Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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This season, Caris Lynch is coaching the Waitsburg golf team. All of Lynch's players are new to the sport. "We have a lot of talent, and I know the boys will do good things this year," said Lynch. The team is Victor Whitmore, Jake Lynch, Cody Coulston, Gavin Mikesell, Blake Benevides, Camdyn Vories, and Landen Henry. The first JV tournament will be at Pomeroy on March 20, and the varsity's first tournament will be on March 23 at Wine Valley. Track coaches Dan Nechodom and Hunter Wallace are...
Softball Coach Tracy Daniel is looking forward to a successful season. The Cardinals have not fielded a team in a few years. The team is working hard, encouraging and supporting each other as they strengthen their fundamentals and knowledge of the game. The young team will look to junior Ava Childers and sophomores Jemma Anderson and Audrey Walker for leadership and guidance. "This group will continue to grow and become stronger every day. We look forward to the community coming out and...
Waitsburg Middle School's girls' basketball team won both the "B" and the "A" game against Touchet in Waitsburg on Monday, March 2. In the last game of the season, the "B" team won 35-10. Emma Langford scored four points and had three steals. Adalin Acevedo scored six points and had five steals. Shylo Hedges rebounded six, and Peyton Childers scored three points, had three steals, and rebounded six. Oaklee Adams scored four points, stole three, and rebounded nine. Lillian Carpenter scored...
Waitsburg High School held its winter sports awards on Thursday, February 27, in the auditorium. Coaches for basketball, basketball cheer, and wrestling recognized their players for achievements. Scholar Athletes received a pin for maintaining high academic standards while balancing both studies and sports. Next, Coach Vickie Hamann presented letters and awards to the cheerleading team. Chloe McCaw and Madison Strickland received a cheer letter. Audrey Walker (SA) received a letter and the Most...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Middle School girls basketball team won two close games during the week of February 23, 2026. Against DeSales on Monday, February 23, the team was shut out in the first quarter for the first time this season. Trailing 11-5 at halftime, the girls scored eight in the third to tie at 13-13. In the fourth, Ryleigh Fabian sank one of two free throws as time expired, securing an 18-17 win. Fabian finished with five points and four steals, Audrey Kiefel had four points,...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg senior Jarod Hankins finished his high school wrestling career at the W.I.A.A. State Wrestling Tournament at the Tacoma Dome on February 21. Hankins started wrestling in high school, his sophomore year, and has made the trip to the State Tournament twice, his junior and senior years. Hankins qualified for the State Tournament when he finished in sixth place at the 1B/2B State Qualifying Wrestling Tournament at Freeman High School on February 13 and 14. Thirty athletes from...
The Waitsburg Lady Cardinal middle school basketball team beat the Touchet Redhawks in two games at Touchet on Wednesday, February 18. In the first game, the Cardinals saw sixth-grader Oaklee Adams have an outstanding performance, leading the team with 11 rebounds, 4 steals, and 8 points. Lillian Carpenter scored nine points, and Jaylynn Gleason scored four points. Emma Langford scored six, rebounded three, and had two steals. Shylo Hedges and Peyton Childers scored two points each, and Adalin...
A Waitsburg second- and third-grade boys basketball team has been competing in the Small Schools Little League since January 10. The league includes 119 boys and girls teams this year. The Waitsburg team plays on Saturdays in Dayton, Asotin, Pomeroy, or Lewiston. The games have twenty-minute halves, and teams play in two or three games each Saturday. Waitsburg's boys team is coached by Abby Grende and sponsored by Rural Youth Enrichment Services (RYES), McGregor's, and Grende's Occupational...
Waitsburg High School’s wrestling team competed in the 1B/2B State Qualifying Wrestling Tournament meet at Freeman High School on February 13 and 14. The top nine athletes in each weight class qualified for the WIAA State Wrestling Tournament to be held on February 20 and 21 at the Tacoma Dome. Cardinal senior Jarod Hankins placed 6th and will be the lone Cardinal representing Waitsburg at the State Championships. Hankins won two matches by pin and lost three by pin. Senior Graycen Teal’s season ended with one win and two losses. In his fir...
The Waitsburg Middle School girls basketball team beat Rogers, 26 -16, on February 9. Ryleigh Fabian hustled on both offense and defense and scored 12 points, rebounded nine, and had three steals. Kaitlyn Paul scored eight points, and Jaylynn Gleason had six rebounds and three steals. Oaklee Adams and Laila Long scored two points each for the Cardinals. Audrey Kiefel and Reagan Fabian contributed three steals each. The Lady Cardinals took a 5-0 record to Richland on Wednesday, February 11,...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Middle School girls' basketball team took a slim 9-8 lead after one quarter against Liberty Christian of Walla Walla, then held them scoreless in the second quarter to lead 16-8 at halftime. The Cardinals let up a little in the third quarter but held the Patriots scoreless in the fourth quarter to win 23-14 on Monday, February 2. "Liberty Christian beat us by eleven points last year, so it was great getting the win. The defense is improving as we have held two teams scorele...
WAITSBURG - Sydney Smith swam in her last meet as an eight-year-old on the Walla Walla Swim Team. She will move up to the 9-10 age group for the next meet, as her birthday is on February 9. The Waitsburg third grader competed in the Cougar Winter Open at WSU. Cougar Aquatics hosted the event at Gibb Pool on January 31 and February 1. At the meet, Smith placed first in all 10 of her events, improved her time in seven events, and received the high-point award for the age 8-and-under group. This...
WAITSBURG - Spring baseball is back. Registration is now open to new and returning players, ages 4 through 12, for T-Ball and Little League. The registration deadline is February 15....
Waitsburg MS Girls' Basketball beat Dayton On Wednesday, January 28, the Waitsburg Middle School girls' basketball team defeated Dayton, 25-15. The Lady Cardinals led throughout the game, improved their defense, and out-rebounded the Bulldogs. Reagan Fabian led the team in scoring with 10 points, and four steals. Jaylynn Gleason scored 7 points, rebounded seven, and had three steals. Ryleigh Fabian scored 6 points, rebounded five, and had four steals. Peyton Childers scored 2 points, and Laila...
The Cardinal boys' basketball team lost to Oakesdale on Friday, January 23, and played well but lost to Tekoa-Rosalia on Saturday, January 24, in their last home game of the season. Against Oakesdale, Waitsburg held its opponent to eight points in the first quarter and was only down by nine at halftime before frustration set in, and the team went from competitive to mad and flat-footed. In the 54-26 loss, Blake Benevides scored ten points, and Landen Henry scored eight for the Cardinals....
The Waitsburg High School girls' basketball team lost its last home game of the season against Tekoa-Rosalia on Saturday, January 24. In the 58-31 loss, Olivia Kiefel had a season-best 21 points, including 11 of 12 free throws, and 5 rebounds. Cheri Mathews had seven points and six rebounds, and Kayla Kuykendall and Joslin Nodine each contributed 8 rebounds. The Lady Cardinals have two games remaining this season. They play at St. John-Endicott on Friday, January 30, and at Dayton on Saturday,...
Waitsburg Middle School girls' basketball team won their first game of the season against DeSales on Monday, January 26, on Kison Court. The Cardinals led 10-0 at halftime. Points were scored by Jaylynn Gleason, Ava McCaw, Ryleigh Fabian, and Reagan Fabian. The Irish outscored the Cardinals in the third quarter 8-6. The team flew down the floor and scored nine points to DeSales three points in the fourth quarter to win 25-11. Gleason led the team in scoring with 10 points and rebounded 6....
Seniors were honored during home games on January 23 and 24. Senior cheerleaders Hope Adkins and Mattilynn Carter, and basketball player Addison Crenshaw, were honored with their families on January 24. Wrestling manager Karissa Potts and wrestlers Jarod Hankins and Graycen Teal with their families and supporters on January 23. Waitsburg High School's boys' basketball seniors and their families/supporters were honored before their last home game on Saturday, January 24....
Hankins Places 3rd AT BATTLE OF THE BLUES WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School had four wrestlers attend the Battle of the Blues Wrestling Tournament at College Place High School on Saturday, January 17. The Cardinal wrestlers faced some big schools at this tournament, which hosted 18 schools with 190 boys and 78 girls at the all-day event. Jarod Hankins won four matches by pin and lost one by pin in the third round. He ended the day with a third-place medal. Graycen Teal won one match and lost...
WAITSBURG - "The Little Dribblers of the Touchet Valley began with a simple goal: to bring children from Waitsburg, Dayton, Starbuck, and Prescott together to learn basketball fundamentals, teamwork, and sportsmanship in a fun, welcoming environment," said Chelsie Abel. This season, 64 young athletes signed up for the 10-week program held at the Preston Hall gym on Wednesdays. The program began on December 10, and due to the incredible turnout, Abel split the little dribblers into two sessions....
Boys' Basketball HIgh School Boys' Basketball WAITSBURG - It was a tough week for the Cardinal boys' basketball team, playing four games in six days. The team played without two key players, Logan Seal and JJ Gleason, who are out this season due to injuries. Paco Kenney missed games due to illness, and Alex Zuniga was injured. On Monday, January 5, the Cardinals traveled to Moses Lake and lost 75-33. Blake Benevides scored 13 points, Liam Kiefel had eight, Camdyn Vories scored six, Landen Henry...
WAITSBURG -Two Waitsburg wrestlers attended the Pomeroy Christmas Tournament on Monday, December 29. Senior Jarod Hankins and eighth grader Flynn Richardson joined over 100 wrestlers at the all-day tournament. Both boy and girl wrestlers from sixteen small schools attended the meet, with action going on three mats. After the bracket matches were finished, medal rounds were held for the top three spots in each weight division. In his first match, Hankins pinned Garrett Yost from Dayton in the...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's varsity boys' basketball team lost 61-47 to Mac-Hi on December 17 in Milton-Freewater. The Cardinals took a 16-13 lead after one quarter. Mac-Hi took the lead at halftime, 33-24, and kept it throughout the second half. Blake Benevides led the team in scoring with 25 points. "Mac-HI is a bigger school, and it was fun to watch as we played well, but it just has to be for a full thirty-two minutes," said Coach Wallace. The JV team lost 56-12. Jake Lynch scored nine points fo...
WAITSBURG - Cheri Mathews scored 16 points, including six for twelve from the free throw line, and rebounded five. Audrey Kiefel had 15 points, nine for sixteen from the free throw line, seven rebounds, and six steals. Olivia Kiefel shot 57% from the free-throw line, had 18 rebounds, three assists, and finished with eight points. Kayla Kuykendall had four assists, and she and Emerson Underwood both had five rebounds and one point. Joslin Nodine contributed two points, and Yaneli scored one...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Middle School boys' basketball teams beat the Touchet Redhawks on Kison Court December 10. The B-squad team won their game 25-7. Andre Navarrette led the team with seven points and six rebounds. Able Creeley scored six points and had seven rebounds. Alex Weis and Hayden Gascon scored four points each, and Ryden Huxoll and Josh Dodd contributed with two points each. Dodd also recorded eight rebounds. The A-squad won their game against the Redhawks 27-16. Arrow Groom scored...
