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POMEROY––Senior Pirate outside hitter Chloe Mayfield has been named to the Southeast 1B District 9 All-League Volleyball team. Mayfield was the sole Lady Buccaneer selection to the 14-player honor team. "I am super honored to receive this award," Mayfield informed the East Washingtonian this week. "It feels great to receive it my senior year. It sure softens the blow of leaving high school and the sport that I love." Mayfield put up some good stats this covid-shortened season, according to Hea...
POMEROY––In a high-scoring game, the Pomeroy Pirate Football Program counted one more win in this five-game covid season, defeating the Clarkston High School Bantam Jayvees 58-42 here March 15. The Pirates docked with a 4-1 record. Besides the tension of a close game through the first and second quarters, a highlight of the game was junior quarterback Trent Gwinn's move into the top spot in career points for the Pirate Football Program. Gwinn had 400 points going into the contest and tied pre...
Lady Pirate Cross Country runner Maya Kowatsch was Pomeroy's sole finisher last week. Kowatsch finished in 14th place with a time of 31:16. Results from the Cross Country Championships, held last week in Pomeroy, and from the final football and volleyball games, are on page 6. -East Washingtonian photo by Dotty Van Vogt...
POMEROY–Camas Prairie Shoot participants enjoyed spring like weather during the tenth and final week of competition and it was reflected in the scores. The Junior Club had beautiful calm weather on Saturday March 13 and they made the most of such good conditions. In the 12 and under division Braxton McKeirnan led the youngsters with a score of 21 in the 16-yard competition and Michael DeBord posted a 20. McKeirnan had another 21 in the Handicap shooting and Byron Collier managed an 18. In the Su...
POMEROY––The Pirate Cross Country team counted many personal records on its way to a fourth-place finish at the XC Championships held here Wednesday, March 10. The 3.1-mile course at the Pomeroy Golf Course was covered by Pirate Nick Vendeland in 20:50 for a 10th place finish, and teammate Cash Copher wasn't far behind in 14th place with a time of 21:48. Trevin Walton finished in 16th place with a 21:58 time. Bringing up the rest of the field was Brady Bott in 21st place with a 23:43 time; Sam...
POMEROY––The Garfield-Palouse Lady Vikings put together a long run and avenged an earlier loss to the Pomeroy Lady Pirates here last Friday. Pomeroy closed the covid volleyball season with a 2-8 record, winning matches at Gar-Pal on February 27 and over Tekoa-Rosalia March 4. "We competed well but each game saw Gar/Pal put together a long run that made it tough for us to ultimately win," commented Head Coach Adam Van Vogt. "A big focus for next year will be to side out quickly and limit opp...
ODESSA–From the opening kickoff, it was a runaway and it was all the Pomeroy Pirates could do to hang on. The Odessa Tigers were a force to be reckoned with in this 94-6 Pirate loss here March 9, but Pomeroy can boast it scored one of the two touchdowns against the Tigers this season. Pomeroy's Saturday contest against St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse was canceled and a make-up game scheduled for Monday, March 15, against the Clarkston High School Junior Varsity. Results of that game will be r...
This fourth-quarter, diving touchdown was Trent Gwinn's (13) fifth of the day as he and Colton Slaybaugh teamed up in the 56-6 rout of Tekoa-Rosalia last week in Rosalia. Gwinn was unstoppable in the second quarter, scoring all four of Pomeroy's touchdowns and helping lead the team to its third win. Gwinn completed six of 11 passes for 91 yards and rushed for 117 yards on 18 carries. See the story on page six. -East Washingtonian photo...
POMEROY–Local Gun Club members had fair conditions this past weekend with the Junior shooters doing well on Saturday but the Adults faced some gusty winds at times on Sunday that affected targets. The 12-year-old and younger kids were led by Byron Collier in the 16-yard event with a score of 19 during the Saturday events. Levi Bowen managed an 18. Braxton McKeirnan had the top Handicap score with a 16 and Collier posted a 15. Gunner Magill and Olliver Severs headed up the Sub Junior Division i...
ROSALIA–Four second-quarter touchdowns put the game in the treasure chest for the Pirates in a 56-6 drubbing of Tekoa-Rosalia here March 3. The Bucs played at Odessa Tuesday (story next week) and will wrap up the five-game covid season, hosting SJEL on Saturday, March 13, kickoff at 5 p.m. "After a slow start, we turned it on in the second quarter scoring 28 points," commented Head Coach Kyle Kimble. "Trent Gwinn scored five touchdowns and Colton Slaybaugh added three scores. "The Pirate d...
POMEROY––The Lady Pirates avenged an earlier loss to Tekoa-Rosalia but fell to Colton and Oakesdale over the past week as the covid-shortened season draws to a close with a final home match against Garfield-Palouse Friday, March 12. The Buccaneers, 2-7 overall, had games every other day last week, compressing experience, practice and recovery into just six days. "When I watch us play," said Head Coach Adam Van Vogt, "I feel like our girls are learning the game and improving with each game we...
ST. JOHN–Pirate cross country runner Nick Vendeland finished in the top ten at the three-way meet here March 6. The season wrapped yesterday, March 10, with the championship meet held in Pomeroy. Results will be published next week. Vendeland, a Pomeroy senior, finished the 3.1-mile course in 22:18 for a tenth-place finish and a contribution to the Pirates' third-place boys' team finish with 62 points, behind Touchet with 51 and SJEL with 21. Four of Vendeland's Pirate teammates followed in fift...
POMEROY–Weather was much improved for the eighth week of the Camas Prairie 10 week shoot but scores among shooters did not improve as much as Pomeroy Gun Club members would have liked. Junior shooters again shot most of their scores on Saturday and in the 12-year-old and younger category Byron Collier led the Youngsters with a nice score of 22 in the singles competition and Braxton McKeirnan shot an 18. In Handicap Collier put up a 20 and McKeirnan posted a 17. Sub Juniors Gunner Magill and N...
By Loyal Baker ST. JOHN–Pomeroy Cross Country boys team finished fourth here February 27, but not before four Pirate runners notched personal bests. At the first meet Feb. 24 in Pomeroy, the boys team finished third. The Pirates ran at Rosalia last Tuesday, and hit the trail at noon Saturday, March 6, at St. John. The championship meet will be in Pomeroy at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 10. "Our boys team ran a good 3.1-mile race in windy conditions, muddy, and uneven terrain surrounding St. J...
PALOUSE–Pirate volleyball worked through not only a short practice schedule but a busy four-game week, improving with each match until winning at Garfield-Palouse Saturday for a 1-5 record. Pomeroy gets home-court advantage the next three games: March 2 versus Colton; Mar. 4 v. Tekoa-Rosalia and Oakesdale on Mar. 6. Without many practices,” commented Coach Adam Van Vogt, “the coaching staff has stressed the importance of learning through the games. I believe we are doing a good job of this and I am really proud of how our girls have used early...
POMEROY–It was a runaway last week as the Pirates pummeled the visiting Wellpinit Redskins 82-0. The next game was March 3 at Tekoa-Rosalia at Rosalia; story to appear next week. The Pirates sail to Rosalia to face Tekoa-Rosalia at 2 p.m. March 9. “Overall, I was pleased with our boys’ intensity on offense and relentlessness on defense,” said Coach Kyle Kimble. “Our kids played well all around.” Pomeroy scored 11 touchdowns, Trent Gwinn notching five and Jesse Mings three as the Bucs amassed 465 total yards of offense to Wellpinit’s...
POMEROY–The big story for the seventh Camas Prairie shoot is again the weather; high winds and tough conditions. Even though, the Juniors had a fair day on Saturday but Sunday greeted the Senior members with a difficult climate environment. Saturday’s shoot, the 12-year-old and under kids were led by scores of 17 by Levi Bowen and Byron Collier. Braxton Mckeirnan put up a 16 one target behind. Collier also led the Handicap event with an 18 and Bowen posted a 17. In the Sub Junior Division Mason Garcia put up a very nice 23 in singles and Gun...
WILBUR, WASH.–The Pomeroy Pirates rallied with 20 second-half points to pull off a 43-24 win over Wilbur-Creston here Friday in the first football contest played since the fall of 2019. The Pirates host Wellpinit today, February 25, in the second game of the five-game virus-adjusted season. "I was pleased with our team's performance and our resilience after WC took the early lead," commented Coach Kyle Kimble. "Our kids never lost faith in what we were doing, and trusted each other and our c...
Defending State Champion Pomeroy Pirates are off to a rocky start this season, dropping their first two matches of the COVID Volleyball 2021 season. Jillian Herres, sophomore setter for the Lady Bucs, makes a play while Kendall Dixon (16) and Elizabeth Ruchert stand by. The Lady Pirates opened the shortened campaign with a Feb. 18 loss to Tekoa-Rosalia 3-2 at Rosalia, and were downed by the SJEL Eagles in an away match Saturday. -Photo courtesy of Toddette McGreevy...
POMEROY–Elements of weather once again hampered Pomeroy Gun Club members in week six of the Camas Prairie Trap Shooting competition. This time it was extreme cold and falling snow that was the culprit. The Junior Shooters shot in heavy snow on Saturday and Levi Bowen led the 12 and under youngsters with a 17 in the 16 yd. competition while Braxton McKeirnan shot a 16. Bowen also was the top Handicap shooter with another 17. The Sub Juniors were led by Olliver Severs with 23 in singles, Gunner Ma...
POMEROY––Because of course conditions, the District-9 Cross Country meet in Rosalia scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 20, has been canceled....
POMEROY–Weather again proved to be problematic for Pomeroy Gun Club members during the fifth week of the Camas Prairie 10 Week Shoot. High winds hampered the Junior Shooters on Saturday and the Senior Shooters faced near Blizzard conditions at times on Sunday. On Saturday, the 12-year-old and under shooters were led in singles by Peyton Cannon's score of 15, Carter Barron posted a 13. In Handicap Peyton had another 15 and Braxton McKeirnan managed a 13. Sub Juniors were lead in singles by the 1...
POMEROY–Strong winds hampered the fourth Camas Prairie Shoot for members of the local gun club, resulting in lower than average scores. Southeast winds on Sunday caused problems for the east facing trap machines making right hand targets go high and left flying targets driven down resulting some difficult conditions and poor scores. Junior shooters had a nicer day on Saturday which was reflected in their scores. In the 12-year-old and younger division Levi Bowen shot a 20 in the 16-yard event and Rozlyn Magill recorded a 17. Peyton Cannon l...
Pomeroy-Citing weather and cold temperatures, the first Cross Country meet, scheduled for Wednesday, February 10, has been canceled. It was to have included the "Wheat Division" of the 1B league, including the "Grape Division's" Touchet High School. The next meet will be at 3 p.m., Tuesday, February 16 at Pomeroy, with the meet starting at the Lybecker Field track. It will include the Pirates, Colton, Gar-Pal, Tekoa-Rosalia, SJEL and Touchet in the high school and middle school races, and...
By Loyal Baker POMEROY–The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) recently rolled out a tentative sports season calendar, designating three shortened, seven-week seasons between February 1 and June 13. "Season 1" would begin February 1 for a six-week season plus one week for championships, and would include cross country, football, slow-pitch softball, soccer (girls, 1B/2B boys), swim & dive (girls), and volleyball. Golf and tennis alternate seasons may be offered. Season 2 i...