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DAVENPORT - A familiar face with deep roots in the program and community will guide the Gorillas football team into its next chapter. The Davenport School Board approved the hiring of Trenton Briney, 40, of Davenport, as head coach during its meeting Monday, April 27. Briney, a Davenport alumnus who played on a state championship team and has served as an assistant football coach for nearly a decade, takes over after working under two previous head coaches. He will continue...
DAVENPORT — Washington’s gray wolf population reached a record high in 2025, growing to a minimum of 270 wolves in 49 packs — a 17.4% increase from the previous year — with Eastern Washington, including areas near Lincoln County, continuing to host the majority of the state’s wolves. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and tribal partners documented 35 packs in the Eastern Washington Recovery Region at the end of the year, accounting for more than 70% of the statewide total, according to the 2025 Washingto...
NEWPORT - Athletes from Davenport, Reardan and Odessa turned in several standout performances and personal bests at two recent track meets. At the May 5 meet in Newport, Davenport and Reardan athletes led the way in multiple events. Davenport senior Caige Colbert placed second in the 110-meter hurdles (15.96 seconds, personal best) and third in the 300 hurdles (41.58). Teammate Kacen Landreth ran a personal best 11:35.31 to finish fourth in the 3,200 meters. On the girls...
REARDAN — Reardan’s season ended Tuesday in the first round of the 2026 District 5/6 1B Baseball Tournament as the Indians fell to top-seeded Asotin 10-6. The No. 4-seeded Reardan squad played at 2 p.m. May 6 and was eliminated in the loser-out game. Several area teams remain alive in the double-elimination bracket. Northwest Christian (Colbert), the top seed in its section, is scheduled to play Thursday, May 8, at Merkel Field against the winner of Jenks (Chewelah) vs. Lind-Ritzville-Sprague. Other first-round matchups Thu...
DAVENPORT - Northwest Christian delivered a commanding doubleheader sweep over host Davenport on senior night Saturday at the sports complex, winning the opener 12-0 and the nightcap 21-0. The Crusaders rolled behind strong pitching and a relentless offense while the Gorillas managed just two hits total across both games. Northwest Christian collected 31 hits and committed only one error in the twin bill. It was an emotional afternoon for Davenport's seniors, who played their...
DAVENPORT - Northwest Christian delivered a pair of lopsided victories over host Davenport on senior night Saturday at Jahn Field, winning the opener 19-5 and the nightcap 16-0 in five innings. The doubleheader capped an emotional day for the Gorillas, who honored their seven seniors in what could be the final home games for a program with just 12 players on the roster. Davenport coach Lindsey Kruger said the team played hard but acknowledged it was not their best...
SPOKANE - Twenty Reardan residents competed in the 50th annual Bloomsday Run on Sunday, May 3, as 38,341 runners filled the streets of downtown Spokane. Ben Baker led the Reardan contingent, finishing in 43:56 to place 97th overall. Reardan finishers, listed from fastest to slowest time, were: Ben Baker, 35–39, 43:56; Tobias Myer, 50–54, 59:47; Kate Leffel, 23–29, 1:09:31; Lily Witmer, 15–17, 1:13:47; Stephanie Faiman, 23–29, 1:21:47; Julie Witmer, 50–54, 1:22:14; Jazmin More...
DAVENPORT - The Davenport Gorillas' slim playoff hopes were extinguished this weekend when they dropped both games of a doubleheader to Kettle Falls at the Davenport Sports Complex on Saturday, April 25. The Gorillas entered the three-game series against Kettle Falls knowing they needed at least two victories to keep their postseason chances alive. They came up empty in all three contests. On Tuesday, the Gorillas fell to Northwest Christian 14-1. In Saturday's opener, Cooper...
DEER PARK — Rainy and windy conditions couldn’t stop the Davenport/Reardan boys golf team from advancing two players through sub-districts Monday at Deer Park Golf Course. The cut line was the lowest Coach Trenton Briney has seen, with only scores of 89 or better advancing from a 52-player field sliced in half to 26. Mac Larmer led the Gorillas with an 83 for a top-10 finish. “Mac started off hot with an early birdie and played really well on his front 9 shooting a one over,” Briney said. “Things cooled off on the back side...
RITZVILLE - The Odessa Tigers battled against a crowded 17-team field Saturday at the Undeberg Invitational, securing several standout finishes against stiff competition from around the region. Colfax claimed the boys team title with 88 points, while Odessa finished 15th with 18. Brewster dominated the girls meet, scoring 132 points, as the Tigers locked up an eighth-place showing with 44 points. Odessa's girls were paced by Oceanna Reeves, who captured the high jump title by...
REARDAN - The Screaming Eagles baseball team rallied from a late deficit on Tuesday, April 28, to edge out Kettle Falls 9–8 in a back-and-forth thriller. The game opened with quick exchanges. Kettle Falls struck first in the top of the opening inning, scoring one run. Reardan's Hunter Flaa answered in the bottom half with an RBI double to tie the game. In the second, Kettle Falls reclaimed the lead, but the Screaming Eagles responded with a four-run burst, sparked by a B...
REARDAN - Kaylynn Clouse powered the Screaming Eagles to an 11 4 win over Kettle Falls on Tuesday, delivering a standout performance with three hits and three RBIs. Lilly Whitman set the tone early. Her aggressive head-first slide across home plate ignited Reardan's four run opening inning. After scoring runs from Olivia Wicks, Natalya Hahn, and Tayen Zagorski, the Screaming Eagles quickly jumped out to a 4 0 lead. Reardan's offense stayed hot in the second inning. Singles...
DAVENPORT — The Kettle Falls Bulldogs rolled to a commanding doubleheader sweep over the Davenport Gorillas girls softball team Saturday at Jahn Field, winning the first game 26-4 and the second 15-2. Kettle Falls outscored Davenport 41-6 for the day while defeating the Gorillas for the third time this season. The Bulldogs used strong pitching and a potent offense to take control early in both contests, putting the games away well before the final outs. Kettle Falls coach Shadda Strobel said her team performed well against a...
ODESSA - The Odessa Tigers honored six seniors on Senior Night Tuesday by splitting a baseball doubleheader with Curlew, winning the opener 11-9 before falling 18-8 in the nightcap. It marked one of the first games for the Tigers under new head coach Cam Smith and assistant Zach Schafer following the sudden resignation last week of longtime coach Joe Scholmer and assistant Travis Powers, who both attended the contest. Senior pitchers Miller Stout and Aiden Valline led Odessa...
LIBERTY — Davenport’s girls track team dominated the relay events while Reardan’s boys sprinted to a victory of their own as both programs posted multiple top finishes Tuesday, April 28, at the Northeast 2B League Meet at Liberty High School. The Davenport girls claimed all three relay titles. They won the 4x100 in 52.57 seconds with Paige Van Buren, Glenna Soliday, Charlotte Soliday and Addy O’Connell. The same quartet, with slight lineup adjustments, also took first in the 4x200 (1:50.68) and the 4x400 (4:38.24). Glenna Sol...
