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POMEROY–The Lady Pirates' final match, the Senior Night game played last Tuesday, carried implications for post-season play. Pomeroy was 15-6 heading into the final game. A season-ending win over Garfield-Palouse would give the Lady Buccaneers sole possession of second place in the Wheat Division, due to the pre-season draw and because Pomeroy split with SJEL, winners of last week's away match. Earlier this season, the Lady Bucs beat Gar-Pal on their floor, 3-1. In case of a Pomeroy win, the L...
POMEROY––While the Pirate offense ground out 452 yards of total offense, the defense crushed Garfield-Palouse's running game in the 72-0 Homecoming win here last week, the fourth consecutive shut-out win for Pomeroy and the fifth this season. Pomeroy is now 6-1 overall, 4-1 in 1B Southeast 8-Man Football, behind second-place DeSales at 5-0 and 7-0 Liberty Christian, the Pirates' opponents on LC's home turf at Southridge H.S. this Friday. "I was pleased with our defensive play," said Head Coa...
OAKESDALE–Oakesdale's undefeated Lady Nighthawks remained at the top of the 1B Southeast-East league standings with a three-set win over the Lady Pirates October 13. The loss followed a convincing win over Colton on the Pirates' court October 11. Pomeroy's record is 14-5 heading into the final three matches of the season versus Tekoa-Rosalia last Tuesday, at SJEL tonight and Senior Night Tuesday, October 25 against Garfield-Palouse. Oakesdale won 25-8, 25-10, 25-8. "We rallied well over the c...
POMEROY––Sole ownership of second place in the Southeast 1B was at stake when St. John/Endicott/LaCrosse visited last week, and the Lady Pirates kept up its aggressiveness for a four-set win. This week Colton visited last Tuesday (results next week) and tonight, October 13, the Lady Buccaneers sail to Oakesdale for a league contest. Tekoa-Rosalia comes to Pomeroy Tuesday, Oct. 18. The Pirates are now 4-1 in league, 13-4 overall. "We've set a goal to focus on good process and getting better eac...
COLFAX–Senior Samuel Lamb finished 21st in the B South League Meet at Colfax Golf Club October 4. Lamb, Pomeroy’s sole entry, finished the 5,000-meter event in the field of 27 runners with a time of 24:42.4. The District 7/9 Championships will be held today, October 13, with the start at Lybecker Field. The race will wend its way through Pomeroy’s neighborhoods via a circuitous route, eventually returning to the field for the finish., beginning at 3:30 p.m. The Colfax run was won by sophomore Br...
TEKOA–The Tekoa-Oakesdale Timberwolves came into the game in a hurting way and the Pirates wasted no time in taking control, scoring five first-quarter touchdowns and seeing the game called at the break, 62-0. The Pirates in 4-1 in league and standing in fourth place behind Sunnyside Christian (3rd), DeSales (2nd) and undefeated Liberty Christian (6-0). Garfield-Palouse visits Lybecker Field this Friday for a 7 p.m. kickoff. "Our defense has been playing very well, giving up a total of eight p...
ASOTIN–Former Garfield County Superior Court Judge Scott D. Gallina was sentenced to 15 months in prison after accepting a plea bargain and pleading guilty to two charges: third-degree assault with sexual motivation and fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation, Judge Michael P. Price of Spokane ordered on July 11. The Attorney General’s office recommended that Gallina be sentenced to the high end of the sentencing range of one to three months on each count to run consecutively for a total confinement of 27 months, which would have been thr...
By Loyal Baker POMEROY––Pirate quarterback Trevin Kimble and wing back Walker Flynn crossed the goal line three times apiece while the defense held the opponent to negative offensive yards for the second week in a row in Pomeroy's 66-0 drubbing of the Touchet Redhawks here Friday, Sept. 30. Pomeroy is 4-1 overall, 2-1 in the 1B SE 8-Man league. Next up will be Friday, Oct. 7 at Tekoa versus Tekoa-Rosalia, kick off at 3 p.m. "Our defense was outstanding again," commented Head Coach Kyle Kim...
LEWISTON–Pomeroy High School senior Samuel Lamb and junior Cash Copher set new personal best records at the Saturday, October 1, cross country meet here. “Samuel Lamb and Cash Copher both obtained their PR for the season with a couple more races left before Regionals,” commented Head Coach Greg Sharp. At the Inland Empire Championships, which included a field of 223 competitors from 48 high schools, Copher finished 218th with a time of 23:43. Not far behind Copher was Lamb, who came in 219th with a 23:59 time. Tyler Sainsbury of Merid...
POMEROY–The Lady Pirates are 8-1 overall and 1-0 in 1B SE-East league play following their first league win, on the road at Garfield-Palouse last week, a week capped off by the home-court Border Battle, where Pomeroy went 4-0 to help Washington in an overall losing effort, a close 7-5 edging by Idaho schools. The Lady Buccaneers visited Colton last Tuesday and are scheduled to host Oakesdale on Thursday, September 29, with a chance of a change due to lack of officials. Check with the school f...
POMEROY––It was a long ride home for the Yakama Tribal Eagles after enduring a blistering 86-0 defeat here Friday. The Pirates racked up 38 points in the first quarter and everyone on the team got minutes on the field as the defense held Yakama to a minus 49 yards of total offense. The Touchet Redhawks visit 3-1 Pomeroy Friday for a 7 p.m. kickoff at Lybecker Field. Liberty Christian tops the 1B SE 8-Man standings at 3-0 with DeSales and SJEL tied for second with 2-0 records. Sunnyside Chr...
TOUCHET–The Lady Pirates cruised through a match against the Touchet Redhawks here September 12, winning two out of three pre-league matches prior to rolling into the first week of volleyball league play. The 2-1 Lady Buccaneers took on DeSales Tuesday and visit Garfield-Palouse today for the league opener. The Border Battle starts at 8 a.m. in Pomeroy on Saturday and the following week's matches are league contests at Colton and against Oakesdale. Two of last week's matches were back-to-back r...
RITZVILLE–The Entiat Tigers were overrun by Pomeroy 60-8 in a non-league contest here September 15. The 2-1 Pirates host league opponent Yakama Tribal Friday at Lybecker Field, kickoff at 7 p.m. Quarterback Trevin Kimble rushed for 233 yards and three touchdowns, plus he passed to Sidney Bales for another score while the Buccaneer defense held Entiat to 184 yards of offense and sacked Tiger quarterback Landon Crutcher five times, including once in the end zone for a safety. "We played really w...
WALLA WALLA–DeSales chalked up 28 unanswered points before the Pirates were able to notch their first touchdown and its defense was formidable as the Irish handed the Buccaneers a 54-22 defeat here Sept. 8. Pomeroy is 1-1 in non-league play Due to the fair, this week's non-league game is Thursday, September 15 at Ritzville against Entiat with a 6 p.m. kick off. The Irish looked to Joe Baffney's and Sean Sollars's rushing talents to tally 326 yards on the ground, and Baffney completed eight of 1...
CLARKSTON–Two P.H.S. harriers competed at the Clarkston Invitational, finishing back in the pack in the first outing of the season. Finishing in 51st place was Cash Copher, with teammate Samuel Lamb close behind in 52nd place. Copher's time was 26:00.73 with Lamb around 24 seconds later at 26:24.58 in the 5k race. Reid Headrick of Medical Lake won the 57-entry race with a 16:33.5 time. "Our athletes ran a great race running the park and up and down the hill along the Clarkston Greenbelt," c...
POMEROY––Pirate football opened the eight-man season with a convincing 42-0 drubbing of the Orofino Maniacs here Sept. 1. This week Pomeroy visits DeSales for a 7 p.m. kick off Sept. 9. The Pirates cranked out four first-quarter touchdowns: Walker Flynn punched the first in on a six-yard run then tacked on the extra point; Ollie Severs pulled in a 41-yard Trevin Kimble pass for a 14-0 lead; Flynn again made a one-yard scoring run with Kimble adding the PAT; and Kimble rushed for a two-yard tou...
CHENEY–It was a good State 1B Track and Field meet for Pomeroy with high-flying senior pole vaulter Colton Slaybaugh not only winning the event, but setting a new 1B state record at 14-1. The Pirate boys scored 40½ points to finish with a fifth-place team trophy. The Lady Pirates were 14th with 18 points. "I'm thankful that, after two straight years with no state competition, my seniors who competed at state–Troy [Steele], Raelin [Borley], and Colton–all left with at least one medal...
DEER PARK–Pirate junior Chase Caruso finished the two-day state golf match here in second place and brings home a medal as WIAA 1B Girls Golf returned after a two-year COVID delay May 24-25. Caruso fired a career best 78 on day two after an 83 on day one of the State tournament in Deer Park last week, said Head Coach Al Damron. "I had a great season and really enjoyed all the courses I got to golf at," Caruso said. "I really appreciate everyone's support throughout the season and I can't wait fo...
LIBERTY LAKE–The Pomeroy Boys ran, jumped and vaulted their way to the regional championship here last week, tallying 104 points to easily outdistance St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse for team honors as some 18 Pirate thinclads are bound for state at EWU this weekend. Leading the charge for the Pirates will be Colton Slaybaugh, Katie Boyer and Sidney Bales, all champions in their respective events. "We scored 104 points to win the meet," said Head Coach Adam VanVogt, "which had 22 teams competing. S...
DEER PARK–As this edition goes to press, Pomeroy's Golf Team will be on the links, competing-State Golf Tournament at Ridgefield Golf Course here on May 24-25. "There is always the potential for success," commented Head Coach Al Damron. "Chase should place high and both boys have been playing better lately, so we are hopeful." District Champion Chase Caruso headed to the first state match since 2019 earlier this week with a string of match victories to her name. Last year, Caruso finished a...
RITZVILLE–The Pirate Boys, on the strength of numerous firsts, seconds, thirds and more, out-pointed a field of 18 teams at the District 6/7/9 Championships/Regional Qualifier here Saturday, tallying 103 points and sending ten boys on to Regionals along with six Lady Pirate thinclads, who finished eighth out of 22 teams. The Regional meet will be at Ridgeline High School in Spokane this Friday and Saturday, May 20-21. “We also had the most combined points of any team at the meet,” said Head Coach Adam Van Vogt. “To do so well at a meet with so...
CLARKSTON–Three Pomeroy Pirate golfers–Chase Caruso, Brady Bott and Jett Slusser–will advance to the 1B State Golf Match at Deer Park May 27-28. Caruso continued her streak of golf-match wins by firing a career-best 82 for a two-day total of 166 to capture the Girls District Championship. "Chase was steady all day, tee-to-green, and very good with her putter as well," commented Head Coach Al Damron. "The prospects are good for the Pirates at next week's state tourney," he added. Bott has rebou...
POMEROY––After playing superlative baseball and beating Sunnyside Christian 7-2, the Pirates looked like a different team in the nightcap, dropping the must-win ballgame 18-1 May 3, finishing fourth in league and out of further post-season play. "It was a frustrating loss for us," said Head Coach Kyler Lovgren of the nightcap loss. "We weren't able to make the plays like we did in the first game and we got down on ourselves, which caused quite a few mental errors." The Pirates finished the sea...
WALLA WALLA–The Pomeroy Golf Team is sending five golfers to District in Clarkston on May 16. Chase Caruso continued to chase the district championship, winning the field of 17 girls at Walla Walla's Veterans Memorial Course last Monday with an 84 at Sub-District. "Chase Caruso once again led the girls' field," said Head Coach Al Damron, "this time by an impressive 33-stroke advantage over the second-place finisher, carding an 84 at the sub-District." Brady Bott shot a 97 to tie for second in t...
POMEROY––With the 1B District 6/7/9 Regional Championship meet ahead, Pirate runners, jumpers and throwers who qualified–and there is likely to be quite a few–gave stellar performances at a pair of meets at Lybecker Field: the League Championships on May 3 and the Pirate Battle at Twilight on May 6. Regionals are coming up on May 20-21 at Spokane Falls Community College in Spokane (results of the District 7/9 meet will appear next week). Seven teams joined Pomeroy for the Pirate Battle at Twilight, Valley Christian’s boys and girls both finishi...