Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Roy Ramirez has been coaching basketball for over 30 years, and is the head coach of the Waitsburg High School boys' basketball team. Ramirez is getting his guys ready for their first game at Pomeroy on Tuesday, December 5. On Thursday, December 7, the team will play at Walla Walla Valley Academy (WWVA) and travel to Touchet on Saturday, December 9. The Cardinals' first home game will be on Friday, December 15, against Prescott. Come to the game wearing RED and show your support for our...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg Middle School boys have competed well in their first three games of the season despite not having any eighth graders on the team. The young Cardinal team is working hard, developing skills and experience that will benefit it in the future. The team traveled to Walla Walla to play Liberty Christian on November 14, losing 33-29 in a close game. The Cardinals rallied from a 12-point deficit in the last two minutes to make an exciting finish in their first game of the season....
The Preston Hall Middle School held their first quarter awards assembly on Monday, November 6. “I am not a big believer in rewarding students for things they should do anyway, but it is awesome to reward students for work ethic and establishing high standards. These skills are important as these students move forward,” said Principal Joe Wirtzberger. Students were then presented with the following “Cardinal Pride” certificates: Preparedness Kaitlyn Paul - 6th grade Carsyn Pennington – 7th grade Makaelyn Mikesell – 8th grade Respect Kaitlyn Paul...
WAITSBURG - The Preston Hall Middle School boys have been practicing skills and are ready to play basketball! Their first game was on Tuesday, November 14, at Liberty Christian in Walla Walla. They will travel to Richland to play Liberty Christian on Thursday, November 16. The team's first home game will be against Touchet Redhawks on November 20; the game's tip-off time will be 4 p.m....
The football season ended before halftime on Friday, November 3, in Waitsburg against St. John-Endicott (SJE). WAITSBURG - After stopping the SJE Eagles on the opening kickoff, running back Brenton Segraves got the Cardinals on the scoreboard early with a sweep around the outside. The defense continued to stop the Eagles on each of their possessions, including a defensive touchdown by JJ Gleason. Behind big plays by quarterback Isa Reyes, running backs Cyson Morris and Koyen Fortune, and big...
WAITSBURG - Seniors Alyssa Segraves, Kylee Henry, Makenna Barron and Peyton Struckmeier were recognized before playing their last game of the season at home against St. John-Endicott (SJE) on Thursday, October 26. In the first set of the match, SJE started the game serving an ace. Waitsburg battled back and tied the game at 5-5 on a kill by Struckmeier. Errors receiving serves and digs put the Cardinals behind 5-19. A couple of stuff blocks by Struckmeier rallied the team to 9-21 before losing...
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg Middle School "B" team finished their volleyball season, winning both matches last week. The Lady Cardinals beat Dayton on October 16 with 25-18, 25-14, 6-15. They beat Touchet on October 18 with 25-17, 21-25, 25-22. In the first set against Touchet, Cardinal Kaitlyn Paul led her team to victory with multiple ace serves. The "A" team played tough with close scores but dropped matches to Dayton and Touchet. At Dayton, the team lost 25-27, won the second set 25-22, and...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School football team started strong against undefeated Liberty Christian (LC) in the homecoming game on Friday, October 13. The Cardinals held their own in the first quarter. Senior Cyson Morris changed the game's energy with a 55-yard reception and scored a touchdown. At the end of one quarter, LC led 16-14. Liberty Christian led 30-14 at halftime and ended the game with a 50-14 win. "Our guys fought the whole time," said Coach Gabe Kiefel. "I do not think the score...
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg's middle school football team beat St. John-Endicott (SJE) on the Cardinal field on October 12. The boys led 32-16 at halftime, never let up, and won the game 64-44. The team has four wins and one loss in the season. "The boys did great," said Coach JJ Calzadillas. "They had to adjust to six-man football on the fly." Uriah York made an outstanding catch over the head of the SJE defender and turned up field to score a touchdown in the first quarter. York finished the game...
WAITSBURG - On Monday, October 10, the high school Cardinal volleyball team lost three sets to the visiting Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights (WWVA). The Cardinals struggled with passing serve and digging, losing the first set 18-25. The WWVA girls adjusted in the second and third sets, and Waitsburg committed too many unforced errors and lost 9-25 and 11-25. Kylee Henry had eight assists, Makenna finished with three kills, and Alyssa Hollingsworth had ten digs for the Cardinals. "The team...
WAITSBURG - The high school volleyball team had a busy week, playing two league matches on their home court and three matches in the Kiona Benton Tournament. Against Prescott on October 3, the Cardinals lost the match 13-25, 25-15, 20-25, 16-25. "The girls fought hard for each point. The spirited fans helped them keep their energy up," said Coach Barron. Seniors Peyton Struckmeier, Kylee Henry, and Makenna Barron played well at the net, and senior Alyssa Seagraves and junior Alyssa...
WAITSBURG — The middle school volleyball team traveled to Desales on October 4 and left with both the “B” team and the “A” team winning their respective matches. The B team lost the first set 23-25, then bounced back, winning the following two sets 27-25 and 16-14. The A team won all three sets. 25-10, 25-22 and 26-24. “All the girls did so great! We are proud of what they accomplished tonight. They were nervous about going up against Desales, but they played hard, and it paid off,” said Coach Savanah Castillo....
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 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...
