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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...
The Pomeroy Pirate Boys District Home Site game, to be played on Saturday, Feb. 11 in the High School gym, will tip off at 5:00 p.m., rather than the previously reported 6 p.m. In this game, the Pirates will host either Sunnyside Christian or Oakesdale with a start time at 5:00 P.M. in Saturday. The Pomeroy Lady Pirates will play at DeSales on Friday, Feb. 10, at 6 p.m....
POMEROY–Local junior gun club shooters, and lady shooter were an asset to club scores at the very cold fourth week of Camas Prairie 2023 competition. Week four results of the 2023 Camas Prairie competition would have been bleak if it had not been for the efforts of some Junior shooters and Lady Shooter Holly Ledgerwood. Very cold and breezy conditions made the two days very tough for many shooters. In the 12-year-old and under division the 16-yard event was led by the 21X25 score of Carter B...
LEWISTON–The Jr. Hi. Wrestling team got off to a good start last Thursday at Jenifer Jr. Hi. in Lewiston. Sixth-grader Chance Savage lost both matches to wrestlers who have more experience. “His drive and motivation are going to bring him success in the near future,” said Coach Fred Knebel. Lincoln Lovgren lost his first match and then pinned his second opponent. Jackson Hutchens lost both his matches in his debut in Jr.Hi. wrestling, but he is going to find the win column real soon, Knebel said. Jess Winona won both of his matches by pin a...
The Pomeroy Jr. High girl’s volleyball team took two matches this week, defeating All Saints on January 23 at home and then traveling to Colfax on January 26. The Jr. High A team is now 3-0 on the season. “I was really pleased with how well we played in our first home match,” said Coach Adam Van Vogt. “The girls were focused and composed despite being excited and even a bit nervous playing at home for the first time this season.” Pomeroy served 89% as a team and controlled the serving game, he said. When the ball came back over, the team did...
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–Week three of the Camas Prairie Trapshooting Association (CPTA) ten week shoot greeted shooters with some breezy cold conditions but did not prevent some shooters from excelling when breaks in the weather occurred. Saturday was the tougher of the two days and Junior shooters struggled to get some good scores. In the 12 year old and under 16 yard shooting Carter Barron had the top score of 18X25, while Judson Hall and Rowdy Cole posted scores of 16. Barron also paced the youngest s...
The Pomeroy Jr. High girls' volleyball team defeated Tekoa-Rosalia 25-8, 25-15, 15-3 in the first match of the season Jan. 19. We did a great job of transitioning from offense to defense and limited our mistakes. I was very impressed with how well we remembered our rotations and how crisp we looked. We were very good at setting up pass, set, spike sequences as evidenced by having 16 kills on 16 assists which are really strong numbers We passed well, which is always important and not always easy...
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...
POMEROY–The second week of the Camas Prairie Shoot Competition (CPTA) on January 14-15, unseasonably warm weather made for good shooting conditions, availing Brian Bingman to post the first perfect 25 of the season. The Junior Club did face some breezy conditions and rain at times on Saturday, but the hardy youth did turn in some good scores. Rowdy Cole managed a score of 19X25 in the 16-yard event to lead the division in the 12-year-old and under division, and Luke Collier posted an 18. In H...
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...
POMEROY––It was a great week for the Pirates, taking three games by significant differences and improving their league record to 4-1, 7-4 overall, with two more weeks of league play remaining. Pomeroy thumped Liberty Christian 62-35, slashed Garfield-Palouse 53-32 and clobbered Touchet 70-26. After last Tuesday's non-league game versus Dayton-Waitsburg, St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse visits Friday and Saturday the Bucs travel to Palouse for the first of three straight road games. "Great overall per...
POMEROY––After a disappointing league loss at Garfield-Palouse, the Lady Pirates rebounded and took their frustrations out on Liberty Christian here Saturday, Jan. 14, hitting baskets, reducing turnovers and playing with teamwork to win 45-24. The previous week, the Lady Buccaneers had no trouble in a 49-10 win over the Touchet Redhawks. Pomeroy visited Dayton-Waitsburg last Tuesday for the non-league counter, then will host St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse on the home maple Friday. The team fac...
POMEROY–The Pomeroy Gun Club started the 10–week Camas Prairie Trap competition on Saturday January 7 for Juniors, and Sunday January 8 for the Senior Club. The Juniors faced a strong east wind that made for tough conditions on Saturday, but several youth shooters shot decent scores. In the 12-year-old and under 16-yard competition, Luke Collier had the top score of 17 X 25 and he was followed closely by Rowdy Cole and Carter Barron with scores of 16. Collier had an even better Handicap sco...
WALLA WALLA–The Lady Buccaneers fended off a fourth-quarter surge by the Lady Irish to take a 41-39 non-conference win here last Saturday, and clobbered Tekoa-Rosalia 69-28 at home Friday to own a 2-2 league record, 4-4 overall. Pomeroy hosted Touchet last Tuesday, and travels to Palouse for a Friday the Thirteenth contest against the Lady Vikings. Liberty Christian will visit on Saturday on the home hardwood. "This was a great win for us," said Head Coach Tai Bye of the win over DeSales, "...
WALLA WALLA–After a big, 67-60 league win over Tekoa-Rosalia the night before, the Pomeroy Pirates couldn't contain DeSales's Spencer Green, who buried six three pointers on the way to the Irish's 63-41 win over Pomeroy here Saturday. The Pirates are 4-3 overall, 3-1 in league. After last Tuesday's non-league tilt versus Touchet, the Pirates will visit Garfield-Palouse on Friday, Jan. 13, then meet Liberty Christian Saturday night in the Pomeroy gym. They visit Dayton-Waitsburg in Dayton Jan. 1...
COLFAX–Pirate wrestler Peyton Cannon rallied to win two of three matches at an All-League Meet here January 5. The Pirate Girls' Team journeyed to Newport for a girls-only competition Jan. 10, and tonight, Jan. 12, Pomeroy competes in Davenport at League Meet No. 2. Saturday the action is the Crusader Classic at Colbert, and next Tuesday, Jan. 17, the Pirate girls wrestle at Mead in Spokane. "Peyton looked tough, going 2-1 on the night," commented Head Coach Mat Slaybaugh. One-hundred s...
By Loyal Baker POMEROY––Strong and consistent, the Lady Pirates suffered from no cold spots in their 65-21 drubbing of the Dayton-Waitsburg Lady Wolfpack in a non-league game here December 29. Pomeroy is 2-4 overall, 1-2 in league. The Lady Pirates host Tekoa-Rosalia Friday and journey to DeSales Saturday, January 7. Touchet visits Jan. 10 for a non-league matchup. The Lady Buc defense held Dayton-Waitsburg to single digits in each quarter while adding up buckets for four consistent qua...
POMEROY––Rebounding and sticky defense were lacking in the Pomeroy Pirates' 55-44 loss to Dayton-Waitsburg here December 29 as the visiting Wolfpack took advantage in the final minutes and scored in the end game while shutting the Pirates out. The Pirates, 3-3 overall, 2-1 league, welcome visiting Tekoa-Rosalia Friday on the home maple, then hit the road to DeSales for a non-league contest Saturday, and travel to Touchet Tuesday, Jan. 10. "Dayton-Waitsburg took it to us all night," com...
POMEROY–The local K-7 Youth Basketball program of 110 players have scheduled several home and away games for January and February. The Pomeroy Youth Basketball has approximately 110 participants in the program this winter. Youth team members in K-2 are primarily doing drills for skills type practices in order to learn the fundamentals of the game. For this age group, there are a few games on lower hoops scheduled. The 3rd-7th graders will play various tournaments and also participate in the S...