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WENATCHEE -Something of a Cinderella story struck midnight for the Reardan boys team in the District 6/7 2B Boys Crossover against Lake Roosevelt. The Raiders ended the Screaming Eagles' season with a 57-41 victory at Wenatchee High School Saturday, Feb. 18. Reardan, which came into the crossover as District 7's No. 5 seed after upsetting Colfax in the District 7 2B Boys Tournament a week prior, held tough with District 6's top seed for a quarter. Lake Roosevelt took a 14-12...
SPOKANE VALLEY - It's felt rather inevitable all season, but now it's official: The Davenport boys basketball team is going to state for the first time since 2010. The Gorillas clinched that state berth after pulling away from Tonasket 72-49 in the District 6/7 2B Boys Crossover at West Valley High School Friday, Feb. 17. Davenport was subsequently named the top seed in the state tournament when the brackets were unveiled Sunday, Feb. 19. The Gorillas controlled the pace for...
WENATCHEE - A wild final offensive possession for the Davenport girls ended as well as the Gorillas could've hoped: Freshman Clare Lathrop sunk a layup with 5 seconds on the clock to give Davenport a 45-43 win over the Lake Roosevelt Raiders in the District 6/7 2B Girls Crossover at Wenatchee High School Saturday, Feb. 18. The win sent Davenport, which had clinched the No. 5 seed in District 7 with an overtime win over St. George's a week prior, into the opening round of the...
SPOKANE VALLEY - Davenport's victory over Lind-Ritzville/Sprague in the District 7 2B Tournament loser-out round last Wednesday ensured the Gorillas had a place in the District 6/7 Crossover, but a top-five finish at Districts was important to make sure that crossover wouldn't be against juggernaut Okanogan. After the Gorillas suffered their second overtime loss of Districts to Upper Columbia Academy Thursday, Feb. 9, Davenport finally figured out its overtime obstacles with...
SPOKANE VALLEY - The Davenport and Reardan boys were represented on the NE2B North Division All-League Teams in large numbers, as announced at halftime of the District 7 2B girls title game at West Valley High School Saturday, Feb. 11. Davenport star Tennessee Rainwater was named Most Valuable Player, while head coach Matt Henry was named Coach of the Year. Senior Brenick Soliday was named to the North All-League First Team, while fellow senior Cash Colbert was named to the...
REARDAN - Five Davenport wrestlers are headed to the state Mat Classic at the Tacoma Dome after qualifying at the 1B/2B Region 3 Tournament Saturday, Feb. 11. Additionally, three wrestlers were selected as alternates for state despite not qualifying through their efforts. The Gorillas finished fourth as a team in the regional contest. "To be honest, regionals didn't exactly go as planned," senior Matthew Wines said. "But we're still moving on...I think we'll have a good run...
SPOKANE VALLEY - To reach the promised land, a team must slay its giants. The Reardan boys basketball team finally conquered one such giant last weekend, defeating the Colfax Bulldogs 57-46 in the District 7 2B 5th/6th Place game at West Valley High School Saturday, Feb. 11. With the win, Reardan advanced to the District 6/7 Crossover and eliminated Colfax in the process. "It means a lot to us because we haven't made it out of Districts in a long time," senior Logan Flaa said....
SPOKANE VALLEY - After he suffered a hip flexor injury three nights prior, the Davenport coaching staff didn't even know if their best player, Tennessee Rainwater, would be available for the District 7 Championship against Northwest Christian. After some physical therapy and painkillers, Rainwater was more than available, scoring 33 points and grabbing eight rebounds in said Championship game. Toss in a dominant 24 point and 10 rebound effort from Cash Colbert, and the...
ROCKLYN - A Florida man survived a one-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 2 Thursday, Feb. 9. Leandro Duenas Martinez, 32, was injured and transported via helicopter to an area hospital. According to the Washington State Patrol, Martinez's Kenworth rollback tow truck was westbound on Highway 2 near Milepost 244 when it left the road, overturned and trapped him inside at approximately 9:10 a.m. Fire District No. 5 firefighter Bob Johnson said Martinez was trapped inside the truck...
DAVENPORT - If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. That could describe Robert Jenkins' attempts at getting onto City Council. During a regular council meeting Wednesday, Feb. 8, Jenkins was appointed to fill a council seat vacated by Jessica Smith in December. This is the second time Jenkins put his name in the hat to fill a council vacancy. Last year, he applied for a seat Jonn Chapman was ultimately appointed to fill. "Davenport is a wonderful community, and I would...
DAVENPORT — All seven levy propositions placed before Lincoln County voters in a special election Tuesday, Feb. 14 were passing as of press time, most by comfortable margins. A Sprague School District proposition for a replacement educational programs and operations levy with an estimated levy rate of $1.51 per $1,000 of assessed property value in 2024 and $1.43 per $1,000 of assessed property value in 2025 was passing 127-49. $215,000 will be collected from taxpayers both years. The first of three levies run by the Odessa S...
SPOKANE VALLEY - The Davenport boys' run through the NE2B and District 7 2B Tournament continued this week, with the Gorillas notching two convincing wins against the Kettle Falls Bulldogs in the quarterfinals and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos in the semifinals. Tennessee Rainwater's 36 points ignited a Davenport offense that exploded against Kettle Falls in a 78-56 win Monday, Feb. 6. He scored 13 points in the opening frame. In the second quarter Brenick Soliday took the...
SPOKANE VALLEY - After pushing the favored Liberty Lancers to overtime Monday, the Davenport girls team decided to keep its season alive in a big way against the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos in the District 7 2B Tournament at West Valley High School Wednesday, Feb. 8. Eighth-grader Emalie Jacoby came out of the chutes firing darts against the Lancers Feb. 6. Her seven first-quarter points helped the Gorillas take a 14-11 lead. Jacoby wasn't finished yet, hitting a...
POMEROY - The Davenport boys wrestling team added another accomplishment to an already successful season, taking the District title at the sub-regional meet Saturday, Feb. 4. Aside from the team accomplishment, 13 of the boys placed high enough to advance to this Saturday's regional meet. "They're working hard and getting better every week," Davenport head coach Matt Schneider said. "Our seniors really stepped up, and we had a couple surprises." Davenport swept the finals in...
DAVENPORT — One of the potential pitfalls of seeking housing refuge in rural Lincoln County is a lack of broadband internet access, which creates difficulties for children with online work or businesspeople trying to work remotely. The county and Economic Development Council are trying to tear down this barrier, with three projects funded and one more potentially upcoming. The first is a Community Economic Revitalization Board grant that was awarded in July 2021 and provides fiber to Creston, Harrington and Almira with m...
DAVENPORT - 88-year-old Don Larson arrived at Serene Meadows Assisted Living Center Tuesday, Feb. 7 and greeted his 87-year-old wife Shirley Larson with a couple smooches. "You always look nice," Don told Shirley. Shirley broke down into tears upon realizing she was being visited by her husband of 67 years and two of her best friends, Harold and Claudia Thompson. And it just so happens that Harold, 87, and Claudia, 86, have also been married for 67 years. "I found a little...
DEER MEADOWS—An elderly local man was found dead in his running white 2019 Nissan Rogue just after 6:15 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3. Gary Edgar Pruden was discovered by a local woman and ruled deceased by authorities about an hour later. According to reports, Lisa Staley of Deer Meadows said she saw a woman passed out in a running vehicle blocking the intersection of Deer Meadows and Quail Run Roads. Lincoln County Undersheriff Jesse Allen, Spokane Tribal Deputy Police Chief Clint Kieffer and local fireman Don Staley arrived on s...
DAVENPORT — A Creston man was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash Saturday, Feb. 4. Casey Glenn Munter was found deceased on Seven Springs Dairy Road near Grant Road by local law enforcement after losing control of a blue Dodge truck he was driving, according to reports. According to reports, law enforcement determined that Munter was traveling above the posted speed limit on muddy, gravel and possibly icy roads near his Seven Springs Dairy Road home. Sergeant Jerad McLagan arrived on scene and found Munter’s body und...
HARRINGTON-Gary Cox and Carol Richey were enjoying new beginnings here last Christmas break. The couple engaged to be wed in April 2024 had moved themselves and their five children from Spokane seeking a smaller city experience and better schooling for the kids. Times were tough financially, but Cox had a job driving a semitruck to make ends meet. Then, on Dec. 23, 2022, disaster struck. He was driving a semi across Snoqualmie Pass in disastrous winter conditions that...
DAVENPORT-A packed crowd of wheat farmers jammed into the Lincoln County Fairgrounds meeting hall for the WSU Lincoln-Adams Extension-hosted Wheat Producers Meeting Thursday, Jan. 19 to hear four speakers discuss data, projects and observations regarding recent wheat production the university has influenced in recent years. The four speakers gave five presentations on weeds and disease control, winter wheat variety selection, the state's Soil Health Initiative,...
RITZVILLE-Local wrestlers appear to be in a good spot as regionals and state approaches. Davenport won the league championship duals Saturday, Jan. 28 in the final team meet of the year. The Gorillas topped Tekoa-Rosalia in the first round, Reardan in the second round and Northwest Christian in the third round to take the South league title. Then, Davenport defeated Chewelah 39-26 in the league finals to take the championship. Individual results weren't available at press...
DAVENPORT-Senior Night against the Kettle Falls Bulldogs was a time to celebrate the Gorilla boys' whopping 10 fellows heading for graduation in June playing their last home game. And celebrate the seniors, they did. All 10 found themselves in the scoring column in a convincing 77-25 win Saturday, Jan. 28. It was a given that Tennessee Rainwater (25 points) and Brenick Soliday (11 points) would find themselves in the book. Similarly, season-long starters Evan Gunning (10...
DAVENPORT-After a heartbreaking loss to Northwest Christian the night before, the Gorilla girls made sure their two seniors didn't suffer the same fate on Senior Night by defeating Kettle Falls 48-31. Emalie Jacoby led all scorers with 15 points and three steals, while senior Kiersten Kemmerer added seven points. Fellow senior Lena Waters had three points and seven rebounds, while Clare Lathrop and Jensyn Jacobsen had six points and six rebounds apiece. "In the start, it was...
HARRINGTON - One of Kris Moritz's main questions posed to the previously all-male city council during her interview for a vacant council seat Wednesday, Jan. 25 was: "would you all be comfortable working with a woman?" Council ultimately responded in the affirmative, voting 3-1 to appoint Moritz to the seat vacated by Peter Davenport in December. Davenport resigned from Position No. 4 for health reasons, he told council last month. Moritz, a retired local who moved here in...
DAVENPORT - After the three finalists forced the current Lincoln County Commissioners to make what they called the toughest decision of their tenure, Jo Gilchrist was appointed to fill the recently-retired Mark Stedman's vacated District No. 1 county commissioner seat Monday, Jan. 23. Gilchrist is believed to be the first female county commissioner in Lincoln County history. "I'm honored to be the first woman to serve on Lincoln County's board of county commissioners,"...
