Shockers fast pitch loses 18-2 to Nannies

Posted by Empire Press on May 16, 2012 in Baseball/Softball, Communities, Sports, Waterville | 0 comments By Gage metformin 500 mg buy White On the cold evening of May 9, the Waterville Shockers fast pitch team battled the Pateros Nannies. The team took the field with nothing but good intentions in mind. Prevailing in cooperation and attitude, the squad still faced many challenges as the Nannies whizzed past the Shockers with speed and agility. During the first inning everything seemed bleak, but the Shockers didn’t...
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Lady Shockers kick season off with a bang

Posted by Empire Press on Apr 19, 2012 in Baseball/Softball, Communities, Featured, Sports, Waterville | 0 comments By Adam Schmitz The Shockers have proven they are a force to be reckoned with. Starting the season out 5-1, all league games, they have proven that age and experience isn’t what makes them good. The girls have pulled together and come up with some absolutely amazing games. Their first game against Lake Roosevelt was going to be a hard trip all the way there, and the fact that they were going to...
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Long week for the Shockers

Posted by Empire Press on Feb 8, 2012 in Basketball, Featured, Sports, Waterville | 0 comments by Adam Schmitz The Shockers had a long week with three games, and it proved to be tough. On Jan. 31, they played the Riverside Christian Crusaders. The Shockers played a slow first period, shooting only five points, and the Crusaders shot very well, having 23 to start. Riverside never looked back, and the Shockers lost 75-37. Waterville shot 33 percent from the field. Tate Newcomb had 10 points...
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Girls play great defense, couldn’t pull out win

Posted by Empire Press on Feb 6, 2012 in Basketball, Communities, Community Corner, Featured, Sports, Waterville | 0 comments By Adam Schmitz The Waterville Lady Shockers played some very good teams this weekend and showed some great attitude on the court. They played the Warden Cougars Jan. 27, who they beat earlier in the season at home. There was much hustle on the court, but they couldn’t pull a win out, with the game ending in a 39-24 loss. Elaina Thomsen had eight points and 10 rebounds. She was the Shockers...
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Boys: Offense improves, defense stays strong

Posted by Empire Press on Feb 6, 2012 in Basketball, Communities, Featured, Waterville | 0 comments By Adam Schmitz The Shockers had a long two weeks in season play, taking on some very tough opponents. On Jan. 17, the team went to Kittitas. Road games have been a point of improvement for the Shockers. Not shooting well and good defense by Kittitas led to a 49-34 loss. Walter Edger had 10 points to lead the team. Jamie Abrahamse had nine rebounds to lead the Shockers, along with four blocks....
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Lady Shockers take one, lose one

Posted by Empire Press on Jan 25, 2012 in Basketball, Communities, Featured, Sports, Waterville | 0 comments by Adam Schmitz The Lady Shockers had an eventful week after playing the Kittitas Coyotes Jan. 17 and the Manson Trojans on Jan. 20. The team played very well all the way around, really coming together as a team. In the Kittitas game, the Shockers were able to come within two points at the half. Kittitas used their size advantage and took the game away from the Shockers with a final score of...
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Waterville boys win on the road

Posted by Empire Press on Jan 18, 2012 in Basketball, Communities, Community Corner, Featured, Sports, Waterville | 0 comments By Adam Schmitz The fans proved once again that they can help the team out, as the Shockers took one on the road Jan. 10 against the Entiat Tigers. It was a close one all the way to the end, with Waterville diving into double-digit deficits, until they were able to pull away and get some late 3-pointers by Robert Parcels. Good defense and solid shooting helped them to a 55-52 win. Parcels and...
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Lady Shockers get beat, but keep improving

Posted by Empire Press on Jan 18, 2012 in Basketball, Communities, Featured, Sports, Waterville | 0 comments by Adam Schmitz The Waterville Lady Shockers played some very tough teams this last week, losing to the Entiat Tigers and White Swan Cougars. Both teams are state-bound, but the Shockers held their ground and played tough. The Tigers stuck fast and never looked back as the Shockers fell 57-19 on Jan. 10. McKaylin Gormley had 4 points and was the game’s MVP. Kelsey Browning had 3 points and was...
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