Rio unveils logo for 2016 Games

RIO DE JANERIO — The logo for the 2016 Olympics in Rio has been unveiled before more than 1 million New Year’s revelers on Copacabana beach.

The flowing symbol resembles three figures — orange, green and blue — embraced at the arms and in a flowing dance.

Carlos Nuzman, president of the Rio Olympic organizing committee, says the logo “conveys passion and transformation. The passion of all Cariocas and Brazilians for sport and celebration.”

Olympic organizers have said the Rio 2016 brand was created to reflect the city’s culture and represent its natural wonders and joyful residents. Organizers say the logo was based on four pillars: contagious energy, harmonious diversity, exuberant nature and Olympic spirit.

College basketball: Up-and-down night for Cats

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — It started bad and finished worse for Central Washington on Thursday night, but you’d be amazed at what happened in between.

The 11th-ranked Wildcats, playing for the first time since Dec. 17 and for the first time in Nicholson Pavilion since Nov. 20, recovered from a sluggish getaway and had Alaska Anchorage on the ropes late before losing a GNAC contest to the Seawolves, 98-93 in double overtime.

Central trailed 18-11 early, by eight points at halftime and 13 early in the second 20 minutes, then rallied to lead by six late in regulation. But the Wildcats were unable to seal the deal, due in part to a controversial regulation-ending, overtime-necessitating play by Anchorage.

After CWU’s Chris Sprinker made one of two free throws with seven seconds to play, the Seawolves called time before inbounding. They then hurried the ball into the frontcourt before Central deflected it out of bounds with three-tenths of a second left.

The officials conferred and re-set the clock to 0.5 seconds, after which Anchorage threw a cross-court pass to Casey Robinson, who caught and shot a 3-pointer that was airborne at the buzzer before swishing to tie the score.

The Seawolves then built an 82-74 lead in the first five-minute overtime before Central, behind consecutive three balls from Jody Johnson and Chris Sprinker, tied it 82-82. The Wildcats had the ball with 4.3 seconds left, but were unable to get a shot off.

Anchorage (9-3) then scored the first four points of the second OT, all by 6-foot-9 center Taylor Rohde, and rolled to victory in their conference opener.

Rohde had game highs of 28 points and 15 rebounds while Brandon Walker had 23 points and Robinson 18.

Sprinker led Central (2-1 GNAC, 9-2 overall) with 23 points, Jamar Berry had 18, Humberto Perez 15 and Chris Scott 12, but the Wildcats were only 10 for 28 from 3-point range while Anchorage was 12 for 19.

Walker and Robinson connected on five long balls apiece.

“It comes down to making our free throws toward the end of regulation (CWU missed 2 of 3 from the line, including the front end of a 1-and-1, in the final 9.6 seconds),” Central coach Greg Sparling said. “We do that and the shot at the end doesn’t matter. But also, you tell me how the officials, with the naked eye and not having a replay, can add time to the clock at the end of regulation.

“Then tell me how a player can catch a ball, gather himself and then shoot it, all in 5-tenths of a second.”

Central continues conference play at home Saturday with a 3 p.m. game against Alaska Fairbanks.

ALASKA ANCHORAGE — Brandon Walker 8-15 2-2 23, Casey Robinson 5-11 3-4 18, Taylor Rohde 8-14 12-15 28, Robinson 1-1 4-7 6, Gill 2-2 2-4 6, Thompson 1-1 0-0 3, White 1-2 1-2 3, Ridgeway 3-7 7, Peterson 1-4 1-2 3. Totals 30-57 26-37 98.
CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Clyde 3-5 0-0 6, Johnson 3-8 0-0 7, Chris Sprinker 8-15 5-7 23, Humberto Perez 6-16 0-1 15, Harris 3-10 0-0 6, Jamar Berry 6-14 4-7 18, Chris Scott 4-8 2-2 12, Gibler 3-4 2-2 6. Totals 36-80 11-17 93.
Halftime — UAA 35, CWU 27. Regulation — UAA 68, CWU 68. First overtime — UAA 82, CWU 82. 3-point goals — UAA 12-19 (Walker 5-7, Robinson 5-9, Gill 1-1, Thompson 1-1, White 0-1); CWU 10-28 (Johnson 1-3, Sprinker 2-3, Perez 3-11, Harris 0-2, Berry 2-5, Scott 2-4). Fouled out — Clyde, Harris, Berry. Rebounds — UAA 41 (Rohde 15); CWU 35 (Perez 7). Assists — UAA 16 (White 6); CWU 11 (Perez 3, Scott 3). Turnovers — UAA 20; CWU 12. Total fouls — UAA 18, CWU 30.

Girls basketball: Pleasant surprise for Zillah

YAKIMA, Wash. — When sizing up the girls field lined up for this week’s SunDome Shootout, Zillah coach Mindi Winters picked as an opponent White River, a perennial Class 3A contender that this year has dropped to 2A. Of everyone in the two-day event hosted by Zillah, the Hornets were the team Winters’ team was least likely to beat.

But she wanted them nonetheless.

“I knew they’d be tough, and I knew they’d play tough,” Winters said. “I knew it would be the kind of game to make us better.”

Then, knowing full well her team was likely to lose anyway, Winters sat her best player for most of the first period.

After which that player, Alisi Uasike, took over the game when it mattered most and the Leopards did the unthinkable, winning 45-40.

Uasike scored 12 of her game-high 22 points during a 14-3 third-quarter Zillah run that turned a 22-19 deficit into a 33-25 advantage.

Winters said she didn’t start Uasike because the senior standout might have been pressing a little bit, putting too much pressure on herself to do too much.

And Uasike didn’t mind a bit.

“I think it was better for me to sit and watch the game, see what the other team was doing. And it also kept me from getting in foul trouble,” grinned Uasike, for whom fouls have been a persistent problem this season. “It wasn’t frustrating at all. And coming off the bench, I wanted to be a spark for my team.”

She was definitely that. Her offensive heroics, plus steady performances from guard Michelle Tynan and forward Caitlin Myers, helped offset a 19-point night from White River’s Brooke Paulson. Uasike and Myers each sank a pair of free throws in the final 45 seconds to preserve the victory.

At times the Leopards (7-2) were their own worst enemies, missing one open shot after another. Prior to that third-quarter run, Zillah was 5-for-36 from the field, but made up for it with a ferocious effort on the glass. Despite giving up more than two inches per player, Zillah finished with a 45-41 rebounding edge over White River (6-4), with Myers, Uasike and Abbie Ziegler combining for 24 boards.

“I wouldn’t be surprised (to win the rebounding battle),” Uasike said. “We’re not a very big team, but we play like we’re a big team.”

And, just maybe, a very good one.

“It tells me (the Leopards) have more heart than I thought,” Winters said. “And, to be honest, I was a little worried about that,” Winters said.

Not any more.

Boys basketball: Fiander scores 33 to lift WS

YAKIMA, Wash. — This was one Lawrence Fiander had been looking for a long time. A year’s worth, in fact. One calendar’s worth, since another night on this same SunDome court, in this same SunDome Shootout.

And Fiander made sure this year’s outcome was different than the last time he and his White Swan teammates faced Granger.

“I just wanted my revenge for last year. They spanked us pretty bad last year, right here,” White Swan’s shifty, cat-quick junior guard said after a 33-point, five-steal, three-assist performance in White Swan’s 72-68 victory over the Spartans.

In a game that had all of the intensity of a state-tournament game — appropriately on a state-tournament court as well — Fiander and teammate Leander Huereca (16 points) outduelled the Spartans’ 1-2-3 punch of Brandon Oswalt (24 points), Andrew Reddout (14 points, six assists) and Brandon Castro (12 points).

And the fact that it was a showdown of teams that are almost certainly state-tourney bound in that venue was not lost on Fiander.

“This shows our team can handle this type of place, a big arena like this, in front of a lot of fans, in this kind of atmosphere,” he said.

It looked like the Cougars (8-1) might run the Spartans (6-2) right out of the building when they jumped out to a 10-0 lead, with nine of those points coming from Fiander. But Oswalt scored 10 points before the first period was out and the Spartans went up 28-20 midway through the second period. Granger maintained the advantage until a 10-0 Cougar run midway through the third period gave White Swan a 47-42 lead.

In that 10-point run, which took just 1:33, Fiander scored two baskets and found sophomore Alex Sampson for a couple of open 3-pointers.

“Yeah, I know when Alex is hot,” Fiander said with a grin. “He’s my little cousin.”

But just when White Swan seemed to have the game in hand with a 56-49 lead early in the fourth quarter, the Spartans roared back, with the second of a pair of Castro 3-pointers putting Granger on top 66-64. But the Spartans missed four straight free throws down the stretch, and Fiander scored White Swan’s last six points to put the game away.

Prep basketball: Dunlop lifts Ellensburg

SELAH, Wash. — Corey Dunlop scored 20 points and made three crucial free throws in the final minute to rally unbeaten Ellensburg to a 65-61 victory over Selah in CWAC boys basketball Thursday night at Carl Kellman Gym.

Selah scored 24 points in the third quarter and held a 59-58 lead with 1:30 remaining. Kyle Fickes hit three 3-pointers in the third period and finished with a game-high 25 points for the Vikings (3-3, 3-5).

Joe Montano backed up Dunlop with 18 points and Kurt Davis added 10 points for the Bulldogs (6-0, 8-0).

GRANDVIEW 78, TOPPENISH 60: At Grandview, Wash., Christian Schrank poured in 29 points and Adrian Reyes contributed 20 points with four 3-pointers, six steals and four assists for the unbeaten Greyhounds (6-0, 8-0).

Wesley Williams put together 19 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Toppenish.

EAST VALLEY 78, EPHRATA 45: At Yakima, Wash., the Red Devils roared back from an 11-point deficit after the first quarter and outscored Ephrata 46-16 in the second half.

Jonathan Janis scored 17 points to lead EV (4-2, 6-2) and was one of four players in double figures.

PROSSER 50, QUINCY 45: At Quincy, the Mustangs scored the first 11 points of the game en route to their second conference win. Keenan Pilot paced Prosser (2-4, 3-5) with 12 points.

NORTH CENTRAL 2B

RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN 54, SOAP LAKE 34: At Soap Lake, Wash., Derek Byrne’s 12 points and six rebounds led the Crusaders (3-3) in their league-opening win. Kyle Gartrell pulled down 10 rebounds for the winners.

NON-LEAGUE

HIGHLAND 58, KITTITAS 36: At Kittitas, Wash., Taylor Hakala and John Hein pitched in 11 points each and Tanner Christenson hauled down 11 rebounds as the Scotties leveled their season mark at 4-4.

GOLDENDALE 57, WHITE SALMON 51: At White Salmon, Wash., Reed Lindhe netted 16 of his 23 points in the second half to help the Timberwolves improve to 7-1.

GIRLS

Vikings top Ellensburg

SELAH, Wash. — Tori Dexter scored 15 points and Natalie Fickes grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Selah to a 56-37 victory over Ellensburg in CWAC play Thursday night.

Sarah Bersing tossed in 14 points and Kailee Wood had 12 with 8-for-10 shooting at the foul line for the Vikings (2-4, 4-4).

Shannon Bland led Ellensburg with 15 points.

TOPPENISH 34, GRANDVIEW 30: At Grandview, Wash., junior Osiris Rodriguez netted 14 points to lead the Wildcats in the defensive battle. Payton Parrish collected 13 points and 12 rebounds for Grandview.

EAST VALLEY 47, EPHRATA 36: At Yakima, Wash., Mikaela Zimmer’s double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds led the Red Devils (5-1  7-1), who led 27-14 at the break.

PROSSER 71, QUINCY 20: At Quincy, Wash., Tayshia Hunt and Tamara Jones tallied 20 points apiece to lead the unbeaten Mustangs (6-0, 7-0). Helen Petersen chipped in 14 points for Prosser, which jumped ahead 40-10 at the break.

NORTH CENTRAL 2B

RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN 57, SOAP LAKE 14: At Soap Lake, Wash., Kendra Staymates scored 13 of her 21 points during the Crusaders’ 23-point second quarter. Bethany Imperial chipped in 13 points for RC (1-0, 2-4) in its league opener.

NON-LEAGUE

KITTITAS 48, HIGHLAND 28: At Kittitas, Wash., Dakota Adams scored 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead the Coyotes (4-2) to the victory. Alma Garcia had 10 points for the Scotties (2-7).

GOLDENDALE 39, WHITE SALMON 38: At White Salmon, Wash., junior Kylie Montgomery scored 15 points, including a pair of free throws with 20 seconds left to give the Timberwolves (6-2) the lead. Montgomery scored 13 of her 15 points in the second half.

SunDome Shootout: Granger girls win

YAKIMA, Wash. — Fantasia Reyes scored 15 points and Lyndsay Oswalt and Lynndel Wapsheli added 10 apiece to lead Granger to a 52-31 win over White Swan on Thursday in the 11th annual SunDome Shootout.

Reyes and Wapsheli hit two 3-pointers each for the Spartans, who improved to 6-2.

Miami Van Pelt led White Swan (7-3) with 12 points.

LA SALLE 48, COLFAX 21: The unbeaten Lightning trailed 11-10 after the first quarter but then turned up the defense, holding Colfax to 10 points the rest of the way.

Lauren DeGooyer and Savannah Bonny scored 15 and 14 points, respectively, as La Salle pushed its record to 8-0.

BOYS

ZILLAH 60, LAKESIDE 47: Zillah shot 62 percent during a 33-14 second-half run that turned a 24-24 halftime deadlock into a runaway.

Mitchell Zapien led the way with 17 points and four of the Leopards’ 14 steals, and Joel Yellow Owl (16) and Scottie Riojas (15) joined him in double-figure scoring.

RIVERSIDE 48, LA SALLE 30: Connecting on 15 of 22 free throws, Riverside pulled away in the second half by holding La Salle to seven points.

Mitchell Kennedy led the Lightning with 13 points.

12/30/10 Prep basketball scoring summaries

BOYS

CWAC

Ellensburg 65, Selah 61

ELLENSBURG — Corey Dunlop 20, Gigstad 4, Kurt Davis 10, Allen-Russell 0, Joe Montano 18, Ravet 6, Mitchell 0, Jacobs 7. SELAH — Hernandez 2, Drew Dyer 10, Kyle Fickes 25, Hutchinson 8, Wentz 4, Wood 4, Galland 0, Roberts 8.

Ellensburg 12 16 19 18 — 65 Selah 10 13 24 14 — 61

Highlights: Dyer (S) 7 rebs; Brady Hutchinson (S) 7 assists, Cody Roberts (S) 7 rebs.

East Valley 78, Ephrata 45

EPHRATA — Tanner Williams 12, Mayer 3, T. Clark 5, Allen 2, Lange 2, Hinkle 0, M. Clark 0, Crawder 0, Benthen 5, Brad Christensen 16, Blair 0. EAST VALLEY — Jonathan Janis 17, Valle 0, Davila 8, Pecheos 4, Cody Nickoloff 11, Ben Markley 13, Juarez 3, Navarro 2, K. Janis 0, Sauve 6, Lemus 3, Brandon Ward 11.

Ephrata 22 7 11 5 — 45 East Valley 11 21 23 23 — 78

Highlights: Ward (EV) 13 rebs, 4 assts; Davila (EV) 7 rebs; Markley (EV) 4 rebs; Nickoloff (EV) 5 rebs; Pecheos (EV) 5 assts, 3 stls.

Grandview 78, Toppenish 60

TOPPENISH — R. Isadore 9, Jamison 8, S. Isadore 7, Equiha 5, Stauffer 0, Godino 1, Mariscal 0, Reynolds 8, Sanchez 3, Wesley Williams 19. GRANDVIEW — Christian Schrank 29, T. Vela 7, Nielson 7, Adrian Vela 10, Adrian Reyes 20, Godinez 1, Curtis 4, Escabedo 0, Mendoza 0, Campuzano 0.

Toppenish 10 8 15 27 — 60 Grandview 25 17 15 21 — 78

Highlights: Brandon Curtis (G) 8 rebs; Tony Vela (G) 6 assts; Reyes (G) 4-6 3p, 6 stls, 4 assts; Williams (T) 9 rebs, 5 assts; Shannon Isadore (T) 8 rebs, 5 assts.

Prosser 50, Quincy 45

PROSSER — Garza 8, Gustafson 9, Raap 8, Silva 3, Hancock 6, Cruz 0, Keenen Pilot 12, French 2, Guillen 2. QUINCY — Avalos 0, Ochoa 0, Durfee 0, Petersen 8, Berens 10, Cornu 0, Flores 5, Grigg 3, Mario Martinez 17, Pedregon 0, Maciel 0, Figueroa 2.

Prosser 13 12 11 14 — 50 Quincy 4 11 17 13 — 45

SUNDOME SHOOTOUT

Riverside 48, La Salle 30

RIVERSIDE — Schneider 0, Mazulo 5, Jacob Biggs 12, Jordan Wood 12, McPhee 2, Rausch 4, Davis 7, Owens 6, Moeller 0, Redmond 0, Ellifritz 0. LA SALLE — Sullivan 3, Duffy 4, Brusic 0, Smith 0, Leach 0, Mitchell Kennedy 13, Pazerekas 0, Rivard 8, Maki 0, Chambard 2

Riverside 10 17 11 10 — 48 La Salle 10 13 2 5 — 30

Ridgefield 49, Deer Park 38

DEER PARK — Johnston 3, Mead 5, Turner 6, Zach Mohr 16, Morris 0, Attridge 0, Peone 4, Ferguson 2, Straub 0, McIsaac 2. RIDGEFIELD — Sequndo 0, Young 3, Max Ballantyne 10, Newman 0, Bones 0, Sam Landerholm 14, Baird 4, Barton 0, Michael Potter 18, Olsen 0. Deer Park    11    13    3    11    —    38 Ridgefield    15    10    15    9    —    49

Deer Park 11 13 3 11 — 38 Ridgefield 15 10 15 9 — 49

Colfax 57, North Mason 42

COLFAX — Brandon Gfeller 13, Johnson 6, Soncarty 0, R. Scholz 0, Alex Teade 12, Hart 1, J.J. Robinson 21, A. Scholz 2, Morgan 2, Stevenson 0. NORTH MASON — Wolfe 0, Bielec 4, Garland 0, McDonnell 0, Barker 5, Bishop 8, Austin Casteel 14, Sandquist 4, Graeber 3, Frender 1, Burley 3, Crummey 0.

Colfax 10 13 24 10 — 57 North Mason 19 12 4 7 — 42

Colville 50, Burbank 36

BURBANK — Long 0, Hanshew 0, J. Bertsch 0, Lawrence 3, Nathan Roberts 10, Tanner Woody 10, D. Bertsch 0, Garcia 6, McVicker 0, Smith 7, Martinez 0, Chambers 0. COLVILLE — Miguel Anaya 16, Shoemaker 0, Murto 0, Sjordal 0, Cowbrough 6, Hull 1, Matt Hubbard 12, Vaagen 0, Lee 0, Young 2, Alex Pond 13.

Burbank 4 11 10 11 — 36 Colville 11 12 7 20 — 50

Connell 48, Vashon 41 (OT)

CONNELL — Salisury 0, Taylor 0, Alan Hawkins 14, Anderson 4, Kade Eppich 13, Davidson 8, Lyle 2, Kr. Eppich 3, VanHollebeke 6. VASHON — Stoffer 1, Griffin 5, Rauma 0, Dick 3, Alex Wegner 29, Whitaker 0, Areco 4, Lofland 0, Fox-Edele 0, Bakker 0.

Connell 4 9 12 12 11 — 48 Vashon 12 9 3 12 5 — 41

Zillah 60, Lakeside 47

ZILLAH — Slack 2, Garcia 0, Jimenez 0, Rodriguez 3, Cuellar 4, Walker 1, Mitchell Zapien 17, Scottie Riojas 15, Villanueva 0, Joel Yellow Owl 16, Thomas 2. Totals 21-44 16-30 60. LAKESIDE — Moffatt 4, Warlick 2, Powell 4, Broderius 4, Ryan Gunderson 14, Brinkman 0, Jake Erickson 11, Watson 0, Widman 6, Wood 0, Dobbs 4. Totals 16-44 11-17 47.

Lakeside 16 8 8 15 — 47 Zillah 10 4 18 18 — 60

Highlights: Yellow Owl (Z) 7 rebs.; Zapien (Z) 4 stls; Gunderson (L) 9 rebs.

White Swan 72, Granger 68

WHITE SWAN — Leandro Huereca 16 Sampson 9, Lawrence Fiander 33, Zuniga 0, A. Lewis 0, N. Lewis 6, Vallo 0, N. Fiander 4 , Spoonhunter 4. Totals 31-55 4-10 72. GRANGER — Pacheco 8, Brandon Oswalt 24, Rodarte 6, Brandon Castro 12, James 3, Andrade 1, Andrew Reddout 14, Ochoa 0. Totals 28-65 8-15 68.

White Swan 15 18 21 18 — 72 Granger 18 17 14 19 — 68

3-point goals: White Swan 6-17 (Sampson 3-7, Huereca 2- 4, L. Fiander 1-5), Granger 4-20 (Castro 4-12). Rebounds: White Swan 33 (N. Fiander 13), Granger 34 (Reddout 14). Fouls: White Swan 15, Granger 10. Fouled out: Spoonhunter (WS). Turnovers: White Swan 14, Granger 13. Assists: White Swan 14 (Sampson 5, L. Fiander 3, Huereca 3), Granger 14 (Reddout 6, Oswalt 4).

NORTH CENTRAL B LEAGUE

Riverside Christian 54, Soap Lake 34

RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN — Gartrell 2, Gaethle 3, Stein 4, Derek Byrne 12, Anthony Peggins 11, Van Tuinen 5, Shuel 8, Bender 3, Cates 2, Shively 4. SOAP LAKE — Franks 2, Sanchez 2, Korneychuk 4, Coreas 17, Bearden 6, King 1, Resen 2.

Riverside Christian 10 10 17 17 — 54 Soap Lake 6 7 10 11 — 34

Highlights: Kyle Gartrell (RC) 10 rebs; Byrne (RC) 6 rebs; Teddy Jones (RC) 6 rebs.

NON-LEAGUE

Goldendale 57, White Salmon 51

GOLDENDALE — Moss 0, MacRae 3, Casimiro 0, Casey 9, Cronin 0, Thiele 2, Milliren 8, Conway 7, Lesko 5, Reed Lindhe 23. WHITE SALMON — Lovrin 23, Story 8, Quintana 9, Rabinovitz 4, Ingrahm 0, Mosbrucker 2, Freonis 2, Kempton 3.

Goldendale 14 13 13 17 — 57 White Salmon 11 19 10 11 — 51

Highland 56, Kittitas 36

HIGHLAND — Taylor Hakala 11, Hyde 7, Gellerson 5, Linse 4, Stoltenow 4, Christenson 8, Gonzales 0, Pulido 2, Cummins 2, John Hein 11, Packard 4. KITTITAS — Driver 0, Larson 7, Brooks 2, Van Wagoner 0, Grindrod 2, Taylor 6, Dohrman 7, Ty Poole 10, Eslinger 0, Johnson 2.

Highland 11 19 16 12 — 58 Kittitas 6 9 15 6 — 36

Highlights: Tanner Christenson (H) 11 rebs; John Hein (H) 5 rebs.

GIRLS

CWAC

Selah 56, Ellesnburg 37

ELLENSBURG — Shannon Bland 15, Granado 0, Rossow 0, Sharon 3, Strom 6, Swanson 0, Hull 0, Gant 3, Pfeifer 2, Quirk 7, N. Gruber 1, G. Gruber 0, Tucker 0. SELAH — Kailee Wood 12, Fickes 3, Jones 2, McCallister 5, Tori Dexter 15, Merritt 2, Weeks 0, Sarah Bersing 14, Hartman 3, Briggs 0.

Ellensburg 6 12 6 13 — 37 Selah 11 13 12 20 — 56

Highlights: Natalie Fickes (S) 12 rebs; Morgan McCallister (S) 8 rebs; Wood (S) 8-10 FTs.

East Valley 47, Ephrata 36

EPHRATA — Yenney 0, Lutz 0, Weaver 2, Heidi Buckert 10, Smith 3, Boyd 4, Barnes 0, DeHoog 6, Eisen 2, Lotz 9. EAST VALLEY — Betancourth 5, Ross 0, Mohsenian 9, Raney 5, Merkle 2, Eckart 0, Ward 6, Ramynke 5, T. Carpenter 5, Mikaela Zimmer 10.

Ephrata 6 8 11 11 — 36 East Valley 15 12 11 9 — 47

Highlights: Zimmer (EV) 11 rebs.

Toppenish 34, Grandview 30

TOPPENISH — Zuniga 2, Osiris Rodriguez 14, Barriedo 2, Bremer 5, Walker 7, Ciriaco 4. GRANDVIEW — Guillen 0, Schafer 4, Payton Parrish 13, Espinoza 0, Montelongo 4, Caballero 4, Trinidad 0, Trevino 3, Candido 2, Lopez 0.

Toppenish 5 8 14 7 — 34 Grandview 2 7 9 12 — 30

Highlights: Parrish (G) 12 rebs; Montelongo (G) 8 rebs, Caballero (G) 3 assts.

Prosser 71, Quincy 20

PROSSER — K. Flores 4, B. Adams 1, T. Adams 0, Tayshia Hunt 20, Mercer 7, Davis 0, Helen Petersen 14, T. Flores 3, Wiley 2, Tamara Jones 20. QUINCY — Durfee 5, A. Davis 3, Hodges 0, Peterson 1, Stetner 0, C. Davis 9, Flager 2, Talley 0.

Prosser 17 23 22 9 — 71 Quincy 7 3 4 6 — 20

SUNDOME SHOOTOUT

Deer Park 47, Burbank 30

BURBANK — Zuhlke 0, Bell 0, Dixon 0, Cotsford 0, Roberts 5, Breazeale 2, Rude 6, McBride 6, Julie Mosqueda 11, Wilder 0. DEER PARK — Tessa Heins 10, Petroske 5, Carlson 0, Alison Ruygrok 20, Harris 0, May 0, Mohr 6, Brazington 6, Powell 0.

Burbank 6 9 6 9 — 30 Deer Park 9 12 12 14 — 47

Colville 38, Vashon 28

COLVILLE — Brons 9, Rainer 2, Little 0, Sager 7, Ashley Knight 12, Learn 1, Lehman 3, Forman 4. VASHON — Hoffman 2, Munsey 0, Quig 0, Amick 0, Lynch 8, Acosta 4, Whitney 0, Charlotte Kehoe 14.

Colville 4 20 9 5 — 38 Vashon 10 7 6 5 — 28

Woodland 51, Riverside 28

WOODLAND — Arn 9, Sorensen 3, Smith 5, Taylor McCullough 12, Patterson 1, Koering 4, Sullivan 0, Hannah Ingraham 17, Osborn 0. RIVERSIDE — Jones 0, Spicer 5, Supanchick 0, McMahon 5, Trepanier 0, Guillory 0, Kitchen 1, Lajiness 0, Courtney Davis 17.

Woodland 9 17 7 18 — 51 Riverside 8 3 14 3 — 28

Lakeside 38, Connell 37

CONNELL — Riner 0, Easterday 3, Gibbons 8, Whitby 7, Kayla Bjorge 13, Hawkins 0, Booker 6, Schultz 0, Withers 0. LAKESIDE — Mic. Brittos 0, Lesser 0, Kyllo 0, Tayler Flemming 16, Lexie Zappone 11, Watkins 4, Mir. Brittos 0, Widman 3, Campbell 2, Wear 0.

Connell 4 2 9 22 — 37 Lakeside 9 9 6 14 — 38

Zillah 45, White River 40

ZILLAH — Tynan 8, Ziegler 2, Salcedo 2, Myers 9, Ruggles 1, Alisi Uasike 22, Nelson 0, Winters 1, Stump 0. Totals 14-61 14-20 45. WHITE RIVER — Mills 2, Sproul 9, Brooke Paulson 19, Wiegand 4, Hobert 6, Brons 0, Gulla 0, O’Brien 0. Totals 15-46 7-15 40.

White River 11 6 10 13 — 40 Zillah 10 7 16 12 — 45

3-point goals: Zillah 3-16 (Uasike 2-2, Tynan 1-5), White River 3-14 (Paulson 2-9, Sproul 1-3). Rebounds: Zillah 45 (Myers 10, Uasike 8, Ziegler 8), White River 40 (Hobert 7, Wiegand 7). Fouls: Zillah 10, White River 16. Turnovers: White River 19, Zillah 14. Assists: Zillah 5 (Tynan 2), White River 7 (Sproul 2).

Granger 52, White Swan 31

WHITE SWAN — Miami Van Pelt 12, Hawk 1, Sanchey 0, Pruneda 0, Espindola 7, Zintzun 0, R. Van Pelt 0, Sophia Perez 10, Sheppard 1, Atkins 0, Jones 0. GRANGER — M. Gunnier 0, S. Gunnier 0, Lynndel Wapsheli 10, Antunes 0, Mengarelli 9, Villa 4, John 4, Lyndsay Oswalt 10, Hull 0, Fantasia Reyes 15.

White Swan 10 8 5 8 — 31 Granger 15 14 14 9 — 52

La Salle 48, Colfax 21

LA SALLE — Avalos 3, Savannah Bonny 14, Andringa 6, Sattler 3, Lauren DeGooyer 15, Sandoval 0, Standley 2, Zeutenhorst 0, Kaschmitter 0, McGree 5. COLFAX — Skelton 7, Webber 3, Harazin 1, Sheer 0, Larson 0, Robinson 0, Hatley 0, Bruya 8, Simonson 2, Elkins 0, Von Tersch 0.

La Salle 10 12 8 18 — 48 Colfax 11 2 5 3 — 21

NORTH CENTRAL B LEAGUE

Riverside Christian 57, Soap Lake 14

RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN — Breezy Byrne 11, Bethany Imperial 13, Lenderman 0, St. Hilaire 0, K. Kinder 6, H. Kinder 2, Bjur 0, Kendra Staymates 21, Howk 2, Fulton 2. SOAP LAKE — Alexander 0, Shauba 0, Piedra 5, Korolak 0, Ramm 4, Roseburg 2, Cadillo 0, Aguilar 0, Turchik 3.

Riverside Christian 18 23 8 8 — 57 Soap Lake 3 3 4 4 — 14

NON-LEAGUE

Goldendale 39, White Salmon 38

GOLDENDALE — Kylie Montgomery 15, Hoffman 8, Cameron 7, Keffler 5, Counts 2, Bradley 2, Wheelon 0. WHITE SALMON — Huth 10, Buchman 9, Rudd 6, Struck 6, Nybroten 5, Swick 2, Garcia 0, Orr 0.

Goldendale 7 8 12 12 — 39 White Salmon 10 10 7 11 — 38

Kittitas 48, Highland 28

HIGHLAND — Sorenson 2, Alma Garcia 10, Al. Wickenhagen 2, Rice 2, Hudson 1, Hampton 6, Newman 5, Notman 0, Perez 0, Smith 0. KITTITAS — Dakota Adams 19, Kilgore 2, Steiner 8, Hayes 7, Lawrence 3, Vaver 6, Fewins 3, Larsen 0, O’Shaughnessy 0.

Highland 5 5 7 11 — 28 Home 14 8 10 6 — 48

Highlights: Adams (K) 15 rebs; Fewins (K) 11 rebs; Vaver (K) 6 blocked shots.

Local Report: YVCC women fall to CBC

SALEM, Ore. — Mabton graduate Trishi Williams turned in a double-double with game-high totals of 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead top-ranked Columbia Basin to a 68-61 victory over Yakima Valley in Thursday’s championship game of the Chemeketa Holiday Classic.

The unbeaten Hawks scored 43 points in the first half on 56-percnt shooting to push their season mark to 11-0. Williams also collected five assists and three steals.

Dequise Hammick led eighth-ranked Yakima Valley (8-3) with 20 points, hitting 9 of 16 shots, seven rebounds and four assists.

After its 19-for-34 shooting in the first half, CBC cooled off in the second half, connecting on 8 of 24 shots. For the Yaks, 27 of their 65 shots came from 3-point distance.

Aliyah Green tallied 11 points for YVCC, which opens Eastern Region play on Jan. 8 at home against Wenatchee Valley.

COLUMBIA BASIN — Trishi Williams 6-10 6-9 18, Malito 2-4 1-2 5, Jiminez 1-4 0-1 2, Stewart 1-2 0-0 3, Young 1-2 0-0 2, Hancock 1-4 0-0 2, Rail 0-1 2-2 2, Freeman 2-5 0-0 4, Andrea Bland 5-12 3-4 13, Lauren Walker 7-10 0-0 14, Idler 1-4 1-2 3. Totals 27-58 13-20 68.

YAKIMA VALLEY — Newcomb 9, Yarlott 0-2 0-0 0, Hicks 1-1 0-0 2, Roe 2-5 1-2 5, Aliyah Green 3-8 5-6 11, Dequise Hammick 9-16 1-2 20, Brewster 0-0 0-0 0, Elliott 3-10 0-0 8, Zapien 2-3 2-2 6. Totals 23-65 10-16 61

Halftime: CBC 43, YVCC 35. 3-point goals: CBC 1-6 (Stewart 1-2), YVCC 5-27 (Newcomb 2-13, Elliott 2-7, Hammick 1-3). Rebounds: CBC 43 (Williams 12, Freeman 7), YVCC 40 (Hammick 7, Newcomb 5). Total fouls: CBC 14, YVCC 19. Fouled out: Newcomb. Assists: CBC 17 (Williams 5, Jiminez 4), CBC 14 (Hammick 4). Turnovers: CBC 22, YVCC 24. Steals: CBC 14 (Bland 5, Williams 3), YVCC 7.

Cold shooting dooms CWU

SEATTLE — Despite 15 points and 12 rebounds from freshman Amber Moser, the Central Washington women fell to Notre Dame de Namur 67-55 in the final game of the Falcons Invitational at Royal Brougham Pavilion.

Central Washington shot 29 percent to snap a two-game winning streak. It was also the first defeat at the hands of a team from the Pacific West Conference for the WIldcats (5-4)

NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR — Laura Zasly 6-9 2-2 15; Katie Zasly 6-18 1-3 14; Emily Vore 4-9 2-3 11; Natellie Saia 2-5 5-6 10; Mullins 2-6 3-4 7; De la Cruz 2-5 2-2 6; Janssen 1-4 2-2 4; Foster 0-1 0-0 0; Ryabulkhina 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 23-60 17-22 67.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Amber Moser 7-13 1-2 15; Sophie Russell 6-11 0-0 15; Rattler 4-14 0-0 9; Kelsi Jacobson 2-3 2-2 8; Love 1-7 1-2 3; Gordon 1-7 1-2 3; Evans 1-6 0-0 2; Albrecht 0-10 0-0 0; Burke 0-1 0-0 0; Payne 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 22-76 5-8 55.

Halftime: NDN 35, CWU 31. 3-point goals: NDN 4-15 (Zasly 1-5), CWU 6-21 (Russell 3-6). Fouled out: None. Rebounds: NDN 47 (Mullins 9), CWU 48 (Moser 12). Assists: NDN 13 (Saia 4), CWU 14 (Rattler 4; Evans 4). Total fouls: NDN 12, CWU 12.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Yaks win consolation title

OREGON CITY, Ore. — Jordan Kidd scored 23 points as Yakima Valley beat Linn-Benton 87-75 Thursday in the consolation championship game of the Clackamas Holiday Tournament.

The win was the second straight for YVCC (7-4) after an opening-day loss.

Jordan Hill came off the bench for 17 points and Tomas Ogbaslassie had 15 for the Yaks, who were outrebounded 41-36 but forced 23 turnovers while committing 11.

YVCC also made just 14 of 21 free throws while the Roadrunners converted 23 of 26.

Willie Blodgett had six of Yakima Valley’s 15 steals and also had four assists and Terrell Evans tied for game rebounding honors with seven.

Kidd and Ryan Dornik both were named to the all-tournament team.

The Yaks will be idle until Jan. 8, when they begin Eastern Region play at home against Wenatchee Valley.

YAKIMA VALLEY — Blodgett 1-5 3-4 6, Tomas Ogbaslassie 5-11 5-6 15, Jordan Kidd 9-16 3-3 23, Dornik 2-7 0-0 4, Evans 4-7 0-3 8, Jordan Hill 7-13 2-2 17, Bush 4-4 0-1 9, Robinson 1-3 1-2 3, Sandifer 1-2 0-0 2, Diggs 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 34-70 14-21 87.

LINN-BENTON — Taylor Roos 3-15 13-14 20, Mike Kruesi 5-12 0-0 13, Kirkwood 3-8 0-0 6, Wolf 0-2 0-0 0, Garlington 2-3 2-2 6, Hull 0-0 0-0 0, Christensen 2-4 2-2 7, Brock 0-1 0-0 0, K. Kruesi 0-0 0-0 0, Chase Bansemer 3-6 5-6 12, Yundt 5-7 1-2 11. Totals 23-58 23-26 75.

Halftime — YVCC 43, LBCC 37. 3-point goals — YVCC 5-17 (Hill 1-1, Bush 1-1, Blodgett 1-5, Ogbaslassie 0-1, Kidd 2-4, Dornik 0-4, Diggs 0-1); LBCC 6-16 (Roos 1-3, M. Kruesi 3-8, Christensen 1-2, Bansemer 1-2, Garlington 0-1). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — YVCC 36 (Evans 7); LBCC 41 (Yundt 7, Kirkwood 7). Assists — YVCC 11 (Blodgett 4); LBCC 10 (Bansemer 3). Turnovers — YVCC 11, LBCC 23. Total fouls — YVCC 19, LBCC 15.

PREP WRESTLING

Ellensburg wins Cat Classic

EAST WENATCHEE — Wyatt Scribner’s title at 103 pounds and six second-place finishers led Ellensburg to the team championship in Saturday’s 14-team Cat Classic at Eastmont High School.

The Bulldogs, who had nine placers in the top three, amassed 175.5 points to best runner-up Richland by 24.5 points.

East Valley placed fourth with two champions — Cristian Molina (125) and Konner Hopkins (130).

Davis also had two champions in Alexio Garcia (112) and Austin Wagner (152).

Team scores: Ellensburg 175.5, Richland 151, Wenatchee 138, East Valley 129.5, Mt. Spokane 122, Davis 109, White River 100, Selah 79, Ephata 75, Eastmont 73.5, Glacier Peak 70, Hanford 69, Highland 29.5, Kamiakin 27.

Ellensburg placers

103: 1, Wyatt Scribner, 4-0. 125: 2, Dillon Dompier, 3-1. 130: 6, Tyrell Wagner, 3-2. 135: 2, John Cole, 3-1; 3, Blake Haberman, 3-1. 140: 2, Colby Coates, 3-1. 145: 2, Kamal Qteishat, 3-1. 152: 3, Claude Lyman, 3-1. 171: 2, Tyler Coates, 3-1. 189: 2, Perry Sifenten, 3-1.

East Valley placers

112: 2, Logan Merkle, 2-1. 125: 1, Cristian Molina, 3-0. 130: 1, Konner Hopkins, 3-0. 135: 4, Ben Montano, 2-2. 140: 5, Jonathan Molina, 4-1. 152: 4, Anton Yates, 2-2. 160: 4, Jeremy Waldner, 2-2. 285: 3, Joey Sparks, 2-1.

Davis placers

103: 2, Juan Lopez. 112: 1, Alexio Garcia, 3-0. 152: 1, Austin Wagner, 3-0. 285: 5, Alexes Garcia.

MEETINGS

QBs luncheon on Monday

The Yakima Monday Morning Quarterback Club will hold its monthly luncheon at the Clarion Hotel, 1507 North First Street on Monday at 11:30 a.m. Lunch service will be available, and the public is invited.

Boys basketball: Fight to the finish for Zillah

Zillah triumphs despite shaky shooting night ||

YAKIMA, Wash. — After the fact, given a moment for a deep sigh of relief and a wipe of the brow, teams that win games like this learn as valuable a lesson as there is in basketball.

If your efforts are cosmetically challenged — ugly, to be more precise — you still have to find a way to win. Overcome yourself to overcome your opponent.

Zillah’s boys had just such a day on Wednesday, when the Leopards found themselves midway through the fourth quarter with just 30 points and 41 missed shots.

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But a lot of defense and a closing rush turned an evening of frustration into a well-earned victory as Zillah defeated Vashon 42-33 on opening day of the 11th annual SunDome Shootout.

The Leopards missed all manner of shots against the tall and long Pirates, but when Vashon opened the final period with an 8-0 burst — which tied the game at 30-30 — an exasperated coach Doug Burge saw his kids dig deep when it mattered most.

Joel Yellow Owl pierced Vashon’s tight zone for back-to-back baskets and Mitchell Zapien snapped out of a forgettable shooting night with four straight baskets as the Leopards closed the game on a 12-3 run.

“You know, it would be hard for us to shoot that badly again,” said Burge, whose team was 12-for-53 heading into the final four minutes. “We rushed our shots all night, and nothing came easy. But we were always working hard, and the kids got it done at the end. It was a tough win.”

Zillah (6-2) may have been 27 points under its season average on offense, but its defense was never better. Vashon (4-3), which graduated four starters off last season’s third-place state team but still has 6-foot-7 Alex Wegner, committed 20 turnovers and had no players score in double figures.

“We were pretty frustrated because we had so many open looks that didn’t go in,” said senior guard Scottie Riojas, who scored six of his 11 points in the third period. “But a good team as to play through that. We didn’t let the frustration get to us.”

Zapien especially. The senior sharp-shooter, who scored 28 and 24 points in his first two games, missed 15 of his first 17 shots and had five points when Vashon drew even with four minutes left.

But after Yellow Owl’s pair of baskets, Zapien finished 4-for-4 and ended up with a game-high 13 points. Yellow Owl, who had his own issues with a 2-for-9 first half and foul trouble, contributed 10 points and nine rebounds.

“We hadn’t played since the (Dec.) 18th and the break is always tough, but those are excuses,” Burge said. “Vashon is big and every shot was challenged. It got into our heads, we started to press and it got contagious. But I like how we worked hard and battled — that’s what you take from a game like this.”

The Leopards take a four-game win streak into today’s 7:30 p.m. game against Lakeside.

12/30/10 Zillah-Vashon photo gallery

Photos from Wednesday’s SunDome Shootout prep basketball game between the Zillah and Vashon boys in the Yakima Valley SunDome in Yakima, Wash.

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