Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WALLA WALLA – Several Waitsburg and Prescott locals have shared World War II memorabilia that is part of the new Walla Walla Goes to War display at the Kirkman House Museum here. Walla Walla Goes to War runs from March 18 through Sept. 8 and looks at World War II from a local perspective. Bob Hulce, Jack McCaw, Joan Helm and Pam Conover, all of Waitsburg, and Jerry Hall, of Prescott, have loaned items to the display, which includes everything from a Japanese battlefield flag to wartime r...
WAITSBURG – The countdown is on! With less than six weeks until the big event, Waitsburg Celebration Days is shaping up to be a fun-filled weekend. Waitsburg’s 150th anniversary celebration, on May 15-17, is sure to have something for everyone. Local legislators, including Senator Mike Hewitt, Representative Terry Nealey and Representative Maureen Walsh, along with Lt. Governor Brad Owen, will join in the festivities. The weekend gets an early start with a Classic Car Cruise down Main Str...
TOUCHET – The Dayton softball team took on the Touchet Indians in a single game here Thursday, and won easily, 7-1. Pitcher Megan Robins gave up only one hit, and the Lady Bulldogs took advantage of four Indian errors, as they racked up seven runs on only five hits. "We had a solid game in Touchet with our pitching, defense, and timely hits," said Dayton assistant coach Desirae Jones. "We ran the bases well, and moved girls when we had the chance." Robins got six strikeouts and walked only t...
ASOTON – The WP girls' softball team lost two league games to Asotin here Saturday, 11-3 and 5-4. In game 1, the Tigers struggled early, giving up seven runs in the first two innings. After taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, they couldn't get much going offensively. "We got ourselves in a hole in the first game and just weren't mentally ready to play," said WP Coach Angie Potts. "We started to play with more focus in the later innings but weren't able to make up the run difference." W...
PRESCOTT – The WP Tiger Baseball team came away with a big 8-2 win at home against Touchet on March 31, on the strength of a big seven-run sixth inning. Strong pitching from Talen Larsen and Jacob Dunn allowed the Tigers to hold the Indians to two runs, while scattering six hits. "We struggled early putting the ball in play, and left some guys stranded on base," said WP Coach Dustin Snedigar. "I'm pleased we stayed patient, and were able to adjust late and put the ball in play. The defense p...
MILTON-FREEWATER, Ore. – The WP boys track team took third place Friday at the giant Carnival of Speed track at Shockman Field here. The meet featured schools of all sizes and, among at least 25 participating, WP's point total was surpassed only by the two largest, Wa-Hi and Pendleton. WP got three individual wins at the meet: Owen Lanning in the 300 meter hurdles, Travis Crockett in the 200 meters and Emily Adams in the girls' 800 meters. According to WP Coach Jeff Bartlow, Lanning, a s...
MILTON-FREEWATER – Dayton's Kaitlyn Andrews continued her domination of javelin events, taking first place at the Carnival of Speed meet held here Friday. Andrews' throw of 121 feet, 10 inches, outdistanced the second place finisher by more than 14 feet. Andrews, a senior, also won the long jump by one inch, with a jump of 16 feet, 4 inches. She finished second in the triple jump and fourth in the 100 meters. On the strength of Andrews' points alone, Dayton finished 7th out of 25 teams at the m...
