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Lewiston High School
Lewiston, Idaho
May 9, 2014 Vol.87 No.5.1
Spring sports bring color to the valley Baseball heads to state, softball wraps up
both games. The varsity baseball team had strong defense this season which showed After a regionals win against Lake City in their record, said Head Coach Tom May 8, Bengal varsiGrunenfelder. Standout ty baseball athletes baseball players include earned the chance to Kade Woods, junior, and compete at the state the two team captains, Jake level, with 15 wins Ralstin and Martin, seniors, and nine season lossfor their offense. es. Meanwhile, var“We didn’t play well collecsity softball finished tively in the first (regionals) the season with 14 game, but we came togethwins and nine losses. er and battled through the Baseball and softball second,” said Martin. played Lake City May “I would just like to see 8, with baseball winthe student body out to the ning 5-0, and softball game,” said Grunenfelder. P. Schumacher winning 6-4. As for the softball team, “If we keep playing they work on improving this way, we can win state,” said Team their routine plays and “correcting erCaptain Brett Martin of the May 15-17 rors” so the other team won’t have “exgames set at Hawks Stadium in Boise. tra chances” to defeat them, said Head May 6, Bengal baseball won against Coach Dave Garrett. Post Falls 5-1. The Bengal girls defeated The softball team’s strongest players Lake City, 6-4. include Paige Wells, who excels with Both teams also competed at Church batting and defense, among other playField and Airport Park in Lewiston April ers, according to Garrett. 12 against Coeur d’Alene. The Bengal “The season in general is going good. boys won the first game, 12 – 8, and lost We just need to cut down on our misthe second, 10 – 6. The Bengal girls lost takes,” said Garrett. paigeschumacher reporter
Ride ’em and rope ’em
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LHS rider Taaron Davis competes in the District III High School Spring Rodeo April 19 and 20 in Weiser, Idaho. ayannakershisnik reporter
LHS students Taaron Davis and Zac Zwerneman competed in the District III High School Spring Rodeo April 19 and 20 in Weiser, Idaho. Zwerneman competed in bareback and saddle bronc, while Davis competed in team roping, calf roping and steer wrestling. The riders continue
to district finals May 10 and 11 at the Asotin County Fairgrounds in Asotin, Wash. Davis said his goals this year include placing in bulldogging, team roping and calf roping. He said he also wants to “help my competitors be the best that they can be and to just have fun. That’s the only way you’re going to get better.”
Run or dye: Color the Valley 5k raises spirits, funds for LCSC groups mcKennaanderson website editor
Sat. April 12, members of the LCSC Business Student Department hosted Color the Valley, a 5K color run, at Community Park in the Lewiston Orchards. During this run, participants coated with multiple colors of chalk-like powder run or walk until they finish. The event consisted of multiple color sta-
tions along the designated path of the run. As participants ran or walked, volunteers threw the chalk-like powder at them. All proceeds from the fun run helped to promote scholarship and future events held by the Business Student Organization and Kinesiology. This event in conjunction with the Lewiston Dogwood Festival, an annual festival celebrating the spring season.
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Runners celebrate in colored powder at the finish line of the Color the Valley 5K.