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The State's largest solar facility to be built in Lind

LIND — Local and State dignitaries attended a ground breaking ceremony in Lind May 24 for what will become Washington’s largest shared commercial solar facility that calls for 81,000 solar panels to be erected over 200 acres.
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County Fair to be renamed

The Adams County Fair will soon be a thing of the past… in name only that is. The change is coming about after a 2017 State Audit revealed a misappropriation of funds by the Adams County Fair Association.
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Wahluke falls to Overlake in State championship match

SUMNER — The Warriors were looking to avenge a loss to the Owls in a rematch of last year’s championship game, but it was Overlake coming out on top once again in a 3-0 win Saturday.
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Royal Knights Soccer takes third at State Championship

SUMNER — Senior Michael Rojas scored a goal in each half and Royal beat Seattle Academy 2-1 to place third in the 1A Boys Soccer Championship held at Sunset Chev Stadium in Sumner over the weekend.
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Othello FFA members encouraged to be all they can be at annual awards banquet

No matter what you do in life, you must be passionate about it. That’s the message guest speaker Kirk Jungers had for the Othello High School FFA members at the annual awards banquet Thursday, May 17.
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Area kids get an inside look at local law enforcement and judicial system

Fifth grade students from Hiawatha, Wahitis and Scootney elementary schools were active participants in the initial Othello Law Days venue Thursday, May 17.
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Othello tennis sends two doubles teams and one singles to State

PULLMAN — District 5/6 doubles champions Macy Hampton and Daishawn Roylance, singles runner-up Kyler Villarreal, and the No. 4 seed out of the Glue-In Sub Regional doubles Levi Garza and Josh Valdez are representing Othello in the 2A State Tournament at the Nordstrom Tennis Center May 25-26.
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Royal Knights get past Highland, faces Wahluke in semifinal match

COWICHE — Freshmen Eliseo Romero recorded his second game winning goal in as many games and Royal held off Highland 1-0 in a State quarterfinal match on the Scotties home field Friday.
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Warriors Track and Field sends three to State

ROYAL CITY — Tanu Buck claimed the District 5 championship in the 800 meter race Friday in Royal City and set a PR along the way with a time of 2:01.9. Isaac Sanchez placed third in the pole vault clearing 9-6 and became the first Warrior athlete to qualify for …
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Wahluke Warriors roll past Winlock/Toledo, Royal up next

MATTAWA — Yerik Arelliano and Jerardo Guerrero scored two goals each and Wahluke shut out Winlock/Toledo 4-0 in quarterfinal action in Mattawa Saturday morning.
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Royal Golf sends six to district tournament

The Knights golf teams turned in a solid performance on the links last week and are is sending four boys and two girls to the district tournament this week.
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Knights postseason comes to an abrupt end

CONNELL — Royal looked primed to make a deep successful playoff run having won five of its last seven games to close out the regular season. But the Knights hit a major chuckhole on the district roadway dropping two of three games in postseason play and were sent home wondering …
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Huskies season comes to an end with loss to West Valley

SPOKANE — After dropping two of its first three games in postseason play, Othello still had a chance to qualify for the State tournament if the Huskies got past West Valley in the Glue Crossover game May 12 in Spokane.
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The Knights claim their first district title in six years

ROYAL CITY — The battle between Royal and Wahluke for the District 5 bragging rights was all you’d expect it to be –a close physical defensive affair from two talented squads that had split close matches in the regular season with each winning on their home turf.
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Othello Tennis finds mixed results in opening rounds of postseason play

YAKIMA — The Huskies took four singles players and six doubles teams to the District 5/6 Tournament at East Valley High School Saturday, and after the first three rounds less than half of the Othello entrants are still volleying for a berth to regionals. The competition resumed Tuesday, May 15 …
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