October 16, 2013 - The Star of Grand Coulee

The Star • OCTOBER 16, 2013Page 5Lady Raidersdrop two matchesby John R. McNeil IIRay Yazzie, left, and and Coltin Williams compete at Omak. Yazzie was the top Raider runner at Omak; Williamsled the Raider boys in Quincy. — Tarissa Clark photoCross country runstwo good racesby John R. McNeil IIRaider cross country ran itsonly two-race week of the seasonas they travelled to Omak Oct. 8and to Quincy Saturday.At Omak, the Raider boys’team finished fourth overall withbetter times from the top five.“We had a very strong teamrun in Omak with an improvementin time for all, while stillkeeping our team splits under 21/2 minutes,” Head Coach GaryDarnold said.Ray Yazzie led the Raidersat Omak, finishing 14th overallwith the time of 18 minutes, 10seconds. Dominick Cotton camein second for the team, finishing21st overall in 18:44.7.Robert George was the thirdRaider across the line for 27thoverall in 19:11. Coltin Williamsfinished 30th overall and was thefourth Raider across the line in19:18.Daniel Campobasso was fifthacross for the team and 50th overall,with the time of 20:38.9, hiscareer three-mile personal record.Will Friedlander came across theline at 22:52 for 69th. Zach Ericksonfinished 74th in 23:20. ChaseWaters came in 83rd in 25:51.8.The LR girls were led by AshleyPalmer, who finished 11th in21:50. Palmer is second to Speikerof Oroville in District 5-6 B crosscountry right now.Alexia Hanway came in 21st in23:32. Clare Castrodale finishedTUESDAY HI LO’SBowlingTEAM W LPepsi 16 8Sunflower Graphics 12 12Riverview Lanes 12 12Fullers 11 13KEYG 1490 11 13Karl’s Site Dev. 10 14High Game: Pepsi 415; Merle 182High Series: Riverview Lanes 1189; Betty 471Splits: Heather 3-10; Sheila C. 2-7MIX UPSTEAM W LFighting Chipmunks 16 8Ed’s Meat Market 14 10Flyin W. 13 11Fry Bread Power 12 12Gutter Fingers 11 13LLB 10 14Roadhouse 10 14High Game: Fry Bread Power 669; BobSchryvers 194; Candy Weed-Butz 206High Series: Fry Bread Power 1894; JohnStensgar 548; Mae Stensgar 521Splits: Elvira B. 4-5; Marvin B. 2-4-10; Briana B.5-10; Mae S. 3-10/3-10; Herb S. 5-6; Uriah C.3-10/5-7-9; Sara Z. 5-6DAM KEGLERSTEAM W LTeam 3 76.5 43.5Wreckin Crew 67 53Native Spirit 65.5 54.5Vaagen Bros 60.5 59.5Team 2 55 65Spring Canyon Alpacas 52.5 67.5Team 6 35.5 84.5High Game: Spring Canyon Alpacas 761; JohnStensgar 232; Briana Bob 190High Series: Spring Canyon Alpacas 2185; FlintBjorson 611; Briana Bob 556COLUMBIA LEAGUETEAM W LChewy’s Costruction Svc 18.5 5.5Riverview Lanes 17.6 6.5Triple S. 12.5 11.5Team 1 9.5 14.5Team 5 4 16High Game: Team 5 623; Bob Schryvers 211;Lacee Minkes-Olsen 152High Series: Team 5 1797; Bob Schryvers 537;Lacee Minkes-Olsen 400Splits Jesse V. 6-7-10SENIORS10-9-13Bob S. 186/480; Bob M. 180/501; Merle C.160/408; Ray D. 148/413; Pat Z. 183/46732nd in 25:47, Castrodale’s careerPR at three miles.Having two races in a weekplaces extra stress on the runners,Coach Darnold noted.“Racing twice in three days,we had some injuries going intoQuincy, not being at full strength,but adding back in two of our previouslyinjured varsity runnershelped us out.”At Quincy, the Raider boys’team finished ninth overall. Williamswas the first Raider acrossthe finish line and 28th overall,with the time of 19:00.38, an18-second improvement over hisprevious three-mile PR.Cotton was the second for theteam and 38th overall at 19:11.39.Brandon Desautel finished thirdfor the Raiders and 51st overallat 20:28.01. Campobasso camein fourth for the team and 52ndoverall at the time of 21:00.77.Jerry Palmer came in fifth forthe team and 56th overall withthe time of 21:46.67. Friedlanderfinished 59th overall in 23:20.55.Erickson finished in 25:57.22.Only two Raider girls competedat Quincy. Mary Ann Mathesonfinished 38th overall in 24:40.45.Castrodale finished 52nd overallwith a time of 26:42.79.“As we become healthy thisweek, we can spend the next threeweek’s preparing for district inWenatchee,” Darnold commented.“We should have all of our girlsand boys back and ready to continueimproving positioning inOroville.”The Raiders travel to Orovilleon Saturday to compete in theOroville Invitational at Lake OsoyoosState Park, where racesstart at 12:30 p.m. Many areasquads will attend, providing theRaiders with a good look at wherethey stand for the Oct. 26 leaguerace.Raiders lose infourth to Trojansby John R. McNeil IIMistakes on both sides of theball and penalties helped Mansonnab a win over the Raiderslast Friday night at Manson HighSchool.Lake Roosevelt fumbled ontheir opening offensive drive,allowing the Trojans to strikequickly for a touchdown to takethe lead 7-0.Austin Rosenbaum, back fromthe injury list, ran in a QB keeperfor LR’s first score of the night totie it up, 7 all.Manson answered by punchingin another touchdown, this timewithout the extra point.With the score at 13-7 for Manson,the Raiders pushed the balldown field. It looked like Rosenbaumwould score on a QB keep,but the official inadvertently blewthe play dead when the forwardprogress of fullback Jesse Louiewas stopped. The official did notsee Rosenbaum pull the ball outand run for the first down. The officialsruled that the Raiders lostthe down for the whistle whichcaused an uproar from the Raiderrooters.LR quickly made up for the mistake,with Rosenbaum connectingwith Josh Harris for a passingtouchdown. With the extra point,the score was LR 14 - Manson 13.On the ensuing kickoff, theRaiders recovered the onside kick,then drove down the field helpedby a personal foul call on the Trojans.LR stalled in the red zoneand sent out Octavio Alejandre toattempt a 35-yard field goal. Alejandrecleared the uprights to extendthe Raiders’ lead to 4.Manson struck back quickly,scoring the go-ahead touchdownbefore halftime, but did not makethe two-point conversion. Thescore at halftime was Manson 19- LR 17.Penalties continued to be an issuein the second half.LR went ahead of the Trojanswhen Josiah Desautel broke loosefor a 55-yard touchdown run earlyin the third quarter to make thescore LR 24 - Manson 19.Then LR’s defense and offenseran into roadblocks. They hadtrouble covering the pass andstopping big runs. And on offensetheir inside runs were shut downas the Trojans began sendingeight or nine defenders on everyplay to defeat the Raider runningattack.Manson had issues of theirown, but then strung together adrive, scoring a touchdown butmissing the extra point with 3:17left in the game.The Raiders drove down field,then stalled near mid field wherethe Raiders went for it on fourthdown. Rosenbaum went down andthe ball turned over on downs tothe Trojans.LR looked to get the ball backwith time to set up Alejandre for agame-winning field goal when theRaiders were called for anotherpenalty that gave the Trojans afirst down and the win at 25-24.Austin Rosenbaum was twofor-threepassing for 59 yards anda touchdown. On the ground, theRaiders picked up 266 yards withJosiah Desautel running for 169of those. Kyle Holt had severalgood runs and totaled 61 yardsrushing. Holt had another solidgame, returning the ball on specialteams. Jacob Palmer was thetackling leader with 10 on thenight with two for loss.“We’ll need to take better careof the ball and be more stout ondefense,” Head Coach Steve Filessaid about the upcoming gameagainst Oroville Friday night.“Also limit negative plays on offenseand hit on some big plays inthe passing game when they presentthemselves.”Files said he expects the teamto perform better this weekagainst the Hornets.“We are still a young teamthat’s learning how to win,” hesaid. “It’ll take a total team effortto beat Oroville.”Friday’s game is homecomingfor LR. The game kicks off atGreene Field at 7 p.m. Halftimewill be longer for the homecomingfestivities.The Hornets come into thegame with a win-loss record of4-1 overall, with league wins overManson (59-6) and Liberty Bell(30-27). Oroville’s only loss cameat the hands of Kittitas, 20-13.Central Washington 2B StandingsLeague OverallWhite Swan 2-0 5-1Oroville 2-1 5-1Liberty Bell 2-1 2-1Kittitas 2-1 2-3Manson 1-2 1-4Lake Roosevelt 0-2 3-3Bridgeport 0-2 0-6This week in sportsThurs., Oct. 175 p.m., Volleyball at Bridgeport.Fri., Oct. 187 p.m., Football here with Oroville.HOMECOMINGSat., Oct. 195:30 p.m., Volleyball here with Entiat.Noon, Cross Country at Oroville Invitationalin Osoyoos Park.Mon., Oct. 215:30 p.m., JV Football at Oroville.Tues., Oct. 225 p.m., Volleyball at Manson.Fri., Oct. 257 p.m., Football here with Liberty Bell.Life is better when your doctors and yourMedicare health plan work together.Good news for area residents on Medicare! Now you can enjoy the highest quality in healthcare and your Medicare health plan through the new partnership of Confluence Health, WenatcheeValley Medical Center and Health Alliance Medicare. All three organizations are driven by thephilosophy that patient and member needs come first. Through this partnership, you’ll enjoy:• High-quality care from local doctors and hospitals you know and trust• Benefits you really want and need in a high-quality Medicare health plan• $0 a month Medicare health plan option*• $0 Preferred Generics at Walmart & Sam’s Club**Find out more. Come to a FREE Informational Meeting † in your area.Call NOW to reserve your seats: 1-877-561-1684 (TTY/TDD: 711 or 1-800-833-6388Washington Relay), 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., 7 days a week.Don’t wait! Enrollment starts October 15 and ends on December 7.Tonasket Community Cultural Center411 Western Ave.Tonasket, WAOct. 18 – 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.Oct. 21 – 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.Chyenne Kelly-Marconi blocks a volley from Pateros Saturday. — Al Camp, Omak Chronicle photoThe Lady Raiders travelledto Liberty Bell and Pateros lastweek. In both cases LR camehome with a loss.At Liberty Bell Thursday, theLady Raiders lost in four gamesto the Mountain Lions. After losingthe first game, the Lady Raiderscame back and won the secondgame before losing the next two.Head Coach Nate Piturachsatitwas upset with the way the girlsplayed, but he pointed out thatthey still have a shot at districtsif they put their minds to it.Kayley Duclos had four kills forthe Lady Raiders and ChyenneKelly-Marconi had two.At Pateros Saturday, the LadyRaiders faced the number-threeteam in the state for 1B volleyball.In the first game, Piturachsatitsaid, the Lady Raiders playedhard and kept up with the Nannies.Then in the next two gamesthe Lady Raiders settled in to alower intensity of play. “It wasa frustration game because westarted off so well,” Piturachsatitsaid, noting the low serving percentagethe Lady Raiders had inboth matches. Kayley Duclos, HollyJo Carriere, and Kammi Rosenbaumcombined for 17 points inservice against the Nannies.The Lady Raiders still havea shot at making the CentralWashington 2B Districts. To makeit there, “we have to be able toscore points from our offense withsmart and strong attacks fromthe middle and the outside,” Piturachsatitsaid. “We have to servemore consistently, and play betterdefense.”The Lady Raiders will playthree matches this week. The firstSat., Oct. 261 p.m.,Cross Country league championshipsat Liberty Bell.GO RAIDERSwas scheduled at home last nightagainst Oroville. LR travels toBridgeport tomorrow for an importantleague match against the Filliesstarting at 5 p.m. at BridgeportHigh School. The Lady Raiderswill close out the week by hostingEntiat at Gailord Nelson Gym thisSaturday, starting at 5:30 p.m.Liberty Bell game scores25-9, 18-25, 25-16, 25-19Pateros game scores25-19, 25-13, 25-10Soap Lake Senior Center121 2nd Ave. SESoap Lake, WAOct. 28 – 12:30 p.m.CHECK USOUT ONLINEgrandcoulee.comCome Support TheRaiders for Homecomingthis FridayThe Class of 2017 will be servingat the concession standPulled Pork Sandwiches, Hotdogs,Hamburgers and EspressoHealth Alliance is an HMO plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in Health AllianceMedicare depends on contract renewal. Benefits, formulary, pharmacy network, premium and/orcopayments/coinsurance may change January 1 of each year. The benefit information provided isa brief summary, not a complete description of benefits. 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