Sunnyside Christian’s Wagenaar earns 300th victory

TOPPENISH — Sunnyside Christian boys basketball coach Dean Wagenaar earned his 300th career win Tuesday night when his Knights dispatched Yakama Tribal 69-19 in a Greater Columbia 1B League game.

Matt Crabtree contributed 18 points and nine rebounds and Steven Broersma added 14 points for nine rebounds for the Knights (6-1, 7-9), who conclude league play Saturday at home against Trout Lake-Glenwood.

In 15 seasons, Wagenaar has posted a 300-75 record at Sunnyside Christian.
SUNNYSIDE CHRISTIAN — Trevor Wagenaar 11, DeJong 4, Van Boven 9, Bosma 7, DeVries 4, Matt Crabtree 18, Van Belle 2, Steven Broersma 14.

YAKAMA TRIBAL — S. Walsey 1, Z. Ike 0, Starr 0, Gardipee 0, Johnley 3, Lloyd 3, W. Walsey 3, Winnier 4, L. Ike 0, Jim 5.

Sunnyside Christian    11    13    23    22    —    69

Yakama Tribal    3    2    7    7    —    19

Highlights: Kevin DeJong (SC) 9 rebounds; Crabtree (SC) 9 rebounds; Broersma (SC) 9 rebounds; Van Boven (SC) 5 assists, 4 steals; Bosma (SC) 5 assists; Van Belle (SC) 4 assists.

NORTH CENTRAL B

SOAP LAKE 38, KITTITAS 32: At Kittitas, Alex Overall scored 17 points to lead Soap Lake (7-3 league). Paul Oursland had 13 points for Kittitas (1-8 in league).
SOAP LAKE — Moats 8, Allen 6, Scull 0, Franks 2, Guzman 4, Croes 0, Alex Overall 17, Lawrence 0, Lukashvich 1.

KITTITAS — Morris 2, Newcomb 0, Dixon 4, Hunt 5, Paul Oursland 13, Romo 8, Tilton 0.

Soap Lake    14    6    4    14    —    38

Kittitas    8    7    8    9    —    32

NON-LEAGUE

GOLDENDALE 51, WARDEN 38: At Goldendale, Kaden Milliren scored 14 points and led two others in double figures as the Timberwolves (6-11) won their third straight game.
WARDEN — Jesse 0, Nate Scott 13, Flores 4, Eric Bates 10, Shipley 3, Brown 2, Burkholder 6.

GOLDENDALE — Bartkowski 0, Cameron 2, Kaden Milliren 14, Austin Ross 10, Wing 6, Cochran 5, Kane Thiele 12, Lesko 0, Lindhe 2.

Warden    4    13    7    14    —    38

Goldendale    14    15    10    12    —    51

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Knights clinch GCB title

TOPPENISH — Melanie Van Wingerden scored 23 points and helped Sunnyside Christian clinch the Greater Columbia 1B League title Tuesday night with a 72-19 win over Yakama Tribal.

Hilari Bosma added 11 points and Kelly Newhouse 10 for the Knights, who improved to 7-0 in league with one GCB game left and 12-4 overall.
SUNNYSIDE CHRISTIAN — Bangs 3, den Hoed 2, Hilarie Bosma 11, Duim 2, Long 2, Van Oostrum 2, Haak 3, J. Van Wingerden 8, Melanie Van Wingerden 23, Kelly Newhouse 10, Dalrymple 6.

YAKAMA TRIBAL — Johnson 0, Azure 0, Onepennee 0, Paskemin 2, Sweowat 6, Ike 6, Logie 0, Metsker 5, Comenout 0.

Sunnyside Christian    21    24    9    18    —    72

Yakama Tribal    4    2    5    8    —    19

NORTH CENTRAL B

KITTITAS 53, SOAP LAKE 34: At Kittitas, Morgan Uceny had 16 points, Natalie Gibb had 10 points and nine steals, and Kayvonne Vaver had 16 rebounds and nine points for Kittitas (5-4 league).
SOAP LAKE — Stamper 1, Taylor Hinkle 11, Franks 8, Marthini 9, Allan 5, Eck 0.

KITTITAS — Morgan Uceny 16, Kilgore 8, Calahan 0, Natalie Gibb 10, Lawrence 0, Erickson 2, Vaver 9, Paul 2, Hudson 2, Garnich 4.

Soap Lake    14    12    4    4    —    34

Kittitas    14    15    13    11    —    53

Highlights: Kayvonne Vaver (K) 16 rebounds; Gibb (K) 9 steals.

NON-LEAGUE

WARDEN 48, GOLDENDALE 47: At Goldendale, Cassandra Kisler’s 15 points, six steals and five assists led the Cougars in the makeup game.

Ashley Barrett paced Goldendale (9-8) with 12 points.
WARDEN — Kaitlyn Yamane 11, Cassandra Kisler 15, Cole 2, K. Kisler 6, McPartland 12, Bisnett 2, Valdivia 0.

GOLDENDALE — Lexi Cameron 10, Gaston 2, Krapes 2, Bailey 2, Ashley Barrett 12, Bellamy 4, Hoffman 2, Counts 3, Sadie Shattuck 10, Kerfler 0, Whitmire 0, Montgomery 0.

Warden    9    16    10    13    —    48

Goldendale    15    13    8    11    —    47

Highlights: C. Kisler (W) 5 assists, 6 stls; Kacey Kisler (W) 5 rebounds.

BASKETBALL

Globetrotter set for Yakima visit

Aundre “Hot Shot” Branch, a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, will make an appearance at Robertson Elementary School on Thursday to present the Globetrotters’ character education and active lifestyle programs to the students.

Branch’s visit will also help promote the Globetrotters’ appearance at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 23 in the SunDome.
Tickets start at $16 and are available at the SunDome box office or on-line at www.harlemglobetrotters.com.