Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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SPANGLE – Five Waitsburg wrestlers got wins last Thursday at a District 7/9 league meet in Spangle. Devin Newman and Joe Adams won both their matches, and David Just, Ky Adams, and Tyler Hoffman got a win and a loss each. Newman, wrestling in the 145-pound weight class, pinned both of his opponents. He ended his first match, against Liberty's Sam Nelson, late in the first period. In his second match, Newman pinned Nate Barney, of Colfax, at the 28-second mark. Joe Adams faced Mason Payne, of Rea...
DAYTON – The year in Touchet Valley sports was highlighted by a brand-new Dayton-Waitsburg combine football team that went undefeated in the new Eastern Washington Athletic Conference, and advanced to the state 2B playoff quarterfinals. After losing their opening game at Mac-Hi, 14-7, DW knocked off Columbia Burbank, a strong 1A team, 45-41 at home, before cruising through the EWAC schedule with relative ease. Their narrowest victory in league play was a 35-20 win over Tri-Cities Prep in P...
DAYTON – The Dayton Chamber of Commerce presented results of their recently completed "Tourism in Dayton" survey on Tuesday evening. The event was held at the Liberty Theater. The Chamber's tourism survey was conducted in the late summer and fall. Questionnaires were given to visitors in town, and sent by email to people who have previously visited Dayton in the past two years. According to Dayton Chamber Director Andrew Holt, more than 1,000 responses were received, including 300 locally and m...
FINLEY – The Dayton Boys' basketball team led at halftime on the road against River View on Dec. 6, but got blown out in the third quarter and took the loss, 62-48. Tanner Bren had an outstanding game, notching 18 points, including two three-pointers. He also had four steals for the game. The Bulldogs had a strong first half, and took a 29-26 lead into halftime. But River View got hot in the third quarter and outscored Dayton, 18-6 in that frame, before cruising to the win. "Our defense in t...
FINLEY – The Dayton girls’ basketball team traveled to Finley on Dec. 6, and came away with a 47-36 win. It was the Lady Bulldogs’ third straight win without a loss this season. Senior forward Sydney Andrews had her best offensive performance of the season, knocking down 18 points, including six for eight from the free throw line. Dayton maintained a slim lead through the first half, going into intermission up 17-14. A dominant third quarter allowed the Lady ‘Dogs to build a 34-22 lead going int...
DAYTON – Ski Bluewood announced on Monday that the ski area south of Dayton will open for the season on Friday. This date will mark the earliest opening for the area in the past five years. "We're excited about the snow and being able to open earlier this year," said Kim Clark, general manager of Bluewood. "The long-term forecast calls for above average precipitation, so this should be a great season." According to the Bluewood website, as of Tuesday morning the ski area had 26 inches of snow a...
DAYTON – The Dayton girls' basketball team traveled to Oakesdale on Friday and pulled out a win, 46-38. On Saturday, the Lady Bulldogs hosted Pomeroy and barely held off the Pirates, winning 43-41. Against Oakesdale, Dayton built a big lead in the first half, outscoring their opponent 19-4 in the second quarter and taking a 30-16 lead into the half. "We really got contributions from everyone in some way," Dayton coach Clayton Strong said. "Katie Patton and Kira Boggs gave us a short burst at t...
DAYTON – The Dayton Boys’ basketball team began their season with a satisfying win on the road against Oakesdale on Friday night, 62-54. Senior forward Tanner Bren led his team with 30 points. Bren was eight-for-14 from the floor, including 2-for-4 from three-point range. He was also 8-for-9 from the free-throw line. “Tanner played a great game,” said Dayton coach Will Hutchens. “He defended well, attacked the basket well and hit his free throws down the stretch.” Dayton fell behind early, and...
WAITSBURG – New Waitsburg girls' basketball coach Roy Ramirez says he looks forward to working with his new team and in its new 1B division league. He says that even though one of his team's league opponents is Colton, which has won the state girls' 1B championship for eight consecutive years (that's not a typo). "They're a tough team," Ramirez said. Ramirez praised several of his team's upcoming opponents, including Pomeroy, Oakesdale and Touchet. Ramirez, who also serves as assistant coach f...
GRANGER – The Waitsburg boys’ basketball team notched a big win in the first outing of the season, beating Cle Elum/Roslyn, 57-33. The Cardinals jumped out to an early lead they never relinquished. At one point they led by a margin on 30 points. For the game, Waitsburg senior Jacob Dunn scored 18 points, including three three-point shots. Kyle Gradwohl added 15 points. Jordan French scored nine points on three treys. Gradwohl also had 11 rebounds, while Dunn pulled down 10. Waitsburg — Calla...
GRANGER – The Waitsburg girls’ basketball team couldn’t keep up with Cle Elum/Roslyn, as they dropped their first game of the season Saturday, 60-21. The Lady Cardinals had a solid first quarter, jumping out to a 10-7 lead at the end of the period. But they only managed to score 11 more points the rest of the way, as the Cle Elum defense shut them down. Waitsburg girls’ coach Roy Ramirez joined the team late after the previously hired coach resigned. “I only had about a week with the girls bef...
DAYTON – Dayton girls' basketball coach Clayton Strong says his team knows exactly what it needs to do this year to make it to at least the quarterfinal round of the state playoffs. Led by four seniors who were starters all last year, the Lady Bulldogs have all the experience they need to reach their goal, he says. The job now is execution. Sydney Andrews, Jenna Phillips, and Shayla Currin were first-team all-league last year, as the team won the Southeast 2B conference championship. Teammate J...
DAYTON – The Dayton boys' basketball team will field four returning senior starters this year: Tanner Bren, Zech Bryan, Ben Kleck, and Cal Martin. Second-year coach Will Hutchens says that those players' experience will bring the Bulldogs their first playoff appearance in many years. Martin will be the primary point guard, and Kleck will join him in the backcourt, Hutchens said. Senior Lane Wilkening will likely join Bren and Bryan in the wing and post positions. Hutchens says that senior Trista...
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Eastern Oregon University football team, led by quarterback and Waitsburg native Zach Bartlow, won the biggest game in school history Saturday, beating defending NAIA national champions and number-one ranked Marian University, 17-0. With the win, the Mountaineers advanced to the NAIA semifinals, and are set to play Baker University Saturday, in Baldwin City, Kansas, for a shot at the national championship game. The game against Marian was a defensive battle in which n...
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PASCO – The Dayton-Waitsburg football team finally met their match here Saturday night, as they suffered a rout at the hands of a hot Liberty Spangle team. With the loss, the DW season ended in the quarterfinal round of the state playoffs. DW finished their season with a 10-2 record. The team won the Eastern Washington Athletic Conference championship, going undefeated in conference play. DW also won their first two playoff games, against Tonasket and Tri-Cities Prep. Not only did DW win the t...
LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Eastern Oregon University Mountaineers traveled to Crete, Neb., over the weekend, and on Saturday the team got the first-ever NAIA football playoff victory in school history. EOU defeated Doane University on their home field, 34-28. The Mountaineers are led by senior quarterback, and former Waitsburg High standout, Zach Bartlow. Bartlow is a 2012 WHS grad, and led the Cardinals to the state 2B championship in 2011. In the game against Doane, Bartlow threw four touchdown p...
DAYTON – The Dayton Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards banquet Thursday in the newly renovated Columbia County Fairgrounds Pavilion. More than 170 people turned out for the first event held in the Pavillion since a new HVAC system and other improvements were made earlier this year. The Chamber's Citizen of the Year Award was presented to Bob Hutchens. Hutchens was introduced by former Dayton dentist Norm Passmore. Hutchens recently retired after a long career as a farmer in Columbia C...
PASCO – The Dayton-Waitsburg football team won its tenth straight game Saturday, defeating Tri-Cities Prep for the second time this season, 34-14, at Edgar Brown Stadium here. The win puts DW into the quarterfinal round of the state 2B tournament. The team will return to Edgar Brown this Saturday to take on Liberty Spangle, who were District 7 co-champions. The game begins at 4 p.m. Liberty beat EWAC runners up, Kittitas, 44-6, on Saturday. Saturday's win featured three DW running touchdowns b...
YAKIMA – The Dayton volleyball team came to the state 2B tournament at the Sundome here with hopes of coming home with a trophy. That didn’t happen, but coach Shannon Turner said she was very pleased with the team’s performance, despite dropping two of three matches. “This was the first time competing at the State Tournament for all of these girls,” Coach Turner said. “They handled themselves well and had a great showing. They played hard, they battled and they fought.” Dayton Beat Northwes...
BREWSTER, Wash. – The Dayton-Waitsburg football team took another long road trip Friday, and again came away with a lopsided win. In a crossover seeding game here, DW routed the 2B District 6 champion team Tonasket, 49-7. The win sets up a rematch Saturday against league rival Tri-Cities Prep in Pasco, in the first round of state playoffs. The game starts at noon at Edgar Brown Stadium. Against Tonasket, running back Ben Kleck and receiver Travis Crockett each scored three touchdowns. The DW d...
RICHLAND – The Dayton-Waitsburg football team rolled over Liberty Christian Friday, 56-12, to finish undefeated in Eastern Washington Athletic Conference league play. DW is now 8-0 in the league and 9-1 overall. The team, which locked up the league championship with a win over Kittitas last week, will play Friday night in a crossover seeding game with the District 6 champions, Tonnasket. The game will be played in Brewster, Wash., and will start at 7 p.m. Running back Ben Kleck scored three r...
KITTITAS – The first-ever football championship trophy in the new Eastern Washington Athletic Conference was captured emphatically by Dayton-Waitsburg on Friday night. DW traveled more than three hours to get here, and overwhelmed the previously undefeated Coyotes, 49-6. The win gives DW a 6-0 record in EWAC play with one game remaining. Even if they were to lose Friday night's game against 1-6 Liberty Christian, DW would still retain the league title, since they have beaten both of the teams w...
WAITSBURG – On senior night, Dayton-Waitsburg senior running back Travis Crockett put on a show here against White Swan, as DW took another victory, 56-24. DW is now 5-0 in league play and 6-1 overall. Friday's showdown against Kittitas on the road will pit the two teams still undefeated in Eastern Washington Athletic Conference league play. Crockett accounted for six of his team's seven TDs, including three rushing and three through the air. White Swan took the opening kickoff and i...
DAYTON – The Dayton volleyball team started off a busy week on Oct. 11 with a match win on the road at White Swan in straight sets. Scores were: 25-17, 25-20, 25-20. Stats against White Swan: Jenna Phillips - 14/15 Serving, 4 Aces, 12 Kills, 19 Digs Josilyn Fullerton - 5/6 Serving, 2 Aces, 9 Kills, 6 Digs Mia Becker - 13 Digs Megan Robins - 13/14 Serving, 2 Aces, 1Kill, 6 Digs Hanna Becker - 8/9 Serving, 1 Ace, 15 Assists, 4 Kills, 5 Digs Scully Castorena - 14/15 Serving, 15 Assists, 9 Digs, 2...
