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By Charlotte Baker POMEROY–The Pirate Swim Team placed a solid third at the Pullman-GPOP-Pomeroy swim meet last Friday at Pullman on July 19. Combined scores for the Pullman Barracudas was 492; GPOP had 334.5 points and the Pomeroy Pirates brought in 269.5. The following is the results from that meet: Girls 12&U 100-yd Freestyle-POM-Miller, Sophie 1:23.59; PUL-Denney, Maeve 1:24.09; GPOP-Henning, Jordyn3 1:30.97; PUL-Shaw, Mirabel1:37.84; Boys 12&U 100-yd Freestyle-POM-Edwards, Kae 1:30.07; GPOP...
POMEROY–The team of John Eaton and Mitch Ruchert took first place in the men's portion of the 18 holes, three format tournament featuring six holes of scramble, six holes of best ball and six holes of alternate shot. The pair carded a score of two under par 60. Al Damron and Scott Young took second place with a 65. Daniel Lake and Emily Lux won the mixed doubles title and Tanner and Savanna Cranor were second. A total of 15 teams competed in the tournament that featured on course prizes g...
POMEROY–The first Pirate Youth Golf Camp was held at Crystal Springs Golf Course for 14 young golfers on Jun 22 and 29. The Youth Golf Camp had 14 2nd-8th grade players who learned basic skills and safety for two hours each day. Pirate head coach Al Damron organized and headed the staff of Tom Ruchert, John Eaton, and Scott Young. "These kids showed some real potential as golfers and everyone had a real positive experience," said Damron....
By Charlotte Baker POMEROY–The Pirate Swim Team placed first and second at the July 11 and 9 meets with GPOP, Colfax; and SELW, Col, Endicott teams. Pomeroy ranked first at the GPOP and Colfax with a total score of 614.5; Colfax 285.5 The Endicott meet on July 9, the Pirates placed second in all rankings: women, men, and overall. Following are the top four places in each event beginning with the GPOP, Colfax, Pomeroy July 11 meet. JULY 11 2024 POMEROY - GPOP, COLFAX, POMEROY Combined Team Scores...
LEWISTON–The Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) recognized four members of the Lewis-Clark State Women's Golf team, Chase Caruso, Deana Caruso, Kyla Currie, and Dallis Shockey, for high academics with the WGCA All-American Scholar Honor. They each brought home the award. Chase Caruso, a Pomeroy High School graduate, finished her freshman season as a Business major with a 3.94 GPA, and sister Deana Caruso, also a Pomeroy High School graduate, earned her degree in Graphic Communications w...
By Loyal Baker POMEROY––Five Pomeroy Pirate players of America's pastime, baseball and fast-pitch softball, were named to the Southeast 1B All Opponent Team for the 2024 season, and Pirate baseball coach Kyler Lovgren was honored as a Co-Coach of the Year. Pirate Fast-Pitch player Hannah Bagby, a senior, was named to the First Team for positions of infield and pitcher. Pirate catcher Kendyll Potoshnik, a freshman, was also given the nod Three Pirate baseball team members-two seniors and a fre...
POMEROY–The Pomeroy baseball team held their 2024 awards picnic at the Shepherd Field on May 22. Head Coach Kyler Lovgren spoke about the season, particularly the game against Orcas Island in Anacordis. "That last game was memorable for me," Coach Lovgren said. "I saw the Pomeroy community show up for their kids and the kids show up for their community. It was them delivering on everything I asked. I couldn't be more proud." The team took first place in the Wheat division, and made it to the f...
YAKIMA–Pirate thinclad Tyler Slaybaugh finished his high school track and field career with a new personal best and a first-place finish in the pole vault as the Pirate Track and Field Team competed at the 1B State meet here last week. Slaybaugh added a third-place medal in the 100 m. dash and an eighth-place medal as one of the 4X100 m. Relay team, along with Jett Slusser, Jacob Reisinger and Boone Schmidt. Carmen Fruh captured second in the pole vault with teammate Reagan McKeirnan in third a...
TUMWATER–The Pomeroy Pirate Golf Team were unfortunately bumped from the second day of competition due to missing the cut off here last week. "Neither one made the cut for day two," commented Head Coach Al Damron of the two Pirate golfers who qualified for state, Reggie Ott and Kiersten Bartels. Ott, a junior, carded a 101, which was above the cut off of 88 strokes. Ott's performance tied him for 39th with Davenport's Mac Larmer. There were 59 golfers in the field, won by Joe Anderson of O...
RITZVILLE–Pirate senior Tyler Slaybaugh will lead the Pomeroy Track and Field team to the state championships this week in Yakima, looking for a repeat of his first-place finish in the 100m. dash, along with a myriad of promising Pirate tracksters. Slaybaugh is also a contender in the 200m. dash, pole vault and as a member of the 4X100 Relay along with Jacob Reisinger, Jett Slusser and Boone Schmidt. Pomeroy's track and field athletes will compete in events beginning with Slaybaugh's p...
ELLENSBURG–Former Pomeroy High School track and field standout Destany Herbert is continuing her winning ways in the 2024 outdoor track and field competition. She recently won the hammer throw at the GNAC 2024 Outdoor Track and Field Championships here May 10-11. Her effort of 49.57 m. or 162-7 was good enough for first place. She made a 14.00 m. (45-11.25) throw in the shot put for a second-place finish. Herbert was also named to the 2024 Division II Outdoor Track & Field All-Region team in t...
POMEROY–Junior High track competed in a home meet on April 29. It was a league meet that saw 10 teams come to Pomeroy. The Pirate boys took 1st place and the girls finished 3rd. Top scorer for the boys was Christian Ramirez. Christian placed in the top 3 in all four of his events. He won the 200 while setting a new personal best time, took 2nd in long jump and pole vault, and finished 3rd in the 100. Kaleb Miller and Owen Wolf placed in three events. Owen took 1st in pole vault at a personal bes...
ANACORTES–Orcas Island sank the Pirates' hopes for continuing in the 1B baseball playoffs with a 2-1 zinger here Tuesday, May 14. The loss ended Pomeroy's season with a 15-9 win-loss record. "The kids played an amazing game," commented Head Coach Kyler Lovgren after the razor-thin 2-1 loss. "This was a hard-fought battle throughout. Ollie Severs pitched a great game, Nick Bryson came up big at the plate and in the field. "I couldn't be more proud of how we played today," Lovgren said. The P...
WARDEN–Pirate golfers Kiersten Bartels, Reggie Ott and Elena Morfin will be slinging their golf clubs at the State Golf Match in Tumwater May 21-22. Kiersten Bartels scored a two-day total of 218 at the Southeast 1B District tournament to finish fourth among the girls at Sage Hills Golf Club here, according the Head Coach Al Damron. "She advances to the State Tournament in Tumwater next Tuesday and Wednesday," says Damron. Bartels fired a 112 on the front nine and did better with 106 on the b...
RITZVILLE–The Pomeroy Pirates are sending quite a contingent to the District 7/9 Regional meet here Wednesday, May 15 and Friday, May 17. In the boys 100m. senior Tyler Slaybaugh will take his very fast 11.51 time against a field of 16 competitors. Slaybaugh is also looking to dominate the pole vault with his PR of 12-6. The Boys 400m. will feature junior Jett Slusser in the first heat. His best time is 56.97. He'll sprint the 200m. as well with a PR of 25.17. Boys pole vaulters, along with Slay...
POMEROY––The Pirate Jr. High track team competed in their last home meet of the season on May 6. "It may have been our last home meet of the year, but our kids ended it in style," said Coach Adam Van Vogt. Kaleb Miller and Christian Ramirez placed in four individual events. Kaleb won the high jump with a personal best 5'4". Kaleb also set personal bests with his 200 and 400 times. Kaleb's 57.36 in the 400 lowers his school record in the event and his 5'4" ties the school record in high jum...
POMEROY––The Pirate Jr. High track team competed in their 2nd meet of the season on Monday, April 22. It was a league meet with 8 teams participating. We had a lot of kids have a great meet and achieve significant accomplishments. Hollie Van Vogt, Tatum Jones, Christian Ramirez, and Kaleb Miller all placed in the maximum 4 events. Hollie took first in three of her four events (100, 200, javelin). In doing so she set a new personal best at 14.81 in the 100 and broke the school record for the 450...
RITZVILLE–Ollie Severs gave up just one hit and struck out 12, then Trace Roberts slammed the door with an 11-pitch close as the Pirates downed Wellpinit 8-0 in baseball playoffs here Tuesday. "It was a great win for us today to secure a spot in the state tournament," commented Head Coach Kyler Lovgren. "I thought Trace and Ollie really stepped up and led their team at the plate, on the mound and defensively. The Pirates were the home team in the contest and started with two runs in the first an...
CLARKSTON–Four Pirate golf team members are district bound. Pirate golfer Kiersten Bartels finished in fourth place among the girls in the Southeast 1B Sub-District tournament at Clarkston's Red Wolf Golf Course on May 6, said Coach Al Damron. Bartels came in with a score of 112. Teammate Elena Morfin carded a 113 for fifth place and a spot at District. Pirate Reggi Ott's 102 was good enough for fifth place, Damron said. Grayson Slaybaugh tied for ninth. Fourteen boys and seven girls advanced t...
POMEROY––The Buccaneer Track and Field team prepared for Friday's District 7/9 Championships in Ritzville with a nine-school Twilight Meet here May 3. The D7/9 meet starts at 1 p.m. May 10. The State Qualifying meet, also in Ritzville, is May 15 and 18. Leading the Pomeroy men was Tyler Slaybaugh, who won the 100m., 200m. and pole vault, plus he anchored the second-place 4X100m. Relay with teammates Jacob Reisinger, Jett Slusser and Boone Schmidt. Top Pirate women were Ariah Bingman in sec...
The spring turkey season is a great opportunity to introduce new participants to hunting. Calling male turkeys in the spring allows hunters to interact with wildlife in a very thrilling way. The April 1-7 youth-only season is over for the year, but the long general season runs April 15 – May 31. Refer to The Basics of Turkey Hunting and our Turkey Takeover blog series for helpful information for new turkey hunters. WDFW, along with partner organizations such as First Hunt Foundation and the N...
POMEROY––The Pirate men's team chalked up 124 points to lead the nine-team field at the SE 1B Track and Field Championships here Tuesday, April 30. The Pirate women finished in fourth with 58 points, one behind Waitsburg and way back of first-place Garfield-Palouse with 137 points. Tyler Slaybaugh took firsts in the 100m. and 200m. dashes, and pole vault, and ran anchor on the second-place 4x100m. Relay with teammates Jacob Reisinger, Jett Slusser and Boone Schmidt. Carmen Fruh cleared 9-6 in...
RICHLAND–The Pirates finished the regular season with a pair of nonconference losses to Liberty Christian–a coincidental end-of-season double header against the Grape Division champs–and a prelude to this Friday's SE 1B Wheat-Grape Championship game. The Pirates will take on the Patriots at Liberty Christian's field at 4 p.m. May 3. The 11-1 Pirates and 11-1 Patriots will duke out the first- and second-seed spots to the D7/9 Crossover, winner will take first and loser second. The third and f...
POMEROY––Pirate Golf is looking forward to Sub-Districts Monday, May 6 on Clarkston's Red Wolf Golf Course. "I believe our prospects are very good heading into the post season," says Head Coach Al Damron. "We will be sending all five of our players to sub-district on Monday along with 37 from the other seven schools in our district. There will be 28 boys and 16 girls playing. "Happily," Damron said, "our players are playing their best golf of the season right now, which is what any coach wan...
RICHLAND–The Lady Pirates closed out the 2024 fast-pitch softball campaign with twin-bill losses to the Lady Patriots of Liberty Christian last Saturday, April 27 but not before Senior Pirate Hannah Bagby hammered a grand slam in her last Pirate at-bat. The Lady Patriots shut out the Pirates 16-0 in the opener and lost 14-4. The team finishes in fifth place in the SE1B Wheat Division with an 1-11 league record and a 3-17 overall record. Colton landed on top with a 10-1, 13-3 record followed by D...