Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - Justin Stegall is the Operations Project Manager at Little Goose Lock and Dam. On Saturday, March 15, Stegall, a Waitsburg Lions Club member, invited fellow club members and their families to tour the dam. Little Goose Lock and Dam is one of four dams authorized in the River and Harbors Act of 1945. The dam's construction started in 1963 and had three turbines operational by 1970, adding three more in 1978. The dam is 2,655 feet long with a height of 149 feet. Stegall started the...
WAITSBURG - Coach Joe Greer is excited for this upcoming baseball season. "We have some new young arms that will be beneficial in a defensive standpoint and some hot bats for offense," said Greer. With Jarod Hankins returning at third base, Rollin Carpenter at first base, and Isa Reyes as a strong utility player, the coach feels confident that his team will perform well this year. The Cardinals will play a doubleheader against Colton in Waitsburg on March 25, with the first pitch at 2 p.m....
WAITSBURG — Waitsburg’s track athletes remembered how it feels and how to prepare for competition at the season-opener jamboree at Walla Walla High School on Saturday, March 15. “The weather got uncomfortable for a while, and it was good to see the veterans take care of themselves, push through, and set the standard for the younger athletes,” said Coach Dan Nechodom. At the Jamboree, the Cardinals competed against Kennewick, Walla Walla, College Place, and DeSales with the following results: Freshman Olivia Duncan placed 5th in the shot pu...
WALLA WALLA - Waitsburg School District will host Whitman College for a Family Science Night on Thursday, March 6, in the Preston Hall gym. Whitman brings science nights to students and families in the fall and spring at different schools throughout the valley; this was the first time it was held in Waitsburg. The event provided an interactive evening of science geared towards K-5 students and their families. Preston Hall was filled with parents watching their children get excited about science...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School track season begins on Saturday, March 15, at a jamboree at Walla Walla High School. The jamboree will not include 200m, 400m, or relays. Running and field events begin at noon. Coaches Dan Nechodom and Hunter Wallace have thirteen athletes ready to compete in their first season meet against College Place, DeSales, Kennewick, and Walla Walla athletes. "We are trying to get them off to a good start with lots of fundamental movements and core strengthening," said...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg middle school girls' basketball team lost their last home game against Rogers on February 19, then finished the season with two wins on the road as they beat DeSales and Liberty Christian of Richland. "Against Rogers, the girls had a lot of shots that did not go through the hoop in the first half of the game," said Coach Karen Huwe. "We played pretty evenly with them in the second half but could not close the gap from the first half." Kayla Kuykendall scored four...
WAITSBURG - Preston Hall Middle School held an awards assembly for students on Friday, February 28, in the high school auditorium. Principal Joe Wirtzberger announced the PRIDE students for January and February. Preparedness: Wiley Gagnon, Laila Long and Olivia Kiefel Respect: Peyton Childers, Kaitlyn Paul, and Colt Boudrieau Integrity: Katherine Roberts, Davina Navarrette, and Joslin Nodine Disciplined: Emerson Kiefel, Flynn Richardson, and Alex Watson Excellence: Shylo Hedges, Audrey Kiefel,...
WAITSBURG — Last week, the Waitsburg Middle School girls basketball team played two close games. On Monday, February 10, the young Cardinals played Prescott at home on Kison Court and then traveled to Dayton on February 12. “It was a pretty rough game against Prescott,” said Coach Karen Huwe. “Twenty-five fouls were called. There have not been that many total fouls in our last three games. But the girls stayed composed and had a good fourth quarter, scoring 10 points to secure the win.” In the 16-14 win, Audrey Kiefel scored six points in...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School junior Jared Hankins will make his first trip to a State Mat Classic XXXVI Wrestling Competition on February 22 in Tacoma. He will compete in the Boys 1B/2B 175 weight class with a 16–16 record and seeded seventh. Hankins won his place at state at the District 6 State Qualifier Boys Wrestling Tournament on February 15 at Freeman High School in Rockford, Wash. As one of the top nine wrestlers in his weight class, Hankins earned the seventh seed by beating a w...
WAITSBURG - Cheryl Hansen and her crew of friends harvested the first crop of Riesling grapes grown at Stella's Homestead in September 2024. Hansen contracted Truth Teller Winery to provide Custom Crush, winemaking, and maintenance services to help her create the single-varietal wine, Dona Stella. After harvest, the grapes went to the Walla Walla winery to be processed, sorted, pressed, and slowly fermented by owners and winemakers Rob Wohr and Chris Loeliger. On February 7, Hansen and her crew...
WAITSBURG - Seventeen students from Waitsburg Schools attended the Amazing Shake state finals in Mattawa, Washington, on Tuesday, February 4. The Amazing Shake teaches students about professional skills for success through manners, discipline, and respect to present themselves exceptionally for future opportunities. Participants from Waitsburg, Othello, Royal, and Wahluke school districts spent the day showing judges their skills in handshakes, follow-up questions, quick thinking, and effective...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Middle School girls basketball game against Desales ended in a tie on January 27 in Waitsburg. With the game tied at the end of the fourth quarter, the teams were given one minute for overtime. Neither team scored, and the game ended with a score of 15 –15. Five Cardinals scored; Kaitlyn Paul led with seven points, and Audrey Kiefel, Mady Potter, Peyton Childers, and Laila Long each scored two points. Kiefel had six rebounds and five steals, and Potter had five rebounds. P...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School's wrestling team traveled to Almira-Coulee-Hartline to participate in district wrestling on Saturday, February 8. "The kids did great," said Coach Lash LaRue. "Everyone is going to Regionals. Jarod Hankins is seeded third in the boys' state qualifier on February 15 at Freeman High School." Karissa Potts is the first girl wrestler for Waitsburg and will attend the regional competition at Roger's High School in Spokane on February 15. LaRue was happy with his...
WAITSBURG - In the first semester at Waitsburg Schools, Elizabeth Jagelski introduced Music Exploration to a combined class of sixth and seventh graders. Jagelski led students in exploring music and musical instruments, including bucket drumming and kazoo playing. The students got to vote for their last segment of instruction in music. They could choose between putting on a play, learning to play recorders, or forming a choir to sing in four-part harmony. With ninety-eight percent of the vote, t...
WAITSBURG - The Cardinal boys varsity basketball team dropped two games last week. St. John-Endicott (SJE) beat Waitsburg on Friday, January 24, and Dayton came out on top, 62-51, on Saturday, January 25. In the SJE game, the Eagles built a ten-point lead in the second quarter and did not let up as they cruised to a 69-45 win. Coach Westin Wallace stated that his boys need to invest in defensive intensity. Logan Seal led Waitsburg with 16 points (including hitting four 3-point shots). He also...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg High School girls basketball team lost 43-41 in a close game against St. John Endicott (SJE) on Friday, January 24. The Cardinals were leading before SJE tied it in the third quarter. Cardinals' Alyssa Hollingsworth hit a 3-point shot, and Cheri Mathews scored two points to reclaim the lead. Waitsburg had a 10-point lead with about six minutes to go in the fourth quarter. Turnovers and missed shots allowed SJE to tie the game, hitting a 3-point shot with 50 seconds...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Middle School Girls basketball team played their first season game at Rogers in College Place on Wednesday, January 22. In the 28-23 loss, the Cardinals were led by seventh graders Kaitlyn Paul with nine points, Audrey Kiefel had eight points and five steals, Laila Long scored four points and rebounded seven in her basketball debut, and Mady Potter led the team in rebounding with eight board, and she scored two points. "The girls played well for their first game of the...
WAITSBURG — Waitsburg wrestlers traveled to Walla Walla High School on Saturday, January 25, to participate in the Foothills of the Blues Tournament. The Cardinals competed against high school wrestlers from WA-Hi, College Place, McLoughlin High, Dayton, and Pomeroy. Highlight for Waitsburg was Junior Graycen Teal, who went 1-2 on the day. The other Cardinal wrestlers went 0-2. The team will compete in Districts at Almira Coulee Hartline High School on Saturday, February 8....
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School's wrestling team participated in the Battle in the Blues Invitational competitions at College Place High School on Saturday, January 18. Competing in the 175-pound weight class, Cardinal Jarod Hankins made it to the championship semifinals with back-to-back wins. He ended the day 2-2. Graycen Teal wrestled in the 175-pound class and went 1-2. Senior Will Ahler, a first-year wrestler, finished the day 0-2 in the 150-pound weight class, and freshman Dylan Guitierr...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Town Hall has been closed for January by the board of directors to refinish the facility's floor. The board hired Jonathan Abbey, a graduate of Waitsburg High School, to do the work, including removing floor vents and patching the hardwood floor. Abbey replaced previously repaired floorboards to reweave new boards into the original staggered pattern. Abbey will complete sanding and sealing the floor, and the hall will reopen in February after the varnish has...
WAITSBURG — The Waitsburg High School boys’ basketball coach, Westin Wallace, said the game against the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves on Saturday, January 18, was the boys’ best complete game of the year. Winning 52 to 50, he said the boys did not panic and played solidly on both offense and defense. “Everyone stepped up in different ways,” said Wallace. JJ Gleason had four steals, hit two big free throws, and ended the game with nine points. Jackson Karl made two 3-point shots and many offensive rebounds. Blake Benavides had a career-high 19 poin...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg High School Lady Cardinals basketball team lost 83-11 at Garfield-Palouse on Friday, January 10, and 64-27 to Colton on Saturday, January 12. "The girls have played these teams twice now and their improvement from the beginning of the season to now was evident. The girls are starting to understand how to break a press, which is helping a lot," said Coach Kira Waggoner. At Garfield-Palouse, Alyssa Hollingsworth scored six points, Hannah Peralez and Olivia Kiefel scored...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School boys' varsity basketball lost against Colton on Saturday, January 11, on Kison Court. The Cardinals had a 27-19 lead at halftime before Colton came out and outscored the Cards in the second half to win 54-50. "This is one we should have had," said Coach Westin Wallace. "We had a ten-point lead in the third quarter. Our passes got slow and telegraphed, and we missed a lot of layups," he added. With about two minutes left in the third quarter, Colton took the...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Elementary School students Sydney and Cooper Smith made the Walla Walla Swim Club in 2024. The pair's parents, Kortney and Greg Smith are proud of their second and third-graders, who have made quite a splash in recent competitions with the swim club. On December 6 through 8, 2024, Sydney and Cooper competed in the 2024 Spokane WAVES Aquatic Team (SWAT) Winter Invite at Whitworth College. Sydney competed in six events and won the High Point Award in the 8-and-under (8U)...
WALLA WALLA - Bertha Clayton was sworn in as Walla Walla County Commissioner for District 1 on Tuesday, December 31, at the Walla Walla County Commissioner's office in Walla Walla. Clayton, an attorney and the Office of Agricultural and Seasonal Workforce Services director, unseated incumbent Jenny Mayberry in November's general election. A Waitsburg High School graduate, the first-time elected official unseated Jenny Mayberry in the November elections. Before being sworn in, Clayton thanked...
