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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...
DAVENPORT–Pirate wrestler Curtis Winona finished second–again–at the Gorilla Invitational here Dec. 16, continuing with aggressive performances so far this season. Next up for the Pirate Wrestling Team is the Pomeroy Christmas Tournament on Dec. 30. "The guys are all showing good improvement from week to week which will make the difference when we get to the end of the season," observed Head Coach Mat Slaybaugh. Winona, competing in the 190-lb. classification, opened with a bye then faced Sterl...
SPANGLE–Pirate grapplers Levi Bowen and Curtis Winona both finished second out of the Brice Williams Invitational here December 9. "The guys are wrestling well and it's fun to watch their progress each week," said Head Coach Mat Slaybaugh. "We got a lot of good experience today in some tough matches that will pay later in the season." Bowen, competing in the 157-lb. class, downed Lueck of Wilbur-Creston, St. George of Hanford and Ochoa of Hanford before Phillips of Northwest Christian pinned h...
DAYTON–Trace Roberts and Ollie Severs were the top scorers in Pomeroy's 72-12 win over the young Bulldogs here Saturday, Dec. 9, on the heels of another lop-sided win over Colton, and with a challenging weekend ahead for the 3-1 Pirates. "We have a couple of tough tests next weekend that will let us know where we stand," commented Head Coach Chris Wolf. The Bucs host Oakesdale on Friday and travel to Palouse Saturday to face the Vikings. Against Dayton, the Pirates took advantage of the size d...
DAYTON–A big first quarter gave the Lady Pirates the momentum to carry through to a 51-28 conference win here Saturday, December 9. Pomeroy is 2-2 overall, 1-1 in league after beating Waitsburg and being shelled by Colton treys 61-18 the previous night at home. The Lady Bucs face Oakesdale at home Friday and visit Gar-Pal Saturday. 'Our full-court pressure was good and fun to watch," Head Coach Brian Koller commented about the Dayton win. "We are gaining but still have miles to go." Taylor G...
By Loyal Baker POMEROY––Despite the Pomeroy Pirates chalking up four passing touchdowns, three by rushing and a game-opening, 100-yard, kick-off return by Walker Flynn, the Buccaneer defense had no answer for Naselle's squirrelly quarterback, 5-8, 165-lb junior Jacob Lindstrom, who churned through defensive formations for 346 yards and six touchdowns to boost the Comets to a 78-58 play-off win here on a windy and rainy Saturday, Nov. 4. The Comets also successfully converted four on-side kicks,...
POMEROY––Incumbent Pomeroy Mayor G. Paul Miller was outpolled by challenger Jack Peasley, who received 402 votes and 78.67% of the vote compared to Miller's 109 votes, or 21.33%, tipping the decision to Peasley, according to unofficial results from the 2023 General Election on November 7. The post of mayor is for a four-year term. Ballots from 759 of Garfield County's 1,652 voters were counted by Election Day, with 45.94% turning out. The race for City Council Position 2 appears to be going to R...
DAYTON–The Lady Pirates were one match away from returning to the State Tournament but the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Lady Eagles handed the Lady Buccaneers a three-set loss in the consolation round of the District 9 Volleyball Tournament here Saturday. "We got off to yet another strong start but, similarly to DeSales, when SJEL got on runs, we didn't have much luck getting a side-out and just couldn't get the momentum back once we lost it in game one," Head Coach Adam Van Vogt said. The Lady P...
POMEROY––The first round of the 1B Eight-Man Football playoffs begins this Saturday when the Naselle Comets visit Lybecker Field for a 1 p.m. kickoff against the SE 1B second-place Pomeroy Pirates. The Buccaneers are number eight in the eight-man ranks, identical record with seventh-place Mossyrock. In sixth is Wellpinit, fifth is Northwest Christian (Lacey), fourth is Almira-Coulee-Hartline, third is Liberty Christian, second is Wilbur-Creston-Keller and Liberty Bell is first. Other Saturday ga...
POMEROY––The Buccaneers counted their eighth straight win as they steamrolled the Sunnyside Christian Knights 62-0, piling up 42 first-quarter points to start the running clock, one step closer to securing a play off spot in the SE 1B league. Pomeroy is 8-1, standing in second behind Liberty Christian, the only team that has beaten Pomeroy this season, 38-26 in the season opener. The Pirates travel to 0-7 Yakama Tribal this Friday for the last game of the regular season. "Five different Pirates...
WALLA WALLA–The third-place Lady Pirates were bumped into the District 9 1B consolation bracket by number two DeSales three sets to zero here Monday, setting up tonight's loser-out showdown with No. 4 Prescott on the home volleyball court at 6 p.m. The Lady Pirates split their final two regular-season matches to clinch third seed in the playoffs, losing to St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse then beating Tekoa-Rosalia in five sets. A win over the Lady Tigers will send the Lady Buccaneers to the final r...
POMEROY––The Pirates took control of their destiny–and post-season play–by defeating DeSales 44-22 in SE1B action here Oct. 20. Pomeroy holds a 6-1 record, second place behind Liberty Christian at 7-0, and ahead of Garfield-Palouse at 5-2. The Pirates host fifth-place Sunnyside Christian (4-3) Friday at Lybecker Field for Pomeroy's Homecoming and Senior Night. "I'm super proud of our guys and how they approached the preparation this week," commented Head Coach Kyle Kimble. "They were fully c...
The Lady Pirate Varsity volleyball team played their first home match in a month when they took on Colton on Tuesday, October 17 and the team is looking forward to post-season play. This week the Lady Pirates will host two crucial games on the Pomeroy court, St. John/Endicott-LaCrosse and Tekoa-Rosalia. Pomeroy is in fourth behind second-place SJEL and ahead of sixth-place T-R. Back in September at Colton, the Lady Pirates played five games with them and this home match provided just as much vol...
ROSALIA–For the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves, superstitious Friday the Thirteenth was no help at all against their opponents. The Pirates dominated in all three phases of football, pouring on 44 first-quarter points and marking the third-highest scoring game in Pirate football history in this 90-0 runaway. "Our young guys got some great game experience and moved the ball well versus T-R," said Head Coach Kyle Kimble. "We also held them to -22 yards of total offense for the game, the second week in...
POMEROY––Pirate volleyball ended its seven-match road stretch by playing at Dayton and Asotin, handing the Lady Bulldogs a 3-1 loss and dropping the match to Asotin by the same score. The Lady Pirates host Colton this week and SJEL for Homecoming Spirit Night on Tuesday, October 24, finishing the regular season against Tekoa-Rosalia next Thursday at home. The team is in the thick of it, holding down third with a 6-4 league mark behind SJEL at 7-2 and Oakesdale at 10-0. Times and locations for...
POMEROY–It has been a long and winding road for the Lady Pirates lately. Except for the Regional Rumble on September 30, the last six matches the Lady Pirates have played have been on the road and they are 4-4 in league and 4-6 overall. The Lady Buccaneers faced the Lady Bulldogs last Tuesday in Dayton and visit Asotin tonight before wrapping up the regular schedule with three home games: Colton, SJEL and Tekoa-Rosalia. "After getting a league win on the road and playing better against Oakesdale...
POMEROY––Pirate ball carrier Walker Flynn broke a 64-yard touchdown ramble on the Pirates' first play of the game, and the Buccaneers never looked back for a 76-0 Southeast 1B football win here Friday. The 5-1 Pirates visit Tekoa-Rosalia this Friday as the season makes the turn into the home stretch. Dayton is 2-3 in league and overall. "Dayton was really banged up coming into this game and I'm hoping they came out of it healthy," said Head Coach Kyle Kimble. "Our backups got good playing time a...
SEATTLE–The sale of the assets of the defunct straw-to-pulp Columbia Pulp I, LLC is complete except for a judge's final order approving distribution of the funds, and there's good news for Columbia County: tax obligations owed to the county are first in line for payment from the proceeds of the sale. A hearing on a motion that would authorize distribution of the proceeds by receiver Paladin Management Group, LLC's Lance Miller is set on October 23 in King County Superior Court, Judge Coreen W...