Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG – A half-dozen community members showed up to ask questions and hear updates from Walla Walla County Sheriff John Turner and Deputy Gerrod Martin at the March 19 Sheriff’s Round Table, in the Waitsburg Elementary School library. Turner presented updates on contract hours and crime rates and touched on the topics of drugs, gangs, burglary tips and traffic safety. Turner said the city of Waitsburg has contracted with the Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Department for a minimum of 4.2 hours...
DAYTON – The Dayton softball team scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh and final inning to cap a big comeback and beat Colton in the first game of a Saturday double-header, 12-11. After giving up nine runs in the first two innings, the Dayton girls chipped away at the Colton lead, scoring two runs in each of the first three innings and one run each in the fourth and sixth. Trailing 11-8 going into the bottom of the seventh, Dayton got the runs they needed. Taylor Frame hit a two-run s...
RICHLAND - After falling behind 4-0 in the third inning, the Waitsburg-Prescott baseball team got their bats going and came back to defeat Liberty Christian, 12-5, in a game here Friday. Pitchers Talen Larsen, Kyle Gradwohl and Jacob Dunn combined to give up five runs on seven hits. Gradwohl got the win. The three pitchers got a total of ten strikeouts. The Tigers struggled at the plate all game, stranding eight runners. But they took advantage of late-inning pitching struggles by the Patriots...
PENDLETON – WP senior Owen Lanning had a stellar day at the Buck Track Classic meet in Pendleton last week, taking first place in the triple jump and second in the long jump and 300 meter hurdles. Lanning was also fourth in the 110 meter hurdles. The large meet here included teams from fifteen northeast Oregon schools, from 1A to 5A, as well as three 2B schools (WP, College Place and Walla Walla Valley Academy), and one 1A school (Columbia-Burbank) from Washington. Lanning's winning triple j...
RICHLAND – Dayton senior Kaitlyn Andrews won three of the four events she entered at the Hanford High School Invite held here last week. She missed a sweep by one-half inch in the triple jump. The Hanford meet featured teams from six southeast Washington schools, including four A-level schools. The only B schools were Dayton and DeSales. In her specialty, the javelin, Andrews set a new personal record with a throw of 126 feet, 3 inches. Her previous PR was 122'10", which she achieved in her s...
MILTON-FREEWATER – The WP girls’ softball team hit the road Friday for their first game, and fell to a strong Mac-Hi JV team, 6-4. The Lady Cards fell behind early, giving up two runs each in the first and third innings. They responded with four runs of their own in the next three frames, but it wasn’t enough. “For our first full game out I’m pretty pleased with how we did,” said WP Coach Angie Potts. “Since we have some players missing, we started some younger girls and after the first couple...
CHENEY – WHS senior Luke Gales-Alexenko recently received a $3,000 Presidential Scholarship to Eastern Washington University for the 2015-16 academic year. Alexenko is the son of Larry and Pam Alexenko and plans to major in education. To qualify for the Presidential Scholarsip, students must have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.8 or higher or receive 1250 or higher on the SAT or 28 or higher on the ACT....
Dayton Girls’ Results Place Grade Name Time/Dist. 100 Meters - Varsity - Finals 1. 12 Kaitlyn Andrews 13.3 10. 11 Carissa Price 13.9 17. 11 Angela Mascall 14.4 37. 10 Alexus Wanlarbkam 15.9 200 Meters - Varsity - Finals 10. 11 Angela Mascall 29.4 31. 12 Keelin Hovrud 38.1 800 Meters - Varsity - Finals 9. 10 Kianna Price 2:55.5 1600 Meters - Varsity - Finals 14. 11 Angie Dedloff 7:27 4x100 Relay - Varsity - Finals 4. Angie Dedloff Angela Mascall Carissa Price Alexus Wanlarbkam 58.5 Shot Put - 4kg - Varsity - Finals 27. 10 Allyson Warner 18’9.75...
PULLMAN – The Preston Hall (7th-8th grade) band traveled to Pullman on March 19, to play at Lincoln Middle School for the Middle School Band Festival. The band performed “Afterburn” by Randall Standridge, “Colonel Bogey March” by Kenneth Alford, and “Doppler Effect” by Sean O’Loughlin. “The band worked together well, solving musical problems cooperatively and getting all of the equipment in and out of the building. All 35 musicians performed artistically,” said Band Director Brad Green. The Preston Hall Band earned a two, or excellent, ratin...
Columbia County Commissioner Dwight Robanske (l) presents longtime Dayton resident Ron Groom with a plaque on March 18 commemorating 25 years . . ....
Individuals with disabilities who may need a modification to participate in a meeting should contact the superintendent’s office three days prior to the meeting so that special arrangements can be made. I. Call to Order II. Flag Salute III. Recognition of Representatives IV. Additions or Changes to the Agenda V. Consent Agenda VI. Public Comment - Approve Minutes March 18, 2015 - Approve April Bills - Approve Donation from PTSO to Ski Club - $627.29 (Book Fair Proceeds) - Approve Donation from DHS Alumni to the Band Program - $300 - “We inv...
