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SPOKANE–A trio of Pirate wrestlers cleared District and will wrestle at Regionals this weekend in Spangle. Curtis Winona pinned Ritzville and Reardan opponents but sustained an injury, causing an injury default in the championship round and a second-place finish in the 190 lb. class. Peyton Cannon and Kole Zimmerman worked through difficult brackets to finish fourth and berths at Regionals. Pirate Levi Bowen has been dealing with a lingering injury this week, and went through District as an i...
POMEROY–A fourth-place finish for the Lady Pirates steered them to a Wednesday, February 7 rematch with an opponent they had played five days earlier-and lost to 57-26. Pomeroy played Grape Division No. 1 Sunnyside Christian in the first round of District (results next week). The Lady Buccaneers were fourth with a 4-6 league, 5-11 season record after Feb. 2 loss to Sunnyside Christian. The Lady Knights hammered the team 20-2 in the first quarter and flew to a 32-7 half time lead. The Lady P...
POMEROY––After a thrilling 59-55 double overtime win over Liberty Christian, the Pomeroy Pirates hosted the DeSales Irish but were bumped into the consolation bracket by a 49-38 loss here Saturday, February 10. The Buccaneers next take on Garfield-Palouse Wednesday, February 14, in Dayton, with the opening tip at 6:45 p.m. Gar-Pal was sent into the consolation bracket after a 46-34 loss to Sunnyside Christian on Feb. 8 at Sunnyside, and defeated Yakama Tribal last Saturday 54-40 to stay ali...
WAITSBURG– A giant in the community left us last week, but not without leaving a legacy for future generations. S. R. Hevel, M.D., "Rog," died peacefully at his Orchard Street home in Waitsburg on January 27. He doctored three generations of residents of Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley and was one of several local medicos who were instrumental in the success of Dayton General Hospital. I counted Roger as my doctor until he retired, and that included a small number of silk sutures, o...
POMEROY––The Pirates hold a 10-1 record along with Oakesdale with Gar-Pal in third with an 8-4 record and Tekoa-Rosalia fourth at 5-6 as the regular season closes out this weekend with a road game to St. John/Endicott/LaCrosse and Senior Night against Sunnyside Christian Saturday. The Pirates defeated Tekoa-Rosalia Tuesday 61-14 (story next week). Pomeroy took a decisive game over Gar-Pal, bolting to a 15-2 first-quarter lead, and a 33-11 half-time margin. "We played great position defense ton...
POMEROY––The Lady Buccaneers are gaining experience and improving, according to Head Coach Brian Koller, with the team holding a 4-6 record and fourth place in the SE1B League behind 7-2 Colton, 8-2 Gar-Pal and 8-1 Oakesdale. "We put together about two and a half pretty good quarters against a very good Viking team," Koller commented. "They are very physical and aggressive and we handled that okay. They pulled away late in the third quarter as we just didn't take care of the basketball very wel...
POMEROY––After the final regular-season match at Almira Coulee Hartline High School last week, the Pirate Wrestling Team is headed to the district tournament next Saturday in Spokane. "The guys all wrestled in top form today and are positioned well as we head into the district tournament," commented Head Coach Mat Slaybaugh. "Curtis Winona had a dominant victory of Reardan's Conner Kline, a top-ranked opponent at his weight," Slaybaugh noted. "Peyton Cannon demonstrated some of his best wrestlin...
COLTON–The Pirates bounced back from a squeaky-close loss at Oakesdale the night before with a 67-17 trouncing of Colton. The Buccaneers are in first place in the Southeast B Wheat Division with an 7-1 league mark and 11-2 overall, with Oakesdale in second, Gar-Pal in third and Tekoa-Rosalia in fourth. "Next week will be a big week for us with Desales and Garfield-Palouse in the schedule," said Head Coach Chris Wolf. "It will be nice to play some home games as we have had 6 of our last 7 on t...
KITTITAS–It took a while, but after placing second at a number of consecutive meets, Curtis Winona notched a first here Saturday, January 20. The Pirates will be in league competition Tuesday in Colfax and the League Dual Championships at Almira-Coulee-Hartline are on the schedule on Saturday, January 27. The Kittitas County Throwdown included several larger schools, such as West Valley Yakima, Wenatchee, Goldendale, Ellensburg, Ephrata and Moses Lake, said Head Coach Mat Slaybaugh. "Curtis had another impressive outing," Slaybaugh c...
COLTON–The Lady Pirates are in search of consistence and point production to back up the team's defensive efforts as two road trips-to Colton and Oakesdale-were tough on the squad. Colton ran away after a close first quarter 56-27, and the Nighthawks also had better quarters after the first with a 52-15 win last week. Four home games will wrap the regular season. DeSales visited earlier this week, then Gar-Pal comes to town Saturday, Tekoa-Rosalia on January 30 and Senior Night will be S...
COLLEGE PLACE–Curtis Winona fought hard in a "back-and-forth" championship round that finished with a 10-7 decision for Winona's opponent and a second-place finish at the Battle of the Blues tournament here last weekend. Next up for the Pirate wrestling team is the second league meet at Reardan today, January 18. Kittitas Invitational will be Saturday. "Senior Curtis Winona had another great outing looking dominant in his two victories," said Head Coach Mat Slaybaugh. "He lost a tough b...
POMEROY––Three-sport Pirate standout Ollie Severs will represent Pomeroy in the running back position on the All-State 1B team, as selected by the Washington State Football Coaches Association, Kyle Kimball, Pirate football head coach, announced January 15. "Ollie was all-league running back, and defensive line man as well as our team Most Valuable Player," Kimball said. "He led the Pirates in rushing yards, receiving yards, touchdowns, and total points." Severs's Senior year was a good one with...
POMEROY–The Pirates are in first in the Southeast 1B league with a 7-0 league mark and 11-2 after this week's 49-42 loss to Oakesdale on Tuesday (story in next week's edition). Up next is a Friday homestand versus Tekoa-Rosalia with a road trip to Colton on Saturday. Pomeroy enjoyed a taut defense and prolific scoring in its 64-16 weekend win over the Dayton Bulldogs. Trace Roberts topped Pirate scorers with 15 points, and Kyzer Herres poured in 11 points, grabbed four rebounds, dished three a...
POMEROY–The Lady Pirates edged Dayton's Lady Bulldogs by virtue of winning each quarter by an couple or three points-plus taking advantage of a strong defensive performance in the second quarter, downing Dayton 35-24 in 1B league action here Saturday, Jan. 13. The Lady Bucs visited Oakesdale earlier this week, losing 52-15 (full report in next week's paper) then take on visiting Tekoa-Oakesdale this Friday before venturing to Colton on Saturday. Pomeroy is in fourth place, 3-3 in league, 4-7 ove...
ROSALIA–The league-leading Pirates–6-0 in league, 10-0 on the season–will focus on their matchup with second-place Oakesdale (5-1) this weekend, which Head Coach Chris Wolf says will be a "great test" for the team. Gar-Pal is hovering in third with a 4-3 record and Tekoa-Rosalia, recently downed 76-46 by the Bucs, is fourth at 3-3. The Pirates face Oakesdale there on Friday and host 0-6 Dayton on Saturday. A 24-9 first quarter set the tone for Pomeroy's win over Tekoa-Rosalia last Friday. "The...
POMEROY––In light of extra time needed for winter travel, game times for this weekend's basketball games have been changed. Friday's contests at Oakesdale will start with boy's junior varsity at 3:30 p.m., varsity girls at 5 p.m. and the varsity boys at 6:30 p.m. Saturday's home games against the Dayton Bulldogs have been pushed up. The boys J.V. tips off at 1:30 p.m. for a two-quarter game. Varsity girls take the floor at 2:30 p.m. and the boys varsity is set for 4 p.m....
ROSALIA–The 2-3 Lady Pirates are firmly in fourth place in the SE1B Wheat Division standings, helped by a 44-41 win over 1-5 Tekoa-Rosalia last weekend. Coming up for the Lady Buccaneers is a road trip to league-leading Oakesdale on Friday followed by a homestand versus the Dayton Bulldogs Saturday. Oakesdale is atop the standings with a 5-1 league record with 4-1 Colton in second and 4-2 Gar-Pal in third. T-R is fifth and Dayton is sixth with a 0-5 record. "It was a pretty evenly matched g...
Pomeroy hosted its annual Christmas Tournament this year with 16 teams in attendance with the Pirates finishing in eighth place with 77 points and two championship medals. Enterprise captured the team championship with 211½ points. "The Pirate wrestlers gave their best in front of their home crowd," said Head Coach Mat Slaybaugh. First-place medals went to Curtis Winona and Peyton Cannon, Winona winning out in the 190-lb. class and Cannon finishing the 175-lb. division with a trio of...
LEWISTON–The Lady Pirates won two and lost one here New Year’s Weekend, starting slow but finishing strong in wins over the Clarkston JVs and Lapwai JVs. Pomeroy hits the road for games at Genessee and Tekoa-Rosalia this weekend. In every game we played,” said Head Coach Brian Koller, “we started slow and finished strong. We need to be better at getting going from the beginning and playing with more of a sense of urgency.” Koller acknowledged that the team’s ability to “fight and battle back i...
WAITSBURG–A disciplined defense and good offensive play were the keys to Pomeroy's 66-30 win over the Waitsburg Cardinals here Saturday, December 30. The Pirates are 5-0 in league, 8-1 overall as they look forward to road games to Genessee and Tekoa-Rosalia this weekend. "We played a great game defensively tonight," said Head Coach Chris Wolf. "We were able to hold Waitsburg to 10 first half points. "We were disciplined at staying in the gaps and limiting penetration throughout the game while do...
DAYTON–Pending approval of a final order on January 3, 2024 in a King County Superior Court room, the defunct Columbia Pulp I, LLC will be no more. UMB Bank, N.A. was left holding the bag to the tune of $246,378,528.25 after two secured claims were satisfied by the proceeds from the sale of Columbia Pulp's assets earlier this year, information in court documents pertaining to the Columbia Pulp I, LLC receivership show. Columbia County held a secured tax claim of $2.228 million, and the R...
RICHLAND–It was nip and tuck for the first three quarters against Liberty Christian, but the Pirates hung on thanks to a nine-point spurt by Cesar Morfin in the third quarter, finishing with a 51-46 win over the Patriots here Thursday, Dec. 21. Pomeroy clobbered St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse 75-19 at home Dec. 19. The Bucs visit Waitsburg Saturday before starting the new year off at Genessee Jan. 4. Pomeroy and Liberty finished the first eight minutes 11-11, then the Pirates bumped to a slim 2...
LEWISTON–The Lady Pirates lost a close one to Liberty Christian on December 21 before breaking for the Christmas holiday. Next up for the Pirate girls basketball squad is a three-day tournament in Lewiston. The Lady Bucs are now 1-3 in SE1B Wheat Division play, 2-4 overall. Following the holiday-break tourney, the squad jumps into the second half of the season January 4 at Genessee. Pomeroy trailed by one point at halftime, 16-15 against the Lady Patriots and were outscored by just a few baskets...
POMEROY––The Buccanneers are pillaging all ports-slashing through Garfield-Palouse 45-39 and romping over Oakesdale 65-39 last weekend and boasting a 4-0 league record and a 5-1 season mark. The Pirates hosted St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse earlier this week, and visited Liberty Christian on Wednesday before taking a break from games until a December 30 away game at Waitsburg. The Vikings didn't hand the Pirates the win: it had to be taken. Trace Roberts led the way for Pomeroy with 14 points and ei...
POMEROY––Two formidable foes were faced by the Lady Pirates, both ending with losses for the Pomeroy five yet with improvement showing as the December season schedule winds down before Christmas Break. Pomeroy fell to Gar-Pal 61-41 at Palouse, and were downed by the Oakesdale Lady Nighthawks 56-26 last Friday on the home court. After this week's contest with St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse, the Lady Bucs travel to Liberty Christian on Wednesday. They face Waitsburg there on Saturday, Dec. 30. Aga...