Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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DAYTON – The Dayton girls' basketball team started out red hot here Friday night against a struggling Waitsburg team, and cruised to a 59-27 win. The Lady Bulldogs broke out to a 23-8 lead after one quarter. Dayton's reserve players took over in the second quarter, and built the lead to 37-18 at the half. Shayla Currin led her team with 13 points. Josilyn Fullerton added 10 points and Kianna Price had nine. For Waitsburg, Devon Harshman had seven points, and Taylor Hays added six. Harshman a...
DAYTON – The Washington State Legislature opened its 60-day 2016 session on Monday, and once again, education funding is the number one issue legislators will face. In a phone interview with The Times last week, Republican Representative Terry Nealey, of Dayton, expressed a sense of déjà vu about having to revisit the issue once again. "We've increased education funding about one-third" since the State Supreme Court's McCleary decision, he said. "Still, we're being held in contempt by the cou...
DAYTON – Columbia County is the new owner of the home at 721 S. Third St. in Dayton after a criminal forfeiture process was completed last week. The home, which is located across the street from Dayton High School, was formerly owned by Monty N. Dunn, who pleaded guilty last May to delivery of methamphetamine. Dunn is currently serving a four year, nine-month sentence in a DOC facility. According to Columbia County Prosecutor Rea Culwell, the forfeiture process took about six months. She said t...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg boys' basketball team was edged by Pomeroy in a hard-fought battle Saturday night, 41-39. The result was a big improvement over the Cardinals' loss in December in Pomeroy, 70-51. After trailing 12-5 at the first-quarter break, the Cardinals rode a 17-8 second quarter to take a 22-20 lead into halftime. The game was tied at 30 after three, but the home team couldn't pull it out in the end. For the game, Kyle Gradwohl led the Cardinals with 11 points, including two t...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg girls' basketball team put up a tough fight against Pomeroy at home Saturday night, but came up short, losing 55-47. It was a much- improved showing for the Lady Cardinals, who were routed by the Pirates in Pomeroy in December, 46-19. After falling behind in the first quarter, 10-4, the Cardinals put up 18 points in the second, and trailed 26-22 at the half. Waitsburg was led by Devon Harshman's 13 points. She also pulled down 14 rebounds. Annie Araya had 11 points, a...
DAYTON – When you're browsing in Snapdragon Floral and Gifts shortly before Christmas, you might think you've traveled to the North Pole. Santa's workshop must look something like this. "We love Christmas," says Cara Watts, who, with her mother, Vicky Beckmeyer, operates the recently renamed Snapdragon. It shows. Their store on Dayton's Main Street sells Christmas decorations year-round. But as the holiday season approaches, the Christmas spirit takes over, with beautiful decorations and w...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg boys' basketball team played their first home game of the season on Dec. 15, beating the Mac-Hi Pioneers for the second time in a week, 45-33. The Cardinals' defense did a good job shutting down the Pioneers' offense in the first half, taking a 23-9 lead into the break. For the game, Mark Montgomery led the Cardinals with 17 points, with Jacob Dunn adding 15. Kyle Gradwohl pulled down 16 rebounds. Dunn and Landon Callas each had two three-pointers. This was Waitsburg's...
DAYTON – The Dayton Girls' basketball team had a big week last week, with three victories, including a win over league rival Asotin. On Friday night, the Lady 'Dogs hosted Asotin and came away with the win, 58-49. Dayton took a 30-21 lead into halftime and then played even with the Panthers in the second half. "I thought we played pretty well for about 3 quarters," said Dayton Coach Clayton Strong. Jenna Phillips led the Bulldogs with 19 points, including two three-pointers. She also pulled down...
PRESCOTT – The Dayton boys' basketball team picked up a win in Prescott Saturday night, beating the Tigers, 44-36. Zach Waggoner led the way for the Bulldogs with 15 points and 13 rebounds. Ben Kleck had eight points, and Zech Bryan pulled down 12 rebounds. For the Tigers, Travis Crockett dominated scoring with 25 points. Jose Gonzalez added eight. "It was a great way to come back after a tough loss on Friday," said Dayton Coach Will Hutchens. "We got a little shaky in the last quarter, but m...
DAYTON – The southeast Washington ski season begins Friday, as Ski Bluewood opens its mountain to skiers and snowboarders. According to a press release, the Skyline Express and Platter Pull lifts will operate beginning Friday, with the Triple Nickle lift to be determined. The ski area will open at 9 a.m., with rentals, food service and snow sports available. Ski Bluewood will operate daily from its opening Friday through January 3, except for Christmas day. Hours are 9 a.m. through 4 p.m. d...
MILTON-FREEWATER – The Waitsburg Cardinals won consecutive games against Riverside and Mac-Hi over the weekend to win the Mac-Hi Tournament here Saturday night. On Friday night, the Cardinal boys cruised to a 40-21 victory over Riverside. Kyle Gradwohl scored 19 points, while Jacob Dunn had eight. Dunn also pulled down 13 rebounds. In a cold-shooting first half, the Cardinals built a 10-5 lead at halftime. On Saturday night, the Cardinals dominated the Pioneers, winning 53-24 to capture the t...
DAYTON – The Dayton girls’ basketball team came away victors Saturday night in a close game against Liberty Spangle, 47-43. The two teams swapped the lead throughout the game, before the Lady Bulldogs pulled it out in the final two minutes. “We played much better defense than our previous games, and we shot better and took care of the ball,” said Dayton Coach Clayton Strong. “This was definitely a playoff-quality team that we beat.” Sidney Andrews and Josilyn Fullerton led the scoring wit...
DAYTON – The Dayton boys’ basketball team couldn’t keep up with Liberty Spangle in the first quarter and then were unable to recover, falling 56-36. “Their size hurt us,” said Dayton Coach Will Hutchens. “They were able to get it inside, which turned into a lot of easy scoring opportunities from the floor and free throw line.” Zach Waggoner led the Bulldogs with 12 points, while Ben Kleck had eight points, including two three-pointers. Waggoner also had 11 rebounds. Dayton also committed 22...
DAYTON – The Dayton boys' basketball team gave their new coach, Will Hutchens, his first victory in their first outing this year, beating St. John-Endicott at home, 64-36. Junior guard Ben Kleck, who missed all of last season with an injury, led the Bulldogs with 31 points, including two three-pointers. "It was a good confidence builder for the team," Hutchens said of the win. "We've got a lot of things we still need to improve, but you can't ask for a better first game than that." The Bulldogs...
DAYTON – The Dayton girls' basketball team notched its first victory Saturday night, beating a tough St. John team, 40-33, at home. The Lady Bulldogs were led by juniors Shayla Currin and Sidney Andrews, who each had 11 points. Currin also pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds. "I'm pretty sure that's the most rebounds by a player in a game in my time here," said Dayton coach Clayton Strong. After trailing 12-8 at the end of the first quarter, Dayton came back to lead 19-18 at the half. S...
WAITSBURG – Waitsburg boys' basketball head coach Tavis Crittenden says his team's biggest challenge this season will be keeping up with shorter, quicker teams. But he hopes the Cardinals' height advantage will make them a force in the SE 2B District 9 league this year. "We'll be an experienced team," Crittenden said of his varsity squad, which features 10 juniors and seniors. "And we're in a league that's going to be very even." Crittenden says that four of the five starting positions to b...
DAYTON – A Dayton boys' basketball team that has won one game in the past two years is looking to turn its fortunes around with the help of one of the biggest stars in the school's history. New head coach Will Hutchens says he can't predict at this point how his team will do this year, but he hopes to instill a culture that will make his team more competitive than it has been for a long time. "We have a long way to go," Hutchens admitted, "but the goal is to get a little better every day. We'll...
DAYTON – Dayton girls' basketball coach Clayton Strong says he knows his team is hungry this year. Last spring, the Lady Bulldogs qualified for the final round of 16 in the state 2B tournament, but then lost a heartbreaker to White Swan in a game that would have sent them to the final weekend's Hardwood Classic tournament in Spokane. "The girls are ready to take the next step," Strong said. "That loss was a big disappointment." The Dayton team returns five of their top seven players from last y...
DAYTON – The Dayton Chamber of Commerce held its 69th Awards Banquet at Running T Ranch south of here Thursday evening. The theme of the banquet was "Education – The door to the future." A nearly full house enjoyed dinner and a presentation by the Dayton School District. Dayton School Superintendent Doug Johnson and principals Paul Shaber and Pam Lindsley made a presentation at the banquet to show the variety of programs and services the schools offer to Dayton's kids. They also showed several v...
PRESCOTT – The Prescott soccer team hosted St. George's here Saturday and suffered a tough loss to the Dragons, 2-1 in the first round of state playoff action. St. George's struck first with 15 minutes to go in the first half, scoring with a long shot from the middle that got past Tiger goal tender Christian Caro. With eight minutes gone in the second half, the Dragons built their lead to 2-0 with a right-side score. Later in the second half, the Tigers finally got on the scoreboard. M...
DAYTON – Levi Helgerson, of Dayton, was found not guilty of Assault of a Child late Friday afternoon. The unanimous jury verdict came after a two-week trial in Columbia County Superior Court, before judge Scott Galina. According to Columbia County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Dale Slack, the defense rested their case Friday morning. Each attorney – Rea Culwell for the prosecution and Robert Van Dorn for the Defense – then gave a 45-minute closing statement. Slack said the jury began delib...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Cardinal football team saw its season come to an end Friday night after a 32-19 loss to Davenport in a District 7/9 play-in game here. The Gorillas did almost all their damage on the ground, rushing for 476 yards on 56 carries. Davenport attempted only three passes, one of which was completed for 22 yards. Gorilla running back Loran Boggs rushed for 308 yards on 38 carries. After a scoreless first quarter, Davenport and Waitsburg traded touchdowns in the second, with t...
DAYTON – The Columbia County Board of Commissioners on Monday heard a presentation from the former Public Works Director of Kittitas County about that county’s success in forming a flood control district. Kirk Holmes, who is now an engineer in the private sector, described his county’s history of flooding in the last couple of decades, and the process they went through to get voter approval to form a flood control district. That approval resulted in a property tax levy of seven cents per thous...
TOUCHET – The Dayton Bulldogs were no match for the number three team in the state on Oct. 30, as they fell to undefeated Touchet, 76-6. Touchet built up leads of 30-0 after the first quarter and 52-0 at the half. Dayton got its only score in the fourth quarter on a 17-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Tanner Bren to Jeffrey Tate. For the game, the Bulldogs had 99 yards rushing on 35 carries. Tate rushed for 70 yards on 19 carries. Bren was 8 for 16 passing for 79 yards and the t...
DAYTON – The Dayton Chamber of Commerce is adding a new dessert course to its Christmas Kickoff Celebration this year: gingerbread. Kids in the Dayton and Waitsburg schools will compete this month in a gingerbread house-building contest to be sponsored by the Chamber. Each class, from preschool to high school is invited to enter a gingerbread house that the students will create together. Gingerbread house entries must be at least partially edible, but can be made out of just about anything. T...
