the game came with four minutes left in the first quarter. Entiat took advantage of the Raider sluggishness to take the lead 10-9 at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter Entiat played with a determination to avenge their earlier loss this... Full story
Five of 12 Raider wrestlers placed in last weekend’s Rainier tournament, securing a ninth-place finish for Lake Roosevelt at the 17-team tournament. Some teams at the Sgt. Justin Norton Memorial Tournament split their JV wrestlers off, increasing the scored squads to 31 at the event on the other side of the Cascades. LR and Pateros were the only B schools in attendance. At 126 pounds, James Monaghan knocked off a number-one seed, which impressed both his coaches; and Oscar Pakootas faced a t... Full story
The opt-up deadline for the 2014-16 classification cycle has passed and the final number counts are in. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association’s 2B category will hold 59 schools in the new classification cycle, up 11 from the current cycle. The number spread for 2B in the 2014-16 cycle will be 92-225 students in grades 9-11. After a heated school board meeting, in which many spoke for and against moving down, Okanogan decided to drop down to 2B rather than opt up to 1A. Brewster did not repeat the 11th-hour opt up as in 2012 and... Full story
Thurs., Jan. 16 • 7 p.m., Wrestling at Okanogan Dual Meet. Fri., Jan. 17 • 6/7:30 p.m., Basketball at Kittitas (no girls’ JV) Sat., Jan. 18 • Basketball here with White Swan. 4:30 p.m., Varsity Girls at LRHS/JV Boys at Middle School. 7:30 p.m. Varsity Boys at LR and JV Girls at Middle School • TBA, Wrestling at Royal City.... Full story
TUESDAY HI LO’S TEAM W L Pepsi 4 0 Riverview Lanes 3 1 Sunflower Graphics 2 2 Fullers 2 2 Karl’s Site Dev. 1 3 KEYG 1490 0 4 High Game: Pepsi 444; Betty 196 High Series: Riverview Lanes 1197; Betty 533 Splits: Sheila Coffey 3-4 THURSDAY MIXUPS TEAM W L Fighting Chipmunks 45 27 Fry Bread Power 43.5 24.5 Roadhouse 41 31 Ed’s Meat Market 37 35 Flyin W 35 38 L.L.B. 30.5 41.5 Gutter Fingers 30.5 41.5 High Game: Fighting Chipmunks 658; John Stensgar 212; Mae Stensgar 180 High Series: Fighting Chipmuniks 1910; John Stensgar 557; Mae Stensgar 490 S... Full story
The Lady Raiders recorded their first two wins of the season at the Tonasket Holiday Tournament, where they took the championship. “We started to play better defense and played good team ball.” Head Coach Wallace Pleasants said. “The girls passed the ball and the right person had the ball to take a shot; there was a good balance on the floor.” LR won the first game Dec. 27 over a Tonasket team who had sneaked away with a win two weeks earlier from the Raiders. The Lady Raiders came out fast, leading Tonasket at halftime, 24-8. In the second... Full story