Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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You don't have to wait for the NFL season to see exciting football. There is one more regular-season home game for the Tri-City Rush, a professional indoor football team to be played at Pasco's HAPO Center. The team's website, www.tricityrush.com, is the place to buy tickets, Rush gear, and find out about the players, including information about the newly recruited female kicker, Jamie Council. Brandon Tate, a Waitsburg High School graduate, is in his second year as owner and coach of the...
EWAC East League Meet #2 was held at River View High School on Tuesday, April 26. A group of first year track members have worked hard to improve their times and distances at every meet. Getting a personal record is a sign that they have put in the time to improve their skills. In the women's events, Trista Villaro placed 7th in the 200 meter and had a Personal Record (PR) in the javelin. Julia Brooks placed 7th in the 100-meter hurdles and had a PR in the long jump. Chasity Paddock had a PR in...
Two DW golf players qualified for the Wine Valley invitational held in Walla Walla on Wednesday, April 27. On the 18-hole par 72 course, Senior Theo Anderson shot a personal best score of 102. Anderson, a first-year golfer, missed some hits but he didn’t let down and kept battling, stated Coach McGhan. Senior Caleb Barron also attended the invite scoring a 108. McGhan said that Barron would have broken 100 had some of his putts dropped. The golf team play at Goldendale on Wednesday, May 4, and finish the year with the district tournament on M...
DW baseball struggled to get hits on Tuesday, April 26, at Tri-City Prep and lost both games of the doubleheader 15-0 and 15-1. TCP scored 11 runs in the 2nd inning to win the first game of the doubleheader. Balian Walter and Dylan Bledsoe had the only hits for the Wolfpack. Bledsoe pitched, striking out one and walking one. Klint Kuykendall pitched in relief. In game two the Wolfpack scattered two hits and four walks in the loss. TCP had another big second inning scoring 9 runs. Kuykendall had one hit and Jasper Morrow had a hit, reached base...
A place where doing nothing is doing something. On the Oregon Coast, it is said that doing nothing is doing something. Yet how do you find time to do nothing when there is so much to see and do? There are many miles of beach to walk, places to bicycle and places of interest such as the 164 steps up to the top of the 125 feet high Astoria Column where you get a panorama view of the valley. For the history buffs, you can visit Fort Stevens and Fort Clatsop Historical Parks or tour the Maritime...
HS Baseball On Tuesday, April 19, the high school baseball team lost 8-2 and 5-4 to WWVA. No other details were received. Thursday, April 21, the Wolfpack lost their first game to River View 14-4. The teams were tied 4-4 after three innings then the Panthers scored two runs in the 4th and five runs in the 5th to extend their lead. DW struggled to put runs on the board and although they didn't commit any errors, they had a tough time defensively containing their opponent. Levi Boudrieau started...
FFA Vet Science Waitsburg's FFA Vet Science team was successful in a district Vet Science event hosted in Dayton on Wednesday, April 20. The seven FFA students were tested on tool identification (ID), parasite ID, and breed ID and scored by the FFA advisors. Dr. Chuck Reeves of Dayton and Dr. Jessie Lentz of Animal Clinic East in Walla Walla judged the students on the clinical and handling portion of the event; which included administering ophthalmic solution and haltering a ruminant. Of the...
PENDLETON, OR-A fun and educational occurrence can be found in nearby Pendleton, Oregon. The Pendleton Underground Tours located downtown is also within walking distance to great restaurants and other attractions. . The website states that it is "A Place Where Culture is Kept, History Is Told and Legends Live On". After receiving your ticket, a guide will take you under the streets of Pendleton to a place that was once alive with card players, saloon girls, and Chinese laundry workers. You will...
DAYTON/WAITSBURG-DW track team traveled to Finley for the River View Invite on Thursday, March 31, and on Saturday, April 2, the Wolfpack track team traveled to Richland for the Clay Lewis Invite. Thursday the Wolfpack competed at Finley against thirteen-2B schools and saw several athletes place in the top 10 and some set personal records (PR.) In the men's events, Hudson Reser placed 6th in the 100-meter, 3rd in the 200-meter, and 10th in the long jump. Tony Halvorson set a PR and placed 8th...
WAITSBURG-The Matbirds have been busy with a couple of recent tournaments. The Pomeroy Little Guy tournament was on Saturday, March 26 and Benton City hosted wrestlers on Saturday, April 2. It is the end of the season for most of the Matbirds as only five wrestlers will travel to Spokane on April 9 for the last tournament. Fifteen wrestlers went to Pomeroy where Parker Winona, Jackson Hutchens and Koyen Fortune had three wins each. Auri Lindley, Connor Murdock, Wyatt Parrish, Ian Mertens, Monte...
DAYTON/WAITSBURG—Tuesday, March 29, the high school softball team won both games of the doubleheader against White Swan in Dayton. Megan Forney started as pitcher; she struck out three, and the team won the first game 15-14. Forney hit a double and a triple to help her team offensively. Catcher Peyton Struckmeier hit a home run and a single. Jessie Atteberry and Hendrix Groom had two hits each. The team had thirteen hits in the game and, on defense, were hampered by committing five fielding errors. Maddy Gallardo struck out seven White Swan b...
DAYTON/WAITSBURG-DW and White Swan were tied 7-7 after three innings in their first game on Tuesday, March 29, in Waitsburg until the Cougars took the lead for good in the fifth inning. The Wolfpack was down by five runs going into the bottom of the seventh inning but only scored three runs, a triple by Rueben Yutzy. In the 13-11 loss, Coach Crenshaw saw his players scatter 14 hits in the game. Yutzy and Klint Kuykendall had three hits each. Balian Walter and Keon Lindley had two hits each. The...
DAYTON/WAITSBURG-Dayton/Waitsburg high school golf team played at Veterans Memorial in Walla Walla on Tuesday, March 29. It was a 9-hole par 36 course. Coach McGhan was pleased with how his team continues to improve around the greens. Players from all schools are grouped into foursomes at the golf course according to ability. The players exchange scorecards and keep their opponents and their own score. The players are responsible for following the rules, getting scores correct, and making...
How Does Learning a New Perspective Change How You View Things? Walking the grounds at Whitman Mission, you will see this question posted on the interpretive panels. The National Park Service will replace these panels at the end of 2022 or early 2023. Currently, on the panels it states that the information listed includes one-sided representations of history and perpetuates harmful stereotypes. These depictions were wrong when created and are still wrong today. Truthfully telling this history...
DW Golf Wednesday March 23, the golf team played at the Wine Valley Golf Course. It was a 9 holes par 36 course. Caleb Barron and Cayle Davis shot 53 to lead DW players. Theo Anderson was close behind with 56. Wine Valley is a tough course for any golfer, particularly beginners. Caleb, Cayle and Theo played steady golf, not allowing themselves to get in trouble. The rest are learning course management and really showed improvement throughout the round. "Claudia Benavides made some outstanding...
Parts of the Columbia NWR are closed from February 1 to April 30 so the sandhill cranes will not be disturbed. The cranes feed in fields of waste corn in the early mornings and early evenings to gather and store fat energy so they can continue their flight to Alaska. When not feeding they gather at places like Marsh Unit 1 which is near water and closed to hikers. If you like seeing birds in their habitat, take a road trip. You will also see swans, pelicans, ducks and numerous smaller...
It has been almost a year since the Dayton Eagles Club in Dayton caught fire on a Tuesday afternoon. The members and volunteers plan to either rebuild at the location on Main Street or find another building to be able to continue the Eagles tradition of People helping People; a family of brothers and sisters that work hard to better our communities and world. In times of joy and in times of sorrow your Eagle family is always there for you. As stated on the Dayton Eagles website: Our members are vitally important, we accomplish a lot together...
Twelve Matbird wrestlers received medals at the Colfax Little Guy Tournament on Saturday, March 12. Wrestlers were placed into brackets based on age and weight. First place finishers were Parker Winona in the 7/8 age group and Carter Barron in the 9/10 age group. Second place medals went to Connor Murdock (7/8), Ian Mertens (9/10), Monte Lee Richie and JJ Gleason (11/12) and Byron Collier (13/14) age group. Jess Winona placed third in the 11/12 age group. Fourth place finishers were Auri...
D/W golf on Wednesday, track on Friday and softball and baseball on Saturday, DW young athletes are competing with intensity; some for the first time since seventh grade. Golf The golf team traveled to Milton-Freewater to compete on a 9 hole par-30 course. Top DW players, Caleb Barron and Garrett Palmer are the only two returning golfers from the 2021 shortened season. Coach McGhan stated that though the team is inexperienced, he saw a lot of good things from the kids, especially around the...
DAYTON/WAITSBURG-DW high school track team participated in their first meet of the season on Saturday, March 12, at Klicker Field in Walla Walla. It was a jamboree competition where athletes participated in only two events, unlike four in regular meets. Six Wolfpack athletes competed against Desales, College Place, Kennewick, and Wa-Hi. Coach Dan Nechodom said that the expectations for the athletes were to take care of themselves and have fun. Chasity Paddock competed in the 100 and 2...
The Matbirds had 12 wrestlers attend the Hanford-Reactor Rumble on Saturday, March 5. Six athletes brought home medals. Koyen Fortune placed 2nd and Bryon Collier placed 3rd in the 13/14 age bracket. Luke Collier and Rylie Coates both brought home 3rd place medals in the 11/12 age bracket. Two wrestlers in the 9/10 age bracket, Caleb Barron and Parker Winona, placed 3rd. The Matbirds will compete at the Colfax Little Guy Tournament on March 12....
DW Wolfpack middle school girls' basketball team played strong on both offense and defense on Tuesday, February 22, when they traveled to Liberty Christian in Walla Walla. Fourteen girls saw playing time in their 29-10 win. On Thursday, February 24, DW played in their last home game against Liberty Christian of Richland. The game was a close, well-played game that LC pulled out in the last couple of minutes to win 21-18. DW Wolfpack middle school girls' basketball team played their last game of...
During National FFA week, February 19-26, Waitsburg members had dress-up days, Ag Olympics, a trap shoot meet, and the Harvest Ball. Monday, President's Day, the students did not have school. On Tuesday, it was pajama day and Wednesday was hat day. There wasn't a dress-up day on Thursday and Friday was flannel day. Friday afternoon was also the Ag Olympics. One girl and one boy from each class was selected to compete for Harvest Ball King and Queen. Freshmen, Alyssa Hollingworth and Jack Karl;...
WAITSBURG-Three Waitsburg kindergarteners are playing in the Walla Walla indoor soccer league at Blue Ridge Elementary. Coach Chelsie Abel also has one player from Dayton and five from Walla Walla on her team. The team practices once a week and plays games on Saturdays. They started January 22 and their last game is on March 5th. In her first year as an indoor soccer coach, Abel stated "It is so much fun!"...
