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OLYMPIA — The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking candidates to fill seven positions on a volunteer committee that advises the agency on administering the Hydraulic Code designed to protect fish. The Hydraulic Code has been in effect since 1943 to ensure projects such as bulkheads, culverts and dock construction meet state standards for fish and shellfish protection. The department will accept applications and nominations to its Hydraulic Code Implementation Community Advisory Group through April 7. “The hyd...
LIND - The Northwest Rally Association opened its 2023 racing season March 4-5 in Lind Lions Club Arena. Here are the results of the event: Saturday, March 4 Prepared RWD - Ryan Payne, 1981 Toyota Corolla, total time 9:13.640 Modified RWD - Dan Hipwood, 1986 Toyota MR2, total time 7:39.260; Gabriel Schaar, 1983 Toyo9ta Celica GT, 8:00.868; David Gergeron, 1987 Porsche 944, 8:03.974; Daniel Bergeron, 1980 Triumph Tr7, 8:07.297; Calvin Lindenmayer, 1977 Datus 280z, 8:09.828;...
On Sunday the brackets for the 2023 NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournament were announced. This year’s tournament will have the Gonzaga men and women and the Pac 12 women’s tournament champion WSU Cougars in the mix. I have had the opportunity to see a couple of men’s regionals and one women’s regional final and one NCAA men’s championship game. For all of the years that I have watched the tournament on TV it is really special to get to watch the games live. The NCA...
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University and its athletic director, Lynn Hickey, are being sued by basketball coach Wendy Schuller. The lawsuit accuses the university and Hickey of age and gender discrimination. In a court filing Feb. 7, Schuller’s legal representatives outlined factors for the lawsuit. Among them are a pattern and practice of age and sex discrimination in employment, and in education and athletic opportunities, unequal pay, and unequal access and inadequate women’s facilities, according to Spokane Count...
PASCO — Fishermen can expect more Coho, Chinook and sockeye salmon to return to the Columbia River and its tributaries this season. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s forecast is based on environmental indicators such as ocean conditions, numbers of juvenile salmon that migrated to marine waters and numbers of adult salmon that returned in past years. About 84,800 Upper Columbia River summer Chinook are forecasted to return in 2023, representing about 120 percent of the 10-year average return and higher than las...
EWU mens' basketball head coach David Riley finished the job of the ceremonial cutting down of the net following his team's clinching the Big Sky Conference regular season championship Feb. 18 at Reese Court. The Eagles' 89-77 win extended their Division I leading win streak to 18 and improved their league record to 15-0....
Northern Colorado led just once, 5-2 in the opening moments of their Big Sky Conference basketball game against Eastern Washington. After that it was all Eagles as they kept the Bears trailing by double-digits and not only collected an 89-77 win but clinched at least a share of the conference regular season title, Feb. 18 at Reese Court. The championship is Eastern’s fourth since joining the conference in 1987. The Eagles won the regular season Big Sky title in 2003-04, 2014-15 and 2019-20. The 2014-15 team shared the d...
OTHELLO — A local girl has been named as a Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Athlete of the Week for her achievements on the court. AnnaLee Coronado, a senior at Othello High School, was recognized for her play in girls 2A basketball last week. Coronado recently hit the 1000-point milestone. She was named Second Team All-League her freshman year and First Team All-League her sophomore and junior years. This year, she was selected as League MVP. Coronado is also a student-athlete, with plenty of As on her t...
WALLULA — The Columbia River spring Chinook salmon fishing season will open between The Dalles and Wallula will run from April 1 through May 6. The opening follows the March 1 to April 7 opening downstream of Bonneville Dam, and it comes with a larger spring run forecast than last year. According to the state Department of Fish and Willdife, the agency expects 198,600 Chinook to return to the Columbia River this spring. That's higher than the 10-year average of 150,485 salmon and more than last year's 185,209 return. "...
OLYMPIA — The state Fish and Wildlife Commission voted Friday to revise regulations for commercial smelt fisheries on the mainstem Columbia River and commercial guide logbook reporting. The commission also agreed on an updated performance agreement for Director Kelly Susewind. The commission kicked off its virtual meeting by approving an amendment to rules regarding reporting requirements for freshwater fishing guides. These revisions will support enforcement by providing clarity on who needs to report, requiring certain i...
Congratulations to Jay Humphrey on his retirement from coaching, hopefully after the State 2A tournament in March. I’ve watched Jay coach on more than one occasion and he certainly had his passion for the game that he learned from his dad, Denny. I have fond memories of Jay’s time as a Bronco shooting guard in the days before the 3-point line was established. Jay had a really nice shot and could make things miserable for his opponent. Our paths crossed on several occasions, us...
I have a tendency to look at the scores of games that were played the day before and try to imagine what made the game unique. Was a close game close from start to finish, or just in the last few minutes or the last quarter? For instance, last Saturday, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos defeated the Okanogan Bulldogs, 50-48. In the first half, the Broncos had trouble finding their shooting range and only scored 15 points, which is not a lot for them. The Bulldogs scored 26...
OLYMPIA — Recreational retention fishing for white sturgeon on two sections of the Columbia River mainstem will close over the next week, fishery managers from Oregon and Washington announced Tuesday. The Dalles Pool (between The Dalles Dam and John Day Dam) will close to sturgeon retention beginning Thursday, Jan. 26, while the John Day Pool (between John Day Dam and McNary Dam) will close beginning Monday, Jan. 30. State Department of Fish and Wildlife and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife employees agreed to close t...
OLYMPIA — The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is taking public comment on an environmental analysis of a plan to manage eulachon — commonly known as smelt — in the Columbia River basin. Eulachon are a small forage fish that range from California to Alaska. The southern distinct population segment of eulachon, which spans from northern California to British Columbia, was listed as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 2010. "Overall, this updated plan is not a drastic departure from current management...
RITZVILLE — A Hunter Educational course will be offered Jan. 30-Feb. 2. The classroom portion of the program will take place at the Washington State University Extension Office, 205 W. Main Ave., from 5-8:30 p.m. After completing the nightly class, Hunter Education participants will have range training at the Ritzville Gun Club. Range training is from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Feb. 4. The class is free and open to the public. To register, log onto https://www.register-ed.com/programs/94 then enter the Ritzville zip code a...
I have a few things to talk about today so bear with me. A couple of days ago I was driving on the freeway where doesn’t really matter. Anyway I was in the left lane and there were cars coming off the exit into the right lane. I needed to be in the right lane so I speeded up and at the right time I moved over. The car that I moved in front of decided to get into the left lane and would sling shot into that lane. As he moved passed me I noticed that the passenger side of t...
RITZVILLE — The Bronco girls basketball team closed out the year with two wins the week before Christmas. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington girls dunked Columbia (Burbank), 48-32, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, and edged Tri-Cities Prepartory, 44-41, on Wednesday, Dec. 21. On the road against the Columbia Coyotes, the Broncos came out on fire, running up a 15-0 lead by the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Coyotes cut the margin, outscoring Lind-Ritzvillle, 12-8. At the half, the Broncos led the C...
I’ve seen a few Sci-Fi movies about time travel and how someone can change history. But, of course, we really can’t and neither can the folks in the movies. I look at time travel and think where has the year gone now that we are near the end of 2022? To me that seems really fast but a minute or an hour haven’t gotten any faster it just seems that they have. We get up in the morning and splash some water on our faces and the next thing we know is that we are splashing water on...
PASCO - A local boy won a state B cross country title Saturday, Nov. 5, at Sun Willows Golf Course. Ciaran St. Hilaire, a junior at Tri-Cities Prepatory, took gold in the boys division, finishing the 5,000-meter course in 16:27.4. He was among Jaguar runners that included freshmen Paul Beery and Brenden Bohrmann; sophomores Aidric Muzatko and Josh Nolan; juniors, Tyler Baerlocher, Patrick Kovis and Brian Sweeney; and senio Gabriel Bohrmann. Overall, the boys team finished...
PASCO — Three Connell Eagles were among the hundreds of competitors Saturday, Nov. 5, vying for a state cross country title at Willow Springs Golf Course. In the boys division, senior Spencer Harris and sophomore Elijah Morrisette competed. Harris paced the Eagles, finishing 52nd overall with a time of 18:13.0. Morrisette was 54th, with a time of 18:16.6. In the girls division, senior Josie Miller completed the 5,000-meter course in 104th place with a time of 2...
I was reading the sports page this morning and saw the odds posted for basketball games that would be played later in the day. This early in the season there are a lot of games being played by the haves versus the have-nots. There are also some games that look highly competitive. The amount of points that the favorites are expected to win by varies from 2–32 points. Some of the game will be blowouts; a few will be nail biters. It’s early in the season and if you feel sec...
The Othello Golf Course recently hosted a fundraiser in support of Adams County Fire District No. 5 and the Adams County Sheriff's Office. The fundraiser included an auction, with funds earmarked for the purchase of speed signs in the towns of Lind and Washtucna, Sheriff Dale Wagner said....
As the college football season continues into the last third of the season you can see how fortunes have changed for some teams. My Eastern Eagles have fallen on hard times as several injuries have led to young players getting playing time and valuable experience. However, with the inexperience and youth factor it has meant a fair amount of missed blocks and tackles and some opponents have looked like All-Americans. Case in point, on Saturday the Portland State QB juked and ra...
It was quite the season that the Seattle Mariners had. It helps that there are more Wild Card teams otherwise the M's may have had to wait another year to make the playoffs. I know that there are a fair amount of purists out there that think only the division winners should make the playoffs. I remember when there were only the teams from the American League and National League and they played each other all season long and the team with the best record would go to the World S...
CHENEY – The Eastern Washington University community hopes Homecoming spirit will lift the Eagles football team back into its winning ways this Saturday. The Eagles (1-4) are off to their worst start in Big Sky football since 2011. They are hoping to upend the undefeated, No. 4-ranked Sacrament State Hornets (5-0) this weekend at home on Roos Field before an expected boisterous Homecoming crowd. Kickoff is at 4 p.m. Eastern returns home after losing, 45-21, to undefeated W...