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POMEROY––Fire District No. 1 will take delivery of its new ambulance on March 22. The new rig is a 2021 North Star on a 2020 Ford F-450 chassis. Chief James Cleveland and Assistant Chief Kyle Pearson will go to western Washington to take delivery. In other business from the March 9 Commission meeting, Cleveland advised Commissioners Terry John, Aaron Stallcop and Gary Bowles that State Auditors are working to finish the audit. According the State Auditor’s Office, the latest information is nothing unexpected, Cleveland said. “The problem...
POMEROY––The Pirate Cross Country team counted many personal records on its way to a fourth-place finish at the XC Championships held here Wednesday, March 10. The 3.1-mile course at the Pomeroy Golf Course was covered by Pirate Nick Vendeland in 20:50 for a 10th place finish, and teammate Cash Copher wasn't far behind in 14th place with a time of 21:48. Trevin Walton finished in 16th place with a 21:58 time. Bringing up the rest of the field was Brady Bott in 21st place with a 23:43 time; Sam...
POMEROY––The Garfield-Palouse Lady Vikings put together a long run and avenged an earlier loss to the Pomeroy Lady Pirates here last Friday. Pomeroy closed the covid volleyball season with a 2-8 record, winning matches at Gar-Pal on February 27 and over Tekoa-Rosalia March 4. "We competed well but each game saw Gar/Pal put together a long run that made it tough for us to ultimately win," commented Head Coach Adam Van Vogt. "A big focus for next year will be to side out quickly and limit opp...
ODESSA–From the opening kickoff, it was a runaway and it was all the Pomeroy Pirates could do to hang on. The Odessa Tigers were a force to be reckoned with in this 94-6 Pirate loss here March 9, but Pomeroy can boast it scored one of the two touchdowns against the Tigers this season. Pomeroy's Saturday contest against St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse was canceled and a make-up game scheduled for Monday, March 15, against the Clarkston High School Junior Varsity. Results of that game will be r...
ROSALIA–Four second-quarter touchdowns put the game in the treasure chest for the Pirates in a 56-6 drubbing of Tekoa-Rosalia here March 3. The Bucs played at Odessa Tuesday (story next week) and will wrap up the five-game covid season, hosting SJEL on Saturday, March 13, kickoff at 5 p.m. "After a slow start, we turned it on in the second quarter scoring 28 points," commented Head Coach Kyle Kimble. "Trent Gwinn scored five touchdowns and Colton Slaybaugh added three scores. "The Pirate d...
POMEROY––The Lady Pirates avenged an earlier loss to Tekoa-Rosalia but fell to Colton and Oakesdale over the past week as the covid-shortened season draws to a close with a final home match against Garfield-Palouse Friday, March 12. The Buccaneers, 2-7 overall, had games every other day last week, compressing experience, practice and recovery into just six days. "When I watch us play," said Head Coach Adam Van Vogt, "I feel like our girls are learning the game and improving with each game we...
ST. JOHN–Pirate cross country runner Nick Vendeland finished in the top ten at the three-way meet here March 6. The season wrapped yesterday, March 10, with the championship meet held in Pomeroy. Results will be published next week. Vendeland, a Pomeroy senior, finished the 3.1-mile course in 22:18 for a tenth-place finish and a contribution to the Pirates' third-place boys' team finish with 62 points, behind Touchet with 51 and SJEL with 21. Four of Vendeland's Pirate teammates followed in fift...
By Loyal Baker ST. JOHN–Pomeroy Cross Country boys team finished fourth here February 27, but not before four Pirate runners notched personal bests. At the first meet Feb. 24 in Pomeroy, the boys team finished third. The Pirates ran at Rosalia last Tuesday, and hit the trail at noon Saturday, March 6, at St. John. The championship meet will be in Pomeroy at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 10. "Our boys team ran a good 3.1-mile race in windy conditions, muddy, and uneven terrain surrounding St. J...
PALOUSE–Pirate volleyball worked through not only a short practice schedule but a busy four-game week, improving with each match until winning at Garfield-Palouse Saturday for a 1-5 record. Pomeroy gets home-court advantage the next three games: March 2 versus Colton; Mar. 4 v. Tekoa-Rosalia and Oakesdale on Mar. 6. Without many practices,” commented Coach Adam Van Vogt, “the coaching staff has stressed the importance of learning through the games. I believe we are doing a good job of this and I am really proud of how our girls have used early...
POMEROY–It was a runaway last week as the Pirates pummeled the visiting Wellpinit Redskins 82-0. The next game was March 3 at Tekoa-Rosalia at Rosalia; story to appear next week. The Pirates sail to Rosalia to face Tekoa-Rosalia at 2 p.m. March 9. “Overall, I was pleased with our boys’ intensity on offense and relentlessness on defense,” said Coach Kyle Kimble. “Our kids played well all around.” Pomeroy scored 11 touchdowns, Trent Gwinn notching five and Jesse Mings three as the Bucs amassed 465 total yards of offense to Wellpinit’s...
WILBUR, WASH.–The Pomeroy Pirates rallied with 20 second-half points to pull off a 43-24 win over Wilbur-Creston here Friday in the first football contest played since the fall of 2019. The Pirates host Wellpinit today, February 25, in the second game of the five-game virus-adjusted season. "I was pleased with our team's performance and our resilience after WC took the early lead," commented Coach Kyle Kimble. "Our kids never lost faith in what we were doing, and trusted each other and our c...
POMEROY––Findings on a State Audit that is in process were answered with additional information provided by Garfield County Fire District No. 1 in the weeks since the January meeting, Commissioners Terry John, Gary Bowles and Aaron Stallcop heard at the February 9 regular meeting. District Secretary Deedee Weymouth said she was able to find the information pertaining to the missing paperwork for the inappropriately established Revolving Fund. Auditors had questioned the Revolving Fund, which had been set up at US Bank by former chief Kris Dar...
POMEROY––A Senate bill under consideration in Olympia could further erode revenue Garfield County receives from people caught committing criminal activities, Commissioners heard at the February 1 meeting. District Court Clerk Katie Magill brought to the Commissioners' attention Senate Bill 5226, which would relax rules and fines for license suspension for failure to pay or failure to appear citations. "Currently, if a person has a moving violation, and they don't pay, we can put a hold on the...
Pomeroy-Citing weather and cold temperatures, the first Cross Country meet, scheduled for Wednesday, February 10, has been canceled. It was to have included the "Wheat Division" of the 1B league, including the "Grape Division's" Touchet High School. The next meet will be at 3 p.m., Tuesday, February 16 at Pomeroy, with the meet starting at the Lybecker Field track. It will include the Pirates, Colton, Gar-Pal, Tekoa-Rosalia, SJEL and Touchet in the high school and middle school races, and...