9/30/08 What’s happening

No wildlife meeting in Ellensburg after all

This weekend’s Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting won’t be quite as convenient for Central Washington folks to attend as it was to have been.

The commission’s Friday-and-Saturday meeting, originally scheduled for Ellensburg, will be held at the Natural Resources Building in Olympia. So will the Nov. 7-8 meeting, which was originally set for Leavenworth. The decision to keep the meetings in Olympia was to limit travel expenses, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

People in Ellensburg will still be able to monitor the Friday meeting and testify on agenda items via conference call, which is scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. in the Fireside Room at the Quality Inn, 1700 Canyon Road.

The commission is scheduled to take action on its proposed rules package for gold panning and mineral prospecting; hear a staff briefing on proposals for 2009-10 sportfishing; approve a proposed land grant in Yakima County; and hear briefings on proposed land exchanges between the WDFW and the Department of Natural Resources.

Bird Alert: Sparrows start arriving en masse

There’s an old familiar song in the air as white-crowned sparrows come pouring into the county from the north. These vociferous new arrivals are a subspecies of white-crowned sparrow known as Gambel’s white-crowned sparrow, and are long-distance migrants that breed across subarctic Canada and Alaska.

Visitors to the Yakama Reservation in the Lower Yakima Valley observed around 3,000 of these white-crowned sparrows along Marion Drain Road, where they also noted a late vesper sparrow, over 300 violet-green swallows, and 400 to 500 savannah sparrows.

On a flooded field along South Olden Road, observers sighted western, least and pectoral sandpipers, as well as greater yellowlegs, long-billed dowitchers, killdeer, and Wilson’s snipe. At Fort Simcoe State Park, they spotted Lewis’s woodpeckers, warbling vireo, orange-crowned warbler, mountain chickadee, black-capped chickadee, chipping sparrow and numerous White-crowned Sparrows.

A riparian strip along Pom Pom Road held warbling vireo, purple finch, cedar waxwing, golden-crowned sparrows and loads of yellow-rumped warblers. The highlight, though, was watching an American kestrel snatch an American pipit in midair.

Dark-eyed juncos, red-breasted nuthatches, yellow-rumped warblers, Wilson’s warblers and pine siskins were reported in residential yards and at feeders this week. A Terrace Heights resident watched a sharp-shinned hawk nab and consume a bird in the yard.

Please call your bird sightings into the Yakima Valley Audubon phone line at 248-1963

— Kerry L. Turley

AROUND AND ABOUT

PASCO PARK WORKSHOP: The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will hold its first workshop towards generating a land-use plan for Pasco’s Sacajawea State Park at 7 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Mid-Columbia Library in Kennewick (1620 S. Union).

RAZOR-CLAM DIG: The fall season’s first razor-clam dig will run Oct. 16-18 if marine toxin tests show the clams are safe to eat. Three evening digs are tentatively scheduled all three days at Twin Harbors, Copalis and Mocrocks Oct. 16-18, while Long Beach is scheduled for two evening digs Oct. 17 and 18.  Digging will be restricted to the hours between noon and midnight.

ON THE CALENDAR

TODAY: The Cascadian’s Tuesday hikers meet at 7:30 a.m. at the 40th Ave. Bi-Mart parking lot and carpool from there. Today: Colchuck Lake in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness near Leavenworth. Next week: Shoe Lake.

WEDNESDAY: Mount Adams Cycling Club holds its weekly 25-mile loop ride to Naches, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Fred Meyer parking lot off 40th Avenue. Info: E-mail anotherjones@earthlink.net.

THURSDAY (Oct. 2): The Cascadians’ Pokies will hike to Boulder Cave and beyond. For meeting time and place, call Donna Oliva at 452-3961.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY: The Cascadians play a 10-mile hike to Peggy’s Pond on Saturday, with 2,500 feet of elevation gain; and an intermediate hike of Name Ridge on Sunday. For meeting time and place for either hike, call Maurine Peck at 453-4244.

Rams fire Sunnyside’s Linehan

ST. LOUIS (AP) — After experiencing the wild highs and lows of the Mike Martz years, the winless St. Louis Rams opted for cool, calm, reserved Scott Linehan as their next coach.

On Monday, they admitted their mistake and fired the Sunnyside High graduate after four consecutive lopsided losses to open the season. Defensive coordinator Jim Haslett, a fiery type and polar opposite in terms of demeanor, was hired as interim coach, given the unenviable task of trying to revive a franchise that has become an NFL doormat.

The Rams have lost 17 of their last 20 games, most of them routs. But no matter how dire the situation appears, Haslett said it’ll never be as bad as in his final season as head coach of the New Orleans Saints in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

“This is nothing,” Haslett said, “compared to that.”

Linehan, 45, was 11-25 in the third season of a four-year contract that paid him about $8 million. The Rams have been outscored 147-43 this season, and have allowed at least 30 points in seven straight games dating back to last year.

The move was made heading into the Rams’ bye week and in the early morning hours Monday, several hours after the Buffalo Bills outscored them 25-0 in the second half of a 31-14 victory.

The Rams were 3-13 in 2007 and have lost eight in a row dating to last season. Dissension had been building after unsuccessful stabs by Linehan at a makeover: several new assistants; a remote training camp site; a higher-energy, upbeat delivery by the coach to project confidence and enthusiasm.

Linehan turned to desperation after the Rams were outscored 116-29 the first three games. Quarterback Marc Bulger, the highest-paid player in franchise history, was benched in favor of 38-year-old Trent Green. Starting cornerback Fakhir Brown, a Haslett favorite, was released and there were four other lineup changes.

Running back Steven Jackson ripped Linehan on his weekly radio show for benching Bulger, and there were reports Bulger no longer wanted to play for Linehan. Bulger has not spoken to media since the benching.

“He took 100 percent responsibility for the failures of this organization, but we’re all culpable,” owner Chip Rosenbloom said. “We all share in the responsibilities of losing games. That includes the coaches, it includes the players, it includes the administration, it includes the ownership.”

That hints at more changes coming down the line. Jay Zygmunt, president of football operations and in his 27th year with the team, is drawing heat for poor draft-day performances. President John Shaw, who spends much of his time on the West Coast, is contemplating retirement after the season.

A sign at Sunday’s home game read: “Congress. Now bail out the Rams.”

Linehan briefly addressed players for about 10 minutes Monday morning before driving away from Rams Park without speaking to reporters or even making eye contact.

“He just told us that we’re winners,” said rookie defensive end Chris Long, Linehan’s last first-round pick. “We’re not winning right now, but there’s winners in the room.

“He’s going to do well, he’s going to find a place where it’s going right.”

Given the Rams’ weak play on defense, the 52-year-old Haslett is an unusual choice on the surface. He has head coaching experience, winning 45 games in six seasons for the Saints from 2000-05, but the defense is ranked 31st out of 32 teams despite a pair of young first-rounders, Long and Adam Carriker, on the line.

Typically blunt, the former NFL linebacker is far from pleased.

“Come on, the first three games we played poorly,” Haslett said. “I thought we played pretty good yesterday. It’s something we can build on.”

Haslett was in bed when Rosenbloom telephoned at 1:15 a.m. Monday to offer the job, including a say in personnel matters. He expects to do a much better job in his second head coaching stint, and will be less secretive, too, opening practices to media. Rick Venturi, assistant head coach and linebackers coach, was elevated to defensive coordinator.

Haslett will convene his first team meeting Tuesday. He wants to discuss matters with the coaching staff before choosing a quarterback for the Rams’ next game, Oct. 12 at Washington, and would like to re-sign Brown.

Haslett said the Rams’ talent is comparable to that of the Bills, who are 4-0.

“They have a couple of things we don’t have right now,” Haslett said. “They’ve got great confidence, they’ve got great swagger, they’ve got poise and they think they can win. Right now we’re not at that level.”

The Linehan era will be remembered as a mostly dreary time for the franchise. Martz helped the Rams win their only Super Bowl after the 1999 season and then led them to a second Super Bowl as coach in the 2001 season with an offense known as the “Greatest Show on Turf.”

The Rams were 8-8 in 2006, Linehan’s first season, rallying to win four of their last six games after Linehan turned over play-calling duties to offensive coordinator Greg Olson. Numerous offensive line injuries, beginning with seven-time Pro Bowl tackle Orlando Pace’s season-ending shoulder injury in the opener, paved the way for the 2007 disaster. Linehan again relinquished the play-calling before this season, replacing Olson with Al Saunders.

He knew his job was in jeopardy Sunday, having been put on notice by Rosenbloom. So he emptied the playbook, going for first downs twice on fourth down and using a handful of trick plays, energizing the team, but only for one half, when it led 14-6.

The firing was the second in-season coaching change by the Rams this decade. Martz was replaced by interim coach Joe Vitt after five games in 2005 due to medical reasons, and then was fired the day after the season.

The last Rams coach removed during the season for non-medical reasons was Bob Waterfield, replaced by Harland Svare after eight games in 1962 when the franchise was in Los Angeles.

UW’s Locker out 6-8 weeks

SEATTLE (AP) — One awkward fall by Washington quarterback Jake Locker added another notch of anguish to Washington’s already miserable 2008 season.

Now the Huskies’ chances of avoiding their first 0-5 start in 39 years lies with a redshirt freshman who has never started a college game.

Locker will be out for up to eight weeks after breaking his right thumb in last Saturday’s 35-28 loss to Stanford. He was injured throwing a block in front of a 27-yard reverse run by wide receiver Jordan Polk. In replays, the injury appeared to happen when Locker’s hand hit the ground.

Locker had surgery Monday morning to repair the fracture.

“Obviously, I think it’s a huge loss,” coach Tyrone Willingham said Monday as he announced that Ronnie Fouch would run the offense until Locker returns. “He adds so much to our team in so many ways. His presence, his running skills, what he’s done for us in the passing game. It’s a loss. But we’re very confident in Ronnie Fouch.”

Willingham announced Locker’s initial timetable as being sidelined for six to eight weeks, meaning Locker could be back taking snaps before the end of the season. Six weeks would have Locker available in time for the Huskies’ Nov. 15 game against UCLA. A full eight-week recovery would get Locker back in time for the season finale Dec. 6 at California.

There remains a scenario that would see Locker back on the field much sooner. Locker was an all-state defensive back in high school and is Washington’s leading rusher this season with 180 yards and three touchdowns on 56 carries.

Willingham didn’t dismiss the possibility of Locker returning at a new position until he’s healthy enough to resume playing quarterback. But he didn’t say when Locker might be ready to play at a different spot, or if he would even make the move. The likelihood is if Locker played a different position, it would be on Washington’s beleaguered defense.

“It is possible. I couldn’t tell you where right now,” Willingham said. “But I’ve said and I think others have said he is a tremendous athlete, and the ability to play five, six, seven different positions exists. … What the other timetables are I don’t know and I wouldn’t even guess at those.”

When asked if he dared risk Locker to additional punishment at another position, Willingham noted that Locker was hurt on a play where the only contact his hand made was with the ground.

“You always run that risk. On the play he got hurt on that was an extra effort play,” Willingham said.

“He’ll be willing to do anything he can to help the football team be successful and win.”

The Huskies’ offense is likely to see a drastic change with Fouch running the show.

Fouch is an adequate runner, but isn’t a threat like Locker, who set a modern Pac-10 record for yards rushing by a quarterback last season. He is a more conventional passer, who hit on 13 of 27 attempts for 186 yards and a touchdown in relief against Stanford. He also directed a 95-yard touchdown drive in the closing minutes, capped with a 1-yard touchdown dive to pull Washington within 35-28 with 1:25 left. The ensuing onside kick went out of bounds and Stanford ran out the clock.

“I’m the type of guy that if we lose a game, I put the blame on myself,” Fouch said. “Whenever we lose I feel like it’s my fault. I put the blame on myself for losing and I want to go out against Arizona and do whatever to help this team win.”

The change to Fouch is causing some scrambling for Arizona coach Mike Stoops. During last week’s bye, the Wildcats were preparing to face Locker.

“That plan has gone out the window,” Stoops said.

Notes: WR D’Andre Goodwin (ribs) and LB Donald Butler (concussion) we’re both listed as starters on the depth chart for Saturday’s game at Arizona, but Willingham said that could change. X-rays on Goodwin’s ribs were negative and his pain threshold will likely determine if he plays. Butler’s concussion symptoms will be monitored closely during the week. … Starting RB David Freeman injured both ankles against Stanford and his status is day-to-day.

Central Washington Best Ball ends in tie

YAKIMA — Saturday’s first-round leaders faltered, allowing two teams to pass them and share the championship in the Central Washington Two-Man Best Ball tournament on Sunday at SunTides Golf Course.
The father and son team of Chris and Varnel Williams of Moscow, Idaho, shot a 3-under par 67 to finish tied with Yakima Elks players Dusty Frontis and Corey DeGrood at 133 in the two-day tournament.
First-round leaders Matt Crockett and Sean Ritter of the Yakima Country Club shot 3-over 73 to finish tied for third at 134. Also finishing third were Lyn Dasso and Ivan Porcayo of Mount Adams and Chris DeGrazia and Mike Hickok of Seattle.
First-round net leaders Pat Gavin and Dennis Richardson, both of SunTides, shared the net title with Greg White and Rich Wyer of Mount Adams.

Low Gross: 1, Chris Williams-Varnel Williams 133; 1, Dusty Frontis-Corey DeGrood 133; 3, Chris DeGrazia-Mike Hickok 134; 3, Lyn Dasso-Ivan Porcayo 134; 3, Sean Ritter-Matt Crockett 134; 6, Hank Chafin-Bob Marshall 136; 7, Bill Adkison-Jeff Shaw 137; 8, Russ Arbuckle-Troy Wilmoth 138; 9, West Campbell-Robi Raab 139; 9, Jeff Baldwin-Jason Kidd 139.
Low Net: 1, Pat Gavin-Dennis Richardson 119; 1, Greg White-Rich Wyer 119; 3, Steve Adams-Steve Stough 121; 4, Mike Bogart-Dan Williams 124; 5, Buck Berndt-Greg Dunn 125; 6, Tom Glass-Rick Schlenker 126; Keith Grace-Joel Elder 127; 8, Paul Messenger-Arnie Kvarnberg 128; 8, Rod Johnston-Ron Whittaker 128; 10, Cal Anderson-Bruce Damaskos 129; 10, Brian Hoel-Phil Treat 129; 10, Don Dufault-Don Clark 129; 10, Rod Knoepfle-Ed Parkins 129.

Montana escapes CWU upset bid

MISSOULA, Mont. — If ever a defeat — particularly one decided by a heartbreaking, last-second field goal — could be viewed as virtually a victory, this one was it.

The Central Washington Wildcats, playing Division I-Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) power Montana on the road before a pro-Montana, stadium-record crowd of 25,326, matched the explosive Grizzlies touchdown-for-touchdown before falling 38-35 on Brody McKnight’s 42-yard field goal with a second to play.

The narrow loss to the Grizzlies, ranked No. 4 in Div. I-FCS — a level at which schools can award nearly twice the number of football scholarships Div. II schools like CWU can — shouldn’t hurt the Wildcats in the two D-II polls. It might even give them a boost from this week’s seventh- and ninth-place spots, although Wildcats coach Blaine Bennett isn’t betting on it.

“If you play well, you want to make sure the people who are voting (in the polls) understand that,” said Bennett, whose team is now 4-1. “But we beat a solid Div. II team (Humboldt State) 48-10 last week and actually dropped two spots in the polls. Who knows?”

The Wildcats gave a real scare to Montana (4-0), taking a 21-7 second-quarter lead before falling behind 35-24 and then rallying on 10 points in the final four minutes — a 56-yard Mike Reilly-to-Johnny Spevak scoring play and Garrett Rolsma’s 44-yard field goal — to tie the game at 35-35.

But Rolsma’s boot — the 26th of his career, a CWU record — came with 2:47 remaining, and that was enough time for Montana quarterback Cole Bergquist to continue to work his magic. Bergquist, who finished with a career-high 377 yards on 25-for-34 passing, hit Mike Ferriter for 21- and 15-yard completions to move the Grizzlies far enough into CWU territory to give McKnight a shot at the game-winner.

“Any time we take the field, we expect to be in a position in the fourth quarter to win the game, and we were in that position to win,” Bennett said. “But at the same time, we went into a big environment that was kind of new to us, we played in front of a hostile crowd and performed well at times. I have to be pleased with the plays we made, but at the same time we missed a great opportunity to come away with a win.”

The opportunities Central did have were largely the result of Reilly’s passing. He passed for 280 yards and three touchdowns, hitting Ryan Dyer for a 32-yarder to start the scoring, Jared Bronson with a 17-yarder in the second period and finally the 56-yarder to Spevak. But the Wildcats couldn’t get their ground game going, netting just 35 yards.

Although CWU’s defense couldn’t stop Bergquist in the end, it did have its moments. Linebacker Buddy Wood — whose recovery of a fumbled punt had set up the Wildcats’ first score — did one even better in the second quarter, sacking Bergquist, forcing a fumble, picking up the ball and rambling 20 yards for a touchdown of his own.

Montana 38, Central Washington 35 FINAL
Central Washington	7	17	0	11	—	35
Montana	7	14	7	10	—	38
First Quarter CWU — Ryan Dyer 32 pass from Mike Reilly (Garrett Rolsma kick) Mont — Dan Beaudin 2 pass from Cole Bergquist (Brody McKnight kick) Second Quarter CWU — Buddy Wood 20 fumble recovery (Rolsma kick) CWU — Jared Bronson 17 pass from Reilly (Rolsma kick) Mont — Marc Mariani 64 pass from Bergquist (McKnight kick) Mont — Mariani 42 pass from Bergquist (McKnight kick) CWU — FG Rolsma 23 Third Quarter Mont — Chase Reynolds 12 run (McKnight kick) Fourth Quarter Mont — Reynolds 3 run (McKnight kick) CWU — Johnny Spevak 56 pass from Reilly (Bronson pass from Reilly) CWU — FG Rolsma 44 Mont — FG Brody McKnight 42
			CWU			UM
First downs			13			27
Rushes-yards			17-35			40-154
Passing			280			377
Comp-Att-Int			21-35-0			25-34-1
Return Yards			138			91
Punts-Avg			4-45.2			0-0
Fumbles-Lost			1-1			4-4
Penalties-Yards			10-68			9-92
Time of Possession			23:47			36:13
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — CWU, James Hasty 9-25, Adam Bighill 1-6, Mike Reilly 4-4, Ryan Dyer 3-0. Montana, Chase Reynolds 16-87, Rob Schute 3-32, Thomas Brooks-Fletcher 9-27, Cole Bergquist 12-8. PASSING — CWU, Reilly 21-35-0-280. Montana, Bergquist 25-34-1-377. RECEIVING — CWU, Spevak 7-136, Hasty 5-32, Mike Waller 4-31, Jared Bronson 2-34, Jamal Weems 2-15, Ryan Dyer 1-32. Montana, Mike Ferriter 9-133, Marc Mariani 6-161, Dan Beaudin 3-24, Brooks-Fletcher 2-11, Steve Pfahler 1-24, Jabin Sambrano 1-12, Tyler Palmer 1-12, Kevin Klaboe 1-2, Rob Schulte 1-(minus 2).

Lions top Davis 33-3

KENNEWICK — Jason Hanson scored two touchdowns and recorded a tackle for a safety to lead Kennewick to a 33-3 win over Davis in CBBN play Saturday afternoon at Lampson Stadium.

Davis’ Mitchell Vinsent rushed for 68 yards on 26 carries and Greg Hata passed for 88 yards, 66 going to Tony Yocum.

Kennewick 33, Davis 3 FINAL
Davis	0	0	0	3	—	3
Kennewick	9	7	17	0	—	33
Kenn — Safety, Jason Hanson tackled Nick Rodriguez in end zone Kenn — Drew Loftus 45 pass from Hanson (John Gower kick) Kenn — Hanson 15 pass from Loftus (Gower kick) Kenn — FG Gower 32 Kenn — Hanson 49 run (Gower kick) Kenn — Zack Albertin 22 run (Gower kick) Davis — FG Antonio Gonzales 26 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — Davis, Mitchell Vinsent 26-68, J.R. Ramirez 5-36, Josh Elk-White 1-1. Kenn, Loftus 8-21, Albertin 9-75, Hanson 5-75, Saul Soto 5-14, Trent Brown 3-12, TC Hangartner 4-11. PASSING — Davis, Greg Hata 7-17-0-88. Kenn, Drew Loftus 7-11-0-53, Hanson 1-1-0-45. RECEIVING — Davis, Tony Yocum 5-66, Trevor Ramos 2-22. K, Loftus 1-45, Brown 2-8, Hanson 4-39, Dakota Tripp 1-6.

Kittitas falls to Waterville

WATERVILLE 3, KITTITAS 1: At Kittitas, Ali Kilgore’s stellar all-around play wasn’t enough to keep the Coyotes (2-2) from preventing Waterville’s 28-26, 25-21, 21-25, 25-23 victory.

Kittitas highlights: Ali Kilgore 29-30 serving, 5 aces, 15 kills; Jordan Paul 15 kills.

Bezenek third in pentathlon

ELLENSBURG — Eisenhower’s Kirsta Bezenek placed third in Saturday’s 12-team Bulldog Pentathlon at the Central Washington University Aquatic Center.

Combining times from five events, Bezenek clocked 6 minutes, 40.09 seconds and finished behind two Eastmont girls. Her lowest individual place was fourth in the 100 back, 100 breast, 100 fly, 100 free and 200 IM.

Overall winner Carmen Robb of Eastmont won four of the events, and Sunnyside’s Kaitlyn Broersma captured the 100 breast.

Top 10: 1, Carmen Robb (Eastmont) 6:26.87; 2, Kelsey Bruggman (Ea) 6:37.64; 3, Kirsta Bezenek (Eisenhower) 6:40.09; 4, Karlie Neff (Wenatchee) 7:00.42; 5, Kaitlin Kelsch (East Valley) 7:00.85; 6, Emilie Pleger (Ike) 7:03.31; 7, Nikki Cleary (West Valley) 7:06.52; 8, Toni Castillo (Sunnyside) 7:06.75; 9, Keely Hausken (WV) 7:08.12; 10, Sammy Poston (WV) 7:08.81.

Other locals in top 20: 11, Kaitlyn Broersma (Su) 7:10.12; 12, Gabby Ruiz (Ike) 7:10.43; 13, Alyssa Sauriol (Ell) 7:14.31; 14, Christine Kim (Su) 7:14.85; 18, Marisa Broersma (Su) 7:25.03; 20, Emily Carbaugh (Ell) 7:30.47.

Event winners, local highlights

100 back: 1, Robb (Ea) 1:01.48; 2, G. Ruiz (Ike) 1:03.99; 4, Bezenek (Ike) 1:05.97; 5, Chris Eglin (Ike) 1:06.63; 6, Cleary (WV) 1:07.01; 7, Hausken (WV) 1:07.26; 8, Sauriol (Ell) 1:07.99; 9, Kelsch (EV) 1:08.31; 12, Kim (Su) 1:10.45.

100 breast: 1, K. Broersma (Su) 1:10.75; 2, Pleger (Ike) 1:10.88; 3, Bezenek (Ike) 1:14.69; 5, M. Broersma (Su) 1:15.93; 9, Poston (WV) 1:17.82; 11, Kelsch (EV) 1:18.34; 12, Castillo (Su) 1:18.77.

100 fly: 1, Robb (Ea) 59.32; 3, Bezenek (Ike) 1:01.85; 4, Hausken (WV) 1:03.47; 5, Castillo (Su) 1:05.52; 7, G. Ruiz (Ike) 1:06.23; 8, L. Ruiz (Ike) 1:06.56; 9, Kelsch (EV) 1:07.35; 10, Cleary (WV) 1:08.26; 12, Kim (Su) 1:08.83.

100 free: 1, Robb (Ea) 54.72; 3, Bezenek (Ike) 57.31; 4, Kim (Su) 58.58; 6, Kelsch (EV) 58.98; 8, Hausken (WV) 59.27; 9, Castillo (Su) 59.89; 10, Sauriol (Ell) 59.97; 11, Heather Seaman (WV) 1:00.40; 12, Janet Durant (EV) 1:00.49.

200 IM: 1, Robb (Ea) 2:14.19; 3, Bezenek (Ike) 2:20.27; 4, Pleger (Ike) 2:26.90; 5, Kelsch (EV) 2:27.87; 8, Poston (WV) 2:29.50; 9, Cleary (WV) 2:29.75; 10, K. Broersma (Su) 2:30.27; 11, Castillo (Su) 2:30.45; 12, G. Ruiz (Ike) 2:30.66.

Tri-City Pentathlon

AT RICHLAND

Top 5: 1, Kristen Bennett (Hanford) 6:33.99; 2, Christine Tixier (Han) 6:45.94; 3, Melissa Merrill (Han) 6:52.67; 4, Mackenzie Gant (Prosser) 7:02.73; 5, 5, Meghan Pickett (Richland) 7:03.07. Local: 11, McKenna Elliott (Pro) 7:45.89.

Individual highlights: Gant 100 back, 1:05.01; 100 breast, 1:21.00; 100 fly, 1:08.75; 100 free, 1:00.48; 200 IM, 2:27.49.

Eisenhower boys win Bellevue Invitational

BELLEVUE — With 1-2 finishes in the top two individual flights, Eisenhower’s boys cruised to victory in the 33-team Bellevue Invitational cross country race at Lake Sammamish State Park on Saturday.

Bryan Simison and Ryan Chapman swept the elite flight, and teammates Timothy Cummings and Andy Romfo topped the flight for the No. 3-4 runners.

Simison’s time on the flat and fast 5,000-meter course was 15:50.

Eisenhower’s girls finished third.

BOYS

Team scores — Top 5: Eisenhower 19, Issaquah 47, Bellevue 51, Ballard 111, Snohomish 115.

1-2 runners: 1, Bryan Simison (Ike) 15:50 (5,000 meters); 2, Ryan Chapman (Ike) 16:03; 3, Michael Williams (Bell) 16:03. 3-4 runners: 1, Timothy Cummings (Ike) 16:15; 2, Andy Romfo (Ike) 16:21; 3, Joel Ambo (Bell) 16:29. 5-6 runners: 1, Isaac Robinson (Iss) 16:37; 2, German Silva (Ike) 16:50; 3, Rory Montgomery (Iss) 17:09. 7-8 runners: 1, Ivan Alfaro (Ike) 17:14; 2, Turner Wiley (Iss) 17:16; 3, Brandon Mahoney (Bell) 17:18.

GIRLS

Team scores — Top 5: Mt. Spokane 67, Snohomish 67, Eisenhower 70, Cedarcrest 73, Bellevue 131.

1-2 runners: 1, Allison Cutting (Seq) 19:03 (5,000 meters); 2, Emilie Gilbert (Bell) 19:06; 3, Cara Strodel (Ce) 19:06; 5, Mayra Chavez (Ike) 19:16. 3-4 runners: 1, Sarah Craig (MS) 19:11. 5-6 runners: 1, Tia Smith (Ce) 19:58; 3, Arianna Cole (Highland) 20:13. 7-8 runners: 1, Kirsten Sheffield (Ike) 20:42.

Connell Invitational

BOYS

Team scores — 4A-3A: 1. Pasco 118; 2. Hanford 242; Kennewick inc. 2A: 1. Toppenish 127; 2. Grandview 240; 3. Othello 273; 4. Clarkston 277; 5. Prosser 512. 1A: 1. Zillah 98; 2. Chelan 103; 3. Lake Roosevelt 216; 4. Kiona-Benton 251; 5. Royal 258; 6. Cle Elum 260; 7. Connell 269; 8. University Prep 314; 9. Wahluke 404; Granger inc., Warden inc. 2B-1B: 1. Riverside Christian 400; Asotin inc., Yakama Tribal inc.

Winner: Chase Anderson (Che) 16:05 (5,000 meters).

Top locals: 6, Ben Villanueva (T) 16:51; 11, Johnny Barnes (Z) 17:18; 12, Blake Bergener (Z) 17:19; 15, Jose Mendez (Gv) 17:32; 19, Sean Ekstrand (Z) 17:45; 20, Koty Kollmar (Gv) 17:46; 24, Daniel Estrada (Z) 18:13; 26, Cameron Kobes (T) 18:14; 28, Ammon Stancliffe (T) 18:19; 30, Nathan Mesplie (T) 18:20; 32, Cody Dunbar (Z) 18:24; 37, Jr Kang (T) 18:35; 38, Brendan Shearer (Z) 18:39.

GIRLS

Team scores — 4A-3A: 1. Kennewick 136; 2. Pasco 176; 3. Hanford 187. 2A: 1. Clarkston 149; 2. Toppenish 260; Prosser inc., Grandview inc., Othello inc. 1A: 1. Chelan 111; 2. Zillah 151; 3. University Prep 185; 4. Royal 236; 5. Kiona-Benton 239; 6. Cle Elum 354; Connell inc., Granger inc. 2B-1B: 1. Asotin 126; 2. Riverside Christian 219; Yakama Tribal inc.

Winner: Marisa Vander Malle (P) 19:39 (5,000 meters).

Top locals: 4, Stacey Kobes (T) 20:47; 14, Korie Duce (Z) 22:03; 17, Taylor Wilkinson (RC) 22:20; 20, Bayli Ziegler (Z) 22:29; 23, Shaarnute Azure (YT) 22:50; 31, Abby Nelson (Z) 23:17; 37, Emma Tuning (Z) 23:29; 40, Martina Braun (RC) 23:39.

Wenatchee Invitational

BOYS

Team scores — Top 3: Eastmont 46, Central Kitsap 49, Wenatchee 66. Local: 5, East Valley 166, 6, Sunnyside 169.

Winner: Shane Moskowitz (CK) 15:45 (4,800 meters). Top locals: 8, Mason Yates (EV) 16:57; 23, Jacob Rogers (Su) 17:33; 25, Gracen Gonzalez (Su) 17:38; 26, Joshua Assink (EV) 17:40; 35, Osbaldo Arroyo (Su) 18:14; 38, Jose Alberto Sanchez (Su) 18:36.

GIRLS

Team scores — Top 3: Central Valley 30, Wenatchee 71, Central Kitsap 73. Locals: 9, East Valley 243, Sunnyside inc.

Winner: Shannon Moskowitz (CK) 18:58 (4,800 meters). Top locals: 33, Azayla Alvarado (EV) 22:29.

Clarke, Carie lift Wildcats past NNU

ELLENSBURG — Lynde Clarke scored the game’s first two goals, one a header off a terrific attack on the outside and crossing pass from freshman Serena Tomaso, as the Central Washington University women’s soccer team trounced Northwest Nazarene 4-0 in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference match Saturday.

Gwenna Carie, a sophomore transfer from Division I Gonzaga, added a goal and an assist for the Wildcats (2-1-0 in GNAC play, 5-2-2 overall). CWU goalkeeper Amber Easterbrook needed only four saves for her sixth shutout of the season, getting solid support from the defenders in front of her, including freshman Hillary Franks from West Valley.

“We needed a game like this — this is a big week for us,” said CWU coach Michael Farrand, whose Wildcats face perennial power Seattle Pacific on Wednesday and then Western Washington on Saturday, both on the road.

First half: 1, CWU, Lynde Clarke (Serena Tomaso), 23:40.

Second half: 2, CWU, Clarke, 58:49; 3, CWU, Ellie Eckroth (Gwenna Carie), 67:22; 4, CWU, Carie, 82:32.

Shots: Northwest Nazarene 6, Central Washington 16. Saves: Pip Herman (NNU) 6, Amber Easterbrook (CWU) 4.

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

CWU rallies in five-setter over SPU

SEATTLE — A Rachael Schurman kill and a service ace by Erin Norris triggered a fourth-game rally as Central Washington’s volleyball team rallied from a two-games-to-one deficit at Seattle Pacific and pulled out GNAC victory in five, 25-22, 20-25, 25-27, 25-20, 15-12.

The Wildcats (3-1, 11-5) had dropped the second and third games and trailed 13-11 in the fourth when Schurman got a kill off a set by Maggie Olson. When Norris, who would finish the match with a team-high 19 kills, aced the next point, that kicked off a 14-7 run that evened the match and sent it to a fifth game.

The Wildcats never trailed in the finale, with Norris getting a kill and an ace in an early 5-1 run. Kayla Roof and Schurman each finished with 10 kills for the Wildcats.

CWU highlights: Erin Norris 19 kills, 2 aces; Maggie Olson 46 assists, 3 aces, 9 digs; Kayla Roof 10 kills, 11 digs; Rachael Schurman 10 kills; Deidre Scheidt 14 digs; Meggie Graf 14 digs.

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