Yaks two-time Big Bend

MOSES LAKE, Wash. — Hannah Kranz drove in three runs and pitched a complete game with seven strikeouts in the first game and Brittany Dorn had five RBI in the second as Yakima Valley swept Big Bend 12-4 and 10-7 Saturday in an Eastern Region doubleheader.

Kaley Sherwood had three hits in the opener for the Yaks (4-4 region, 7-11 overall), who scored nine runs in the fourth and fifth innings.

In the second game, Dorn had a three-run homer in YVCC’s seven-run second inning added a two-run double in a three-run fifth.

Sherwood had three more hits, completing her day a combined 6-for-9, and Kranz was 3-for-4 in the nightcap.

Big Bend fell to 0-8 in region play and 0-18 overall.

Yakima Valley resumes region action by hosting Columbia Basin at 2 p.m. Friday.

Game 1

Yakima Valley        003    27    —    12    12    1

Big Bend                   101    02    —    4    8    3

Kranz and Villegas; Klein and Martin.

Highlights: Daniela Villegas (YV) 2-3, 3 runs, 2b, 3b; Kaley Sherwood (YV) 3-4, 2 runs, 2b, RBI; Shalane Scott (YV) 1-2, run, 2b, RBI; Amanda Reed (YV) 1-2, run, RBI; Brittany Dorn (YV) 1-3, RBI; Amanda Moehrle-Druffel (YV) 2-3, 2 runs, 2b, 2 RBI; Samantha Smith (YV) 1-1, run, RBI; Hannah Kranz (YV) 2b, 3 RBI, 7K.

Game 2

Yakima Valley    070    030    0    —    10    14    2

Big Bend              111    112    0    —    7    12    2

Smith, Kranz (7) and Villegas; Klein, Pancheri (3) and Ena.

Highlights: Villegas (YV) 2 runs, stolen base; Sherwood (YV) 3-5, run, RBI; Reed (YV) 2-5, run, 2b, RBI; Dorn (YV) 2-5, 2b, HR, 5 RBI; Moehrle-Druffel (YV) 1-3, run; Samantha Smith (YV) 2-4, run; Kim Jonas (YV) 1-3, run, RBI; Kranz (YV) 3-4, 2 runs, 2b, RBI.

Rain forces trucks to race to Monday

MARTINSVILLE, Va. — The truck race scheduled for Saturday at Martinsville Speedway was postponed because of steady rain and has been rescheduled for noon Monday.

Rick Crawford won the pole during morning qualifying in a light drizzle, but the rain increased in intensity as the 2 p.m. starting time approached. It was called an hour later.

Crawford won the pole with a lap at 94.737 mph in his Ford. He’ll start on the inside of the front row with Shane Sieg to his outside. Sieg’s lap was at 94.326 mph in his Toyota.

The top five also includes Johnny Benson, Ron Hornaday Jr. and Colin Braun.

The pole is the sixth for Crawford in 301 career truck series starts, and he was not concerned with the prospect of seeing it postponed as the rain fell throughout the day.

“I don’t mind not racing if nobody else gets to,” he said.

The 0.526-mile oval does not have lights and can’t support night racing. The Goody’s 500 Sprint Cup race is scheduled for Sunday at the track.

Brawn flexes muscle in F1 qualifying

MELBOURNE, Australia — Brawn GP became the first Formula One team in 39 years to take the pole position in its debut race when Jenson Button secured the spot for Sunday’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Button’s time of 1 minute, 26.202 seconds Saturday edged teammate Rubens Barrichello by three tenths of a second, giving the F1 newcomers both positions on the front row.

It was the fourth pole of Button’s career and completed a remarkable turnaround in fortunes for the England-based team, which was threatened with extinction when former owner Honda pulled out of the sport after the 2008 season.

Before former Ferrari strategist and Honda team principal Ross Brawn took over the team from the Japanese automaker, Button and Barrichello faced the prospect of looking for new jobs and watching this weekend’s action on television.

“Going from not having a drive and no future in racing to putting it on pole here is just amazing,” Button said. “This is a great moment, not the most important of the weekend, but a great start.”

“This is where we deserve to be, after the difficult times we have had,” the 29-year-old British driver added. “Roll on the season, I am so excited about this year.”

The Brawn performance may be a welcome taste of novelty for F1 fans, but rival teams were less enthusiastic. The team is racing under appeal, with a protest over the design of its rear diffuser to be heard by the sport’s governing body FIA after the Malaysian Grand Prix, jeopardizing any points gained in the season’s first two GP races. Williams and Toyota are also subject to the appeal.

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel will start from third on the grid at Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit, ahead of BMW’s Robert Kubica and Williams’ Nico Rosberg. Toyota pair Timo Glock and Jarno Trulli qualified sixth and eighth respectively, but were sent to the back of the grid after stewards ruled the rear wings on their cars were too flexible.

None of the top six drivers are using the KERS power-boost system this year, illustrating how problematical the technology is proving for teams as they balance its power boost against its additional weight and effect on car design.

The highest of the KERS runners is Ferrari’s Felipe Massa, who will start from sixth, one place ahead of teammate Kimi Raikkonen, who had a hydraulic failure in pre-qualifying practice. Australia’s Mark Webber will start from eighth in his Red Bull.

Brawn’s achievement in taking the pole marked the first time a team debuted there since Jackie Stewart’s effort for Tyrell at the 1970 Canadian GP.

It had other teams fearing that Brawn may run away with the championship this season, unless its rear diffuser is deemed illegal.

“If they carry on like that, they will win the championship by the middle of the year,” Massa said.

“Its hard to believe a month ago they were sitting at home, now they are ready to fight for the world championship,” Renault’s Fernando Alonso said after qualifying 10th.

Another disappointment was reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton, who will start from 18th. The McLaren driver only scraped into second qualifying by five hundredths of a second and then elected to change his gearbox and not take part in the second session. The automatic penalty for the gearbox change means he will start from the back, with only the penalized Toyotas behind him.

In 2006, when he had the pole, Button eventually finished 10th, blowing his engine within sight of the finish.

“Hopefully it will go better than 2006, I’m sure it will,” he said.

It was the first time that one team had claimed both front-row positions for the Australian GP since Barrichello and his then Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher in 2004.

Australian Grand Prix starting grid
After Saturday qualifying; race Sunday
At Albert Park circuit
Melbourne, Australia
Lap length: 3.3 miles
1. (22) Jenson Button, Mercedes-Benz FO108W, 221.466.
2. (23) Rubens Barrichello, Mercedes-Benz FO108W, 220.69.
3. (15) Sebastian Vettel, Renault RS27, 219.864.
4. (5) Robert Kubica, BMW P86/9, 219.651.
5. (16) Nico Rosberg, Toyota RVX-09, 219.503.
6. (3) Felipe Massa, Ferrari 056, 219.351.
7. (4) Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari 056, 219.024.
8. (14) Mark Webber, Renault RS27, 218.816.
9. (6) Nick Heidfeld, BMW P86/9, 223.274.
10. (7) Fernando Alonso, Renault RS27, 223.01.
11. (17) Kazuki Nakajima, Toyota RVX-09, 223.005.
12. (2) Heikki Kovalainen, Mercedes-Benz FO108W, 222.696.
13. (12) Sebastien Buemi, Ferrari 056, 220.695.
14. (8) Nelson Piquet Jr., Renault RS27, 220.453.
15. (21) Giancarlo Fisichella, Mercedes-Benz FO108W, 220.252.
16. (20) Adrian Sutil, Mercedes-Benz FO108W, 220.087.
17. (11) Sebastien Bourdais, Ferrari 056, 219.525.
18. (1) x-Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz FO108W.
19. (10) y-Timo Glock, Toyota RVX-09.
20. (9) y-Jarno Trulli, Toyota RVX-09.
(x-grid penalty for gearbox change); (y-grid penalty for excessive flexibility in rear wing)

2009 Prep baseball preview capsules

COLUMBIA BASIN BIG NINE

FAVORITES

RICHLAND might have finished “only” fourth in the state playoffs last season after winning the championship in 2007. But the Bombers are loaded for 2009. As West Valley coach Klayton Wyckoff put it, “In the 16 years I’ve been in the program here we’ve had two D-I players. Richland, this season, has four.” KAMIAKIN, HANFORD and SOUTHRIDGE figure to be tough, too.

AROUND THE LEAGUE

As coach Pete Orgill put it, DAVIS does not have “an Evan Morris to put out there. We don’t have a big stud like we’ve had.” Morris, a right-handed pitcher who signed with Harvard, was the Pirates’ lone first-team all-leaguer, and the Pirates were extremely young behind him. And Orgill is quick to note that they’re still young, though seniors Brian Villegas, Michael Calderon and Greg Hata will be key. Orgill said Davis will be strong defensively but inexperienced on the mound. … EISENHOWER returns second-team all-leaguer Tyler Berman among five starters, and this year coach Bob Oliphant will use Berman on the mound as well as his trademark shortstop position. Joining him will be junior second baseman Will Scott, also an all-league second-teamer, junior catcher Seth Kline, junior center fielder Max Kovatch, and sophomore pitcher Nick Lombardi. As with Davis, pitching experience is a concern for Oliphant. … SUNNYSIDE will build around returners Jacob Salcedo, Justin Reyes, Tristan Abbott and Hector Mendez. Coach Terry Shines said he had two pitchers who threw in the 80s (mph) last year, and is hoping for capable replacements from among Reyes and Abbott. Without dominant pitching, the Grizzlies will try to force the opposition to put the ball in play and then play solid defense. … Cory Urquhart, a first-team all-leaguer last year, will lead WEST VALLEY along with returning starters Tucker Leppa, Kyle Siekawitch and Kyle Jones. Seniors Brad Andreas and Nick Clark will see significant playing time at catcher, and another senior, Kurtis Wiles, will play second and hit leadoff. Coach Klayton Wyckoff said the Rams have no dominant pitcher, but do have an abundance of moundsmen capable of several innings each. Justin Johnson, a junior right-handed transfer from Washougal, should help.

CWAC

FAVORITES

SELAH. Eight returning starters, which included the top two pitchers from 2008, make the Vikings the team to beat. ELLENSBURG has four solid arms, however, and OTHELLO and EPHRATA could also contend.

AROUND THE LEAGUE

EAST VALLEY begins life without Komo — meaning left-handed pitching and hitting standout Kevin Komstadius, the Red Devils’ longtime franchise player who’s presently plying his trade at the University of Washington. So coach Jesse Benedetti will build around six seniors plus Ryan Schoonover and Jordan Cameron, all-league honorable mention picks as sophomores. Pitcher-catcher Jonathan Janis, a transfer, could also help. … ELLENSBURG coach Jim Klampher includes two all-league first-teamers among his five returning starters. Junior Ethan Sterkel led the Bulldogs with a near .600 batting average while senior outfielder Ben Luce was also a standout. Pitcher-outfielder Brendon Storey and shortstop Matt Herbert also return, and Klampher can count on Storey, Sterkel, Kramer Ferrell and D.J. Smith for capable mound work … Matt McKinstry takes over at GRANDVIEW after running the program at Tri-Cities Prep the past four years and will seek to get the Greyhounds into the playoffs. He will start with four primary starters from a year ago, including center fielder Josh Bertsch, catcher Ryan Moore, pitcher-first baseman K.C. Flores and pitcher Trent Mottice. Shortstop JoJo Garza and outfielder Anthony Perez, a freshman, also have looked promising. … PROSSER made the district playoffs last year and coach Kevin Cole has been encouraged by a 3-0 league start this season. With starters Craig Gustafson, Alex Romero, Cory Christen, Preston Yahne, Tyler Niemeyer, Scott Donovan, Cole Groom and T.J. Finn returning, Cole is hoping the Mustangs can challenge for the league’s fourth spot. … Last year’s SELAH roster differs only slightly from this year’s, with coach Mike Archer returning 12 varsity players and eight starters. Jake Fife and Justin Windsor were all-league first-teamers last year, excelling both on the mound, in the field (Fife plays shortstop when not pitching and Windsor plays third) and at bat. Trent Douglass, Alex Fickes, Trevor Heilman, Tyler Porter, Stephan Schmidt and Matt Snider also started — Fickes as a freshman and Snider, for the second year, as a sophomore. As if these players weren’t enough — Windsor, Fife, Snider and Porter received all-league acclaim of some level — Archer also likes the hitting potential of 6-foot-2, 170-pound freshman Kurt Lindemann. … TOPPENISH has nowhere to go but up after a 0-18 league record last year, but perhaps coach Jeff Place’s Wildcats can feed competitively off the basketball team’s run to a seventh-place state tournament trophy. … WAPATO made the playoffs last year and has six starters back from that team including second-team all-league pick Sean Pitt, a pitcher-first baseman. His father, coach Rhett Pitt, will also count on several athletes who contributed to the Wolves’ basketball success — Pitt, Willie Blodgett, Cody Nickoloff and Rigo Alvarado among them — to aid Wapato’s attempt to reach the upper half of the league standings.

SCAC WEST

FAVORITE

NACHES VALLEY. All five returning starters were all-league first or second team selections last year, and the Rangers have made the Class 1A state final four in each of the last two seasons.

AROUND THE LEAGUE

Steve Schorzman, who pitched for Gonzaga and later in the Chicago White Sox system, takes over at CLE ELUM and will build around a handful of returners. Weather (the Warriors recently enjoyed their first outdoor practice)  and illness (a whooping cough outbreak has postponed games until April 15) have stalled the Warriors. Seth Darling, Seth Reynolds, brothers Terence and Justin Cushing, and twins Cory and Jason Zapel are among those Schorzman will count on … GOLDENDALE made a strong postseason push under coach Lyle Stevens last year, losing to Naches Valley in the state quarterfinals, but lost the bulk of that team. Juniors Aaron Cochran, Cody Herin, Trevor Fields and Justin Garrigues return along with senior John Bartkowski. Stevens’ roster includes nine sophomores. … GRANGER went winless in league play last year, but coach Sam Nishi is planning on measurable improvement this time around. Senior Mychal Lopez, termed one of the league’s best pitchers by NV coach Bill Walker, will anchor the Spartans along with returners Teddy Walsey, Dillon Begay, Anthony Maldonado, Jesus Galvan and Brandon Oswalt. … HIGHLAND reached district under coach Nick Clark, and the Scotties have second-team all-leaguer Scott Podruzny back among eight returners. Trent Fuller was a third-team pick, but Clark received a blow when senior pitching ace Eli Mitchum, a second-team all-leaguer last spring, was lost for the season with a foot injury. … NACHES VALLEY graduated two all-leaguers from last year’s team, but have five back including Adam Ranger and Thomas Wilcox, who will be the top two pitchers. Ethan Flory, Joe Mills, Brandon Gillespie were also all-stars, and will join J.R. Weigel among the offensive threats. Flory plays center field, Mills right, Gillespie will catch, Wilcox will play a variety of infield spots and Weigel will play shortstop. … ZILLAH, a playoff participant last year, could be among the league’s most improved teams this spring with seven returning starters. Sophomore Blake Dasso will be the top pitcher for coach Kekoa Gabriel and will also play the outfield, having been a second-team all-leaguer as a freshman. Jared and Jacob Olivas, Rafael Guzman, Jared Ziegler, Austin Rodriguez and Trevor Oswalt are other veterans.

CLASS 2B AND 1B

KITTITAS will get a delayed start in the North-Central 2B League due to a whooping cough outbreak. … LA SALLE has a new coach in Mike Moore and will build around pitcher-center fielder Ryan Kilseimer, its lone senior. Dylan Sattler, Ross Anderton, Nick Butterfield, Sam Glazier, Dan Brusic and Alec Boyle figure prominently in Moore’s plans. … LYLE-WISHRAM hopes to make a substantial postseason run behind returning all-leaguers Mike Eiesland and Ty Freemantle. Senior Mike Murphy, who also ran track last year, is concentrating on baseball this spring. … RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN returns Greater Columbia B all-leaguer Isaac Bass for coach Phil Pettit. Bass hit .487 last year and will also pitch. Steve and Mike Stein, transfers from Ellensburg, also figure to contribute along with returnee Jason Bjur.

Back in their familiar roles

Viks, Rangers again the favorites in CWAC and SCAC, respectively ||

YAKIMA, Wash. — For some programs it’s a way of life, for others an aberration.

Some welcome it while others seek to avoid it, or pretend it doesn’t exist.

And while it’s true that being the favorites of their respective leagues will not spot Selah or Naches Valley either runs or victories this baseball season, the unavoidable fact is that both the Vikings and Rangers return enough in both quantity and quality to warrant team-to-beat labels in the CWAC and SCAC West, respectively.

It’s nothing new to either.

Last year, for example, Selah shared the favorite’s role with East Valley and Ellensburg, but won the league title by two games over the Red Devils, Bulldogs and Ephrata.

EV, led by University of Washington recruit Kevin Komstadius, advanced to the Class 2A championship game where it fell to Sehome, the program that denied Selah the title in 2007.

In the SCAC West, NV more than lived up to its favorite’s role, running the league table at 12-0 and reaching the Class 1A state semifinals.

The Rangers have made the 1A final four in each of the last two seasons under coach Bill Walker. Selah has been among the 3A elite five times since 1998 and once in its two seasons at Class 2A under coach Mike Archer.

None of which would be especially relevant for this year were it not for the fact that Walker returns five starters from last season’s 22-4-1 team and Archer has eight returning from his 21-4 squad.

All of NV’s returning starters earned all-league first or second team honors, as did four of Selah’s.

This is not to declare the regular season over, of course, nor does it suggest that either Selah or Naches Valley be penciled in as league champions and top district seeds.

Others in both leagues will have plenty to say about that — “Ellensburg’s pitching is unbelievable,” one CWAC coach noted.

On the other hand, prospects look positive for both the Viks and Rangers.

“Our expectations are always high,” Archer said. “We do believe we play in a tough league, and we expect a dogfight at the top.”

Plus there’s the one-two pitching punch of Jake Fife and Justin Windsor. Both are senior right-handers who are also standout hitters and key position players when not on the mound.

NV, too, has experienced and effective hurlers in Adam Ranger and Thomas Wilcox — senior righties each went 6-1 last spring. Both would occupy prime lineup spots when not pitching had not Ranger suffered a broken left wrist. Wilcox will play a variety of positions when not throwing.

Lucas Forgey, a second-team all-league pitcher last year as a junior, is not in school at Naches Valley.

Nonetheless, as Zillah coach Kekoa Gabriel said, “The gold standard in this league is Naches.”

Then again, as Selah’s Archer has said, “We still have to play the game.”

3/27/09 Prep baseball roundup

KENNEWICK, Wash. — Cory Urquhart’s run-scoring double tied the score in the seventh inning and Brad Andreas’ RBI single scored the go-ahead run in the ninth as West Valley downed Kamiakin 9-4 for a split of their CBBN doubleheader Friday.

The Braves won the opener 4-3.

Urquhart had three hits including a double in the second game after going 2-for-3 with an RBI in the opener.

Konnor Wyckoff allowed no earned runs in the first game.

Game 1
West Valley    200    010    0    —    3    8    2
Kamiakin    400    000    x    —    4    4    1
Wyckoff and Andreas; Young and Jackson
Highlights: Konnor Wyckoff (WV) 7 IP, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 H; Kurtis Wiles (WV) 2-4, 2b; Cory Urquhart (WV) 2-3, RBI.
Game 2
West Valley    111    000    105    —    9    15    1
Kamiakin    001    210    000    —    4    7    1
Johnson, Bartlett (4) and Andreas; Minnich, Hutchinson (7) and Jackson.
Highlights: Dillon Bartlett (WV) 5 2-3 IP, 1 ER, 5 K; Urquhart (WV) 3-5, 2b, RBI; Tucker Leppa (WV) 2-5; Brad Andreas (WV) 2-5, RBI; Kyle Siekawitch (WV) 2-2; Mickey Onustock (WV) 2-4.

HANFORD 7-7, EISENHOWER 6-4: At Hanford, Nick Lombardi homered and drove in three runs in the opener for Ike and Travis Roybal also went deep. Seth Kline was 4-for-4 in the second game and Will Scott was a combined 5-for-6.

For the Falcons (7-0 overall), Travis Chalk homered and drove in five runs in the first game and Nick French had three RBI in the second.
Game 1
Eisenhower    100    100    4    —    6    9    1
Hanford    102    301    x    —    7    9    1
Palachuk, Lombardi (5) and Kline; Saueressig, French (4), Betzsold (5), Landon (7) and Bra. Elzie, Beebe (7).
Highlights: Will Scott (E) 2-2; Travis Roybal (E) 2-4, HR, RBI; Andre Arcand (E) 3-3; Nick Lombardi (E) HR, 3 RBI.
Game 2
Eisenhower    102    000    1    —    4    9    0
Hanford    400    030    x    —    7    13    1
Berman, Roybal (6) and Kline; Chalk, Scheibe (2), Landon (5) and Bra. Elzie, Beebe (2).
Highlights: Scott (E) 3-4; Seth Kline (E) 4-4; Steven Palachuk (E) 2b.

SOUTHRIDGE 21-14, DAVIS 13-2: At Davis, Greg Hata hit a three-run homer in the first game and Tim Roddy was a combined 3-for-7 for the Pirates.

Game 1
Southridge    203    345    4    —    21    19    4
Davis    533    002    0    —    13    8    4
Fox, Homme (6) and Sani; Calderon, Chapman (5), Jackson (6) and Whiteelk.
Highlights: Marcus McClurken (D) 2-5, 2b; Tim Roddy (D) 2-5, 2b; Josh Whiteelk (D) 2-5; Greg Hata (D) HR, 3 RBI 3rd.
Game 2
Southridge        224    32    —    14    12    2
Davis        020    00    —    2    2    1
Cal, Roberts (5) and Sani; Walton, Klingle (5) and Whiteelk.
Highlights: Tim Roddy (D) 1-2, Jens Jensen (D) 1-2.

KENNEWICK 35-17, SUNNYSIDE 0-2: At Sunnyside, Trek Stemp and Michael Gordon drove in five runs each in the first game and Dakota Tripp homered and totaled four RBI in the second to power the Lions.

Game 1
Kennewick        6(10)2    0(17)    —    35    26    0
Sunnyside        000    00    —    0    1    8
Bryant, Murillo (3) and Morfin; Jones, Pikel (2), Buddha (5) and Rodriguez.
Highlights: Trek Stemp (K) 4-7, 3 2b, 5 RBI; Michael Gordon (K) 4-6, 2b, 5 RBI; J.R. Guin (K) 4-4, 2b, HR, 4 RBI.
Game 2
Kennewick        098    00    —    17    12    1
Sunnyside        200    00    —    2    2    5
Tripp, McKinnis (3), Johnson (5) and Morfin, Tripp (3); Armiento, Paxton (3) and Rodriguez.
Highlights: Dakota Tripp (K) 3-4, 2b, HR, 4 RBI.

Harris leads Bucks to title game

WAPATO, Wash. — Lavell Harris scored 26 points, Zach Aguilar added 21, and the Yakama Bucks overcame a slow start to beat Fort Washakie 93-81 Friday night to advance to the championship game of the 54-annual All-Indian basketball tournament.

Yakama, which trailed 25-11 after one quarter, rebounded with a 32-point second quarter to pull into a halftime tie, and the pulled away in the fourth.

Yakama will play Wellpinit in tonight’s 8 p.m. final at Wapato High School.

Wellpinit beat Olympia 111-99 as Kurt Schwamp scored 42 points, and former Yakima Sun King Richard Dionne added 25.

FRIDAY’S RESULTS

Seattle 111, Tulalip 90

TULALIP — Harold Joseph 10, Gary Parker 28, Alex Nadrazky 9, Phillip Nadrazky 21, Tyler Parks 8, Marcus Enick 14.

SEATTLE — Otto Tanner 11, Waylan Mendoza 26, Diedrich Rios 38, George Hill 3, Bo Tunanza 19, Aaron Johnson 4, Chad Marks 10.

Tulalip    24    24    21    21    —    90

Seattle    27    22    19    43    —    111

Fort Defiance 115, Mission 105

FORT DEFIANCE — Alan West 38, Dwayne Anderson 27, Roddell Denetso 28, Rodrick Denetso 12, Kenny Begay 10.

MISSION — Jeremy Azure 26, Derrick Metcalf 34, Anthony Bonifer 9, Shia Shimmell 15, Robert Van Pelt 21.

Fort Defiance    25    36    24    30    —    115

Mission    26    21    34    24    —    105

Wellpinit 111, Olympia 99

WELLPINIT — Kurt Schwamp 42, Richard Dionne 25, Coyte Ruben 16, Preston Wynne 15, Gary Hughes 5, Buck Jones 5, Justin Tonasket 3.

OLYMPIA — Mike Reid 2, Andrew Calfrope 14, Azeem Gannie 9, Brian Condon 2, Sheldon Armstrong 17, David Maddox 22, Brent Marchand 2, Swede Alberts 13, Joe Finley 14, Colby Simpson 4.

Wellpinit    26    20    28    37    —    111

Olympia    21    22    21    35    —    99

Yakama Bucks 93, Fort Washakie 81

FORT WASHAKIE — Will Peahrora 5, Brian Soundingsides 17, Al Cbearing 4, Soki Mills 21, Darnell Williams 19, Lamar Spoonhunter 15.

YAKAMA — Zach Aguilar 21, Chris Jones 5, Sonny Eppinette 6, Lavell Harris 26, Don Jones 8, Chris Wallahee 10, Jim Smiscon 16, Wade Moses 2.

Fort Washakie    25    18    20    18    —    81

Yakama    11    32    21    29    —    93

THURSDAY’S LATE RESULTS

Olympia 95, Tulalip 76

OLYMPIA — Willie Frank 14, Mike Reid 2, Andrew Calfrope 17, Azeem Gannie 4, Sheldon Armstrong 7, David Maddox 14, Yesmowit Mills 2, Joe Finley 14, Jacob Simpson 8, Swede Albert 13.

TULALIP — Harold Joseph 3, Gary Parker 38, Alex Nadrazky 9, Phillip Nadrazky 4, Tyler Parks 9, Marcus Enick 13.

Olympia    19    20    22    34    —    95

Tulalip    19    22    18    17    —    76

Yakama Bucks 121, Mission 78

MISSION — Jeremy Azure 12, Derrick Metcalf 2, Lamar Fairley 13, Anthony Bonifer 4, Shea Shimmell 24, John Higheagle 8, Davis Sohappy 15.

YAKAMA — Zach Aguilar 12, Chris Jones 17, Sonny Eppinette 15, Lavell Harris 23, Don Jones 10, Chris Wallahee 8, Jim Smiscon 13, Wade Moses 9, Cash Fiander 12, Lehigh John Jr. 2.

Mission    10    20    20    28    —    78

Yakama    31    33    27    30    —    121

Fort Washakie 119, Fort Defiance 86

FORT DEFIANCE — Howie Benally 2, Alan West 16, Dwayne Anderson 27, Roddell Denetso 8, Rodrick Denetso 19, Kenny Begay 14.

FORT WASHAKIE — Rory Robinson 12, Will Peahrora 15, Brian Soundingsides 36, Al Cbearing 8, Soki Mills 14, Darnell Williams 11, Lamar Spoonhunter 23.

Fort Defiance    19    25    19    23    —    86

Fort Washakie    41    25    27    26    —    119

TODAY’S GAMES

5th, 8th place: Warm Springs vs. Couer d’Alene, 1 p.m.

4th, 7th place: Seattle vs. Fort Defiance, 3 p.m.

3rd, 6th place: Olympia vs. Fort Washakie, 6:30 p.m.

Championship: Yakama Bucks vs. Wellpinit, 8 p.m.

Spokane Sweeps YVCC

SPOKANE, Wash. — Yakima Valley, held to one hit in the first game of its Friday doubleheader with Spokane, produced 11 in the second game but was still unable to avoid a sweep.

The Yaks (2-4 league, 5-11 overall)  fell 17-1 and 3-2 in Eastern Region play.

Sean Topp and Shelby Bethel combined for the first-game one-hitter for the Sasquatch. YVCC’s Sam Smith pitched a five-hitter with five strikeouts in the second game, and Daniela Villegas, Kayley Sherwood, Shalane Scott and Amanda Reed had two hits apiece.

Game 1

Yakima Valley    001    00    —    1    1    2

Spokane    02(12)    3x    —    17    11    0

Kranz, Reed and Villegas; Topp, Bethel and Predisic

Highlights: Kayley Sherwood (YV) 1-2, RBI.

Game 2

Yakima Valley    010    000    1    —    2    11    3

Spokane    200    001    x    —    3    5    1

Smith and Villegas; Bethel, Solbrack (7) and Predisic.

Highlights: Daniela Villegas (YV) 2-4, RBI; Sherwood (YV) 2-4; Shalane Scott (YV) 2-4; Amanda Reed (YV) 2-4; Kim Sevigny (YV) 1-2; Sam Smith (YV) 5 K.

EV’s Jensen medals at G’view Invite

SUNNYSIDE, Wash. — East Valley’s Tyler Jensen fired a 4-over 76 to edge Highland’s Minwoo Park by a stroke and win medalist honors in the Grandview Invitational on Friday at Black Rock Creek Golf Course.

Prosser won the team title by 14 strokes over Othello, as Devin Bender, Chad Hancock and Wade French each shot 78, helping the Mustangs to a 319 total.

Grandview Invitational

Friday at Black Rock Creek, par 72

Team scores (top 5, locals): 1, Prosser 319, 2, Othello 333, 3, East Valley 335, 4, Blaine 342, 5, Selah 358. Also: 7, Highland 371, 8, Zillah 385, 9, Wapato 435, 12, Riverside Christian 490.

Medalist: Tyler Jensen (East Valley) 76.

Local results

East Valley: Jensen 76, Alex Aiken 83, Ben Assink 86, Corbin Perrault 90, Tanner Olson 95.

Grandview: Josh Jardine 100, Ryan Contreras 105, Tim Broadie 129.

Highland: Minwoo Park 77, Kenny Hampton 83, Kyle Belton 94, Alex Laughery 117, Julian Ochoa 122.

Prosser: Devin Bender 78, Chad Hancock 78, Wade French 78, Spencer Bagge 85, Noah Bowen 87.

Riverside Christian: Kevin Westbay 98, Loren Button 118, Jasen Morrow 132, Dimitri Kupanoff 142, Matt Guche 147.

Selah: Brett Dodeward 80, R.J. Gunner 89, Jimmy Wood 94, Tyler Smith 95, Kyle Yates 98.

Sunnyside: Nathan Espinoza 83, Jacob Bos 97, Nick Navarro 101.

Wapato: Greg Klutts 90, Nick Titus 102, K.C. Frazier 105, Bernabe Castro 138.

Zillah: Keith Comer 82, Caleb Duford 92, Trevor Perrault 104, Kent Comer 107, Matt Hauck 111.

Othello Invitational

Friday at Othello Golf Club, par 74

Team scores: Othello 334, Royal 361, Warden 369, Wapato 373, Wahluke 381, East Valley 393.

Medalists — 18 holes: Ashley Amoruso (O) 94. 9 holes: Delaney Towle (O) 61, Taylor Edson (War) 61.

Local results

East Valley: Raechel Chandler 105, Cierra DeMarco 131, Cheyenne Schrank 133, Kayla Hood 85 (9 holes).

Wapato: Jaylene Gomez 116, Megan Lopez 126, Claudia Loza 127, Ruby Valdez 69 (9 holes).

Highland routs Kiona-Benton

COWICHE, Wash. — Eric Perez, Ryan Town and Anthony Naranjo scored two goals each as the Scotties blanked Kiona-Benton 8-0 in a non-league boys soccer match Friday.

Perez also had two assists and Omar Ochoa had five saves to help the Scotties (6-0).

First half: 1. Highland, Eric Perez (Luis Silva) 3:00; 2. Highland, Ryan Town (Diego Silva) 4:00; 3. Highland, Perez (Town) 6:00; 4. Highland, Town (Jesus Silva) 13:00; 5. Highland, L. Silva 24:00; 6. Highland, Diddiel Flores (D. Silva) 38:00.

Second half: 7. Highland, Anthony Naranjo (Perez) 60:00; 8. Highland, Naranjo (Perez) 70:00.

Saves: Jamie Palencia (KB) 14; Omar Ochoa (H) 5.

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