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DAVENPORT - New permanent lights illuminated the Davenport Gun Club for only the second time Wednesday night, allowing young trap shooters to break clay targets long after sunset and ushering in a new era of evening practices at the rural facility. The $8,500 lighting system, funded primarily through a matching grant from the MidwayUSA Foundation with additional donations, enables youth involved in FFA and Washington Youth Shooting programs to train after school commitments...
OKANOGAN - Okanogan dominated from the opening snap, racing to a 24-0 victory over Reardan in a WIAA Class 2B state football playoff loser-out game Friday night. Tatum Gunn sparked the Bulldogs with a 67-yard touchdown run on just the second play from scrimmage, then added a 7-yard score later in the first quarter. He capped the scoring with a 49-yard touchdown run in the fourth. Okanogan also converted two two-point tries, including a pass from Colson Kuchenbuch to Isaiah...
YAKIMA - The Davenport Gorillas capped a memorable weekend at the WIAA Class 1B state volleyball tournament Thursday, Nov. 13, rallying from a morning deficit and finishing seventh with a straight-set sweep of River View. After a quarterfinal loss Wednesday, the No. 13-seeded Gorillas (18-6) entered the consolation bracket determined to keep their season alive. Thursday morning, Davenport faced Tri-Cities Prep in a dramatic five-set loser-out match. Down two sets 15-25, 13-25,...
Davenport senior Naomi Rainwater, center, signs her letter of intent to play volleyball at St. Martin University in Washington on Tuesday Nov. 18. With her, from left, are father Brandon Rainwater, sister Raquel Rainwater, mother Kara Rainwater and grandfather Rod Vereb....
FREEMAN - Freeman punched its ticket to the Class 1B/2B girls soccer state semifinals with a 4-1 victory over Davenport in a loser-out quarterfinal match Saturday at Freeman High School. The third-seeded Scotties struck early and often, building a 2-0 halftime lead and never looking back against the No. 6 Gorillas. Freeman wasted little time, as senior Rylee Russell scored just 90 seconds into the contest, assisted by freshman Allison Gould. Freshman Gabriella Daniel doubled...
OLYMPIA — In accordance with state law, several state agencies will offer 12 days next year that a Discover Pass is not required for entry onto public-owned lands managed by state agencies. Those dates were announced last week, and include: January — New Year’s Day (Thursday, Jan. 1) and Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday, Jan. 19) March — Monday, March 9, and Thursday, March 19 April — Earth Day (Wednesday, April 22) June — Free fishing weekend (Saturday and Sunday, June 6 and 7) and Friday, June 19. August — Sunday, Aug....
SOUTH BEND — Naselle rolled past Odessa 64-8 in a Washington Class 1B state football loser-out playoff game Saturday, ending the Tigers’ season. The No. 5-seeded Comets (9-1) scored early and often against the No. 12-seeded Tigers (record not immediately available), advancing to face Almira Coulee Hartline in the quarterfinals Nov. 22 at Lions Field in Moses Lake. Odessa, the Southeast 1B champion, finished its year with the first-round exit. Naselle led 44-0 at halftime before Odessa scored its lone touchdown in the sec...
ODESSA — With 20 players out for boys basketball — including five eighth-graders — Odessa coach Deric Schmierer believes his Tigers are poised to snap a postseason drought that has lingered for several years. Schmierer, whose two sons are on the roster (senior Aiden and junior Izaak), ascended to the head coaching job after six years in the junior high program and assisting under retired coach Mike Carlquist. “My coaching philosophy is to hustle, play hard and focus on defense,” Schmierer said. “We’re going to try and get a...
There’s something electric about November in eastern Washington, when the wheat fields turn gold under a crisp sky, and the echoes of Friday night lights bleed into the weekend. As a kid who grew up chasing grounders on dusty diamonds and dreaming of gridiron glory, I can’t help but feel the pull of these moments — when our local heroes lace up for state glory, and even the pros remind us why we fell in love with the game. This week, it’s Davenport soccer braving the cold in Freeman, Gorillas volleyball spiking toward the Sun...
REARDAN — A last-minute 3-yard touchdown run lifted Reardan’s own Hunter Flaa led to a 21-18 victory over Asotin in a Washington Class 2B high school football playoff game Nov. 8, sending the Screaming Eagles to the state quarterfinals. Reardan (12 seed) advances to face No. 5 Okanogan on Friday at 7 p.m. The teams traded scores in a scoreless third quarter before the fourth-period flurry. Asotin took an 18-14 lead on Cody Ells’ 7-yard run with 2:52 left, but Reardan answered with a 75-yard drive capped by Flaa’s plunge....
ODESSA - In the first-round WIAA Class 1B football playoff showdown that saw 12 lead changes and 102 total points, the Odessa Tigers outlasted the Sunnyside Christian Knights 54-48 on Nov. 7 at Finney Field, advancing to 7-3 on the season while ending Sunnyside Christian's year at 4-5. The game opened with a Tigers touchdown at 9:05 of the first quarter, but Sunnyside Christian answered at 4:42 and added a two-point conversion by junior running back Jared Villalobos for an...
LIBERTY LAKE - A fast start and strong finish carried Davenport to a 4-1 victory over Mount Vernon Christian in the first round of the WIAA Class 2B girls soccer state tournament Tuesday at Ridgeline High School. Sixth-seeded Davenport advanced to face top-seeded Freeman in the quarterfinals Friday. Glenna Soliday scored twice, while Sam Stiles added a goal. An own goal by Mount Vernon Christian opened the scoring. Davenport held a 3-1 lead at halftime. Soliday struck first...
PASCO - Reardan freshman Simon Sobotta powered through Sun Willows Golf Course Saturday, placing 59th in 18:34.50 at the WIAA Class 2B boys cross country state championship. The 2025 state meet unfolded under clear skies on the rolling layout, where early-morning frost gave way to crisp sun and swirling winds off the Columbia River. Sobotta held steady through the first mile in a crowded pack, then opened space on the back nine, passing fading rivals in the final 800 meters....
Davenport's Faith Bell, Tatum Hupp, and Chloe Hammond with first-team league honors....
CHENEY - Northwest Christian and Davenport both punched tickets to the WIAA 2B state volleyball tournament Thursday, surviving loser-out battles before clashing in a District 6 2B crossover that sent the district's heavyweights to Yakima. Northwest Christian opened the day in the main gym with a 25-19, 25-8, 25-12 rout of Reardan in loser-out match No. 9, overwhelming the Screaming Eagles with relentless serving and sharp attacking. The Crusaders never trailed in the second...
LAKE ROOSEVELT — Anglers are focusing on Lake Roosevelt’s upper reaches as the 2025 white sturgeon season winds down ahead of the Nov. 30 closure. Decades of hatchery work have turned the fishery near the Canadian border into one of Washington’s premier big-game opportunities. This year, WDFW introduced a 55- to 63-inch harvest slot to protect smaller hatchery fish while allowing harvest. “We want people to enjoy fishing but also keep these amazing fish in our waters,” said Staci Lehman, WDFW Region 1 communica...
Samantha Stiles with second-team all-league honors, Charlotte Soliday with first-team all-league and Glenna Soliday with league MVP. Addy O'Connell is not pictured....
Clare Lathrop of Davenport signs a college sports scholarship with Northwest Nazarene for basketball on Wednesday, Nov. 12, in the auditorium at Davenport High School....
