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May 28, 2024 | 
ritzvillejournal.com | Jake Hull
YAKIMA – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos softball team watched its season end with a 6-4 loss, Friday, May 24, in the opening round of the state tournament at the Gateway Sports Complex. After taking an early lead in the game, the score was tied at two until late. Warden would score in the bottom of the sixth inning to control the game.
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May 21, 2024 | 
ritzvillejournal.com | Jake Hull
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos enacted revenge on the Asotin Panthers by winning a winner-to-state game 16-2, advancing the Broncos to state. The district tournament was played on Tuesday, May 14, in Spokane at Dwight Merkel Complex. The first game for the Broncos was against Asotin, where the Broncos took the 8-5 victory, knocking Asotin to the losers bracket. The Broncos out-hit the Panthers 12-6 in the game, leading to their three-run differential.
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May 7, 2024 | 
ritzvillejournal.com | Jake Hull
COLFAX-The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos saw their season slip away with a 12-11 loss against the Kettle Falls Bulldogs on Thursday, May 2. The Broncos held an early lead in the game before the Bulldogs came crawling back to tie the game late. In the final inning, the Broncos were ahead by a run, then, disaster struck.
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
ritzvillejournal.com | Jake Hull
PULLMAN – With the early spring weather unkind, many teams have canceled sporting events in Whitman County. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos and the Colfax Bulldogs were more fortunate Tuesday, March 22 - their double-header was moved to Bailey-Brayton Field at Washington State University. The field is entirely turf, so baseball can be played when grass fields are too muddy. Unfortunately for the Broncos, the Bulldogs dominated both games.
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Feb 14, 2024 | 
ritzvillejournal.com | Jake Hull
SPOKANE VALLEY – The Colfax Bulldogs girls, scoring double-digit points every quarter, held off the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos in their Northeast 2B district opening basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 7, in the field house at West Valley High School. The Bulldogs had a comfortable, 62-41, win in the district semifinals game. The last time the Bulldogs and Broncos squared off, Colfax won on its home court, 45-32.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
ritzvillejournal.com | Jake Hull
RITZVILLE – Lind-Ritzville/Sprague opened its potential run at a district championship by taking on the Northwest Christian (Colbert) Crusaders in the first round of playoffs Saturday, Feb. 2, in the fieldhouse at West Valley high school. Both the Broncos and Crusaders met once in the regular season, with the Broncos coming away with the 59-55 victory.
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Nov 15, 2023 | 
ritzvillejournal.com | Jake Hull
YAKIMA – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos had an impressive run in the WIAA 2B State Tournament. The Broncos finished second overall after a straight-set loss to the Manson Trojans. The state tournament was a two-day tournament that took place in Yakima on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 8 and 9. Set scores for the state championship game saw the Trojans comfortably take all three sets: 15-25, 15-25, 20-25. 21-25.
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Nov 15, 2023 | 
ritzvillejournal.com | Jake Hull
YAKIMA - The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles took eighth in the WIAA state 1B volleyball tournament Thursday, Nov. 9, in the Yakima Valley SunDome. The Eagles had two games on Wednesday, followed by two more on Thursday. The Eagles entered the tournament as the No. 10 seed in a bracket of 20 teams, and exceeded expectations, capturing an eighth place trophy in this year's tournament. The Eagles opened state against No. 7-seeded Waterville-Mansfield. The Eagles fell, 3-1.
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Nov 15, 2023 | 
ritzvillejournal.com | Jake Hull
Second in the State Last updated 11/14/2023 at 11:41amThe JournalThe Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls volleyball team finished second in the state 2B tournament on Thursday, Nov. 9, in the Yakima Valley SunDome. The Bronco girls lost to Manson in the championship game. Meanwhile, nearby St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse finished eighth in the 1B state tournament. For more on volleyball, see Pages 10-11. ... For access to this article please sign in or subscribe. You might be interested in:
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Oct 11, 2023 | 
ritzvillejournal.com | Jake Hull
COLTON - As the fall volleyball season draws to a close in Whitman County, the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles are making a push for a high-ranking finish. The Eagles (7-1) swept the Colton Wildcats in their only game for the week on the road Thursday, Oct. 5. The Eagles are second in league just behind the Oakesdale Nighthawks (9-0). They are also now ranked No. 4 in Class 1B in the state. In the first set of this game, the Eagles took an early 11-6 lead, before quickly pushing the lead to 17-9.
