Yak-Attack earns 4 titles at Gorge Invite

HOOD RIVER, Ore. — The Yakima Yak-Attack Wrestling Club had four champions and a trio of top-three placers in the Gorge Challenge Invitational on Jan. 24.

Dante’ Rodriguez (80 pounds), Adam Thompson (100), Jamie Plumlee (60) and Kody Ergeson (120) won their respective weight divisions.

JJ Diaz (99) and Rocky Espinoza (56) earned second-place medals, and Coty Espinoza (97) took third. The coach is Don Thompson.

Team Yakima 16 Gold wins tournament

PASCO, Wash. — Team Yakima’s 16 Gold squad went undefeated in the Tri-Cities Kickoff, defeating Grandview in three sets for the championship.

Team members include Olivia Rodriguez, Kaitlyn Quirk, Rachel Hanses, Jenessa McElrath, Megan Hopp, Payton Parrish, Elise Fenich, Jaclyn Griggs, Kendra Messenger, Taylor Flores and Becky Yates. Coaches are Chloe Quirk and Whitney Luchau.

• Team Yakima’s 14 Gold team beat the Stanwood Spikers in the championship final of the 12-team LaConner VCB tournament on Jan. 25.

Team members included Breezy Byrne, Erika Crawford, Tori Klein, Alex Krapf, Jordyn McDowell, Ally Moore, Julia Nathe, Carly Riehl, Jillian Segaline, Kristin Stanley, and K.C. Thomas. The team is coached by Lindsey Golob and Natalie Neher.

Selah’s Fife in Under Armour tourney

YAKIMA, Wash. — Jake Fife, a senior at Selah, traveled to Tucson, Ariz. earlier this month to participate in the Under Armour Pre-Season All-America Tournament.

The event was held at the Kino Sports Complex, the spring training facility of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago White Sox.

The 20-team wood-bat tournament featured high school players selected from throughout the country, and who paid their own way to the competition.

Players went through pro-style workouts which included video and individual instruction and were witnessed by many pro scouts.

1/29/09 VSW bulletin board

BASEBALL: The Yakima Valley Umpires Association will have their first meeting on Monday in the Davis High School lunchroom starting at 7 p.m. Anyone interested in umpiring school baseball and/or fastpitch are urged to attend. The organization needs at least 20 new umpires. For more information, call Dick Eglet at 945-2379.

• The Yakima Rebels Baseball Club will be holding tryouts for its U-12 team in February. There will be a one-time fee of $10 that will go to Yakima Valley Community College baseball. Tryout dates are Feb. 6, 13 and 20, all starting at 7 p.m. in Sherar Gym. Players must wear gym shoes and bring their mitts. For more information, contact Brad West at 509-833-1488 or via e-mail at brad66921@msn.com.

• The Yakima Valley Community College baseball team will host a pitching and catching clinic on Sunday, Feb. 8 for players ages 8 to 14. Walk-up registration starts at 3 p.m. with the clinic from 3:30 to 6. Cost is $25. For more information, call Ken Mortensen at 509-840-1169.

FOOTBALL: The Yakima Flag Football League will be having an organizational meeting Feb. 8 at Max’s Bar and Grill (1107 S. 3rd Street) starting at 5 p.m. The league is looking for players and referees for the upcoming season. For more information, send an e-mail to yakimaflagfootball09@yahoo.com, or call 509-594-1241.

1/29/09 Bowling honor roll

MEN

Weekly High Series

Elray Compo, Minda    777

Mel Light, Minda     765

Darren Balam, Nob Hill    742

Troy Grow, Minda    733

Josh Rohwer, Minda    731

Cal Anderson, Minda    726

Chris Guy, Valley    726

Tanner Schaneman, Valley    724

Chuck Curtiss, Valley    714

Bruce Damaskos, Minda    712

Weekly High Games

Josh Rohwer, Minda    299

Elray Compo, Minda    298

Brady Carl, Valley    289

Chris Guy, Valley    278

Rob Rice, Valley    275

Shannon Wallahee, Minda    269

Wayne Morse, Minda    268

Mel Light, Minda    267

Chuck Curtiss, Valley    266

Drew Poplaski, Nob Hill    264

WOMEN

Weekly High Series

Yvonne LaBarge, Minda    698

Nona Cook, Minda    677

Kayla Nickles, Nob Hill    640

Ann Boyes, Nob Hill    625

Donna Gorence, Valley    621

Stacee Isaac, Valley    620

Debbie Cadwallader, Nob Hill    574

Judy Brulotte, Valley    568

Linda Ross, Valley    565

Cheryl Sentel, Nob Hill    557

Weekly High Games

Janice Chouinard, Nob Hill    266

Nona Cook, Minda    259

Yvonne LaBarge, Minda    258

Stacee Isaac, Valley    255

Ann Boyes, Nob Hill    243

Donna Gorence, Valley    234

Kayla Nickles, Nob Hill    226

Mary Stevenson, Nob Hill    225

Debbie Cadwallader, Nob Hill    223

1/29/09 Bowling league results

Nob Hill Bowling Center

Junior Stars — Kayla Nickles 640 (226, 224), Holly Wood 512, Christina Clark 496, Marshall Kent 647 (247, 204), T.J.Besel 586 (226), Chris Maybee 550. A-Kayla Nickles 178, Marshall Kent 210. L-Big Daddy And the Girls, 15-1.

Motor — Darren Balam 742, Tony Luna 631 (238, 225), Danny Speer 614 (212, 212), Jay Fulcher 611 (241). A-Randy Harper 199. L-Lincoln Ave. Car Wash, 35-13.

Good Time Rollers — Su Dalrymple 496, Denise Thrush 490, Sue Roberts 482, Harvey Dalrymple 588, Dustin Gross 558, Jerry Mertz 535.

Commercial — Curt Mauch 638 (226, 248), Ken Trepanier 614 (209, 211), Al Johnston 614 (202, 222). A-Pete Christensen 210. L-Barn Stormers, 10-2.

Rising Star Women — Mary Stevenson 537 (209), Sandy Parker 531, Julie Cluff 510. A-Sandy Parker 170, Rhonda Loranz 170.

No Wo To — Debbie Cadwallader 574 (223), Mary Stevenson 540 (225), Ivy McCormick 530. A-Debbie Cadwallader 172. L-All Valley Refrigeration, 15-5.

Nob Hill Trio — Linda Ross 512, Roxanne Stevens 499, Sandy Parker 488. A-Sandy Parker 176.

Nob Hill Seniors — Ann Boyes 625 (243), Jane Hartinger 526, Judy Grissom 523, Irv Fernandes 622 (254), Jerry Conklin 620 (214, 203, 203), Howard Hartinger 578. A-Gloria Fernandes 170, Steve Pfau 200. L-Happy Bowlers, 14-2.

Thursday Nite Swingers — Terry Sunderland 520 (213), Kathy Darby 466, Mary Fry 395, John Nelson 635 (214, 236), Randy Porter 612 (228), Rick Fry 576 (202, 210). A-Kathy Darby 167, John Nelson 190. L-Not So Hot, 91/2-21/2.

Ladies Star Classic — Cheryl Sentel 557 (214), Lisa Johns 556 (203), Lori Busby 530 (204). A-Lisa Johns 179. L-Major’s Restaurant, 42-22.

Nob Hill Majors (4 games) — Drew Poplaski 918 (264, 236, 233), Janice Chouinard 903 (234, 266, 211), Don Bautch 902 (246, 224, 224, 208). A-Don Bautch 223. Points -Rick Berghoff 241/2 Pts.

Better All Auto Sales MD — Janice Chouinard 538 (217), Jerry Hill 528, Kim Holt 523, Doug Betteral 609 (209, 206), Cal Anderson 584 (224), Jarod Buckalew 582 (210, 203). A-Janice Chouinard 204, Dan Gilcher 206. L-Sundquist Land Surveying, 12-4.

Monday Seniors — Judy Schuster 506, Ann Boyes 494, Betty Reeder 491, Richard Schuster 647 (235, 222), Rich Siekawitch 612 (218), Larry Rathjen 585 (203). A-Gloria Fernandes 169, Jim Rein 200. L-That’s Us, 17-3.

Monday Night Mix or Match — Scott Kessinger 668 (242, 237), Roger Luttrell 578 (233), Terry Lai 564 (212), Angela Wood 518, Donna Baze 510, Dottie Garfein 454. A-Doug Evans 191, Jane Hines 165. L-Dead Last & Comedy Club, 17-7.

Minda Lanes

Tuesday Seniors — Frank Paparazzo 607 (231), Dave Donahue 595 (223), Gene Parrish 592 (201, 234), Cliff Stai 580 (236). A-Jim Rein 203. L-Whistlin Jack Lodge, 14-6.

Thursday Seniors — Gene Parrish 672 (223, 236, 213), Jack Lovell 605 (224, 208), Roy Warren 593 (203, 204). A-Dave Donahue 200. L-Apple Knockers, 11/12-1/2.

Monday Night Mixers — Mel Light 765 (241, 257, 267), John Calvert 616 (247), Andy Boen 602 (225), Gayle Calvert 532, Diana Boen 524, Linda Light 508. A-Mel Light 201, Christy Summers 174.

Bud Light Scratch — Elray Compo 776 (258, 298, 220), Cal Anderson 726 (227, 259, 240), Bruce Damaskos 712 (238, 239, 235), Wayne Morse 709 (268, 249), Joey Adams 680 (247, 205, 228), Quincy Walahee 649 (200, 247, 202), Bobby Tabor 644 (209, 227, 208).

Bud Light Scratch — Ray Jones Jr. 686 (223, 255, 208), Nona Cook 677 (259, 226), Mel Light 676 (233, 248). A-Doug Bettarel 216. L-Minda Pro Shop, 41-23.

Frontier — Elray Compo 777 (259, 259, 259), Troy Grow 733 (233, 259, 241), Donny Cawthron 675 (227, 245, 203), Stephanie Luke 672 (246, 214, 212), Rex Jones 661 (235, 212, 214). A-Elray Compo 210. L-Timpke Machines, 671/2-281/2.

New Southside Men — Dave Donahue 629 (237, 217), Gabe Rodriquez 626 (230, 207), Chris Warren 624 (221, 219), Shannon Wallahee 619 (269). A-Wayne Morse 214. L-Strikers, 11-5.

Guys & Dolls — Sam Vigil 590 (214, 201), Norb Barthel 588 (215), Yvonne LaBarge 698 (258, 248), Julie Klutts 541, Vonnie Webb 540 (203). A-Sam Vigil 200, Yvonne LaBarge 191. L-Mauch IV, 9-3.

Hill’s Discount Flies — Twyla Ostrander 538 (200, 210), Sally Anderson 505, Sherry Eddy 498, Darlene Webb 491, Leslie Cuillier 478, Amelia Epperson 475. A-Twyla Ostrander 168. L-Bowling Pals, 7-1.

Rez Niters — Robert Wahpat 599, Ray Colfax 451, RoAnna Wahpat 347, Denise Antelope 258. A-Robert Wahpat 178, Roberta Wahpat 130.

Tillicum (4 games) — Josh Rohwer 913 (299, 246), Pete Alvarao 832 (203, 213, 212, 204), Pat Farias 830 (224, 205, 212). A-Elray Compo 209, Nona Cook 202. L-Tiny Tavern, 14-6.

Hit & Miss — Gwen Seward 540 (200), Marlene Riggan 477, Janice Haskell 395. A-Gwen Seward 169. L-Spare Me, 11-8.

Sunnyside Valley Lanes

Early Birds — Janet Bangs 524 (202), Sharon Ewart 507, Sue Rice 483, Linda Duim 482 (222), Donna Gorence 468. A-Sue Rice 156. L-H&H Auction, 12-8.

Sunny Valley Women — Linda Rex 565 (215), Judy Brulotte 558 (201), Allena Holds 555, Stacee Isaac 534, Donna Lallashute 526. A-Stephanie Luke 187. L-Legends Casino, 4-0.

Superbowl — Chuck Curtiss 714 (226, 266, 222), Rob Rice 691 (214, 275, 202), Joe Contreras 682 (248, 223, 211), Brady Carl 682 (223, 289), Judy Brulotte 568, Janice Dorsey 548, Vicky Charvet 520. A-Rob Rice 220, Judy Brulotte 170. L-Magic Metals, 1551/2-441/2.

Coffee Trio — Donna Gorence 621 (210, 234), Sue Rice 518, Juanita Schlieve 509, Wanda Schilperoort 505, Marla Newhouse 491. A-Juanita Schlieve 162. L-RC’s Casino, 6-2.

Commercial — Austin Carl 709 (247, 239, 223), Brady Carl 702 (267, 238), Quincy Wallahee 673 (245, 223, 205), Tanner Schaneman 666 (212, 222, 232), Dave Conradt 665 (222, 217, 226). A-Tanner Schaneman 216. L-H&H Auto Glass, 150-90.

Valley Lane Jrs — Trey Rice 595 (233), Jaime Sarmiento 549 9200), Andre Sarmiento 517 (211), Jadelynn Howard 482 (202), Mari Prado 470, Maleesha Maltos 460. A-Trey Rice 174, Jadelynn Howard 157. L-Lucky 7’s, 4-0.

Lower Valley Scratch (5 games) — Tanner Schaneman 1,204 (243, 237, 244, 223, 257), Chris Guy 1,166 (210, 278, 238, 248), Brandon Rice 1,126 (254, 227, 212, 236), Rob Rice 1,105 (224, 227, 235, 228), Stacee Isaac 984 (255). A-Rob Rice 229, Stacee Isaac 183. L-Loft Boys, 2131/2-861/2.

WV stakes claim to state berth

YAKIMA, Wash. — West Valley may have entered Tuesday’s district championship as the top seed, but the Rams had no room for error if they wanted to earn a return trip to state.

With just one state berth available in the Class 3A-2A event, West Valley needed to be on top of its game to advance, and that’s just what the Rams accomplished at Nob Hill Lanes.

Mandy Cramer, Alyssa Deaton and Amber Pearson all posted 300-plus series, and West Valley had three solid Baker games to score a comfortable victory over Selah to win the district title.

West Valley finished with 2,254 pins, with Selah next at 2,202.

The results weren’t nearly as good for the 4A regular-season champion as Eisenhower fell 17 pins short of a return trip to state.

Kennewick easily won the district title with 2,334 pins, with Pasco’s 2,242 total edging Moses Lake (2,238) and Ike (2,226) for the second team state berth.

Among individual state qualifiers, Davis’ Erin Socha grabbed one of four 4A berths, while Selah’s Holly Wood and Danielle Erickson finished 1-2 to earn the 3A-2A spots.

Cramer led West Valley’s team effort, with games of 195 and 178, giving her the highest two-game total at 373. Deaton had a 334 series, and Pearson a 318 as the Rams rolled games of 776 and 806 to build a 52-pin lead (1,582-1,530) over Selah heading into the Baker games.

The Rams then had Bakers of 191, 168, 140 and 173 to hold off the Vikings.

In 4A, Pasco opened with an 844 game and that gave them an early 26-pin lead over Ike, which was unable to chip away. The Cadets had team games of 818 and 792, and Baker games of 160, 152 and 168, but a 136 in the second Baker game hurt the Cadets’ attempt to rally, even when Pasco closed with a 131 Baker.

Wood and Erickson were the only 3A-2A bowlers topping 500 in their three games to determine individual state qualifiers. Wood had a 530 total (169-175-186), and Erickson was at 521 (168-148-205).

Erickson’s 205 in the final game allowed her to overtake teammate Ashley Keller for the final state berth as Keller closed with a 155 for a 479 total.

Wood and Erickson both qualified for state last season, finishing 26th and 27th, respectively, and were the 3A-2A’s top average bowlers this season, with Wood at 176.7 and Erickson at 173.7.

In 4A, Socha had a three-game total of 522 pins (194-160-168) to finish third, trailing Moses Lake’s Shanice Brice (622) and Wenatchee’s Savanna Lindenmuth (534).

Ike’s Erin Purdy, the top 4A bowler during the season at 193.5, was eighth at 487. Teammate Kayla Nickles was sixth at 505, nine pins off a state berth.

4A RESULTS

Team scores (top 2 to state): 1, Kennewick 2,334, 2, Pasco 2,242, 3, Moses Lake 2,238, 4, Eisenhower 2,226.

Individual results (top 4 to state): 1, Shanice Brice (ML) 622; 2, Savanna Lindenmuth (Wenatchee) 534; 3, Erin Socha (Davis) 522; 4, Brooke Tate (Wen) 513; 5, Virginia Valdez (ML) 509; 6, Kayla Nickles (Ike) 505; 7, Stephanie Nickles (Ike) 488; 8, Erin Purdy (Ike) 487; 9, Raven Stackhouse (Davis) 467; 10, Carly Ochampaugh (Wen) 466; 11, Shannon Bedell (Davis) 465; 12, Jessica Curtin (Ike) 464.

3A RESULTS

Team scores (winner to state): 1, West Valley (Amber Pearson, Becky Pearson, Samantha Sutton, Alyssa Deaton, Mandy Cramer, Mikalyn Campbell, Liz Tikriti) 2,254, 2, Selah 2,202, 3, Sunnyside 1,927, 4, Ellensburg 1,605.
Individual results (top 2 to state): 1, Holly Wood (Selah) 530; 2, Danielle Erickson (Selah) 521; 3, Ashley Keller (Selah) 479; 4, Sarah McNamee (Ell) 467; 5, Maritsa Rodriguez (Sun) 454; 6, Liz Baze (Selah) 438; 7, Meleesha Maltos (Sun) 387; 8, Kelsi Kjorsvik (Ell) 373; 9, Ileana Martinez (Sun) 373; 10, Lexi Poyer (Ell) 350; 11, Marissa Martin (Sun) 309; 12, Alex Gumeson (Ell) 305.

Former Yak standout earns Big Sky honor

YAKIMA, Wash. — Former Yakima Valley basketball standout Anthony Johnson has been named co-Player of the Week by the Big Sky Conference for the second time this season.

Johnson, a junior at the University of Montana, had 21 points, five rebounds and three assists in a 63-50 win at Eastern Washington, then added 19 points, two rebounds and an assist in a 68-59 home win over Northern Colorado.

Through the two games Johnson made 52 percent of his field goals, 50 percent of his 3-pointers and 78.6 of his free throws.

The Tacoma native played two seasons at Yakima Valley and last spring led the Yaks to the NWAACC championship.

Central throwers honored

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Central Washington’s Krissy Tandle and Tyler Fischer have been named GNAC athletes of the week.

Tandle, from Wenatchee, was named conference female athlete of the week after setting a GNAC record in the women’s shot put Saturday at the WSU Open indoor track and field meet in Pullman.

Her throw placed second in the event and met the Division II national automatic qualifying standard.

Fischer, from Cashmere, earned the conference’s male athlete of the week honor after a weight throw of 57-31/2 at the same meet.

More honors for CWU football players

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Central Washington quarterback Mike Reilly and tight end Jared Bronson have both been named to the D2Football.com All-America first team.

Both were seniors on last year’s 10-2 Wildcat team. Junior wide receiver Johnny Spevak made the second team.

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