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  • Waitsburg Hosts League Tourney This Weekend

    Feb 5, 2015

    WAITSBURG – This year’s Southeast 2B District 9 league basketball tournament will be held Saturday and Monday at the Waitsburg High School Gym. The Dayton girls go into the tournament as the #2 seed and the WP boys are seeded #3. The WP girls and Dayton boys did not qualify for the tournament. Play begins Saturday at 2 p.m., with the Lady Bulldogs facing #3 seed Tri-Cities Prep. At 5 p.m., the DeSales girls will play the winner of a play-in game Thursday, between #4 seed Asotin and #5 seed Walla Walla Valley Academy. The winner of that gam...

  • Newman Goes 2-0 at Lind-Ritzville Meet

    The Times|Feb 5, 2015

    RITZVILLE – WP wrestler Tristan Newman posted a 2-0 record at the Lind-Ritzville match on Tuesday, Jan. 27. The Cardinals competed against Lind-Ritzville, Pomeroy, Moses Lake JV, Royal City JV. 132 lb. Devin Newman dropped two matches by pin in 1:27 to Joseph Roberts and in :43 to Robert Hipolato, both of Moses Lake. 138 lb David Just lost by pin in 1:53 to Adrian Suarez of Moses Lake before pinning Mike Wheeler of L-R in :43. At 145 lbs. Dejay Lalka dropped two by pin, first to David Phillips of Moses Lake in :25 and then to Jose Galindo or R...

  • WP Lady Cards Fall to Helix, 32-21, DeSales, 65-2

    The Times|Feb 5, 2015

    WAITSBURG – The WP girl’s basketball team faced Helix at a home match in Prescott on Jan. 27, ultimately losing what was their tightest game of the year, 32-21. The Lady Cards ended the first quarter with a 13-10 lead over the Grizzlies, stayed strong through halftime, but lost steam in the last half. “We still struggle with making our shots, rebounding and turning over the ball,” said coach J.T. Elsey. “We should have won that game!” Stat leaders for the game were Kassidy Kuykendall with 16 points and 6 rebounds, Analise Salazar with 8 poin...

  • Mings Garners Athlete of the Week

    The Times|Feb 5, 2015

    Dayton junior Madison Mings was named Washington State 2B Athlete of the Week for the week of January 11-17, by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. That week, Mings scored 11 points in the Lady Bulldogs’ win over WP and 16 points as her team defeated Tri-Cities Prep. Mings received a commemorative certificate and “Athlete of the Week” T-Shirt from WIAA Director Mike Colbrese....

  • 2014-15 District 9 2B League Tournament

    Feb 5, 2015

    Thursday, Feb. 5: Asotin Saturday, Feb. 7: Waitsburg Monday, Feb. 9: Waitsburg (See brackets in chart below) 2B Regional & State Basketball Tournament Schedule District 7/9 Sub-Regional Tournament Monday, Feb. 16 - West Valley High, Spokane Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20, 21 - Whitman College State 2B Regional Tournament Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27, 28 - Spokane State 2B Championship Tournament Thursday - Saturday, March 5, 6 and 7 - Spokane...

  • Bates Trial Set for April 7

    The Times|Feb 5, 2015

    WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg man arrested at the end of December for a string of local burglaries is scheduled for trial in Walla Walla County Superior Court beginning April 7. Mason J. Bates, 31, was charged in early January with two counts of residential burglary, theft in the third degree, malicious mischief in the third degree, and possession of burglary tools. His arrest on Dec. 28 came after a resident on West 6th Street filed a burglary report and other tips and burglary reports followed, coming from neighbors on West 6th and West 7th s...

  • Program Addresses Dementia

    The Times|Feb 5, 2015

    DAYTON – Natasha Delano, the director of Parkview at Wheatland Village in Walla Walla, will speak at the Dayton Senior Center at 1 p.m. on Tuesday on the topic of “Understanding the Person with Dementia and Tips on Navigating Through Times of Change.” Dayton resident Barbara Gibson encourages anyone interested to attend the presentation, “because dementia doesn’t recognize boundaries and can affect all people regardless of age. And the caregiver is such an important part of the dementia patient’s life. Come find out what to look for, what t...