TONASKET – One play away. Tonasket’s football team just needed one play — and had several chances to make that one play — to hang on to a narrow lead at Riverside on Friday. A win would have lifted the Tigers to their first .500 season in five years. Instead, that one big play eluded [...]
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Hornets warm up for playoffs with trouncing of Chief Leschi
PUYALLUP – Oroville warmed up for the start of the state 2B playoffs with a 72-0 victory over Chief Leschi of Puyallup on Saturday, Nov. 3. The Hornets held Chief Leschi to minus-2 yards of total offense for the game, including -54 yards on the ground. Oroville led 33-0 after the first quarter and 53-0 [...]

Speiker wins second state title
PASCO – Distance runners are their own breed, so it shouldn’t be all that surprising that Sierra Speiker’s first words after winning her second Class 1B/2B state cross country title in three years were self-critical. The Oroville junior, who won her first championship as a freshman and took second last year, pulled away to a [...]

Tigers bow out of district playoffs
OKANOGAN – If the Tonasket girls soccer team’s season had to end, this was probably the best way to do it. The Tigers gave Okanogan everything the Bulldogs could handle Tuesday, Oct. 30, withstanding a huge early barrage before playing on even terms for most of the afternoon. “We played a very good game,” [...]

Recurring nightmare in Chelan
Tonasket played its worst game of last season at Chelan. Unfortunately, their Friday, Oct. 26 rematch didn’t go any better.

Hornets overcome slow start to blast Bridgeport
Oroville exploded for 42 points in the second and third quarters on the way to a 57-12 victory over Bridgeport on Oct. 26.
Tigers blanked by Cashmere, open playoffs at Okanogan
Tonasket’s district tournament is at Okanogan on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 3:30 p.m. Admission is $5.00.
District Playoff Match-ups
Football 1A Bi-District 6/7 (all games loser out, winners to state) Okanogan (CTL #4) at Chewelah (NEA #1), Nov. 2, 7 p.m. Quincy (CTL #3) at Freeman (NEA #2), Nov. 2, 7 p.m. Medical Lake (NEA #3) at Cascade (CTL #2), Nov. 2, 7 p.m. Lakeside-9 Mi. (NEA #4) at Cashmere (CTL #1), Nov. 2, [...]

Tigers finish season at District 6/7 regional
WENATCHEE – Northeast A League teams dominated the District 6/7 regional meet at Walla Walla State Park on Friday, Oct. 26, limiting the Caribou Trail League to one of six available team state berths and four additional boys and two girls individual spots. Lakeside (9 Mile Falls) won both the boys and girls regional titles. [...]
Oroville girls head to XC state; Speiker wins regional
The Hornets didn’t quite get their team regional three-peat, finishing second to Lake Roosevelt by one point. But with the minimum of five girls needed for a team score, the Hornets will indeed be heading back to state. And Sierra Speiker cruised to her third straight individual regional title with 3-mile personal best time.


