SunDome Roundup: Granger’s Oswalt scores 36

YAKIMA, Wash. — Brandon Oswalt broke loose for a career-high 36 points and nearly turned in a triple-double to lead Granger’s boys to a 72-63 victory over Deer Park in the 11th annual SunDome Shootout on Wednesday.

Oswalt, a 5-foot-10 senior, connected on a dozen 2-point baskets, back-to-back 3-pointers in the third quarter and 6 of 8 free throws for his tournament-record total. He also had 16 rebounds and eight steals.

WHITE SWAN 63, LAKESIDE 53: Lawrence Fiander scored 17 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to rally the Cougars (8-1), who erupted for 24 points in the final frame.

Alex Sampson collected 13 points and six steals for White Swan.

COLVILLE 65, LA SALLE 29: The Indians (4-3) scored 43 points in the first half and finished with five 3-pointers and four players in double figures.

GIRLS

Myers lifts Zillah over Colfax

Caitlin Myers hit four 3-pointers and scored 18 points to help fast-starting Zillah hold off Colfax for a 50-48 victory Wednesday in the SunDome Shootout.

The Leopards (6-2) led 20-7 after the first quarter but Colfax (3-3) got back in the game by holding Zillah to 14 points in the second half.

LAKESIDE 44, GRANGER 39: Junior Jamie Campbell scored 12 points to lead Lakeside (5-3), which prevailed with an 18-point final period.

Italia Mengarelli paced Granger (5-2) with 19 points, which included 11 free throws.

LA SALLE 49, DEER PARK 16: The unbeaten Lightning (7-0) held Deer Park to five field goals overall and six points in the second half.

COLVILLE 56, WHITE SWAN 53: The unbeaten Indians held off White Swan’s rally to push their season mark to 7-0.

Amber Jones paced the Cougars (5-2) with 19 points and three 3-pointers, and teammate Sophia Perez contributed 12 points

Basketball roundup: Nielsen, Schrank lead Grandview

SELAH, Wash. — Daniel Nielsen and Christian Schrank combined for 32 points Wednesday night as unbeaten Grandview downed Selah 62-35 in a CWAC boys basketball matchup.

Nielsen scored a game-high 19 points for the Greyhounds, who improved to 5-0 in league play and 7-0 overall, while Schrank had 13.

Grandview took the initiative early, leading 18-5 at the end of the first quarter and 36-13 at halftime.

Brady Hutchinson scored 10 points and Drew Dyer had 11 rebounds for the Vikings (3-2, 3-4).

NON-LEAGUE

CHENEY 67, EISENHOWER 62 (2 OT): At Wenatchee, Wash., Kolney Cassel’s driving bucket gave Ike a 59-56 lead with 16 seconds left in the first overtime, but Cheney’s Patrick Franklin hit a long 3-pointer at the buzzer to force a second and the Blackhawks prevailed.

Down two in the second OT, the Cadets missed a field goal and fouled Cheney after the rebound. The Blackhawks made one of two, after which Ike missed a 3-pointer and fouled again. Cheney closed the scoring with two free throws.

Freshman Andy Soto scored 15 points to lead Eisenhower, which had three players foul out in the overtimes.

EAST VALLEY 64, SUNNYSIDE 55: At Sunnyside, Wash., Jonathan Janis scored nine of his game-high 25 points in the fourth quarter to hold off the Grizzlies.

Cody Nickoloff added 18 points and nine rebounds for the Red Devils (5-2). Isreal Manzo paced Sunnyside (2-6) with 15 points.

MABTON 54, NACHES VALLEY 51: At Mabton, Wash., Carmen Johnson, Josh Sanchez and Kristian Carrasco combined for 42 points as the Vikings improved to 6-3.

Johnson totaled 16 points and six rebounds while Sanchez had 14 points and Carrasco 12.

Jeremy Gaudette had 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Rangers (5-3).

GOLDENDALE 78, STEVENSON 27: At Goldendale, Wash., Jose Casimiro had 14 points and nine rebounds as the Timberwolves improved to 6-1.

Kane Thiele and Kaden Milliren scored 13 points each for Goldendale.

GIRLS

Benner boosts undefeated Rangers

MABTON, Wash. — Justine Benner’s putback at the buzzer pushed Naches Valley past Mabton 54-53 in a non-league girls basketball game Wednesday night, improving the Rangers to 8-0.

Benner led NV with 21 points and she grabbed 11 rebounds.

Mabton’s Melissa Gutierrez had a game-high 23 points while Crysta Reynolds had 11 points and 15 rebounds.

CWAC

GRANDVIEW 57, SELAH 47: At Selah, Wash., freshman Marissa Caballero scored 23 points to power the Greyhounds.

Payton Parrish added 13 points for Grandview while Tori Dexter led the Vikings with 19.

NON-LEAGUE

EAST VALLEY 52, SUNNYSIDE 24: At Sunnyside, Wash., Yasamin Mohsenian, Karlee Ward, Tori Carpenter and Mikaela Zimmer scored eight points apiece for the Red Devils, who held Sunnyside to fewer than nine points in each of the four quarters.

GOLDENDALE 50, STEVENSON 41: At Goldendale, Wash., Lexi Cameron scored 14 of her game-high 26 points in the first half for the Timberwolves (5-2).

12/29/10 Prep basketball scoring summaries

BOYS

CWAC

Grandview 62, Selah 35

GRANDVIEW — A. Vela 6, Daniel Nielsen 19, Reyes 9, Mendoza 0, Godinez 0, Tony Vela 11, Campuzano 0, Escobedo 4, Christian Schrank 13, Curtis 0. SELAH — Hernandez 1, Weeks 0, Dyer 4, Fickes 8, Magana 2, Brady Hutchinson 10, Wentz 2, Wood 4, Galland 2, Roberts 2.

Grandview 18 18 6 20 — 62 Selah 8 5 16 6 — 35

Highlights: Drew Dyer (S) 11 rebs.

SUNDOME SHOOTOUT

Burbank 53, North Mason 49

NORTH MASON — McDonnell 3, Barker 7, Kris Bishop 10, Casteel 4, Austin Sandquist 15, Garrett Burley 10. BURBANK — Nathan Roberts 24, Tanner Woody 10, Garcial 1, Dyllon Smith 16, Martinez 2.

Burbank 18 8 14 13 — 53 North Mason 12 14 11 12 — 49

Colville 65, La Salle 29

COLVILLE — Anaya 9, Shoemaker 2, Drew Cowbrough 12, Zach Hill 13, Matt Hubbard 12, Young 2, Alex Pond 15. LA SALLE — Sullivan 6, Duffy 4, Smith 2, Leach 2, Mitchell Kennedy 12, Pazerekas 3.

La Salle 8 10 5 6 — 29 Colville 19 24 13 9 — 65

Colfax 52, Connell 35

COLFAX — Brandon Gfeller 20, Kyle Johnson 12, Soncarty 0, R. Scholz 0, Teade 9, Hart 2, Robinson 8, A. Scholz 0, Morgan 1, Stevens 0. CONNELL — Benson 0, Salisbury 0, Taylor 2, Hadley 4, Hawkins 3, Anderson , Kade Eppich 12, Davidson 0, Lyle 0, Kr. Eppich 1, Vanhollebeke 6.

Connell 11 12 9 3 — 35 Colfax 11 15 16 10 — 52

Ridgefield 53, Riverside 40

RIDGEFIELD — Sequndo 9, Young 2, Ballantyne 4, Newman 0, Bones 0, Sam Landerholm 19, Baird 2, Michael Potter 14, Olsen 3. RIVERSIDE — Schneider 0, Mazulo 0, Jacob Biggs 11, Jordan Wood 11, McPhee 3, Rausch 3, Davis 9, Owens 3, Moeller 0, Redmond 0, Ellifritz 0.

Ridgefield 16 10 10 17 — 53 Riverside 15 5 14 6 — 40

Zillah 42, Vashon 33

VASHON — Stoffer 3, Griffin 5, Rauma 0, Dick 0, Wegner 8, Whitaker 5, Arceo 7, Lofland 3, Hazzard 0, Bakker 2. ZILLAH — Slack 2, Garcia 3, Rodriguez 1, Cuellar 0, Walker 0, Mitchell Zapien 13, Scottie Riojas 11, Villanueva 2, Joel Yellow Owl 10, Thomas 0.

Zillah 10 9 11 12 — 42 Vashon 7 9 6 11 — 33

FG: Vashon 14-45, Zillah 18-62. FT: Vashon 2-10, Zillah 4-9. 3-point goals: Vashon (3-12 (Stoffer 1-1, Arceo 1-1, Whitaker 1-5), Zillah 2-7 (Garcia 1-1, Riojas 1-2). Rebounds: Vashon 44 (Wegner 9, Arceo 8, Bakker 7), Zillah 39 (Yellow Owl 9, Zapien 7, Slack 6). Turnovers: Vashon 20, Zillah 6. Total fouls: Vashon 11, Zillah 9.

Granger 72, Deer Park 63

GRANGER — Pacheco 0, Brandon Oswalt 36, Rodarte 4, Castro 8, J. Oswalt 0, James 9, Cervantes 0, Andrade 0, Reddout 8, Ochoa 0. DEER PARK — Johnston 0, Mead 5, Luke Turner 11, Zach Mohr 19, Morris 0, Attridge 2, Uconn Peone 21, Ferguson 5, Straub 0, McIsaac 0.

Deer Park 10 13 16 24 — 63 Granger 10 27 18 17 — 72

Highlights: Oswalt (G) 16 rebs, 8 stls; Matt James (G) 7 rebs, 3 stls;Andrew Reddout (G) 10 rebs.

White Swan 63, Lakeside 53

LAKESIDE — Moffatt 3, Powell 4, Ryan Gunderson 17, Brinkman 3, Jake Erickson 15, Watson 0, Widman 6, Wood 0, Dobbs 5. WHITE SWAN — Huereca 4, Alex Sampson 13, Lawrence Fiander 26, Zuniga 3, A. Lewis 0, N. Lewis 0, Vallo 2, Spoonhunter 8, N. Fiander 7.

White Swan 13 10 16 24 — 63 Lakeside 17 12 12 12 — 53

Highlights: Sampson (WS) 6 stls.

NON-LEAGUE

East Valley 64 Sunnyside 55

EAST VALLEY — Jonathan Janis 25, Davila 2, Pecheos 0, Cody Nickoloff 18, Markley 2, Navarro 2, Sauve 3, Brandon Ward 12. SUNNYSIDE — E. Salmeron 0, R. Salmeron 0, Isreal Manzo 15, A. Daley 0, Leija 5, Cody Fernandez 11, B. Daley 0, Serl 8, Zamora 0, Amaro 8, Spini 2, Barrios 6.

East Valley 18 17 14 15 — 64 Sunnyside 10 12 10 23 — 55

Highlights: Nickoloff (EV) 9 rebs; Trey Serl (S) 6 rebs; Jessie Leija (S) 5 assists.

Cheney 67, Eisenhower 62 (OT)

EISENHOWER — Cassel 7, Gasseling 1, Burns 0, Nickens 2, Cody Clayton 10, Tanner Urlacher 12, Phin 4, Garcia 9, Andy Soto 15, Ab. Soto 2. CHENEY — Cook 5, Miller 9, C.J. Skillingstad 12, Day 5, Igbinoba 4, Patrick Franklin 18, Alderman 0, Hathaway 7, Gingrich 3, Smith 4.

Eisenhower 15 19 9 11 5 3 — 62 Cheney 9 22 12 11 5 8 — 67

Highlights: Tanner Urlacher (E) 9 rebs; Paul Phin (E) 11 rebs; Cody Clayton (E) 8 rebs.

Mabton 54, Naches Valley 51

NACHES VALLEY — Bailey 0, Chris Walker 11, Vance 0, Huck 8, Dreisbach 0, Pierson 6, Jeremy Gaudette 18, Kass 8, Coleman 0. MABTON — Kristian Carrasco 12, Josh Sanchez 14, Chavez 0, Maciel 0, A. Gutierrez 0, Sanchez 4, Huecias 6, J. Gutierrez 2, Strickland 0, Carmen Johnson 16.

Naches Valley 18 8 12 13 — 51 Mabton 18 13 12 11 — 54

Highlights: Gaudette (NV) 14 rebs; Kass (NV) 10 rebs; Johnson (M) 6 rebs; Jose Huecias (M) 5 assists; Joel Gutierrez (M) 4 stls.

Goldendale 27, Stevenson 27

STEVENSON — Lloyd 2, Stump 4, Kyle Ruffle 10, Gildersleeve 2, Irwin 0, Morris 5, Angel 2, Waters 2, Bialkowsky 0, LaCombe 0, Holman 0. GOLDENDALE — Moss 5, Dobson 0, McRae 2, Jose Casimiro 14, Devon Casey 14, Cronin 3, Kane Thiele 13, Kaden Milliren 13, Conway 5, Lesko 2, Lindhe 9.

Stevenson 9 9 7 2 — 27 Goldendale 28 19 19 12 — 78

Highlights: Casimiro (G) 9 rebs.

GIRLS

CWAC

Grandview 57,  Selah

GRANDVIEW — Guillen 8, Shafer 2, Payton Parrish 13, Espinoza 5, Montelongo 2, Marissa Caballero 23, Trinidad 2, Candido 2, Lopez 0, Trevino 0. SELAH — Wood 3, Fickes 6, Jones 0, McCallister 6, Tori Dexter 19, Merritt 1, Weeks 0, Bersing 6, Hartman 4, Briggs 2.

Grandview 18 12 9 18 — 57 Selah 14 7 9 17 — 47

Highlights: Sarah Bersing (S) 8 rebs; Kacey Hartman (S) 6 rebs; Morgan McCallister (S) 6 rebs.

SUNDOME SHOOTOUT

Connell 51, Vashon 7

VASHON — Quig 2, Amick 2, Kehoe 3. CONNELL — Stredwick 1, Easterday 5, Gibbons 4, Macy Whitby 12, Kayla Bjorge 13, Hawkins 3, Megan Booker 10, Schultz 3.

Connell 19 12 9 11 — 51 Vashon 3 0 2 2 — 7

Riverside 36, Burbank 35 (OT)

RIVERSIDE — Spicer 6, McMahon 8, Kitchen 1, Lajiness 3, Courtny Davis 18. BURBANK — Zuhlke 2, Dixon 2, Roberts 2, Breazeale 2, Sarah Rude 13, McBride 8, Mosqueda 6.

Burbank 4 17 4 7 3 — 35 Riverside 8 8 7 9 4 — 36

Colville 56, White Swan 53

WHITE SWAN — M. Van Pelt 5, Hawk 6, Sanchey 0, Pruneda 0, Espindola 7, Zintzun 2, R. Van Pelt 0, Sophia Perez 12, Sheppard 2, Atkins 0, Amber Jones 19. COLVILLE — Jorden Brons 13, Rainer 3, Little 4, Sager 7, Ashley Knight 14, Learn 2, Lehman 5, Forman 8.

Colville 16 11 13 16 — 56 White Swan 13 6 16 18 — 53

La Salle 49, Deer Park 16

DEER PARK — Heins 2, Petroske 2, Carlson 2, Ruygrok 5, May 0, Mohr 0, Brazington 0, Powell 5. LA SALLE — Patterson 7, E. Avalos 2, Bonny 8, McGree 3, Andringa 7, Sattler 3, DeGooyer 7, D. Avalos 4, Sandoval 0, Standley 2, Zeutenhorst 0, Kaschmitter 6.

La Salle 14 3 15 17 — 49 Deer Park 3 7 2 4 — 16

Lakeside 44, Granger 39

GRANGER — M. Gunnier 2, Wapsheli 2, Italia Mengarelli 19, Villa 2, John 0, Oswalt 4, Hull 0, Fantasia Reyes 10. LAKESIDE — Mic. Brittos 4, Lesser 4, Kyllo 0, Flemming 7, Zappone 8, Watkins 2, Mir. Brittos 0, Widman 7, Perkins 0, Jamie Campbell 12, Wear 0.

Lakeside 12 6 8 13 — 39 Granger 7 13 6 18 — 44

Zillah 50, Colfax 48

COLFAX — Skelton 5, Webber 2, Harazin 5, Larson 6, Robinson 4, Hatley 3, Bruya 8, Shaina Simonson 12, Elkins 3. ZILLAH — Nelson 2, Whitney Winters 11, Tynan 0, Ziegler 5, Salcedo 5, Villegas 0, Stump 0, Uasike 5, Caitlin Myers 18, Ruggles 4.

Zillah 20 16 6 8 — 50 Colfax 7 13 16 12 — 48

White River 56, Woodland 41

WHITE RIVER — Brons 0, France 0, Mills 4, Gulla 2, Sabra Sproul 18, Brooke Paulson 14, Pelilo 0, O’Brien 6, Wiegand 9, Hobert 3. WOODLAND — Charity Arn 12, Sorensen 0, Emily Smith 16, McCullough 3, Patterson 5, Koering 0, Sullivan 0, Ingraham 5, Osborn 0.

Woodland 13 13 9 6 — 41 White River 14 17 18 7 — 56

NON-LEAGUE

East Valley 52, Sunnyside 24

EAST VALLEY — Betancourth 0, Ross 5, Mohsenian 8, Raney 6, Merkle 0, Eckert 3, Ward 8, Rameynke 6, T. Carpenter 8, Zimmer 8, J. Carpenter 0. SUNNYSIDE — Amaro 0, Jongsma 0, Alvarez 0, Sanches 5, Hernandez 2, Bermudez 1, Correa 4, Palencia 3, Reyes 0, Herrera 9.

East Valley 16 12 16 8 — 52 Sunnyside 4 8 6 6 — 24

Naches Valley 54, Mabton 53

NACHES VALLEY — Paul 0, Bogardus 7, Farris 6, Sprague 2, Taylor 9, Romero 1, Koszty 3, Reeder 1, Curtsinger 4, Justine Benner 21. MABTON — Crysta Reynolds 11, Enriquez 5, Melissa Gutierrez 23, Leon 0, Vasquez 7, Zavala 0, Sustaita 7, Barajas 0, Rios 0, Martinez 0, Salinas 0.

Naches Valley 9 18 8 19 — 54 Mabton 6 10 16 21 — 53

Highlights: Kayla Curtsinger (NV) 12 rebs; Benner (NV) 11 rebs; Koszty (NV) 3 assists; Reynolds (M) 15 rebs.

Goldendale 50, Stevenson 41

STEVENSON — Rathgeber 18, Chapman 14, Rutherford 4, Ulery 2, McKee 2, Stump 1, Eggebrecht 0, Walsh 0. GOLDENDALE — Lexi Cameron 26, Hoffman 8, Montgomery 8, Counts 5, Bradley 2, Keffler 1, Wheelon 0.

Stevenson 8 10 14 9 — 41 Goldendale 14 14 15 7 — 50

Local Report: YVCC men beat Blue Mtn.

OREGON CITY, Ore. — Jordan Kidd scored 25 points and Tomas Ogbaslassie totaled 12 points, 11 rebounds and four steals as Yakima Valley beat Blue Mountain 81-76 on Wednesday in the Clackamas Holiday Tournament.

Terrell Evans had 12 points for the Yaks (6-4) in the foul and turnover plagued game. YVCC, ranked seventh in the NWAACC, had lost four of its previous five.

Yakima Valley forced 29 turnovers while committing 17, and the teams were whistled for 43 fouls resulting in 56 free throws.

The Yaks were 18 for 24 from the foul line in the second half, during which they overcame a 40-34 halftime deficit.

Reserve Kyle Davis had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves (1-8).

YVCC concludes tournament play today against Linn-Benton.

BLUE MOUNTAIN — Calvin Burt 4-7 1-1 13, Sam Grogan 4-9 4-4 13, Strand 0-1 0-0 0, Church 0-1 0-0 0, Tavin Hurley 5-13 4-6 14, Kuhn 3-5 0-1 7, Hermann 1-1 0-0 2, Kyle Davis 7-9 4-4 18, Metcalf 0-3 4-4 4, Chambers 2-7 1-2 5, Baty 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-56 18-22 76.
YAKIMA VALLEY — Blodgett 2-7 0-0 4, Tomas Ogbaslassie 5-11 2-4 12, Terrell Evans 4-8 4-6 12, Jordan Kidd 9-15 6-9 25, Dornik 1-12 5-6 8, Hill 0-1 0-0 0, Bush 0-0 0-0 0, Robinson 0-2 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Berndt 2-3 5-7 9, Sandifer 1-2 0-0 2, Diggs 3-5 1-2 9. Totals 27-66 23-34 81.
Halftime — BMCC 40, YVCC 34. 3-point goals — BMCC 6-14 (Burt 4-7, Kuhn 1-2, Grogan 1-2, Metcalf 0-1, Chambers 0-2); YVCC 4-21 (Robinson 0-2, Blodgett 0-4, Berndt 0-1, Ogbaslassie 0-1, Kidd 1-2, Sandifer 0-1, Dornik 1-7, Diggs 2-3). Fouled out — Grogan, Hurley, Kidd. Rebounds — BMCC 42 (Hurley 14, Davis 10); YVCC 36 (Ogbaslassie 11). Assists — BMCC 11; YVCC 11 (Kidd 3). Turnovers — BMCC 29, YVCC 17. Total fouls — BMCC 22, YVCC 21.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Yaks rout Roadrunners

SALEM, Ore. — Ashlie Nguyen scored 18 points and Mariah Roe had 12 to lead eighth-ranked Yakima Valley past Linn-Benton 85-56 in the Chemeketa Holiday Classic on Wednesday.

Wapato freshman A.J. Yarlott grabbed a game-high eight rebounds for YVCC (8-2), which hit 7 of 9 shots from 3-point range and forced 31 turnovers. Roe, who was 5 for 5 from the field, also had four steals.

Heidi Halemeier scored 27 points to lead the Roadrunners (2-7).

The Yaks will play for the title at 3 p.m. today against unbeaten and top-ranked Columbia Basin.

YAKIMA VALLEY — Newcomb 2-3 0-0 4, Mariah Roe 5-5 0-0 12, Ashlie Nguyen 7-12 2-2 18, Brewster 3-7 0-0 6, Zapien 2-5 0-0 4, Weatherspoon 2-3 3-3 7, Yarlott 2-10 3-4 7, Hicks 2-7 0-0 4, Cordova 2-4 0-0 5, Green 1-2 0-0 2, Trinidad 1-1 2-4 4, Hammick 2-7 2-2 7, Elliott 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 33-69 12-15 85.
LINN-BENTON — Perkey 4-10 0-6 8, Sanders 2-15 2-2 6, DeVore 3-8 0-0 6, Wood 1-3 0-1 2, Heidi Halemeier 12-16 3-7 27, Shuffield 2-2 0-0 5, Garrison 1-1 0-0 2, Stidham 0-1 0-0 0, Hughes 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-57 5-16 56.
Halftime — YVCC 38, LBCC 17. 3-point goals — YVCC 7-9 (Yarlott 0-1, Hicks 0-1, Roe 2-2, Cordova 1-1, Nguyen 2-2, Hammick 1–1, Elliott 1-1); LBCC — 1-8 (Sanders 0-7, Shuffield 1-1). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — YVCC 39 (Yarlott 8); LBCC 35 (Halemeier 8). Assists — YVCC 24 (Hammick 4); LBCC 17 (Perkey 4). Turnovers — YVCC 20, LBCC 31. Total fouls — YVCC 18, LBCC 10.

Rattler paces Central victory

SEATTLE — Luv Rattler scored 20 points to lead Central Washington to a 72-61 victory over Saint Edward’s on Wednesday in the Falcons Invitational at Seattle Pacific’s Royal Brougham Pavilion.

Rattler connected on 11 of 12 free throws en route to her CWU career high while Sophie Russell scored 13 points, Aleyese Evans 12 and Stacy Albrecht had 12 rebounds.

Central (5-3) continues tournament play at 5 p.m. today against Notre Dame de Namur.

Stephanie Dekkers scored 14 points to lead Saint Edward’s of Austin, Texas.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Albrecht 4-7 0-2 8, Sophie Russell 3-10 4-5 13, Aleyse Evans 6-10 0-1 12, Payne 1-6 4-4 6, Luv Rattler 4-10 11-12 20, Jacobson 1-2 0-0 2, Burke 1-2 3-3 5, Gordon 0-2 0-0 0, Love 2-5 0-0 4, Moser 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 23-56 22-27 72.
SAINT EDWARD’S — Milewski 1-8 3-4 5, Tidwell 3-10 0-0 8, James 1-2 0-0 2, Brittany Ward 3-10 3-6 11, Adams 0-9 3-4 3, Field 0-0 0-0 0, Lowrance 4-5 0-0 8, Kasey Harlos 4-9 0-0 10, Stephanie Dekkers 4-11 3-4 14, Barr 0-1 0-0 0, Rocquemore 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 20-65 12-19 61.
Halftime — CWU 35, SEU 25. 3-point goals — CWU 23-56 (Russell 3-8, Payne 0-3, Rattler 1-3, Jacobson 0-1, Burke 0-1, Gordon 0-2, Love 0-2); SEU 9-27 (Milewski 0-2, Tidwell 2-5, Ward 2-4, Adams 0-1, Harlos 2-5, Dekkers 3-9, Barr 0-1). Fouled out — Evans, Ward. Rebounds — CWU 41 (Albrecht 12); SEU 45 (Milewski 9, Adams 9). Assists — CWU 13 (Rattler 7); SEU 12 (Harlos 4). Turnovers — CWU 19, SEU 21.

PREP WRESTLING
Lake Roosevelt Tournament
WHITE SWAN RESULTS

130: 4, Hugo Barajas, 2-2. 135: 4, Able Torres, 2-2. 215: 3, Derrick Nanez.

A Division II coaching giant hangs ‘em up

NCAA Division II football is losing a class act who also happens to be one of its best coaches.
Mel Tjeerdsma announced Wednesday that he is retiring after a remarkable 17-year run at Northwest Missouri State, the program that defeated Central Washington 21-20 in a 2009 quarterfinal en route to its third national championship.
The Bearcats of Maryville, Mo. won three national titles on Tjeerdsma’s watch, going 183-32 while also claiming 12 conference titles.
Northwest Missouri made the playoffs 13 times in the last 15 years, compiling a 32-10 record that makes Tjeerdsma the winningest postseason coach in D-II history.
Beyond that, Tjeerdsma maintained a down-to-earth demeanor that no doubt endeared him to his staff, players and even the media.
During a telephone interview prior to last year’s game with Central, Tjeerdsma asked me almost as many questions as I asked him — about Ellensburg, about Yakima and the Pacific Northwest and even about myself.
And he thanked me for calling.
Enjoy your retirement, coach. You’ve earned it.

FROM THE QUOTE FILE
“I understand that we’ve got things going pretty well right now, but I also know that if we have a few bad years that all the people who are patting me on the back now will be all in line to get my fanny fired.”
— DON JAMES, in 1980, after Washington secured the second of its six Rose Bowl berths during his 18-year tenure.

Happy trails in the high country

YAKIMA, Wash. — I don’t know that this is news, but I thought I’d pass it along just because it’s … well, sort of good news.

A lot of times it seems like different user groups of the high-country trails might as well be from different species, or from nations at war with one another — especially when it involves foot-powered folks sharing the trails with engine-powered folks. It seems like one group invariably finds the other group rude, or in the way, or inconsiderate, or unfriendly, or just plain unwelcome.

So it was heartening this morning to hear from a foot-powered friend of mine — Ted Gamlem, a very active Cascadian — about some very positive trail interactions that took place yesterday (Tuesday) up in the Spring Creek area, northeast of State Route 410 above Cliffdell. Gamlem was with a Cascadian group of cross-country skiers using a road system groomed specifically for snowmobiles, and every group of snowmobilers they encountered seemed quite happy to be sharing the road.

“We often go on roads groomed for snowmobiles, and it’s nice during the week because usually nobody is using them but us,” Gamlem said. “But because this is part of a holiday, there was a bunch of snowmobilers out there. Often they’re kind of a nuisance for us skiers, because they’re going by fast and kicking up snow. But they were all so nice. It seemed like every time they’d come along they’d slow down, wave, say hi, and if they stopped we’d stop and talk with them.

“It was a whole day of that. It was kind of like it wasn’t them and us, it was just all of us out there together, enjoying the day. How cool is that?”

The Spring Creek drainage is one of the areas targeted for purchase from Plum Creek by the Tapash Sustainable Forest Collaborative (made up of the Nature Conservancy, Forest Service, Yakama Nation, DNR and WDFW), which would then place the land into public ownership.

If the Tapash (from the Yakama language for ponderosa pine) can pull that project off, it would keep the land from being subdivided and developed. Keeping it in public ownership would be a real boon to the recreationists that use the area year-round — hunters, mountain bikers, four-wheelers, snowmobilers, skiers, snowshoers and hikers.

It doesn’t help the process when those disparate user groups are at odds with one another. So it’s great to hear about folks sharing the trails.

– Scott Sandsberry

Local report — YVCC women rout Lane

SALEM, Ore. — Dequise Hammick scored 25 points and Yakima Valley’s bench dominated Lane’s as the eighth-ranked Yaks rolled to an 87-65 victory Tuesday in the Chemeketa Holiday Classic.

Brittney Newcomb had 14 points and Aliyah Green 12 for YVCC (7-2), which saw its reserves outscore Lane’s 57-20. Both Hammick and Green came off the bench for Yakima Valley.

Ashley Smith had game highs of 28 points and 12 rebounds for the Titans (8-2), who were ranked fourth in the most recent NWAACC poll.

But Lane shot only 33 percent, including 26 percent in the first half, against YVCC while also committing 26 turnovers.

The Yaks, after shooting just 31 percent in the first half, hit 51 percent in the second while outscoring the Titans 52-40.

Hammick, a 5-foot-5 freshman guard from Jefferson High School in Portland, made 10 of 18 shots and collected six of YVCC’s 19 steals.

Yakima Valley continues tournament play at 5 p.m. today against Linn-Benton.

YAKIMA VALLEY — Brittney Newcomb 5-16 0-0 14, Roe 2-4 0-0 5, Nguyen 1-5 0-2 2, Brewster 2-7 0-0 4, Zapien 2-6 1-1 5, Weatherspoon 2-2 0-0 4, Yarlott 2-4 2-2 6, Hicks 4-6 0-0 8, Cordova 0-0 0-0 0, Aliyan Green 4-9 3-3 12, Trinidad 0-0 0-0 0, Dequise Hammick 10-18 3-4 25, Elliott 0-5 2-2 2. Totals 34-83 11-14 87.

LANE — Ashley Smith 9-21 8-10 28, May 2-5 2-2 7, Smith 1-7 2-6 4, Levings 1-13 2-5 4, Huff 1-2 0-0 2, Andrea Anderson 5-9 0-1 10, Brunetti 1-2 0-0 2, Nnoli 0-1 0-0 0, Ficek 3-9 0-0 8. Totals 23-69 14-24 65.

Halftime — YVCC 35, LCC 25. 3-point goals — YVCC 8-23 (Newcomb 4-10, Yarlott 0-1, Roe 1-2, Green 1-2, Nguyen 0-1, Hammick 2-5, Elliott 0-2); LCC 5-22 (A. Smith 2-8, May 1-2, S. Smith 0-1, Brunetti 0-1, Levings 0-4, Ficek 2-6). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — YVCC 51 (Brewster 10); LCC 52 (A. Smith 12). Assists — YVCC 15 (Newcomb 3, Brewster 3, Elliott 3); LCC 10 (S. Smith 4). Turnovers — YVCC 15, LCC 26. Total fouls — YVCC 19, LCC 12.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Jacobsen, Cougs clobber Yaks

OREGON CITY, Ore. — Max Jacobsen scored 46 points and grabbed 19 rebounds as sixth-ranked Clackamas beat No. 7 Yakima Valley 91-78 in the Clackamas Holiday Tournament on Tuesday night.

Jacobsen, a 6-foot-8 freshman from Lake Oswego, Ore., made 15 of 20 field goal attempts and 16 of 20 free throws while collecting eight offensive rebounds and 11 defensive boards.

Jordan Kidd came off the bench to lead YVCC with 24 points, though he was only 6-for-20 from the field.

Tomas Ogbaslassie had 12 points and Ryan Dornik 10 for the Yaks, who since a 4-0 start and No. 1 ranking on Dec. 7 have gone 1-4.

YVCC shot only 39 percent, committed 20 turnovers and was outrebounded 50-36. The Yaks also converted only 22 of 39 free throws.

Derrick Hayes totaled 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Cougars (6-3).

Yakima Valley meets Blue Mountain in tournament play at 3 p.m. today.

YAKIMA VALLEY — Blodgett 2-7 0-2 4, Tomas Ogbaslassie 4-8 3-6 12, Evans 3-4 3-5 9, Sandifer 2-4 1-2 5, Ryan Dornik 4-9 0-1 10, Bush 0-3 2-2 2, Robinson 0-2 2-4 2, Riggins 1-1 0-0 2, Berndt 1-1 0-0 3, Romero 0-1 0-0 0, Jordan Kidd 6-20 10-15 24, Bonser 0-0 0-0 0, Diggs 2-4 1-2 5. Totals 25-64 22-39 78.

CLACKAMAS — Kirby Hawkins 4-15 4-4 14, Robbins 3-5 1-2 7, Troxel 0-4 1-2 1, Walter 2-4 2-2 6, Max Jacobsen 15-21 16-20 46, Michaud 0-2 2-2 2, Driver 0-0 0-0 0, Kleinholtz 0-3 0-0 0, Derrick Hayes 5-7 5-8 15, Barber 0-0 0-0 0, Lokenko 0-0 0-0 0, Loul 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-61 31-40 91.

Halftime — CCC 41, YVCC 40. 3-point goals — YVCC 6-22 (Bush 0-2, Blodgett 0-3, Berndt 1-1, Ogbaslassie 1-4, Kidd 2-5, Dornik 2-6, Diggs 0-1); CCC 2-8 (Hawkins 2-5, Troxel 0-1, Walter 0-2). Fouled out — Kleinholtz. Rebounds — YVCC 36 (Evans 7, Ogbaslassie 6); CCC 50 (Jacobsen 19). Assists — YVCC 10 (Blodgett 5); CCC 16 (Troxel 4). Turnovers — YVCC 20, CCC 24. Total fouls — YVCC 27, CCC 27.

Prep roundup — Sunnyside wrestlers win another tourney

RICHLAND — Winning its third tournament title of the month, Sunnyside had placers in all but one weight class and dominated the 16-team Winter Cup high school wrestling tournamnt at Hanford on Tuesday.

Jesse Barajas (103) and Josh Romero (152) won titles for the Grizzlies, who piled up 221 points to best runner-up Richland by 34 points.

Prosser’s Irving Jaimez (125), West Valley’s Preston Baich (145) and Wapato’s Jose Martinez (189) also captured titles.

Team scores: Sunnyside 221, Richland 187, East Valley (Spokane) 185, Othello 152, Eisenhower 112, Grandview 102, Hanford 86, Wapato 73, Prosser 43, West Valley (Yakima) 41, Southridge 39, Kennewick 35, River View 32, Chiawana 27, Burbank 9, Hanford JV 5.

Local placers

103: 1, Jesse Barajas (Su); 3, Fidel Medina (Gr) and Omar Gomez (Wap).

112: 2, Chris Cardenas (Ike).

119: 3, Nathan Gonzalez (Su).

125: 1, Irving Jaimez (Pro); 3, Angel Abarca (Gr); 5, Daniel Guillen (Su).

130: 2, Marco Gonzalez (Gr); 3, Christian Ruiz (Su) and Isaac Guerrero (Su).

135: 2, Isidro Ramirez (Su); 3, Angelo Perea (Wap).

140: 3, Emmanuel Tejeda (Su); 5, Rigo Valdez (Su) and Jace Elnich (Ike).

145: 1, Preston Baich (WV); 3, Ethan Groom (Pro) and Enrique Gudino (Ike); 5, David Vidales (Su) and Mario Prieto (Gr).

152: 1, Josh Romero (Su); 3, Roger Andrade (Ike) and Beto Acevedo (Ike); 5, Raul Gamboa (Gr).

160: 2, Jaime Garcia (Su); 3, Edwin Gudino (Ike).

171: 3, Lupe Mendoza (Su); 5, Andrez Acevedo (Ike).

189: 1, Jose Martinez (Wap); 2, Dustin Martin (Ike); 5, Adrian Ramirez (Su) and Miguel Guzman (Su).

215: 3, Robert Koch (WV) and Frankie Ochoa (Su); 5, Adam Morales (Gr).

285: 5, Ely Gonzalez (Su).

BOYS BASKETBALL

Auburn tops Ike by 10

WENATCHEE — Behind Iszia Johnson’s 29 points, Auburn fended off Eisenhower for a 66-56 victory in the X-Mas Invitational on Tuesday at Wenatchee High School.

Ranked seventh in Class 4A by the Seattle Times, Auburn (6-1) made eight free throws in the final three minutes to hold off a late rally by the Cadets.

Paul Phin’s 16 points led three players scoring in double figures for Eisenhower (1-6), which plays Cheney today at 1 p.m. in the tournament.

AUBURN — Lee 2, Qunit 6, Pinlack 0, Wunder 4, Edwardson 8, Fisher 0, Kevin Henderson 17, Iszia Johnson 29, Ray 0.

EISENHOWER — Kolney Cassel 11, Gasseling 8, Cody Clayton 10, Burns 0, Urlacher 6, Paul Phin 16, Garcia 0, An. Soto 3, Ab. Soto 2.

Auburn    18    17    22    9    —    66

Eisenhower    13    18    8    17    —    56

Highlights: Phin (E) 6 rebs; Abel Soto (E) 9 rebs; Clayton (E) 8 rebs.

NACHES VALLEY 43, CASCADE 36: At Naches Valley, Jeremy Gaudette’s double-double of 10 points and 12 rebounds sparked the Rangers to their fifth straight win.

Naches Valley (5-2) travels to Mabton today.

CASCADE — Betz 7, Steinke 0, Trevino 0, Et. Nash 7, Schyler 0, El. Nash 0, Hartl 8, Mendoza 0, Tyler Harrod 16, Wood 6, Darlington 0, Brooks 0.

NACHES VALLEY — Bailey 2, Chris Walker 10, Vance 0, Huck 6, Dreisbach 0, Pierson 8, Ca. Walker 0, Jeremy Gaudette 10, Kass 2, Coleman 5.

Cascade    14    4    9    9    —    36

Naches Valley    12    11    7    13    —    43

Highlights: Trevor Bailey (NV) 7 rebs, 5 stls; Chris Walker (NV) 9 rebs, 4 stls; Gaudette (NV) 12 rebs.

PATEROS 51, KITTITAS 49 (OT): At Kittitas, Cameron Taylor scored 14 points, hauled down 21 rebounds and blocked eight shots for the Coyotes (1-4), who host Highland on Thursday.

PATEROS — Harvey Blaine 20, Easter 9, Poole 4, Lambert 3, Burnett 0, Hallberg 0, Paul Myrick 15.

KITTITAS — Driver 0, Haaken Larsen 10, Brooks 0, VanWagoner 4, Grindrod 0, Cameron Taylor 14, Dohrman 8, Poole 3, Eslinger 0, Isaac Johnson 10.

Pateros    12    10    15    7    7    —    51

Kittitas    11    11    7    15    5    —    49

Highlights: Taylor (K) 21 rebs, 8 blks.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Coyotes whip Pateros

KITTITAS — Junior Jessica Lawrence put together 17 points, eight steals and seven assists to lead Kittitas to a 54-38 win over Pateros in non-league play on Tuesday.

The Coyotes (3-2) host Highland on Thursday.

PATEROS — Johnson 0, Jamie Jo Bruno 13, Easter 2, Gill 2, Casey Stennes 10, Lorrie Mattson 11, Allen 0, Vasquez 0.

KITTITAS — Adams 4, Kilgore 4, Steiner 7, Hayes 8, Jessica Lawrence 17, Vaver 2, O’Shaughnessy 8, Fewins 4, Larsen 0.

Pateros    9    9    10    10    —    38

Kittitas    11    21    7    15    —    54

Highlights: Lawrence (K) 8 stls, 7 assts.

WAITSBURG-PRESCOTT 60, KLICKITAT 37: At Helix, Ore., Samantha Brewer produced 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Vandals (4-1), who play for third place today in the Helix Invitational against Powder Valley at 1:30 p.m.

KLICKITAT — Mack 1, Parsons 3, Samantha Brewer 14, McConville 7, Meeks 8, Curtis 4, Ka. Kessinger 0, Ke. Kessinger 0, Lambert 0, Clack 0.

WAITSBURG-PRESCOTT — Potter 4, Goenon 1, Harris 3, Ronnie Houlce 10, Doepker 3, Megan Withers 12, Gensis Pearson 12, Hofer 4, Dionna Baker 11.

Klickitat    7    8    14    8    —    37

Waitsburg-Prescott    12    22    20    6    —    60

Highlights: Brewer (K) 10 rebs; Lara Parson (K) 6 rebs, 4 assts; Cassie Clack (K) 6 rebs.

Bob Robertson bids Indians farewell

Summers at Yakima County Stadium will not be quite as fun.
Not because of anything that’s changed with the Bears, mind you, but because Bob Robertson, longtime football voice of Washington State who has also broadcast Northwest League baseball for Spokane for 12 seasons, will no longer be the voice of the Indians.
Robertson and the Indians have announced that the 80-year-old, who earlier this month completed his 44th season as WSU’s football voice and continues to do Pacific Lutheran University basketball, is stepping aside to spend more time with his wife and family in Tacoma.
“I will always treasure my time with the Indians,” Robertson said in a team news release.
I will always treasure conversations with the personable Robertson, who began broadcasting Wenatchee Chiefs games in 1949, and reminiscing about old Bears games at old Parker Field.
You will be missed, Bob.
Meanwhile, the Indians have announced that Mike Boyle, who’s done play-by-play for the Tri-City Dust Devils since 2006, will replace Robertson.

FROM THE QUOTE FILE
“It ain’t braggin’ if you can back it up.”
— DIZZY DEAN

Can the Humane Society of the US be trusted?

Last month, a federal court told wildlife officers to end their three-year strategy of killing the California sea lions that, previously safeguarded by their status under the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act, had turned the Bonneville pool into their own personal salmon smorgasbord.

Here’s what was interesting about that: The two entities that sued to stop the killing of the sea lions — just over four dozen of which have been removed during the last three years of upriver salmon runs — were the Wild Fish Conservancy and the Humane Society of the United States.

Why is that interesting? Because, at first glance, the two look like strange bedfellows.

While I might not always agree with Wild Fish Conservancy’s policies and philosophies, the group (which was called Washington Trout until 2007) has a solid history in weighing in on fish management policies and is staffed by reputable biologists. Whereas everything I have read over the years about the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) makes me want to warn friends and family about its very existence.

My primary difference with the Wild Fish Conservancy is that, as a general rule, it doesn’t like fish hatcheries. I do, simply because hatchery programs mean more fish out there to be caught by clumsy anglers like me. (My thinking: Any fish stupid enough to be caught by me should clearly be removed from the gene pool.)

And my understanding is that HSUS wants me not to catch that fish at all.

Or hunt. (When he was the national director for The Fund For Animals, current HSUS executive director Wayne Pacelle told The Associated Press, “If we could shut down all sport hunting in a moment, we would.”)

Or hunt with dogs. (HSUS provided the deep pockets behind the legal movement that took away the use of hounds in cougar hunting in Washington.)

Or raise livestock. Or eat a steak. (HSUS would be happiest if we were all vegetarians. Sorry. That may work for you, but it ain’t happenin’ for me.)
Based on everything I have read, I believe what HSUS is primarily about … well, HSUS.

This is a “nonprofit” organization with $160 million in assets and $11 million in its pension plan for its already well-paid executives — 11 of whom make annually between $150,000 and $270,000, with Pacelle occupying the highest rung of that ladder. HSUS has a larger staff and a bigger payroll, literally, than the Obama White House.

(As a nonprofit, HSUS’s Form 990 tax documents can easily be found and downloaded online at sites like Guidestar.org and HumaneWatch.org. Check them out. I’ve gone through their last four years’ worth, and it was quite the eye-opening experience.)

According to the 2010 “Watchdog Report” put out by Animal People News — which purports to help wannabe animal-protection donors put their money where it can do the most good — fully half of every dollar given to HSUS goes toward more fundraising and overhead.

And of that dollar, about one penny goes out to actual animal shelters.

Let’s make one thing very clear: HSUS has nothing to do with your local Humane Society shelter, “the pound” down the street where you go when you want to adopt a dog or a cat. (Something I highly recommend, by the way. I’ve never purchased a dog or a cat, but I’ve adopted a bunch of wonderful pets from shelters over the years.)

The folks at the Humane Society of Central Washington, for example, receive zilch from HSUS — though they routinely hear from people who think they’ve been supporting the local Society by regularly writing checks to HSUS.

“(HSUS’s) primary objective is to self-perpetuate — like a politician’s primary objective is to be re-elected,” said David Martosko, chief editor of HumaneWatch.org and the director of research at the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom. “Fifty percent of their money is on overhead. That’s astonishing.”

Perhaps just as astonishing is that Pacelle, HSUS’s big dog, has recently been making nice with Michael Vick — the NFL quarterback who did a 21-month prison stint for his role in a vicious dogfighting circuit. Vick “would do a good job as a pet owner,” Pacelle told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

And perhaps it’s only a coincidence that earlier this year the Philadelphia Eagles, Vick’s current NFL employer, made a $50,000 contribution to the HSUS.

Yes, I know none of this has anything to do with the federal court ruling on those sea lions below Bonneville Dam. But it’s what came to mind when I saw that Wild Fish Conservancy, with whom I have no issues, was legal bedfellows in the lawsuit with HSUS, with whom I have no patience.

I asked Nick Gayerski, an aquatic ecologist with Wild Fish Conservancy, about that group’s involvement. He said it dated back to the late-October recommendation by the 18-member “Pinniped-Fishery Interaction Task Force” to continue the removal of those California sea lions that were literally eating into the salmon runs — roughly 4 percent worth.

The lone dissenter on the task force? The HSUS, which published a minority report Gayerski said was “so thoughtful and cogent” it prompted him to call HSUS’s Sharon Young to discuss possibly joining the lawsuit.

Wayerski’s argument was that sport and commercial fisheries and tribal harvests were having a far greater impact than the sea lions were on federally protected wild salmon and steelhead. National Marine Fisheries “didn’t apply the same standard they allegedly applied to the sea lion take,” he said, “to the takes they’ve permitted and are continuing to permit to occur in the Columbia.”

The Conservancy, Wayerski said, “is not inherently opposed to the actions being taken at Bonneville. But the agency needs to use the available science across the board, and they sure didn’t in this case.”

That may well be true. But sometimes you have to be careful who you’re associating with. A message can get lost if it comes from a messenger of dubious distinction.

“HSUS knows its reputation is mud among a lot of people who live and work in the outdoors,” said HumaneWatch.org’s Martosko. “So whenever possible, they like to have groups with more credibility carry the ball for them.”

Wild Fish Conservancy has credibility.

And you can read into that whatever you want.

• Outdoors editor Scott Sandsberry can be reached at 509-577-7689 or ssandsberry@yakimaherald.com. If you want to donate to the local animal shelter, you can send a check to: Humane Society of Central Washington, 2405 W. Birchfield Road, Yakima, 98901.

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