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DAVENPORT — Athletes countywide will be returning to action this week as the fall 2024 school sports season officially kicks off. Davenport, Odessa and Reardan football teams all hit the field Friday night for their season-openers. After struggling to field a full football team last year, the Davenport Gorillas are back. They Gorillas will be on the field in Mabton, where they will face the Class 2B Vikings. The Vikings managed to field an 11-man team last year, but they went winless for eight games, before a victory over H...
Mason Payne of Reardan scored a 40 on his initial bareback ride Friday night at the Ritzville Rodeo. But judges gave him a re-ride option due to buckin' horse performance. On his second ride, he was bucked off and ended without any points....
DAVENPORT — Here are the winning results of the Lincoln County Rodeo on Aug. 22-23: Mutton Bustin’ — 1. Michael Strited, 86; 2. Josie Brewer, 85; and 3. Winter Halverson, 82. Saddle Bronc — No qualified rides. Bareback — 1. Peyton Robinson, 78; 2. Carter Dickhaus, 69; and 3. Mikey Boldt, 68. Ranch Bronc — 1. Ryan Anderson, 77; 2. John Mendez, 75; and 3. Dillon Zieske, 74. Breakaway — 1. Lacy Leach, 3.65; 2. Anna Wilson, 3.85; 3. Jamiee Parvin, 3.87; 4. Emma Wilson, 4.02; 5. Lacy Gray, 4.04; and 6. Jaimie Mayberry, 5.2...
Stryker Payne of Davenport finds himself flying through the air after losing his grip in the Mutton Bustin' competition Friday evening at the Lincoln County Fair. Payne was among the hundreds of cowboys and cowgirls who turned out for the two main rodeo performances and slack competition. For more on the rodeo, see Page 7. The rodeo was part of the annual Lincoln County Fair. For photos of the fair, see Page 8....
SPOKANE — The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced new rules ahead of the fall deer and elk hunting seasons. Effective Sept. 1 in game management units 124, 127 and 130, it is unlawful to hunt for deer, elk and moose using any type of bait placed, exposed, deposited, distributed, scattered or otherwise used for the purpose of attracting deer, elk or moose with the intent to hunt them; or natural or synthetic scents that contain or are derived from cervid urine and glandular extracts. Hunters in the same gam...
OLYMPIA – Smile, you’re on body camera. Beginning in September, 152 state Department of Fish and Wildlife law enforcement officers will be wearing body cameras to improve accountability and transparency, according to department officials. Game wardens who are commissioned law enforcement officers will be wearing the cameras, as will others with law enforcement certification. The cameras cost $915,000, officials said, noting the money was allocated by the Legislature during the 2023-25 supplemental operating budget pro...
SPOKANE — The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has filed multiple emergency rules to help prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease in deer across the state. Washington’s first case of chronic wasting disease was reported in July in an adult female white-tailed deer found dead in the Fairwood area. The fatal disease has been documented in wild or captive cervids (deer, elk, moose and caribou) in 34 other states and four Canadian provinces. “With the spread of CWD across the country and recent detections in adjacen...
DAVENPORT – The Lincoln County Rodeo returns to the fairgrounds for two nights, Friday, Aug. 23, and Saturday, Aug. 24. Both shows start at 7 p.m. Friday night is designated “Purple Night” to bring awareness to pancreatic cancer. Attendees are asked to wear purple in honor of Gerry Stiles, a 30-year member of the Lincoln County Fair Board who passed away in 2019. Saturday night is “Military Night.” Stiles’ granddaughter Elly Bageant, who serves as Miss High School Rodeo Washington, will kick the Friday show off by carrying...
REARDAN – The School District has hired Elise McCammond to be the head coach for the high school girls' volleyball team for the 2024-25 school year. McCammond participated in volleyball, golf and track at Freeman High School. After placing 8th in the state her junior year, her senior team topped of an undefeated conference and district run with a 5th place finish. After graduating from Freeman in 2019, McCammond played at North Idaho College, where her team was undefeated i...
REARDAN — Registration for the 2024 Lincoln NFL Flag Football season is now open for children in grades K-6. To secure a spot, parents must submit the registration fee by Friday, August 30. Registrations received after September 4 will incur a fee, and no registrations will be accepted after September 6. Registrants must complete the form, providing details such as the child’s name, primary and secondary parents’ contact information, allergies, emergency contact, grade for the 2024-25 school year, school and jersey size. Pare...
REARDAN – High school senior Gabe Branstetter competed in two events at the USA Track & Field National Junior Olympic Championships July 22-28 at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. He finished 13th in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:56, and his team Spokane Speed Academy finished sixth in the 4x800 meter relay with a time of 8:05.98. Branstetter started competing in cross-country and track for Reardan High School when he was a freshman. Since his sophomore year, he h...
DAVENPORT — As the fall sports season approaches, both Davenport High School and the Reardan-Edwall community are preparing for an exciting start. Davenport High School will hold its Middle School & High School Fall Sports Athlete/Parent Information Night at 6 p.m. on Monday, August 19 in the high school media center. New students, families, and incoming 6th graders are invited to arrive at 5:30 p.m. At this event, parents and athletes will complete sports paperwork using the online system FinalForms, with chromebooks a...
REARDAN — The Reardan School District is proud to announce the inductees for this year’s Wall of Fame. The Selection Committee, which met in late May, has chosen Joe Mann, an alumni; Gene Smith, a staff member; Virginia Henderson, a community member; and the Boys Basketball Team of 1966 for this year’s class. These distinguished individuals and team will be honored during halftime of the first football game on Friday, September 6. Their plaques will be unveiled and permanently displayed at the entrance of the high schoo...
DAVENPORT — The Spokane Indians are set to host Davenport School District for an exciting Group Night at Avista Stadium on Friday, August 16. The evening will feature a NuFlow Rally Towel Giveaway and a post-game fireworks display, making it a memorable night for families and community members. Gates will open one hour before the first pitch, allowing fans to enjoy Inlander Happy Hour, which offers a discount off beer, wine, seltzers and Pepsi products until the game begins. Families can also take advantage of the free K...
Growing up in the late '50s and '60s, we always had the radio on to listen to our favorite music on a Spokane Top 40 radio station. Whether it was after we got out of bed, getting ready for school, riding in the car or working in the shop, we were enjoying our favorite disc jockey's bantering, joking and introducing music the world was enjoying. Yes, we knew the names of the bands and songs, and we could sing along with the music and for the most part we were close to...
OLYMPIA - Gray wolves will stay listed as endangered in Washington following a tight 5-4 vote by the Washington State Fish and Wildlife Commission. Despite a significant increase in the gray wolf population over the past 15 years, with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) reporting at least 260 wolves in 42 packs, the decision was made to retain their endangered status. The Commission's virtual meeting on Friday, July 19 also covered changes to cougar hunting...
ODESSA – The school district hired Dawn Hanson as the new high school volleyball coach for the 2024-25 school year. Hanson grew up in Monroe, WA, where she played high school volleyball. She graduated from Eastern Washington University in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s degree in educational technology. Her 23 year coaching career included stints in Eatonville, Monroe and Lake Stevens. Hanson’s first varsity coaching job was at her high school...
DAVENPORT - A local 15-year-old has made significant strides in the world of track and field by helping his 4x100 meter relay team place seventh at the National Junior Olympics. David Coriell, 15, of Davenport, is a new member of the Spokane Speed Academy and got his start running competitively for Davenport High School two years ago. "It was a lot of fun," David said. "This was my first year. My favorite part was getting close to better competition. I pushed myself and was...
REARDAN – The love of horses is in eight-year-old Laramie Gray's DNA. As the youngest rodeo trick rider in the area, she is highly acclaimed and well on her way to achieving the same success as her parents, Ryan and Lacy Gray. Ryan, who grew up in Cheney, and Lacy from Desert Hills, AZ, met while on the rodeo team at Odessa College in Texas. Lacy competed in breakaway roping and goat tying, an event in which she placed fourth in the nation. Ryan holds the collegiate record f...
REARDAN - The Reardan High School wrestling team is hosting a memorial tournament on Saturday, July 27, to raise funds for funeral expenses in honor of their beloved teammate, Torin Alexander Zagorski, who recently passed away. The event will take place at the Smith Gym in Reardan, starting at 8 a.m. Torin Alexander Zagorski was born on June 12, 2007, and passed away on Tuesday, June 18. He is survived by his parents, Richard and Lena Zagorski, and his siblings, Tristan and Ta...
Caleb McMillan of Soap Lake rides Eski Time in the bull riding finale Sunday, July 14, of the Cheney Rodeo. McMillan was crowned the rodeo's all-around cowboy. See story on Page 10....
Some are tired of hearing stories, especially those on the losing side, but those who played basketball for Coach Rich Juarez sixty years ago thought they better have a team reunion. They heard Coach (who lives in Sun City, AZ) was coming up to Washington to see relatives this week. This wasn't their first reunion because they got together in 1975 and at least twice since then, but if your team members are all 76-77 years old and coach a little older, you are not sure how...
CHENEY - Caleb McMillan of Soap Lake was crowned the all-around cowboy Sunday for the 2024 Cheney Rodeo, earning $998. He competed in bull riding, tie-down roping and steer wrestling. Lincoln County was also represented by Laramie Gray of Reardan. The 8-year-old trick rider, who trains with Riley McMillan, carried the U.S. flag during grand entry. Others in the rodeo with ties to Lincoln County include team roper Bobby Winn of Reardan and saddle bronc rider Davey McMillan of...
OLYMPIA – The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is moving to protect Cascade red foxes from trapping statwide. The agency announced that it will accept public comment through Aug. 9 on a new proposed ruling banning fox trapping. Under the new rule, it would be illegal to trap Cascade red foxes in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie, Okanogan, Wenatchee and Gifford Pinchot national forests this year and in future trapping seasons. "Fox trapping was closed in these locations last s...
