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WALLA WALLA–Pirate golf phenom Chase Caruso topped the girl’s event when ten schools and 52 golfers competed at Wine Valley Golf Course April 27. Caruso, who has been in the winner’s circle repeatedly this season, shot an 83 to lead all girls, said Head Coach Al Damron. Jett Slusser carded a 103 and Brady Bott 101. “Brady had broken his wrist just before the season and has struggled until now,” Damron said, “but he showed real improvement today.: Earlier this week, the District 9 Invitational was hosted by Pomeroy at Crystal Spring Golf Course...
COLTON–A chance to continue the softball season slipped away earlier this week as the Lady Pirate Fast-Pitch team dropped a pair of games to the Lady Wildcats. Pomeroy softball finishes its season with a 4-8 record and won’t see further play in the District 6/7/9 1B Regional Tournament. The Lady Wildcats won 9-4 and 16-4 in Colton. “We played hard, but left too many runners on base,” said Head Coach Sonia Hevener. In the second game, “Colton capitalized on all our defensive errors. We got some solid hits but not enough to keep us in the game....
WALLA WALLA–Lady Pirate golfer Chase Caruso again came out on the top of the heap here April 19, besting an extensive, 120-player field from 1B, 2B and 1A schools. Reggie Ott led the Pirate boys in the 18-hole match at Veterans Memorial Golf Course. Caruso was the Pirate Golf Team’s sole top-ten finisher, taking first with 87 strokes. “As usual, Chase was steady all day with 43 on the front nine and 44 on the back,” commented Coach Al Damron. “An 87 was a great score considering cold wet and windy conditions.” Reggie Ott carded a 99 for the...
COLFAX–State-leading pole vaulter Colton Slaybaugh and top Pirate thrower Raelin Borley were named “Athletes of the Meet” at last Saturday’s McDougall Invitational here, Colton Slaybaugh helping the boy’s team to fifth-place, and Borley placing well in the throwing events. Sidney Bales placed in all four of his events, first as a member of the 4X100 Relay, second in the pole vault and 200, and fourth in the 100. “That made him one of the rare athletes to do so in a major invite,” commented Coach Adam Van Vogt. For the Pirate boys, Colton...
COLTON–The Pirates got the bat on the ball plenty, but the Colton Wildcats were in the right place at the right time and made the right plays, and leveraged a single run into a win in a classic pitching duel between Pirate Trevin Kimble and Wildcat Angus Jordan. In the nightcap, Pomeroy ten-runned Colton 14-2. The 6-6 Pirates head to Touchet for a double-header on April 30, then host Sunnyside Christian May 3. “It was a tough, defensive game the whole way,” commented Head Coach Kyler Lovgren. “We were able to hit the ball, but Colton made th...
POMEROY––Keely Maves whapped a home run and went six for six at the plate with five runs batted in, but the team's 20 points wasn't enough as the error-plagued Lady Pirates dropped the second game of a double header 24-20. The Lady Irish also won the opener 12-1 here April 19. The Lady Bucs played Tekoa-Rosalia at home and visited Prairie earlier this week, then will travel to Sunnyside Christian on April 30 for a non-league game and finish a string of three road games with a double bill at Col...
PASCO–Pirate golfer Chase Caruso led all women golfers at a match on the Sun Willows links here Wednesday, April 13. Caruso’s 90 was the best among women golfers from 12 schools competing in the match, said Head Coach Al Damron. “I thought we did really well in the very cold conditions,” Damron said. Pirate golfers have a busy month and a half ahead of them with several schedule changes. Pomeroy Golf compted last Tuesday at Walla Walla’s Veteran’s Memorial (results to appear next week). They travel to Wine Valley in Walla Walla for a match on...
POMEROY––In a rare occurrence, the Lady Pirates’ fast-pitch double header against Sunnyside Christian was snowed out on Thursday, April 14. That game has been rescheduled to Monday, May 9 in Pomeroy. After the Lady Pirates’s meeting with DeSales last Tuesday, they Host Tekoa-Rosalia on April 26 for a 3 p.m. twin bill. The team travels to Prairie on April 27 for a nonleague double header and venture to Sunnyside for another nonleague matchup. Earlier, the Lady Buccaneers had run roughshod over the Asotin Lady Panther Jayvees 22-8 on April 1...
POMEROY–Crucial fielding errors and spring break had its effect on Pirate baseball as a rescheduled double header counted for two losses last week, bringing Pomeroy’s record to 5-5 heading into the second half of the season. The Pirates lost a 6-4 close one to Liberty Christian at home April 8. “A couple of fielding errors were the difference in the game,” said Head Coach Kyler Lovgren. In the night cap, Pomeroy had just eight players on the roster and lost 20-4. Asotin downed the Pirates in a 24-21 hit-fest April 5. Sunnyside Christi...
ST. JOHN–Two Pirate golfers finished a match here March 23, coming in third. Kiersten Bartels and Jett Slusser each placed third at the four-way meet. Slusser carded a 49 for the Pirates and Bartels finished with 58. “All of our players did well, considering they played in brutal cold and windy conditions,” commented Head Coach Al Damron. When classes resume after Spring Break, the team will compete at Pasco’s Sun Willows April 13 and Ritzville on April 14. Bartels, Slusser and other Pirates competed with teams from St. John, Tekoa-R...
POMEROY––Its first league double-bill canceled last Saturday due to a scheduling issue, the Pomeroy Pirates headed into Spring Vacation after a pair of non-league wins over Liberty Spangle and Prairie. The Pirates are 5-2 overall. The Pirates downed Prairie 18-14 at Shepherd Field on March 31, and earlier edged Liberty Spangle 6-5 on March 29. Last Saturday's double header at Liberty Christian was canceled and the Pirates will take the diamond next on April 14 in a home stand double header aga...
RICHLAND–The Lady Pirates were outgunned by the Liberty Christian Lady Patriots in a road-trip twin-bill last weekend, losing 9-4 and 10-0. "We played hard," observed Head Coach Sonia Hevener. "We just came up short." The Lady Bucs travel to DeSales April 12 and Sunnyside on April 14 when play resumes after Spring Vacation. Pomeroy built a three-run lead by the top of the third, but LC rallied with two runs in the third and six in the fourth, going on to win 9-4. LC's defense blanked the Lady P...
KOOSKIA–The Pirate nine finished as runner-up in this year’s Southfork Slugfest here, dropping the championship game to North Star after defeating Clearwater Valley 4-3 and Clarkston JV 10-0. North Star rode big fourth and seventh innings to the 20-9 win. The Pirates split the season-opener versus Touchet, dropping the first game 6-0 and winning the second 10-0. Play continues this week against Liberty and Prairie, wrapping up with a twin bill at Liberty Christian Saturday, April 2 and an April 5 single with Asotin. North Star 20, Pomeroy 9 ...
POMEROY–Pirate Golf hosted St. John on its home golf course on Wednesday, March 23, and with only one veteran player taking part, the match game Pomeroy’s less experienced players a taste of what it is like to compete on the links. Jett Slusser was the boys’ medalist with a good nine-hole score of 41. Eighth grader Grayson Slaybaugh was second with 49. Reggie Ott was third with 54. On the girls’ side, freshman Kiersten Bartels collected the second-place medal carding a 53. Other Pomeroy participants were: Cesar Morfin-56, Boone Schmitt...
CLARKSTON–Pirate Track and Field launched the spring campaign with a good showing at the Southern NE 2B meet here March 23. The Pomeroy Boys were third behind second-place Asotin and Davenport, and the Pirate Girls were fourth, with Davenport in third, Garfield-Palouse in second and Clarkston taking top honors among the nine schools competing. The season will resume after Spring Break with a Tuesday, April 12 meet at Lybecker Field. Colton Slaybaugh commences his fourth year as a Pirate pole vaulter, and he cleared 14-0 for first place. Juniors...
PALOUSE–The Lady Buccaneers split a double header with the Garfield-Palouse Lady Vikings last weekend, losing the opener 10-3 then rallying in the nightcap with a big sixth inning for a 10-9 win. Pomeroy faces Liberty and Prairie this week and rounds off the pre-Spring Break schedule with a Saturday double header at Liberty Christian. Play resumes April 12 at DeSales. “In the first game, we fought hard and came up short,” said Head Coach Sonia Hevener of the opener at Gar-Pal. “We made some crucial errors that cost us the game. But the Lady Pi...
POMEROY–The Pomeroy High School Lady Pirate basketball awards were presented to the team at the ESA in the school cafeteria last Monday March 21. Keely Maves was awarded Most Valuable Player, rebounding award and the captain's award. Other awards handed out were to Izzy Field for the Most Inspirational; Jadence Gingerich as the Most Dedicated; Hailee Brewer as the Finisher; Chase Caruso for Defense; Elizabeth Ruchert for the Most Improved; and the Coach's Award went to Jillian H...
POMEROY––Lady Pirate Senior Keely Maves has received honors since helping her team bring home a fourth-place trophy from the State 1B Tournament earlier this month. Maves was selected to play in the Washington State Girls Basketball Coaches Association Senior All State Games in Seattle, as a member of the 1B team, and she was chosen MVP of the 1B girls’ tournament by media members participating in a poll conducted by Scorebook Live. “I thought it was a really cool honor to be selected to play...
By Loyal Baker ASOTIN–Elizabeth Ruchert hit a home run and teammates Keely Maves and Taylor Gilbert were notable batters, but the Lady Bucs dropped the 2022 Fast-Pitch season opener here 27-4. Senior Maves went three of four at the plate, and fellow senior Ruchert and freshman Gilbert were both 1-3 against the tough Lady Panthers. League play starts this Saturday at Gar-Pal with an 11 a.m. double bill. Pomeroy faces Liberty in a single-header Tuesday, March 29....
POMEROY–The Pirate Golf Team has three returning letter winners: Chase Caruso, Brady Bott and Jett Slusser. Caruso returns as a junior and hopes to repeat as District Champion, according to first-year Golf Team Head Coach Al Damron. “We expect big things from Chase this year,” Damron said. Last year there was no state tournament for golf due to COVID. Brady Bott “had a respectable year in 2021 and we are hoping he will improve this year,” Damron commented. Letterman Jett Slusser tied for seventh at district and was second-team All Conferenc...
Pomeroy Middle Schoolers Kyzer Herres and Gunner Magill are Bi-State Wrestling Champions. Gunner Magill finished his Junior High career with an undefeated season, going 21-0, said Coach Fred Knebel. Magill missed the record (22-0) by one due to not having another match scheduled. He did break Tory Knebel’s 2 Pt. Nearfall Record with 23 (previous record was 20). Kyzer Herres came up one 3 Pt. Nearfall short of breaking the record of 35…he was trying to get one more 3 pt. Nearfall when the ref called the pin. “I truly believe these wrest...
SPOKANE–The "Overtime Kids" did it again. For the sixth time this season and in this state tournament's first overtime game, the Lady Pirates won this season's sixth and final overtime game, a 57-48 win over Mossyrock in Saturday's fourth/sixth contest in the Spokane Arena. The Lady Pirates reached the trophy round after a solid 63-39 win over Wilbur-Creston-Keller on Friday, a 57-43 loss to league-rival Colton Thursday and a 46-32 first-round, loser-out victory over Willapa Valley on the A...
SPOKANE–By just a basket, the Pomeroy Lady Pirates missed staying out of the elimination round of the 2022 WIAA State 1B Girls Basketball Tournament, falling to top-seeded Mt. Vernon Christian by 37-34 last Saturday, and they’re slated to face No. 8 Willapa Valley Wednesday night in the Spokane Arena in a must-win game. The Lady Pirates nearly pulled off one of their trademarked heart-stoppers in Mt. Vernon. “We struggled to get the ball to fall in the third quarter,” said Head Coach Tai Bye, “but we overcame a nine-point deficit and found our...
POMEROY–Local Gun Club shooters are holding their own at the eighth week of Camas Prairie Competition. Some may move to a higher placement as other shooters will remain the same. Pomeroy Gun Club members were again hampered by Gusty Winds in week eight of the 10 Week Camas Prairie Competition. Conditions were especially bad for the Youth shooters on Saturday, February 26. During Saturday’s shoot, the best score recorded by a 12-year-old and under shooter was an 11 of 25 shot by Carter Barron in the 16-yard competition. Barron led the You...