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WALLA WALLA–The unseasonable heat wave over the weekend was brutal for all participants including eight Pomeroy Gun Club members who participated in all or part of the Washington State Championships at Walla Walla Gun Club over last Thursday through Sunday, June 24–27. The heat conditions were so ruthless, some cut short their participation, especially Sunday when a participant was sent to the hospital due to the heat. Walla Walla Gun Club is located on an old WW II Army Air Corp training fac...
POMEROY–The Pomeroy Gun Club members enjoyed some shooting and good results at a couple of Idaho Clubs over the past two weekends. Holly Ledgerwood posted a 97 in the singles event at the Orofino Gun Club which won her the Lady title at the Saturday, June 13 event. One week later on June 20 her pair of 94s in the 200 singles at Nez Perce Gun Club also was good enough for High Lady honors. The Sunday Nez Perce's Father's Day shoot gave Terry John the chance to post a 99 in singles that was h...
SPANGLE–The 2021 Wrestling Season was short and intense, with the four Pirate wrestlers competing in the regional match here Friday, June 18, going for broke and a medal. Braedyn White, in the 182-lb. classification, and Will Winona, in the 195-lb. division, finished with medals following the approximately four-week season consisting of six meets, which culminated with regionals at Liberty High School. "It was a short and different season but the guys wrestled tough and kept good attitudes," c...
OKANOGAN–From the wrestling mat to the rodeo arena, if it can be wrestled, Braedyn White will wrestle it. White recently finished second in the regional 1B wrestling competition (see story this page) and at the Washington State High School Rodeo Association (WSHSRA) State Finals recently, White took the top prize in steer wrestling and earned a berth in the national high school rodeo competition later this summer. The top four finalists in each rodeo event, based on accumulated scoring from t...
POMEROY––Pirate wrestling had a successful meet last Saturday, taking the crown in one weight class and finishing second in three others. The match included teams from Reardan, Colfax, Liberty, Lind-Ritzville, and Davenport, and it prepped the wrestlers for the final event of the season, a regional tournament this Friday, June 18, starting at 9 a.m. at Liberty High School in Spangle. "The boys all had a good showing," commented Mat Slaybaugh, assistant coach. Walker Flynn won both matches to...
All summer long, the Pomeroy High School volleyball program will be offering free volleyball clinics with an emphasis on learning the game of volleyball and skill building, according to Coach Adam Van Vogt. Clinics will be 6-7:15 p.m. each Monday, starting June 21 at the football field, for incoming fourth and fifth grade players. Sixth and seventh graders will meet from 7:15-8:30 p.m. Incoming third graders are invited to join the early clinic if numbers permit. Contact Van Vogt at...
POMEROY–The local gun club gain awards for fine shooting at the Colton, Culdesac and Walla Walla gun clubs this spring. Pomeroy Gun Club members have travelled around the Northwest in the last Month to several shoots and they have brought home some Hardware in the form of Trophies in doing so. The most recent shoot June 5–6 took place at the Colton Gun Club. Saturday, under windy conditions, Larry Bunch posted a 97 in the singles event which was the High score of the day and won him the Senior Veteran Trophy. Fred Zack posted a 96 which was...
DAVENPORT–Pirate grappler Walker Flynn won both of his wrestling matches and teammates Curtis Winona and Will Winona had mixed results at a league meet here Thursday, June 3. Flynn pinned both of his opponents from Reardan in the league match that included wrestlers from Davenport, Reardan, Lind-Ritzville, Colfax, Liberty-Spangle and Garfield-Palouse. "The boys continue to make improvements each week and are wrestling really tough," said Head Coach Ben Slaybaugh. "Walker Flynn and Curtis W...
ASOTIN–The Pomeroy Junior High A volleyball team finished its short season with a 1-3 record with a loss to Asotin on June 2, 25-20, 25-22, 15-9. The Pirate A Squad opened the season with a win over Asotin, lost to Endicott and Colfax, and wrapped with the loss to Asotin. "Our girls competed well against Asotin in our last match and our stats showed our improvement," said Coach Adam Van Vogt. "We had more digs in this game than in any of the other three matches we played and we had our best s...
By Loyal Baker WALLA WALLA–The Lady Pirates finished the season with a four-games-in-four-nights run, winning the final two games and finishing with a 3-5 record. Pomeroy defeated DeSales 55-39 May 27, downed Liberty Christian 51-25, fell to Yakama Tribal 61-50 and lost to Oakesdale 42-24. "We played eight games in 15 days, capped off with four straight this week," said Brock Ledgerwood, Interim Head Coach. "We played a short rotation all season and our girls are flat out exhausted right now. T...
REARDAN–Pirate wrestling continued to show well in this six-match season, competing at the League Mix-N-Match here May 27 and counting five wins and two losses. Pomeroy's next match was June 1 at Davenport, followed a week later by a match at Ritzville. "Braedyn White had a good night against some stiff competition," said Head Coach Ben Slaybaugh. "He is just dominant on top and guys can't escape his arm bar." "Overall, they all looked good and I saw some good improvement from last week," S...
WALLA WALLA–At the end of a four-day basketball marathon, the Pomeroy Pirates's stamina faltered in the second half and the Fighting Irish took advantage of the lapse to build an insurmountable lead and finish with a 66-49 win. Pomeroy battled through the grueling pace but couldn't muster a win against Oakesdale, Yakama Nation or Liberty Christian. The Nighthawks counted a firm 60-49 win Monday, May 24, then the next night, Yakama Nation ran away with a 74-39 victory on Senior Night, followed by...
POMEROY––In the first junior high volleyball game of the 2021 covid season, the A Squad won in three sets, 25-22, 24-26, 15-13, over Asotin on May 18. The next matches are May 24 at SJEL and May 27 with Colfax. "We had a lot of points go back-and-forth in Game 1 but ultimately built a lead and kept it through the end," said Coach Adam Van Vogt. "We got down in games 2 and 3 but the girls fought back behind strong serving from Allyson Shaffer and Elisabeth Carroll, and scrappy defense," he sai...
Pomeroy’s Junior High Track team competed May 6 on the home field. The boys who placed among the top 8 finishers were: Tyler Matheny- 1st in the 75-meter dash (10.24), 2nd in the 100 (13.11), 2nd in high jump (4’4”), and 3rd in pole vault (7’). Boone Schmidt- 1st in the 200 (24.61), 2nd in the 400 (1:06), and 5th in long jump (12’8”). Braxton Mckiernan- 2nd in pole vault (8’), 7th in the 400 (1:14), and tied for 7th in high jump (3’8”). Evan Thomas- 4th in the 100 hurdles (21.90), tied for 4th in high jump (3’10”), and tied for 7th in high...
SUNNYSIDE–After handling the Lady Knights' trap in the first quarter, Sunnyside Christian switched defenses and capitalized on the change and the Lady Pirates' drop in energy to nearly treble their lead and go on to win 48-36 here May 20. The Lady Buccaneers are now 1-4 with a week to go in the quick covid season. Starting a four-day sprint down the home stretch, Pomeroy faced Oakesdale on the home maple Monday night, May 24, losing 42-24, then Yakama Tribal visited Tuesday, May 25, for S...
SPANGLE–The three wrestlers on the Pirate Wrestling Team faired well at the season-opening match here May 19. The team heads to Reardan tonight, May 27, for the second match of the season, then ventures to Davenport on June 1. Both matches begin at 5 p.m. "The boys wrestled tough and looked good for the first outing," commented Assistant Coach Mat Slaybaugh. In the 160-lb. class, Walker Flynn pinned both of his opponents, Hamilton and Chilson, both from Reardan High School. "Walker had a great s...
SUNNYSIDE–The always-formidable Sunnyside Christian Knights took off in the second quarter and never looked back in a 79-33 win over Pomeroy May 20. The loss for the Pirates put them at 2-3 overall, 1-2 in the 1B Southeast League. The Pirates hosted Oakesdale last Monday, falling short 60-49 and Yakama Tribal on Tuesday, the first of a four-game stretch that will wrap up the covid-shortened basketball season for 2021. The game Tuesday will be Senior Night. Wednesday's road trip to Liberty C...
CLE ELUM–Pirate golfer Chase Caruso topped the competition here May 4, leading a field of 22 women golfers. The match was played at Suncadia Resort's Prospector Golf Course, and it is known as a difficult, tree-lined venue with a high level of difficulty. Caruso shot a 95, 49 on the front nine and 46 on the back to finish in first place. She was four strokes under WWVA's Macyn Sherger, who also scored 49 on the first nine, but shot a 50 on the back. Caruso and Sherger were in the same group, a...
POMEROY––Jillian Herres and Keely Maves were the one-two punch that carried the Lady Pirates to a 33-23 win over the Touchet Indians here May 14. Pomeroy is 1-1 so far following a loss in the season opener to Garfield-Palouse, 58-24. The Lady Buccaneers will squeeze most of their games in the next two weeks. They hosted Colton Monday of this week, traveled to Liberty Christian on Tuesday, visited Sunnyside Christian Thursday, May 20, and then returned home against Oakesdale May 24. They fol...
POMEROY––The Pirates opened the season with a down-to-the-wire loss to the Garfield-Palouse Vikings, then rebounded with a come-back win over the Touchet Indians to tip off the 2021 covid season with a win and a loss. Pomeroy’s basketball season will be a quick one. The Pirates took on Colton last Monday at home, visited Liberty Christian on Tuesday, practiced Wednesday and traveled to Sunnyside Christian on Thursday, May 20. Monday, May 24, the Pirates hosted Oakesdale, with Yakama Nation coming to town for Senior Night, Tuesday, May 25. The s...
WALLA WALLA–"Baseball the way it's been played for a hundred years" resulting in an intense but disappointing outcome for the league-leading Pirate nine as they dropped a tight 4-3 playoff game to Liberty Christian here May 4. The Pirates rally, two runs in the bottom of the seventh and the tying run on first base, fell short. "It reminds you of how baseball normally looks," said Head Coach Dave Boyer. "All the games this year have been high scores, like 15-12. "This was a tight game," said C...
RITZVILLE–On the strength of a state pole vault championship, a pair of second-place finishes and a smattering of thirds, fourth, and other medalist finishes, the Pomeroy Pirate Boys Track Team finished second out of a field of 17 teams, a scant seven points behind regional rival St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse. The Pirate Girls were a respectable tenth place with 34 points, helped by Raelin Borley's second-place javelin throw and other teammates' third through eighth finishes. "It was a s...
POMEROY––So far, there are six home and three road games on the schedule for Pirate basketball, according to A.D. Toddette McGreevy, and Stage 3 protocols will be in effect for home games. Changes are to be expected and fans are asked to check the Pomeroy School District Website: www.psd.wednet.edu under the CALENDARS tab, click on ATHLETICS for the latest information. People who are able may also check Pomeroy High's Facebook page for the latest updates, McGreevy said. One of the var...
POMEROY––Junior Pirate pole vaulter Colton Slaybaugh set a new school record–and a personal best–and vaulted into the top position in the state 1B standings with a 14-5.5 effort here Tuesday, April 27. He also broke the tape in first place in the 100 m dash, and his PR in that event puts him in seventh place in state rankings. This Friday will be the District 7-9 Outdoor Track and Field EWA Championships at Ritzville High School, with the first event at noon. Slaybaugh's mark puts him 11.5 in...