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YAKIMA - On a rainy and foggy Thursday morning that greeted teams for Day 2 of the WIAA Class 2B state volleyball tournament, Davenport delivered one of the day's biggest comebacks, rallying from a two-set deficit to defeat Tri-Cities Prep 15-25, 13-25, 25-21, 25-23, 15-7 in a dramatic five-set loser-out match on Court 2 at the Yakima Valley SunDome. The Gorillas, who entered the consolation bracket after a quarterfinal loss on Wednesday, refused to let their season end in...
YAKIMA - The No. 13-seeded Davenport Gorillas claimed seventh place at the WIAA Class 1B state volleyball tournament Thursday, Nov. 13, sweeping No. 15-seeded River View 25-12, 25-21, 25-16 in the seventh/eighth-place match at the Yakima Valley SunDome. Davenport (18-6) never trailed in the first set and pulled away late in the second and third sets to secure the straight-set victory and the seventh-place trophy on Day 2 of the tournament. "These girls, knowing that I was...
RENTON – The pandemic has struck another blow to local athletics. The WIAA voted to delay the start of winter sports to Feb. 1, 2021 and shorten each sports season to seven weeks apiece at its Nov. 17 meeting. Practices for winter sports season, the most prominent of which are basketball and wrestling, were originally scheduled to begin Dec. 28, with competitions coming shortly after. However, a surge of positive COVID-19 cases caused the WIAA to create another delay in an a...
Compiled by Drew Lawson The Times Many area sports teams enjoyed victories in the last week, some of which were marquee triumphs. Two men's basketball teams and one women's basketball team have yet to be defeated this year, while other teams are on their way to successful seasons. Then, there's Cougars football. Oh well, there's always next year, right? To quote a friend and die-hard Wazzu fan: "Maybe it's a good thing the Apple Cup was cancelled." At least, this year Coug fan...
Compiled by Drew Lawson for The Times This week saw more wins, losses, COVID-19 cancellations and unexpected circumstances take place for local sports teams. Perhaps the strangest COVID-related occurrence occurred in the PAC-12, when the Washington Huskies had to withdraw from the PAC-12 football championship due to rising case numbers. They were replaced by the Oregon Ducks, who will take on USC in the title game Friday, while other PAC-12 schools will play regular season gam...
PULLMAN - Had he touched the ball yet all game? WSU 7'1" center Volodymyr Markovetskyy, who went in during the second half - hand-raised, arm out - got no reply until Noah Williams fed him in the final minute for an emphatic dunk, giving the Cougars a game-breaking lead over Eastern Washington on a night WSU trailed for most of it, winning 71-68. Markovetskyy's score came just before EWU's Jacob Davison hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead to one and Eastern got the ball back to wo...
PULLMAN - The Washington State University Cougars showed Saturday night that they can play with the best in the NCAA. But a strong first half wasn't enough to keep the No. 11 ranked Oregon Ducks from flying away. WSU took a 19-14 lead to the half, but Oregon pulled way to finish the game with a 43-29 Pac 12 victory. True freshman quarterback Jayden de Laura threw for 25-of-39, 321 yards and two touchdowns in the failing Cougar effort. Those two touchdown passes were to Lucas...
RENTON-The pandemic has struck another blow to local athletics. The WIAA voted to delay the start of winter sports to Feb. 1, 2021 and shorten each sports season to seven weeks apiece at its Nov. 17 meeting. Practices for winter sports season, the most prominent of which are basketball and wrestling, were originally scheduled to begin Dec. 28, with competitions coming shortly after. However, a surge of positive COVID-19 cases across the state caused the WIAA to create another...
DAVENPORT-The Gorillas were planning to begin after-school practices for boys and girl's basketball and wrestling today, Nov. 16. Those plans were axed after Gov. Jay Inslee's latest measures to fight the rapidly spreading COVID-19 virus were announced yesterday, Nov. 15. All after-school practices and activities are postponed until further notice, the district announced via its Facebook page. "It's not safe right now," athletic director Tim Zeiler said. "I talked to other...
LINCOLN COUNTY – Davenport and Reardan student-athletes had to wait seven months until practices could resume in any fashion. Now, sports camps have been occurring since October, but these practices look far stranger than normal. Throw that in with the fact that the athletes don't know when exactly they'll be able to play in a game, or what that game might look like, and the strange themes the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought become evident. "We're trying to keep an optimistic a...
RENTON, Wash. – The WIAA Executive Board approved a process for determining the status of upcoming WIAA seasons during the 2020-21 school year Nov. 2. The process outlines a timetable for decision making as well as a minimum participation requirement and is based on feedback from athletic directors. The Executive Board determined that, in order for a season to take place, 50% of schools in a WIAA region (by classification) must be eligible to participate in league games as p...
DAVENPORT--Davenport student-athletes have been practicing football, soccer and volleyball since Oct. 23....
PULLMAN - The Rolovich era will begin in 2020 after all for WSU football as the Pac-12 CEO Group voted Thursday, Sept. 24, to resume athletics competition Nov. 6. The team will play seven games, all within the conference. No fans will be allowed at any PAC-12 football venue. WSU will also not host tailgating. The CEO Group noted that the decision to resume play - which had been postponed to no earlier than Jan. 1 - was based on updated Pac-12 COVID-19 Medical Advisory...
DAVENPORT--Local student-athletes have been practicing track, cross country, softball and golf since Oct. 5....
KENNEWICK--The always-intense rivalry between the Reardan Indians and Davenport Gorillas reached another level in 2005, with the two schools facing off twice, once in the regular season and once in the state semifinals. This week, The Times looks back to the state 2B semifinal matchup where Reardan exacted revenge for its regular season home loss to Davenport, rolling 29-7 over the rival Gorillas. The win sent the Indians to the state championship, where they would defeat DeSales 14-10 to become state champions. The look back...
REARDAN – The always-intense rivalry between the Reardan Indians and Davenport Gorillas reached another level in 2005, with the two schools facing off twice, once in the regular season and once in the state semifinals. This week, The Times looks back to the regular season matchup where Davenport came out on top 29-22 in Reardan. The win snapped Reardan’s four-game winning streak in the regular season. The look back is told through the eyes of players and coaches from both teams. Both teams came into the Oct. 13 game und...
The Times Note: The WIAA announced Oct. 9 that it extended the open coaching season from Nov. 30 to Dec. 19. Local athletic directors didn’t yet know how their schools would adjust practice schedules based on this extension. Davenport Times readership local schools coaches and fall practice schedules Reardan Indians Practice schedule: Oct. 5-8—All-sports conditioning Oct. 12-22—Baseball, softball, tennis, track, cross country Oct. 26-Nov. 5—Football, volleyball, girl’s...
REARDAN--Reardan-Edwall student-athletes are practicing track, cross country, baseball and softball this week....
REARDAN – The Reardan School District kicked off their 2020-21 school year with all sport conditioning on Oct. 5. Specific sport conditioning begins next week. The WIAA opened a second open coaching season from Sept. 28 to Nov. 30, where coaches can work on “sport specific” skills with athletes if the local department of health allows. The Lincoln County DOH approved the district’s plan Oct. 4. Sports are broken up into four timelines. Practices for baseball, softbal...
RENTON—More tweaks have come to the benchmarks for playing high school sports, as the WIAA updated its return-to-play guidelines Oct. 6 following new guidance given by Gov. Jay Inslee. Sports have been grouped into three categories based on the “risk level” they provide in regard to possible transmission of COVID-19: low-risk, moderate-risk and high-risk. Various sports can return based on their risk level compared to COVID-19 transmission within their community. Local COVID-19 activity will also be measured in three categori...
LINCOLN COUNTY – Physical education and is important for students. It provides a chance to not only develop physical fitness, but has been shown to be beneficial for mental and emotional needs as well. However, when social gatherings are discouraged and even prohibited based on COVID-19 virus guidelines, getting those students the physical activity they need looks a little different. At Reardan Middle-High School, athletic director and P.E. teacher Eric Nikkola has faced the challenges of virtual learning and air quality p...
OLYMPIA – The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) released an updated process on necessary steps to potentially return to organized competition in the fall, the organization announced in a press release Sept. 19. The press release detailed five requirements needed to return to athletic competition: • Gov. Jay Inslee must recommend a return to play. • The Department of Health must provide guidance regarding required health steps to take before commencing athletics. • Risk management teams must review the r...
REARDAN – A basketball coach for the Reardan School District will not be returning in the coming year, following an investigation that he made inappropriate race-based comments to a student. Coach Damon Dewey was investigated by the school district after a player’s parents made a complaint about Dewey on Feb. 15. In response, athletic director Eric Nikkola conducted an investigation that found Dewey “more likely than not” violated the civil rights of a mixed-race player on the girl’s basketball team. The player’s name was no...
RENTON—It may sound weird to say, but “Friday Night Lights” won’t be taking place until March this year. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) announced a new, tentative schedule which includes four sports seasons for the 2020-21 season due to Corona virus restrictions. The four seasons are classified numerically: Season 1, 2, 3 and 4. Most notably, football, volleyball and girls soccer were all moved to Season 3, which begins at the end of winter....
