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COLTON–The Lady Pirates kept swinging but the Colton Lady Wildcats out swung 'em, romping to two lop-sided wins here March 29. The Bucs start the second half of the season April 9 with a home game. They host Gar-Pal for a twin bill April 13. "The girls did well on the field and kept swinging," said Coach Alexis Beale. "Taylor Gilbert and Kendyll Potoschnick had doubles and Hannah Bagby had an over-the-fence home run!" Beale said. Molly Warren started in the circle for the Lady Pirates and was r...
POMEROY––The Lady Pirates broke two tie scores and jumped ahead of the Prairie Pirates with six runs in the fifth inning, winning their first game of the 2024 campaign 18-14 at home March 20. Tekoa-Rosalia handed the team a pair of losses on the home diamond, and with a rematch played earlier this week at Tekoa-Rosalia, a home game today against Yakama Nation Tribal followed by a double header at Colton the next day, March 29, the team will be ready for Spring Vacation. Kendyll Potoschnick hit...
POMEROY––The Pomeroy Pirates head into Spring Break with a handful of wins and games to be played before the week off. The Bucs played a single header at St. John Tuesday, and visit Colton for a twin bill tomorrow, March 29. SJEL visited Friday, March 22, and went away smarting after a four-inning 16-2 drubbing called after four innings because of lightning. "Trace Roberts threw a no hitter, Peyton Cannon went 3 for 3 and Vinny Vecchio went 3 for 4," said Head Coach Kyler Lovgren. In the ope...
SPANGLE–The Pirates were unable to recover from falling behind early in a twin bill at Liberty last weekend, falling 14-6 and 7-3. Pomeroy is now 2-2 on the season with a contest Wednesday against Prairie then a home stand against St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse on Saturday at 11 a.m. "It was a tough loss for us," said Head Coach Kyler Lovgren. "We pitched well and played decent defense, but were over confident at the plate. As a team we didn't capitalize when we had base runners." Notable p...
SPANGLE––The Lady Pirates battled the Liberty Lady Lancers, who scored in dribs and drabs on their way to an 11-1 win over Pomeroy here March 16. The Lady Buccaneers were hammered 30-8 in the nightcap. The team's record is 0-4 as they look to a home game against Prairie on Wednesday of this week and a home double bill against Tekoa-Rosalia, first pitch at 11 a.m. "In the first game," said Head Coach Lexi Beale. "The fielding was great! The girls worked hard each inning to keep the Lancers at bay...
Ten Years Ago March 16, 2014 A disappointed Pomeroy Pirate boys' basketball team held the 2014 State 1B 2nd-place trophy after a 59-46 loss to Colton in the championship game. The Pirates reached the title game by defeating Wellpinit 62-38 in the opening round Thursday, and downing Neah Bay 59-50 in the semi-final game Friday. Head coach Brian Koller called the post-season "a pretty good run the last month to get to the title game, pretty exciting for players, coaches and fans." Twenty-Five...
POMEROY––The Pirate nine won decisively over the Touchet Redhawks in the baseball season opener here Tuesday, taking the first game 11-8 and ten-running Touchet 18-3. "In the first inning, we came out strong, making some excellent defensive plays in the infield," said Head Coach Kyler Lovgren. "Trace Roberts led us at the plate going four for four including a home run. I was really impressed with the play of Conrad Nelson, an eighth grader in his first high school baseball game who came in as...
RICHLAND–The Pirate Golf Tea traveled to Buckskin Golf Club in Richland, Wash., on March 5, for the league jamboree. Pomeroy and Liberty Christian of Richland were the only two teams choosing to participate, according to Head Coach Al Damron. "For the first outing, I was very pleased with the players' performances," Damron said. Golfing for the Pirates this season are three juniors, Reggie Ott, Kiersten Bartels and Elena Morfin; Grayson Slaybaugh, a sophomore, and eighth grader Tyler Dixon. "...
POMEROY––The Lady Pirates battled the Lady Panthers of Asotin High but came up short in both games of the season-opening double header here Tuesday. Asotin win the opening game 25-13 in spite of a good showing at the plate by the Lady Pirates, said Head Coach Alexis Coleman. "The Pirates had great batting in the first game with Taylor Gilbert having two doubles, Izzy Field one double, as well as Carolyn McKeirnan," Coleman commented. "The Pirates came out swinging and battled hard today," she...
POMEROY–The Pomeroy Junior High Volleyball Team finished a sparkling season, the A Squad finishing with a 9-1 record and the B Squad going 7-3, says Coach Adam Van Vogt. "I'm really excited to see these 8th graders continue to develop as high schoolers next season," he said. "It was our second consecutive season winning nine matches," he said. "The Eighth graders on the A team the last two years finish their Seventh and Eighth-grade years going a collective 18-2 and they never lost on their h...
DAYTON–The Pomeroy Pirates fell juuuuust a basketball bounce short of a win in a SE1B District rematch with the Liberty Christian Patriots, who in their second meeting of the tournament, turned the Pirates away with a 37-33 decision for the third berth to state here Feb. 16. The Buccaneers were behind 34-33 when Boone Schmidt launched a three pointer that doinked off the rim, when up and tapped the top of the backboard, then dropped straight down and in, a bucket that had it not touched to b...
POMEROY––The Pirate volleyball team got off to a strong start to the season, winning their first three matches, then defeating Asotin and Tekoa-Rosalia the following week. The Pirates opened at home versus Oakesdale. Coach Adam Van Vogt was pleased with how the team remembered its rotations and came out confident and disciplined in the first match. Oakesdale is a strong team but Pomeroy was more consistent and aggressive and won 25-13, 25-22. The next match was at Tekoa and the Pirates wea...
POMEROY–The Pomeroy Pirate Girls Basketball team suffered from low-scoring second halves in two losses in the SE1B Girls District Tournament, falling 44-25 to Sunnyside Christian on Feb. 7, then being bounced from further post-season play by Liberty Christian 59-31 on Feb. 9. The Lady Pirates finished the season at 5-13. "We have struggled in the second half of games," commented Head Coach Brian Koller. The Lady Bucanneers scored five points in the second half in the tournament opener versus S...
POMEROY–The Pirates are battling their way through the consolation bracket to hopefully capture the SE 1B District's third berth to the Spokane State Tournament after sustaining a bitter 49-38 loss to DeSales here last Saturday. The Buccaneers started District play with fireworks–a 59-55 double overtime barn burner. The Bucs played Gar-Pal Wednesday, February 14 in Dayton (see www.eastwashingtonian.com or next week's edition). A win would pit them against the winner of the Sunnyside Christian-Li...
DAYTON–Trailing by four points as the fourth quarter got underway, Ollie Severs took control of the Pirates' destiny and muscled his way through the paint for six unanswered points, then Jett Slusser stepped into the fray with two key-driving buckets to lift the Buccaneers out of the doldrums and propel them to a 46-41 win over Garfield-Palouse and one more game to play-and possibly a State Berth. The Pirates hit the maple at Dayton High School at 4:15 p.m. on Friday, February 16, against the L...
POMEROY––The SE 1B League Champion Pirates start district play tonight in Pomeroy taking their 16-3 overall, 11-1 league record into the postseason against Liberty Christian (9-11, 7-5). A 50-48 win over Sunnyside Christian on Senior Night was a good prelude to tourney play and SJEL buckled under the Pirate offense there 65-39. A first-round win will set up a 6 p.m. Saturday game at DeSales or hosting Tekoa-Rosalia at home. If the Pirates win two games, the third will be at 7:45 p.m. in Day...
POMEROY–A fourth-place finish for the Lady Pirates steered them to a Wednesday, February 7 rematch with an opponent they had played five days earlier-and lost to 57-26. Pomeroy played Grape Division No. 1 Sunnyside Christian in the first round of District (results next week). The Lady Buccaneers were fourth with a 4-6 league, 5-11 season record after Feb. 2 loss to Sunnyside Christian. The Lady Knights hammered the team 20-2 in the first quarter and flew to a 32-7 half time lead. The Lady P...
POMEROY––After a thrilling 59-55 double overtime win over Liberty Christian, the Pomeroy Pirates hosted the DeSales Irish but were bumped into the consolation bracket by a 49-38 loss here Saturday, February 10. The Buccaneers next take on Garfield-Palouse Wednesday, February 14, in Dayton, with the opening tip at 6:45 p.m. Gar-Pal was sent into the consolation bracket after a 46-34 loss to Sunnyside Christian on Feb. 8 at Sunnyside, and defeated Yakama Tribal last Saturday 54-40 to stay ali...
Ten Years Ago February 6, 2014 After an absence of almost four decades, the Pomeroy Pirate wrestling team claimed the top step of the awards podium of a post-season tournament on Saturday. The Pirates won the Class B East Sub-regional Tournament in Davenport, overcoming 12 other teams in the field. Team members included Kyle Hyer, Taylor Lewis, Adam Herres, Jack Neice, Wyatt Hyer, Clayton King, Steven Wysocki, Mike Wymore, Blaine Reisdorph, Wyatt Jenkins, Havin Heytvelt, Ryan Smith, Austin...
POMEROY––The Pirates hold a 10-1 record along with Oakesdale with Gar-Pal in third with an 8-4 record and Tekoa-Rosalia fourth at 5-6 as the regular season closes out this weekend with a road game to St. John/Endicott/LaCrosse and Senior Night against Sunnyside Christian Saturday. The Pirates defeated Tekoa-Rosalia Tuesday 61-14 (story next week). Pomeroy took a decisive game over Gar-Pal, bolting to a 15-2 first-quarter lead, and a 33-11 half-time margin. "We played great position defense ton...
POMEROY––The Lady Buccaneers are gaining experience and improving, according to Head Coach Brian Koller, with the team holding a 4-6 record and fourth place in the SE1B League behind 7-2 Colton, 8-2 Gar-Pal and 8-1 Oakesdale. "We put together about two and a half pretty good quarters against a very good Viking team," Koller commented. "They are very physical and aggressive and we handled that okay. They pulled away late in the third quarter as we just didn't take care of the basketball very wel...
POMEROY––After the final regular-season match at Almira Coulee Hartline High School last week, the Pirate Wrestling Team is headed to the district tournament next Saturday in Spokane. "The guys all wrestled in top form today and are positioned well as we head into the district tournament," commented Head Coach Mat Slaybaugh. "Curtis Winona had a dominant victory of Reardan's Conner Kline, a top-ranked opponent at his weight," Slaybaugh noted. "Peyton Cannon demonstrated some of his best wrestlin...
COLTON–The Pirates bounced back from a squeaky-close loss at Oakesdale the night before with a 67-17 trouncing of Colton. The Buccaneers are in first place in the Southeast B Wheat Division with an 7-1 league mark and 11-2 overall, with Oakesdale in second, Gar-Pal in third and Tekoa-Rosalia in fourth. "Next week will be a big week for us with Desales and Garfield-Palouse in the schedule," said Head Coach Chris Wolf. "It will be nice to play some home games as we have had 6 of our last 7 on t...
COLTON–The Lady Pirates are in search of consistence and point production to back up the team's defensive efforts as two road trips-to Colton and Oakesdale-were tough on the squad. Colton ran away after a close first quarter 56-27, and the Nighthawks also had better quarters after the first with a 52-15 win last week. Four home games will wrap the regular season. DeSales visited earlier this week, then Gar-Pal comes to town Saturday, Tekoa-Rosalia on January 30 and Senior Night will be S...
POMEROY––Three-sport Pirate standout Ollie Severs will represent Pomeroy in the running back position on the All-State 1B team, as selected by the Washington State Football Coaches Association, Kyle Kimball, Pirate football head coach, announced January 15. "Ollie was all-league running back, and defensive line man as well as our team Most Valuable Player," Kimball said. "He led the Pirates in rushing yards, receiving yards, touchdowns, and total points." Severs's Senior year was a good one with...