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The Lake Roosevelt boys’ wrestling qualified eight wrestlers to the Regional Wrestling Tournament at Tonasket High School on Feb. 10. At 106, Jack Steffler; 113, Zach Elwell; 120, Kaden Christman; 120, Jacoby Jackson; 144, Colin Chaney; 150, Francis Louie; 215, John Desautel; 285, Terek Bush; and also qualifying as an alternate, at 138, Isaac Circle. The LR girls’ team also qualified eight wrestlers for the WIAA Girls 1B/2B/1A/2A Region 4 Tournament at Quincy High School Feb. 10. At 100, Aviona Gomez; 135, Arianna Waters; 140, Sienna Atc...
The Raider boys' basketball team remained undefeated Tuesday night after taking down Tonasket 89-54 on the Tiger home court, the final in-league game for the Raiders in the regular season. It followed a rousing, deafening game in Coulee Dam against the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions Friday night, where LB gave LR a game and fans on both sides shook the rafters. The Raiders won by only six points, 72-66, their closest contest of the season. LR might play LB again Feb. 6 in the District 6 2B Boys Bas...
In their last scheduled dual meet on their home mat Wednesday, Lake Roosevelt Raider boys outscored the Almira-Coulee-Hartline team 29-19 as several Raiders wrestled up in a weight class higher than their own. "They dug deep tonight to win that match," said head Coach Casey Brewster. "I had guys wrestling up out of weight classes that came through ... Pretty much all our guys ... wrestled up." Those included Zach Elwell, Kaden Christman, Jacoby Jackson, and Ike Circle, who looked very tired...
The Lady Raiders beat Liberty Bell in basketball 57-33 in Coulee Dam Friday night, then lost last night (Tuesday) in Tonasket 58-40, leaving them with an 11-9 record overall, leaving them fifth in the Central Washington 2B League and 15th in the state at the end of the regular season. They begin the postseason in Omak Saturday, facing Liberty Bell again at 6 p.m. The winner faces Okanogan Feb. 7 at Omak High School, then plays there again Feb. 10 for a chance to head to the District 6/7...
The Raider boys remained undefeated and at the top of the state 2B list Tuesday after winning three games this week, including on Saturday against Idaho's 2023 state champs. Lake Roosevelt (16-0 overall) defeated Plummer, Idaho's Lakeside Knights (8-2) by 77-70 after gaining 13 points in the second quarter in Coulee Dam for a 39-29 halftime lead. Raider fans were first treated to the team's 60-52 takedown of Manson (10-6) Friday night in Coulee Dam, a tough game played without Chase Marchand,...
The Lady Raiders decimated Manson in a league game before besting Idaho's Lakeside Saturday, then falling to Okanogan last night in a home game. Lake Roosevelt hosted the Manson's Lady Trojans Friday, winning 65-25. Then on Saturday, LR met Plummer, Idaho's Lakeside High School team in Coulee Dam, winning again, 52-45. Okanogan interrupted the streak last night as the Lady Bulldogs took down LR 55-22. The Lady Raiders, now 4-5 in league and 10-8 overall, play against Liberty Bell Friday, Jan....
Lake Roosevelt's young Raider wrestling team hosted Okanogan Jan. 18 in a dual match, losing to the bigger program 32-6. Individual results were not available, but Francis Louie claimed the lone Raider win at 150 pounds....
Sometimes games are what happen when you had other plans. Like when Raider Head Coach Ed Wolfe wanted to tie up the Liberty Lancers Saturday with an aggressive man-to-man defense but then realized the refs were calling the game fair but "tight," he said. Too many early fouls changed the strategy against the disciplined and well-coached Lancers, Wolfe said. No matter. The boys from Spangle still fell to Lake Roosevelt by 18 points, 67-49. The undefeated Raiders now boast a 6-0 league win-loss...
Oroville fell hard to the Lady Raiders last Friday on the Hornets' home court, 67-19, but played hard enough to benefit Spangle in Coulee Dam Saturday. That's when the Lady Lancers bested Lake Roosevelt's girls 59-37. LR Coach Morgan Smith said considering they had two players out with injuries, leaving only one on the bench, LR (7-7 overall win-loss record) stood up to Liberty's 10-3 Lady Lancers fairly well. At Brewster last night, the Lady Raiders lost to the Lady Bears 70-45. LR is set to...
The Raiders were slipping in their game early against Bridgeport Friday night until an attitude adjustment took hold. That's when Coach Ed Wolfe refocused the team's efforts on the word "team." "I told them we didn't have any players who were the best in the state, but when we play as a team, it's fantastic," Wolfe said later. Lake Roosevelt was up by six points early in the second quarter, but had gained a 46-27 margin by the half. The Raiders stuffed the Mustangs 85-44 at the end. LR beat...
The Lady Raiders prevailed over Waterville-Mansfield in basketball last week, but lost to Tonasket last night by a similar score last night. Both games were on the Raider home court. Another game on Friday, against Bridgeport, was canceled. Against the Shockers last Wednesday at home, Lake Roosevelt's girls kept ahead of the Shockers throughout the game and won 57-47. Hosting Tonasket Tuesday night, the Raider girls fell 55-42. LR heads to Oroville Friday night but faces Spangle in Coulee Dam...
Eight Raider wrestlers competed at the Freeman Winter Classic Dec. 30 in Rockford, Washington, where 17 teams from all school sizes met. Francis Louie took fourth place at 150 pounds, pinning a wrestler from Deer Park and beating a Cheney grappler 12-5 in the quarterfinal round. A Riverside wrestler pinned Louie in the semifinal, setting up the contest for third or fourth place, when he lost by fall to Shadle Park’s Tyrese Guzman, who took third. At 113 pounds, Dillan Yazzie lost his first match to a Deer Park wrestler by pin but won his n...
Raider boys beat Bulldogs Lake Roosevelt dominated Okanogan on the Bulldogs’ home court Tuesday night 67-39 for their first win of 2024. The boys will host Bridgeport Friday night at 7:30. Girls lose two Lakeside High squeaked by the Lady Raiders at a Reardan basketball game, 59-57 on Dec. 28, but they’ll have a chance to beat the Nine Mile girls in Coulee Dam Jan. 20 at 5 p.m. The Lady Raiders got trounced in Okanogan Tuesday night 61-18, but play Waterville-Mansfield at home tonight (Jan. 3) at 7 p.m. Their Friday night home game against Bri... Full story
Lake Roosevelt sent 10 girls to the mat at the 2023 Powerhouse Girls' Tournament at LR Thursday, taking third place among 11 teams of girls with 64 wrestlers entered. LR's Nelly Selam won the 100 weight category, defeating athletes from White Swan and Leavenworth, pinning each. Phenyx Marchand also took a first, at 155, besting wrestlers from Omak and Tonasket. The team's only senior, Arianna Waters took second place at the 135 weight category, pinning two opponents, including White Swan's...
Four of Lake Roosevelt's nine wrestlers at the Powerhouse Tournament they hosted Dec. 21 placed in the tournament, putting the team in the middle of the 16-team tourney with 74 team points. Tonasket won the tourney with 216.5 points. Wrestling at 150 pounds, Francis Louie pinned Tonasket's Casen Clark in 1:55 to take third place in the weight and earn 22 points for the team. Along the way, he pinned three opponents and got pinned once himself. Dillan Yazzie, at 113, lost 5-3 to a White Swan...
The 7th annual Coulee Polar Plunge will be happening at noon on Monday, January 1 at Spring Canyon. Those wanting to brave the water in a kayak are also invited to attend....
The Star published winter sports team photos with some incorrect captions earlier this month. We apologize for the errors. To correct the record, here are photos with corrected captions....
THURSDAY MIXUPS TEAM W L Hemmer Ranch 25.5 14.5 Turner Group 21 19 San Poil 21 19 Old Bag and Balls 12.5 27.5 High Game: John Stensgar 204; Mae Stensgar 186 High Series: John Stensgar 548; Karen Lackner 467 Splits: Karen Lackner 2-7; Mike Lackner 5-10; Samantha Turner 5-7; Bishop Stensgar 9-10; John Stensgar 3-4-6-7 Previous - High Game: John Stensgar 216; Mae Stensgar 173 High Series: John Stensgar 516; Mae Stensgar 445 Splits: andy Chase 4-6-7/4-6-7; Mike Beaty 3-9-10 High Score: Tommy Lee Turner 199; Karen Lackner 179 High Series: Tommy Lee...
Lake Roosevelt's relatively short Raider basketball team seriously beat up on their league's perennial powerhouse Brewster Bears Friday night, 90-56, signaling with a lot of talent that Raider fans will continue to like this basketball season. Head Coach Ed Wolfe had touted the varsity team's defensive chops earlier in the season, but they've got some serious scoring ability too, and it's widespread - over the court and through the team. They scored on fast breaks a lot, with Chase Marchand...
The Lady Raiders had a mixed week with two losses and a win, all on their home court, that puts them at a 3-3 overall win-loss record so far. Lake Roosevelt fell hard to Brewster Friday night, 65-34, but took down 1A Omak 64-23 the next night. Mabton flipped that score to claim the win Tuesday night 68-40. The Lady Raiders (3-3 overall) will meet Nine Mile's Lakeside Eagles (6-0) Dec. 28 in Reardan at 2 p.m., then take on Okanogan (4-1) there Jan. 2 at 6 p.m. LR will host Waterville-Mansfield...
Three Raider wrestlers competed at the big Tri-State meet in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho last weekend, taking the tough road to prepare for this week’s PowerHouse Tournament at Lake Roosevelt. That tourney is scheduled to start at 10 a.m., this Thursday, Dec. 21. with both LR’s girls’ and boys’ teams. At North Idaho College, Mathias Carson, wrestling at 113 pounds; Rodger Cate (120); and Francis Louie (152) wrestled in consolation rounds at the 68-school tourney. Carson was pinned twice. Cate was pinned once and pinned a Frenchtown, Montana wrestler....
Not only did four Raiders place well at last Saturday's Brice Williams Invite in Spangle, but Lake Roosevelt's wrestling team also turned out to be the most underestimated at the 16-team tourney. The Raider wrestlers, taken all together, scored the most match points of any team there (151), and ended up with the largest difference between their seeding into the event and where they actually ended up among the team rankings. When it was all over LR came in eighth with 81 team points racked up by...
Lake Roosevelt’s girls wrestling team competed Saturday at the Royal Lady Knights Invitational in Royal City, taking fifth in a field of 14 teams with 98 points. “Our goal for the week was to be tough in the neutral position and to create pressure to create opportunities,” commented Coach Justus Caudell. “I felt we did that very well.” Phenyx Marchand took first in the 155-pound bracket, pinnng her Chiawana opponent in 23 seconds. AJ Cannon also took a first place for LR, winning in a 6-5 decision over her Rogers High School opponent from Spok...
The Raider boys scored their fifth straight win Tuesday night, defeating the Mountain Lions at Liberty Bell 61-52. "The game started out very slow and sluggish for us but once we got our tempo picked up things turned around for us," said Head Coach Ed Wolfe. Brandon Pino picked it up early and finished with 22 points to lead in Raider scoring. In the first quarter, Chase Marchand scored the 1,000th point in his high school basketball career, a rare feat and "huge milestone for him," Wolfe said....
Lake Roosevelt’s girls’ basketball team has started the season off with a 3-0 winning streak with Liberty Bell their most recent victory. The beat the Lady Mountain Lions Tuesday night 59-36. The win follows their Dec. 5 victory of Almira-Coulee-Hartline, 53-42, and their Nov. 30 defeat of White Swan, 74-28....