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The Davenport soccer team won the District 7 championship and secured a spot in the 1B/2B state tournament with a 2-1 victory over Northwest Christian Tuesday, Oct. 31. Turn to page B1 for more coverage from that game and other preps sports around Lincoln County....

ODESSA - The Tigers got a win and a loss in the last week, defeating Chesterton Academy in straight sets before a Senior Night sweep at the hands of Wilbur-Creston. Odessa defeated Chesterton Academy 25-10, 25-14, 25-11 to improve to 7-6 this season. Then, on Senior Night, the Wildcats came to town and swept the Tigers 25-19, 25-20, 25-23 as Odessa dropped to 7-7 this season. Seniors Hayden Schuh and Melloney Deife led the Tiger attack. Schuh notched 15 kills, while Deife had...

SPANGLE - Sparked by its ball-hawking defense, Reardan put 40 first half points on the scoreboard enroute to a 54-13 romp over Liberty Friday, Oct. 20. Rysen Soliday set the stage for the Screaming Eagles' big scoring night by intercepting a Liberty pass on the third play of the game and returning it for a touchdown. After Reardan's defense stuffed Liberty on its next possession, quarterback Soliday struck again, this time by eluding the Lancer pass rush, tucking the ball and...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Oct. 27-Nov. 2 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington and Christian Heritage. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Oct. 27 • Davenport, Reardan and LRS cross country at Regional Championships in Chewelah @ noon • Reardan football at Kettle Falls @ 6 p.m. • Davenport football at Springdale @ 7 p.m. • Odessa football vs. Columbia (Hunters) (division crossover) @ 7 p.m. • LRS football vs. Asotin @ 7 p.m. Saturday,...

DAVENPORT - A regular season NE2B title and homefield advantage through the league playoffs were on the line when undefeated, 13-0-1 Northwest Christian visited 12-1 Davenport. And the Gorillas secured both prizes, coming out with a 2-1 victory to give the Crusaders their first loss of the season Tuesday, Oct. 24. Davenport will host both games it plays in the league playoffs this week. The win over NWC was the Gorillas' eighth in a row. The Crusaders proved they wouldn't...

REARDAN -On an evening with the temperatures in the low 20s, Mackenzie Bjornberg scored three goals to lead the Screaming Eagles to a 5-1 win over Upper Columbia Academy that qualified the Screaming Eagles for the NE2B playoffs Wednesday, Oct. 25. Three minutes into the game, Noelle Raczykowski put the Screaming Eagles on the scoreboard after dribbling the ball through the snow and shooting on goal from 10 yards out. Reardan led 1-0 at halftime. Bjornberg and Kylie Alsept...

DAVENPORT - After dropping its first match of the District 7 Tournament to Chewelah Tuesday, the Gorillas kept their season alive with a three-set sweep of Upper Columbia Academy Wednesday, Oct. 25. Davenport's 25-12, 25-19, 25-18 win Wednesday advanced the Gorillas to the final day of District action and ended the Lions' season. The Gorillas started strong in the first set and kept the pressure on in the second set, jumping out to a 14-8 lead. That lead grew to 19-10 before...

REARDAN - The Colfax volleyball team defeated the Screaming Eagles in straight sets Thursday, Oct 19. The Bulldogs won 25-15, 25-8, 25-20 to improve their record to 8-1 in the NE2B League. The Bulldogs, with a roster of mostly juniors and seniors, proved to be too strong for the mostly freshman Screaming Eagles. Colfax scored the first six points of the first set and kept Reardan on its heels with power shots from the front row. Reardan could score points in small bunches,...

DAVENPORT-After a season-opening loss to Moses Lake Christian Academy, the Gorilla football team has rattled off three straight victories in a strange, independent, 8-man 2023 season. The most recent victory was a 28-6 handling of Oroville on Senior Night Friday, Oct. 20. The visiting Hornets, whom Davenport previously defeated 24-6 on the road Oct. 6, struck first with an opening quarter touchdown. The first half proved a slugfest, as Davenport equaled the score 6-6 by...


Whitney Nave of Reardan got her fist buck, a 4X4 mule deer, while hunting north of Davenport over the last weekend. She was using a .270 Winchester rifle and accompanied by her father, Jeremiah Nave. Readers can submit high-resolution photos of their successful hunts to drew@cheneyfreepress.com for inclusion in the Record-Times....

RITZVILLE - The Reardan football team came to town Friday, Oct. 13 to face the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos in a crucial 2023 Homecoming matchup and came away with a shutout victory 25-0. LRS's high-octane offense has sputtered in recent weeks because of injuries sustained by running backs Brody Boness and Brock Kinch, both of whom watched the game from the sidelines. The Screaming Eagles showed they were ready to play when Hunter Flaa returned the opening kickoff to the...

COLFAX - In the final cross country meet of the season for middle schoolers and the last opportunity for high schoolers before regionals, it was the Davenport high school girls finishing with the highest marks of any local school at the 1B/2B League Championships at Colfax Golf Club Friday, Oct. 13. The Gorilla high school girls finished second with 72 points, behind only St. George's. Reardan's middle school boys took third in their division behind Chewelah and Colfax at 72...

REARDAN - With not enough players to field a complete squad, the Screaming Eagles' soccer team went into their game Saturday, Oct. 14 against Northwest Christian knowing they had already lost by forfeit. Despite the outcome having already been determined the teams agreed to play nine against nine. The Crusaders won the matchup 5-1. Because of injuries, Reardan juniors Reagan Board and Mackenzie Bjornberg watched from the bench as their nine teammates squared off against a NWC...

DAVENPORT - The Pateros Billygoats came into town last weekend searching for their first win of the season after five straight losses to open the 2023 season. And playing their third varsity game of the year, Davenport made plenty sure that didn't happen with a resounding 60-7 victory Friday, Oct. 13. The game was practically over before it started. On Davenport's first play from scrimmage, Brock Gustaveson took the ball up the middle on a 60-yard run before finishing off the...

DAVENPORT - A seven-game winning streak preceded by a five-game winning streak to start the season has vaulted the Gorilla soccer team into the second-ranked B team in the state, according to the WIAA RPI rankings. In the last week, Davenport defeated St. George's 3-1 Thursday, Oct. 12, Okanogan 1-0 Saturday, Oct. 14 and Upper Columbia Academy 7-0 Monday, Oct. 16. The lone home game was against the Dragons, whom Davenport had previously defeated in a road shootout Sept. 21....

REARDAN - After facing a large deficit in their first set, the Screaming Eagles' volleyball team gave Jenkins (Chewelah) all they could handle before losing the match 3-0 on Thursday, Oct 12. Chewelah jumped to an 11-4 first set lead and never looked back. The Screaming Eagles' Emersen Sprecher and Kaylynn Clouse scored three and two kills, respectively, but their efforts were not enough to deny the Cougars their 25-16 win. Chewelah notched a 10-1 run in the second set en...

DAVENPORT - Taking advantage of a Lind-Ritzville/Sprague team down Zoe Galbreath, the Gorillas handed the Broncos their first loss outside tournament play of the season with a come-from-behind four-set victory Tuesday, Oct. 17. The 3-1 (16-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-23) win improved Davenport's record to 7-4, while LRS dropped to 12-1. Davenport had trouble finding its footing at the start of the match. LRS jumped to an 11-5 first set lead, as the Gorillas knocked several kill...
SPRINGDALE — The Odessa football team has found its way back into a winning rhythm after a pair of lopsided losses to conclude September. The Tigers got an overwhelming 52-22 victory over the Mary Walker Chargers on the road Friday, Oct. 13. The win came a week after a big Homecoming/Senior Night victory over Inchelium the week prior. The game didn’t start out looking like an Odessa blowout. The Chargers took a 22-14 lead into halftime. But then the Tigers flipped a switch and blitzed Mary Walker out of intermission, out...
ODESSA—The Tigers’ volleyball team got back to their winning ways with a straight-sets sweep of Valley Christian Monday, Oct. 16 behind the leadership of their seniors. Odessa dusted off the visiting Panthers 25-13, 25-13, 25-16. Hayden Schuh led the way with 10 kills, while Melloney Deife contributed 16 kills, 11 digs and five aces. The win brought the Tigers back to a .500 record at 6-6. Odessa has four games remaining in the regular season before district play commences. This week, the Tigers host Chesterton Academy Thu...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Oct. 20-26 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Harrington/Washtucna and Christian Heritage. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Oct. 20 • Davenport football vs. Oroville @ 6 p.m. • Odessa football at Almira-Coulee/Hartline @ 7 p.m. • Reardan football at Liberty @ 7 p.m. • LRS football vs. Lake Roosevelt @ 7 p.m. • Christian Heritage volleyball vs. The Oaks @ 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23 • Reardan soccer at St. George’s @ 4 p.m. • Christian H...

ODESSA - After two consecutive losses due mainly to injuries, the Odessa football team was back in top form last Friday night, defeating the Inchelium Hornets by a score of 60-20. The game saw officials calling both teams for numerous penalties, which helped extend the contest into a nearly three-hour ordeal. Corbyn Neilsen had 23 carries for 338 yards and four touchdowns. Quarterback Zane McMillan had 106 yards passing. Running back/receiver Chad Strebeck had 84 yards...

DAVENPORT - The potential of the Gorilla volleyball team showed itself in spurts Tuesday night, but the experience and size of Colfax pushed the Bulldogs passed Davenport in four sets to snap the Gorillas' three-match winning streak and extend Colfax's winning streak to seven matches. The first set gave indications that the match could be over quickly. Colfax was dominant out of the gate, riding a powerful kill attack to a quick 7-1 lead that extended to 20-8 as the set went...

ODESSA - The Tiger volleyball team earned a key league victory last Thursday against Almira/Coulee-Hartline but followed that up with consecutive losses to Oakesdale Monday and Springdale Tuesday. Against the Warriors of ACH, Hayden Schuh had 20 kills, 15 digs and six blocks in Odessa's 3-2 victory. Melloney Deife added 28 assists for the Tigers. But Deife's 13 assists, seven digs, seven blocks and two aces weren't enough against powerhouse Oakesdale Monday night, as the...

DAVENPORT - The Gorilla soccer team has grown from a young, up-and-coming program to a potential state contender in a matter of weeks. Davenport went 3-0 in the last week, including two wins over teams ranked in the Top 10 in state RPI. First up was a home tilt with lowly Kettle Falls Thursday, Oct. 5. The Gorillas scored early and often, as Glenna Soliday got behind the defense and finished in front of the net nine minutes in. Six minutes later, she arced in a shot from 15...