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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...
POMEROY–The Pirates are in first in the Southeast 1B league with a 7-0 league mark and 11-2 after this week's 49-42 loss to Oakesdale on Tuesday (story in next week's edition). Up next is a Friday homestand versus Tekoa-Rosalia with a road trip to Colton on Saturday. Pomeroy enjoyed a taut defense and prolific scoring in its 64-16 weekend win over the Dayton Bulldogs. Trace Roberts topped Pirate scorers with 15 points, and Kyzer Herres poured in 11 points, grabbed four rebounds, dished three a...
POMEROY–The Lady Pirates edged Dayton's Lady Bulldogs by virtue of winning each quarter by an couple or three points-plus taking advantage of a strong defensive performance in the second quarter, downing Dayton 35-24 in 1B league action here Saturday, Jan. 13. The Lady Bucs visited Oakesdale earlier this week, losing 52-15 (full report in next week's paper) then take on visiting Tekoa-Oakesdale this Friday before venturing to Colton on Saturday. Pomeroy is in fourth place, 3-3 in league, 4-7 ove...
ROSALIA–The league-leading Pirates–6-0 in league, 10-0 on the season–will focus on their matchup with second-place Oakesdale (5-1) this weekend, which Head Coach Chris Wolf says will be a "great test" for the team. Gar-Pal is hovering in third with a 4-3 record and Tekoa-Rosalia, recently downed 76-46 by the Bucs, is fourth at 3-3. The Pirates face Oakesdale there on Friday and host 0-6 Dayton on Saturday. A 24-9 first quarter set the tone for Pomeroy's win over Tekoa-Rosalia last Friday. "The...
ROSALIA–The 2-3 Lady Pirates are firmly in fourth place in the SE1B Wheat Division standings, helped by a 44-41 win over 1-5 Tekoa-Rosalia last weekend. Coming up for the Lady Buccaneers is a road trip to league-leading Oakesdale on Friday followed by a homestand versus the Dayton Bulldogs Saturday. Oakesdale is atop the standings with a 5-1 league record with 4-1 Colton in second and 4-2 Gar-Pal in third. T-R is fifth and Dayton is sixth with a 0-5 record. "It was a pretty evenly matched g...
Pomeroy hosted its annual Christmas Tournament this year with 16 teams in attendance with the Pirates finishing in eighth place with 77 points and two championship medals. Enterprise captured the team championship with 211½ points. "The Pirate wrestlers gave their best in front of their home crowd," said Head Coach Mat Slaybaugh. First-place medals went to Curtis Winona and Peyton Cannon, Winona winning out in the 190-lb. class and Cannon finishing the 175-lb. division with a trio of...
LEWISTON–The Lady Pirates won two and lost one here New Year’s Weekend, starting slow but finishing strong in wins over the Clarkston JVs and Lapwai JVs. Pomeroy hits the road for games at Genessee and Tekoa-Rosalia this weekend. In every game we played,” said Head Coach Brian Koller, “we started slow and finished strong. We need to be better at getting going from the beginning and playing with more of a sense of urgency.” Koller acknowledged that the team’s ability to “fight and battle back i...
WAITSBURG–A disciplined defense and good offensive play were the keys to Pomeroy's 66-30 win over the Waitsburg Cardinals here Saturday, December 30. The Pirates are 5-0 in league, 8-1 overall as they look forward to road games to Genessee and Tekoa-Rosalia this weekend. "We played a great game defensively tonight," said Head Coach Chris Wolf. "We were able to hold Waitsburg to 10 first half points. "We were disciplined at staying in the gaps and limiting penetration throughout the game while do...
RICHLAND–It was nip and tuck for the first three quarters against Liberty Christian, but the Pirates hung on thanks to a nine-point spurt by Cesar Morfin in the third quarter, finishing with a 51-46 win over the Patriots here Thursday, Dec. 21. Pomeroy clobbered St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse 75-19 at home Dec. 19. The Bucs visit Waitsburg Saturday before starting the new year off at Genessee Jan. 4. Pomeroy and Liberty finished the first eight minutes 11-11, then the Pirates bumped to a slim 2...
LEWISTON–The Lady Pirates lost a close one to Liberty Christian on December 21 before breaking for the Christmas holiday. Next up for the Pirate girls basketball squad is a three-day tournament in Lewiston. The Lady Bucs are now 1-3 in SE1B Wheat Division play, 2-4 overall. Following the holiday-break tourney, the squad jumps into the second half of the season January 4 at Genessee. Pomeroy trailed by one point at halftime, 16-15 against the Lady Patriots and were outscored by just a few baskets...
POMEROY––The Buccanneers are pillaging all ports-slashing through Garfield-Palouse 45-39 and romping over Oakesdale 65-39 last weekend and boasting a 4-0 league record and a 5-1 season mark. The Pirates hosted St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse earlier this week, and visited Liberty Christian on Wednesday before taking a break from games until a December 30 away game at Waitsburg. The Vikings didn't hand the Pirates the win: it had to be taken. Trace Roberts led the way for Pomeroy with 14 points and ei...
POMEROY––Two formidable foes were faced by the Lady Pirates, both ending with losses for the Pomeroy five yet with improvement showing as the December season schedule winds down before Christmas Break. Pomeroy fell to Gar-Pal 61-41 at Palouse, and were downed by the Oakesdale Lady Nighthawks 56-26 last Friday on the home court. After this week's contest with St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse, the Lady Bucs travel to Liberty Christian on Wednesday. They face Waitsburg there on Saturday, Dec. 30. Aga...
POMEROY–The Jr. Pirates played the Asotin Panthers for the second time in three days at home on December 7. The Tuesday game was a six-point win and the boys held their own with Asotin again on Thursday, to 30 points. The boys executed their offense well, according to Coach Brock Ledgerwood, but "struggled to put the ball in the basket." Defense was key. Christian Ramirez was key to the second half effort. He brought energy on "the defensive end when the Jr. Pirates really needed it. "Treyton K...
DAYTON–Trace Roberts and Ollie Severs were the top scorers in Pomeroy's 72-12 win over the young Bulldogs here Saturday, Dec. 9, on the heels of another lop-sided win over Colton, and with a challenging weekend ahead for the 3-1 Pirates. "We have a couple of tough tests next weekend that will let us know where we stand," commented Head Coach Chris Wolf. The Bucs host Oakesdale on Friday and travel to Palouse Saturday to face the Vikings. Against Dayton, the Pirates took advantage of the size d...
DAYTON–A big first quarter gave the Lady Pirates the momentum to carry through to a 51-28 conference win here Saturday, December 9. Pomeroy is 2-2 overall, 1-1 in league after beating Waitsburg and being shelled by Colton treys 61-18 the previous night at home. The Lady Bucs face Oakesdale at home Friday and visit Gar-Pal Saturday. 'Our full-court pressure was good and fun to watch," Head Coach Brian Koller commented about the Dayton win. "We are gaining but still have miles to go." Taylor G...
POMEROY–Local Youth Basketball Fifth and Sixth Grade girls' teams take the champion position at the Veteran's Day weekend tournament hosted here on November 17-18. The local youth basketball teams hosted a youth basketball tournament Veteran's Day weekend with 21 teams from around the area. The tournament featured four different brackets with 5th grade girls, 6th and 7th grade girls, 5th and 6th grade boys, and 7th and 8th grade boys. "Pomeroy had teams in each division and represented well," s...
By Loyal Baker POMEROY––Despite the Pomeroy Pirates chalking up four passing touchdowns, three by rushing and a game-opening, 100-yard, kick-off return by Walker Flynn, the Buccaneer defense had no answer for Naselle's squirrelly quarterback, 5-8, 165-lb junior Jacob Lindstrom, who churned through defensive formations for 346 yards and six touchdowns to boost the Comets to a 78-58 play-off win here on a windy and rainy Saturday, Nov. 4. The Comets also successfully converted four on-side kicks,...
DAYTON–The Lady Pirates were one match away from returning to the State Tournament but the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Lady Eagles handed the Lady Buccaneers a three-set loss in the consolation round of the District 9 Volleyball Tournament here Saturday. "We got off to yet another strong start but, similarly to DeSales, when SJEL got on runs, we didn't have much luck getting a side-out and just couldn't get the momentum back once we lost it in game one," Head Coach Adam Van Vogt said. The Lady P...
POMEROY––The first round of the 1B Eight-Man Football playoffs begins this Saturday when the Naselle Comets visit Lybecker Field for a 1 p.m. kickoff against the SE 1B second-place Pomeroy Pirates. The Buccaneers are number eight in the eight-man ranks, identical record with seventh-place Mossyrock. In sixth is Wellpinit, fifth is Northwest Christian (Lacey), fourth is Almira-Coulee-Hartline, third is Liberty Christian, second is Wilbur-Creston-Keller and Liberty Bell is first. Other Saturday ga...
POMEROY––The Buccaneers counted their eighth straight win as they steamrolled the Sunnyside Christian Knights 62-0, piling up 42 first-quarter points to start the running clock, one step closer to securing a play off spot in the SE 1B league. Pomeroy is 8-1, standing in second behind Liberty Christian, the only team that has beaten Pomeroy this season, 38-26 in the season opener. The Pirates travel to 0-7 Yakama Tribal this Friday for the last game of the regular season. "Five different Pirates...
WALLA WALLA–The third-place Lady Pirates were bumped into the District 9 1B consolation bracket by number two DeSales three sets to zero here Monday, setting up tonight's loser-out showdown with No. 4 Prescott on the home volleyball court at 6 p.m. The Lady Pirates split their final two regular-season matches to clinch third seed in the playoffs, losing to St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse then beating Tekoa-Rosalia in five sets. A win over the Lady Tigers will send the Lady Buccaneers to the final r...
Cheerleaders keeping the Pomeroy Pirate rooting section loud and supportive were also sporting pink attire to raise awareness for breast cancer prevention this week in Pomeroy. Some of the cheering contingent included Sidney Wolf, Peyton Newberg, Myka Horal and Daphne Waldher, in the front row, and the three furthest to the right in the back row are Nola Claassen, Allie Gingerich and Allie Van Vogt. Numerous others were pitching in with lots of cheering and commotion as the Pirates downed the...
POMEROY––The Pirates took control of their destiny–and post-season play–by defeating DeSales 44-22 in SE1B action here Oct. 20. Pomeroy holds a 6-1 record, second place behind Liberty Christian at 7-0, and ahead of Garfield-Palouse at 5-2. The Pirates host fifth-place Sunnyside Christian (4-3) Friday at Lybecker Field for Pomeroy's Homecoming and Senior Night. "I'm super proud of our guys and how they approached the preparation this week," commented Head Coach Kyle Kimble. "They were fully c...