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REARDAN–Pirate wrestling continued to show well in this six-match season, competing at the League Mix-N-Match here May 27 and counting five wins and two losses. Pomeroy's next match was June 1 at Davenport, followed a week later by a match at Ritzville. "Braedyn White had a good night against some stiff competition," said Head Coach Ben Slaybaugh. "He is just dominant on top and guys can't escape his arm bar." "Overall, they all looked good and I saw some good improvement from last week," S...
WALLA WALLA–At the end of a four-day basketball marathon, the Pomeroy Pirates's stamina faltered in the second half and the Fighting Irish took advantage of the lapse to build an insurmountable lead and finish with a 66-49 win. Pomeroy battled through the grueling pace but couldn't muster a win against Oakesdale, Yakama Nation or Liberty Christian. The Nighthawks counted a firm 60-49 win Monday, May 24, then the next night, Yakama Nation ran away with a 74-39 victory on Senior Night, followed by...
SUNNYSIDE–After handling the Lady Knights' trap in the first quarter, Sunnyside Christian switched defenses and capitalized on the change and the Lady Pirates' drop in energy to nearly treble their lead and go on to win 48-36 here May 20. The Lady Buccaneers are now 1-4 with a week to go in the quick covid season. Starting a four-day sprint down the home stretch, Pomeroy faced Oakesdale on the home maple Monday night, May 24, losing 42-24, then Yakama Tribal visited Tuesday, May 25, for S...
SPANGLE–The three wrestlers on the Pirate Wrestling Team faired well at the season-opening match here May 19. The team heads to Reardan tonight, May 27, for the second match of the season, then ventures to Davenport on June 1. Both matches begin at 5 p.m. "The boys wrestled tough and looked good for the first outing," commented Assistant Coach Mat Slaybaugh. In the 160-lb. class, Walker Flynn pinned both of his opponents, Hamilton and Chilson, both from Reardan High School. "Walker had a great s...
SUNNYSIDE–The always-formidable Sunnyside Christian Knights took off in the second quarter and never looked back in a 79-33 win over Pomeroy May 20. The loss for the Pirates put them at 2-3 overall, 1-2 in the 1B Southeast League. The Pirates hosted Oakesdale last Monday, falling short 60-49 and Yakama Tribal on Tuesday, the first of a four-game stretch that will wrap up the covid-shortened basketball season for 2021. The game Tuesday will be Senior Night. Wednesday's road trip to Liberty C...
POMEROY––Jillian Herres and Keely Maves were the one-two punch that carried the Lady Pirates to a 33-23 win over the Touchet Indians here May 14. Pomeroy is 1-1 so far following a loss in the season opener to Garfield-Palouse, 58-24. The Lady Buccaneers will squeeze most of their games in the next two weeks. They hosted Colton Monday of this week, traveled to Liberty Christian on Tuesday, visited Sunnyside Christian Thursday, May 20, and then returned home against Oakesdale May 24. They fol...
POMEROY––The Pirates opened the season with a down-to-the-wire loss to the Garfield-Palouse Vikings, then rebounded with a come-back win over the Touchet Indians to tip off the 2021 covid season with a win and a loss. Pomeroy’s basketball season will be a quick one. The Pirates took on Colton last Monday at home, visited Liberty Christian on Tuesday, practiced Wednesday and traveled to Sunnyside Christian on Thursday, May 20. Monday, May 24, the Pirates hosted Oakesdale, with Yakama Nation coming to town for Senior Night, Tuesday, May 25. The s...
WALLA WALLA–"Baseball the way it's been played for a hundred years" resulting in an intense but disappointing outcome for the league-leading Pirate nine as they dropped a tight 4-3 playoff game to Liberty Christian here May 4. The Pirates rally, two runs in the bottom of the seventh and the tying run on first base, fell short. "It reminds you of how baseball normally looks," said Head Coach Dave Boyer. "All the games this year have been high scores, like 15-12. "This was a tight game," said C...
RITZVILLE–On the strength of a state pole vault championship, a pair of second-place finishes and a smattering of thirds, fourth, and other medalist finishes, the Pomeroy Pirate Boys Track Team finished second out of a field of 17 teams, a scant seven points behind regional rival St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse. The Pirate Girls were a respectable tenth place with 34 points, helped by Raelin Borley's second-place javelin throw and other teammates' third through eighth finishes. "It was a s...
Chris Salcedo interviewed A.F. Branco on the national conservative network, Newsmax, discussing the Biden Address, LeBron James, the Rudy Giuliani raid and Wokeness. Salcedo opened the segment, which aired on Newsmax on May 2, pointing out that Nielsen ratings of president Joe Biden's address to Congress last week had less than 27 million tuned in over 16 networks, while many 2017 addresses by former president Donald Trump pulled viewership of 50 million, on 11 networks. He then introduced A.F....
POMEROY––Junior Pirate pole vaulter Colton Slaybaugh set a new school record–and a personal best–and vaulted into the top position in the state 1B standings with a 14-5.5 effort here Tuesday, April 27. He also broke the tape in first place in the 100 m dash, and his PR in that event puts him in seventh place in state rankings. This Friday will be the District 7-9 Outdoor Track and Field EWA Championships at Ritzville High School, with the first event at noon. Slaybaugh's mark puts him 11.5 in...
CORVALLIS, ORE.–The Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) named 2019 Pomeroy graduate Deana Caruso one of Lewis Clark State College's selections to First-Team, All-Conference for Women's Golf last week. Caruso, a sophomore, and junior golfer Alexandra Schmidt joined the team's top golfer, Lauren Hamm, on the first-team, along with Carlos Davila, from the Men's program. Hamm was named the CCC Golfer of the Year. The CCC uses the three regular-season conference tournaments held in the spring as w...
WALLA WALLA–Chase Caruso continued her winning ways by medaling at a Walla Walla Country Club match April 22. The next match was Wednesday, April 28, at Wine Valley in Walla Walla. District Championships will be at Suncadia Golf Course, Cle Elum, on May 4, teeing off at 10 a.m. Caruso will be competing with the 1B, 2B and 1A girls. Brady Bott and Jett Slusser will golf with the 1B and 2B boys. Caruso shot a 43 on nine holes, and teammates Brady Bott and Jett Slusser improved on their previous best scores, carding 52. “Brady and Jett were mon...
POMEROY––The hard-hitting Pirates clinched the top spot in the league with wins over Touchet and Colton, including a seventh-inning rally to sweep the Wildcats. The Pirates boast a 11-1 record with a final nonleague matchup with Asotin on Saturday. On May 4 in Walla Walla, Pomeroy will play the number four team and the number two will play number three. Winners of both games will play for the District championship. Two home runs in one game highlighted as Pomeroy swept Touchet 17-2 and 18-6 here...
COLFAX–Pomeroy's Boys track and field team finished a strong second place out of the 13 teams competing in the District 7 & 9 meet here April 17 where spectators saw Pirate pole vaulter Colton Slaybaugh extend his state-leading vault mark to 13-9. The Pirates scored 69.5 points, slightly behind Valley Christian's 74 points and ahead of Oakesdale's and Selkirk's third-place tying 57. Pirate girls scored 60.5 for fourth place behind Gar-Pal 29, Valley Christian 93, and Oakesdale, 74. "Many e...
By Loyal Baker POMEROY––Two undefeated teams faced off here last Saturday and when the dust settled, both teams walked away with one win and one loss. The Pirate nine stayed even in league standings with the DeSales Irish by splitting a doubleheader last weekend, dropping the opener 15-5 but rallying to win the nightcap 16-14. Pomeroy's record is now 8-1, 2-0 in 1B Southeast competition with doublebills at Colton and against Touchet at home to finish the covid-shortened season. "We stayed eve...
POMEROY––The Lady Pirates clobbered two home runs in the nightcap to split a doubleheader against Garfield-Palouse here April 13. The Lady Vikings outlasted Pomeroy 17-12 in the opener but Pirate bats came alive to hammer Gar-Pal in the second game 17-5. The Pirates played DeSales April 17 and at Colton on April 20 (results to appear next week). On Saturday, April 24, Pomeroy hosts Touchet for a doubleheader and closes the season May 1 at home against Tekoa-Rosalia. Elizabeth Ruchert pou...
POMEROY––Pirate Golfer Chase Caruso, who until this season, was last seen in competition as an eighth grader in the 2019 State Tournament, has been a stand-out in the first three golf matches played this covid-shortened season. Caruso, a sophomore led the field when the covid-shortened season opened March 29 at Walla Walla Veterans Golf Course, shooting a 45 in the nine-hole match, according to Al Damron, Assistant Golf Coach. At that event, Brady Bott carded a 61 to finish in the middle of the...
POMEROY––Pirate junior pole vaulter Colton Slaybaugh vaulted into first place with a 13-6 effort at the first meet of the covid track and field season held here March 31. Slaybaugh's mark put him first in state rankings among 1B schools and in second place behind a three-way tie of vaulters from west-side 4A schools. The next meet was Wednesday, April 14 at Pomeroy followed by a District 9 1B-school meet at Colfax on Saturday, April 17. The meet returns to Pomeroy on Wednesday, April 21. The...
By Loyal Baker RICHLAND–The Pirates launched into Spring Break with a bang! Pomeroy won both of the twin bill over Liberty Christian, 17-6 and 25-7, on April 2. The season resumes April 13 with a homestand against Gar-Pal. "The Pirates brought their hitting clothes with them as they had 18 hits in the first game," observed Head Coach Dave Boyer. Pitchers Brodie Magill and Ollie Severs allowed only five Patriot hits in a mercy-rule game. Trevin Kimble had the big hit in the fifth inning, a t...
By Loyal Baker RICHLAND–The Lady Pirates struggled through a "difficult" day, losing a pair of league counters to the Lady Patriots of Liberty Christian here March 30. Both were league games in the South East Washington 1B league and the Pirates are now 2-2. Pomeroy will host Garfield-Palouse for a double header on Tuesday, April 13, with a 2 p.m. start. "It was a difficult day," commented Head Coach Jessica Nelson, after the team was defeated by mercy rule in both games, 12-2 and 14-4. Game 1...
By Loyal Baker SUNNYSIDE–Keely Maves stood out on the mound in Pomeroy's season-opening double bill here last Saturday, throwing a no-hitter in the first game as the team was awash with hits and runs as the Lady Pirates' two wins opened the covid Spring Sports season. The team visited Liberty Christian for a double header last Tuesday then will break for Spring Vacation until resuming play at home versus Garfield-Palouse on April 13. The pair of wins were league counters. "Keely Maves led the te...
By Loyal Baker SUNNYSIDE–The Pirates got the baseball season off to a rousing start, winning both games of a doubleheader here Saturday, March 27, prolific Pirate hitting looking to be the difference. The Bucs hosted Colton Tuesday and travel to Liberty Christian for an April 2 doubleheader before pausing for Spring Break. In the opener, the Crusaders jumped to a seven-run lead, but Pomeroy tied it with a seven-run third inning. Sunnyside made it 10-7 in the bottom frame but the Pirates got s...
POMEROY––Senior Pirate outside hitter Chloe Mayfield has been named to the Southeast 1B District 9 All-League Volleyball team. Mayfield was the sole Lady Buccaneer selection to the 14-player honor team. "I am super honored to receive this award," Mayfield informed the East Washingtonian this week. "It feels great to receive it my senior year. It sure softens the blow of leaving high school and the sport that I love." Mayfield put up some good stats this covid-shortened season, according to Hea...
POMEROY––In a high-scoring game, the Pomeroy Pirate Football Program counted one more win in this five-game covid season, defeating the Clarkston High School Bantam Jayvees 58-42 here March 15. The Pirates docked with a 4-1 record. Besides the tension of a close game through the first and second quarters, a highlight of the game was junior quarterback Trent Gwinn's move into the top spot in career points for the Pirate Football Program. Gwinn had 400 points going into the contest and tied pre...