Rebels U-13s win Battle of the Bats

YAKIMA, Wash. — The Yakima Rebels U-13 team defeated Pendleton (Ore.) 7-5 to win their division in the Battle of the Bats Tournament earlier this month.

The Rebels’ U-11 team posted a top-four finish.

U-13 team members are Ryan Sires, Tommy Romero, Elias Moctezuma, Max Frame, Austin Backes, Austin Krueger, Ketner Kupp, Jacob Mortensen, J.J. Trudeau, Bailey West, Mark Ramos and Jordan Marquez. The coaches are Brad West and Ken Mortensen.

Dirt Dawgs win Battle of Bats

The Dirst Dawgs posted a 4-1 tournament record, capped by a 22-1 victory over the Kennewick Americans, to win the Battle of the Bats Tournment in Yakima.

Team members are Jimmy McDonald, Josh Yarbrough, Kyle Dexter, Skylar Brewer, Kyle Chauvin, Darin Wilkens, Wyatt Pettijohn, Peyton Schafer, Clark Streby, Trevor May, D.J. Fuerst, Dan Legg, and Tyler Monson. The coaches are Darin Wilkens and Dan Yarbrough.

WV Xtreme wins Inland division

The West Valley Xtreme won the fifth grade girls division in the 32nd annual Inland Empire Basketball Tournament last weekend in Spokane.

The team defeated the Boise Hoop Dreams, Spokane Stars, Spokane Magic and Spokane Dawgs 2017 in pool play, and then beat the Spokane Stars 44-23 in the championship game.

Team members are Alexa Burns, Natalie Nagle, Lauryn Peters, Nicole Rasmussen, Burnadette Yates, Olivia Reyes, Llesenia Massey, Bella Roberts and Elly Teske.

Suns win Star Aranda tournament

The Valley Suns won the U-14 girls division of the Star Aranda Tournament last weekend in Toppenish. The Suns beat Toppenish for the championship.

Team members are Brittnee Behurst, Tara Bremer, Alexis Flores, Sydni Billups, Rachel Bush, Brenda Caudillo, Honey Deloza, Ashley Gray, Payton Greene, Kaleea Zick, and Toni Sandoval.

Basketball

Ravet wins Free Throw Contest

Brock Ravet of Ellensburg sank 24 of 25 free throws to win the Age 10-11 Division in the Elks National Free Throw Contest in Springfield, Mass.

His name will be inscribed in the Basketball Hall of Fame.

SOFTBALL

Selah Angels win tourney title

The Selah Angels won the U-12 Division in the Black and Blue Tournament last weekend at Carlon Park in Selah.

Selah defeated the Rochester Blast 7-3 in the final, after beating the Tri-Cities Rage 5-0 in the semifinals.

Tam members are Maddy Zerr, Cailin O’Malley, Kami Lanham, Molly Cavanaugh, Emma Laurvick, Brooke Eschleman, Megan Webb, Courtney Webb, Payton Gibbs, Kylie Hutchens, Abbey Bersing and Natalie Edlins.

Welton tosses no-no for Yaks

YVCC earns split behind righty’s dominant outing ||

YAKIMA, Wash. — The stellar season for Yakima Valley Community College pitcher Derek Welton continued Wednesday afternoon at Parker Field.

Oh, did it.

The Selah High grad-uate tossed a no-hitter as the Yaks defeated Blue Mount-ain 4-0 in the second game of a NWAACC Eastern Region doubleheader. The Timberwolves outslugged YVCC in the opener 14-9.

Welton, who improved to 7-0 this season, struck out 11 batters and walked just two. No BMCC runner got past second base against the right-hander.

“He’s been pretty much money for us — you couldn’t script it any better,” Yaks assistant coach Marcus McKimmey said of Welton, who didn’t play baseball last season.

Jacob Mann doubled and had two of YVCC’s five hits. The Yaks scored a pair of runs in the second inning and added two in the seventh.

In the opener, the Timberwolves jumped on YVCC with five runs in the top of the first inning.

The Yaks trimmed the lead to a run in the bottom of the fifth before BMCC tacked on four more in top half of the sixth for a 11-6 lead.

Mann had four hits in the opener while Roeman Fields was 3-for-3 with two runs for YVCC. The Yaks also got a pair of hits from Tyler Berman and Dusty Kranz.

Yakima Valley is 26-9 overall and 14-4 in conference. The second-place Yaks travel to Ontario, Ore., on Saturday for a noon doubleheader against Treasure Valley, which is in three games behind YVCC in the Eastern Region standings.

Golf: Senior Moments

Wilmoth, Adkison reveling in newer event for older golfers ||

YAKIMA, Wash. — If you were Troy Wilmoth or Bill Adkison back in the day, you did what they did.

You took part in the athletic endeavors of most high school males, meaning football, basketball or baseball. And for these two, it meant all three.

Once Wilmoth graduated from Highland in 1961, he continued his competitive pursuits in the form of semi-pro baseball. For Adkison, known as Bill Harlan as part of Selah’s class of ’67, there was baseball at Yakima Valley College and then Central Washington, with a stint in the San Francisco Giants farm system to follow.

And when those days were done, Adkison joined many of his hardball contemporaries on the fastpitch diamond.

Still, when he hung the spikes up for good, Adkison was a relatively young man whose desire to vie athletically was not nearly exhausted. So he reverted to his competitive youth.

“I started playing golf when I was young, 11 or so, and I played as much as I could back then,” Adkison said. “I played quite a bit off and on until I was about 18, then I was finishing school and playing baseball and didn’t play much for probably 25 years. But there was still golf, and that was something I felt I could do.”

 

And do well enough to lower his handicap to single digits, and well enough at age 59 to have won the Yakima Seniors Invitational — something Wilmoth did the previous year at 66.

The third installment of this event has been scheduled for May 14-15 at Mount Adams and SunTides, respectively, and organizers are wondering who the next Wilmoth or Adkison will be.

Not that either should be confused with Fred Couples, who has torched the Champions Tour since turning 50 last Oct. 3.

But given that neither local has won the Yakima Amateur Invitational, they could have been considered the Valley’s versions of Tom Kite (pre-1992 U.S. Open) or Phil Mickelson (pre-2004 Masters) as the best to have not won a major.

“I was in the last group a couple of times,” recalled Adkison, whose father, Wayne, won the City in 1952. “That was probably my best scenario, finishing second, third or fourth.”

Wilmoth could relate. He’s finished second six times.

And none of his near misses was more disheartening than the 2001 edition, which on Sunday’s final round saw Wilmoth step to the 15th tee at the Yakima Elks course with a three-shot lead.

“I was trying to play smart and safe,” he said recently, “and hit a 3-iron off the tee. I blocked it dead right and hit it out of bounds.”

Benefiting from the then-58-year-old’s largesse was then-20-year-old Souta Nozaka, who beat Wilmoth with a birdie on the first playoff hole.

“I’d been hitting the driver great, too,” Wilmoth said, “so I have no idea why I hit that 3-iron.”

Ah, but now we — Wilmoth, Adkison and many other oldsters of note — have the Seniors Invitational. Meaning the large number of 50-and-older golfers in and around the Valley have an event in which they can continue to compare their considerable shotmaking skills.

“It’s a great idea,” Adkison said. “There are a lot of players around here who over 50 who can play some pretty good golf. There are even guys over 60 who can play and play well.”

Including the first two champions. Adkison said his handicap varies between 0 and 2. Wilmoth plays to a 1.

“It’s always great to win,” said Wilmoth, who followed up his 2008 Seniors win by qualifying for a playoff with Adkison and Joel Elder. “To win a tournament you need some good things to happen — to make a long putt or to get up and down when you have no business doing so.”

But most of all you need to compete, and that’s something so many local seniors do, even if they don’t drive it as long as they once did.

“I’ve always been competitive,” Adkison said. “Growing up it’s something you develop, or maybe you acquire from things you have to go through.

“Now, as a golfer, maybe you don’t hit it as far, but you can compensate for that by playing a little smarter or by managing your game a little better.”

And if you compete well enough, smart enough and get some of those oh-so-precious breaks, you can play in the final group at SunTides.

Senior Invite entries still being accepted

YAKIMA, Wash. — Entries for the third-annual Yakima Seniors Invitational will be accepted through May 8.

The 36-hole event, open to golfers 50 and older with established handicapsis slated for May 14-15.

Entry fee is $70 with proceeds going to the First Tee of Yakima. Forms are available at all local pro shops. Flights will be determined by age.

Baseball: Woodkey helps Ike salvage split

WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Michael Woodkey scattered five hits and was helped out by two double plays in pitching Eisenhower to a 5-2 victory over Walla Walla and a split of their CBBN baseball doubleheader Wednesday.

Walla Walla won the opener 9-3.

Ike got all of its second-game scoring in the fourth inning, highlighted by Jared Kraft’s two-run single. Cody Reed added an RBI, and Will Scott had two hits in each game for the Cadets (3-7, 4-12).

Game 1

Eisenhower     101    000    1    —    3    7    3
Walla Walla    002    133    x    —    9    11    0
Lombardi, Molineux (5) and Kraft; James and Meyer.
Highlights: Will Scott (E) 2-3, 2b, 2 runs; Cody Reed (E) 2-2; Jake Jiminez (WW) 3-4, 2 RBI; Justin Mathews (WW) 2-3, run.

Game 2

Eisenhower     000    500    0    —    5    9    2
Walla Walla    100    010    0    —    2    5    1
Woodkey and Kraft; Watson, Camp (4) and Holbrook.
Highlights: Scott (E) 2-4; Reed (E) 2-3, RBI; Jared Kraft (E) 2 RBI.
Tuesday’s late result
MID-VALLEY 2B
LA SALLE 35, WHITE SWAN 1: At White Swan, La Salle won the league game Tuesday night. No other details were reported.

Soccer: Highland clinches SCAC title

COWICHE, Wash. — Juan Ramirez scored twice, once in each half, to lead Highland to a 2-0 victory over Mabton on Wednesday, clinching the SCAC West regular-season boys soccer title for the Scotties.

Ramirez scored in the 30th minute and again in the 55th minute, and Antonio Gonzalez made four saves to earn the shutout for Highland.

The Scotties (11-4 overall, 5-0 league), who host Granger on Monday, clinched a first-round bye in the district tournament.

First half: 1. Highland, Juan Ramirez (Flores), 30:00
Second half: 2. Highland, Ramirez, 55:00
Saves: Antonio Gonzalez (H) 4; Mabton 15.

Fastpitch: Granger, La Salle JV split

YAKIMA, Wash. — Karly Sattler had a triple and scored when the throw to third was wild in the bottom of the seventh as La Salle’s junior varsity pulled out a 6-5 victory over Granger in the first game of their non-league fastpitch doubleheader Wednesday at La Salle.

Granger won the second game 21-8 despite collecting just 10 hits.

Game 1

Granger    004    001    0    —    5    8    2
La Salle JV    010    400    1    —    6    6    2
Granger battery unavailable; Sattler and Stickel.
Highlights: Brooke Patterson (L) 2-3; Karly Sattler (L) 2-4, 3b, 8 Ks.

Game 2

Granger        043    257    —    21    10    0
La Salle JV        023    111    —    8    13    5
Granger battery unavailable; Andringa and Weedin.
Highlights: Claire Patterson (L) 3-4, RBI; Kathie Knoebel (L) 3-3, solo HR; Andringa (L) 2-3, 2b; Diaz (G) 3-3; Rameriz (G) 3-3; Villa (G) 2-5; Enriquez (G) 2-3.

4/29/10 Prep track and field results

TRACK AND FIELD

CBBN

AT SUNNYSIDE

BOYS

Team scores: Davis 69, Kennewick 67; Sunnyside 96.5, Davis 44.5; Sunnyside 87, Kennewick 56.

100: Elias Medrano (S) 12.07. 200: Medrano (S) 23.65. 400: Medrano (S) 52.60. 800: Steven Moreno (K) 2:08.28. 1600: Juan Reynoso (S) 4:54.58. 3200: Reynoso (S) 10:47.31. 110H: Kennedy Sarmiento (S) 15.63. 300H: Sarmiento (S) 42.71. 4×100: Sunnyside 45.54. 4×400: Sunnyside 3:51.19.

Shot: Travis Sharp (K) 46-81?4. Disc: Sharp (K) 141-9. Jav: Sharp (K) 163-6. HJ: Eduardo Salmeron (S) 5-6. LJ: Anthony Corbray (D) 21-11. TJ: Alfonso Najera (K) 40-4. PV: Marcus Schooley (D) 14-0.

GIRLS

Team scores: Davis 83, Sunnyside 62; Kennewick 77, Davis 72; Kennewick 96, Sunnyside 50.

100: Tracey Bautista (D) 14.34. 200: Marisa Broersma (S) 29.22. 400: Angelique Whitstocken (K) 1:02.56. 800: Kaitlin Kaluzny (D) 2:34.63. 1600: Kaluzny (D) 6:02.77. 3200: Kaluzny (D) 12:49.36. 100H: Lucia Gamboa (D) 19.69. 300H: Gamboa (D) 53.48. 4×100: Davis 54.29. 4×200: Davis 1:54.18. 4×400: Kennewick 4:27.87.

Shot: Kaytlyn Coleman (K) 34-101?2. Disc: Coleman (K) 155-11. Jav: Reina Malito (K) 119-10. HJ: Malito (K) 4-10. LJ: Ayla Schmick (S) 14-1. TJ: Katie Herndon (S) 31-1. PV: Herndon (S) 9-9.

Cashmere Invitational

TUESDAY AT CASHMERE

Riverside Christian highlights

BOYS

100: Derek Byrne 11.2, Delwin Bazilme 11.3. 400: Bazilme 51.8. 110H: Jordan DeSanto 17.0. 4×100: RC 44.5. 4×400: RC 3:32.6. TJ: Kyle Gartrell 42-5. PV: Gartrell 13-0.

GIRLS

200: Bethany Imperial 28.0. 400: Breezy Byrne 1:04.6. 100H: Mollie Cunnington 17.8. 300H: Cunnington 51.9.

4/29/10 Prep tennis results

PREP TENNIS

CBBN

Chiawana boys 4, Sunnyside 3

Singles: Jason Toyoda (C) d. Joey Zijlstra 6-3, 6-1; Jose Mendoza (C) d. Kyle Scott 6-0, 6-1; Anthony Aguilar (S) d. Jim Sturtevant 6-4, 6-4; CJ Jones (Ch) d. Scott Laverman 6-3, 6-3.

Doubles: Matt Johnson-Jorge Pacheco (S) d. Howard Durrant-Eric Garcia 6-4, 6-2; Jeromy Rodriguez-Jessie Leija (S) d. Jesus Rojas-Eduardo Arzato 6-1, 6-0; Ricky Rada-Edgar Farias (S) d. Andrew Rodriguez-Anthony Salcedo 6-0, 6-2.

Sunnyside girls 4, Chiawana 3

Singles: Devyn Johnson (C) d. Kiana Ramos 6-4, 6-2; Kaytlin Nelson (C) d. Claudia Gonzalez 6-4, 6-1; Janet Cuevas (S) d. Allison Barmettor 7-5, 6-3; Lupe Salgado (C) d. Cindy Cazares 6-1, 7-5.

Doubles: Hannah Marro-Jessie Robert (S) d. Roxy Stapleton-Julie Campos 6-0, 6-0; Emily Meyer-Christine Kim (S) d. Emily Vaughro -Shawni Olin 6-2, 6-1; Jill Spini-Amanda Villareal (S) d. Cassandra Gomez-Ashley  Good 6-4, 6-0

CWAC

Ellensburg boys 4, Selah 1

Singles: Josiah Jackson (E) d. Jordan Shaffer 6-0, 6-1; Aaron Porter (E) d. Ethan Ward 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles: Kevin Bertelsen-Devin Teske (S) d. Michael Komorowski-Bryan Elliott 6-4, 6-1; Colton Chandler-Alex Schnebly (E) d. Joel Freeborn-Ryan DePaz 6-1, 7-5; Tim Hurson-Luke Rodgers (E) d. Josh Shepard-Mike Wallace 6-4, 6-0.

Ellensburg girls 4, Selah 1

Singles: Abigail Pellett (E) d. Renee Hausske 6-0, 6-0; Mizan Brown (E) d. Megan Schrenk 6-0, 6-4.

Doubles: Joelle Smart-Daphne Hall (E) d. Hannah Russell-Taylor Silverthorn 6-3, 6-2; Kaiti Dell-Ashley Bond (S) d. Ali Gray-Kati Camarata 4-6, 6-2, 6-4; Teresa Connolly-Nathalie Gruber (E) d. Kaly Barthlow-Whitney Bertelsen 7-6 (2), 6-4.

East Valley boys 3, Selah 2

Singles: Devin Teske (S) d. Jeryn Gonzalez 6-1, 6-0; Cameron Snyder (EV) d. Ethan Ward 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles: Kevin Bertelsen-Jordan Shaffer (S) d. Austin Wilson-John Olsen 5-7, 6-2, 6-0; Ben Markley-Dilbar Chhokar (EV) d. Joel Freeborn-Ryan DePaz 7-5, 6-2; Nick Hernandez-Ryan Bailey (EV) d. Josh Shepard-Mike Wallace 6-4, 7-5.

East Valley girls 2, Selah 1

(Match to resume May 5)

Singles: Renee Hausske (S) d. Holly Grimm 7-5, 6-1; Samantha Simmons (EV) d. Megan Schrenk 6-4, 1-6, 6-4.

Doubles: Jaime Miller-Kayla Davis (EV) d. Hannah Russell-Taylor Silverthorn 6-7, 6-3, 6-2; Karlee Harris-Apryl Sellers (EV) vs. Kati Dell-Whitney Bertelsen 4-6, 6-2, 0-0; Candace Cupples-Leilani Edgar (EV) vs. Ashley Bond-Kaly Barthlow 0-0.

Wapato boys 3, East Valley 2

Singles: John Olsen (EV) d. Miguel Mandac 6-3, 6-0; Cameron Snyder (EV) d. Stevie Vela 6-1, 6-4.

Doubles: Greg Shank-Greg Strom (W) d. Austin Wilson-Jeryn Gonzalez 4-6, 6-4, 6-1; Patrick Dosono-Jake Velasco (W) d. Ben Markley-Dilbar Chhokar 6-1, 6-1; Francisco Reyes-Gerardo Valencia (W) d. Nick Hernandez-Ryan Bailey 6-0, 6-1.

4/29/10 Prep golf results

Non-League

La Salle boys 331, Naches Valley 338

Medalist: Mike Stiekema (La Salle) 75. At SunTides, par 70.

La Salle: Tim Lewis 82, Bill Bacon 86, Jack Sutton 88. Naches Valley: Jason Schuler 80, Shane Tillett 82, Dawson Roeber 83, Andrew Parks 93.

Naches Valley girls 431, La Salle 462

Medalist: Hannah Cobleigh (NV) 99. At SunTides, par 70.

Naches Valley: Kathleen Schut 109, Ashley Koszty 111, Cindy Tapia 112. La Salle: Claire Moorer 106, Cassie Voelker 109, Libby Young 114, Elena Holbrook 133.

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