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REARDAN – Eighth grader Simon Sobotta is a boy with many talents. He is an outstanding student and an accomplished artist and craftsman. Besides running cross country and playing basketball at Reardan Middle School, Sobotta has thrown himself into a sport that is little known in this part of the country and one that many people have never seen. Lacrosse is his passion, and he is developing into one of the area's outstanding players. He is also a pioneer, as he is Lincoln Count...
REARDAN – A community-wide Veterans Day program will be Monday, Nov. 11, at Reardan Bible Fellowship. It will start at 10:00 a.m. The Medical Lake High School Air Force Junior ROTC Honor Guard will present the colors and retired Air Force Master Sergeants Scott Hansen, Lyle Anderson and Kelly Williquette will provide music. The featured speaker is Chief Master Sergeant Wayne Terry (retired), a veteran who served two years in the Army and 36 years in the Air National Guard. Terry is a member of the Washington State and N...
REARDAN – Something had to give when Medical Lake faced off against the Screaming Eagles on a rain-soaked football field on Senior Night Friday, Nov. 1. Up to this game, both teams had stumbled through the meat of their schedule, each losing their last six games. On this night, it was Reardan's seniors who stepped up and made the big plays in their 44-0 blowout of Medical Lake. Prior to the game, Levi Hammel, Evan Krupke, Preston Winn, Zander Thornton and Rysen Soliday were r...
DAVENPORT – On a blustery Halloween night, the No. 1 ranked Freeman Scotties (14-0) rolled into town to take on the Gorillas (11-4) in a NE2B girls soccer game. The Scotties led by state scoring leader Rylee Russell's two goals defeated the Gorillas 3-1, Thursday, Oct. 31. Freeman stepped onto the pitch, expecting to dominate the game with its team speed and aggressive, physical play. For much of the game, the Scotties did just that. Their stout defense thwarted several G...
REARDAN – With wind chill temperatures in the low-30s, Upper Columbia Academy faced the Screaming Eagles Monday, Nov. 5, in the first round of the District 6 2B Girls Soccer Tournament. After playing to a nil-nil tie after 40 minutes, the Screaming Eagles scored six goals in the second half to win 6-0. In the first half, the players played cautiously on a slick field, with dipping temperatures and wind gusts exceeding 30 mph. The game was played mostly in the middle of the f...
DAVENPORT – The opening round of the 2024 District 6 2B Volleyball Tournament was held at the high school Tuesday, Nov. 5, with Reardan, Davenport, Liberty and Colfax competing for the opportunity to advance to the state tournament. In the opening games, Liberty defeated Reardan 3-1, and Davenport beat Colfax 3-2. The Lancers and Gorillas immediately played each other in the winner's bracket. Liberty beat the Gorillas 3-1 and for the right to play Freeman later in the week. W...
SPOKANE VALLEY – Reardan Elementary School's third- and fourth-grade football team defeated the G-Men 16-0 Saturday, Nov. 4, at University High School to win the Inland Northwest Youth Football Conference championship. The victory capped a 10-0 season. In the championship game, Micah Kasper and Weston Abrahamson both scored touchdowns and Asher Hough kicked two points after touchdown. Reardan was the only team outside of Spokane that played in the 10 team conference. It was al...
DAVENPORT – Family, friends and teammates honored Gorillas' senior Selah Hupp prior to her last regular season home volleyball game Tuesday, Oct 30, against Highway 2 rival Reardan. After receiving hugs, flowers and balloons, she led her team to a 3-1 win over the Screaming Eagles 25-20, 25-22, 20-25, 25-19. In defeat, Reardan played one of its best games of the season. "I'm impressed with how we played," Reardan head coach Elise McCammonds said. "We were scrappy and worked h...
REARDAN – The Screaming Eagles' soccer team played Newport in their last home game of the season, Thursday, Oct. 24. On a night that honored seniors Mackenzie Bjornberg, Luci Smith, Elise Cox, Reagan Board, Noelle Raczykowski and Ally Burtenshaw, the Screaming Eagles shut out the Grizzlies 5-0. Prior to the game, senior players were presented with flowers and balloons and posed for pictures with their families. After sharing smiles and shedding tears, the players took to the p...
DAVENPORT – The clash between the Gorillas' volleyball team and Northwest Christian Tuesday, Oct. 22, was expected to go down to the wire, and that it did. The Gorillas entered the match 10-0 in NE2B play and the Crusaders came in 9-1, with their sole loss to Davenport on Oct. 8. After battling five sets, NWC squeaked out a 3-2 win (24-26, 25-18, 25-15, 18-25, 17-15). The first game set the tone for the nail-biter that was to follow. Gorillas' front row players Chloe H...
REARDAN - Three weeks ago, Davenport overpowered the Screaming Eagles soccer team with a 6-0 win on its home field. On Thursday, Oct. 17, the teams squared off again, this time on Joe Johnson Field. After regulation time had expired, and two overtime periods were played, the teams were tied 2-2. The Gorillas broke the logjam by outscoring Reardan 4-2 in a sudden death shoot-out to give them the 3-2 victory. Eight minutes into the game, it appeared the Gorillas might be on...
REARDAN – After playing many years at the 1B level, Freeman made its first appearance at Joe Johnson Field Friday, Oct. 18, as a new member of the 2B Northeast League. The Scotties won the game 45-6, spoiling the Screaming Eagles' Homecoming night. Reardan head coach Matt Clouse was forced to field an inexperienced squad because of a roster that has been decimated by injuries, particularly to its offensive line. Eight varsity players watched the game in street clothes. At t...
REARDAN - The Screaming Eagles’ volleyball team started the 2024 season with a bang, winning seven of their first eight games. Since then, they have dropped six of the last nine. On Saturday, Oct. 19, they hosted 8-1 Northwest Christian hoping to knock off one of the top teams in the NE2B league. That didn’t happen as the Crusaders won in straight set, 25-15, 25-22, 25-20. Early in the first set, Reardan went toe-to-toe with NWC. Front row players Emersen Sprecher, Raegan Soliday and Kaylynn Clouse dominated the net sco...
REARDAN – For decades, the pavilion in the park held community events, Mule Days' plays and picnics. Ultimately, it succumbed to years of wind, rain, sun and snow and fell into disrepair. Now, thanks to a grant, local funds and donations, a cadre of volunteers has refurbished it to its past glory. Since last year, the future of the deteriorating structure was the discussion at Town Council meetings. A solicited bid suggested the demolition of the pavilion and the cost to r...
REARDAN – A well-balanced attack propelled Davenport to a three set sweep over the Screaming Eagles Tuesday, Oct. 15. Selah Hupp, Naomi Rainwater and Chloe Hammond each notched ten or more kill shots in the Gorillas 25-20, 25-19, 25-21 win. In the first set, Reardan opened up a 6-3 lead before the Gorillas ran off eight straight points to take an 11-6 lead. The dominance of front row players' Emersen Sprecher and Kaylynn Clouse brought the Screaming Eagles back, tying the g...
REARDAN – After dropping two of the first three sets, the Screaming Eagles' volleyball team eked out a five set win (25-17, 19-25, 20-25, 25-12, 15-13) in their match with the St. George's Dragons on Thursday, Oct 11. In the matches' first set, the Screaming Eagles displayed more energy and aggressiveness than their opponent. They went on an early 6-0 run to jump to an 8-2 lead. They stretched the lead to 24-14 before Reardan sophomore Kaylynn Clouse put the exclamation p...
REARDAN – The town is reaping the benefits of an $850,000 Washington Transportation Improvement Board grant to pave approximately 3.4 miles of roads within the town limits. Three cents of the statewide gas tax funded this and other TIB projects. Tommer Construction Company was awarded the project and is applying an Otta seal surface, which is a cost-effective treatment that places gravel on top of a bituminous binding agent. Initially, it appears to be gravel until black o...
REARDAN – After being tied at nil at halftime, the Screaming Eagles' girls soccer team scored three goals in the second half to defeat Upper Columbia Academy 3-1 in their 2B league game Tuesday, Oct. 8. From the game's opening kick-off, it appeared Reardan and UCA were evenly matched as neither team penetrated deep into their opponents' end of the field, making the first 40 minutes a back-and-forth affair with few shots on goal. The Screaming Eagles took control in the s...
DAVENPORT - It took the Gorillas' girls soccer team less than one minute to show their superiority over visiting Upper Columbia Academy when freshman Charlotte Soliday outworked her defender to score the team's first goal in their 6-0 win, Thursday, Oct. 3. After losing its two previous games, Davenport stepped onto the pitch, focused and playing like a well-oiled machine. The players' passing was intentional and crisp, their defense was smothering, and their speed and...
REARDAN – Defending NE2B league champion Northwest Christian (Colbert) handed the Screaming Eagles their third straight loss in its 27-0 win Friday, Oct. 1 at Joe Johnson Field. Reardan opened its offense full throttle on the game's first drive. Quarterback Rysen Soliday came out determined to sling the ball to his receivers. On the team's second play from scrimmage, Soliday connected on a 12-yard pass to a diving Evan Krupke for a first down. He then launched a bomb to an o...
DAVENPORT – After defeating Colfax and Northwest Christian at the Sheridan Welch Crossover Classic over the weekend, the Gorillas' volleyball team made quick work of St. George's Tuesday, Oct. 1, winning the match 25-17, 25-18, 25-10. Astraya Sosa and Faith Bell fueled the Dragons' offense with 27 assists to heavy-hitters Chloe Hammond, Selah Hupp and Naomi Rainwater who had 12, seven and five kills, respectively. Tatum Hupp and Selah Hupp anchored the Gorillas' defense w...
RITZVILLE – After scoring seven touchdowns in the first three games of the season, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague senior running back Brody Boness rushed for five more Friday, Sept. 27 in the Broncos' 34-13 win over Reardan. Boness showed his strength on the Broncos' first possession of the game when he took the handoff up the middle, shook several tackles and rambled 18 yards into the end zone for the first Lind/Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna touchdown. On the Screaming Eagles' e...
REARDAN – The Screaming Eagles’ soccer team scored early and often in their 10-1 shellacking of Kettle Falls Thursday, Sept. 26. Noelle Raczykowski led Reardan’s attack with four goals. MacKenzie Bjornberg and Kylie Alsept each scored two goals and Carmella Oxstin and Elise Cox scored one apiece. Reardan head coach Richard Breedlove said he pulled Raczykowski from the game with 24 minutes left to allow other players the opportunity to gain experience. He was pleased with what he saw. “They came together and passed the bal...
REARDAN – After losing their first match of the season, the Screaming Eagles have reeled off seven straight wins to remain undefeated in 2B district play. Enthusiasm and hustle were the difference makers in their 3-1 win over Newport on Thursday, Sept. 26. In the first set, the teams traded points and were tied at eight apiece until front-row sophomores Kaylynn Clouse and Emersen Sprecher took control of the net. Reardan outscored the Grizzlies 17-8 down the stretch to win 25-...
REARDAN – Injuries took a toll on the Screaming Eagles as they lost to Jenkins (Chewelah) 31-18 in their matchup Friday, Sept. 20. For three quarters, the Reardan offense moved the ball behind the running of Zander Thornton and Blake Wynecoop and the passing of quarterback Rysen Soliday, who tossed touchdown passes to Hunter Flaa and Shane Book. "We played well for three quarters," Reardan head football coach Matt Clouse said, "but after suffering key injuries in the fourth q...
