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Othello Lady Huskies Tennis remains undefeated

GRANDVIEW — The Lady Huskies made it five wins in a row with a 3-2 win at East Valley March 20, and 5-0 win over the Greyhounds in Grandview Monday. The victories move Othello to 5-0 in nonleague play and give the team a firm grip atop the standings. “The …
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Sandhill Crane Festival marks another successful event

The weather was right (albeit a bit windy), the bird watchers flocked in from as far away as the Yukon and the Golden State, and the annual Othello Sandhill Crane Festival lived up to its billing once again.
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Royal brings home fourth-place hardware

YAKIMA — Three players hit for double figures and the Knights held off King’s 57-46 Saturday to finish fourth at the Harwood Classic State Championships in Yakima. It was the highest placing for Royal since the Knights runner-up finish in 1976.
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Wahluke beats Granger in overtime; falls to Zillah in round two

The Warriors pulled out an 84-82 overtime thriller against the Spartans in round one of the SCAC District Tournament in Mattawa Tuesday evening Feb. 6, but were blown out 105-65 by Zillah at River View High School Friday, and now find themselves on the brink of elimination in a loser …
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Royal beats LaSalle, drops game to Naches Valley

KENNEWICK — After going 13-1 in regular season play the Knights opened the SCAC District Basketball Tournament with a first round win over LaSalle, and a second round loss to Naches Valley Saturday at River View High School. Royal now finds itself in a must win situation in a loser …
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Royal High School standout soccer player is UW bound

ROYAL CITY — Senior Michael Rojas has signed a Letter of Intent to play Division 1 soccer at the University of Washington. Word of the possible signing began filtering through the community last week, but the actually date of the signing came as a surprise to Rojas.
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Othello girls reign supreme at regional tournament

SPOKANE VALLEY — Huskies coach JJ Martinez knew his girls were in for a tough weekend of wrestling at East Valley High School, but the team was up for the challenge as Othello was crowned the Region 4 tournament champion besting second place Warden by 18 points.
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Huskies place fourth at East Valley

SPOKANE VALLEY — Coach Rudy Ochoa II said it was going to be a dogfight at the 2A Regional Tournament and he was spot on as some of the best wrestlers in the state went toe-to-toe in search of a berth to the annual Mat Classic Championships at the Tacoma …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Roger Thieme: Innovator, visionary, philanthropist, mentor

When news first broke last month that Evergreen Implement was being sold to the Fargo, N.D.-based RDO Equipment Company, Othello Mayor Shawn Logan said it best: “This is the end of an era,” as owner Roger Thieme is stepping away from the John Deere Dealership he firmly establish in the …
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There's a new farm supply store in town

In case you haven’t heard, NW Farm Supply is open for business in Othello operating out of the old Del’s store on East Columbia Street behind the Burger King.
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Kiona Benton upsets Royal Boys on the hardwood

BENTON CITY — The Kiona-Benton Bears did what no other team in the SCAC East Conference was able to do during the regular season; beat the Royal Knights.
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Wahluke slips past Warden and Columbia-Burbank in weekend action

MATTAWA — The Warriors found the going rougher than they had anticipated to close out regular season play, getting past Columbia-Burbank 64-61 at home Friday and 58-54 on the road last Tuesday.
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Othello Girls take down all comers at sub-regionals

WARDEN — The Lady Huskies dominated the competition at the sub-regional championships in Warden Saturday finishing with 277 team points. Warden was a distant second with 162.5. Quincy took third with 96 points.
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Othello Boys second at district wrestling tournament

ELLENSBURG — The Huskies battled it out with some of the best 2A grapplers in the state at the District 5/6 Wrestling Championships over the weekend in Ellensburg, but came up just shy of their goal, finishing runner-up to Toppenish.
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Locals kick up their heels at the Roundup banquet

MOSES LAKE — A good time was had by all at the annual Moses Lake Roundup Rodeo banquet held at the Elks Lodge Saturday. More than 200 people were on hand for the prime rib and chicken cordon bleu dinner prepared by Divito Catering and Top Gun Concessions out of …
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