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Columbia High headed back to State tourney

February 28, 2012

Wilson Creek
overwhelmed by CHS

Columbia High (25-1) got a combined 70 points from Elizabeth Larrew, Lindsay Loe and Krista Colvin in a 77-11 crushing of overmatched Wilson Creek (9-11) in a State 1B girl’s regional game last Saturday afternoon at Shadle Park High School in Spokane.
The win earns CHS, whose only loss this season to date was to Class 2B state favorite and two-time defending state champion Reardan, a date at the Class 1B Hardwood Classic in the Spokane Arena March 1-3.
CHS will open the 1B tournament Thursday at 7:15 p.m. against little known Northwest Yeshiva.

Colville’s season comes to an end in Chelan

February 23, 2012

Indians lose to
Freeman, Okanogan

Colville High (16-8) dropped a pair of Bi-District girl’s Class 1A games last weekend in Chelan and saw a very successful season come to an end.
The Indians opened the Bi-District Tournament last Friday night at Chelan High School against two-time defending State 1A champion Freeman. The Scotties, winners of the Northeast A League regular season championship, had advanced to Chelan with a loser-out, 57-54 win over second-ranked Cashmere (20-2) back on Feb. 15 at Moses Lake High School.

Colville fifth at Mat Classic XXIV

February 22, 2012

Chandler Knight leads
in Tacoma

Colville High went into last Friday and Saturday’s Mat Classic XXIV on a roll. The Indians, on successive weeks, had annexed the Northeast A and District titles and captured their first regional crown.
Expectations were high in the Colville camp that the Indians could finish in the top three or four among 1A elite in the Tacoma Dome.

Indians win brawl— make ‘Sweet 16’ field

February 22, 2012

Colville boys eliminate Freeman at Chelan

In a game more reminiscent of a backyard brawl or a rough around the edges Australian Rules Football scrum on roller derby skates, Colville High’s boys led wire to wire to register a 54-47 Bi-District winner-to-regionals/loser-out win Saturday afternoon over Freeman at Chelan Community Gymnasium.
The win for Colville (15-11) was the first this season in four tries over Northeast A League and District 7 1A champion Freeman (15-9).

Five Chewelah wrestlers head to Mat Classic

February 16, 2012

The Jenkins High wrestling team will be moving five wrest­lers on to Mat Classic XXIV this week in Tacoma after a suc­cessful regional tournament at Colville High School last Sat­urday.
As a team, Chewelah fin­ished sixth in the 12 team tour­nament and after their ifth place showing in the six-team Northeast A League District tournament, coach Patrick Mitchell was very pleased.
“It was the best tournament we wrestled as a team all year,” Mitchell said.

Tyler Vining will represent Bulldogs at Mat Classic

February 16, 2012

KFHS junior
finishes fourth

Kettle Falls High standout Tyler Vining will represent the Bulldogs at Friday and Saturday’s Mat Classic XXIV in the Tacoma Dome.
The KFHS junior will open his tournament on Friday afternoon at approximately 1 p.m. in a first round match-up with Michael Siperly of Adna. A win would draw a quarterfinal match-up Friday evening at about 7:30 p.m. against the winner of the Darrin Springs (Darrington) vs. Austin Reisdorph (Pomeroy) opener.
Vining led the KFHS contingent at the 1B/2B regional at Kittitas High School last weekend with a fourth place finish.

Northport faces loser-out game with Cusick

February 16, 2012

Valley Christian sends NHS to loser-bracket

Northport High (18-4) will face Cusick (10-12) in a District 7 1B boy’s loser-out game Wednesday at Deer Park High School. Game time is 5 p.m.
The Mustangs, who dropped a 59-37 decision to third-ranked Valley Christian (19-2) last Saturday night at Deer Park High School, will play Cusick for the fourth time this season.
Northport is 3-0 against the Panthers to date, but if the first three encounters with their Panorama League rivals haven’t necessarily been buzzer-beaters, they’ve been close.

Defense keys Indians’ District championship

February 16, 2012

Colville heads
to Chelan

Colville High built a big early lead and cruised to a 44-26 win over Newport to annex the District 7 1A girl’s basketball championship last Friday night at Mead High School.
Behind Ashley Knight’s 28 points and 12 rebounds, the Indians (16-6) advanced to the title game with a 51-36 win last Wednesday over Lakeside in the opening round of District play.
CHS advances as District 7’s top seed to this week’s Bi-District 6-7 Tournament at Chelan High School and the Chelan Community Center.

Colville wins regional title

February 14, 2012

Indians will send a record 11 to ‘Classic’

Colville High will send a record 11 wrestlers to Friday and Saturday’s state all-divisions Mat Classic XXIV spectacular in the Tacoma Dome after annexing the East Region 1A championship last Saturday at Colville High School.
In front of a packed house in the CHS gymnasium, the Indians were able to crown three champions among the Northeast A and Caribou-Trail League teams in attendance: Jesse Morrison (120), Trenton Welton (126) and Chandler Knight (170).

Five of seven Kettle wrestlers earn medals

February 10, 2012

Regional next at Kittitas

Kettle Falls High will send its full compliment of wrestlers to the 2B/1B regional wrestling tournament at Kittitas High School Friday and Saturday. Wrestling will get underway at 3 p.m. on Friday and at 8 a.m. on Saturday.
Five of Kettle’s seven wrestlers earned medals at last Saturday’s 2B/1B sub-regional tournament at Lake Roosevelt High School.
“We will send all of our wrestlers to the next level of competition,” KFHS head coach Joe Kerns said. “Five of seven earned medals.”