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Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Athletic Director Sam Korslund received a special award and recognition for the work and leadership he has given the athletes and their parents this season. The Spring Sports Awards was held June 7, in Dayton....
Jordan McCowen pitched a 13-0 shut-out in game one against Columbia Burbank on May 25. McCowen allowed one hit and struck out four. He also contributed with a double in the first inning. Players with multiple hits for DW: Denver Hutchens (2), William Cranmer (2) and Byron Collier (2). Tyler Coulston had four stolen bases. The Wolfpack was error free in the field. In game two, William Durham struck out seven on the way to a 5-1 victory. Jayton Gleason went 2-2 at bat and McCowen had four stolen...
The Wolfpack track and field team traveled to Cle Elum on Wednesday, May 18, to attend the 2B District 5 Championship. The top two boys and top three girls in each event advanced to the state track meet, which will take place May 26-28 at Eastern Washington University. The young DW team did not have any members advance; however, four set PRs in their events. Alex Dahlby trimmed six seconds off his previous time in the 3200 meters. Tristan Rennaker improved his distance in the triple jump by...
The DW middle school boys baseball team collected a couple of wins and finished one game in a tie. The game on May 16 was a doubleheader against Sager of College Place. Big bats in the 3rd inning of the first game against Sager led to six runs for the Wolfpack. Beau Hazelbaker, Jayton Gleason, William Cranmer, and Isaias Reyes collected singles, and William Durham hit a double in that inning. Jordan McCowen stole four bases in the game, ending with the score tied at 11. In the second game of the doubleheader, McCowen struck out 11 batters, and...
Tired of watching the news, I decided to check out Pluto TV. A free internet television service owned by Paramount Steaming offers 100s of free shows and is available for Smart TVs, streaming devices, tablets, or computers. To my pleasant surprise, they have an MLB channel featuring classic baseball games, highlights and shows, and historic All-Star and World Series games. The first game of the 1977 World Series between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers was about to start on the...
Hankins Pitches Shut-outPitcher Jarod Hankins struck out five batters as the DW middle school baseball team beat Columbia Burbank 12-0 on Tuesday, May 10. The Wolfpack had 18 hits with Isaias Reyes going 4-4 at the plate. Denver Hutchens led his team with 8 stolen bases. The team was error free in the field. MS Baseball Team Wallop Finley Isaias Reyes struck out six Finley batters over three innings and the Wolfpack won 16-1 on Wednesday, May 4, in Waitsburg. DW collected 11 hits and over 30...
Forney Pitches Team To Victories Senior Megan Forney pitched both games of the doubleheader against Columbia-Burbank on Monday, May 9; winning 13-3 and 14-11. In the second game, DW was behind 6-0 at the bottom of the 2nd inning. The Wolfpack team fought back and prevailed 14-11 to earn a playoff spot. Forney was honored between games as one of two seniors on this year's team. Jessie Atterberry was not available due to illness. HS baseball End Season with LossThe DW baseball team saw their...
After sixteen games, the Mariners have a 10-6 record and are a half-game ahead of the Los Angeles Angels for the lead in the American League West. It’s an excellent start to the season, considering the first seven games were on the road. In the first home series, Seattle defeated the Houston Astros two games out of three, with the lone loss coming against Justin Verlander, who pitched eight shutout innings. In the new collective bargaining agreement, playoff teams increased from ten to twelve. Had this system been in place last year, the M...
EWAC East League Meet #2 was held at River View High School on Tuesday, April 26. A group of first year track members have worked hard to improve their times and distances at every meet. Getting a personal record is a sign that they have put in the time to improve their skills. In the women's events, Trista Villaro placed 7th in the 200 meter and had a Personal Record (PR) in the javelin. Julia Brooks placed 7th in the 100-meter hurdles and had a PR in the long jump. Chasity Paddock had a PR in...
Wednesday, April 27, DW middle school softball team lost two games at Sager in College Place. Peyton Benavides pitched in the 4-inning game and Alexa Jones caught. The Wolfpack had three hits in the game and scored 13 runs. Skyla Johnson led the team with two hits. She also scored seven of the runs; mainly through stolen bases. Coach Des Jones said that her team saw a pitcher that threw with more velocity than they have faced before. The defense was error free in game one. Sager scored 15 runs off of eight hits. The Wolfpack lost the second...
Two DW golf players qualified for the Wine Valley invitational held in Walla Walla on Wednesday, April 27. On the 18-hole par 72 course, Senior Theo Anderson shot a personal best score of 102. Anderson, a first-year golfer, missed some hits but he didn’t let down and kept battling, stated Coach McGhan. Senior Caleb Barron also attended the invite scoring a 108. McGhan said that Barron would have broken 100 had some of his putts dropped. The golf team play at Goldendale on Wednesday, May 4, and finish the year with the district tournament on M...
DW baseball struggled to get hits on Tuesday, April 26, at Tri-City Prep and lost both games of the doubleheader 15-0 and 15-1. TCP scored 11 runs in the 2nd inning to win the first game of the doubleheader. Balian Walter and Dylan Bledsoe had the only hits for the Wolfpack. Bledsoe pitched, striking out one and walking one. Klint Kuykendall pitched in relief. In game two the Wolfpack scattered two hits and four walks in the loss. TCP had another big second inning scoring 9 runs. Kuykendall had one hit and Jasper Morrow had a hit, reached base...
HS Baseball On Tuesday, April 19, the high school baseball team lost 8-2 and 5-4 to WWVA. No other details were received. Thursday, April 21, the Wolfpack lost their first game to River View 14-4. The teams were tied 4-4 after three innings then the Panthers scored two runs in the 4th and five runs in the 5th to extend their lead. DW struggled to put runs on the board and although they didn't commit any errors, they had a tough time defensively containing their opponent. Levi Boudrieau started...
I’ll admit I’m not a fan of most of the changes that Major League Baseball has made to the game over the years. Expanded playoffs, Inter-league games, an additional division in each league, the luxury tax, and the unbalanced schedule are just a few of the changes I could have done without. However, while watching games this week, I was surprised by a rule change that I’d not heard about. It was approved by the players and owners two days before opening day, MLB now allows players to begin using a pitch-calling system. The change was made with...
DAYTON/WAITSBURG-DW track team traveled to Finley for the River View Invite on Thursday, March 31, and on Saturday, April 2, the Wolfpack track team traveled to Richland for the Clay Lewis Invite. Thursday the Wolfpack competed at Finley against thirteen-2B schools and saw several athletes place in the top 10 and some set personal records (PR.) In the men's events, Hudson Reser placed 6th in the 100-meter, 3rd in the 200-meter, and 10th in the long jump. Tony Halvorson set a PR and placed 8th...
WAITSBURG-The Matbirds have been busy with a couple of recent tournaments. The Pomeroy Little Guy tournament was on Saturday, March 26 and Benton City hosted wrestlers on Saturday, April 2. It is the end of the season for most of the Matbirds as only five wrestlers will travel to Spokane on April 9 for the last tournament. Fifteen wrestlers went to Pomeroy where Parker Winona, Jackson Hutchens and Koyen Fortune had three wins each. Auri Lindley, Connor Murdock, Wyatt Parrish, Ian Mertens, Monte...
DAYTON/WAITSBURG—Tuesday, March 29, the high school softball team won both games of the doubleheader against White Swan in Dayton. Megan Forney started as pitcher; she struck out three, and the team won the first game 15-14. Forney hit a double and a triple to help her team offensively. Catcher Peyton Struckmeier hit a home run and a single. Jessie Atteberry and Hendrix Groom had two hits each. The team had thirteen hits in the game and, on defense, were hampered by committing five fielding errors. Maddy Gallardo struck out seven White Swan b...
DAYTON/WAITSBURG-DW and White Swan were tied 7-7 after three innings in their first game on Tuesday, March 29, in Waitsburg until the Cougars took the lead for good in the fifth inning. The Wolfpack was down by five runs going into the bottom of the seventh inning but only scored three runs, a triple by Rueben Yutzy. In the 13-11 loss, Coach Crenshaw saw his players scatter 14 hits in the game. Yutzy and Klint Kuykendall had three hits each. Balian Walter and Keon Lindley had two hits each. The...
DAYTON/WAITSBURG-Dayton/Waitsburg high school golf team played at Veterans Memorial in Walla Walla on Tuesday, March 29. It was a 9-hole par 36 course. Coach McGhan was pleased with how his team continues to improve around the greens. Players from all schools are grouped into foursomes at the golf course according to ability. The players exchange scorecards and keep their opponents and their own score. The players are responsible for following the rules, getting scores correct, and making...
DW Golf Wednesday March 23, the golf team played at the Wine Valley Golf Course. It was a 9 holes par 36 course. Caleb Barron and Cayle Davis shot 53 to lead DW players. Theo Anderson was close behind with 56. Wine Valley is a tough course for any golfer, particularly beginners. Caleb, Cayle and Theo played steady golf, not allowing themselves to get in trouble. The rest are learning course management and really showed improvement throughout the round. "Claudia Benavides made some outstanding...
From Left to Right: Coach Ryan Anderson, Pedro Reyes, Noel Valle, Taylor Heffington, Coach Jeff Foertsch, Salvador Ayala, Zach Foster, Morgan Lindsey. Not Pictured Violet Beckmon, Mauricio Osorio....
Prescott School District is now offering an esports program as an extracurricular activity. It is covered under Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) as an activity and may later be categorized as a sport under the organization. There has been considerable discussion about the value of esports in K-12 education. In 2018, the Pew Reseach Center reported that 97% of teen boys and 83% of teen girls played video games. Including esports as an extracurricular activity can help...
Twelve Matbird wrestlers received medals at the Colfax Little Guy Tournament on Saturday, March 12. Wrestlers were placed into brackets based on age and weight. First place finishers were Parker Winona in the 7/8 age group and Carter Barron in the 9/10 age group. Second place medals went to Connor Murdock (7/8), Ian Mertens (9/10), Monte Lee Richie and JJ Gleason (11/12) and Byron Collier (13/14) age group. Jess Winona placed third in the 11/12 age group. Fourth place finishers were Auri...
D/W golf on Wednesday, track on Friday and softball and baseball on Saturday, DW young athletes are competing with intensity; some for the first time since seventh grade. Golf The golf team traveled to Milton-Freewater to compete on a 9 hole par-30 course. Top DW players, Caleb Barron and Garrett Palmer are the only two returning golfers from the 2021 shortened season. Coach McGhan stated that though the team is inexperienced, he saw a lot of good things from the kids, especially around the...
The lockout is over, and the season starts on April 7. Teams are busy signing free agents and making trades. Yesterday, the Mariners traded with the Cincinnati Reds for outfielder Jesse Winker and third baseman Eugenio Suarez. They gave up pitcher Justin Dunn, outfielder Jake Fraley, pitching prospect Brandon Williamson and a player to be named later. If Winker can stay healthy, he should be one of the Mariners’ best hitters this year. Last season, Winker hit .305/.394/.556 with twenty-four home runs in one hundred and ten games. Over his f...
