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ODESSA - The infamous Frostbite Grand Prix race saw hundreds flood the Odessa Dessert in a heated competition. The race was held just outside of Odessa, organized by Randy Niles. "Everything about the race is my favorite part," he said. "I just like hearing people's stories and something like that. I like to hear how excited people are to be here and you know, that's what makes the work worthwhile. We spend about four or five weekends out here to prepare." Cooper Stevens...
IRBY — The 54th annual Stumpjumpers Desert 100 is set to take place April 5-6 in Irby, drawing riders and fans from across the region for a weekend of racing, camaraderie and community spirit. The event kicks off Friday, April 4, with event shirt sales, registration and food vendors opening. Limited riding will be allowed throughout the day, and a live band will perform in the beer tent that evening. Saturday features a series of poker runs, a mini race and a Ladies Beginner Ride. A riders meeting is scheduled for 7 a.m. befo...
COLVILLE – The Reardan boys track team led by seniors Gabe Branstetter, Evan Krupke and Jakari Singleton scored 69 points to place fourth out of 15 schools at the Ezra Gordon Invitational on Saturday, March 29 at the high school. The girls track team scored 24 points and placed ninth in the girls' competition. Branstetter and Krupke were named Male MVPs with their performances. Branstetter scored 20 points after winning the 400-meter run with a time of 51.93 and the 8...
The high school golf season is in full swing and on Thursday, March 27, students hit the greens at Odessa Golf and RV for a tournament. Results of the tournament were not reported....
EPHRATA — The Gorillas girls track team brought home a third-place team finish from the 49th annual Ray Cross Invitational meet Saturday, March 29, at Ephrata High School. The girls team scored 54 team points; Richland won the meet with 197 and Prosser was second with 80. Meanwhile, the Davenport boys struggled to gain traction and tied for 17th place with teams from Moses Lake and Wilbur-Creston, all with 5 points each. Richland won the boys title with 136 points, followed by Ephrata in second with 94 and Royal in third w...
DAVENPORT – Hunter Flaa played a near flawless game in Reardan's 33-0 win over the Gorillas in a Northeast 2B baseball game on Saturday, March 29. Flaa struck out 11 batters and pitched a no-hitter to lead the Screaming Eagles to their fourth straight win to open the season. Reardan scored two runs in the first inning and two runs in the third inning but hammered the Gorillas with 15 hits and 29 runs in the fourth inning. Levi Collier had four of Reardan's 17 hits and knocked...
DAVENPORT – After losing two lop-sided games to Northwest Christian on March 27, Reardan’s bats came alive against the Gorillas Saturday, March 29, winning both ends of a doubleheader 17-6 and 27-7. In the first game, the Screaming Eagle benefited from Davenport’s inability to find home plate with its pitches. Seventeen Reardan players walked or were hit by pitches to keep the bases occupied. Reardan moved players from bag to bag with walks and singles. In the fourth inning Hadley Landreth and Kylynn Clouse each belted tripl...
REARDAN – Tysen Finch and Jacob Bodeau struck out 13 batters and limited Davenport to five hits in the Screaming Eagles 11-1 win, Tuesday, March 25. The Gorillas took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning on a run scored by Colby Kiser. In the bottom of the inning, Reardan scored two of its own on Hunter Flaa's double, making the score 2-1. From then on, the game belonged to the Screaming Eagles, who picked up three runs in the fourth inning, four in the fifth and two in t...
REARDAN – The Screaming Eagles scored five runs in the last two innings to beat Davenport 8-7 in a Northeast 2B softball matchup Tuesday, March 25. Fans from both schools basked in the sun to watch Reardan's home opener against its biggest rival on the season's first short-sleeved day. In the first inning, Davenport's Samantha Stiles was just as hot. On the second pitch of the game, she launched Shyla Nortz's pitch into right field and raced around the bases to score on an i...
ODESSA - The Oroville varsity baseball team and the Odessa Tigers each secured a victory in a non-conference doubleheader Tuesday, March 25. In the first game, Oroville defeated Odessa 14-8. Oroville took an early lead, scoring three runs in the first inning and adding two more in the second. Despite a late five-run push by Odessa in the seventh inning, Oroville held on for the win. Oroville recorded 12 hits and one error, while Odessa finished with 11 hits and two errors. In...
Reardan seniors Amelia Ray and Rysen Soliday receive a scholarship award from Reardan Booster Club president Justine Winn at the club's annual dinner and auction on March 22....
ODESSA — Riders and spectators alike are gearing up for the return of the Frostbite Grand Prix and White Knuckle Poker Run, taking place this Saturday and Sunday, March 29-30, in Odessa. The annual off-road racing event, part of the NMA racing series, is expected to draw competitors of all skill levels to the rugged desert terrain of Eastern Washington. The Frostbite Grand Prix kicks off Saturday at 9:30 a.m. with the long course race, featuring various classes including Senior, Women, and Open. The short course follows at 12...
COLFAX, Wash. - In the first games of the season, the Reardan Screaming Eagles softball team dropped a pair of matchups against the Colfax Bulldogs on Thursday, March 20. The Screaming Eagles fell to the Bulldogs, 18-10, in Game 1 and lost Game 2, 25-1. In the first game of the day, Colfax jumped to a 10-1 lead, scoring three runs in the first inning and seven in the second while holding Reardan to one run in the second frame. Reardan scored one run in the fourth, three in the...
LIND - Racers from across the region gathered at the Lind Lions Club Arena on Saturday, March 15, and Sunday, March 16, for the 2025 RX Season Opener. The two-day event saw intense competition across multiple divisions, with drivers pushing their vehicles to the limit on the dirt course. "It went very smoothly. It was very windy," said Kito Brielmaier, co-founder and CEO of the event. "We had a handful of new people who started at the novice event, and they came out and...
REARDAN – The Screaming Eagles rode the dominant pitching of Tysen Finch to win their opener of the 2025 baseball season 6-1 over Liberty Tuesday, March 18. Finch struck out 13 batters and allowed only two hits in his season debut. Hunter Flaa and Colton Lonning both got two hits for Reardan and Levi Collier knocked in two runs. "This was a good opener for us," Reardan head coach Bobby Green said. "We are still making some adjustments and still getting players up to speed t...
RITZVILLE — The Davenport girls fastpitch softball team opened the 2025 season with a doubleheader loss on the road March 14. The Gorillas fell to the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos in the opener, 8-0, and in the nightcap, 25-17. The Broncos pretty much ran away with the first game, shutting out the Davenport Gorillas, 8-0. But the Davenport girls’ bats came alive in the first inning of the nightcap, forcing the Broncos to chase them down. In the end, the Broncos won, 25-17, on their home fielding. Davenport Coach Lin...
Thomas Furman, a Senior at Davenport High School, signed his letter of intent to attend Eastern Oregon University in the fall. He will be joining their Cross Country team as well as the Track team. Thomas has previously placed in the top 12 at the high school state championships in XC. As well as participating in state level competition in Track. Thomas has attended Davenport his entire public school career. He plans to study Physical Therapy at EOU....
DAVENPORT - Anyone who follows local sports knows the name Soliday. It is synonymous with winning. Glenna Soliday, a high school junior, is the latest in her lineage crowned a state champion. In 2023 and 2024, she won the 100 and 300-meter hurdles at the WIAA 2B State Track Meet. She is also a standout player on the soccer pitch and this winter the Northeast 2B Basketball League honored her as its Most Valuable Player. Glenna is no slouch in the classroom, either. She is a...
The state-bound bus carrying the Reardan boys and girls basketball teams passes under a fire district water canon salute during a community send-off to the state 2B basketball tournament last Thursday, March 6. Game coverage is on Pages 10-11....
ODESSA -The Odessa High School baseball team has nearly doubled in size from last year, increasing from 13 to an estimated 19 players, according to head coach Joe Schlomer. "I might be the weird coach, but I look forward to developing these younger kids, making them better at baseball and helping them become better adults," Schlomer said. "I would rather have a team with no bad grades." The team has also seen an increase in local participation. "Last year, I think we only had...
SPOKANE – After a 17 year drought, the Reardan boys basketball team earned a trip to the Spokane Arena to play in the WIAA 2B Boys State Basketball Tournament March 6-8. The Screaming Eagles defeated Tri-Cities Prep and Colfax and lost to Freeman to place third in the tournament. The team finished the 2025 season 24-3. It was the school's most wins since the 1997 team won 26 games. Reardan last appeared in the state tournament in 2008 under coach Bob Swannack, who now leads t...
SPOKANE – After defeating Napavine in the first round of the WIAA 2B Girls State Basketball Tournament last week in Cheney, the Screaming Eagles earned the right to play under the bright lights and in front of huge crowds as the tournament moved into the Spokane Arena March 6-8. Noted on the team's resume was a record of 22-2, the best since 2013. The Screaming Eagles capped their superb season by taking home the fifth place trophy after going 2-2 in tournament play. In t...
LIND - Start your engines. The 2025 racing season kicks off this weekend, March 15-16, with the Northwest Rally Association's season-opener in the Lind Lions Club Arena. "This is rallycross racing," association co-founder Katie Lobkovich said. "It's really, really great fun." According to Lobkovich, rallysport racing pits a driver and their machine against each other and the clock. Racers compete for the best times across a dirt track in the arena, a gravel course and even a...
