Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Middle School boys' A team opened their basketball season with a win over Rogers on Kison Court, Tuesday, November 12. The young Cardinals won the game 48-30 with point guard Liam Kiefel leading with 22 points. Alex Zuniga added 12 points, Jake Lynch 9, Carter Barron 4, and Carson Pennington had 1 point. "The A team did well for their first game," said Coach Gabe Kiefel. "They lost to Rogers twice last year, having been seventh graders, playing eighth graders. They are...
WAITSBURG — The Waitsburg Cardinals prevailed 54-24 in a hard-fought football game against Sunnyside Christian on Friday, November 1. Starting quarterback Isa Reyes was out due to a concussion and JJ Gleason stepped up to take on the leadership role. The first quarter flew by, with Sunnyside scoring one touchdown to take a 6-0 lead. Sunnyside scored early in the second quarter, followed by Gleason returning the kickoff for an 85-yard touchdown. Brenton Segraves scored the 2-point conversion, making the score 12-8. After a few back-to-back g...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's last home game was cancelled due to illness on the St. John-Endicott Eagles team. Since it was Senior Night, the Cardinals staff arranged a flag football game against alumni-community members. Before the game, students and community members enjoyed a BBQ before the senior football players, cheerleaders, and their families were recognized. Once the flag football match began, the Cardinals looked to run away with the game in the first half. Short passes and players with...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Cardinal football team was optimistic as they went into Friday's homecoming game against the undefeated Pomeroy Pirates on October 18. "In the first quarter, we marched down the field, putting positive plays together. But as usual, we could not score on our opening drive," said Coach Gabe Kiefel. The Pirates scored twice in the first quarter and 28 points in the second. The Cardinals lost their starting quarterback, Isa Reyes, with a suspected concussion just before...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg High School volleyball team lost 25-15, 25-14, and 25-8 against St John-Endicott on Thursday, October 10, in Waitsburg. Before the start of the match, four seniors were recognized by the school and their families. Jessika Lambert, Alyssa Hollingsworth, Morgan Lindsey and Madison Kaehler and families....
WAITSBURG — The Waitsburg Cardinals football team’s four-game win streak ended on Friday, October 11 at Garfield-Palouse. The Vikings won 56-22 in a tough game between two well-matched teams. The Vikings led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter. After a slew of runs in the second quarter, Koyen Fortune found the endzone for six points, and a quarterback keeper by Isa Reyes added two more points. Garfield-Palouse scored 22 points, ending the second quarter 36-8. The Cardinals scored in the third quarter on a pass to Brenton Segraves, fol...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg football earned their fourth win of the season in a hard-fought game at Tekoa-Rosalia on Friday, October 4. The Cardinals won 14-6 in the lowest-scoring 8-man football game that Coach Kiefel has participated in. "Tekoa-Rosalia has improved significantly this year," said Kiefel. "They came to play and gave us a run for our money." The Cardinals struggled in the first quarter running and connecting passing. The defense let the Timberwolves slip into the end zone in the...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg High School volleyball team lost three home matches this past week. The Cardinals won two out of five sets against Dayton on October 1. The team lost three sets to Garfield-Palouse on October 3 and fell to Colton with scores of 25-7, 25-12, and 25-17 on October 7. On October 2, The middle school varsity team lost two sets, 27-25, 25-20, and won one,15-10, to Desales. Coach Castillo said her team had some great serves and saves and was surprised they did not walk away...
WAITSBURG - Cardinal Coach Wheat said his boys "showed up Thursday, October 3, with their helmets on tight, ready for a fight and boy, we got one." Going into the game against Liberty Christian, Wheat felt confident in his team's passing game; however, the Patriots' defense was relentless. The Cardinal's quarterback, Liam Kiefel, worked hard and completed 16 passes. Ten were caught by teammate Uriah York for 75 yards, resulting in two touchdowns and two extra points. The Cardinal offense ran the...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's football team beat the Dayton Bulldogs 54-22 at home on Friday, September 27. The win makes it three in a row for the Cardinals, who started strong, leading 46-8 at halftime. Jarod Hankins had another great defensive game, sacking the Dayton quarterback three times and making 15 tackles. JJ Gleason played big on defense. He intercepted a pass and ran for a touchdown, deflected five passes, caused two fumbles, recovered a fumble, and made 13 tackles. Brenton Segraves and T...
Volleyball Team drops two, wins one WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg High School volleyball team took advantage of Tekoa-Rosalia's missed serves and attacks to win one set in volleyball action on Tuesday, September 24. The Cardinals lost the first set 25-7, won the second 26-24, and then lost the third and fourth sets: 25-17 and 25-23. Makenzie Castillo and Jessika Lambert served four points each for the Cardinals in the winning second set. Waitsburg MS Volleyball beats Rogers Waitsburg's two middle sc...
WAITSBURG - Youth soccer has started in the valley. Boys and girls from kindergarten through fifth grade from Waitsburg, Dayton, and Prescott are improving their skills, working on teamwork, and showing great sportsmanship. Waitsburg games are played at the fairgrounds, with weeknight games starting at 5 p.m. The season ends in mid-October. Youth soccer is fun to watch, and the community is encouraged to come out and enjoy the games. The youngest group plays without a goalie; sometimes, the...
WAITSBURG — A three-hour drive, penalties, a fumble late in the fourth quarter, and a triple overtime made for one of the craziest games Coach Kiefel has coached. It started rough for the Cardinals as several calls kept the team from making anything happen in the first quarter. The Lyle-Wishram Cougars scored six points in the first quarter before Waitsburg woke up and scored 14 points in the second and 14 points in the third. With the Cardinals up 28-22 with less than two minutes left in the fourth quarter, Waitsburg fumbled on the 40-yard l...
WAITSBURG — Youth soccer has started in the valley. Boys and girls from kindergarten through fifth grade from Waitsburg, Dayton, and Prescott are improving their skills, working on teamwork, and showing great sportsmanship. Waitsburg games are played at the fairgrounds, with weeknight games starting at 5 p.m. The season ends in mid-October. Youth soccer is fun to watch, and the community is encouraged to come out and enjoy the games. The youngest group plays without a goalie; sometimes, the players and the ball end up in the net. Grab a lawn c...
WAITSBURG - I closed my eyes and encountered the lovely, musty smell of a wet wheat field. I opened them and saw a waning blue sky with the half-moon rising through wispy clouds and jet contrails. Behind me, I could hear the delighted screams of prepubescent youth hitting each other with sweaters and chasing each other around. Some young ladies wore subtle face paint. Temperatures were in the high 60s. I shook hands with a few friends and colleagues. Friday night lights returned to the...
WALLA WALLA - Waitsburg Elementary School students Cooper Smith (9) and sister Sydney Smith (7) took swim lessons for three years to meet their goal of becoming Walla Walla swim team members. The Walla Walla Swim Club is a year-round competitive swim club based in Walla Walla, Wash., and is part of Inland Empire Swimming and USA Swimming. The Smith kids made the team at tryouts this summer and have joined the club's practice four days a week at the Walla Walla YMCA with the team coach, Erika...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Middle School girls varsity volleyball team won their first game of the season at Liberty Christian in Walla Walla on Monday, September 16. Coach Savannah Castillo said she was proud of how the girls played in the season's first game. "The girls were pretty tired, as there was only one sub, but they played through it well. We had a lot of great plays and awesome serves. I cannot wait until our next game." The Cardinals won 25-18, 25-18, 25-14, 17-25, and 15-11. The...
WAITSBURG — Waitsburg High School’s football team suffered a loss in their first game of the season at Desales on Thursday, September 5. A moment of silence was held before the kickoff to remember Sean Sollars. The three-sport Desales alumni passed away in a car accident on August 31, 2024. Sollars’ #4 jersey was presented and then displayed during the game. The Cardinals got on the scoreboard midway through the first quarter after quarterback Isa Reyes connected with Jayton Gleason for an 86-yard gain. Gleason was tackled on the one-y...
WAITSBURG — Coach Gabe Kiefel’s Waitsburg High School football team worked out some kinks in a jamboree at Pomeroy on Friday, August 30. “It went well, and every player who went was able to do good things on the field, including the freshmen who went in at the end,” said Kiefel. The Cardinals played ten plays each on defense against Garfield-Palouse and Touchet and ten plays each on offense against Liberty-Christian and Pomeroy. The team held Garl-Pal to one touchdown and did really well against Touchet, holding them scoreless. On offense...
WAITSBURG-The Waitsburg High School and Middle School football teams have started practice for the upcoming season. Gabe Kiefel is in his second season as head coach of the high school team. The team was 5-5 last season. This year, Kiefel is looking to fill spots left by Cyson Morris, Jayce Gleason, Rueben Yutzy, and Blake French, who graduated last year. Returning seniors Lucas VanHoose and Jackson Karl will serve as team captains. Senior Cougar Anderson is also returning; senior William Daves...
WAITSBURG - Coach Westin Wallace saw growth in his Waitsburg team at the Ilwaco basketball camp June 24-27. The young men improved individual and team basketball skills and bonded during team activities off the court. The team of two eighth graders, a junior, and two seniors was joined by WHS alum Blake French, who traveled with the team as a mentor. The young team played against experienced varsity players from other schools but fought hard. The team figured out what worked and what did not. T...
ELGIN, ORE — Fourteen Waitsburg Cardinal football players attended the Eastern Oregon University 8-man football camp in Elgin, Oregon, June 16-19. Seniors Lucas VanHoose and Jackson Karl; juniors Isa Reyes, Koyen Fortune, Jarod Hankins, Tucker Hamilton, Teegan Kenney, Martin Vasquez; sophomores Jayton Gleason and Isaac Mahre and eighth graders Carsyn Pennington, Uriah York, Jake Lynch, and Liam Kiefel camped in tents during the four-day event that included eighteen teams from Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Sunnyside Christian was the only o...
WAITSBURG-The Cardinal boys basketball team has a new head coach. Coach Roy Ramirez has retired and Westin Wallace, a new high school teacher, was hired to lead the program. Wallace is a Toledo, Washington native and has played basketball since his youth. He played in three State tournaments with the 2B Riverhawks and received first-team All-State honors. At Toledo, Martin Huffman (a WHS alum) was Wallace's Principal. After high school, Wallace played a year of college basketball at South Puget...
WAITSBURG-Spring football is going strong at Waitsburg High School. The players have been preparing to attend a football camp at Eastern Oregon University, June 16–19. Waitsburg athletes attended the EOU camp last year, and Cardinal Coach Gabe Kiefel said the boys will again match up with other 8-man football teams this year. On May 31, Coach Kiefel, his staff, and high school football players held a one-day football camp for elementary and middle school students where athletes participated i...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Cardinal Reuben Yutzy placed in two individual events at the 1B State track in Yakima May 23-25 and anchored the 4x100 relay to place 5th. Yutzy attended State his junior year and placed 13th in the shot put with a throw of 38' 6.5". Determined to go back to State his senior year, Yutzy put in the time, and his hard work was rewarded with a throw of 46' 4/12" earning him third place. Brenton Segraves placed 15th in the shot put and Yutzy placed 8th in the high jump. Teegan...
