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POMEROY–The Drills 4 Skills Sessions (D4S) first practice begins at the Elementary Gymnasium for all students who are able to listen, follow directions and participate on November 20. Sessions will be split into grade and skill levels. Participants will have the opportunity to adjust their participating level according to development and skill level. Each session will center around developing basic understanding and skills of basketball. As reinforcement, sportsters will practice what they have learned in fun drills. Sessions are set on W...
POMEROY– The Pirates Junior High Basketball games played against the Colfax Bulldogs were tough, which they fought hard but were kept at bay with a Pirate A team loss of 18-54 and B team loss of 14-22 at their second game November 14. The A Team’s leading scorer was Ollie Severs with eight points, Trace Roberts played hard scoring four points and fouling out in the fourth quarter. Ceasar Morphin made three points, which was the only Pirate three point shot for the day. Colby Ledgerwood scored tw...
YAKIMA–After three years of yielding the spotlight to Oakesdale, the Pomeroy Lady Pirates Volleyball Team swept the WIAA 1B State Volleyball Tournament, defeating Southeast rival Oakesdale in a five-set championship match here Friday. The win snapped a four-year championship streak for the Lady Nighthawks, three of those at the expense of the Lady Pirates, in 2015, 2016 and 2017. The crown is the first championship for the Pomeroy Volleyball Program since the 2014-15 season. The Lady Pirates r...
Pomeroy High School's Lady Pirates are making their sixth consecutive appearance at the WIAA State Volleyball Tournament in Yakima November 14-15 following a three-set, consolation-round win over Colton in Pomeroy Saturday. The Lady Pirates face Naselle in the opening round at 9:45 a.m....
POMEROY–The Lady Pirates are state bound for a sixth year in a row. Pomeroy earned a berth in the WIAA State Volleyball Tournament, November 14 and 15, with a consolation-bracket win over rival Colton. The Lady Pirates had defeated St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse last week to advance to the District 9 Championship game, as had the Oakesdale Nighthawks, victors over Colton on Nov. 6. The Lady Pirates, ranked fourth in state by the WIAA's index, meet the Naselle Lady Comets, 10-7 overall and 4-4 in lea...
POMEROY–Lady Pirate Maddy Dixon, a 6-0 senior middle blocker for the Pomeroy volleyball team, was selected as Player of the Year in the 1B Southeast District 9 coaches' poll. Dixon and four other league-champion Lady Pirate teammates were named to the All-League list. Other Lady Pirates named to All League were Heidi Heytvelt, a 5-5 senior setter/libero; Sydney Watko, a 5-8 senior outside hitter/middle blocker; Alyssa Wolf, a 5-4 senior libero/defensive specialist and Jaden Steele, a 5-8 s...
LYLE, WASH.–After dishing out the licks for six games, the Pomeroy Pirates came up short with no answer to the Montoya and Montoya package of the 8-2 Lyle/Wishram Cougars last Thursday, November 7, as the hosts cruised to a lop-sided win, 64-14. Lyle/Wishram, as the Southeast B-8 champions, receives an automatic seed into the playoffs, and will host Tekoa-Rosalia Friday, November 15 in Lyle. During the season, L/W beat T-R 64-36. Efficiency was the name of Lyle/Wishram’s game versus the Pirates. Both teams rushed for 205 yards, and passing was...
POMEROY–The Pomeroy Pirate football season will continue this Saturday in Chewelah, Wash., with the Buccaneers facing the Selkirk Rangers in a regional crossover game. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at the Chewelah High School football field....
POMEROY–Another solid Pirate win leads to the final regular-season game at Lyle/Wishram against the undefeated, 5-0 Cougars. Pomeroy football is 5-2 and in third behind Tekoa-Rosalia, who fell to Lyle/Wishram last Friday 64-36, and first-place L/W. The Pirates' record actually places them in fourth behind DeSales but the Irish, who opted into the league this year, are ineligible for post-season play. The Pirates travel to Lyle for the crucial meeting today, Thursday, November 7. Kickoff is at 6...
CHEWELAH–A trio of Pomeroy Cross Country runners finished the 1B/2B District 7 & 9 Regional Cross Country meet here last weekend, but despite registering decent times, the competitiveness of the field eliminated them from advancing to the State Cross Country Meet. Pomeroy’s senior Cross Country runner, Evan Bartels, finished 70th at Regionals, held at the Chewelah Golf Course on November 2. There were 100 runners and 20 teams in the 5,000 meter race. Bartels ran his best time of the season, 20:0...
OAKESDALE–The outcome of the 2019 volleyball season-and playoff opponents and locations-depends on how the Pomeroy-Prescott match turns out this week. The Oakesdale Lady Nighthawks bumped and bruised the Lady Pirates last week – handing Pomeroy an unexpected loss – but the Lady Pirates, if they get a win over the 0-11 Prescott Tigers in a Senior Night and Homecoming match Tuesday, are favored to finish the 2019 campaign first in league. Should Pomeroy beat Prescott, the Lady Pirates and Oakes...
POMEROY–The final outcome of the 2019 volleyball season depends upon how the Lady Pirates do against Prescott this week. With a win, Pomeroy finishes the 1B Southeast campaign in first place. In that case, the Lady Pirates will be League Champions and will host both days of the District Tournaments, according to Athletic Director Toddette McGreevy. With the win over the Tigers, “on Wednesday, November 6, Pomeroy would host No. 4 St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse at 6 p.m.,” McGreevy said. “Then on Saturday, November 9, they would host the rest of...
COLFAX–Three Pirate Cross Country team members advanced to the 1B/2B District 7 & 9 Regional meet, set for Saturday, November 2, in Chewelah, Wash., and they’ll compete for one of the berths to the State Cross Country Meet at Pasco’s Sun Willows Golf Course on November 8 and 9. Qualifying for the regional meet were senior harrier Evan Bartels, freshman Samuel Lamb, and eighth grader Aidan Knuteson. Bartels finished in the money in third with a time of 20:16, behind Garfield-Palouse junior Ethan Cook (19:47) and top finisher Logan Marco...
SUNNYSIDE–Pirate Quarterback Brandon Bales and running back Trent Gwinn were the one-two punch Pomeroy needed for another lop-sided 1B Southeast conference win here Friday. The Pirates manhandled the Knights 66-18, two touchdowns inside of one minute in the half pushing the game into running clock. Homecoming week’s opponent will be Colton, with kickoff at 7 p.m. at Lybecker Field, and Homecoming activities (See front page story.). The Pirates and DeSales are tied for third with 4-2 records in the 1B Southeast 8-man league. Undefeated Tek...
POMEROY–The Lady Pirates marked their first-place finish in the 1B Southeast Conference volleyball with a decisive win over the last-place Prescott Tigers here Tuesday. With the win, Pomeroy will face No. 4 St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse on their home court at 6 p.m., Wednesday, November 6. See the sidebar story this week for further post-season volleyball details....
COLTON–The Pomeroy Junior High Girls Basketball team showed how much they improved over the season with a 27-25 win over Colton October 17. The B Squad game was won by Colton, 30-23. “Tonight was a great way to end this Junior High Season,” said Co-Coaches Jennifer Maves and Jessica Wolf. “At the start of the season it was evident many of our girls had played very little basketball. “This evening we were very impressed with the intensity these girls came out with,” they said. “As a team we discussed how we would need to come out ready to play...
ST. JOHN–It was a dark and stormy night—at least it was for the St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse Eagles—as the Pomeroy Pirates pounded and slashed their way to a convincing 62-6 1B Southeast eight-main conference win. The Pirates are tied for third with DeSales with 3-2 league records, behind 5-0 Tekoa-Rosalia and 4-0 Lyle/Wishram. The Buccaneers play Sunnyside Christian at Granger this Friday for another conference contest. Trent Gwinn did the most damage to the Eagles, rushing for 245 yards on te...
ST. JOHN–The Lady Pirates roll into the final few games of the 2019 season this week atop the 1B Southeast league and hovering in the top four in the state after wins here and at Garfield-Palouse last week. Pomeroy is 9-0 in league, 18-2 overall, and has 27 sets won to zero sets lost. The Lady Pirates are among five undefeated teams in the state, and one of two with no set losses, along with Firm Foundation Christian. Pomeroy and defending state champions Almira-Coulee-Hartline are both 9-0 i...
COLFAX–The District 9 1B Cross Country Championship will be run this Friday, October 25, at the Colfax Golf Club here. The 5k run begins at 2 p.m. Pirate team members include Evan Bartels, Aidan Knuteson, Cash Copher, Nick Bryson, Nick Vendeland, Samuel Lamb, Tony Entrup and Will Entrup. Bartels, Copher, Lamb and Knuteson tuned up for the championships by competing at the Kyle Burnside Invitational in Pendleton last week. Out of 24 men's teams and 156 individual runners, Bartels finished 96th i...
SPRINGDALE–A squeaky-tight, competitive contest was broken open in the fourth quarter when the Pomeroy Pirates–on the legs of quarterback Brandon Bales–rallied with three touchdowns for a 60-38 non-conference win over Mary Walker here Friday, October 11. The win was the third straight after the Buccaneers sustained three losses at the start of the season. Pomeroy travels to St. John Friday to face St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse, kickoff at 7 p.m. The Pirates were trailing 38-36 when the third quarter ended and the Pirate defense had its hands...
SPOKANE VALLEY–Pirate harrier Evan Bartels and the Pomeroy Cross Country Team are competing in regional meets as the season winds down and the district meet approaches. Pomeroy’s Bartels, a senior, finished 34th in the field of 62 runners at the District 7/9 South Meet Tuesday, October 8, at Plantes Ferry Park. Eighth graders Cash Copher and Aidan Knuteson finished 52nd and 54th, respectively, and Samuel Lamb, a freshman, was 56th. Copher’s time was 24:21; Knuteson’s 25:38 and Lamb 26:32. Bartels was Pomeroy’s sole entrant in the Inland Em...
POMEROY–With five matches remaining in the season, the Pomeroy Lady Pirates are in first place with a 7-0 record in 1B Southeast District play as they head to the next two matches against sixth-place Garfield-Palouse and fourth-place St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse. The team hosted Gar-Pal at home Tuesday of this week and tonight visits SJEL at St. John for a 6 p.m. match. Trailing the Lady Pirates is Oakesdale in second place with a 7-1 record and Colton in third with a 5-3 record. Touchet and St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse are tied for fourth with 3...
Pomeroy Middle School Girls Basketball lost to Tekoa-Rosalia on October 10 by 35-26. The B Squad won 31-13. The team’s next game will be at 4:30 p.m., October 10 in Touchet, and October 14, in Pomeroy, versus Oakesdale at 4:30 p.m. “The girls worked really hard tonight,” said Co-Coaches Jennifer Maves and Jessica Wolf . “We are proud of their team work and intensity. Tonight’s was an exciting game.” Cassidy Bales led scoring with 8, Izzy Field 6, Taylor Gilbert and Ashley Pemberton 4, Kristen Bartels and Elisabeth Carroll, 2. “Each girl...
GENESEE–Personnel and fatigue played a role in the Lady Pirates' second-place finish in the Pea and Lentil Tournament here last Saturday as the squad slashed through Deary, Gar-Pal, Wallace and Colton before dropping the championship match to Genesee in two sets. The Lady Buccaneers played a non-conference match against Orofino at home last Tuesday and travels tonight to Touchet. They host Gar-Pal on Oct. 15. At the Pea & Lentil Tournament, Pomeroy was 4-1, beating Deary (20-25, 25-22, 1...