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Key losses: John Lyon and Josh Smith Overall projection of team’s chances in the Northeast A League: “Our league will be competitive night in and night out,” Pancho says. “I feel that our guys have the physical and mental tools to compete with every team in our league, and our goal is to be at the top of the Northeast A League. I see a team that has the potential to achieve a lot

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G i rls B asketball Top returnees: Seniors Hadley Stratton and Lynda Walker; juniors Jalin Earl, Sammy Siemsen and Emily Hunt

Top returnees: Seniors Kyler Zorica, Ty McDaniel, Otis Smith and Kaben Hastings; sophomores Koa Pancho, Robby Owen and Owen Leslie Top prospects: “Everyone on the team is a key contributor for us,” Newport coach Jamie Pancho says. “Danny Bradbury is a newcomer for us this year. He joins us from our Sadie Halstead Middle School and is a freshman.”

December 16, 2015 |

Danny Bradbury Freshman #23

Kaben Hastings Senior #24

Owen Leslie Sophomore #40

Ty McDaniel Senior # 5

Robby Owen Sophomore #32

Koa Pancho Sophomore #10

Otis Smith Senior #33

Cory Wylie Senior #42

of growth over the course of this season.” Strengths: “We are strong and experienced Kyler at the guard Zorica position,” Senior #22 Pancho says. “Kyler (Zorica) and Koa (Pancho) like to push the ball, and they make good decisions. Our

Thursday, Dec. 17 vs. Lakeside:

Jamie Pancho Head Coach

Mark Zorica Assistant Coach

Not pictured: Forest Ownbey Assistant Coach See Boys Basketball, 8B

5:45 p.m. - Lakeside High School

Friday, Dec. 18

at Christmas Tournament: Priest River Lamanna High School

Saturday, Dec. 19

at Christmas Tournament: Priest River Lamanna High School

Tuesday, Jan. 5

vs. Freeman:

5:45 p.m. - Newport High School

Friday, Jan. 8

vs. Medical Lake:

5:45 p.m. - Medical Lake High School

Tuesday, Jan. 12

vs. Deer Park:

5:45 p.m. - Deer Park High School

Friday, Jan. 15

vs. Chewelah:

5:45 p.m. - Newport High School

Tuesday, Jan. 19

vs. Colville:

7:30 p.m. - Colville High School

Friday, Jan. 22

vs. Riverside:

7:30 p.m. - Riverside High School

Tuesday, Jan. 26

vs. Lakeside:

7:30 p.m. - Newport High School

Friday, Jan. 29

vs. Freeman:

7:30 p.m. - Freeman High School

Tuesday, Feb. 2

vs. Medical Lake:

7:30 p.m. - Newport High School

Friday, Feb. 5

vs. Deer Park:

7:30 p.m. - Newport High School

Tuesday, Feb. 9

vs. Chewelah:

7:30 p.m. - Chewelah High School

Top prospects: Coach Frederick listed three new Emily Jalin players who he has high Hunt Earl hopes for. Freshman Sydni Junior #32 Junior #30 Lewis was to be the starting point guard, but hurt her thumb in the first game of the season. It is unknown when she will be back, but it will most likely be after the first of the year. Stephanie Huang, a sophomore, Julie Sammy played junior varsity last Schoener Siemsen year, and Julie Schoener Freshman #22 Junior #34 and Faith Rosen are two and the other six more freshmen to watch this seem to be in a dog season. fight. “Any given

Faith Rosen Freshman #14

Hadley Stratton Senior #42

Lynda Walker Senior #12

night – I know that sounds like a cliché, but it’s true,” Frederick said about Newport, Freeman, Pat Riverside, Colville, Stahl Assistant Coach Medical Lake and Deer Park. And

Key losses: Three seniors, Tiffany Huang, Elise Cunningham and Emily Lewis all graduated last spring. Lauren Vaughn is not playing this season, mostly because of an injury. Overall projection of team’s chances in the Northeast A League: Coach Frederick sees Chewelah and Lakeside as the top two teams,

Cyndi Lewis Freshman #10

Mike Frederick Head Coach

Not pictured: See Newport Girls, 8B Saraya Pierce, Assistant Coach

Thursday, Dec. 17 vs. Lakeside:

7:30 p.m. - Lakeside High School

Friday, Dec. 18

at Christmas Tournament: Priest River Lamanna High School

Saturday, Dec. 19

at Christmas Tournament: Priest River Lamanna High School

Tuesday, Jan. 5

vs. Freeman:

7:30 p.m. - Newport High School

Friday, Jan. 8

vs. Medical Lake:

7:30 p.m. - Medical Lake High School

Tuesday, Jan. 12

vs. Deer Park:

7:30 p.m. - Deer Park High School

Friday, Jan. 15

vs. Chewelah:

7:30 p.m. - Newport High School

Tuesday, Jan. 19

vs. Colville:

5:45 p.m. - Colville High School

Friday, Jan. 22

vs. Riverside:

5:45 p.m. - Riverside High School

Tuesday, Jan. 26

vs. Lakeside:

5:45 p.m. - Newport High School

Friday, Jan. 29

vs. Freeman:

5:45 p.m. - Freeman High School

Tuesday, Feb. 2

vs. Medical Lake:

5:45 p.m. - Newport High School

Friday, Feb. 5

vs. Deer Park:

5:45 p.m. - Newport High School

Tuesday, Feb. 9

vs. Chewelah:

5:45 p.m. - Chewelah High School

W restl i n g Top returnees: Seniors Jordan Battle, Joe Luback, and Alex Smith Top prospects: Jordan Battle, Joe Luback Key losses: David Skaugstad, Brent Willis Strengths: “We have a growing number of wrestlers this year, with a total of 17 boys and a total of seven girls, making it Newport’s biggest girl wrestling team ever,” says Newport Coach Steffen Ellison. Weaknesses: “We have a new and young team with not as much

experience, but what we lack in experience we have in motivation and strength,” Ellison says. Additional comments: “As I said, we have a young team, but we have growing numbers, and with growing number we have more coaches and more volunteers helping us to show these young minds how to grow, and to push them to achieve their goals,” Ellison says. Ellison adds that he’s hesitant to give an overall estimated projection of the team’s chance in the league this

year until things play out. “I can not speculate on how we will do at league, because we are just starting off and have a pretty new team and with that we are having to really start at the beginning and work our way up with technical skill,” Ellison says. “If you come to me towards the end of the season I will probably give you a See Newport Wrestling, 8B Not Pictured Brandon Corkrum Kyle Malsbury Alex Smith Shelby Cramer, Asst. Coach

Thursday, Dec. 17 at Riverside:

7 p.m. - Riverside High School

Wednesday, Dec. 23 at Banks Lake Brawl:

TBA - Almira/Coulee-Hartline

Wednesday, Dec. 30 at Freeman Invite:

10 a.m. - Freeman High School

Saturday, Jan. 2 at Cheney Wrestling Tournament: TBA - Cheney High School Wednesday, Jan. 6 vs. Lakeside:

7 p.m. - Newport High School

Saturday, Jan. 9 at Charger Invitational:

9:30 a.m. - Mary Walker High School

Tuesday, Jan. 12 vs. Freeman:

7 p.m. - Freeman High School

Thursday, Jan. 14 vs. Medical Lake:

7 p.m. - Newport High School

Jaz Battle Freshman • 114lbs

Jordan Battle Senior • 170lbs.

Kameo Battle Freshman •140lbs

Kai Bowman Junior • 170lbs

David Jacob Senior • 138lbs

Brandon Evenson Junior • 126lbs

Jensen Kirkwood Senior • 190lbs

Lance Knight Freshman • 182lbs

Joe Luback Senior • 220lbs

Colton Malsbury Junior • 138lbs

Megan Mason-Martin Freshman • 235lbs

Tessa Pillers Sophomore • 140lbs

Chris Rivard Freshman •132lbs

Michael Rowe Freshman •195lbs

Pablo Rufino Junior • 138lbs

Erica Simila Sophomore • 106lbs

Bailee Smith Freshman •135lbs

Alex Solis Senior • 285lbs

Freedon Struthers Senior • 138lbs

Fritx Turner Junior • 160lbs

Tyler Ward Freshman • 132lbs

Steffen Ellison Head Coach

Scott Pillers Assistant Coach

Austin Krogh Assistant Coach

Saturday, Jan. 16 at Royal Rumble Wrestling Tournament: TBA - Royal High School Thursday, Jan. 21 vs. Deer Park:

7 p.m. - Newport High School

Saturday, Jan. 23 at Priest River Tournament: 9 a.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School Wednesday, Jan. 27 at Priest River:

6 p.m. - Priest River Lamanna High School

Thursday, Jan. 28 vs. Chewelah:

7 p.m. - Chewelah High School

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