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POMEROY––Liberty Christian came to town and swept the Lady Pirates 20-1 and 22-0 on March 30. Pomeroy is 0-4 in league, 0-11 overall. They faced Colton last Monday and then break for a spell, next facing DeSales on April 21. "The Pirates are improving each game," said Head Coach Lexi Beale. "They are battling on offense and getting better with defense." In the hitting column against Liberty Christian were Taylor Gilbert, Hannah Bagby, Kendyll Potoshnick and Maria Altube. Kaylee Schmidt sco...
POMEROY––Lady Pirate batters hammered 31 hits, including three home runs but still wound up on the losing end in both games against Dayton-Waitsburg March 28. Jadence Gingerich whapped two homers in the extra-innings second game along with one by Kendyll Potoshnick but the Lady Wolfpack prevailed with three runs in the top of the eighth to edge Pomeroy 20-17. In the first game, the Lady Buccaneers riddled DW with 11 first-inning runs but hits and runs in the next six innings resulted in a 25-14...
CLARKSTON–Pirate golfer Chase Caruso dominated the women's side of an 18-hole match played here Tuesday, at Quail Ridge Golf Course. The Pirate Golf team competes next at Walla Walla's Veterans Memorial Golf Course on April 12. "To see the kids play their best is always a bonus," commented Head Coach Al Damron, "especially in tough weather conditions." Caruso shot an 82 to lead the pack. Pirate sophomore Kiersten Bartels completed the round with a personal best of 94 and was second behind C...
SUNNYSIDE–A seventh-inning rally by the Pirates sent the game into extra innings but Sunnyside Christian managed a run in the bottom of the eighth for the 7-6 walk-off win. Pomeroy has a 2-5-1 record with a March 31 home stand versus Liberty Christian prior to Spring Break. The Pirates led 2-1 after three but allowed five Knight runs in the fourth, fifth and six innings before getting two runs across in the top of the seventh for the 6-6 tie. Sunnyside won 5-2 in the opener. The Bucs took a 1-0...
SUNNYSIDE–A double header at Sunnyside Christian counted two losses for the Lady Pirate Fast-pitch squad, but the Bucs performed much better in the second game, moving six runners across home plate. The Lady Pirates dropped the first game 15-0 and lost the second 16-6. Losses to Kendrick and Genesee last week Pomeroy played Dayton-Waitsburg on March 28 at home and will face Liberty Christian Friday, for a home double bill prior to Spring Break. "The girls really brought it back in the second g...
POMEROY––Young Pirate pitchers got a chance to test their talents in the season's opening double header here March 14, with Liberty-Spangle taking a 19-3 win in the opener then Pomeroy winning the nightcap 13-0. The Buccoes tied Asotin JV 3-3 on March 16 and fell to Clarkston JVs 15-5 on March 18. Pomeroy had Prairie on the schedule last Tuesday at Shepherd Field, and will visit Sunnyside Christian Saturday. They wrap the pre-Spring Break schedule at home against Liberty Christian on March 31....
POMEROY–The Liberty Lady Lancers made quick work of the Lady Pirates in the season opener, and the local nine rebounded with more hits and runs in the night cap, but still was behind after six innings. Liberty downed Pomeroy 19-0 in the first game and 25-12 in the second game. Prairie is scheduled for a visiting double header March 21, and travels to Sunnyside Christian on Saturday. Dayton-Waitsburg visits March 28 as does Liberty Christian on March 31. "The season opener game was a good o...
MOUNT VERNON–After advancing to the second round following a home-court win over Muckleshoot Tribal School, the Pomeroy Pirates dropped from State 1B Tournament play with a lopsided loss at Mount Vernon Christian on Saturday, finishing the 2022-23 boys' hoops season 16-8. The Pirates suffered a rough start against Mt. Vernon Christian last Saturday in Mt. Vernon, and struggled again in the third quarter, falling 65-40 after earlier advancing by parlaying a 14-4 first-quarter advantage into a 6...
TACOMA–Pirate wrestler Curtis Winona wrestled his way through the WIAA Mat Classic XXXIV consolation bracket and did it in a rare manner: pinning his opponent in each of his five wins here last weekend. Winona's solitary loss by fall was in his second bout to the eventual state champion, Conan Northwind of Granger. "Curtis turned out his best wrestling of the season," commented Head Coach Mat Slaybaugh., "He looked dominant in his five wins, finishing each one with a pin. Winona pinned o...
DAYTON–Pirate basketball fans got their money's worth from the Buccaneer Five as the team battled to stay alive in the District 9 tournament against first Tekoa-Rosalia, then Oakesdale, winning both to move on to play-in games in the WIAA State Tournament Opening Round, which started prior to this edition's press time, Tuesday, Feb. 21, with the Pirates taking on Muckleshoot Tribal School on the home maple. Please visit www.eastwashingtonian.com for the latest on the Pirate boys' adventures on h...
POMEROY––The Pomeroy Pirates won the loser-out game against Muckleshoot Tribal here Tuesday, the 69-62 decision propelling the Pirates into another loser-out game this coming Saturday, February 25, in Mount Vernon, Wash. The Pirates will take on Mt. Vernon Christian at 12 noon in the Mt. Vernon High School gym in game No. 6 of Round 2 of the WIAA 1B Boys Basketball Tournament....
REARDAN–Pirate wrestler Curtis Winona bounced back from a first-bout defeat to win the next two outings and finish third in the 182-lb. bracket at the 1B/2B Region 3 Tournament here Saturday, February 11. He will wrestle at the Mat Classic XXXIV in the Tacoma Dome Friday and Saturday, February 17 and 18, where the junior wrestler is first pitted against Evan Kunkel of Napavine, also a junior, in Bout 7. "Curtis Winona was in top form today," said Head Coach Mat Slaybaugh. "He lost a tough s...
POMEROY––After registering a first-round 50-37 decision over Liberty Christian, the Pirates were dropped into the consolation bracket by a 43-33 loss to Sunnyside Christian, setting up a 5 p.m. Wednesday, February 15 matchup with Tekoa-Rosalia at Dayton High School in a loser-out game. The Pirates beat TR by seven in early January at home, and lost an overtime barn-burner at Rosalia, 63-65, so the next game is highly anticipated to keep fans on the edges of their seats. A win would advance the P...
WALLA WALLA–The 2022-23 Girls Basketball season came to an abrupt end when the Lady Pirates were unable to overcome icy moments and find fourth-quarter energy to overcome their District opponents, losing to Yakama Nation and DeSales to take an early exit in the post season. The Lady Irish capitalized on the Lady Bucs' offensive hard luck to notch a 42-30 win last Friday, following a February 8 loss at Yakama Nation Tribal by 49-38. "It was a really rough loss," Head Coach Tai Bye said of the con...
POMEROY-Due to an increased number of 1B basketball teams this season, the WIAA is instituting a 20-team bracket in which the last eight RPI teams play loser-out games for the opportunity to advance to the second round, according the Toddette McGreevy, Pomeroy A.D. The Pirate boys are RPI No. 15, and they will play the Muckleshoot Tribal School, No. 18, in the Pomeroy gym at 7 p.m., Tuesday, February 21. If Pomeroy wins Tuesday, they will advance to a Saturday, February 25 game at No. 10 Mount...
POMEROY–The Pomeroy Wrestling Team all finished in the money here Saturday, making the cut to the Regional Tournament this Saturday in Reardan in the Southeast 1B/2B League Championship. "All three wrestlers will be going to regionals to battle it out for one of the three spots to state," said Head Coach Mat Slaybaugh. The top four out of this tournament advanced. The Pirates were seventh with 44 points, with Davenport leading with 227 points. "Freshman Peyton Cannon had a great day finishing s...
POMEROY–The Lady Pirates, number four in the Wheat Division, traveled to Toppenish to play Yakama Tribal, the Grape No. 1 team, to kick off post-season play this week, playing after this newspaper went to press. With a win, Pomeroy will again hit the road to play the winner of the DeSales/Oakesdale contest on Friday, February 10; or with a loss, the Lady Bucs travel to the loser of that Lady Irish/Lady Nighthawk game. Either way, the tip off is at 6 p.m. The regular season wrapped up with a s...
POMEROY–The Pirate Boys finished the season first in the Wheat Division of the Southeast 1B Basketball League and are headed into the playoffs tonight with home-court advantage against the Grape Division No. 4 seed, either Touchet or Liberty Christian, tonight, February 9, with a 6 p.m. tip off. A win will set the next game again in Pomeroy on Saturday, February 11, versus the winner of the Oakesdale/Sunnyside Christian game. If the Pirates fall, they will still host the game but against the l...
ROSALIA–With the final weekend of the regular season ahead, how the Pirates will fare in the post season is still unknown after Tekoa-Rosalia pulled off an overtime upset here Saturday. At this time, it is anticipated that Pomeroy will host a District game at 6 p.m. Thursday, February 9, against a Grape Division team which is yet to be determined, but may likely be Yakama Nation, according the Toddette McGreevy, A.D. Games against Gar-Pal tonight, February 2, and this Saturday, Feb. 4 at T...
ROSALIA–With the final two games of the season to play, the Lady Pirates have locked down fourth place and have a date at Yakama Tribal Wednesday, February 8 at 6 p.m. in the first round of District play. The girls face Gar-Pal tonight on Senior Night then visit Touchet Saturday to round out the regular season. Last weekend, the Lady Bucs split their games against Colton and Tekoa-Rosalia, dropping the Colton game 63-31 but hammering T-R 58-11. The team is 8-5 in Southeast 1B play, 8-7 o...
COULEE CITY–The Pirate Wrestling team concluded the season with a third-place finish in a dual meet here Saturday, January 28, winning duals over Reardan and Tekoa-Rosalia, and having a good showing at a Reardan League match January 25. Coming up Saturday is the South Division League and District tournament, with the action beginning at 11 a.m. in the Pomeroy Gym. The top four wrestlers out of District advance. The Pirates competed their final regular season meet of the year, a team dual tournam...
POMEROY–Adding to the difficulty of facing the Lady Nighthawks in their house, a night of higher-than-usual turnovers committed by the Lady Pirates helped Oakesdale to a lopsided 67-17 win. The previous night, Pomeroy pounced on SJEL 42-19 on the Pirates' home court. They are 6-6 overall, 3-4 in league. Up next for Pomeroy is a road trip to Colton Friday and another away game at Rosalia versus Tekoa-Rosalia on Saturday. Senior Night is February 2 against Garfield-Palouse. The loss at O...
POMEROY–Jett Slusser drained a three pointer in the final seconds of the game to give the Pirates a 47-44 decision at Oakesdale and a big league win, preserving Pomeroy's good 6-1 league record as the regular season winds down to the final few games. The Pirates are now 9-5 on the season and 6-1 in league play with road trips to Colton and Tekoa-Rosalia ahead this weekend. With 30 seconds to go and the Pirates trailing by three points, Trevin Kimble, who scored 12 of his game-high 21 points i...
KITTITAS–At the Coyote Classic here last Saturday, Pirate wrestler Curtis Winona dominated the 182-lb. classification, taking all three matches for first place. Coming up for Pomeroy Wrestling is the League Dual Championships at Almira-Coulee-Hartline Janury 28. Earlier matches was a girls-only match at Rogers on January 24 and the fourth league meet at Reardan on Jan. 25. "Curtis had a great day against three tough opponents," said Head Coach Mat Slaybaugh. "He dominated the 182-pound b...
COLBERT–Pomeroy wrestlers competed well here January 14, two of them, Nick Hastings and Curtis Winona, finishing second in their weight classes. Up next for Pirate wrestlers was a girls-only match at Mead on Jan. 17, with the third League Match at Ritzville tonight at 5 p.m. and the Bronco Invitational at Ritzville on Saturday, Jan. 21. "It's exciting to see the guys improving with each outing as we get closer to post season," commented Head Coach Mat Slaybaugh on the team's showing at the C...