Track and Field: Ike takes Holder titles

YAKIMA, Wash. — Showing off their depth during a long, rainy day at Zaepfel Stadium, Eisenhower’s boys and girls swept the team titles in the 37th annual Don Holder Relays.

The Cadets won only two events — Ewieona Williams in the shot put and the girls 4×100 relay — but they amassed nearly 90 points in both meets to easily best the 21-team field. Williams set a big personal best in the shot, reaching 38 feet, 1 1/4 inches, and placed fourth in the discus.

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Two west siders were especially impressive. Glacier Peak’s Amy-Eloise Neale, who won the Sunfair Invitational cross country race here last fall, set a meet record in the 3,200 of 10:26.23 and anchored the winning distance medley with a 4:54 leg for 1,600. Bellarmine junior Michael Rector won the 100 (10.96) and long jump (21-10 1/2) and placed second in the 400.

• In the Ray Cross Invitational in Ephrata, Riverside Christian’s Derek Byrne won two events (javelin, long jump) and was second in the 110 hurdles to help the Crusaders finish fourth.

In the girls meet, Wapato’s Leticia Campos swept the hurdles to help the Wolves finish fifth, Toppenish’s Angie Zuniga swept the 100 and 200, and Riverside Christian’s Bethany Imperial won the long jump and was second in the triple jump.

Holder Relays

BOYS RESULTS

Team scores (top 5, locals): 1, Eisenhower 86; 2, Jackson 78; 3, Glacier Peak 52; 4, Bellarmine Prep 44; 5, Nathan Hale 29. Also: 8, Davis 18; 9, Sunnyside 18; 13, Ellensburg 14; 14, La Salle 12; 14, Kittitas 12; 18, Naches Valley 9; 20, Selah 6; 21, Highland 2.

Winners, local placers

100: 1, Michael Rector (Bel) 10.96; 2, Kerry Duffy (LS) 11.31; 5, Sungyoung Lee (Ell) 11.52; 7, Mike Esparza (Ike) 11.60; 8, Austin Wagner (Dav) 11.66.

400: 1, Calvin Chandler (Bel) 50.94; 3, Dimitri Mandapat (Ike) 52.26; 4, Duffy (LS) 52.44; 8, Eduardo Cuevas (Sun) 54.32.

1600: 1, Jeff Bastian (GP) 4:22.60; 6, Alberto Melchor (Dav) 4:26.29.

3200: 1, Jeff Bastian (GP) 9:29.87; 3, Santos Vargas (Ike) 9:49.93.

300 hurdles: 1, Carl Tilton (Kit) 42.88; 3, Jorge Ramirez (Sun) 43.56; 6, Austin Lynn (Dav) 45.42; 8, Michael Sadeddin (Ike) 45.47.

2K steeplechase: 1, Ethan Davis (NH) 6:21.31; 2, Timothy Cummings (Ike) 6:38.84; 6, Peter Troianello (Ike) 7:13.33; 7, Juan Reynoso (Sun) 7:14.20.

400 relay: 1, Seattle Prep, 45.14; 2, Eisenhower (Jacob Hino, Tanner Urlacher, Mike Esparza, Dimitri Mandapat) 45.58; 3, Davis (Fernando Silva, Austin Wagner, Luis Bahena, Luis Mendoza) 46.31; 8, Selah (Zach Goodpaster, Trent Jones, Juan Marmolejo, Jude Stueckle) 47.70.

Throwers 400 relay: 1, Chiawana, 48.55; 2, Sunnyside (Omar Sanchez, Miguel Guzman, Fernando Madrigal, Omar Cantu); 4, Eisenhower, 51.70; 7, Davis (Sebastian Hunt, Benjamin Mobley, Orion Karn, Ocatvious Tookes) 52.29; 8, Selah (Andrew Au, Brandon Bertelsen, Drew Carney, Pedro Recondo) 53.64.

Distance medley relay: 1, Jackson, 10:51.37; 2, Eisenhower (German Silva, Dimitri Mandapat, Santos Vargas, Jaziel Rodriguez) 11:01.38; 5, Kittitas (Cesar Espinoza, Noel Espinoza, Luis Padilla, Jose Marin) 12:15.86; 6, Sunnyside (Manuel Dimas, Manuel Rivera, Audiel Sanchez, Anthony Garcia) 12:29.04.

Shot: 1, Daniel Hughes (Chia) 53-6; 2, Jake Calaghan (NV) 49-1; 4, Matt Hatchell (NV) 46-6; 6, Zachary Marko (High) 43-13/4; 8, Luis DeLeon (Ike) 41-103/4.

Disc: 1, Colton Niblack (Jack) 136-11; 2, Abel Soto (Ike) 132-8; 6, Jake Calaghan (NV) 120-9; 7, Brandon Bertelsen (Sel) 118-3.

Jav: 1, Quinn Hale (Bel) 185-7; 5, Miguel Guzman (Sun) 152-5; 6, Jason Easter (Ike) 150-0.

Long jump: 1, Michael Rector (Bel) 21-101/2; 4, Mike Esparza (Ike) 19-91/2; 5, Deion Wright (Dav) 19-4; 7, Tanner Urlacher (Ike) 18-10.

Triple jump: 1,Will Hallberg (South Whidbey) 45-21/2; 5, Eduardo Salmeron (Sun) 31-111/2.

High jump: 1, Evan Martin (White Pass) 6-0; 2, Cody Allen Russell (Ell) 5-10; 5, Tanner Urlacher (Ike) 5-6; 6, Eduardo Salmeron (Sun) 5-4; 8, Scotty Shead (Dav) 5-4.

Pole vault: 1, Marcus Schooley (Dav) 14-0; 2, Jacob Hino (Ike) 13-0; 3, Joseph Keeton (Ike) 12-6; 7, Nelson Thai (Ike) 11-0; 8, Matt Driver (Kit) 10-6.

GIRLS RESULTS

Team scores (Top 5, locals): 1, Eisenhower 88; 2, Chiawana 64; 3, Cedar Park Christian 351/2; 4, Jackson 35; 5, Nathan Hale 341/2. Also: 9, Selah 23; 12, Ellensburg 13; 14, La Salle 12; 16, Sunnyside 9; 17, Davis 8; 18, Naches Valley 8.

Winners, local placers

100: 1, Naivasha Sophusson Smith (NH) 12.76; 3, Shannon Bland (Ell) 12.98; 7, Destiny Sanford (Ike)13.22.

400: 1, Nina Anderson (Seattle Prep) 1:01.70; 2, Marisa Broersma (Sun) 1:01.83; 3, Shannon Bland (Ell) 1:01.87; 5, Amber Reiber (Sel) 1:03.07.

1600: 1, Daryl Phill (Bellarmine) 5:18.57; 3, Mayra Chavez (Ike) 5:24.16.

3200: 1, Amy-Eloise Neale (Glacier Peak) 10:26.23; 2, Berenice Penaloza (Ike) 11:28.77; 3, Kaitlin Kaluzny (Dav) 11:53.05.

300 hurdles: 1, Melanie Valdez (Chia) 48.05; 2, Katherine Bravo (Ike) 48.08; 6, Kaisa Hall (Ell) 51.80; 7, Makayla Huckabee (Sel) 52.35.

2K steeplechase: 1, Colleen Newell (LS) 9:24.99.

400 relay: 1, Eisenhower (Destiny Sanford, McKenzie Arnold, Katherine Bravo, Lizzie Blanchard) 52.33; 5, Davis (Alyssa Saiz, Karla Martinez, Tracey Bautista, Julisa Osegueda) 53.81; 6, Selah (Amber Reiber, Taylor Wicht, Michelle Weeks, Kailee Wood) 54.82.

Throwers 400 relay: 1, Selah (Kaitlin Briggs, Melisa Valencia, Erika Wilson, Kayla Dexter) 1:00.15; 2, Eisenhower (Elizabeth Armenta, Brooke Brown, Shelby Hein, Jessica Laidlaw) 1:00.74.

1600 relay: 1, Bellarmine, 4:10.44; 3, Eisenhower (Mayra Chavez, Berenice Penaloza, Katherine Bravo, Lizzie Blanchard) 4:14.98; 6, Selah (Makayla Huckabee, Whitney Odman, Kailee Wood, Amber Reiber) 4:27.87; 8, Sunnyside (Brittney Broersma, Madison Marquez, Celia Vargas, Marisa Broersma) 4:34.45.

Distance medley relay: 1, Glacier Peak, 12:55.42; 2, Eisenhower I (Mayra Chavez, Katherine Bravo, Elise Tello, Berenice Penaloza) 13:05.79; 8, Eisenhower II (Lindsy Thomas, Julia Garcia, Erika Ochoa, Edith Zaragoza) 14:56.97.

Shot: Ewieona Williams (Ike) 38-11/4.

Disc: Ariana Balderas (Chia) 112-11; 3, Jessica Farris (NV) 93-11; 4, Ewieona Williams (Ike) 93-3; 5, Claire Goins (Ike) 89-1; 7, Lexus Bogardus (NV) 86-10; 8, Shelby Hein (Ike) 83-5.

Jav: 1, Shelby Ellsworth (Chia) 126-11; 2, Brooke Brown (Ike) 112-4; 4, Erika Wilson (Sel) 108-7; 6, Madelyn Sattler (Sel) 100-3; 7, Jessica Farris (NV) 97-3; 8, Deanna Avalos (LS) 88-3.

Long jump: 1, Kate Adler (SP) 16-13/4; 2, Lizzie Blanchard (Ike) 15-91/2; 6, Sheila Silvas (Dav) 14-101/4; 7, Karla Martinez (Dav) 14-91/2.

Triple jump: 1, Naivasha Sophusson Smith (NH) 33-11/2; 3, Kelly Snyder (NV) 32-0; 7, Casey Guilland (Ike) 31-1.

High jump: 1, Michelle Weeks (Sel) 5-2; 4, Kayla Dexter (Sel) 4-6.

Pole vault: 1, Brianne Laird (Jack) 8-6; 3, Maria Suarez (Ike) 7-6; 4, Brianna Mares (Ike) 7-6; 5, Colleen Newell (LS) 7-6.

Ram Relays

AT WEST VALLEY

BOYS RESULTS

Team scores: Mt. Spokane 131, Hanford 791/2, Cheney 741/2, Kamiakin 69, Southridge 48, West Valley 471/2, Monroe 40, Kamiak 25, Richland 16, Kennewick 7, East Valley 3, Pasco 1.

Winner, locals in top six

1600: 1, Anthony Armstrong (Kam) 4:22.46; 3, Joseph Matheson (WV) 4:45.91. 3200: 1, Ryan Bradford (Kamiak) 10:09.91; 2, Chase Mears (WV) 10:18.38. 300H: 1, Diondre Moore-Young (Che) 39.68.

4×100: 1, Mt. Spokane 44.66; 6, East Valley 46.37. 4×200: 1, Kamiakin 1:33.33; 4, West Valley 1:40.82. 4×400: 1, Mt. Spokane 3:29.61; 5, East Valley 3:45.34; 6, West Valley 3:45.39. Sprint medley: 1, Kamiakin 1:36.63. 4x110H: 1, Monroe 1:08.00; 6, West Valley 1:17.62. 4×300 coed: 1, Mt. Spokane 2:44.52; 3, West Valley 2:47.14. 4×800 coed: 1, Kamiakin 9:01.59; 6, West Valley 10:06.97. Millard relay: 1, Kamiakin 6:40.34.

Shot: 1, Michael Payne (Ch) 47-01/2; 3, Oliver Devlin (WV) 44-2. Disc: 1, Scott Mayfield (Rich) 124-9; 3, Ryan Clark (WV) 116-4. Jav: 1, Cody Melnrick (Mon) 167-10. HJ: 1, Brandon Search (P) 6-0. LJ: 1, Chris Haueter (So) 20-10. TJ: 1, Shane Concepcion (MS) 39-10. PV: 1, Camden Stoddard (MS) 12-6; 4, Zane Irvine (WV) 11-6.

GIRLS RESULTS

Team scores: Mt. Spokane 90, Southridge 81, Kamiakin 79, Hanford 63.5, Kennewick 53, Monroe 48, Cheney 47.5, Richland 37, West Valley 27.5, Kamiak 8, East Valley 6.

Winner, locals in top six

1600: 1, Megan Beauchene (Kam) 5:18.44; 5, Jaden Gjestrum (WV) 5:45.50. 3200: 1, Sanne Holland (Che) 11:22.78. 300H: 1, Kelly Breard (Rich) 52.36.

4×100: 1, Southridge 52.40; 5, East Valley 55.84. 4×200: 1, Mt. Spokane 1:50.13; 5, East Valley 2:01.47. 4×400: 1, West Valley (Packard, Cluff, Jaeger, Gjestrum) 4:17.77. Sprint medley: 1, Kennewick 2:01.36; 2, West Valley 2:01.81. 4x100H: 1, Southridge 1:09.38.

Shot: 1, Kyrsten Harris (Han) 31-11. Disc: 1, Kelsey Julian (Kenn) 94-5; 6, Aleia Gefre (WV) 73-3. Jav: 1, Kensey Pease (Che) 103-2. HJ: 1, Veronica Bradley (Han) 5-2. LJ: 1, Andrea Smith (So) 17-10. TJ: Chae Brown (Che) 32-101/2. PV: Courtney Bray (MS) 9-9.

Ray Cross Invitational

AT EPHRATA

BOYS RESULTS

Team scores (top 5, locals): 1, Ephrata 101, 2, Lakeside 91; 3, Richland 711/2; 4, Riverside Christian 49; 5, Quincy 48. Also: 9, Wapato 27; 15, Toppenish 11.

Local placers

200: 8, Ignacio Ibarra (Wap) 24.14. 400: 5, Nate VanTuinen (RC) 52.84; 6, Francisco Villegas (Top) 52.91. 800: 6, Angelo Perea (Wap) 2:06.00. 3200: 7, Cameron Kobes (Top) 10:39.35. 110 hurdles: 2, Derek Byrne (RC) 15.66. 400 relay: 4, Riverside Christian (Derek Byrne, Kyle Gartrell, Nate VanTuinen, Nate Nobbs) 45.78. 1600 relay: 3, Toppenish (Emelio Gonzales, Tony Vasquez, Carlos Ramirez, Adam Kang) 3:41.38; 7, Riverside Christian (Jordan DeSanto, Marshall Travis, Kirk Gartrell, Nate Nobbs) 3:49.52.

Shot: 3, James Shumate (Wap) 45-0; 6, Jonathan Shumate (Wap) 42-111/4. Disc: 3, James Shumate (Wap) 134-5; 7, Felipe Rangel (Wap) 122-4. Jav: 1, Derek Byrne (RC) 184-3. Long jump: 1, Derek Byrne (RC) 20-111/4; 7, Nate VanTuinen (RC) 19-71/2. Pole vault: 2, Kyle Gartrell (RC) 12-6; 4, Ignacio Ibarra (Wap) 12-0; 8, Jaime De La Torre (Wap) 11-0.

GIRLS RESULTS

Team scores (top 5, locals): 1, Richland 1171/2; 2, Ephrata 91; 3, Lakeside 78; 4, Moses Lake 60; 5, Wapato 35. Also: 7, Toppenish 30; 12, Riverside Christian 191/2.

Local placers

100: 1, Angie Zuniga (Top) 13.09; 7, Bethany Imperial (RC) 13.75. 200: 1, Angie Zuniga (Top) 26.61. 400: 8, Charlie Fiander (Wap) 1:04.46. 3200: 3, Sammi Blodgett (Wap) 12:33.74. 100 hurdles: 1, Leticia Campos (Wap) 17.49. 300 hurdles: 4, Leticia Campos (Wap) 51.20. 400 relay: 2, Toppenish (Angela Chavez, Lucia Walle, Angie Zuniga, Sarah Guel) 51.60. 1600 relay: 7, Toppenish (Cynthia Montiel, Kenia Ramirez, Kennedy Mattern, Lucia Walle) 4:41.56.

Shot: 7, Adrianna Lopez (Wap) 31-1. Disc: 8, Samantha Fate (Wap) 90-6. Long jump: 1, Bethany Imperial (RC) 15-11; 5, Leticia Campos (Wap) 15-11/4. Triple jump: 2, Bethany Imperial (RC) 33-11; 3, Leticia Campos (Wap) 32-21/2.

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Selah sweeps to stay perfect

EPHRATA, Wash. — Selah found itself in two completely different games, but by the end of the day the Vikings were in a familiar spot — undefeated.

Trent Douglass was 5-for-9 with a double, a home run and five RBI for the day to help Selah sweep Ephrata 18-3 and 6-3 in a CWAC baseball doubleheader Saturday.

The sweep pushed the Vikings to 5-0 in league and 7-0 overall heading into next Saturday’s home doubleheader against Ellensburg.

Douglass had a two-run homer and four RBI in the opener, with Allen Noble also driving in four runs, and Andrew Gonzalez hitting a solo homer.

Gonzalez and Jack Cavanaugh both drove in two runs in the second game, with Kurt Lindemann going 3-for-4 with an RBI.

Game 1

Selah         069 03 — 18 13 1
Ephrata    003 00 — 3 6 2
Douglass and Noble; Williams, Clark (3), Kallstrom (3) and Gribble.
Highlights: Allen Noble (S) 1-3, 2-run 1b, 4 RBI; Trent Douglass (S) 3-5, 2-run HR, 4 RBI; Andrew Gonzalez (S) 2-4, solo HR; Jake Monson (S) 3-5, RBI; Garrett Fife (S) 2-2, 2b.

Game 2

Selah         202 002 0 — 6 10 0
Ephrata     000 003 0 — 3 9 1
K. Fickes, Monson (6) and Cavanaugh, Noble (6); Snider and Gribble
Highlights: Kurt Lindemann (S) 3-4, 2b, RBI; Douglass (S) 2-4, 2b, RBI; Gonzalez (S) 2-4, 2b, 2 RBI; Jack Cavanaugh (S) 2-run 1b.

EAST VALLEY 16-11, QUINCY 5-1: At Quincy, Tony Saiz had four hits and Daniel Taylor drove in four runs in the first game, after which Hugo Lemus pitched a five-inning four-hitter with seven strikeouts and also homered and had three RBI in the second.

Conor Palomarez also went deep in Game 2 for the Red Devils, who improved to 5-0 in league play.

Game 1

East Valley    246 04 — 16 15 2
Quincy             032 00 — 5 4 5
Janis, Ford (5) and Cruse; Omlin, Heisty (3) and Ybarra.
Highlights: Michael Heisty (Q) 2-3, 2b; Jonathan Janis 6 Ks, Hunter Hanson (EV) 2-5, 2b, 2 RBI; Tony Saiz (EV) 4-5, RBI; Daniel Taylor (EV) 2-4, 4 RBI, 2b, 3b; Cody Nickoloff (EV) 3-4, 2b, 2 RBI; Cody Cruse (EV) 2-4, 3 RBI, 2 2b.

Game 2

East Valley     230 60 — 11 12 1
Quincy              100 00 — 1 4 5
Lemus and Cruse; Petersen, Garrison (5) and Hodges.
Highlights: Hugo Lemus (EV) 7 Ks, 3-4, HR, 3 RBI; Hanson (EV) 2-4, 3b; Taylor (EV) 2-3, RBI; Conor Palomarez (EV) 2-4, HR, 3 RBI.

ELLENSBURG 16-18, TOPPENISH 2-0: At Toppenish, Kramer Ferrell was a combined 6-for-7 with six runs batted in as the Bulldogs swept.

Ferrell was 4-for-5 in the first game with a double, homer and three RBI, then went 2-for-2 with three more RBI in the second.

Game 1

Ellensburg    623 14 — 16 13 1
Toppenish     200 00 — 2 6 3
Packard, Smyth (4) and Ledgard; Maldonado and Gonzalez.
Highlights: Dominic Whalawitsa (T) 2-2, RBI; Kramer Ferrell (E) 4-5, 2b, HR, 3 RBI.

Game 2

Ellensburg     467 10 — 18 11 1
Toppenish     000 00 — 0 1 3
Smyth, Richardson (3), Bennett (5) and Campbell; Hernandez, J. Rodriguez (4) and A. Rodriguez.
Highlights: Ferrell (E) 2-2, 3 RBI.

OTHELLO 12-6 PROSSER 6-8: At Othello, Ryan Fassler threw a complete game and also broke a tie with a two-run double, capping a five-run fifth inning that helped Prosser (4-1 CWAC, 5-2 overall) win the second game and earn the split.

T.J. Finn also drove in two runs in the second game, and Jason Crow was 3-for-4 with an RBI and Wyatt Baker was 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI in the opener for the Mustangs.

Game 1

Prosser    000 021 3 — 6 8 6
Othello     043 041 x — 12 11 4
Finn, Kilian (4) and Baker, Finn (4); Deleon and Dy. Garza.
Highlights: Jason Crow (P) 3-4, RBI; Wyatt Baker (P) 2-4, 3b, RBI; Caleb Garza (O) 2-5, 2 RBI; David Garza (O) 2-4, RBI; Darren Laughlin (O) 3-4, 3 runs.

Game 2

Prosser    002 150 0 — 8 11 2
Othello     031 200 0 — 6 8 4
Fassler and Finn; C. Garza, E. Garza (6) and Dy. Garza.
Highlights: Kyle Kilian (P) 2-4; T.J. Finn (P) 1-3, 2b, 2 RBI; Baker (P) 2-4, RBI 2b; Ryan Fassler (P) 2-3, 2-run 2b; David Garza (O) 2-4, solo HR; Eddie Garza (O) 2-3, 2b, 3-run HR, 4 RBI.

GRANDVIEW 11, WAPATO 9: At Wapato, Chet Bardwell went 3-for-4, and Jacob Rinehart was 2-for-4 to lead Grandview in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader.

The second game was suspended by rain in the top of he fifth inning and the scored tied 6-6. No date has been set to finish the game.

Grandview 114 000 5 — 11 12 3
Wapato       110 150 1 — 9 8 2
Sauve, Swearingen (3), Perez (4) and Rinehart; Gomez and Imperial.
Highlights: Chet Bardwell (G) 3-4; Jacob Rinehart (G) 2-4; Alan Nevarrez (W) 2-5; Norman Ceja (W) 2-5; George Gomez (W) 2 RBI.

SCAC

HIGHLAND AT ZILLAH, POSTPONED: Saturday’s SCAC doubleheader was postponed by rain. No makeup date has been set.

NON-LEAGUE

WHITE SWAN 11, LYLE-WISHRAM 3: At White Swan, Curtiss Oliva doubled and hit a three-run homer in the Cougars’ six-run sixth inning.

Travis Tilley and Caleb Spencer had three hits each for White Swan (1-3). A scheduled second game was rained out.

Lyle-Wishram     001 010 1 — 3 7 3
White Swan         401 006 x — 11 13 5
T. Armour, Kitchen (2), Armour (6) and Gutierrez; Alvarado, Oliva (6), Kosik (7) and Spencer.
Highlights: Travis Tilley (WS) 3-4, 2 2b; Caleb Spencer (WS) 3-4, 2 2b; Curtiss Oliva (WS) 2b, 3-run HR; Gutierrez (L) 2-4; Mutch (L) 2-4.

LIND-RITZVILLE 11-12, RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN 3-1: At Yakima, Wash., Dan Hilzer hit a two-run homer in the opener and Tom Smith went 3-for-3 in the second game to help Lind-Ritzville sweep.

Sterling Haas was 2-for-3 in the opener and added an RBI double in the second game for Riverside Christian (2-2).

Game 1

Lind-Ritzville              006 131 — 11 8 1
Riverside Christian    102 000 — 3 2 5
DeWald, Hayes (6) and Smith; J. Haas, Catton (4) and S. Haas
Highlights: Sterling Haas (RC) 2-3; Dan Hilzer (LR) 2-4, 2-run HR.

Game 2

Lind-Ritzville                  060 402 — 12 7 0
Riverside Christian       100 000 — 1 3 4
Valdovios, Fredrick (4) and Smith; Cates, Lara (4) and S. Haas
Highlights: Tom Smith (LR) 3-3, 3b; Luke Vickers (RC) 3b; S. Haas (RC) RBI 2b.

Graf lifts Vikings to twin bill sweep

GRANDVIEW, Wash. — Mary Graf had a three-run double in the first game and went 5-for-5 with two doubles, four runs scored and four RBI in the second to power Selah to a 12-2, 18-6 sweep of Grandview in CWAC fastpitch action Saturday.

Ashley Wilkey was 3-for-3 with two runs for the Vikings (4-0 CWAC, 4-0 overall) in the opener, Kylee Fullerton was 4-for-4 with a run and an RBI in the second game and Sarah Bersing was 4-for-7 with five runs scored and three RBI for the day.

Game 1

Selah               222 15 — 12 14 1
Grandview     200 00 — 2 3 5
Weedin and Fullerton; Van Tress and McNabb.
Highlights: Ashley Wilkey (S) 3-3, 2 runs; Mary Graf (S) 1-3, 3-run 2b; Sarah Bersing (S) 2-4, 2 2b, 2 runs, RBI; Chelsie McNabb (S) 2b, run; Jamila Shaffer (G) 1-2, run; Chelsie McNabb (G) 1-2, 2b, run, RBI.

Game 2

Selah              415 044 — 18 19 1
Grandview    040 020 — 6 7 2
Stiner and Bersing; Sanchez, Van Tress (3) and McNabb.
Highlights: Mary Graf (S) 5-5, 2 2b, 4 runs 4 RBI; Sarah Bersing (S) 2-3, 3 runs, 2 RBI; Morgan McCallister (S) 1-3, 2 RBI; Kylee Fullerton (S) 4-4, run RBI; Chelsie McNabb (G) 2-3, 2 runs, 2-run HR; Gabriela Arreola (G) 1-2, run, 2 RBI.

EPHRATA 13-16, WAPATO 10-3: At Ephrata, Skylar Lund was 7-for-8 with a double, three triples and six stolen bases for the day, and Kayla Brissey had three home runs in the first game to lead Ephrata’s sweep.

Game 1

Wapato    000 037 — 10 6 1
Ephrata   320 323 — 13 15 5
Batteries not reported.
Highlights: Kayla Brissey (E) 3-3, 3 HRs; Skylar Lund (E) 3-4, 3b, 4 sb; Emma Ratigan (E) 4-4.

Game 2

Wapato     100 02 — 3 4 4
Ephrata    743 2x — 16 13 1
Batteries not reported.
Highlights: Kim Vela (E) 3-4; Lund (E) 4-4, 2b, 2 3b, 2 sb; Lauren Laird (E) 3-3.

SCAC

ROYAL 9-14, MABTON 7-3: At Mabton, Yeni Fuentes drove in two runs in each game, but Mabton (0-2, 1-4) was swept in its league-opening doubleheader.

Game 1

Royal       102 010 5 — 9 8 4
Mabton   002 020 3 — 7 6 5
Christensen and Garcia; Sustaita and Chavez.
Highlights: Yeni Fuentes (M) 1-4, 2 RBI; Isabella Ahumada (M) 1-2, RBI; Melissa Gutierrez (M) 1-3; Cari Diaz (M) 1-2; Marlen Chavez (M) 1-4; L. Klouse (R) 2-3; S. Seely (R) 3-4.

Game 2

Royal       324 05 — 14 10 0
Mabton   200 10 — 3 7 4
Delgado and Garcia; Alcala, Sustaita (4) and Chavez.
Highlights: Chavez (M) 1-3; Jazzee Sustaita (M) 1-3; Teresa Aceves (M) 1-1; Jackie Cruz (M) 1-3; Fuentes (M) 1-3, 2 RBI; Gutierrez (M) 1-2; Diaz (M) 1-1, RBI; L. Christensen (R) 2-2; Garcia (R) 3-4; Klouse (R) 2-3.

SOCCER

Delgado, Cadets prevail in 2 OTs

WENTACHEE, Wash. — Jesus Delgado’s goal in the second overtime boosted Eisenhower to a 1-0 victory over Wenatchee in CBBN 4A soccer action Saturday.

Delgado’s goal came off an assist from Franco Coronado. Gustavo Delgado made three saves for Ike (2-1 league, 3-1-3 overall).

First half: No scoring
Second half: No scoring
First overtime: No scoring
Second overtime: Ike, Jesus Delgado (Franco Coronado), 88:00
Saves: Gustavo Delgado (E) 3; Angel Guerra (W) 7.

CBBN 3A

WEST VALLEY 4, KAMIAKIN 3: At West Valley, Connor Nathe scored a goal in each half as West Valley (1-2 league, 1-3-1 overall) hung on for its first victory.

Tyler Cluff and Jesse Esquivel also scored in the first half as the Rams built a 3-1 lead at the break. They led 4-2 after Nathe’s second goal midway through the second half.

First half: 1, West Valley, Tyler Cluff (Forrest Chapin), 2:00; 2, West Valley, Jesse Esquivel (David Ellis), 6:00; 3, Kamiakin, Mario Guizar (Lucas Dawson), 30:00; 4, West Valley, Connor Nathe, 38:00.
Second half: 5, Kamiakin, Jamie Guizer, 52:00; 6, West Valley, Nathe, 60:00; 7, Kamiakin, M. Guizer (Oscar Flores), 72:00.
Saves: Shad Harp (K) 12, Dakota Borchardt (WV) 8.

SOUTHRIDGE 3, SUNNYSIDE 0: At Sunnyside, Zack Russell scored twice to lead the Suns.

First half: 1, Southridge, Keaton Hale (Tyler Garcia), 3:00.
Second half: 2, Southridge, Zack Russell (Ned Bagzadic), 46:00; 3, Southridge, Russell (Adolfo Garcia), 71:00.
Saves: Jovanny Rodriguez (Sou) 6; Ediberto Garcia (Sun) 3.

SCAC

CONNELL 5, GRANGER 1: At Granger, Jonathon Rodriguez scored a goal in each half to lead Connell.

Jovanny Andrade scored for Granger.

First half: 1, Connell, Ivan Barragan (Jonathon Rodriguez), 2:10; 2, Connell, Rodriguez (Barragan), 17:22; 3, Connell, Christian Torres (Jose Landa), 34:37.
Second half: 4, Granger, Jovanny Andrade, 55:00; 5, Connell, Rodriguez, 58:00; 6, Connell, Angel Zuniga (Landa), 70:00.
Saves: Salvador Gomez (C) 1, Ulysses Lemus (G) 18.

NON-LEAGUE

EAST VALLEY 1, GRANDVIEW 0: At East Valley, Alex Escalera scored in the opening seconds of the second half and Juan Alverez made five saves to lead East Valley (3-1-1).

First half: No scoring.
Second half: 1, East Valley, Alex Escalera (Christian Molina), 41:00.
Saves: Elmer Campuzano (G) 11, Juan Alverez (EV) 5.

ROYAL 4, HIGHLAND 2: At Royal, Adam Martinez scored twice and Luis Esquivel had a goal and assist to lead Royal.

Jesus Gutierrez and Luis Nogales scored for the Scotties.

First half: 1, Royal, Alex Ramirez, 1:00; 2, Royal, Adam Martinez (Luis Esquivel) 3:00; 3, Highland, Jesus Gutierrez, 25:00; 4, Royal, Esquivel, 27:00.
Second half: 5, Royal, Martinez, 50:00; 6, Highland, Luis Nogales, 79:00.
Saves: Antonio Gonzalez (H) 10, Lupe Arceo (R) 7.

SELAH 2, OTHELLO 1: At Selah, Eliseo Montiel scored in the 79th minute off an assist from Danny Hernandez to cap Selah’s comeback.

Jesse Magana scored the tying goal in the 70th minute for the Vikings (4-2 overall).

First half: 1, Othello, Jorge Campos (PK), 25:00.
Second half: 2, Selah, Jesse Magana (Ivan Balbuena) 70:00; 3, Selah, Eliseo Montiel (Danny Hernandez) 79:00.
Saves: Othello (goalie not reported) 2, Avery Miller (S) 3.

Late Thursday

SELAH 2, CASHMERE 1: At Cashmere, Brenan Ball and Eliseo Monteil scored in the first eight minutes to lift Selah.

First half: 1, Selah, Brenan Ball, 1:00; 2, Eliseo Montiel (Tony Ochoa) 8:00.
Second half: 3, Cashmere, penalty kick (goal scorer not reported) 50:00.
Saves: Avery Miller (S) 5, Edgar Valdivia (C) 7.

TENNIS

North Central 2B

White Swan boys 3, Liberty Bell 2

Singles: Dillon Wolf (LB) d. Alvaro Gonzalez 6-2, 6-0; Juan Rabadan (WS) won by forfeit; Armando Cervantes (WS) won by forfeit.

Doubles: Nic Schulz-Manuel Perez (LB) d. Alex Craig-Zach Penney 6-3, 6-1; Xavier Balladares-Cristian Galvan (WS) won by forfeit. Record: White Swan 3-1.

Liberty Bell girls 3, White Swan 2

Singles: Jessica Sheppard (WS) won by forfeit; April Kemp (WS) d. Keana King 6-2, 6-2; Salexa Miller (LB) d. Eileen Redhorn 6-3, 6-1.

Doubles: Jessica Dominguez-Christine Purtell (LB) d. Yazmin Balladares-Shanita Sohappy 6-0, 6-0; Molly Hunter-Dawn Smith (LB) d. Nayeli Fernandez-Adi Villanueva 6-0, 6-1. Record: White Swan 0-4.

Non-League

Davis boys 6, Southridge 1

Singles: Martin Roger-Reyes (D) d. Brandon Wright 6-3, 6-0; Ben Chang (D) d. Grant Sengdara 6-4, 6-0; Will Coleman (D) d. Riley Hughes 6-2, 6-0; Jose Mesa (D) d. Parker Dickin 6-2, 6-1.

Doubles: Seth Dufault-Ben Hohman (D) d. Zak Reams-Tyler Dawson 6-1, 6-2; James Perez-Kieran Doherty (S) d. Liam Johnston-Hunter Long 6-4, 6-3; Enrique Madrid-Andres Barragan (D) d. Spencer Vorheis-Tom Selby 6-2, 7-5.

Southridge girls 7, Davis 0

Singles: Melissa Ling (S) d. Meg DeMond 6-1, 6-0; Sarah Morgan (S) d. Erica DeMond 6-0, 6-7, 6-2; Sophia Morrison (S) d. Esmeralda Lopez 6-1, 6-1; Bailee Sanderson (S) d. Lesly Paz 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles: Ramey Maurer-Priscilla Caneado (S) d. Amber Ortiz-Karmen Abarca 6-0, 6-0; Sarah Schwab-Victoria Scoggins (S) Jackie Wagner-Jessica Navidad 6-2, 6-0; Tabitha Warner-Taylor Odegard (S) d. Becca Guzman-Rosa Cervantes 6-1, 6-1.

Wenatchee boys 7, Davis 0

Singles: Hudson Barnhart (W) d. Ben Chang 6-0, 6-0; Clint Vidano (W) d. Jose Mesa 6-0, 6-0; Nick Mandelis (W) d. Seth Dufault 6-0, 6-0; Lucas Tilly (W) d. Hunter Long 6-1, 6-1.

Doubles: Nathaniel Noyd-Scott Willis (W) d. Martin Rogers-Reyes 7-6 (4), 6-3; Jamil Qazi-Sohail Qazi (W) Liam Johnston-Ben Hohman 6-1, 6-0; Will Summers-Robbie Osgood (W) d. Enrique Madrid-Andres Barragan 6-0, 6-0.

Record: Davis is 0-2 league, 3-3 overall.

Wenatchee girls 5, Davis 2

Singles: Meg DeMond (D) d. Alexa Glomb 6-4, 6-3; Erica DeMond (D) d. Kimberly Willis 7-6 (7), 7-6 (8); Kendra Dietrich (W) d. Esmeralda Lopez 6-1, 6-0; Wentchee (player not reported) d. Lesly Paz 6-1, 6-1.

Doubles: Jessie Murphy-Annie Stefanides (W) d. Amber Ortiz-Karmen Abarca 6-2, 7-5; Nikki Schroeder-Olivia Morgan (W) d. Jackie Wagner-Jessica Navidad 6-2, 6-0; Karlie Merrill-Samantha Ng (W) d. Becca Guzman-Rosa Cervantes 6-0, 6-1.

Kennewick boys 7, Eisenhower 0

Singles: Joel Mckenzie (K) d. Logan Patterson 6-1, 6-2; Brock Schuh (K) d. Jordon Chen 6-0, 6-0; Stephen Moses (K) d. Kyle Linker 6-1, 6-0; David Ryther (K) d. Carlos Martinez 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles: Taylor Osborn-Jackson Diaz (K) d. Philip Celerian-Oscar Martinez 6-0, 6-1; Sam Stephens-Chad Mckenzie (K) d. Cristian Velasco-Felipe Monter 6-3, 6-1; Alonso Ponce-Zach Garrett (K) d. Alejandro Licea-Martin Guillen 6-1, 7-5.

Eisenhower girls 5, Kennewick 2

Singles: Stephanie Buckingham (K) d. Claire Bohoskey 6-4, 6-4; Ali Sellstead (E) d. Madison Croft 2-6, 6-1, 6-2; Kacie Cross (E) d. Marissa Scott 6-1, 6-1; Tori Klein (E) d. Sadaf Chaugle 6-2, 6-1.

Doubles: Sarah Lopez-Sophia Pedemonte (E) d. Bethany Bjur-Becca Stucki 6-1, 6-1; Dana Boldt-Linda Nguyen (K) d. Nikki Samano-Ashley Steffens 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-2; Rachel Lopez-Maritza Alejo (E) d. Myana Harris-Hanoor Mahal 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Eisenhower vs. Southridge, postponed

West Valley boys 7, Chiawana 0

Singles: Aaron Farmer (WV) d. Jason Toyoda 6-0, 6-0; Cooper Anderson (WV) d. Jose Mendoza 6-1, 6-0; Craig Heflick (WV) d. Jim Sturdivant 6-0, 6-0; Kenny Kim (WV) d. Javan Olin 6-4, 6-0.

Doubles: Daniel Wenker-Mitchell Anderson (WV) d. Howard Durrant-Eric Garcia 6-0, 6-0; Keifer Westlund-John Paul Pease (WV) d. Erick Rios-Ricky Rada 6-0, 6-1; Brian Ridd-Michael Merritt (WV) d. Eduardo Arzate-Edgar Farias 7-5, 3-6, 6-4.

West Valley girls 6, Chiawana 1

Singles: Devyn Johnsen (C) d. Cardine Goyette 6-1, 6-1; Carley Schmidt (WV) d. Kaytlin Nelson 6-7 (8), 6-1, 7-6 (4); Kayelyn Aggett (WV) d. Jessica Moss 7-6 (1), 6-2; Lauren Boushey (WV) d. Ashley Good 6-4, 0-6, 6-4.

Doubles: Carly Riehl-Becca Sainsbury (WV) d. Lupe Salgado-Cassandra Gomez 6-2, 6-0; Kelli Carman-Roz Pratt (WV) d. Roxanna Stapleton-Emily Vaughn 6-0, 6-2; Lauren Brandt-Augusta Milford (WV) d. Julie Campos-Josephina Velasquez 6-4, 5-7, 6-2.

West Valley boys 4, Richland 3

Singles: Farmer (WV) d. Travis Zuroske 6-0, 6-3; Anderson (WV) d. Simean Yang 6-2, 7-6 (7-5 tiebreaker); Heflick (WV) d. Patrick Kinder 6-3, 6-4; Brett Myer (R) d. Kim 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles: Phillip Vukelich-Josh Luo (R) d. Wenker-Anderson 6-2, 6-4; Westlund-Pease (WV) d. Nick Colby-Zach Fisher 6-2, 7-5; Nikhil Malhan-Taylor Armstrong (R) d. Ridd-Merritt 6-0, 6-1. Record: WV 1-0 league, 5-1 overall.

Richland girls 5, West Valley 2

Singles: Tasha Talbot (R) d. Carly Riehl 6-4, 6-2; Rachel Porter (R) d. Kayelyn Aggett 6-4, 6-2; Cori McMurray (R) d. Becca Sainsbury 5-7, 6-4, 10-7; Hannah Lake (R) d. Lauren Boushey 6-4, 4-6, 10-8.

Doubles: Caroline Goyette-Carley Schmidt (WV) d. Elinor Lake-Lizzy Mundea 6-4, 6-3; Taylor Bobovsky-Roz Pratt (WV) d. Maddie Quick-Hailey Thompson 6-4, 6-4; Eva Kloss-Anna Lipton (R) d. Kelli Carman/Lauren Brandt 6-3, 6-2.

Record: West Valley is 0-1 league, 1-4 overall.

Prosser boys 4, Connell 1

Singles: Prosser wins both singles by forfeit.

Doulbes: Daniel Purkeypyle-Stockton Taylor (C) d. Ben Zocher-Brandon Cromar 6-2, 6-3; Brent Keller-Harley Hall (P) d. Nathan Gutierrez-Logan Taylor 6-4, 6-1; Tim Bowen-Kevin Munck (P) d. Christopher Edmonds-Garrison Withers 6-2, 6-3.

Prosser girls 3, Connell 2

Singles: Haily Larson (P) d. Michaela Easterday 6-0, 6-0; Tabitha Reilly (P) d. Yurisely Izazaga 6-3, 6-2.

Doubles: Megan Booker-Alice Phongsa (C) d. Karley Crawford-Helen Petersen 6-2, 6-4; Pamela Serrano-Samantha Reilly (P) d. Nidia Tapia-Vanessa Alvarez 6-4, 6-3; Yannet Zuniga-Evelyn Torres (C) d. Cathy Yepez-Esma Jimenez 6-3, 8-6.

Walla Walla knocks off YVCC fastpitch

YAKIMA, Wash. — Walla Walla used a four-run third inning and a five-run sixth to pull away for a 12-3 victory over Yakima Valley in an NWAACC East Region fastpitch game Saturday at Dunbar Field.

Saturday’s second game was rained out and has been rescheduled for April 15 at YVCC.

Arlene Futch drove in two runs and stole a base, Danielle Porter had an RBI and Tori Slobig scored a run for the Yaks (0-3, 7-7-1).

Walla Walla      004 215 — 12 13 0
Yakima Valley   000 102 — 3 5 3
Bobadilla and Winston; Stout and Kelly.
Highlights: Arlene Futch (YVCC) 1-2, 2 RBI, sb; Danielle Porter (YVCC) 1-3, RBI; Tori Slobig (YVCC) 1-3, run; Monica Stout (YVCC) 1-2; Holly Thierolf (YVCC) 1-2, 2b.

Central doubleheader rained out

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Central Washington’s fastpitch doubleheader with Western Washington on Saturday was postponed by rain.

The teams will attempt to make up one of those games today, along with playing the scheduled doubleheader. The first game is set to start at 11 a.m. at Gary and Bobbi Frederick Field.

The other rained-out game is tentatively rescheduled for April 22 when Central (7-3 GNAC, 9-6 overall) travels to Bellingham.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Central swept at Saint Martin’s

LACEY, Wash. — Central Washington scored only one run in 16 innings Saturday and dropped both games of a GNAC doubleheader to Saint Martin’s, 5-1 and 2-0.

Though the Wildcats produced eight hits in the first game, their lone tally came on Brady Kincannon’s second homer of the season.

CWU (1-9 GNAC, 6-14 overall) was then held to two singles in the seven-inning second game by the Saints’ Thomas DeBoer and Kaleb Wilson.

Central junior Ryan Hastings scattered seven hits in the loss.

Game 1

Central                 000 001 000 — 1 8 2
Saint Martin’s   201 001 01x — 5 10 1
Rohde, Palmer (8) and Leid; McIver, Meehan (7), Saltvick (8) and Leonard.
CWU highlights: Nate Wallen 2-4; Brady Kincannon HR; Glen Reser 2-4.

Game 2

Central                000 000 0 — 0 2 0
Saint Martin’s  200 000 x — 2 7 1
Hastings and Kathman; DeBoer, Wilson (7) and Savage.
CWU highlights: Chaz Ocbina 1-2.

COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD

Self betters hammer mark

STANFORD, Calif. — Central Washington’s Tori Self improved on her NCAA Division II provisional national qualifying mark in the women’s hammer Saturday at the Stanford Invitational.

Self, a senior from Kent, had a best throw of 178 feet, 2 inches and finished second to Brigham Young’s Tipaleli Fotu (183-7). Self’s mark wa 14 inches short of her personal best.

Also at Stanford, CWU’s Anthony Hogan and Manny Melo posted season bests in the 110-meter hurdles and long jump, respectively. Hogan clocked 14.85 seconds while Melo’s jump of 21 feet, 71/4 inches qualified him for the GNAC championships later this spring.

At the Spring Break Open at Husky Stadium in Seattle, brothers Nathan and Scott Power logged first-place finishes in the 1,500 meters (4:09.05) and 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:26.32), respectively, while Chelsea Genther was second in the 100-meter hurdles (1:11.13).

Wisconsin Rapids beats Bucks for title

YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

WAPATO — Preston Wynne scored 31 points as Wisconsin Rapids won its second straight Yakama Nation Basketball Tournament championship Saturday night, 108-102 over the host Yakama Bucks at Wapato High School.

Andre Domebo added 22 points for Wisconsin, which also defeated the Bucks for last year’s title.

Chris Jones led the Bucks with 27 points and David Maddock had 25.

Wynne was later named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. Maddock and Yakama teammate Richard Dionne were named to the all-star team.

Seattle downed Port Madison 90-78 for third place.

Championship

WISCONSIN RAPIDS 108, YAKAMA BUCKS 102

Wisconsin — Andre Domebo 22, Preston Wynne 31, Rick Jones 6, Robert Lipman 17, Jake Green 3, Doug Sobotta 3, Cody Rubin 26.

Yakama — LaVell Harris 10, Zach Aguilar 2, Marcus Enick 8, Chris Jones 27, Curt Schwamp 21, Richard Dionne 7, David Maddock 25, Jim Smiscon 2.

Wisconsin   28 24 30 26 — 108
Yakama       30 29 18 25 — 102

Third-place game

SEATTLE 90, PORT MADISON 78

Port Madison — George Hill III 4, Dietrich Rios 22, Buck Jones 4, Jose Martinez 21, Jeremy Azure 14, Clinton Case 13.

Seattle — Willie Grover 4, Bo Tinaza 15, Trevor Peterson 29, Barry Peterson 25, Joe Chartraw 15, C.J. Heilman 2.

Port Madison    15 29 18 16 — 78
Seattle                 22 19 24 25 — 90

Fourth-place game

LAWRENCE, KAN. 93, WARM SPRINGS, ORE. 84

Lawrence — D.J. Fish 9, Sheldon Armstrong 23, Randy July Jr. 29, Sonny Eppinette 11, Jason Enright 11, Shane Butler 8, Ralph George 2.

Warm Springs — Raymond Anderson 6, Albert Adams 24, Ray Torres 9, Jason Walker 23, Damoan Jackson 20, Jared Moses 2.

Lawrence            15 22 36 20 — 93
Warm Springs   23 16 16 29 — 84

Fifth-place game

HOOPA, CALIF. 107, TAMA, IOWA 89

Tama — Jermaine Davenport 8, Willis Davenport 18, Cody Davenport 13, Jordan Thompson 22, Joseph Thompson 6, Jalen Tyon 19, Matt Scabbyrobe 3.

Hoopa — Roman Hutt 38, Leighton Pennington 32, Justin Hutt 5, Chad Wilder 11, Wesley Hutt 21.

Tama     28 18 12 31 — 89
Hoopa  18 33 27 29 — 107

All-Stars — Dietrich Rios, Port Madison; Willie Hayward, Ketchikan, Alaska; Michael Jackson, Warm Springs, Ore.; Cody Rubin, Wisconsin; Preston Wynne, Wisconsin; David Maddock, Yakama; Richard Dionne, Yakama; Randy July Jr., Lawrence, Kan.; Leighton Pennington, Hoopa, Calif.; D.J. Fish, Lawrence, Kan.; Curt Schwamp, Yakama; Joe Chartraw, Seattle.

Sportsmanship — Warm Springs, Ore.; MVP — Preston Wynne, Wisconsin; Mr. Hustle — Cody Rubin, Wisconsin; Mr. Assist — Justin Hutt, Hoopa, Calif.; High scorer 3 games, July 154 points; Single game, July 54.

Miles are adding up for Yakima River Canyon Marathon runners

YAKIMA, Wash. — I got a call a couple of days ago from a fellow wanting to let me in on something he found remarkable: A friend of his, a 68-year-old dentist from Omaha, Neb., named Mike Fleming, would be running in his 100th marathon in next Saturday’s Yakima River Canyon Marathon.

To anybody outside of the esoteric community of mega-marathoners, yes, that’s a remarkable feat. We otherwise-inclined, “normal” folks cringe at the wear and tear even one journey over the 26.2 miles of a marathon — roughly 50,000 strides — must wreak upon our feet, our knees, our joints and our will. Go through that abuse 100 times? Please. The mere thought makes us reach for the ibuprofen.

But compared to some of the people who will run alongside him in next Saturday’s 11th annual Canyon marathon, Michael Fleming will be a veritable piker. Only 100 marathons? Please.

No fewer than 50 runners in the Canyon field have run more 26-milers than that. More than a third of those have run 200. Mel Preedy, 77, of Ravensdale, Wash., and Frank Bartocci, 63, of Rochester, Minn., will each be running his 400th marathon.

And if that isn’t enough to boggle the mind, get this: Bob Dolphin, Canyon Marathon co-director along with his wife, Lenore, has already planned out his marathon schedule to ensure that when he runs the 2013 YRCM, it will be his marathon No. 500. He’s currently at 482 and (most definitely) counting.

Five hundred marathons. That’s 13,100 miles of running, and that’s only counting the races themselves. Most marathoners train for months for a marathon — or, in the case of most of these mega-marathoners who complete a dozen or more a year, they never really stop training.

One of next Saturday’s entrants is Ron Fowler, 63, of Rochester, Wash., who has run at least a mile — and usually a lot further — every day for more than 28 years. For more than 10,000 consecutive days, rain or shine, whether suffering through a cold or hampered by sore knees, he has laced up his running shoes and hit the road. Not surprisingly, he has run each of the previous 10 Yakima marathons — as have 24 other entrants in next Saturday’s race.

David Jones, a 65-year-old from Seattle, actually had a longer daily running streak than Fowler until last year, having begun his daily running regimen a month before Fowler did. But Jones’ 27-years-plus streak was ended by health issues right after the 2010 Canyon race, Jones’ 200th marathon. This Saturday he’ll be back for No. 201; this time, because of those health issues, he’ll be walking, not running.

There are numerous reasons the Canyon marathon has become a popular destination for so many marathoners:

• The course is beautiful and is a “point-to-point” route; you never have to retrace your steps or see the same scenery.

• The Dolphins are extremely well-known in the marathoning community, directing not only the YRCM but also overseeing the 100 Marathon Club North America. They attend so many marathons around the country — let’s face it, there can’t possibly be too many races Bob has missed — that they have countless opportunities to spread the word about their scenic event.

• The Marathon Maniacs, a loose-knit group of distance-running, um, shall we say, enthusiasts began just over the Cascades in the Seattle/Tacoma area. Club members invariably turn out in force at the Yakima race, more of them every year as new Maniacs hear about it from older club members. One of those Maniacs? Well, Bob Dolphin himself.

And you don’t just join the Maniacs; you have to earn the right. Even to qualify at the, er, easiest level (Bronze), you must have run two marathons within 16 days of one another, or three marathons within 90 days.

The levels move up — or down, depending on your point of view — through different levels of, well, sanity. There’s the Iridium Level (four marathons in 23 days, or 19 to 25 within a year), the Ruthenium Level (three marathons in three days, four within nine days, or 26 to 30 within a year) and on up to the Titanium Level (one of the qualifications: 52 marathons within a year).

Mike Fleming, that dentist from Omaha, isn’t officially a Maniac but he could be; he has run two marathons a week apart (which would make him a Bronze member), and 13 within a year (which would earn him Gold status).

This Saturday, when he completes his second Canyon marathon (he also ran here in 2002), he will officially join 100 Marathon Club.

“That’s the plan, anyway,” Fleming said on Friday. “I have to finish it, first.”

Real marathoners always do.

• Outdoors editor Scott Sandsberry can be reached at 509-577-7689 or ssandsberry@yakimaherald.com

Prep Roundup — Woodkey helps Cadets to split

YAKIMA, Wash. — It may not look that way judging by the final score, but Michael Woodkey turned in a strong performance on the mound Friday, which helped Eisenhower break into the win column.

Woodkey didn’t allow an earned run and struck out five in a complete-game effort, helping Ike to a 7-6 victory over Pasco in the first game of their non-league baseball doubleheader at Ike Field.

Hayden Watkins led the offense, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, including a two-run single in a three-run fourth, and adding another RBI in a three-run fifth that put the Cadets (1-5) ahead 7-2.

In the second game, Ike’s Darius Pati struck out nine while going the distance, but Pasco’s T.J. Avery scattered six hits, struck out five and also hit a solo homer as the Bulldogs earned the split with a 3-0 victory.

Game 1

Pasco 002 000 4 — 6 5 3

Eisenhower 010 330 x — 7 9 5

Valdez, Slack (6) and Rush; Woodkey and Lombardi.

Highlights: Josh Farnsworth (E) 2-3, 2b; Hayden Watkins (E) 3-3, 4 RBI; Michael Woodkey (E) 0 er, 5 Ks.

Game 2

Pasco 101 001 0 — 3 10 1

Eisenhower 000 000 0 — 0 6 0

Avery and Rush, Guajardo (6); Pati and Lombardi.

Highlights: T.J. Avery (P) 5 Ks, solo HR; Kris Loyd (E) 2-3; Woodkey (E) 2-3; Darius Pati (E) 9 Ks.

 

WEST VALLEY 6, DAVIS 2: At West Valley, Lukas Hinton homered and teamed with Steven Wagar on a four-hitter as the Rams downed Davis.

Tyler Gallaway had three hits for WV and Steven Hillier added two.

Davis 020 000 0 — 2 4 2

West Valley 033 000 x — 6 9 0

Jensen, Klingele (5) and White Elk; Hinton, Wagar (7) and Hillier.

Highlights: Tyler Gallaway (WV) 3-3; Steven Hillier (WV) 2-2; Lukas Hinton (WV) HR, RBI.

 

FASTPITCH

West Valley blanks Pirates

Hannah Kivi pitched a two-hitter and Kaity Ross was a single shy of the cycle Friday to lead West Valley to a 13-0 fastpitch victory in non-league action at Kiwanis Park.

Ross doubled, tripled and homered in three at-bats and also had three RBI for WV (2-3).

West Valley 041 80 — 13 15 2

Davis 000 00 — 0 2 8

Kivi, Williams (5) and Wetzel; Gissel Osuna and Daphne Fisher.

Highlights: Osuna (D) 4 Ks; Sara Turckheim (D) 1-2; Daniella Sandoval (D) 1-2; Kaity Ross (WV) 3 RBI, HR, 2b, 3b, 3-3; Cheyanne Berkes (WV) 2-3, RBI; Megan Wetzel (WV) 2-3, 3b RBI; Shae Sunwold (WV) 2-3, RBI; Hannah Souers (WV) 2-3, 2 RBI; Whitney Biehl (WV) 2-3, RBI.

 

NACHES VALLEY 4-3, SUNNYSIDE CHRISTIAN 2-7: At Naches Valley, Analisa Van Oostrum went 3-for-3 with two runs and an RBI, and Makayla Morrow was 2-for-3 with a double, and run and three RBI to help Sunnyside Christian win the second game and earn the split.

Katelyn Heide struck out 10, and Rachel Simmons went 2-for-3 with two RBI as Naches Valley (3-1) won the opener.

Game 1

Sunnyside Chr. 020 000 0 — 2 4 2

Naches Valley 101 020 x — 4 8 0

Morrow and D. DeGroot; Heide and Charlet.

Highlights: Makayla Morrow (SC) 2-3, run, 9 Ks; Gabby Fillieitti (SC) 1-2, RBI; Katelyn Heide (NV) 10 Ks; Delaney Romero (NV) 2-4, 3b, 2 runs; Kaylynn Gylling (NV) 1-2, run; Sydney Charlet (NV) 1-3, run; Rachel Simmons (NV) 2-3, 2 RBI.

Game 2

Sunnyside Chr. 104 011 — 7 10 0

Naches Valley 101 010 — 3 9 3

Morrow, J. DeGroot (5) and D. DeGroot; Stanley, Heide (4) and Charlet.

Highlights: Analisa Van Oostrum (SC) 3-3, 2 runs, RBI; Deni Knotts (SC) 1-3, run; Grace Den Hoed (SC) 3b, 2 runs; Danika DeGroot (SC) 1-2, run, RBI; Morrow (SC) 2-3, 2b, run, 3 RBI; Romero (NV) 1-3, run; Kristen Stanley (NV) 3-3, 2 runs; Heide (NV) RBI; Gylling (NV) 2 RBI.

 

Late Thursday

CWAC

Ellensburg 11-13, Prosser 1-3

Game 1

Prosser 000 01 — 1 7 1

Ellensburg 206 03 — 11 12 1

Ferry and Alefteras; Burgess and Swanson.

Highlights: Meza (P) 2-3, run, sb; Rodriguez (P) 2-2, sb; Garza (P) RBI; Burgess (E) 7 Ks; Sharon (E) 3-4, 3b, run, RBI; Swanson (E) 1-2, 2 runs, RBI; Savage (E) 2-3, run, RBI; Hannahs (E) 3b, run, 2 RBI; Vick (E) 2 runs; Griffin (E) 2-3, 2 runs, 3 RBI.

Game 2

Prosser 020 10 — 3 3 0

Ellensburg 900 13 — 13 8 2

Meza and Alefteras; Porter and Swanson.

Highlights: Ferry (P) 1-2, run, sb; Ledesma (P) 2b, run, RBI; Alefteras (P) 2 RBI; Sharon (E) 3b, 3 runs, 4 sb, 2 RBI; Gant 1-2, 2 runs, 2 sb, RBI; Vick (E)2-3, 2b, 2 runs, RBI; Porter (E) 2-3, run, 2 RBI; Bauer (E) 2-2, run, 2 RBI.

 

PREP GOLF

WV boys 3rd in Dolquist

Kameron Schmidt shot a 79 to tie for third, helping the West Valley boys to a third-place team finish in the Lee Dolquist Invitational golf tournament Friday at Apple Tree Golf Course.

Barrett McGinnisd and David Won shared medalist honors with 4-over 76s, and Kyle Cornett matched Schmidt and Prosser’s Chad Hancock at 79, leading Jackson to the team title.

FRIDAY’S RESULTS

At Apple Tree, par 72

Team scores (top 3): Jackson 312, Richland 330, West Valley 336.

Top 5 individuals: 1, Barret McGinnis (J) 76; 2, David Won (J) 76; 3, Kameron Schmidt (WV) 79; 4, Chad Hancock (P) 79; 5, Kyle Cornett (J) 79.

West Valley results: Schmidt 79, Conor O’Brien 82, Bryce Gout 85, Dylan Dietrich 90, Dustin DiBenedetto 93, Logan Helgeland 102.

 

Othello Girls Invitational

At Othello Golf and Country Club, par 70

Team scores: Othello Red 307, Ephrata 314, East Valley 340, Wenatchee 353, Wapato 356, Othello White 359, Royal inc.

Medalist: Delaney Towle (OR) 91. Nine-hole medalist: Allie Duff (Eph) 53.

East Valley scorers: Alexa Palomarez 108, Katie Gibbs 109, Allyson Ingraham 57 (9 holes), Kayla Hood 66 (9 holes). Also: Kelsey Sybouts 70 (9 holes).

Wapato scorers: Michelle Baluca 105, Jennifer Cruz 117, Annie Milnz 60 (9 holes), Diana Baluca 74 (9 holes). Also: Darlene Baluca 76 (9 holes).

 

PREP SOCCER

Cisneros hat trick leads Viks

MABTON — Edgar Cisneros had a hat trick, including half of Mabton’s four first-half goals, as the Vikings rolled to a 5-1 victory over Naches Valley in a SCAC boys soccer match Friday night.

First half: 1, Mabton, Edgar Cisneros, 8:00; 2, Mabton, Josh Carrasco, 12:00; 3, Mabton, Gil Macedo, 19:00; 4, Mabton, Cisneros, 31:00.

Second half: 5, Mabton, Cisneros, 60:00; 6, Naches Valley, goal scorer not reported, 70:00.

Note: Goalies and saves not reported.

Local Report — Yakama Bucks advance to final

WAPATO — Richard Dionne scored 26 points Friday night to lead the Yakama Bucks into the championship game of the 56th annual Yakama Nation Basketball Tournament with a 106-79 win over Port Madison.

Yakama’s opponent in tonight’s 8 o’clock title game at Wapato High School will be defending champ Wisconsin Rapids, which routed Seattle 113-84 in Friday’s other semifinal.

The Bucks lost the title game of last year’s tourney to Wisconsin Rapids.

LaVell Harris added 21 points for the Bucks, who bolted from a 21-21 first-quarter tie by outscoring Port Madison 56-35 over the middle two periods.

Chris Jones, Curt Schwamp and David Maddock scored 13 points each for Yakama. Dietrich Rios had 19 points and Jeremy Azure 18 for Port Madison.

For Wisconsin, Cody Rubin poured through 38 points and Andre Domebo added 23. Bo Tinaza led Seattle with 25.

In Friday’s early games, Albert Adams led a balanced attack with 28 points as Warm Springs, Ore. overwhelmed Wind River, Wyo. 122-82, and Glen Jones’ 34 points carried Yakama Bucks II to a 109-106 overtime victory against Lawrence, Kan.

The second Yakama team has replaced Wellpinit, which was a no-show for an earlier game. As a result, Lawrence advanced in the tournament.

YAKAMA BUCKS 106, PORT MADISON 79

Port Madison 21 19 16 23 — 79

Yakama 21 25 31 29 — 106

Port Madison — George Hill III 11, Dietrich Rios 19, Buck Jones 4, Jose Martinez 15, Jeremy Azure 18, Clinton Case 10, Shae Shimmel 2.

Yakama — LaVell Harris 21, Marcus Enick 6, Chris Jones 13, Curt Schwamp 13, Richard Dionne 26, David Maddock 13, Jim Smiscon 3, Guy Sanchey 6, Tiny Moses 6.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS 113, SEATTLE 84

Wisconsin 28 25 29 31 — 113

Seattle 15 19 26 24 — 84

Wisconsin — Alan Walker 2, Andre Domebo 23, Preston Wynne 10, Joe Johnson 8, Rick Jones 10, Robert Lipman 8, Chad Marks 8, Jake Green 6, Cody Rubin 38.

Seattle — Willie Grover 8, Bo Tinaza 25, Trevor Peterson 10, Barry Peterson 11, Otto Tanner 4, Joe Chartraw 22, Rob Moss 4.

WARM SPRINGS, ORE. 122, WIND RIVER, WYO. 82

Wind River 17 13 22 30 — 82

Warm Springs 27 29 31 35 — 122

Wind River — J.P. Magnum 2, Jordan Whiteman 24, Lamar Spoonhunter 30, Ben Soundingsides 2, Mickey Spoonhunter 6, John Arneach 8, Aaron Charley 10.

Warm Springs — Ray Anderson 26, Albert Adams 28, Ray Torres 8, Jason Walker 22, Damoan Jackson 21, Jared Moses 17.

YAKAMA BUCKS II 109, LAWRENCE, KAN. 106 (OT)

Lawrence 17 30 25 26 8 — 106

Yakama 33 21 24 20 11 — 109

Lawrence — Travis Van Pelt 13, D.J. Fish 10, Sheldon Armstrong 12, Randy July Jr. 54, Jason Enright 4, Shane Butler 11, Ralph George 2.

Yakama — Nathan Mesplie 5, Glen Jones 34, Casey Eneas 11, Andrew Blodgett 18, Clifton Smiscon 12, Adrian Komaromy 15, Cory Williams 14.

Today’s schedule: Placing games at 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Championship — Yakama Bucks vs. Wisconsin Rapids, 8 p.m.

 

COLLEGE FASTPITCH

Errors cost YVCC in twin bill

Yakima Valley’s Hannah Kranz and Rachel Aimone allowed only two earned runs in the Yaks fastpitch doubleheader against Columbia Basin on Friday, but untimely errors proved YVCC’s undoing.

With two errors leading to two unearned runs in the first game, Yakima Valley fell 2-1 while two more miscues allowed two more unearned runs in a 3-1 second-game loss at Dunbar Field.

The games were YVCC’s Eastern Region openers. The Yaks are 7-6-1 overall going into today’s noon doubleheader at home with Walla Walla.

Hannah Hester had two hits for Yakima Valley in the first game while Tori Slobig doubled and drove in YVCC’s lone run in the second game.

Game 1

Columbia Basin 001 001 0 — 2 4 0

Yakima Valley 000 001 0 — 1 6 2

Moelsberger and Brisby; Kranz and Ganuelas.

YVCC highlights: Hannah Hester 2-3, run; Tori Slobig 1-3; Hollie Thierolf 1-3, RBI; Sarah Moquin 1-2; Hollie Lamb 1-2; Hannah Kranz 9K, 0 ER.

Game 2

Columbia Basin 000 200 1 — 3 7 0

Yakima Valley 000 010 0 — 1 3 2

Bakos and Brisby; Aimone and Kelly.

YVCC highlights: Arlene Futch 1-3, stolen base; Samantha Boelter 1-3, run; Slobig 1-3, 2b, RBI; Rachel Aimone 1 ER.

Canyon Rim ultra already filled up

YAKIMA, Wash. — Well, here’s another example that distance runners just never get enough of doing what they love: running … and running … and running … and running …

Next weekend will be the 11th annual Yakima River Canyon Marathon, with more than 500 endurance athletes coming into town from all over this country (and, usually, a few others as well). Many YRCM entrants typically ask race co-director Lenore Dolphin if there are other marathon in the region a day or two before or after the race, so they can double their Pacific Northwest marathon pleasure in the same trip.

To take advantage of the number of those mega-marathoners looking for another long run, James Varner, a Winthrop-based director of numerous “ultra” trail runs, contacted Lenore and Bob Dolphin months ago to see if they would mind his scheduling a trail ultra-marathon on the Yakima Rim, overlooking the canyon, for the day after the canyon marathon. Knowing their running clientele would be thrilled at another opportunity, they told Varner to go for it.

He did, and announced the Yakima Rim Skyline 50-K (roughly 31 miles) and 25-K runs for next Sunday, April 3.

This past Monday, Varner announced that the 150 berths in his runs were already filled up — many of them by people who will have run the marathon the day before. There had already been a few cancellations, but as spaces open up, they’re almost certain to be snapped up by others willing to pound out the miles.

OK, you take 26.2 miles, you add 31 miles, lessee, that makes … well, it makes me tired. Even thinking about it.

I think I’ll go take a nap.

– Scott Sandsberry

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