Daniel O’Shaughnessy, Kittitas wrestling, senior
January 29, 2009 by YH-R Sports
Daniel O'Shaughnessy
With a 3-0 run through the 130-pound bracket at Saturday’s Coyote Classic, the three-time state placer improved to 26-4 for the season and topped 100 career wins.
Scoring all in a day’s work for Blodgett
January 29, 2009 by Scott Sandsberry
YAKIMA, Wash. — Opposing coaches sing his praises, but he won’t sing his own. He’s soft-spoken, but not a soft touch. He won’t talk trash on the basketball court, but he’ll slash foes to shreds with his never-depleted arsenal of drives, dishes and dead-on shooting at one end of the court … while picking their pockets at the other.
But perhaps the most telling thing about Wapato standout Willie Blodgett, the Valley’s leading scorer this season at 24.9 points per game, is that his hoops icon is not Michael Jordan or LeBron James.
Wapato's Willie Blodgett leads his team through a tunnel formed by fans before the Wolves' game against Toppenish on Jan. 17 in Wapato. (Andy Sawyer/Yakima Herald-Republic)
It’s his oldest sister Andrea, who is revered in Valley basketball circles for her competitive fire and the effort she demanded of herself whenever she stepped on the court.
“I just really looked up to how hard she worked,” he says. “She never really took a day off, always doing something to make her game better.”
And now she’s demanding the same sustained focus from him.
“Every time I tell her how we did or how I did, it’s never good enough for her. It’s always, ‘You can do better than that,’” Willie says of his frequent telephone or text-messaging conversations he has with big sis, now a junior guard at Idaho State University after two stellar years at Yakima Valley Community College.
“If we lose, it’s ‘You guys shouldn’t be losing, you gotta take care of that.’ And I’ll tell her how many points I had, and it’s ‘Oh come on, you can do better than that.’”
Suffice it to say, he does better than most when it comes to lighting up the scoreboard. In just two seasons on the varsity at Wapato, the 5-10 senior should eclipse the 1,000-point standard within the next two weeks; he’s at 924.
That doesn’t include the 104 varsity points he accrued as a freshman at White Swan. And just imagine what kind of numbers he would have put up had he had more than two seasons at Wapato.
His father, Joe Blodgett, is still frustrated Willie didn’t get three.
Prior to the 2006-07 school year, Willie transferred from White Swan, where he had attended school through his freshman year, to Wapato, where the family lives. The family insisted the transfer had nothing to do with athletics and involved only personal circumstances, but appeals to the local and state athletic associations were denied. Willie couldn’t play on the Wolves’ varsity for a year.
“It really had nothing to do with sports,” says Joe, who coached Willie through AAU and club ball and still offers insights. “It was an all-personal matter, why we transferred, and it should not have affected my kids. And, of course, the innocent child got penalized for it for a year.”
So Willie spent his sophomore season on the junior varsity, watching from the stands as the Wolves’ varsity went 21-6 and fell one game shy of capturing a state trophy.
“It was kind of hard having to play JV because that was a really good team that year,” he said. “It was hard to have to watch that and have to play JV.
“But it was also a good learning experience — working on different parts of my game, getting other players involved in the game, learning how to make them better, too.”
He learned those lessons so well that opposing coaches have been known to use him as a positive example to their own players. Do what he’s doing, work as hard as he does, they’ll say, and you’ll be a better player.
“I love the kid,” says Zillah coach Doug Burge, whose team faces Wapato in non-league play every season. “He’s just an incredible worker and he never stops. He’s got an engine that just keeps running.
“I really enjoy the way he plays, but the thing I like most about him is the way he handles himself. He’s just a class act on the court.”
Part of that, of course, is that Blodgett lets his game speak for itself.
“There’s no (trash) talking. He just plays,” says East Valley coach Steve Elder. “And he’s got competitive greatness. He’s as complete a player as you can get around here. And he’s a nice kid, too. I love watching him play, because he plays the game the right way.”
Part of which, of course, is recognizing when it’s time not to take the shot.
“I know going into a game (defenses) are going to be focusing on me a lot, but that can be a good thing,” Blodgett says. “Having shooters like Rigo (Alvarado) and people like Matthew (Guevara, a versatile 6-2 forward), it gets them a lot more open shots. I can dribble in and kick it out to Rigo, or if I get a double-team, if I get it to Matthew I know he’ll score. It helps having good shooters.”
That’s a good point.
But then, Willie Blodgett knows all about making good points. It’s what he does.
Prep report: WV girls rolling again
January 29, 2009 by Scott Spruill
YAKIMA, Wash. — Now that the trend has emerged in his three seasons at West Valley, Greg Oldham must deal the question: Why don’t his girls basketball teams win more games in December?
Simple. Because the state tournament isn’t held in December.
That’s my smart-aleck answer, by the way, not his. But give him a a few minutes and Oldham will take you there.
In his three seasons, the Rams are 10-13 in December but, as we all know, Oldham’s teams have finished big with a third-place state trophy in 2007 followed by sixth-place hardware last year.
This year, however, West Valley’s prospects were held in high regard since the previous team had only one senior. And yet the Rams lost four of their first five games.
What gives?
“We have a lot of two- and three-sport athletes and it takes a while to pull things together,” Oldham pointed out. “We’ve got soccer players, volleyball players, a cross country runner — everybody’s coming from different places. What I’ve always tried to do is get our teams ready for February and March.”
Actually, January has been pretty darn good. Since those first five games, the Rams have won nine of 10 and risen to fifth in this week’s Class 3A state poll.
Oldham’s veteran crew began to find its legs after Christmas during a westside road trip that included wins over Meadowdale (ranked sixth in 3A) and Edmonds-Woodway (just outside the 4A top 10).
“We tried to treat it like a state tournament — tough competition on back-to-back days,” the coach said. “It was a great trip.”
With five games left in the regular season, West Valley’s offensive balance has become its best weapon. Katelin Sillery’s team-leading average is under 12 points a game but six other players have scored in double figures.
“I can’t tell you who will lead us in any one game, and the kids don’t really care,” Oldham said. “If I were game-planning against us, who do you stop? That balance is definitely what you want.”
Especially in March.
Rivalry Saturday
Two SCAC West doubleheaders followed by a Mid-Valley 2B twin bill — in boys-girls sequence — will be featured in the Rivalry Saturday lineup in the SunDome.
The schedule starts with Goldendale vs. Cle Elum at noon and 1:30 p.m. followed by Mabton vs. Granger at 3:30 and 5 p.m.
Riverside Christian and La Salle will take the night session at 7 and 8:30 p.m.
All-day tickets can be purchased today for $6 at the participating schools or on Saturday at the door for $7.50.
For RC’s girls, the SunDome game will cap a week of facing three state-ranked teams — Sunnyside Christian (5th 1B) on Tuesday, White Swan (8th 2B) today and La Salle (4th 2B) on Saturday.
Year of the freshman
It isn’t often you see a ninth-grader starting in 4A or 3A boys basketball game, so to see three on the floor at the same time is — I’m going out on a limb here — unprecedented.
In last Friday’s CBBN game at Davis, the Pirates not only ran out Davonte Luckett and David Trimble for the opening tip but they were joined by Sunnyside’s Israel Manzo. What’s even more impressive is their production — all three are averaging in double figures.
By my count, Davis now has five freshmen who have produced 20-point games in league play — Taylor Stubblefield (32 points, 96-97), Josh Williams (27, 97-98), Luckett (24, 08-09), Trimble (23, 08-09) and Curtis Gomez-Trimble (20, 01-02).
3A swimmers to westside
For the first time ever, West Valley’s boys swimmers will have to travel to the westside for district competition. As the only 3A programs in Eastern Washington, West Valley and Hanford have been assigned to the District 4 meet at Vancouver’s Propstra Aquatic Center next week.
Sounds simple enough, but the details — including a District 5 protest over the fairness of qualifying procedures — weren’t ironed out until this week.
The first level of qualifying goes to any swimmer meeting the District 4 standards. Additional spots would go to the top three finishers in Thursday’s sub-district meet with Hudson’s Bay, Camas, Columbia River, Fort Vancouver, Union and Prairie.
West Valley and Hanford were initially told their only avenue to district was through meeting standards, but after negotiations they will be able to add qualifiers by comparative times recorded in league finales this weekend.
In Saturday’s meets with West Valley at Walla Walla and Hanford at Wenatchee, any swimmer who meets or exceeds the third-place time from Thursday’s sub-district in Vancouver will earn a trip to district.
From the sidelines
• Second-year Selah boys basketball coach Merle McLain has resigned for personal reasons and former Vikings’ head coach Kip Harris has taken over the program.
• The Class 4A, 3A and 2A state volleyball tournaments will stay in Kennewick next fall, the WIAA’s Executive Board has decided. Yakima, which will continue to host the 1A, 2B and 1B tournaments, made a bid last week to host all six over two weeks.
• Credit Mabton sophomore Cyrsta Reynolds for a big step up last weekend when the sixth-ranked Vikings (13-2) were forced to play without injured standout Ana Jimenez. Reynolds had 26 points and 26 rebounds in wins over Goldendale and Naches Valley. Jimenez could be out a month with her knee injury.
• Grandview’s Doris Lupercio (2A girls), Zillah’s Rosebud Guthrie (1A girls) and Klickitat’s Michael McConville (1B boys) have recently been recognized among the WIAA/Seattle Times athletes of the week.
• Selah’s Brett Blanshan isn’t waiting for track season to stretch his legs. In Saturday’s WSU Open indoor meet, Blanshan placed second in the 60-meter dash behind Cougar sophomore Marlon Murray.
• After scoring 59 points in two games last week, Wenatchee’s Austin Bryan lifted his career total to 1,300 and broke Josh Cooprider’s school record.
• Kamiakin football coach Craig Beverlin is retiring after 25 years and 182 victories with the Braves.
Reds announce 2009 schedule
January 29, 2009 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — The Yakima Reds will waste no time getting to know some of the new teams in the PDL’s Northwest Division, facing two of them in their first two matches of 2009.
Yakima opens with consecutive home matches against the Seattle Wolves on Friday, May 8, and the Kitsap Pumas on Saturday, May 9.
The Reds will also close the season with three straight home matches, including a July 11 match against the expansion Portland Timbers U-23.
The other new team is the Victoria (British Columbia) Highlanders, bringing the division’s total number of teams to 10.
“We are very excited for the addition of the four new franchises,” coach Hector Vega said in a news release from the team. “This is very advantageous for the Pacific Northwest teams, as it gives us great competition, and at the same time cuts our length of travel down from previous years.”
The Reds will play a 16-game schedule, with the first four matches doubling as Open Cup qualifying games. Yakima earned its first-ever berth in the Open Cup last season.
“I truly believe that the Northwest Division will rise to be one of the toughest divisions in the PDL,” Vega said.
Last season, the Vancouver Whitecaps U-23 reached the PDL national semifinals before falling.
With the addition of the new teams, former division members the BYU Cougars and Ogden Outlaws have moved to the Southwest Division.
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1/30/09 Prep hot tickets
January 29, 2009 by YH-R Sports
TODAY
BASKETBALL: First-place in the SCAC West will be on the line when Granger’s boys (5-1, 10-4) host Naches Valley (6-1, 10-5) at 7:30 p.m. The Rangers won the first meeting 46-42.
SATURDAY
BASKETBALL: How loud can West Valley’s 54-year-old gym get? We’ll find out Saturday night at 7:30 when the Rams (6-2, 12-3) host Eisenhower’s unbeaten boys (7-0, 15-0) in a CBBN Cascade rematch of last month’s protested contest at Ike Gym. The Cadets rallied to win that game 66-65 in overtime.
To accommodate those who wish to attend both games, the West Valley-Eisenhower girls game at Ike Gym has been moved to 4 p.m.
Weathering the storm
January 29, 2009 by Roger Underwood
Longtime coach Burge facing lean times at Zillah
YAKIMA, Wash. — It’s not true that in basketball you’re only as good as your last game. But then again there can only be one last game, so in that regard Doug Burge was embracing a rare opportunity.
“We’ve had a lot of games over the years that have gone right down to the wire, but I honestly can’t remember another one we’ve won at the buzzer,” Burge said. “I read the other day where LeBron James had just won his first game at the buzzer. It just doesn’t happen that often.”
It happened for Burge and his Zillah Leopards on Saturday night, when Ben Garcia’s last-second jumper meant a 47-45 defeat of Highland.
But since we’re talking about unusual occurrences we should mention that despite the thriller at Zillah Alumni Gymnasium, the Leopards were only 3-4 in the SCAC West and 7-8 for the season, and that the once-unthinkable prospect of Zillah missing the postseason for the second consecutive year was very real.
Begging the most obvious of questions: What’s happened?
The Leopards, after all, had been a model of small-school consistency. They had become an annual participant in the Class 1A state tournament, tying the all-classifications record of 15 straight berths through 2006.
TOP: Zillah boys basketball coach Doug Burge conducts practice Wednesday at Zillah Middle School. ABOVE: Burge talks to his team after running lines during practice. (Kris Holland/Yakima Herald-Republic)
When they fell short in 2007, it was considered merely a blip on the radar screen — a hiccup, if you will. But then came last year, when Zillah struggled to a 7-13 record and didn’t even make district.
“The last time that happened at Zillah? I don’t even know,” said Burge, who is well versed in Leopards lore because he’s a prominent part of it.
His very first season at Zillah, in fact, produced the school’s first boys state hoops state championship since 1956. That was 1994, when Burge was only 28.
It might have been a tough act to follow, but Burge and the Leopards sustained an remarkable run — reaching state in each of his first 13 seasons at Zillah and winning eight placing trophies.
The circumstances surrounding his arrival there merit mention, too.
During the 1992-93 season coach Bob Johnson, chafing at parental complaints despite having gone 49-10 over two-plus seasons, quit. Then-football coach Rock Winters, now also the athletic director, assumed the reins with assistant Dick Waldman, and guided the Leopards to a fourth-place finish at state.
Zillah then turned to Burge — the former Highland, Skagit Valley Community College and Central Washington University point guard — who had just completed his second year as head coach at Naches Valley.
“I remember people asking, ‘Why would you want to go to Zillah?” Burge said. “’It’s just a hotbed for getting rid of coaches.’ But I wanted the challenge. I also wanted the opportunity. It’s a great community with great support.”
But also, as with most its size, it includes intense scrutiny. And in Zillah’s case, high expectations.
Which has been OK with Burge, too.
“With a community like ours, you take a Friday or Saturday night and we’re the big thing in town,” he said. “It’s fun. People here support our program, and when you continue to try to do the right things I think people tend to see through the wins and losses.
“I think about Scott Berry. He won a state championship at Naches and then some years later he went a whole year without winning a single game at Selah. He asked me, ‘Did I forget everything I knew that year at Naches?’ As for my own situation, I hope I’m a better coach now than I was the year we won the title. As a player, you get better by playing games, and I’d like to think that as a coach you get better by coaching games, too.”
The key thing at a time like this is that parents and fans understand the cyclical nature of high school athletics, and that even the most established programs with the best coaches have downturns.
Especially in a sport like basketball, where individual abilities doesn’t always translate into collective success.
Beyond that, the shelf life of today’s prep coach has become considerably shorter due to offseason demands and other pressures.
“As coaches you evaluate yourself all the time,” Burge said. “I think about Ron Brown (in his 47th year at Centralia) and Ed Pepple (in his 48th at Mercer Island). I’ve listened to them speak, and I’ve always been intrigued by what they had to say. They’re both so grounded.
“It’s a lot like one of my own mentors, Pat Fitterer, who despite all those wins and games he’s coached, he still has a passion for the game. When you lose that, when you’re not excited about it anymore, then I think it’s time to move on.”
So what’s it been like at Zillah the past 18 months? Have there been subtle, or not-so-subtle, suggestions that Burge do just that?
“We joke about it as a coaching staff,” he said. “One of the guys will ask if I have a for-sale sign in my yard — things like that. And as a coach you’ve got to let things roll off you.
“I have a lot of pride in what we’ve done at Zillah. Kids who played here and who’ve gone on to college, or are out of college, keep track of us on the Internet. All of our coaches (Waldman, Tyler Widner and Justin Irion) are from Zillah and two of them (Irion and Widner) played for me. We want to get Zillah back on the map again.”
And from the Leopards boys hoops perspective, back to normal.
• Roger Underwood can be reached at 577-7694 or runderwood@yakimaherald.com
Valley will echo with sounds of volleyball
January 29, 2009 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — It’s earlier and a bit smaller, but the 31st annual Northwest Volleyball Jamboree — one of the Valley’s biggest youth sporting events — marches on this weekend with 145 teams playing Saturday and Sunday.
Team Yakima’s showcase event has been typically held in March, but three straight weeks of state high school basketball and the addition of a national volleyball tournament in Spokane forced organizers to select this weekend.
Pool play starts at 8 a.m. on Saturday in six youth divisions — U-18 (Power), U-16 (Power, Challenge), U-14 (Power, Challenge) and U-12. Play continues through to Sunday’s championship finals.
Thirty teams are entered in the 18 Power Division, including local-based teams Club Selah, Club West Valley and Cascade Juniors.
Columbia Juniors Black, based in the Tri-Cities, won last year’s 18 Power title and the new version of that squad returns with four local players — Davis’ Daria Winckler, East Valley’s Lindsay Bronkhorst and Eisenhower’s Tori Fisher and Kayla Randles.
Four of Saturday’s eight U-18 pools will be held at East Valley High School, which is tournament headquarters.
The two U-16 divisions have drawn 56 teams with West Valley High School hosting four of the Power pools on Saturday.
Admission for all matches both days is free. For more information, see www.teamyakima.com
1/29/09 Valley Sports Weekly
January 29, 2009 by YH-R Sports
Basketball
Yakima Valley AAU
WINTER LEAGUE
Results, Jan. 24
2nd grade boys: Prosser 24, Hermiston 16.
2nd grade girls: Little Lightnings 20, Burbank 2.
3rd grade boys: Sunnyside Christian 28, Yakima Lightning 26.
4th grade boys: Naches Valley Rangers 24, Zillah Lightning Crushers 13; Selah Extreme 20, Sunnyside Christian12.
4th grade girls: Zillah Bulldogs 20, Yakima Lightning 19; Ellensburg Ladycats 15, Prosser Princess Pack 4; Prosser 32, Kennewick Sonics 8.
5th grade boys: Benton City Thunder 26, Grandview Hounds 11; Hermiston Bullets 44, Prosser Mighty Mustangs 23; Prosser Huskies 45, Cle Elum Roslyn Warriors 15.
5th grade girls: Burbank Sharks 35, Grandview Storm 29; Union Gap Lady Gapsters 20, Cle Elum Storm 16; Yakima Hornets 29, Highland Red 17.
6th grade boys: Prosser-Rodriguez 28, Grandview Blazing Hoopstars 17; Union Gap Zirkle Fruit 45, Yakima Heat 27; WV Rams-Pryor 30, Grandview Greyhounds 13.
6th grade girls: East Valley Lady Devils 42, Ellensburg Heat 20.
7th grade boys: Medicine Valley 49, Finley Fever 32; Sunnyside Christian Maroon 40, Granger Spartans 23; Benton City 33, Granger Spartans 32.
8th grade boys: Richland Cougars 26, Ellensburg 25.
Pool
Upper Valley
MEN’S LEAGUE
Standings, Jan. 26
Monday North: Ranch 3 72, Ranch 1 68, Ranch 2 62, Old Town Pump 1 50, Susie’s 1 49, Ranch 4 46, Little Dutch 1 45, Bill’s Place 16.
Wednesday North: Michael’s 1 63, Ranch 6 60, West Valley 1 52, Brews&Cues 49, Ranch 5 43, Little Dutch 2 32.
Wednesday South: Little Dutch 3 71, Little Dutch 4 59, T&T Lounge 1 57, Michael’s 2 48, Ranch 7 43, Susie’s 2 34.
Thursday North: Susie’s 3 71, Little Dutch 5 66, Old Town Pump 2 55, Silver Creek 50, T&T Lounge 2 48, West Valley 2 38, Curly’s 1 37, Hoops 26.
Thursday South: Little Dutch 6 69, West Valley 3 57, James Gang 48, Curly’s 2 47, T&T Lounge 3 41, Susie’s 4 39, Ranch 8 39, Susie’s 5 34.
8-Ball Break: Dan Deaver, Lyle Howard.
Table Runs: Jose Martinez, Mike Scotvold.
Missing scoresheet: Hoops-Curly’s1.
WOMEN’S LEAGUE
Standings, Jan. 26
Cueball: Ranch 3 22, West Valley 1 20, Little Dutch 2 19, Red Rooster 18, Ranch 2 13, Old Town Pump 2 10.
Miscue: Little Dutch 1 20, Ranch 5 17, West Valley 2 14, T&T Lounge 2 10, Ranch 4 9.
8-Ball: West Valley 3 20, Curly’s 19, Brews & Cues 19, T&T Lounge 1 10, Bill’s Tavern 7, Ranch 1 0.
Racquetball
Yakima Athletic Club
2009 WINTER CLASSIC
Results, Jan. 24-25
Men’s Open: 1, Rich Carver (Spokane); 2, Kyle Purdy (Kennewick); 3, Benjy Stephens (YAC).
Men’s A: 1, Richard Miller (Yakima YMCA); 2, Tucker Leppa (YAC); 3, Diego Alvarez (Sunnyside).
Men’s B: 1, Martin Roger-Reyes (YAC); 2, Chris Rodriguez (Yakima YMCA); 3, Chris Abrams (YAC).
Novice: 1, Kyle Conrad (YAC); 2, Donna Mahoney (YAC).
Juniors: 1, Kyle Conrad (YAC); 2, Devon Gawlik (YAC).
Open Doubles: 1, Mike Sutton-Kyle Purdy; 2, Ralph Lopez-Rich Carver.
B Doubles: 1, Kelly Hersel-Tony Sauceda; 2, Ken Mortensen-Duane Harrington; 3, Kerry Summers-Karl VanEvenhoven.
C Doubles: 1, Jeff Middleton-Kerry Summers; 2, John Reeves-Karl Van Evenhoven.
Shooting
Yakima Valley Rifle League
STANDINGS
Selah 6-2, Yakima 5-3, Wapato 5-3, Tieton 5-3, Ellensburg 2-6, Toppenish 1-7.
JAN. 20 RESULTS
TIETON 2315, TOPPENISH 2313
Tieton (2315)
Name Pr. Sit. Kn. Std. Std. Total
Mike Clark 100 92 99 83 79 453
J.L. Thompson 100 98 93 94 91 476
Robin Simmons 100 98 94 89 89 470
Tara Mize 100 100 97 91 92 480
Joe Molono 97 95 89 70 85 436
Lynn Bonson 99 97 88 77 67 428
Toppenish (2011+302=2313)
Larry Martin 73 82 85 81 72 393
Charles Palmer 90 85 92 63 71 401
John Camren 83 88 93 89 87 445
Ray Velasenour 93 90 75 84 84 426
Dummy 346
Bud LeDuc 97 97 92 96 97 479
SELAH 2341, ELLENSBURG 2326
Selah (2341)
Name Pr. Sit. Kn. Std. Std. Total
Dennis Martinen 100 99 100 96 100 495
Ray Hinton 96 95 92 87 87 457
Jason Galloway 100 97 98 94 91 480
Leonard Pittman 100 96 95 86 77 454
Jerry Farnsworth 99 99 95 82 80 455
Jim Pettie 92 84 82 80 78 416
Ellensburg (2199+127=2326)
Mel Goudge 98 98 94 88 90 468
Marilyn Mason 100 95 90 88 90 463
Ed Taasavigen 97 96 78 86 79 436
Oatmeal Graham 90 88 94 80 65 417
Dummy 415
WAPATO 2371, YAKIMA 2360
Wapato (2346+25=2371)
Name Pr. Sit. Kn. Std. Std. Total
Mike Cuillier 100 97 95 95 91 478
Tim Ryan 96 98 91 89 90 464
Bill Sullivan 100 100 97 87 88 472
Greg Cuillier 97 98 92 93 92 472
Kim Woodcock 95 95 92 91 87 460
Bruce Woodcock 96 97 92 83 82 450
JR White 100 94 93 68 72 427
Yakima (2360)
Nathan Humbard 100 100 100 97 96 493
Ed Humbard 99 97 99 85 91 471
Craig Donaldson 99 97 92 91 91 470
Bob Rains 100 98 95 84 84 461
AJ Smith 100 95 96 86 88 465
Jim Humbard 100 100 93 76 70 439
Craig Gifford 92 96 84 83 78 433
Gymnastics
Gymnastics Plus
2009 APPLE CUP INVITATIONAL
Results, Jan. 10
Level 4-Child 7-8: 1, Katia Thompson 32.750 (9.050 Vault, 7.700 Bars, 7.400 Beam, 8.600 Floor); 2, Talia Kalina 31.300 (8.800, 8.000, 6.800, 7.700); 3, Taylor Copeland 30.800 (9.300, 8.100, 5.100, 8.300).
Level 4-Child 9: 1, Julissa Peart 34.600 (9.200 Vault, 8.800 Bars, 7.200 Beam, 9.400 Floor); 2, Mahala LaForge 33.650 (8.800, 8.400, 8.100, 8.350); 3, Ally Martinez 33.200 (8.650, 8.300, 7.500, 8.750); 4, Mykah McMillan 31.750 (9.350, 8.600, 5.000, 8.800).
Level 4-Junior: 1, Sarah Carlson 36.550 (9.350 Vault, 9.300 Bars, 8.600 Beam, 9.300 Floor); 3, Ashley Zirker 33.400 (8.900, 8.300, 7.700, 8.500); 5, Monica Swan 31.050 (8.600, 8.600, 5.800, 8.050).
Level 5-All ages: 1, Taylor Brown 36.700 (8.900 Vault, 9.300 Bars, 9.200 Beam, 9.300 Floor); 2, Quanna Grove 35.550 (9.000, 9.000, 8.700, 8.850); 3, Lindsey Sheffield 34.100 (7.800, 9.200, 8.300, 8.800).
Level 6-All ages: 6, Kylie Morris 29.800 (7.400 Vault, 7.000 Bars, 7.700 Beam, 7.700 Floor); 9, Maya Botkin 27.900 (7.400, 6.700, 7.800, 6.000).
COLUMBIA RIVER CLASSIC
Results, Jan. 17
Level 6-Child 7-11: 7, Maya Botkin 26.600 (7.100 Vault, 6.000 Bars, 6.475 Beam, 7.025 Floor).
Level 6-Junior 12-14: 4, Caroline Maxwell 32.325 (7.750 Vault, 8.200 Bars, 8.425 Beam, 7.950 Floor); 5, Katelynn Mitzel 32.150 (8.600, 7.100, 8.275, 8.175); 8, Rayanna Kuhnhenn 27.225 (7.950, 8.025, 3.375, 7.875).
Level 7-Junior 12: 8, Maddy Ingraham 31.500 (8.075 Vault, 7.700 Bars, 7.525 Beam, 8.200 Floor).
Level 7-Senior 14: 2, Sara Beth Hinson 35.300 (8.975 Vault, 8.750 Bars, 8.225 Beam, 9.350 Floor).
Level 5-Junior/Senior 11: 5, Quanna Grove 35.500 (8.650 Vault, 9.150 Bars, 8.650 Beam, 9.050 Floor).
Level 4-Child 6-7: 1, Taylor Copeland 32.600 (8.900 Vault, 8.150 Bars, 7.300 Beam, 8.250 Floor).
Level 4-Child 8: 8, Rachel Eisenhauer 32.300 (8.450 Vault, 7.350 Bars, 7.700 Beam, 8.800 Floor); 9, Danielle Shaul 32.100 (8.900, 8.600, 7.200, 7.400); 16, Kaytlin Gross 22.900 (0.000, 8.100, 6.800, 8.000).
Level 4-Child 9: 3, Ally Martinez 35.150 (8.700 Vault, 8.800 Bars, 8.900 Beam, 8.750 Floor); 6, Emma Meissner 34.500 (8.800, 8.900, 8.000, 8.800); 7, Mahala LaForge 33.500 (8.600, 8.300, 8.200, 8.400); 8, Mykah McMillan 32.450 (9.250, 7.600, 7.300, 8.300).
Level 4-Child 10: 7, Monica Swan 33.300 (9.100 Vault, 8.700 Bars, 7.400 Beam, 8.100 Floor); 9, Abby Palomarez 32.850 (8.400, 8.450, 7.800, 8.200).
Level 4-All ages: 3, Gymnastics Plus 105.100 (27.250 Vault, 26.400 Bars, 25.100 Beam, 26.350 Floor).
GYMFEST 2009
Results, Jan. 16-18
Level 7-Child 12-13: 7, Tamara Allard 35.550 (8.900 Vault, 8.300 Bars, 9.450 Beam, 8.900 Floor).
Level 7-Child 14: 8, Kelsy Hyvonen 35.350 (9.250 Vault, 8.300 Bars, 8.700 Beam, 9.100 Floor).
Level 4-Child 6-7: 4, Katia Thompson 33.450 (8.700 Vault, 8.150 Bars, 8.150 Beam, 8.450 Floor); 5, Talia Kalina 32.350 (8.800, 7.300, 8.250, 8.000).
Level 4-Child 9-10: 3, Julissa Peart 34.650 (8.550 Vault, 8.450 Bars, 8.500 Beam, 9.150 Floor).
Level 5-Child 10-12: 3, Taylor Brown 36.925 (8.800 Vault, 9.350 Bars, 9.350 Beam, 9.425 Floor).
Level 6-Child 12: 5, Kylie Morris 33.325 (8.100 Vault, 7.950 Bars, 8.575 Beam, 8.700 Floor).
Soccer
Sun City Strikers
BOYS RESULTS
U-11: SCS Cuevas 1, Evergreen 97B 0. U-13: Renton 2, Butler 1. U-14: SCS Alexander 2, Eastside-94 0.
State Cup
U-15: SCS Dauer 3, NK Explosion 2. U-16: Pacific Premier 2, SCS Ceniceros 1. U-17: SCS Anabtawi 1, HPFC Heat 1.
GIRLS RESULTS
U-11: SCS Washburn 2, WSA/FC Valor 0. U-12-Columbia Timbers 2, SCS Lackey 1. U-12: Blackhills FC 2, Joffs 0. U-13: SCS Kallis 1, Emerald City 0; Kallis 0, Crossfire 0. U-14: SCS Sagare 2, Snohomish 2. U-17: SCS Washburn 0, Arsenal 0.
CWU men No. 5 in West regional poll
January 29, 2009 by YH-R Sports
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Though the final rankings are the ones that truly count, Central Washington was No. 5 in the first Division II West Region men’s poll released Wednesday.
The Wildcats (10-4 overall, 4-2 GNAC), who host Northwest Nazarene tonight, were one of three conference teams in the top five.
BYU-Hawaii is No. 1, followed in order by Cal State Dominguez Hills, Seattle Pacific, Western Washington, Central, Humboldt State, Dixie State, Cal Poly Pomona and Chaminade.
The GNAC, Pacific West Conference and California Collegiate Athletic Association champions automatically qualify for the regional playoffs. The next five highest-ranked teams in the final poll will also qualify, with the top-ranked team hosting the tournament.
CWU defeated SPU in Ellensburg. But the Falcons (11-5, 4-1) beat Western in Bellingham, and of course the Vikings last weekend beat Central in Ellensburg. The Wildcats visit Seattle Pacific on Saturday night.
Central has qualified for the tournament two of the past three seasons. Both times the Wildcats suffered first-round losses to SPU.
1/28/09 Prep basketball roundup
January 29, 2009 by YH-R Sports
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| Lyle-Wishram 41, Klickitat 38 |
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| KLICKITAT — Ty Freemantle made a free throw with 12 seconds left to put Lyle-Wishram up by three and Klickitat was unable to get a shot off in the remaining time as the Cougars held on for a 41-38 win in non-league boys basketball Wednesday night.
Michael Murphy scored 12 points to lead Lyle (13-2) with Adam Snyder adding 11. Wade Ramsey and Jeromie Mason scored 10 apiece to pace the Vandals (10-6). |
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| LYLE-WISHRAM — K. Murphy 4, Adam Snyder 11, Freemantle 3, A. Matai 5, Michael Murphy 12, Lamarr 0, H. Matai 4, Eiesland 2. KLICKITAT — Wade Ramsey 10, Jeromie Mason 10, Linville 2, Brewer 4, Davis 2, McConville 0, Levi Sanchey 10. |
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| Highlights: Seth Davis (K) 8 rebounds, 4 assists; Mason (K) 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 4 assists. | ||||||||||||||
| Cashmere 83, Cle Elum 50 |
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| CASHMERE — Colton Anderson popped in 13 points and Terrance Cushing added 10 for Cle Elum (3-11) in the non-league makeup game from December. | ||||||||||||||
| CLE ELUM — Strom 2, Jones 4, Greene 2, Colton Anderson 13, C. Zopel 2, J. Cushing 5, Terrance Cushing 10, J. Zopel 6, Craft 6, Newman 0. CASHMERE — Ruether 4, Schmidt 4, Derek Todd 10, Matt Taylor 16, Matthew Miller 10, Carlquist 3, Spanjer 7, Wes Worthen 12, Gubsch 7, Foust 0, Farias 9, Grams 1. |
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| Highlights: Carlquist (C) 6. | ||||||||||||||
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| Cashmere 70, Cle Elum 44 |
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| CASHMERE — Hailey Bator scored 14 points and Monet Strom had 12, but Cle Elum nonetheless fell to Cashmere 70-44 in a non-league game Wednesday night.
Caitlin Delgardo and Rachel Lippert led the Bulldogs with 12 points each. |
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| CLE ELUM — Ren 5, Hailey Bator 14, Reed 5, Swigard 2, Alexander 2, Monet Strom 12, Whelpley 4, Ballard 0, Jones 0. CASHMERE — Newberry 5, Norris 5, O’Brien 9, Griffith 2, Ross 6, Grams 2, Gonzalez 5, Cunningham 2, Caitlin Delgardo 12, Rachel Lippert 12, Emily Abbott 10, Percil 0. |
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| Highlights: Strom (CE) 4 steals, 5 assists; Melissa Whelpley (CE) 3 steals; Bator (CE) 3 assists; Dani Swigard (CE) 3 assists. | ||||||||||||||
| Klickitat 39, Lyle-Wishram 29 |
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| KLICKITAT — Samantha Brewer’s 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Vandals (7-10), who rallied with a 17-4 fourth quarter. | ||||||||||||||
| LYLE-WISHRAM — Benash 6, Price 6, Becker 4, Freemantle 4, Cloud 5, Ross 2, Gidley 2, Risley 0, Churchwell 0, Newton 0. KLICKITAT — Samantha Brewer 12, Kali Fargher 10, Spino 6, McConville 5, Lindner 4, Parsons 2, Curtis 0. |
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| Highlights: Brewer (K) 12 rebounds; Fargher (K) 5 steals; McConville (K) 5 steals. | ||||||||||||||
