Bulldogs Basketball Notches League Win, Advances in Districts With Weekend Victory
February 11, 2026
By:
Brandon Hansen
The Kettle Falls boys basketball team picked up a pair of important wins last week, edging Chewelah Cougars in NE2B play before rolling past Lind-Ritzville/Sprague in the opening round of the District 6 2B tournament.
At Kettle Falls on Feb. 3, the Bulldogs held off Chewelah 49-44. Mace Thivierge led Kettle Falls with 15 points, while Cooper McKern added nine points.
The game stayed close throughout, with Kettle Falls taking a slim 15-12 lead after the first quarter. Chewelah answered in the second and led 24-23 at halftime. Kettle Falls was able to regain the lead in the third quarter.
Chewelah was paced by Asher Stancil and Frankie Sety, who scored 12 points apiece.
Kettle Falls followed up the league win with a 59-46 victory over Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos on Saturday, Feb. 7, in a District 6 2B first-round game at West Valley High School.
Cody Adams scored a game-high 22 points as the Bulldogs jumped out to an 18-10 advantage after one quarter and extended the margin to 33-22 by halftime. The Bulldogs knocked down eight 3-pointers in the win, five of them from Adams.
Cole Rouleau and Damon Schilling each scored 10 points to lead Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, which cut into the deficit in the third quarter but couldn’t get closer than double digits that late in the game.
With the win, Kettle Falls improved to 10-11 overall and advanced to face Colfax on Tuesday, Feb. 10, in a district quarterfinal at West Valley. Results from that matchup were unavailable at press time.