Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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The Wolfpack track and field team traveled to Cle Elum on Wednesday, May 18, to attend the 2B District 5 Championship. The top two boys and top three girls in each event advanced to the state track meet, which will take place May 26-28 at Eastern Washington University. The young DW team did not have any members advance; however, four set PRs in their events. Alex Dahlby trimmed six seconds off his previous time in the 3200 meters. Tristan Rennaker improved his distance in the triple jump by...
The DW middle school boys baseball team collected a couple of wins and finished one game in a tie. The game on May 16 was a doubleheader against Sager of College Place. Big bats in the 3rd inning of the first game against Sager led to six runs for the Wolfpack. Beau Hazelbaker, Jayton Gleason, William Cranmer, and Isaias Reyes collected singles, and William Durham hit a double in that inning. Jordan McCowen stole four bases in the game, ending with the score tied at 11. In the second game of the doubleheader, McCowen struck out 11 batters, and...
Hankins Pitches Shut-outPitcher Jarod Hankins struck out five batters as the DW middle school baseball team beat Columbia Burbank 12-0 on Tuesday, May 10. The Wolfpack had 18 hits with Isaias Reyes going 4-4 at the plate. Denver Hutchens led his team with 8 stolen bases. The team was error free in the field. MS Baseball Team Wallop Finley Isaias Reyes struck out six Finley batters over three innings and the Wolfpack won 16-1 on Wednesday, May 4, in Waitsburg. DW collected 11 hits and over 30...
Coach Gabe Kiefel giving sage advice to the budding athletes....
What started as a rainy Saturday morning turned into a sunny afternoon for the Walla Walla Ducky Derby and the Return to the River Salmon Festival. The 25th Annual Ducky Derby, a fundraiser for child abuse prevention and youth programs in the Walla Walla Valley, was held on Saturday, May 14. This year, for the safety of the volunteers, the ducks did not race down Mill Creek due to recent rain and high water. Instead, a crowd gathered to see the almost 20,000 ducks get piled onto the lawn at...
Forney Pitches Team To Victories Senior Megan Forney pitched both games of the doubleheader against Columbia-Burbank on Monday, May 9; winning 13-3 and 14-11. In the second game, DW was behind 6-0 at the bottom of the 2nd inning. The Wolfpack team fought back and prevailed 14-11 to earn a playoff spot. Forney was honored between games as one of two seniors on this year's team. Jessie Atterberry was not available due to illness. HS baseball End Season with LossThe DW baseball team saw their...
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...
