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DAVENPORT - It's Homecoming week in northeast Lincoln County. Local football teams return home this week for "the big game" and kings and queens will be crowned during halftime festivities on Friday evening. The games are among the culminating events for a week of school spirit fun. But the games aren't going to be easy wins. In Davenport, the Gorillas (0-5) will host the Liberty (Spangle) Lancers (2-4). The Northeast 2B league rivals squared off two weeks ago in Spangle, and...
ODESSA - Homecoming runs from Oct. 21-26 and features spirit dress-up days, football and a semiformal dance. On Monday, Oct. 21, high school students will wear class colors - seniors in black, juniors in pink, sophomores in camo and freshmen in blue. Other dress-up days are Tuesday, Twin Day ; Wednesday, Sports Team/Movie Day; Thursday, Dress Like a Teacher Day; and Friday, Tiger Pride Day, which leads up to the 7 p.m. football game against Wellpinit. Senior athletes will be...
SPOKANE — A former standout Davenport athlete was inducted into the Inland Northwest Sports Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Jennifer Stinson Greeny is among the class of 2024 athletic inductees, who include Stacy Clinesmith, Isaac Fontaine, Dennis LaRud and Bud Nameck. Sue Doering is being inducted as a Hall of Fame coach. As a high schooler, then Jennifer Stinson helped lead the Davenport Gorillas to two state titles in girls basketball. The daughter of Jim Stinson, b...
The Reardan High School Screaming Eagles volleyball team recognized its seniors on Tuesday, Oct. 15. At right, Amelia Ray, center, was recognized along with her sister Audrey, from left, mother Jolynn, brother Carter and father Brad. For more on volleyball, see Page 10....
REARDAN – A well-balanced attack propelled Davenport to a three set sweep over the Screaming Eagles Tuesday, Oct. 15. Selah Hupp, Naomi Rainwater and Chloe Hammond each notched ten or more kill shots in the Gorillas 25-20, 25-19, 25-21 win. In the first set, Reardan opened up a 6-3 lead before the Gorillas ran off eight straight points to take an 11-6 lead. The dominance of front row players' Emersen Sprecher and Kaylynn Clouse brought the Screaming Eagles back, tying the g...
REARDAN – After dropping two of the first three sets, the Screaming Eagles' volleyball team eked out a five set win (25-17, 19-25, 20-25, 25-12, 15-13) in their match with the St. George's Dragons on Thursday, Oct 11. In the matches' first set, the Screaming Eagles displayed more energy and aggressiveness than their opponent. They went on an early 6-0 run to jump to an 8-2 lead. They stretched the lead to 24-14 before Reardan sophomore Kaylynn Clouse put the exclamation p...
Reardan freshman Lily Witmer stays a couple strides ahead of a Sanpoint runner in the Battle for the 509 cross country meet Saturday, Oct. 5. The meet attracted hundreds of runners from across the region. Witmer finished the 5,000-meter course in 27:15.10, 121st place in the girls second-fastest heat. For more on the cross country meet, see Page 11....
REARDAN – After being tied at nil at halftime, the Screaming Eagles' girls soccer team scored three goals in the second half to defeat Upper Columbia Academy 3-1 in their 2B league game Tuesday, Oct. 8. From the game's opening kick-off, it appeared Reardan and UCA were evenly matched as neither team penetrated deep into their opponents' end of the field, making the first 40 minutes a back-and-forth affair with few shots on goal. The Screaming Eagles took control in the s...
SPANGLE – The winless Davenport boys football team fell short of spoiling the Liberty's homecoming Friday, Oct. 4, as the Lancers won 18-0. Liberty's Coleman Tee ran for 8 yards for the first touchdown of the night as Viliami Finau kicked the extra point for a 7-0 first-quarter lead. Liberty struck again on a Davenport fumble in its own endzone in the second quarter for a safety. And the Lancers took a 9-0 lead into half-time. The third quarter was scoreless for both teams. I...
DAVENPORT - It took the Gorillas' girls soccer team less than one minute to show their superiority over visiting Upper Columbia Academy when freshman Charlotte Soliday outworked her defender to score the team's first goal in their 6-0 win, Thursday, Oct. 3. After losing its two previous games, Davenport stepped onto the pitch, focused and playing like a well-oiled machine. The players' passing was intentional and crisp, their defense was smothering, and their speed and...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS - Boys and girls cross country teams ran into tough competition Oct. 5, at the Battle for the 509. Hundreds of athletes competed in the meet at the Spokane Polo Grounds. The top Lincoln County runner was Reardan senior Gabe Branstetter, who finished 36th in the fast division with a time of 16:28.60. Senior Tommy Furhman was the fastest Gorilla, finishing in 17:34.40 for 121st place in that division. In girls fastest class, Davenport freshman Charlotte Soliday...
REARDAN – Defending NE2B league champion Northwest Christian (Colbert) handed the Screaming Eagles their third straight loss in its 27-0 win Friday, Oct. 1 at Joe Johnson Field. Reardan opened its offense full throttle on the game's first drive. Quarterback Rysen Soliday came out determined to sling the ball to his receivers. On the team's second play from scrimmage, Soliday connected on a 12-yard pass to a diving Evan Krupke for a first down. He then launched a bomb to an o...
DAVENPORT - The Gorillas drew first blood, but the Bulldogs answered the next three times to win a Northeast 2B football game Friday, Sept. 27. The Colfax Bulldogs topped the Davenport Gorillas, 33-13. The Gorillas marched down the field on their first possession of the game, with 5-foot-10 junior running back punching the ball in on Davenport's first possession to take a 6-0 lead. Colfax responded on the Bulldog's next two possessions on the running of senior John Largent,...
COLFAX — A Reardan boy set the pace Tuesday, Oct. 1, for a league cross country meet at the Colfax Country Club. Senior Gabe Branstetter of Reardan won the boys 5,000-meter by a half-second. He outpaced Garfield-Palouse senior Brendan Snekvik, who was second in 17:01.80. Snekvik’s twin, senior Kieran Snekvik, was third in a time of 17:21.60. Reardan senior Jakari Singleton was fourth overall with a time of 17:43.20. As a team, Reardan finished third with 68 team points; Garfield-Palouse won with a team low score of 42. Fre...
DAVENPORT – After defeating Colfax and Northwest Christian at the Sheridan Welch Crossover Classic over the weekend, the Gorillas' volleyball team made quick work of St. George's Tuesday, Oct. 1, winning the match 25-17, 25-18, 25-10. Astraya Sosa and Faith Bell fueled the Dragons' offense with 27 assists to heavy-hitters Chloe Hammond, Selah Hupp and Naomi Rainwater who had 12, seven and five kills, respectively. Tatum Hupp and Selah Hupp anchored the Gorillas' defense w...
CHEWELAH — The Davenport boys finished fifth as a team in a Northeast 1B/2B league meet at 49 Degrees Mountain Resort. The Gorilla boys had 136 team points; Jenkins (Chewelah) won with a team low score of 32, followed by Valley Christian with 75, Chesterton Academy of Notre Dame with 91 and Northwest Christian Colbert with 121. Davenport’s fastest runners finished 27th, 28th, 29th and 31st in the 5,000-meter race. Senior Tommy Furman was 27th with a time of 21:50.90, followed by junior Kyler Davenport with a time of 21:...
RITZVILLE – After scoring seven touchdowns in the first three games of the season, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague senior running back Brody Boness rushed for five more Friday, Sept. 27 in the Broncos' 34-13 win over Reardan. Boness showed his strength on the Broncos' first possession of the game when he took the handoff up the middle, shook several tackles and rambled 18 yards into the end zone for the first Lind/Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna touchdown. On the Screaming Eagles' e...
REARDAN – The Screaming Eagles’ soccer team scored early and often in their 10-1 shellacking of Kettle Falls Thursday, Sept. 26. Noelle Raczykowski led Reardan’s attack with four goals. MacKenzie Bjornberg and Kylie Alsept each scored two goals and Carmella Oxstin and Elise Cox scored one apiece. Reardan head coach Richard Breedlove said he pulled Raczykowski from the game with 24 minutes left to allow other players the opportunity to gain experience. He was pleased with what he saw. “They came together and passed the bal...
REARDAN – After losing their first match of the season, the Screaming Eagles have reeled off seven straight wins to remain undefeated in 2B district play. Enthusiasm and hustle were the difference makers in their 3-1 win over Newport on Thursday, Sept. 26. In the first set, the teams traded points and were tied at eight apiece until front-row sophomores Kaylynn Clouse and Emersen Sprecher took control of the net. Reardan outscored the Grizzlies 17-8 down the stretch to win 25-...
