Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - The middle school football team got their third win of the season with a 50-6 win over Touchet on the Cardinal field on October 5. The middle school football team got their third win of the season with a 50-6 win over Touchet on the Cardinal field on October 5. Jake Lynch and Uriah York each intercepted a pass during the first quarter of play. Lynch had some nice catches for yardage and, on defense, had seven tackles. York finished the game with three catches and one touchdown. Liam...
WALLA WALLA - Waitsburg Cardinals visited The Fighting Irish at DeSales High School on Friday, September 29. DeSales, led by first-year head coach Travis McCauley and assistant Josh Richard, had six returning starters with eight seniors on the roster of almost 30. Four Cardinal interceptions plus one fumble inevitably resulted in the Irish coming out on top with a final score of 0-48. Waitsburg won the coin toss and deferred to receive the start of the second half. Both teams' defense fought to...
WAITSBURG-The Waitsburg High School volleyball team lost to Yakima Tribal in five sets in Waitsburg on September 26. The Cardinals won the opening set 25-22 before passing errors set them back in sets two and three with losses of 21-25 and 17-25. The girls won set four with a close 25-22 win. Yakima took the fifth set 15-6 to get the win. Kylee Henry contributed 20 assists, and Makenna Barron and Peyton Struckmeier played strong at the net. The Cardinals have a 1-6 record after losing to...
WAITSBURG—The Cardinals’ middle school football team traveled to Liberty Christian on September 28 and put up a fight before losing 30-24. The Cardinals received the opening kickoff and Kellen Coulston took the ball 70 yards for the Waitsburg’s offense held its own in the second half, scoring three touchdowns. Liam Kiefel threw three touchdown passes to Uriah York for 10, 50, and 70 yds. The Cards’ defense struggled, missing some key tackles, stated Coach Calzadillas. York ended the game with six receptions for 195 yds and three touchdo...
WAITSBURG — The middle school volleyball team played matches against Rogers on both September 27 at Rogers and on October 2 in Waitsburg. Waitsburg’s B team got their first win on October 2. They lost the first set 11-25, then won the following two sets: 25-22 and 28-26. At Rogers, the B team lost 13-25, 18-25 and 16-25. The A team lost the first two sets to Rogers on September 27, 19-25, 20-25, and won the third set 25-21. In Waitsburg, the A team lost the first two sets 11-25 and 10-25 and again won the third set 26-24. “The B team impro...
ROSALIA-The Waitsburg Cardinals traveled to Rosalia to play the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves on Friday, September 22. Though the Rosalia team, led by RB Isaac Bone and QB Westley Bryan, made some impressive plays, the Cards took the lead early, shutting out the Timberwolves by halftime. Waitsburg won the toss and deferred, kicking to Tekoa-Rosalia. It was three and out with a sack by Senior Ruben Yutzy, and the Cardinals took over. Waitsburg Sophomore Brenton Segraves gained four yards on his...
WAITSBURG-Waitsburg middle school "A" volleyball team dropped the first game to the Dayton Bulldogs, 18-25, on Monday, September 25, then the momentum changed and the Cardinals won the next two set, 25-23 and 16-14, to win the match. Waitsburg's "B" team won the last set against Dayton 17-15 but dropped the first two sets, 17-25 and 20-25. "The girls did great tonight!" said Coach Castillo. The middle school volleyball team traveled to Richland on September 21 losing both matches to Liberty...
WAITSBURG — Waitsburg’s high school volleyball team has a 1-4 record after dropping three straight sets to Desales on September 19 in the Irish gym. Peyton Struckmeier and Makenna Barron led the Cardinal players with four kills each in the 20-25, 6-25, 14-25 loss. Coach Barron said she saw various moments of greatness during the match. “Now we need to work on stringing those moments together to form a higher level of consistency,” said Barron....
A crew of volunteers gathered at 9 a.m. to help put a fresh white coat of paint on the Waitsburg athletic field bleachers Saturday, September 23. Volunteers not pictured in the group photo below, but dropped by to help were Abby Grende, Jillian Henze, , Lowden Henze, Vickie Hamann, and Angela Potts. Brian Seagraves, maintenance supervisor at Waitsburg schools, supervised the activity. Paint was provided by Waitsburg Booster Club and grants. (top left) Pierce and Lowden Henze busy having fun at...
WAITSBURG-The Waitsburg Cardinals defense shut down a young Dayton Bulldogs team last Friday night at Cardinal Field by a score of 48-0. Nearly all the scoring was assisted by turnovers by the Bulldogs, but overall, the Cardinals dominated both sides of the ball for the entire night. Dayton started the first quarter with a pooch kickoff that landed in the hands of the Cardinal receiver, allowing him to reach the Dayton 40-yard line. Four running plays later, the Cardinals scored the first...
WAITSBURG-The Waitsburg High School volleyball coaches were happy with the team's performance after playing Prescott, Touchet, and McLoughlin High Schools this week. The Cardinals traveled to Prescott on September 12 and lost in four sets: 13-25, 3-25, 25-19, and 15-25. The score does not show the growth the players displayed on the court. "The team played hard tonight and started to communicate better as a team," said Coach Tracy Barron. Barron added that Makenzie Castillo brought unmatched...
People think cheer is just about pom-poms and bows; actually, it's about working as a team to be loud and in unison. We try to keep the crowds energized and pumped up for the boys playing football through the long games. I joined the DW Cheer Team in my sophomore year of high school and am continuing this year. Now that the athletic combine with Dayton has ended, we are back to being the WHS Cheer Team and have seven cheerleaders on our team. The cheer coach is Mrs. Vickie Hamann.Why do I love b...
WAITSBURG-This year is Savannah Castillo's first as Waitsburg's middle school volleyball coach, and her team won their season's opening match on Monday, September 18, in Waitsburg. The Cardinals lost the first set to Liberty Christian 15-25 and then won the following four for the win: 25-18, 25-21, 25-6, and 25-8. Makaelyn Mikesell and Victoria Whitmore had some well-placed serves in the last two sets to help the Cardinals secure the victory. Cheri Mathews, Olivia Kiefel, Kaitlyn Paul, Lillian...
WAITSBURG-Eight-man football is back at Waitsburg High, and there was nothing but smiles from the fans at the field that is, once again, "The Home of the Cardinals." The eight-man game is fast-paced and tends to be more spread out, with more room for players to get in the open for big playmaking. In addition, on-side kicks are more prevalent; misdirection plays keep you guessing, and pitches and quarterback sneaks make it a fun game to watch. At the Cardinal's first home game, long-time...
WAITSBURG - The high school volleyball team dropped its first match of the season to Sunnyside Christian on Monday, September 11, in Waitsburg by scores of 16-25, 4-25, and 18-25. "This team is young, with four girls playing their first varsity volleyball game. All the girls worked through their jitters and played well tonight," stated head coach Tracy Barron. Makenna Barron ended the evening with five kills, one block, and one ace. Peyton Struckmeier had two kills and one block, and Kylee...
DAYTON-Waitsburg's head coach for middle school football, JJ Calzadillas, said his team played "really good" at the jamboree in Dayton on Monday, September 11. In fact, he thought it was the best showing of a middle school football team he had ever seen. The boys were a little nervous getting off the bus and seeing the "much bigger" players from the other teams. After the Cardinals started playing and playing well, they no longer cared who they played. They felt like the "Kings of the field."...
WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Cardinals started the season with a significant win over the Touchet Redhawks on September 2 in Waitsburg. The Redhawks initially received the ball but were stopped, four and out, by the Cardinals. During Waitsburg’s first drive, they started with a run game, with running back Koyen Fortune ran the ball for three carries for four yards. The Cardinals achieved the first down with a pass from sophomore Isa Reyes to junior receiver Lucas VanHoose for a 14-yard gain. The Cardinals followed with a pass from Reyes to sen...
WAITSBURG-The high school volleyball players are working hard leading up to the new season. A weightlifting program has been introduced to the athletes who have embraced the challenge. Volleyball coaches Tracy Barron and Stephanie Hinchliffe held a presentation of jerseys on Monday, August 28, in the high school gym, where the players' were presented their Cardinal jerseys by family members. The event was memorialized with photos and a pizza dinner ended the evening....
WAITSBURG-Vickie Hamann is in her sixteenth year coaching cheerleaders. This year, she welcomes seven girls who are working out, learning new routines, and skills before the first game on Saturday, September 2, on the Waitsburg Cardinals' field. Juniors Cedar Stegall, Chasity Paddock and sophomores Matti Carter and Bea Karl are in their second year of football cheerleading. Senior Abbi Paolino and sophomores Hope Adkins and Carissa Potts are all first-year cheerleaders. Hamann is looking...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg High School Cardinals football team will play their first home game on September 2, 2023. The Saturday night game against Touchet will be the first 8-man football game for first-year head coach Gabe Kiefel. The high school and middle school coaches and assistants have put twenty high school and ten middle school players through drills in preparation for the upcoming season. Kiefel held the first annual presentation of jerseys on Saturday, August 19. After practice,...
July may seem an odd time to talk about the hardest-hitting and most fun-to-watch sport, which requires great skill to speed around (both forward and backward) to make stunning plays—all on ice. Now that the NHL and AHL playoffs have wrapped up and the NHL draft was just concluded, why not talk about hockey? Reflecting on the great things that happened in our area’s hockey programs this year, I have high hopes for next year, starting in September. What was so great? Ohhh, let me count the ways. National Hockey League In the Seattle Kra...
WAITSBURG-The Waitsburg Cardinals' football team left on Sunday morning to attend a football camp run by Eastern Oregon University. The camp runs from June 18 to 21. The Cardinals' new head Coach Gabe Kiefel has held practices this spring to prepare for the camp, where the team will continue learning skills and getting some 8-man game experience. Kiefel will run the offense and defense and coach the running backs and linebackers. Greg Crenshaw will assist Kiefel, who will coach the offensive...
DW COMBINE-Coach Dan Nechodom presented track awards to his high school team on June 6. The team met at the track where Reuben Yutzy was named Outstanding Boy and Alyssa Hollingsworth was named Outstanding Girl. Hudson Reser received the Most Inspirational award and the Coaches' Award went to Marion Duncan....
DW COMBINE-The high school Wolfpack golf team held their end-of-season awards get-together at the home of Coach McGhan on Tuesday, May 23. The athletes and their families enjoyed a BBQ potluck before the Coach presented awards. All the athletes received a golf pin, and Carson Potter, Abbi Paolino, and Sarah Daves received scholar-athlete honors....
DW COMBINE-Reuben Yutzy competed in the shot put at the State Track meet on Friday, May 26. Coach Nechodom said, "Reuben looked very sharp, having put in a few weeks of some focused effort to improve his form. He wasn't quite able to put it all together for a big PR, but competed well and was an encouragement to the other athletes". Reuben's parents and grandparents were able to join him in Yakima. Reuben finished the day with a throw of 38'8.5", placing him 13th overall....
