Tennis pros right at home

Welts bring world of experience to new jobs at Yakima Tennis Club ||

YAKIMA, Wash. — Having traveled the world on the pro circuit, and taught at some of the largest tennis clubs in some of the largest cities in this country, Yakima seems slightly out of place.

Yet for Stephen and Jana Welt, this little spot in Central Washington feels exactly like the right place at the right time in their lives.

Working most recently in Southern California, the couple patiently waited for the opening that would satisfy a career goal while allowing them to raise their two young daughters in an appealing locale.

That moment arrived earlier this year courtesy of the Yakima Tennis Club, when Stephen was named the club’s general manager and director of tennis, with Jana joining the teaching staff.

“My wife and I had a dream to run or own a tennis club together,” said Stephen, 44, who met Jana in the late 1990s when he was teaching at the Evert Tennis Academy in Florida and she was playing on the Women’s Tennis Association tour.

“With the economy today, owning a club would be tough,” he continued, “so this is about as close as we can get.”

More importantly, both firmly believe that Yakima will be a good place to raise daughters Hannah, who will be 6 next month, and Abigail, who turned 3 last month.

“The Northwest was always at the top of my list, and Yakima is the first opportunity in a long time that fit the majority of our wishes for our family,” said Jana, 36, who was born in the Czech Republic but grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia, and became familiar with the region traveling to junior tennis events.

“It’s always a tough decision … to uproot to the unknown,” she continued. “As far as what was best for us, we felt this was the right move. So far, we haven’t regretted it.”

“When you have a wife and two daughters, family needs come first, and we heard from a lot of people that this was a great place to raise a family,” said Stephen, who was born and raised in London. “We wouldn’t have moved from where we were … if we didn’t think this was the best move for our family.”

So, after five years as director of tennis at the exclusive Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., Stephen and family left the Palm Springs-area community for the “Palm Springs of Washington,” a place they had some familiarity with.

The couple visited Yakima in 2009 to watch a junior event at the tennis club, and “felt like we’d be back some day,” Stephen said.

“When we were here two years ago, it seemed like exactly the place we wanted to be,” said Jana, adding that the Yakima Tennis Club reminded both of them of the type of tennis facility they grew up around — not the large “corporate clubs” they later worked for.

“We were never native Southern Californians and it wore on us,” Jana said of the Mission Hills stop. “This is refreshing coming out of a corporate club.

“It’s nice being in a smaller community and to have an enthusiastic tennis community to help back you up.”

It’s also an opportunity for the two to work side-by-side passing on their knowledge and passion for the sport.

“We complement each other,” Jana said. “He has more of a technical aspect (to his teaching) and I have that competitive side. One of my goals is to ultimately work with a wider variety of players, but it’s nice that each of us has our own strengths.”

They plan to utilize those strengths to carry on the rich tennis tradition at the Yakima Tennis Club, Stephen said.

“There’s a big history behind this club,” he said. “They’ve certainly had a lot of good coaches here in the past, and I want to carry on that tradition.”

Particularly working in tandem with a membership that “respects” their efforts, Jana said.

“It’s great that we have something we can work on together,” she said. “It’s a great advantage, especially here because it’s a family place.”

Welts take the long way to Yakima

YAKIMA, Wash. — Downsizing to Yakima is quite a change for Stephen and Jana Welt, who, thanks to tennis, have experienced a large portion of this planet, first while growing up and then through their respective careers.

Stephen was born in London with tennis a big part of his upbringing. His parents were from South Africa, where his mother was a junior tennis champion. He also has a sister who played college tennis in the United States.

Welt grew up looking out on the Cumberland Lawn Tennis Club, where he could watch top players like Bjorn Borg, Vitas Gerulaitis and Mats Wilander use the club’s grass courts to prepare for Wimbledon.

Knowing a playing career wasn’t in his future, Welt started teaching in his late teens as he worked toward a degree in business administration.

Teaching tennis not only brought opportunities, such as working with the Israeli tennis team, it set the stage for him to meet Jana.

After his time in Israel, he joined his parents in Florida in the mid-1990s, where they had moved, and landed a job at the Evert Tennis Academy, run by the Evert family, including former star Chris Evert.

It was there that he met the then-Jana Nejedly, who was in the latter half of a 13-season run on the Women’s Tennis Association tour, a career that featured five years ranked in the top 100.

“We started dating before I became her teacher,” said Stephen, adding that he was hesitant at first to take that job. “Our relationship accelerated quickly, and she asked me if I would coach her and I eventually agreed (in 1999).”

He left the Evert Academy and they traveled the world together the next four years before Jana finally retired in 2003, with that experience preparing them for their next phase together, as they were married in 2004.

“(Working together) definitely had its (stressful) moments,” Jana said, “but we’d say that if we can make it through that, we can make it through anything.”

As the focus shifted to Stephen’s career, he held teaching jobs in Boston, Florida and North Carolina before the couple landed at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., where Jana’s mother and stepfather lived.

Five years later, the couple received the one offer that could pry them away from that exclusive resort and launch this latest stage in their lives — the chance to run a tennis club together, here at the Yakima Tennis Club.

Although it was difficult to depart California, particularly leaving Jana’s parents, the couple is enjoying a slightly quieter lifestyle while finally accomplishing what they’ve dreamed of for years.

“We came out on top in the end,” Jana said.

Mavericks fall late in opener

YAKIMA, Wash. — After a dazzling start, including a record-setting field goal, the Yakima Mavericks have to feel like they literally gave Saturday’s season opener away.

Yakima jumped to a 17-point first-quarter lead, but lost it all, thanks in large part to seven turnovers — six in the second-half — and the Vancouver Vipers slipped out of Zaepfel Stadium with a 21-20 victory in a Pacific Football League game.

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“We started off good … but when you have seven turnovers, you’re not going to win a game,” Mavericks general manager Nathan Soptich said.

Yakima’s final miscue, a fumbled punt, set up Vancouver with a short field late in the game. The Vipers took advantage, with quarterback Kyle English scoring on a 2-yard run with about a minute remaining.

Romeen Abdollmohammadi’s extra point provided the winning margin.

Yakima was unable to move the ball into field-goal range on its final possession.

That might not have needed to be too deep in Vancouver territory given Joe Smith’s first-half production.

Yakima’s kicker boomed a 62-yard field goal in the first quarter — breaking his own league record of 60 set two seasons ago — and he also was good from 43 yards out in the second quarter.

That was part of a strong start for the Mavericks, who opened the scoring when Ryan Kemp hit John Lobbestael with a 10-yard scoring pass. After Smith’s record kick, the Mavericks pushed the advantage to 17-0 when Jeremey Franck returned a fumble 32 yards for a score.

That was part of an impressive night for Franck, who also had two interceptions.

English threw a 10-yard TD pass to Ki Mo in the second quarter, but the Mavericks still led 20-3 at the break. Vancouver pulled closer in the third when Mike Ivanov returned a fumble 48 yards for a score.

Kemp was 15 of 29 for 183 yards with three interceptions and a lost fumble. Lobbestael led the team with eight catches for 96 yards, and Ryan Wright rushed for 99 yards on 20 carries.

“It as good to go out and lead most of the game and realize we’re a decent team and can compete,” Soptich said. “We just have to clean some things up. But there’s still a lot of season left.”

Yakima will try again for its first victory next Saturday when it hosts the South Sound Shockers at 6 p.m. at Zaepfel Stadium.

Vancouver       7     0    7     7    —    21
Yakima            17     3    0    0    —    20

Yak — John Lobbestael 10 pass from Ryan Kemp (Joe Smith kick)

Yak — FG Smith 62

Yak — Jeremey Franck 32 interception return (Smith kick)

Van — Ki Mo 10 pass from Kyle English (Romeen Abdollmohammadi kick)

Yak — FG Smith 43

Van — Mike Ivanov 48 fumble return (Abdollmohammadi kick)

Van — English 2 run (Abdollmohammadi kick)

YAKIMA HIGHLIGHTS

RUSHING — Ryan Wright 20-99.

PASSING — Kemp 15-29-183 3.

RECEIVING — John Lobbestael 8-96.

 

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Crimp claims Seniors crown

YAKIMA, Wash. — Ellensburg’s Keith Crimp, eager to retune his game for a busy summer of amateur tournament golf, found it quickly enough Saturday, sinking a downhill 25-foot putt for eagle on the fourth playoff hole to win the fourth annual Yakima Valley Seniors Invitational at SunTides Golf Course.

Crimp, a veteran of Northwest amateur tournaments and last year’s winner of the Washington Senior Amateur, erased Ray Gallipo’s five-stroke lead after the first round Friday with steady golf augmented by occasional bright spots, including a chip-in birdie on the seventh hole and a courageous 25-footer on the 18th that forged a three-way tie with Gallipo and 2009 champ Bill Adkison.

Gallipo took his five-stroke lead into the back nine, but disaster struck on the 11th hole. A shocking four-putt cost him three strokes of his lead, and Adkison proceeded to birdie the next hole to close to within one.

Gallipo’s misfortunes continued. His drive on the 18th hooked into the restraining fence and he was forced to chip out backward. His bogey and Adkison’s par sent both to sudden-death, where Crimp awaited.

With a gallery of golf carts following, Adkison was the first two leave, missing a four-footer on the first hole. On the second, Crimp unleashed a 310-yard drive while Gallipo pulled his tee shot under a tree. He managed a low punch shot past the hole and nearly sank a delicate chip. Crimp safely got down in two.

It was finally settled on the fourth playoff hole, as Crimp’s 180-yard 5-iron settled 25 feet from the hole. His eagle putt, at the last moment, trickled in.

“I had good vibes going into the playoff,” said Crimp, who won the City title in 2003. “A few breaks always help, of course. I had straight pars until a bogey on 17, but I made up for it on 18. It’s a nice way to start the year.”

Pat Gavin, battling health problems, put up his best score in several years, capturing low net of the field with a 131 total, including a Saturday 78 in his first weekend of golf.

Several challengers fired and failed during Saturday’s finale. Doug Hearron was steady until two double bogeys in a row took him out of the chase, and Ward Jackson was also in the hunt.

The tournament, with a field of 112, also saw its first hole-in-one Saturday as Dan Rollins knocked in an ace on the 158-yard 13th hole.

YAKIMA VALLEY SENIORS INVITATIONAL
Final results
Saturday at SunTides Golf Course

Low gross of the field: Keith Crimp.

Low net of the field: Pat Gavin.

Age 50-57 gross: Ray Gallipo, Doug Hearron, Ward Jackson. Net: N. Valdes, Cal Anderson, Steve Smythe, Joe Garcia, Lyn Dasso (tie).

Age 58-62 gross: Bill Adkison, Perry McCormick, Dennis Kline, Rory Johnston (tie).

Age 63-65 gross: Will Curley, Don Clark, Mark Mochel.

Age 66-69 gross: Mike Chambers, Troy Wilmoth (tie), Marv Swainson.

Age 70-up gross: Russ Arbuckle.

 

Third-ranked Rangers roll to sweep

NACHES, Wash. — Cody Johns opened with a two-hitter and Cole Gilman helped close with a grand slam to lead third-ranked Naches Valley to a 12-0, 11-1 sweep over Cle Elum in SCAC West baseball on Saturday.

Johns struck out nine in the first game while also going 2 for 2.

Gilman’s grand slam came in the first inning of the second game as the Rangers moved into a first-place tie with Goldendale at 8-0 and improved to 15-1 overall.

Game 1

Cle Elum 000 00 — 0 2 3
Naches Valley 714 0x — 12 3 0
Braxton, Cameron (1), Peppin (4) and Adams, Wolfe (3); C. Johns and Kass.
Highlights: Cody Johns (NV) 9 K, 2-2.

Game 2

Cle Elum 000 10 — 1 2 3
Naches Valley 401 6x — 11 11 1
Wagsholm, Allen (4) and Wolfe; Gonzalez, K. Johns (5) and Kass, Hill (5).
Highlights: Cooper Filleau (CE) 2b; Noel Gonzalez (NV) 8 Ks; Cole Gilman (NV) 2-3, 2b, HR, 4 RBI; Nathan Giles (NV) 2b; Chris Walker (NV) 2b.

HIGHLAND 25-17, GRANGER 0-2: At Granger, Faustino Uriostegui was 7 for 8 with four RBI and seven runs for the day as the Scotties moved to 4-6 in league and 8-7 overall.

Game 1

Highland 13(12) 36 — 25 18 0
Granger 000 00 — 0 3 10
Packard, Logan (5) and Christenson; Oswalt, Irving (4) and Mendoza.
Highlights: Trey Trepanier (H) 3-5, 2 runs; Kavan Stoltenow (H) 2-3, 4 runs, 2b; Faustino Uriostegui (H) 4-4, 3 runs, 2b, 3 RBI; William Packard (H) 4 IP, 9 K, 1 hit.

Game 2

Highland (13)20 20 — 17 13 3
Granger 000 20 — 2 3 3
Mitchum, Soderstrom (4), Uriostegiu (5) and Boughman; Leon, Mendoza (1) and Eqaihua.
Highlights: Uriostegui (H) 3-4, 4 runs, RBI; Taylor Logan (H) 2-3, 2 runs, 2 2b, 4 RBI; Patrik Botik (H) RBI; Josiah Mitchum (H) 3 IP, 6 K.

KIONA-BENTON 4-4, GOLDENDALE 0-10: At Kiona-Benton, Tyrell Cronin was 3 for 4 with two doubles and three RBI to power Goldendale (13-3) in the second game victory and a split of the non-league doubleheader.

Matt Mason struck out 10 in the complete-game shutout in the opener for Ki-Be.

Game 1

Goldendale 000 000 0 — 0 7 0
Kiona-Benton 301 000 x — 4 6 0
Briseno, Cronin (5) and Gaston; Mason and Riley.
Highlights: Reed Lindhe (G) 2-3; Daniel Deaton (KB) 3-3; Matt Mason (KB) 10 Ks.

Game 2

Goldendale 121 050 1 — 10 15 0
Kiona-Benton 020 200 0 — 4 8 2
Lindhe, Bare (4) and Denny; Deaton, Robb (5) and Riley.
Highlights: Tyrell Cronin (G) 3-4, 2 2b, 3 RBI; Wade Gaston (G) 3-4; Anthony Dobson (G) 2-4; Austin Trunkey (G) 2-3, 2b; Nolan Bare (G) 2-2; Carl Robb (KB) 4-4, 2 2b, 2 RBI.

CWAC

SELAH 13-14, PROSSER 0-3: At Prosser, Kyle Fickes pitched a one-hitter with nine strikeouts in the opener and clubbed a three-run homer in the second game to lead the second-ranked Vikings, who improved to 15-0 in league and 17-0 overall heading into Tuesday’s 4 p.m. rematch with East Valley.

Game 1

Selah 100 057 — 13 12 0
Prosser 000 000 — 0 1 2
K. Fickes and Cavanaugh; Tolcacher, Baker (6) and Finn.
Highlights: Kyle Fickes (S) CG, 9 K, 5 BB; Allen Noble (S) 2-4, 2 RBI; Kurt Lindemann 2-3, 2 2b, 4 RBI; Andrew Gonzalez (S) 2-3, 3-run HR; Jake Monson (S) 3-4, 3 RBI.

Game 2

Selah 370 004 — 14 14 1
Prosser 003 000 — 3 6 4
Gonzalez, Petrea (6) and Cavanaugh; Fassler, Kilian (6) and Finn, Baker (6).
Highlights: Noble (S) 3-5; Lindemann (S) 2-4; Monson (S) 2-3, RBI; K. Fickes (S) 2-4, 3-run HR; Wyatt Baker (P) 2-3; Jake Tolcacher (P) 1-2, RBI; Craig Gustafson (P) 1-3, RBI; T.J. Finn (P) 1-3, RBI.

EAST VALLEY 12-13, WAPATO 1-0: At East Valley, Hunter Hanson was 4 for 4 with a homer and three RBI in the opener, and Conor Palomarez and Cody Cruse both drove in three runs in the second game to key the sweep for East Valley (14-1, 14-3).

Cody Nickoloff added a three-run double in the opener, and a triple and two RBI in the second game for the Red Devils.

Game 1

Wapato 000 10 — 1 3 6
East Valley 212 7x — 12 13 1
Gomez and Imperial; Lemus, Ford (4) and J. Janis.
Highlights: Hunter Hanson (EV) 4-4, HR, 3 RBI; Tony Saiz (EV) 2-4; Cody Nickoloff (EV) 3-run 2b; Kris Janis (EV) 2-2.

Game 2

Wapato 000 00 — 0 1 4
East Valley 121 9x — 13 8 2
Alvarado, Valdez (4) and Imperial; Hanson, Juarez (5) and Cruse.
Highlights: James Himes (EV) 2b, 2 RBI; Conor Palomarez (EV) 2b, 3 RBI; Cody Cruse (EV) 2-3, 2b, 3 RBI; Nickoloff (EV) 3b, 2 RBI.

ELLENSBURG 13-19, GRANDVIEW 3-2: At Ellensburg, Kramer Ferrell went 6 for 8 for the day with five runs and six RBI, including a three-run homer in the opener, and Junior Ledgard drove in seven runs in the second game for the Bulldogs.

Game 1

Grandview 120 00 — 3 8 3
Ellensburg 415 12 — 13 10 0
Sauve, Sanchez (3) and Swearingen; Dunlop, Ledgard (2) and Campbell.
Highlights: Kramer Ferrell (E) 3-4, 2 runs, 4 RBI, 3-run HR; Michael McKinney (E) 2-2, 3 runs, 2 RBI, solo HR; Michael Wyatt (E) 2-3, run, RBI; Anthony Perez (G) 2-3, sb, 2 RBI; Derek Swearingen (G) 1-3, 2b, RBI; Trent Mottice (G) 2-3.

Game 2

Grandview 002 00 — 2 2 4
Ellensburg 670 6x — 19 11 0
Rinehart, Mottice (2) and Swearingen; Carkner and Ledgard.

Highlights: A.J. Carkner (E) 3 K, 2 hitter; Wyatt 2-4, 3 runs, 2 RBI; Junior Ledgard (E) 3-4, 2 runs, 2 3b, 7 RBI; Sasha Siks (E) 1-1, run, 2 RBI; Ferrell (E) 3-4, 3 runs, 2 RBI, sb; Anthony Perez (G) 1-2, 2b.

EPHRATA 14-12, TOPPENISH 0-1: At Ephrata, Bryce Beavers was 5 for 6 for the day with two home runs and 11 RBI for the Tigers.

Game 1

Toppenish 000 00 — 0 4 5
Ephrata 243 5x — 14 13 0
Highlights: John Piper (T) 2-2; Bryce Beavers (E) 2-2, 4 runs, HR, 4 RBI; Josh Snider (E) 2-2, 3b, 5 RBI.

Game 2

Toppenish 000 10 — 1 3 4
Ephrata 604 2x — 12 8 0
Highlights: Beavers (E) 3-4, 2 runs, 3b, HR, 7 RBI.

NORTH CENTRAL 2B

RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN 16-1, WARDEN 15-4: At Warden, Matt Shuel was 4 for 5 with a two-run homer, and Sterling Haas added a three-run shot as Riverside Christian (5-4 league, 7-6 overall) outlasted Warden in the opener.

Michael Pruneda threw a five-hit complete game to help Warden earn the split.

Game 1

Riverside Chr.    420 091 0 — 16 20 2
Warden                 341 203 2 — 15 13 1
Lara, J. Stein (5), S. Haas (7) and S. Haas, M. Stein (7); Warden pitcher not reported and Platas.
Highlights: Matt Shuel (RC) 4-5, 2-run HR; Sterling Haas (RC) 3-run HR; Jamison Cates (RC) 3-5; John Haas (RC) 3-5; J. Yamane (W) 3-3, 2 HR.

Game 2

Riverside Chr.     100 000 0 — 1 5 1
Warden                  102 010 x — 4 6 0
J. Haas and S. Haas; Pruneda and Platas.
Highlights: Michael Stein (RC) 2-3, Shuel (RC) 2-3; Yamane (W) 2-3, HR.

KITTITAS 17-20, MANSON 0-0: At Manson, Nate Sorensen pitched a five-inning no-hitter in the first game, striking out 12 and walking one while Isaac Johnson allowed only one hit in the second while also fanning 12.

The Coyotes (5-1 league) benefited from seven walks and five hit batsmen in the opener. Zach Wallace doubled, hit a grand slam and totaled six RBI in the second game.

Game 1

Kittitas (11)51 00 — 17 13 1
Manson 000 00 — 0 0 4
Sorensen and Studer; Quigley, Stevens (4) and Griffin.
Highlights: Nate Sorensen (K) 12 Ks, 1 BB; Tanner Wallace (K) 2-2, 2 RBI; Isaac Johnson (K) 2-2, 2b, 3 RBI; Zach Wallace (K) 2-2, 2b.

Game 2

Kittitas (13)52 00 — 20 19 0
Manson 000 00 — 0 1 4
Johnson and Studer; Peters, Stevens (3) and Griffin.
Highlights: Laker Brooks (K) 3-3, T. Wallace (K) 2-2, Z. Wallace (K) 2-3, 2b, GS, 6 RBI; Tom Studer (K) 3-3, 2 RBI; Stephen Driver (K) 2-4, 2 RBI; Johnson (K) 12 K.

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Grandview rolls to sweep

EPHRATA, Wash. — Chelsie McNabb was 7 for 8 for the day with four RBI in each game, and Ashley Van Tress went 5 for 8 with seven RBI for the day in leading Grandview to a 17-6, 16-10 sweep of Ephrata in a CWAC fastpitch doubleheader Saturday.

McNabb and Van Tress both had four RBI in the first game, with Yarelli Pedroza going 2 for 4 with two RBI in the game. Samanta Castaneda and Jessica Hall both had three hits in the second game, with Castaneda scoring three times and Hall driving in two as the Greyhounds (7-7 league) finished the sweep.

Game 1

Grandview 160 424 — 17 16 4
Ephrata 202 020 — 6 7 5
Van Tress and McNabb; Allen and Hunsaker.
Highlights: Ashley Van Tress (G) 3-5, 2 sb, 4 RBI; Chelsie McNabb (G) 3-4, 2 2b, 4 RBI; Yarelli Pedroza (G) 2-4, 2 RBI.

Game 2

Grandview 133 123 3 — 16 20 8
Ephrata 400 010 5 — 10 13 8
Van Tress and McNabb; Lund and Hunsaker.
Highlights: Van Tress (G) 2-3, 2 runs, 2 sb, 3 RBI; McNabb (G) 4-5, 2 runs, 4 RBI; Samanta Castaneda (G) 3-5, 3 runs, 3 sb, RBI; Jessica Hall (G) 3-6, 2 RBI.

SCAC

CLE ELUM 6-13, NACHES VALLEY 1-7: At Naches Valley, Hailey Bator struck out 15 batters in the opener and homered with three RBI in the second game to push the Warriors to 4-0 in league.

CE’s Laura Potts was 6 for 9 for the day with two doubles, four runs, a homer and six RBI.

Game 1

Cle Elum             022 011 0 — 6 12 1
Naches Valley   100 000 0 — 1 4 2
Bator and Morehouse; Heide and Charlet.
Highlights: Hailey Bator (CE) 15 K; Laura Potts (CE) 3-4, 2 runs, HR, 3 RBI; Dani Sweigard (CE) 2-4, 2b, run; Jamie Lambert (CE) 2-4, 2b, run; Jill Lambert (CE) 2-4, 3b; Katelin Heide (NV) 2-2; Clark (NV) 2-3, RBI.

Game 2

Cle Elum              104 006 2 — 13 15 1
Naches Valley     002 302 0 — 7 7 3
Bator, Potts (3) and Morehouse; Stanley and Charlet.
Highlights: Carlee Creager (CE) 3-5, run; Ashley Morehouse (CE) 2-4, run, RBI; Sweigard (CE) 2-4, 3 runs, RBI; Potts (CE) 3-5, 2 2b, 2 runs, 3 RBI; Bator (CE) 1-2, 2 runs, HR, 3 RBI; Jill Lambert (CE) 2-4, 2 runs, 2 2b, RBI; Romero (NV) 2-3, run; Kristin Stanley (NV) 1-3, run, RBI; Heide (NV) 1-4, 2 RBI; Stottlemyre (NV) 2 runs; Shoemaker (NV) 2 runs.

GOLDENDALE 11-10, KIONA-BENTON 4-6: At Kiona-Benton, Haley Hoffman hit a grand slam in the opener, and went 2 for 4 with a double and a run in the second game to lead Goldendale to the non-league sweep.

Kayla Gifford added a homer and two RBI in the first game, and Taylor Swift was 2 for 4 with two runs and three RBI in the second game for the Timberwolves.

Game 1

Goldendale          004 420 2 — 11 9 2
Kiona-Benton    000 022 0 — 4 3 5
Hoffman, Kartes (6) and Kartes, Hoffman (6); Schuster and Gifford.
Highlights: Sarah Henderson (G) 3-4, 2 runs, RBI; Taylor Gaston (G) 2-5, 2b, run, 2 RBI; Haley Hoffman (G) HR, run, 4 RBI; Karissa Ihrig (G) 2b, run, RBI; Crysta Counts (G) 1-5, run, RBI; Angelina Antone (G) 3 runs; Kayla Gifford (KB) HR, 2 RBI.

Game 2

Goldendale           120 200 5 — 10 10 3
Kiona-Benton       041 000 1 — 6 9 4
Counts and Kartes; Brundridge and Schuster.
Highlights: Haley Hoffman (G) 2-4, 2b, run, RBI; Taylor Swift (G) 2-4, 2 runs, 3 RBI; Crysta Counts (G) 2-5, 2 runs, RBI; Karissa Ihrig (G) 1-4, 3b, RBI; Johna Kartes (G) 3 runs; Kelsey Howard (G) 1-2, RBI; Sonja Grant (G) run, RBI; Alex Schuster (KB) 2-4, HR, RBI; Shanda Gunter (KB) solo HR; Danae McGhan (KB) 2b, run, 2 RBI.

RIVER VIEW 19-17, MABTON 0-0: At Mabton, Marlen Chavez and Yenifer Fuentes each had singles in the first game for the Vikings (0-6 SCAC East, 2-10 overall), who were no-hit by River View’s Haley Hess in the second.

Game 1

River View     428 23 — 19 17 0
Mabton          000 00 — 0 2 2
Haley Hess and McGill; Sustaita and Chavez.
Highlights: Marlen Chavez (M) 1-2, Yenifer Fuentes (M) 1-2; Hess (RV) 2-3; Demi McGill (RV) 2-4; Terri Thompson (RV) 3-3, 2b, 3b.

Game 2

River View    05(10) 20 — 17 15 0
Mabton           000 00 — 0 0 3
Hess and McGill; Alcala and Chavez.
Highlights: Hess (RV) 2-5, Gier (RV) 3-5 2 2b; McGill (RV) 3b; Thompson (RV) 3-3; Shelby Salter (RV) 2-3.

NORTH CENTRAL 2B

KITTITAS 17-15, MANSON 0-0: At Manson, Sareena Calahan was 3 for 3 with a double, triple, three runs and three RBI in the opener, and Tori O’Shaughnessy was 4 for 4 with two runs and two RBI and Caitlyn Stiner 3 for 4 with two runs and two RBI in the second game for Kittitas (6-0 league, 7-3 overall).

Game 1

Kittitas 917 — 17 11 0
Manson 000 — 0 0 3
Hayes and Calahan; Buck, Miller (3) and Boyd.
Highlights: Sareena Calahan (K) 3-3, 2b, 3b, 3 runs, 3 RBI; Brittney Rivitt (K) 2-2, 2 runs, RBI; Kaitlynn Kilgore (K) 3 runs.

Game 2

Kittitas 112 74 — 15 15 0
Manson 000 00 — 0 0 3
Nelson and Calahan; Miller, Ellsworth (5) and Boyd.
Highlights: Tori O’Shaughnessy (K) 4-4, 2 runs, 2-run 2b; Caitlyn Stiner (K) 3-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Kilgore (K) 3-4, 2 runs.

Rees helps Mustangs to third at Prosser Invite

PROSSER, Wash. — Junior Marlee Rees won the 100-meter dash, anchored Prosser to two of its three relay wins and placed third in the long jump on her home track at the 51st annual Prosser Rotary Invitational track meet Saturday at Fiker Stadium.

Prosser’s girls and Ellensburg’s boys were the highest-placing Valley teams, finishing third in the 16-team gathering. Ellensburg’s Sungyoung Lee (100, 400) and East Valley’s Yasi Mohsenian (1,600, 3,200) were double winners.

Davis’ Marcus Schooley broke the meet record in the pole vault, clearing 15-0.

BOYS

Team scores: Hanford 1021?2, Connell 691?2, Ellensburg 62, Davis 59, Sunnyside 561?2, Prosser 48, Kennewick 461?2, Pullman 431?2, Wapato 35, West Valley-Spokane 281?2, Richland 27, East Valley-Yakima 23, Othello 22, DeSales 15, Grandview 13, Kiona-Benton 6, Ballard 6.

Local highlights

100: 1, Sungyoung Lee (Ell) 11.32; 2, Isaac Anderson (Pro) 11.40; 6, Austin Wagner (Dav) 11.61.

200: 2, Wagner (Dav) 23.45; 4, James Wildman (Pro) 23.61; 5, Jordin Silva (Pro) 23.62; 6, Chris Godfrey (EV) 23.88.

400: 1, Lee (Ell) 52.06; 3, Ignacio Ibarra (Wap) 52.40; 4, Eduardo Cuevas (Su) 53.13.

800: 1, Zach Walker (Ell) 2:00.79; 2, Alberto Melchor (Dav) 2:00.82; 5, Juan Reynoso (Su) 2:05.54.

1600: 1, Jeffrey Ott (Ell) 4:35.08; 2, Javier Neri (Gr) 4:41.70; 3, Nathan Gonzalez (Su) 4:44.54; 6, William Lane (Pro) 4:55.15.

3200: 4, Neri (Gr) 10:45.40; 6, Brian Islas (Dav) 10:55.68.

110H: 4, Ryan Socha (Dav) 16.52; 5, Eric Amaro (Su) 16.65.

300H: 5, Jorge Ramirez (Su) 42.98; 6, Austin Lynn (Dav) 43.45.

4×100: 1, East Valley (Godfrey, Martinez, Olivas, Reyna) 45.10; 2, Prosser 45.20; 4, Davis 45.48; 6, Sunnyside 46.34.

4×400: 2, Davis 3:39.04; 3, Prosser 3:40.13; 5, East Valley 3:42.68.

Shot: 3, James Shumate (Wap) 46-11; 5, Brenden Barela (EV) 45-3.

Disc: 1, Shumate (Wap) 144-6; 6, Felipe Rangel (Wap) 130-4.

Jav: 4, Miguel Guzman (Su) 154-5.

HJ: 1, Cody Allen Russell (Ell) 6-2; 2, Eduardo Salmeron (Su) 5-10; 3, Lynn (Dav) 5-8.

LJ: 1, Salmeron (Su) 20-3; 2, Matt Bennett (Ell) 19-103?4.

TJ: 3, Salmeron (Su) 40-21?4; 4, Wildman (Pro) 39-11; 6, Darian Lewis (Ell) 39-51?2.

PV: 1, Marcus Schooley (Dav) 15-0 (MR); 2, Ibarra (Wap) 13-0; 4, Anderson (Pro) 12-0; 5, Ryan Rice (Su) 12-0.

GIRLS

Team scores: Hanford 105, Kennewick 891?2, Prosser 85, Pullman 72, Connell 61, Sunnyside 51, Davis 48, Richland 42, Wapato 341?2, East Valley-Yakima 34, Ellensburg 281?2, DeSales 20, Kiona-Benton 19, Othello 51?2, Bickleton 41?2, Grandview 11?2.

Local highlights

100: 1, Marlee Rees (Pro) 12.85; 2, Tracey Bautista (Dav) 13.19; 4, Marisa Broersma (Su) 13.43; 5, Kolby Childers (Pro) 13.59.

200: 1, Bautista (Dav) 27.13; 3, Becca Niemeyer (Pro) 27.50; 4, Broersma (Su) 27.63; 6, Julisa Osegueda (Dav) 27.93.

400: 1, Broersma (Su) 1:02.48; 5, Osegueda (Dav) 1:04.65; 6, Audry Logozzo (EV) 1:06.01.

800: 1, Kaitlin Kaluzny (Dav) 2:26.48; 3, Tiffany Tate (Ell) 2:28.78; 6, Charlie Fiander (Wap) 2:34.39.

1600: Yasi Mohsenian (EV) 5:35.13; 2, Fiander (Wap) 5:36.60; 3, Celia Vargas (Su) 5:41.62; 5, Mariah Farris (Ell) 5:47.53; 6, Amber Nickerson (Ell) 5:47.54.

3200: 1, Mohsenian (EV) 11:46.50; 2, Emily Gerardi (Dav) 12:19.88; 4, Sammi Jo Blodgett (Wap) 12:47.66.

100H: 2, Akaisha Charlton (Ell) 17.24; 3, Leticia Campos (Wap) 17.53.

300H: 1, Madison Moore (Pro) 47.01; 3, Campos (Wap) 48.74.

4×100: 1, Prosser (Cherry, Childers, Niemeyer, Rees) 51.01; 4, Davis 53.55; 5, Sunnyside 53.76.

4×200: 1, Prosser (Cherry, Childers, Niemeyer, Rees) 1:48.32; 6, East Valley 1:59.36.

4×400: 1, Prosser (Estey, Adams, Childers, Moore) 4:17.34; 2, Sunnyside 4:21.16.

Disc: 5, Katelynn Clinton (Bick) 101-0.

Jav: 6, Grisel Rodriguez (EV) 99-8.

HJ: 4, Kendall Platsman (Su) 4-10; 6, Ava Tolcacher (Pro) 4-10.

LJ: 3, Rees (Pro) 16-6.

TJ: 4, Campos (Wap) 31-61?2; 5, Mattisen Boyle (Pro) 31-41?2; 6, Ayla Schmick (Su) 31-1.

PV: 3, Moore (Pro) 8-6; 4, Mackenzie Davis (Pro) 8-0; 5, Geordan Skyles (Su) 8-0.

Quincy Invitational
BOYS

Team scores (top 4): 1, Ephrata 143; 2, Quincy 136; 3, Coeur d’Alene Charter 54; 4, Toppenish 53.

Toppenish placers

100: 5, Ivan Macias, 11.96; 6, Carlos Ramirez, 12.03. 200: 6, Macias, 24.70. 800: 3, Emelio Gonzales, 2:04.48. 110H: 5, Omar Manzo, 16.85. 400 relay: 2, Toppenish 45.86. 1600 relay: 2, Toppenish 3:38.24. Shot: 1, Macias, 45-3. Jav: 5, Juan Alcala, 142-3.

GIRLS

Team scores (top 3, local): 1, Ephrata 1341?2; 2, Chelan 99; 3, Okanogan 77. Also: 6, Toppenish 44.

Toppenish placers

100: 1, Angie Zuniga, 13.04; 3, Angela Chavez, 13.76. 200: 1, Zuniga, 26.61. 400: 5, Kennedy Mattern, 1:05.90. LJ: 6, Montiel, 14-41?2.

Kiwanis Invitational
At Hermiston, Ore.
BOYS

Team scores (top 3): 1, Kamiakin 132; 2, Wenatchee 931?2; 3, Riverside Christian 67.

Riverside Christian placers

100: 3, Derek Byrne, 11.56. 110H: 1, Byrne, 15.32. 300H: 4, Byrne, 41.79. 3K steeplechase: 3, Dusty Bender, 10:57.59. Jav: 1, Byrne, 174-11. LJ: 3, Kyle Gartrell, 20-5. TJ: 1, Kyle Gartrell, 41-101?2. PV: 3, Ky. Gartrell, 12-6.

GIRLS

Team scores (top 3, local): 1, Kamiakin 163; 2, Wenatchee 131; 3, Hermiston 94. Also: 11, Riverside Christian 4.

Riverside Christian placers

TJ: 5, Bethany Imperial, 33-71?2.

TENNIS

Subway Viking Invitational

AT SELAH

Team scores: Eastmont 39, Garfield 35, Wapato 31, Mount Si 30, Selah 26, Rogers 16, Steilacoom 15.

No. 1 singles: Becca Waterhouse (Em) d. Nakota Strom (W) 6-1, 6-2; Arina Abbott (G) d. Shelby Thomas (MS) 6-3 6-2. Finals Waterhouse (Em) d. Abbott 6-0 retired.

No. 2 singles: Bailey Barnard (MS) d. Jenae Bickford (Em) 6-1, 6-4; Summer Thai (Ga) d. Sadie Slawter (Ro) 7-6 3-6 (10-1); Finals Thai (Ga) d. Barnard 10-2.

No. 1 doubles: Lizette Melendez-Stephanie Velasco (W) d. Thi Washburn-Carly Burns (Ro) 6-1, 6-0; Megan Schrenk-Taylor Silverthorn (Se) d. Sherry Tran-Lauren Schecter (Ga) 6-1, 6-2; Finals: Melendez-Velasco (W) d. Schrenk-Silverthorn 6-2, 5-7, 10-8.

No. 2 doubles: Kelly Komro-Mackenzie Banning (Em) d. Mariye Meding-Hiroko Nakahara (Ga) 6-0, 6-2; Whitney Bertleson-Karly Barthlow (Se) d. Lauren Wood-Lindsay Masters (MS) 7-6, 2-6, 11-9. Finals: Banning-Komro (Em) d. Bertleson-Barthlow (Se) 6-4, 6-2.

CWAC

Grandview boys 4, Prosser 1

(Prosser names unavailable)

Singles: Ryan Rodriguez (G) won 6-1, 6-1; Ezequiel Zamora (G) won 6-1, 6-1.

Doubles: Angel Lopez-Stevan Ramirez (G) won 6-3, 6-4; Ivan Campazano-Abel Reyes (G) won 6-2, 6-4; Marcus Morales-Brock Jetke (G) lost 3-6, 3-6.

Prosser girls 5, Grandview 0

Singles: Hailey Larson (P) d. Jessica Hernandez 6-0, 6-1; Tabitha Reilly (P) d. Hannah Grow 7-6 (2), 6-2.

Doubles: Kadey Crawford-Helen Petersen (P) d. Mayra Escareno-CaSandra Hudon 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-2; Samantha Reilly-Pamela Serrano (P) d. Sadie Wyatt-Victoria Chambers 5-7, 6-3, 6-2; Kasandra Acosta-Esme Jimenez (P) d. Gabby Avalos-Karissa Carpenter 2-6, 7-5, 6-4.

SCAC West

Highland boys 3, Granger 2

Singles: Colton Wise (H) d. Ryker Ely 6-3, 6-1; Sam Tuesley (H) won by forfeit.

Doubles: Dakota Clark-Anthony Solorio (H) d. Johnny Pacheco-Eric Quezada 6-4, 6-2; Trevor Heitzman-Cody Heitzman (G) d. Reese Gee-Rivard-Kelly Welsh 6-1, 6-1; Reis Klarich-Eusebio Silva d. Cristian Gonzalez-Forrest Seward 6-2, 6-0. League record: Highland 5-3.

Highland girls 3, Granger 2

Singles: Italia Mengarelli (G) d. Ilse Amado 6-2, 6-1; Jasmine Almaguer (G) d. Glorimar Delgado 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles: Emily Sorenson-Josie Velazquez (H) d. Laura Ochoa-Natalie Carpenter 6-2, 6-0; Lisa Sorenson-Jessica Pellicer (H) d. Alina Villa-Maria Burgos 6-2, 6-0; Taylor Ollie-Olivia Newman (H) d. Marianna Garcia-Viola Medina 6-1, 6-0. League record: Highland 4-4.

Zillah boys 4, Kiona-Benton 1

Singles: Troy Dunbar (Z) d. Emi Gonzalez 6-1, 6-0; Aaron Kelly (Z) d. Johnny Crawford 6-2, 3-6, 7-5.

Doubles: Jose Godoy-Mike Cardenas (Z) d. Devyn Chapin-Dalton Cannon 6-0, 6-7 (1), 6-4; C.J. Schuster-David Kelly (Z) d. Eric Glasgow-Aaron Newton 6-4, 6-3; Kiona-Benton won No. 3 doubles by forfeit.

Zillah girls 4, Kiona-Benton 1

Singles: Felina Razey (Z) d. Lindy Covington 7-6 (2), 6-2; Megan Elliott (KB) d. Naomi Campbell 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles: Madeline Dunbar-Elizabeth Fernandez (Z) d. April Setbacken-Kirstein Juarez 6-0, 6-0; Genesis Rodriguez-Kiersten Richie (Z) d. Maria Rangle-Corinna Quinones 6-2, 2-6, 6-3; Lizbeth Rodriguez-Brianna Milan (Z) d. Melissa Alvarez-Isabel Rodriguez 7-5, 7-6 (7).

North Central 2B

White Swan boys 3, Liberty Bell 2

Singles: Dylan Wolfe (LB) d. Alvaro Gonzalez 7-6 (4), 6-0; Juan Rabadan (WS) d. Eli Klemmick 6-2, 6-4; Armando Cervantes (WS) d. Jake Pennock 8-6.

Doubles: Nick Schuly-Manuel Perez (LB) d. Alex Craig-Manuel Equihua 6-0, 6-0; Xavier Valadares-Cristian Galvan (WS) won by forfeit.

Liberty Bell girls 5, White Swan 0

Singles: Morgan Patterson (LB) won by forfeit; Brita Ness (LB) d. April Kemp 8-2; Saleya Miller (LB) d. Kayla Ackley 6-1, 6-1.

Doubles: Jessica Dominguez-Christinn Purtell (LB) d. Shanita Sohappy-Yazmin Valadares 6-0, 6-0; Dawn Smith-Mollie Hunt (LB) d. Nayeli Fernandez-Adi Villanueva 6-0, 6-0.

White Swan boys 5, Wilson Creek 0

Singles: Gonzalez (WS) d. Sergio Alvarez 6-0, 6-0; Rabadan (WS) d. Logan Crane 6-0, 6-1; Cervantes (WS) d. Adolfo Fernandez 6-0, 6-3.

Doubles: Craig-Equihua (WS) won by forfeit; Valadares-Galvan (WS) won by forfeit. Record: White Swan 9-2 in league.

Wilson Creek girls 4, White Swan 1

Singles: Caroline Kiesl (WC) d. Kemp 6-0, 6-0; Clarissa Hansen (WC) d. Ackley 6-3, 6-1; Brandi Bunnell (WC) d. Eileen Redhorn 6-1, 6-2.

Doubles: Sohappy-Valadares (WS) won by forfeit; Ziba Atak-Samantha Dower (WC) d. Fernandez-Villanueva 6-1, 6-3.

Non-league

West Valley boys 6, East Valley 1

Singles: Craig Heflick (WV) d. Sam Johnson 7-6 (2), 6-4; Kiefer Westlund (WV) d. Cameron Snyder 5-7, 6-2, 6-2; Amrit Kinda (EV) d. Kenny Kim 6-3, 7-5; Josh Latimer (WV) d. Josh Olsen 6-0, 5-1 default.

Doubles: Cooper Anderson-Mitchell Anderson (WV) d. Austin Wilson-John Olsen 6-3, 6-4; Gabe Valley-Brian Ridd (WV) d. Spencer Klein-Drew Scherschligt 6-3, 7-5; David Roberts-J.P. Pease (WV) d. Stephen Aiken-Garrett Rhines 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.

Record: West Valley is 10-1 overall.

West Valley girls 6, East Valley 1

Singles: Holly Grimm (EV) d. Carley Schmidt 6-2, 6-1; Dannielle Morton (WV) d. Anna Fallstrom 3-6, 6-4, 6-4; Kayelyn Aggett (WV) d. Lelani Edgar 6-3, 6-2; Lauren Boushey (WV) d. Amy Wilson 6-3, 6-2.

Doubles: Caroline Goyette-Carly Riehl (WV) d. Sam Simons-Emma Jo Scherschligt 6-0, 6-2; Rozlyn Pratt-Julia Nathe (WV) d. Ashlei Eckert-Abelina Gonzalez 6-0, 6-3; Rebecca Sainsbury-Kelli Carman (WV) d. Kathy Irrate-Mercedes Gonzalez 6-0, 6-1.

Soccer: Davis tops Chiawana

PASCO, Wash. — Jorge Sanchez assisted on two first-half goals and goalkeeper Alexes Garcia made six saves as Davis blanked Chiawana 2-0 in CBBN 4A boys soccer on Saturday.

Sanchez set up goals by Ricardo Badillo and Oscar Martinez, giving the scoring tandem a total of 15 goals for the season.

The Pirates moved to 6-3 in league and 7-3-2 overall and will travel to Walla Walla on Tuesday.

First half: 1, Davis, Ricardo Badillo (Jorge Sanchez), 11:00; 2, Davis, Oscar Martinez (Sanchez), 38:00.
Second half: No scoring.
Saves: Alexes Garcia (D) 6; Ariel Gonzalez (C) 10.

CBBN 3A

WEST VALLEY 4, HANFORD 2: At West Valley, Tim Gibson broke a 2-2 tie two minutes after Hanford tied the score midway through the second half, and Connor Nathe added an insurance goal six minutes later for the Rams (4-6, 4-8-1), who snapped a four-game losing streak.

First half: 1, West Valley, Forrest Chapin (Jesse Esquivel), :32; 2, Hanford, Mario Zarate, 7:00; 3, West Valley, Chapin (Connor Nathe), 14:00.
Second half: 4, Hanford, Jacob Bogen, 58:00; 5, West Valley, Tim Gibson, 60:00; 6, West Valley, Nathe (Trevor Novobielski), 66:00.
Saves: Christian Tenney (H) 13, Dakota Borchardt (WV) 5.

KAMIAKIN 2, SUNNYSIDE 1: At Sunnyside, the Braves converted their first three shootout attempts while the Grizzlies missed their first three tries. Javier Contreras scored in the 60th minute to tie the score for Sunnyside.

First half: No scoring.
Second half: 1, Kamiakin, Kolten Brockman (Colton Sullivan), 49:00; 2, Sunnyside, Javier Contreras (Alfredo Gomez), 60:00.
Shootout: Kamiakin 3, Sunnyside 0.
Saves: Shad Harp (K) 9; Eddie Garcia (S) 4.

CWAC

WAPATO 3, GRANDVIEW 2: At Wapato, Jose Espinoza had a goal and an assist in the first half to help stake Wapato (3-3, 4-7-2) to an early lead. The Greyhounds got within a goal twice in the second half but couldn’t equalize.

First half: 1, Wapato, Jose Espinoza (Jeff Ruiz), 29:00; 2, Wapato, Carlos Larios (Espinoza), 30:00.
Second half: 3, Grandview, Eric Martin, 42:00; 4, Wapato, Jonny Cervantes (Fredy Rodriguez), 61:00; 5, Grandview, Javier Cardenas, 78:00.
Saves: Christian Oliva (W) 2; Jose Rodriguez (G) 6.

EAST VALLEY 2, TOPPENISH 0: At East Valley, Jonathan and Christian Molina scored first-half goals and Juan Alvarez stopped three shots to earn the shutout for East Valley (4-2, 9-3-1).

First half: 1, EV, Jonathan Molina, 18:00; 2, EV, Christian Molina, 25:00.
Second half: No scoring
Saves: Juan Alvarez (EV) 3; Ricky Mendoza (T) 4.

SELAH 5, QUINCY 2: At Selah, Eliseo Montiel scored four times, including the tying and go-ahead goals in the final two minutes of the first half, to lead Selah (4-2 league, 9-4 overall).

Rafael Sanchez assisted on Montiel’s first two goals and added a goal of his own in the second half, and Ivan Balbuena had two assists for the Vikings.

First half: 1, Quincy, penalty kick (goal scorer not reported), 2:00; 2, Selah, Eliseo Montiel (Rafael Sanchez), 10:00; 3, Quincy, goal scorer not reported, 20:00; 4, Selah, Montiel (Sanchez), 38:00; 5, Selah, Montiel (Ivan Balbuena), 39:00.
Second half: 6, Selah, Sanchez, 49:00; 7, Selah, Montiel (Balbuena), 59:00.
Saves: Alex Sanchez (Q) 6, Avery Miller (S) 6.

EPHRATA 3, ELLENSBURG 2: At Ephrata, Ramon Sanchez scored his third goal in extra time off a free kick from A.J. Stortz as the Tigers handed Ellensburg its first league loss.

The Bulldogs had tied it in the 78th minute with a goal from J.C. Cole off an assist from Riley Waldeck.

First half: 1, Ephrata, Ramon Sanchez (A.J. Stortz), 10:00; 2, Ellensburg, Oscar Herrera (J.C. Cole), 18:00.
Second half: 3, Ephrata, Sanchez (penalty kick), 75:00; 4, Ellensburg, Cole (Riley Waldeck), 78:00; 4, Ephrata, Sanchez (Stortz), 80:00 extra time.
Saves: Andrew Yoder (El) 4, Matt Helsley (Ep) 5.

SCAC

NACHES VALLEY 5, GRANGER 4 (OT): At Granger, Garek Thompson’s goal two minutes into overtime capped a furious Naches Valley rally in which the Rangers scored three times in the final four minutes of regulation.

Nikolaus Libby scored in the 77th minute, Zale Lockwood in the 78th minute, and Matt Huck got the equalizier in the 79th minute.

First half: 1, Granger, Freddy Sojo, 33:00; 2, NV, Ricardo Aguilar, 39:00.
Second half: 3, Granger, Edwin Zamudio, 61:00; 4, Granger, Zamudio, 63:00; 5, Granger, Zamudio, 67:00; 6, NV, Nikolaus Libby, 77:00; 7, NV, Zale Lockwood, 78:00; 8, NV, Matt Huck, 79:00.
Overtime: 9, NV, Garek Thompson, 82:00.
Saves: Ulisses Lemus (G) 10; Shane Mahoney (NV) 8.

WAHLUKE 2, HIGHLAND 1: At Wahluke, Luis Nogales got the Scotties on the board in the 20th minute but Wahluke rallied to keep a share of the league lead. Highland, now 6-4 in league, hosts Royal on Tuesday.

First half: 1. Highland, Luis Nogales (Alfonso Cervantes), 20:00
Second half: 2, Wahluke; 3, Wahluke.
Saves: Antonio Gonzalez (H) 8.

Colleges: Yaks sweep Spokane

YAKIMA, Wash. — Jose Sermo’s leadoff double ignited a pivotal eighth inning rally in the first game and Steven Schoonover and Matt Wargacki teamed for a four-hitter in the second as No. 2 Yakima Valley extended its winning streak to 14 games Saturday with a 6-4, 4-0 East Region sweep of Spokane at Parker Field.

The wins kept YVCC’s region lead at three games over second-place Columbia Basin. The Yaks (15-1 region, 21-4 overall) visit CBC (12-4, 22-10) for a doubleheader on Wednesday.

Yakima Valley trailed Spokane 4-0 after four innings of the first game and 4-1 through seven.

But Sermo started the YVCC eighth with his second double of the game, and after a groundout, Ryan King’s single made it 4-2. Trevor Dallman’s fourth hit, a single, scored another run and a walk to William Chavarria loaded the bases.

Tyson Hubbard tied the score with a sacrifice fly, after which a two-base error on Roeman Fields’ hot smash to second plated two more.

Schoonover, a 6-foot-5 left-hander from Lacey, then blanked the Sasquatch (6-10, 16-16) over the first eight innings of the second game while striking out seven.

His walk to start the seventh was his first this season in 391/3 innings.

Dusty Kerns, meanwhile, had a two-run double in the fourth, Konrad Mueller smacked a run-scoring triple in the fifth and Fields had a two-run double in the sixth.

YVCC plays its next eight games on the road and is scheduled to return May 11 for a doubleheader with Big Bend.

Game 1

Spokane 030 100 000 — 4 9 1
Yakima Valley 000 010 14x — 6 10 1
Allen, Wilson (7), Knutson (8) and Santos; Fowler, Heiman (7), Druffel (8) and Chavarria.
YVCC highlights: Trevor Dallman 4-4, 2b, 3 runs, RBI; Jose Sermo 3-4, 2 2b; Tyson Hubbard 1-1, 3 RBI, 2 sac flies, 2 stolen bases.

Game 2

Spokane 000 000 000 — 0 4 0
Yakima Valley 000 112 00x — 4 8 1
Ott, Weber (7) and Santos; Schoonover, Wargacki (9) and Kerns, Stefansson (9).
YVCC highlights: Schoonover 7 Ks, 1 BB; Roeman Fields 2-4, 2b, 2 RBI; Dusty Kerns 2b, RBI; Konrad Mueller 3b, RBI.

CWU splits with Saints

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Central Washington took advantage of eight Saint Martin’s errors — four in a six-run seventh inning — to snap a four-game losing streak Saturday with an 11-8 win in the first game of a GNAC doubleheader.

The Saints won the second game 3-2.

CWU (4-20 conference, 11-27 overall) has lost 14 of 19.

Kelly Gau was 2 for 5 with an RBI in the first game and was 2 for 3 in the second, raising his team-best batting average to .360.

Game 1

Saint Martin’s 003 000 113 — 8 14 8
Central 020 021 60x — 11 10 5
Saltvick, Sanders (6), Meehan (7), Bielaski (7) and Savage; Millbauer, Miller (8) and Leid.
CWU highlights: Kelly Gau 2-5, RBI; Derrick Webb 2-3, RBI; David Leid 3-4, RBI.

Game 2

Saint Martin’s 100 002 0 — 3 9 1
Central 001 000 1 — 2 6 2
O’Bryan, Wilson (7) and Savage; Bown, Long (7) and Leid.
CWU highlights: Gau 2-3, Ethan Sterkel 2-3, RBI.

COLLEGE FASTPITCH

Yaks fall twice on the road

WALLA WALLA — Yakima Valley’s Tori Slobig hit a three-run homer in the second game and finished with four RBI, but the Yaks dropped a doubleheader, 7-0 and 7-4, to Walla Walla in East Region play on Saturday.

Dara Kosanke pitched a two-hit shutout in the opener for third-ranked Walla Walla. Yakima Valley (5-13, 15-18-1) hosts Blue Mountain on Friday.

Game 1

Yakima Valley 000 000 0 — 0 2 7
Walla Walla 050 002 x — 7 8 0
Kranz and Ganuelas; Kosanke and Winston.
Highlights: Sarah Moquin (YV) 1-3; Hollie Lamb (YV) 1-2; Dara Kosanke (WW) 7 K.

Game 2

Yakima Valley 003 010 0 — 4 6 3
Walla Walla 002 500 x — 7 16 1
Stout and Ganuelas, Kelly (5); Bobadilla and Winston.
Highlights: Moquin (YV) 2-4, run; Tori Slobig (YV) 2-3, 3-run HR, 4 RBI; Hollie Thierolf (YV) 1-3; Chelsey Ganuelas (YV) 1-2, run; Lamb (YV) run.

COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD

Santos, Stueckle win for CWU

BELLINGHAM — Davis’ Manuel Santos and Selah’s Jordan Stueckle were individual winners for Central Washington’s track and field team in Saturday night’s Viking Twilite Open at Western Washington University.

Santos, a junior, won the men’s 3,000-meter run in 8:57.79 while Stueckle, a senior, won the women’s hammer throw with a heave of 154 feet, 3 inches.

Zillah’s Adriana Mendoza, a junior, ran the third leg of CWU’s 4×800-meter relay team that won in 10 minutes, 23.94 seconds.

Among Western’s standouts was Rachael Johnson, a senior from West Valley, who won the women’s 1,500 meters in 18:47.54.

4/24 Valley track and field leaders

NOTE: In events shorter than 400 meters, the top eight times listed are with automatic timing. Other notable hand times (add .24 for comparison) are listed separately. c-converted from a mile. Send additions or corrections to sspruill@yakimaherald.com

BOYS
100 — Logan Olney (Zillah) 11.12, Sungyoung Lee (Ellensburg) 11.17, Isaac Anderson (Prosser) 11.27, Kerry Duffy (La Salle) 11.31, Austin Wagner (Davis) 11.44, Mike Esparza (Eisenhower) 11.47, Derek Byrne (Riverside Christian) 11.52, Kennen Pilot (Prosser) 11.56. Hand timed: Jacob Oswalt (Granger) 10.8, Branden Seymour (La Salle) 11.1, Herman Herrera (Grandview) 11.2.
200 — Dimitri Mandapat (Eisenhower) 22.59, Logan Olney (Zillah) 22.90, Austin Wagner (Davis) 22.93, Mike Esparza (Eisenhower) 23.11, Sungyoung Lee (Ellensburg) 23.17, Jorge Ramirez (Sunnyside) 23.20, Kerry Duffy (La Salle) 23.24, Jordin Silva (Prosser) 23.52, Scotty Shead (Davis) 23.52.
400 — Dimitri Mandapat (Eisenhower) 50.88, Sungyoung Lee (Ellensburg) 52.06, Francisco Villegas (Toppenish) 52.24, Ignacio Ibarra (Wapato) 52.40, Kerry Duffy (La Salle) 52.44, Nate Van Tuinen (Riverside Christian) 52.84, Drew Schreiber (Eisenhower) 52.84, Eduardo Cuevas (Sunnyside) 53.13.
800 — Timothy Cummings (Eisenhower) 1:59.81, Zach Walker (Ellensburg) 2:00.79, Alberto Melchor (Davis) 2:00.82, Chase Mears (West Valley) 2:01.38, Emelio Gonzales (Toppenish) 2:04.48, Marco Moreno (West Valley) 2:04.78, Juan Reynoso (Sunnyside) 2:05.54, Angelo Perea (Wapato) 2:06.00.
1600 — Timothy Cummings (Eisenhower) 4:20.48c, Alberto Melchor (Davis) 4:26.29, Jeffrey Ott (Ellensburg) 4:28.22, Jaziel Rodriguez (Eisenhower) 4:29.41, German Silva (Eisenhower) 4:31.57, Santos Vargas (Eisenhower) 4:34.40, Chase Mears (West Valley) 4:40.34, Javier Neri (Grandview) 4:41.70.
3200 — Jaziel Rodriguez (Eisenhower) 9:30.13, Jeffrey Ott (Ellensburg) 9:33.42, Santos Vargas (Eisenhower) 9:49.93, German Silva (Eisenhower) 9:57.01, Alberto Melchor (Davis) 10:02.24, Kyle Chapman (Eisenhower) 10:17.36, Chase Mears (West Valley) 10:18.38, Juan Reynoso (Sunnyside) 10:22.21.
110 hurdles — Derek Byrne (Riverside Christian) 15.12, David Whitmore (Naches Valley) 16.36, Jeremy Oram (West Valley) 16.42, Ryan Socha (Davis) 16.52, Henry Matai (Lyle-Wishram) 16.61, Eric Amaro (Sunnyside) 16.65, Carl Tilton (Kittitas) 16.73, Omar Manzo (Toppenish) 16.85. Hand timed: Tilton 15.8, Matai 16.2, Manzo 16.4.
300 hurdles — Derek Byrne (Riverside Christian) 41.79, Carl Tilton (Kittitas) 42.16, Austin Lynn (Davis) 42.60, Jorge Ramirez (Sunnyside) 42.76, Brady Conway (Goldendale) 43.39, Eric Amaro (Sunnyside) 43.43, Jeremy Oram (West Valley) 43.45, Michael Sadeddin (Eisenhower) 43.50. Hand timed: Conway 42.6, David Whitmore (Naches Valley) 43.3.
4×100 — Eisenhower (Hino, Schreiber, Esparza, Mandapat) 44.41, Zillah 44.67, Prosser 44.6h, East Valley 45.10, Goldendale 45.37, Toppenish 45.40, La Salle 45.42, Davis 45.48.
4×400 — Toppenish (Villegas, Vasquez, Kang, Gonzales) 3:31.77, Eisenhower 3:33.89, Ellensburg 3:36.12, Zillah 3:37.45, Prosser 3:37.6h, Kittitas 3:37.8h, Davis 3:39.04, Sunnyside 3:41.04.
Shot — Jake Calaghan (Naches Valley) 51-6, Matt Hatchell (Naches Valley) 47-10 1/2, James Shumate (Wapato) 46-11, Zachary Marko (Highland) 46-6, Luis DeLeon (Eisenhower) 46-3 1/2, Oliver Devlin (West Valley) 45-7 1/2, Ivan Macias (Toppenish) 45-3, Brenden Barela (East Valley) 45-3.
Discus — James Shumate (Wapato) 145-7, Braydon Ross (Goldendale) 142-10, Felipe Rangel (Wapato) 136-8, Abel Soto (Eisenhower) 134-10, Oliver Devlin (West Valley) 128-7, Josiah Meadows (Naches Valley) 128-0, Caleb Keys (Klickitat) 127-7, Brandon Bertelsen (Selah) 127-3.
Javelin — Derek Byrne (Riverside Christian) 192-10, Eric Amaro (Sunnyside) 170-1, Fernando Valencia (Riverside Christian) 164-0, Jason Easter (Eisenhower) 160-8, Jake Gall (Cle Elum) 157-9, Jacobe Valenzuela (East Valley) 156-10, Greg Moore (Prosser) 154-9, Miguel Guzman (Sunnyside) 154-5.
High jump — Cody Allen Russell (Ellensburg) 6-2, Tyler Enfield (West Valley) 5-10, Tanner Urlacher (Eisenhower) 5-10, Austin Lynn (Davis) 5-10, Kevin Blair (West Valley) 5-10, Cameron Rath (Selah) 5-10, Eduardo Salmeron (Sunnyside) 5-10, Brady Conway (Goldendale) 5-8, Scott Frank (Zillah) 5-8.
Long jump — Kyle Gartrell (Riverside Christian) 21-8 1/2, Justin Ferrari (West Valley) 21-8, Derek Byrne (Riverside Christian) 21-7 3/4, Matt Bennett (Ellensburg) 20-7, Isaac Messenger (Goldendale) 20-7, Eduardo Salmeron (Sunnyside) 20-3, Dominic Garza (Prosser) 19-10, Mike Esparza (Eisenhower) 19-9 1/2.
Triple jump — Kyle Gartrell (Riverside Christian) 44-8, Nate Van Tuinen (Riverside Christian) 44-1 1/2, Eduardo Salmeron (Sunnyside) 41-9 1/2, Brady Conway (Goldendale) 41-0, Noe Gutierrez (Mabton) 40-3, Tyler Enfield (West Valley) 40-0 1/2, Isaac Messenger (Goldendale) 39-11 1/2, James Wildman (Prosser) 39-11.
Pole vault — Marcus Schooley (Davis) 15-3, Joseph Keeton (Eisenhower) 14-0, Jacob Hino (Eisenhower) 13-6, Kyle Gartrell (Riverside Christian) 13-6, Ignacio Ibarra (Wapato) 13-0, Tyler Hakala (Highland) 13-0, Zane Irvine (West Valley) 12-6, Ryan Rice (Sunnyside) 12-6, Isaac Anderson (Prosser) 12-6.

GIRLS
100 — Chantel Jaeger (West Valley) 12.24, Angie Zuniga (Toppenish) 12.73, Shannon Bland (Ellensburg) 12.74, Tracey Bautista (Davis) 12.76, Lindsay Burns (West Valley) 12.85, Marlee Rees (Prosser) 12.85, Marisa Broersma (Sunnyside) 12.92, Destiny Sanford (Eisenhower) 13.17. Hand timed: Taylor Wicht (Selah) 12.8.
200 — Chantel Jaeger (West Valley) 25.42, Lindsay Burns (West Valley) 26.10, Angie Zuniga (Toppenish) 26.61, Lizzie Blanchard (Eisenhower) 26.73, Shannon Bland (Ellensburg) 26.93, Marisa Broersma (Sunnyside) 27.01, Tracey Bautista (Davis) 27.13, Becca Niemeyer (Prosser) 27.50.
400 — Lindsay Burns (West Valley) 56.95, Chantel Jaeger (West Valley) 59.99, Amber Reiber (Selah) 1:00.43, Madison Moore (Prosser) 1:00.46, Marisa Broersma (Sunnyside) 1:01.83, Shannon Bland (Ellensburg) 1:01.87, McKenzie Graf (Ellensburg) 1:02.47, Rachel Freeman (Eisenhower) 1:02.64.
800 — Mayra Chavez (Eisenhower) 2:24.25, Kaitlin Kaluzny (Davis) 2:26.48, Sydney Allen (Davis) 2:28.20, Tiffany Tate (Ellensburg) 2:28.78, Yasi Mohsenian (East Valley) 2:30.5h, Jaden Gjestrum (West Valley) 2:31.08, Katherine Bravo (Eisenhower) 2:31.32, McKenzie Graf (Ellensburg) 2:31.42.
1600 — Mayra Chavez (Eisenhower) 5:11.99c, Kaitlin Kaluzny (Davis) 5:21.56, Berenice Penaloza (Eisenhower) 5:21.89c, Yasi Mohsenian (East Valley) 5:24.07, Sydney Allen (Davis) 5:29.38, Elise Tello (Eisenhower) 5:33.10, Sammi Jo Blodgett (Wapato) 5:33.31, Valerie Vogt (Trout Lake-Glenwood) 5:35.1h.
3200 — Berenice Penaloza (Eisenhower) 11:03.94, Yasi Mohsenian (East Valley) 11:46.50, Elise Tello (Eisenhower) 11:51.79, Kaitlin Kaluzny (Davis) 11:53.05, Sammi Jo Blodgett (Wapato) 12:13.41, Emily Gerardi (Davis) 12:19.88, Margret Parobek (West Valley) 12:28.42, Lauren Brewington (Naches Valley) 12:30.00.
100 hurdles — Samantha Brewer (Klickitat) 16.82, Leticia Campos (Wapato) 16.92, Akaisha Charlton (Ellensburg) 17.24, Katherine Bravo (Eisenhower) 17.83, Mackenzie Forman (Kittitas) 18.02, Makayla Huckabee (Selah) 18.09, Casey Guilland (Eisenhower) 18.21, Rachel Fry (Davis) 18.23, Rachel Compo (East Valley) 18.23. Hand timed: Huckabee 17.8.
300 hurdles — Madison Moore (Prosser) 47.01, Katherine Bravo (Eisenhower) 47.63, Leticia Campos (Wapato) 48.74, Akaisha Charlton (Ellensburg) 50.56, Liz Vogt (Trout Lake-Glenwood) 50.96, Kaisa Hall (Ellensburg) 51.11, Brittney Broersma (Sunnyside) 51.46, Regine Standley (La Salle) 51.89. Hand timed: Campos 47.9, Vogt 50.4.
4×100 — West Valley (Cluff, Burns, Phillips, Jaeger) 50.03, Toppenish 50.3h, Prosser 51.01, Eisenhower 51.77, Selah 52.20, Davis 52.23, Ellensburg 52.80, La Salle 52.8h.
4×200 — West Valley (Cluff, Packard, Burns, Jaeger) 1:45.97, Prosser 1:48.32, Davis 1:51.99, Kittitas 1:54.3h, Toppenish 1:54.57, Ellensburg 1:54.82, Eisenhower 1:56.56, Zillah 1:56.78.
4×400 — West Valley (Cluff, Jaeger, Gjestrum, Burns) 4:02.87, Eisenhower 4:13.80, Ellensburg 4:13.85, Prosser 4:17.34, Toppenish 4:19.5h, Davis 4:19.99, Sunnyside 4:21.16, Selah 4:27.87.
Shot — Tamara Jones (Prosser) 39-2, Ewieona Williams (Eisenhower) 38-1 1/4, Kylie Montgomery (Goldendale) 38-0, Kelsie Taylor (Naches Valley) 36-5, Kaitlin Quirk (Ellensburg) 34-11, Sadie Shattuck (Goldendale) 33-8 1/4, Savannah Bonny (La Salle) 32-7, Alexandra Devine (East Valley) 32-3 1/2.
Discus — Ewieona Williams (Eisenhower) 118-3, Claire Goins (Eisenhower) 112-5, Carrie Johnston (Eisenhower) 111-7, Katelynn Clinton (Bickleton) 110-5, Lexus Bogardus (Naches Valley) 108-5, Kelsie Taylor (Naches Valley) 107-0, Jessica Farris (Naches Valley) 103-10, Kaitlin Quirk (Ellensburg) 100-7.
Javelin — Kelsie Taylor (Naches Valley) 134-10, Brooke Brown (Eisenhower) 127-0, Erika Wilson (Selah) 117-11, Jessica Farris (Naches Valley) 109-9, Janell Dufault (La Salle) 107-8, Madelyn Sattler (Selah) 105-0, Grisel Rodriguez (East Valley) 99-8, Jillian Segaline (West Valley) 98-11.
High jump — Samantha Brewer (Klickitat) 5-2, Michelle Weeks (Selah) 5-1, Ava Tolcacher (Prosser) 4-10, Kendra Staymates (Riverside Christian) 4-10, Adriana Ramos (Grandview) 4-10, Kendall Platsman (Sunnyside) 4-10, Kayla Dexter (Selah) 4-10, Jamie Venema (Bickleton) 4-8, Mckenzie Mitchell (West Valley) 4-8, Emily Seaman (Zillah) 4-8, Carly Quirk (Ellensburg) 4-8, Rachel Freeman (Eisenhower) 4-8, Liz Vogt (Trout Lake-Glenwood) 4-8.
Long jump — Lindsay Burns (West Valley) 18-2, Bethany Imperial (Riverside Christian) 16-6 3/4, Marlee Rees (Prosser) 16-6, Liz Vogt (Trout Lake-Glenwood) 16-0, Lizzie Blanchard (Eisenhower) 15-9 1/2, Samantha Herzog (East Valley) 15-9, Kailee Wood (Selah) 15-6, Allyson Moore (West Valley) 15-5, Andrea Keffeler (Goldendale) 15-5.
Triple jump — Bethany Imperial (Riverside Christian) 33-11, Kelly Snyder (Naches Valley) 33-10 3/4, Liz Vogt (Trout Lake-Glenwood) 33-9 1/2, Leticia Campos (Wapato) 32-5 1/2, Erica Clerf (Kittitas) 31-9, Karla Martinez (Davis) 31-8 3/4, Samantha Brewer (Klickitat) 31-8 1/2, Casey Guilland (Eisenhower) 31-6 1/2.
Pole vault — Maria Suarez (Eisenhower) 9-6, Madison Moore (Prosser) 8-6, Cicily Wilson (Eisenhower) 8-6, Geordan Skyles (Sunnyside) 8-0, Krissy Yarnell (Trout Lake-Glenwood) 8-0, Colleen Newell (La Salle) 8-0, Mackenzie Davis (Prosser) 8-0, Tara Van Corbach (Sunnyside) 8-0, Guadalupe Martinez (Wapato) 8-0, Taylor Wicht (Selah) 8-0.

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