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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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