The unfortunate story of Brandon Rinta

Basketball coaches throughout the Pacific Northwest are scatching their heads over Northwest Nazarene’s naming of Dave Daniels, and not Brandon Rinta, as their new men’s basketball coach.

Rinta, a former Central Washington and Yakima Valley CC standout, had been an associate head coach for NNU mentor Tim Hills and, according to a source familiar with the situation, had an understanding with the school’s athletic administration that he would almost certainly succeed Hills.

And when Hills retired after this past season, Rinta’s promotion was expected even though NNU formed a search committee and considered other candidates.

Rinta, during a pregame visit when the Crusaders came to Central for a GNAC Tournament contest, told me he felt good about his chances and how much he and his wife Deanna enjoy the Nampa-Boise, Idaho area, especially since one of his YVCC coaches, Leon Rice, had taken the job at Boise State.

The source also told me that NNU’s search committee recommended Rinta, and also that Rinta was told by the school’s athletic director that the job was his, only to have university president David Alexander hire Daniels.

Daniels had coached six seasons at Colorado Christian University in Lakewood, Colo., which ended its most recent campaign with a 7-20 record.

Of course, this isn’t the first time Rinta has faced life’s unfairness.

As a Chehalis High School junior, Rinta’s right (shooting) elbow began to hurt and a myriad of treatments plus two operations by noted Los Angeles surgeon Dr. Frank Jobe didn’t help.

So Rinta taught himself to shoot left-handed, and on the advice of his coach, Dennis Bower, he came to YVCC to play for Dean Nicholson and Rice. Nicholson said he’d never coached a better competitor.

After two standout years with the Yaks the 6-foot-3 swingman moved on to Central, where in 2001 he helped the Wildcats to their most recent NCAA Division II playoff win, a 101-95 overtime defeat of Seattle Pacific in a regional quarterfinal at Western Washington in Bellingham.

“The whole thing,” the source said, “makes me sick to my stomach.”

Me, too.

 

FROM THE QUOTE FILE

“All I know is whatever happened to his elbow never got to his heart.”

— Dean Nicholson, referring to Brandon Rinta

Mavericks look to focus effort in opener

Yakima’s 10-game slate begins today at Zaepfel ||

YAKIMA, Wash. — Following last Saturday’s blowout exhibition loss to the Portland Monarchs, the Yakima Mavericks realized they have plenty of things to work on heading into tonight’s season opener.

One thing the coaches won’t worry about, though, is the team’s desire to compete.

“The effort was there,” head coach Steve Davis said, referring to the 42-2 loss. “What we need to concentrate on is execution and poise.

“I expect a better effort (tonight). The effort was there (last week). The heart was there. We just didn’t have poise.”

Yakima will strive to improve on that tonight when they host the Vancouver Vipers at 6 p.m. at Zaepfel Stadium in the first of five home games of a 10-game schedule in the new Pacific Football League.

Today’s game also marks the start of a charity effort by the Mavericks with the support of Washington Fruit. The team has designated a charity for each home game and will donate $1 for every ticket sold to that charity, up to $1,000, with Washington Fruit matching the amount.

The March of Dimes March for Babies is tonight’s beneficiary, with future games assisting the Wags to Riches Animal Shelter, Ready by 5, Northwest Harvest and La Casa Hogar.

“It’s a positive thing,” general manager Nathan Soptich said of the effort. “They’re pretty much 100 percent local charities and we’re trying to cover all spectrums.

“Washington Fruit has been very gracious.”

As for football, Soptich agreed with Davis that the team will bring a high level of energy and effort to each game, but also knows they’ll need to clean up some things in order to find success.

“There’s no cupcakes,” Soptich said of the league that features predominantly westside teams. “We have our work cut out for us. But my team likes the challenge of playing hard each week. They want to compete.”

Particularly on defense, where the Mavericks will again have a solid, veteran group that played much better than last Saturday’s score indicated, Davis said.

“I don’t have to get those guys excited about playing,” he said.

The front is anchored by Davis High graduates Kevin Rorie and Frank De La Rosa, with B.J. Quinn and Jesse Cardenas leading the linebackers, and cornerbacks Jeremey Franck and Ryan Wright and strong safety Jon Devolve the keys in the back.

The offense also has plenty of experience everywhere except at quarterback, where 22-year-old Ryan Kemp will take the snaps.

Easing his transition is the veterans core surrounding him, such as running backs Cardenas and Jacob Massey, linemen Ian Zero, Michael Haggerty and Malcom Stewart, and playmaking receivers Alex Mahre, John Lobbestael and Wright.

“We’ll throw it short (more) and let those guys make plays in space,” Davis said of his wideouts.

The combination of desire and experience has Davis confident the team won’t have a repeat of last week’s test run.

“We’ll be better — we have to be,” he said. “We have to show this new league that we can play.”

2011 Yakima Mavericks Schedule

April

23 — vs. Vancouver Vipers, 6:05 p.m.

30 — vs. South Sound Shockers, 6:05 p.m.

May

7 — at Bellingham Bulldogs, time TBA

14 — vs. South King County Colts, 6:05 p.m.

21 — vs. Snohomish County Vikings, 6:05 p.m.

June

4 — at High Desert Lighting, time TBA

11 — vs. Klamath Falls Crusaders, 6:05 p.m.

18 — at Grays Harbor Bearcats, time TBA

25 — at Kitsap County Bears, time TBA

July

9 — at Vancouver Vipers, time TBA

Mavericks Charity Alliance

April 23: March of Dimes March for Babies (www.marchforbabies.org/)

April 30: Wags to Riches Animal Shelter (www.wagstorichesanimalrescue.org/)

May 14: Ready by 5 (www.readybyfive.org/)

May 21: Northwest Harvest (www.northwestharvest.org/)

June 11: La Casa Hogar (www.lacasahogar.org/)

NOTE: The Mavericks will donate $1 from every ticket sold at that night’s game to the designated charity up to $1,000, with Washington Fruit matching that total. For more information, go to the team’s website at www.yakimamavericks.com.

Central fastpitch rolls on

Wildcats sweep Western, extend win streak to 15 ||

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Central Washington played two more games and won two more games.

It’s been that way of late for the Wildcats’ fastpitch team, which Friday extended its school-record winning streak to 15 with a 6-0, 9-4 sweep of No. 21 Western Washington on the Vikings’ field.

These victories, however, carried more weight than most.

While CWU (19-5 GNAC, 25-11 overall) had taken a percentage-points lead over Western (18-8, 30-11) in the conference race with a Thursday sweep at Simon Fraser, it is now two full games (three in the loss column) ahead of a Vikings team that won twice in Ellensburg earlier this season.

The Wildcats have 10 of their last 12 regular-season games at home, starting with a Monday doubleheader against Simon Fraser, and will finish the campaign with two home contests against Western on May 7.

Pitching ace Lauren Hadenfeld got both wins Friday, firing a two-hitter in the opener and then working 32?3 innings of hitless relief in the second game.

CWU led 1-0 through four innings of the opener, but Kelsey Haupert’s three-run homer capped a five-run outburst.

Hadenfeld, meanwhile, struck out seven and walked two. The second-game win improved the senior’s record to 18-6 while Vikings ace Erika Quint absorbed both losses to fall to 23-5.

Samantha Petrich had a huge game in the nightcap with a double, two homers and three runs batted in. Petrich raised her batting average to .500.

Haupert also went deep and Molly Coppinger doubled twice and drove in two runs.

With four homers in the second game and five on the day, Central equaled its single-season record with 50. The Wildcats have also scored at least six runs in their past 10 games.

CWU started its first season under head coach Mallory Holtman 1-3, and was only 4-4 in conference play after being swept by Western.

Preps: Davis hits, pitches way to sweep

WENATCHEE, Wash. — Bats in the first game and pitching in the second — it was a timely combination that added up to a sweep for Davis’ baseball team on Friday.

Damon Lybeck and Markus McClurkin drove in three runs each in the first game and three pitchers combined for six shutout innings in the nightcap as the Pirates swept Wenatchee 14-2, 7-2 in a CBBN 4A twin bill.

Davis (6-2, 11-5) hosts Walla Walla on Tuesday.

Game 1

Davis           024 440 — 14 10 3
Wenatchee 000 020 — 2 7 6
Mottet, Sanders (6) and White Elk; Silva, Grubb (3), Adameck (4) and Johnson.
Highlights: Markus McClurkin (D) 2-4, 2b, 3b, 3 RBI; Damon Lybeck (D) 2-4, 3 RBI; Carlos Vijarro (D) 2-3, RBI; Nate Villegas 1-3, 2 RBI.

Game 2

Davis 220 110 1 — 7 7 1
Wenatchee 200 000 0 — 2 6 5
Lybeck, Klingele (4), Dupree (7) and Alexander; Doerr, Mooney (4), Driver (6), Gettman (7) and Johnson.
Highlights: Jackson Marquis (D) 2-4, run; Jens Jensen (D) 2-4, 2 2b; LaVonte Allen (D) 2b, RBI; Zach Alexander (D) 2-3, 2b.

EISENHOWER 5-4, CHIAWANA 2-6: At Eisenhower, Michael Woodkey pitched a complete game with 11 strikeouts and had an RBI double to lead the Cadets’ opening-game victory. Nick Lombardi was 3 for 3 with a triple in the second game.

Game 1

Chiawana 001 010 0 — 2 5 1
Eisenhower 005 000 x — 5 5 2
L. Graff, Clayton (5) and G. Graff; Woodkey and Lombardi.
Highlights: Kris Loyd (E) 2b, 2 RBI; Michael Woodkey (E) 2b, RBI, 11 K.

Game 2

Chiawana 141 000 0 — 6 9 0
Eisenhower 022 000 0 — 4 8 3
Thornhill, Burgess (5) and G. Graff; Farnsworth, Lombardi (4) and Lombardi, Vickers (4).
Highlights: Nick Lombardi (E) 3-3, 3b; Josh Vickers (E) 2b, RBI; Josh Farnsworth (E) 1-3, 3b.

CBBN 3A

SOUTHRIDGE 11-10, WEST VALLEY 0-3: At West Valley, Bryce Jackson threw a no-hitter with nine strikeouts in the opener, and Spencer O’Neil hit a three-run homer in the second game to spark Southridge’s sweep of West Valley (3-7 league, 9-7 overall).

Game 1

Southridge 002 234 — 11 12 0
West Valley 000 000 — 0 0 2
Jackson and Jones; Hinton, Bonnett (5), Miller (6) and Larivierre.
Highlights: Bryce Jackson (S) 9 Ks, 3 bb; Oz Bartleson (S) 2-3, 3 RBI, 3 runs.

Game 2

Southridge 403 101 1 — 10 12 1
West Valley 300 000 0 — 3 7 4
C. O’Neil, T. Jackson (5) and Jones; Ueltschi, Miller (5) and Larivierre.
Highlights: Spencer O’Neil (S) 2-4, 3-run HR; Matt Mendenhal (S) 3-5, 3 2b, 3 runs; Mikey Bonnett (WV) 2-4, run; Jacob Nells (WV) 2-run 2b.

KENNEWICK 15-22, SUNNYSIDE 0-2: At Sunnyside, the eighth-ranked Lions improved to 7-1 in league with a 37-run attack on offense.

Game 1

Kennewick    210 57 — 15 13 0
Sunnyside    000 00 — 0 1 7
Murillo and Hancock; Lee and Sarmiento.
Highlights: Miguel Mendez (S) 1-3.

Game 2

Kennewick   061 21(12) — 22 14 1
Sunnyside     200 000 — 2 6 7
Ayers and Hancock; Serl, Ortega (3), Mendez (6) and Sarmiento.
Highlights: Trey Serl (S) 2-3, RBI; Miguel Mendez (S) RBI.

FASTPITCH

Sharon’s cycle leads Bulldogs

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Cassie Sharon hit for the cycle in the second game and finished with six RBI for the day as Ellensburg swept Ephrata 15-0, 11-1 in CWAC play on Friday.

Ally Burgess pitched a two-hit shutout in the opener, and Sharon was 4 for 4 with a double, triple and two-run homer in the second game.

Game 1

Ephrata        000 00 — 0 2 2
Ellensburg (11)10 3x — 15 10 0
Allen, Lund (1), Allen (4) and Hunsaker; Burgess and Swanson.
Highlights: Ally Burgess (Ell) CG, 7 K, 1 BB; Cassie Sharon (Ell) 1-1, 3 sb, 2 runs, RBI; Mackenzie Hughes (Ell) 3-3, 2 runs, sb, 2 RBI; Josie Savage (Ell) 3-3, 2b, run, 4 RBI; Ariana Bauer (Ell) 1-2, 3b, run, 2 RBI; Taelor Griffin (Ell) 1-2, 2b, 2 runs.

Game 2

Ephrata        010 00 — 1 4 1
Ellensburg  143 4x — 11 14 0
Allen and Hunsaker; Porter and Swanson.
Highlights: Amy Porter (Ell) CG, 3 K, 3 BB; Sharon (Ell) 4-4, 2b, 3b, HR, 3 runs, 5 RBI; Brittni Gant (Ell) 2-3, sb, 2 RBI; Griffin (Ell) 2-2, run, RBI; Hughes (Ell) 2-2, 3 runs, RBI.

EAST VALLEY 18-12, WAPATO 8-1: At East Valley, Kellie Ross doubled, tripled twice and drove in six runs in the first game, then pounded out two more hits in the second for the Red Devils.

Game 1

Wapato 080 00 — 8 8 2
East Valley 340 (11)x — 18 15 0
Cordova and Haynes; Martin and Ross.
Highlights: Kellie Ross (EV) 3-4, 2 3b, 2b, 6 RBI; Shallise Rodriguez 3-4, 2 2b; Emily Raney (EV) 3-4, 2 2b.

Game 2

Wapato 000 01 — 1 4 2
East Valley 500 07 — 12 12 0
Beaver, Cordova (1) and Haynes; Martin and Ross.
Highlights: Ross (EV) 2-3; Raney (EV) 2-4; Karlee Ward (EV) 2-3; Tashia Merkle (EV) 2-3, 2b.

EAST VALLEY 20-7, GRANDVIEW 6-8: At Grandview, Marissa Caballero singled home Jessica Hall in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Greyhounds the second-game victory.

Shallise Rodriguez and Kellie Ross combined to score seven runs for EV in the opener.

Game 1

East Valley 5(12)0 21 — 20 13 2
Grandview 202 02 — 6 7 5
Martin and Ross; Sanchez and McNabb.
Highlights: Kellie Ross (EV) 3-4, 2b, 3 runs; Shallise Rodriguez (EV) 2-3, 3b, 4 runs; Jessica Hall (G) 2-3, 2 RBI; Gabriela Arreola (G) 1-2, 2b, 2 RBI, run.

Game 2

East Valley 022 003 00 — 7 9 2
Grandview 060 000 11 — 8 11 4
Martin and Ross; Van Tress and McNabb.
Highlights: Marissa Caballero (G) 2-4, 2b, 2 RBI, run; Jessica Hall (G) 2-4, RBI, 2 runs; Tracy Martin (EV) 2-4; S. Withers (EV) 2-4, run, RBI.

CBBN 4A

CHIAWANA 6-6, EISENHOWER 4-6: At Chiawana, Michelle Fuerst’s RBI single in the seventh broke a 6-all tie, and Ralynn Kelly followed with a two-run single as Eisenhower (3-7 league, 7-11 overall) won the second game to earn the split.

Josee Saldua, who was 4 for 4, and Morgan Frost started the seventh with singles. After a sacrifice, Fuerst delivered the go-ahead hit.

Game 1

Eisenhower 003 010 0 — 4 10 3
Chiawana 000 600 x — 6 6 1
Rumbolz, Watkins (5) and Saldua; Axelson and Heine.
Highlights: Sam Solomon (E) 2-4, Hannah Rumbolz (E) 2-4, Gracie Hernandez (E) 2-4, Morgan Frost (E) 2-4.

Game 2

Eisenhower 013 200 3 — 9 12 3
Chiawana 001 050 0 — 6 14 4
Watkins, Rumbolz (5) and Saldua; Whitney and Matty.
Highlights: Josee Saldua (E) 4-4; Hernandez (E) 2-4; Michelle Fuerst (E) 2-4.

WENATCHEE 19-17, DAVIS 2-1: At Kiwanis Park, Daphne Fisher and Sarah Turckheim had two hits apiece in the opener and Gissel Osuna had a hit and scored the Pirates’ lone run in the second game.

Game 1

Wenatchee 529 21 — 19 11 0
Davis 101 00 — 2 9 NA
Craddock and Holcerand; Turckheim and Fisher.
Highlights: Daphne Fisher 2-3, 2 runs; Sarah Turckheim 2-3, RBI; Samantha Juarez (D) 1-2, RBI.

Game 2

Wenatchee 980 00 — 17 11 2
Davis 100 00 — 1 1 4
Marker and Holcerand; Gissel Osuna and Fisher.
Highlights: Gissel Osuna (D) 1-2, run.

CBBN 3A

SOUTHRIDGE 4-6, WEST VALLEY 0-5: At Southridge, Makenzie McFeeley hit a solo homer in the second game and Whitney Biehl added two RBI for the Rams (5-3, 7-7), but Southridge rallied to win in eight innings to complete the sweep.

Game 1

West Valley   000 000 0 — 0 4 2
Southridge    100 111 x — 4 8 1
Kivi and Wetzel; Caityn Klepper and Chelsey Klepper.
Highlights: Kaity Ross (WV) 2-2; Sarah Mannin (WV) 1-3, 2b.

Game 2

West Valley 000 103 10 — 5 6 3
Southridge 000 102 21 — 6 14 7
Kivi and Wetzel; Randles, Ca. Klepper (7) and Myer, Ch. Klepper (7).
Highlights: Makenzie McFeeley (WV) 1-4, solo HR; Whitney Biehl (WV) 2-4, 2 RBI, 2b; Shae Sunwold (WV) 2-4, RBI, 2b.

KENNEWICK 18-18, SUNNYSIDE 4-4: At Kennewick, Sunnyside’s Rosa Garza was 5 for 5 for the day with a double, triple, home run and five RBI. Teammate Johanna Chumley was 2 for 2 in the opener, and Maria Olivra and Alexis Alvarez each had two hits in the second game.

SCAC

ZILLAH 17-17, LA SALLE 1-2: At La Salle, Cassidy Ruggles hit two homers and drove in four runs in the opener and Alexis Salcedo homered with three RBI and three runs in the second game for the Leopards (4-0, 11-1) in Thursday’s twin bill.

Game 1

Zillah 274 40 — 17 11 0
La Salle 000 01 — 1 2 7
Salverda and Ruggles; Sattler and Saxton.
Highlights: Samantha Robillard (Z) 3-4, 3 runs; Cassidy Ruggles (Z) 2-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 runs; Whitney Winters (Z) 3-4, 2b; Becky Manring (Z) 3-3.

Game 2

Zillah 201 (12)2 — 17 11 2
La Salle 001 10 — 2 3 6
Robillard and Ruggles; Rosencrance and Saxton.
Highlights: Robillard (Z) 3-3, 4 runs; Alexis Salcedo (Z) 2-4, HR, 3 RBI, 3 runs; Manring (Z) 2-3; Carly Brown (L) 1-2, run; McKenzie Andringa (L) 1-2, RBI.

BOYS SOCCER
SCAC

MABTON 9, KIONA-BENTON 2: At Mabton, Tony Espinosa recorded a hat trick in the first 16 minutes and finished with five goals as the Vikings improved to 4-7 in league and 6-7 overall.

First half: 1, Mabton, Tony Espinosa, 3:00; 2, Mabton, Espinosa, 9:00; 3, Mabton, Espinosa, 16:00; 4, Mabton, Josh Carrasco, 30:00.
Second half: 5, Mabton, Espinosa, 43:00; 6, Mabton, Espinosa, 45:00; 7, Mabton, Jose Cruz, 47:00; 8, Mabton, Edgar Cisneros, 49:00; 9, KB, Secandino Flores (PK), 52:00; 10, KB, Kirkland Devers, 60:00; 11, Mabton, Dario Ochoa, 74:00.
Saves: Raul Nunez (M) 4, Secandino Flores (KB) 8.

TRACK AND FIELD
Lions Club Twilight
AT GOLDENDALE
BOYS

Team scores: Zillah 143, Goldendale 122, Royal 60, Granger 56, River View 45, Trout Lake-Glenwood 35, Klickitat 23, White Swan 19, Yakama Tribal 8.

100: Logan Olney (Z) 11.59. 200: Olney (Z) 23.17. 400: Isaac Estrada (Z) 54.23. 800: Scott Thomas (Z) 2:11.38. 1600: Ethan Tonnemaker (R) 4:39.93. 3200: Omar Cardoza (Gr) 11:34.91. 110H: Matt Argo (Z) 17.79. 300H: Brady Conway (Go) 43.39. 4×100: Zillah (Estrada, Olney, Ames, Rodriguez) 44.67. 4×400: Zillah (Estrada, Olney, Rodriguez, Thomas) 3:37.45.

Shot: Braydon Ross (Go) 45-01?2. Disc: Ross (Go) 142-10. Jav: Jacob Bettencourt (RV) 163-9. HJ: Payton Brisby (RV) 5-6. LJ: Isaac Messenger (Go) 18-51?4. TJ: Messenger (Go) 39-111?2. PV: Harvey Starr (TLG) 9-6.

GIRLS

Team scores: Zillah 122, Trout Lake-Glenwood 120, Goldendale 108, White Swan 51, Royal 39, Klickitat 39, River View 36, Granger 23.

100: Renee Collins (R) 14.14. 200: Liz Vogt (TLG) 28.72. 400: Shelby Clark (WS) 1:07.59. 800: Irene Goble (Go) 2:45.66. 1600: Lindsey Scott (TLG) 6:16.42. 3200: Valerie Vogt (TLG) 12:45.00. 100H: Samantha Brewer (K) 17.40. 300H: Vogt (TLG) 50.96. 4×100: Goldendale (Lancaster, Wheelon, Risheim, Keffeler) 55.14. 4×200: Zillah (Ellis, Isaac, Kelley, Villegas) 1:56.78. 4×400: Trout Lake-Glenwood (Scott, Underwood, V. Vogt, L. Vogt) 4:31.37.

Shot: Sadie Shattuck (Go) 33-5. Disc: Claudia Capetillo (RV) 96-8. Jav: Charice McConille (K) 87-11. HJ: Brewer (K) 4-10. LJ: Andrea Keffeler (Go) 14-10. TJ: Keffeler (Go) 30-21?4. PV: Krissy Yarnell (TLG) 7-6.

K-Valley Rally
AT KITTITAS
BOYS

Team scores: Kittitas 153, Liberty Bell 115, Entiat 68, Bridgeport 65, Wilson Creek 45, Thorp 17, Waterville 14.

Local winners

200: Robert Barnhart (K) 24.0. 400: Michael Northup (T) 55.2. 800: Luis Padilla (K) 2:07.5. 1600: Cesar Espinoza (K) 5:02.1. 3200: Jose Marin (K) 11:04.2. 110H: Carl Tilton (K) 16.3. 300H: Tilton (K) 42.0. 4×100: Kittitas 47.0. 4×400: Kittitas 3:37.8. Shot: Sergio Fuentes (K) 39-0. PV: Espinoza (K) 11-0.

GIRLS

Team scores: Kittitas 155, Entiat 125, Bridgeport 88, Liberty Bell 72, Thorp 38, Wilson Creek 12, Waterville 1.

Local winners

100: Erica Clerk (K) 14.0. 200: Katelyn Pendley (T) 28.6. 400: Pendley (T) 1:05.8. 4×200: Kittitas 1:54.3. Shot: Ashley Sabin (K) 31-0. Disc: Dakota Adams (K) 79-1. HJ: Pendley (T) 4-6. LJ: Clerf (K) 14-71?4. TJ: Clerf (K) 31-9.

CWAC
AT GRANDVIEW
BOYS

Team scores: Selah 77, East Valley 67; Selah 90, Grandview 49; Quincy 87, Selah 58; East Valley 87, Grandview 49; Quincy 87, East Valley 58; Quincy 97, Grandview 47.

100: Herman Herrera (G) 11.2. 200: unavailable. 400: Kevin Rincon (Q) 55.4. 800: Manny Lopez (Q) 2:13.2. 1600: Javier Neri (G) 4:53.5. 3200: Adrian Diaz (Q) 10:24.0. 110H: Luke Grigg (Q) 15.4. 300H: Grigg (Q) 43.0. 4×100: East Valley 45.8. 4×400: East Valley 3:51.6.

Shot: Brenden Barela (EV) 43-5. Disc: Brandon Bertelsen (S) 127-3. Jav: Herrera (G) 130-0. HJ: Ian Huxtable (Q) and Cameron Rath (S) 5-10. LJ: Huxtable (Q) 20-10. TJ: Kyran Davis (S) 37-8. PV: Grigg (Q) 13-0.

GIRLS

Team scores: East Valley 110, Grandview 25; East Valley 87, Quincy 60; East Valley 79, Selah 69; Quincy 110, Grandview 39; Selah 105, Grandview 30; Selah 75, Quincy 74.

100: Taylor Wicht (S) 12.8. 200: Samantha Herzog (EV) 28.0. 400: Amber Reiber (S) 1:04.7. 800: Yasi Mohsenian (EV) 2:30.5. 1600: Salome Yates (EV) 6:15.0. 3200: Mohsenian (EV) 12:00.4. 100H: Makayla Huckabee (S) 17.8. 300H: Huckabee (S) 52.6. 4×100: Quincy 54.1. 4×200: Selah 1:57.5. 4×400: Selah 4:41.2.

Shot: Alexandra Devine (EV) 32-31?2. Disc: Mikaela Zimmer (EV) 90-10. Jav: Erika Wilson (S) 101-5. HJ: Michelle Weeks (S) 5-1. LJ: Herzog (EV) 15-9. TJ: Marinda Talley (Q) 30-101?2. PV: Wicht (S) 8-0.

AT ELLENSBURG
BOYS

Team scores: Ellensburg 87, Othello 43; Ephrata 95, Ellensburg 41.

Ellensburg winners — 1600: Jeffrey Ott 4:52.18. 3200: Ott 11:02.82. HJ: Cody Allen Russell 6-2.

GIRLS

Team scores: Ellensburg 76.5, Ephrata 64.5; Ellensburg 119, Othello 22.

Ellensburg winners — 100: Shannon Bland 12.79. 200: Bland 27.86. 400: Bland 1:04.04. 100H: Akaisha Charlton 17.71. 300H: Kaisa Hall 51.55. 4×100: Ellensburg 54.41. 4×200: Ellensburg 1:54.82. 4×400: Ellensburg 4:30.74. Disc: Kaitlin Quirk 100-7. LJ: McKenzie Graf 15-0.

TENNIS
CWAC
Ellensburg boys 5, Quincy 0

Singles: Tim Hurson (E) d. Garrett VanDyke 6-0, 6-4; Luke Rogers (E) d. Samuel Gregg 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles: Alex Schnebly-Michael Komorowski (E) d. Adam Wilson-Joe Avalos 6-0, 6-0; Nick Gigstead-Jeremy Teske (E) d. James Bensch-Marco Hernandez 6-0, 6-0; Coleman Schnebly-Erik Hurson (E) d. Miguel Tapia-Sonny Fregoso 6-0, 6-0. Record: Ellensburg 4-1 league.

Ellensburg girls 5, Quincy 0

Singles: Abigail Pellett (E) d. Ciara Rasmussen 6-1, 6-1; Mary Lonowski (E) d. Ashley Breeden 6-1, 6-3.

Doubles: Ali Gray-Nathalie Gruber (E) d. Sara Rigby-Blanca Corona 6-3, 6-0; Teresa Connolly-Mary Kelleher (E) d. Claudia Valenzuela-Reyna Diaz 6-1, 6-4; Sami McPherson-Keilin Farrand (E) d. Antonia Valenzuela-Caitlin Silk 6-0, 6-1. Record: Ellensburg 5-0 in league.

Ephrata boys 4, Selah 1

Singles: Jordan Schaffer (S) d. Thomas Pheasant 6-1, 6-2; Jordan Brzezny (E) d. Josh Shepard 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.

Doubles: Conner Sears-Hunter Sears (E) d. Ethan Willard-Peter Rippinger 6-3, 6-2; Mike Bosnar-Michael McDonnell (E) d. Kenny Blehm-Joe Godina 6-0, 6-4; Mauricio Contreras-Calvin Cahallan (E) d. Connor Henning-Josh Munson 6-3, 6-2.

Selah girls 5, Ephrata 0

Singles: Ashley Bond (S) d. Aubrey Denley 4-6, 6-1, 6-3; Megan Schrenk (S) d. Whitney Miller 6-1, 6-1.

Doubles: Kaiti Dell-Taylor Silverthorn (S) d. Naomi Koolstra-Allison Pleasant 6-2, 6-3; Hannah Russell-Brianna Butler (S) d. Giang Bui-Tiana Schmitz 6-1, 6-4; Kaly Barthlow-Whitney Bertelsen (S) d. Kim Beck-Tessa Ratigan 7-6 (2), 6-2. Record: Selah is 6-0 in league.

Non-league
Grandview boys 3, Wapato 2

Singles: Fransisco Reyes (W) d. Marcus Morales 6-2, 6-1; Luis Delgado (W) d. Brock Jetke 6-1, 6-1.

Doubles: Ryan Rodriguez-Ezequiel Zamora (G) d. Miguel Mandac-Gerardo Valencia 6-2, 7-5; Angel Lopez-Stevan Ramirez (G) d. Joel Delatorre-Audel Rosas 4-6, 6-1, 6-3; Ivan Campazano-Abel Reyes (G) d. Jerwin Garcia-Gibby Patterson 6-2, 6-1.

Wapato girls 4, Grandview 1

Singles: Alexia Butello (W) d. Jessica Hernandez 6-4, 6-1; Hannah Grow (G) d. Beverly Dosono 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles: Lizette Melendez-Stephanie Velasco (W) d. Mayra Escareno-CaSandra Hudon 6-3, 6-2; Daniela Solano-Nakota Strom (W) d. Sadie Wyatt-Victoria Chambers 6-2, 6-1; Isabel Alvarado-Alina Gutierrez (W) d. Gabby Avalos-Karissa Carpenter 6-3, 7-5.

Kranz, Boelter lead Yaks to split at CBC

PASCO, Wash. — Hannah Kranz pitched a four-hitter with seven strikeouts and Samantha Boelter homered Friday as Yakima Valley battered Columbia Basin 9-1 in the first game of an Eastern Region fastpitch doubleheader.

The Hawks won the second game 7-4.

Boelter and Hannah Hester each had two of YVCC’s 10 hits in the opener.

Hollie Thierolf was 1 for 1 with a double, two walks, two RBI and two runs while Chelsey Ganuelas drove in two runs for the Yaks (5-11 region, 15-16-1 overall). Thierolf had two RBI in the second game.

Yakima Valley continues region play today with a doubleheader at Walla Walla.

Game 1

Yakima Valley 105 30 — 9 10 0
Columbia Basin 010 00 — 1 4 2
Kranz and Ganuelas; Molsbarger, Mulcare (4) and Fesser.
YVCC highlights: Sarah Moquin 1-4, run; Danielle Porter 1-4; Samantha Boelter 2-4, HR, run, RBI; Tori Slobig 1-3, 2 runs, BB; Hannah Hester 2-3, 2 runs, BB; Hollie Thierolf 1-1, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2b; Chelsey Ganuelas 1-2, 2 RBI, BB; Hollie Lamb 1-3, RBI; Hannah Kranz 7 Ks.

Game 2

Yakima Valley 000 400 0 — 4 5 5
Columbia Basin 101 212 x — 7 10 2
Stout and Kelly; Bakos and Brisby.
Highlights: Moquin 1-3, 2b, run; Boelter 1-3, run, stolen base; Thierolf 1-3, 2 RBI; Monica Stout 2-3.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON LINESCORES
Game 1

Central 100 050 0 — 6 8 0
Western 000 000 0 — 0 2 1
Hadenfeld and Carter; Quint, Hendron (7) and Rothenberger.
CWU highlights: Jennifer Schwartz 2-4; Samantha Petrich 3-4, RBI; Kelsey Haupert 2-4, 2b, HR, 3 RBI.

Game 2

Central 202 230 0 — 9 13 2
Western 030 100 0 — 4 5 0
Baxter, Gau (2), Hadenfeld (4) and Carter; Quint, Hendron (3), Baker (5) and Rothenberger.
CWU highlights: Schwartz 2-4, RBI; Petrich 3-4, 2b, 2 HR, 3 RBI; Haupert 2-3, HR, RBI; Keilani Cruz 2-4; Molly Coppinger 2-2, 2 2b, 2 RBI.

BASEBALL

Central wastes Sterkel’s homer

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Local high school hero Ethan Sterkel hit his first collegiate home run Friday, but Central Washington nonetheless was swept 5-2 and 11-2 by Saint Martin’s in a GNAC baseball doubleheader on the Wildcats’ field.

Sterkel, a multisport standout at Ellensburg High, went deep in the second game. Kelly Gau was a combined 5 for 8, but CWU lost its fourth straight and 13th in its last 17 games.

The Wildcats and Saints (19-7, 23-18) will play another doubleheader at CWU today starting at noon.

Game 1

Saint Martin’s    000 003 030 — 5 10 2
Central                  100 000 001 — 2 5 5
Mitchell, Meehan (8), Wilson (8) and Leonard; Rohde, Long (8), Holbrook (9) and Evans.
CWU highlights: Kelly Gau 3-4, RBI.

Game 2

Saint Martin’s     001 701 2 — 11 15 1
Central                   011 000 0 — 2 9 2
DeBoer and Savage; Hastings, Marmouth (4), Miller (4), Thomas (7) and Evans.
CWU highlights: Gau 2-4; Ethan Sterkel 1-3, HR, RBI.

Golf: Gallipo leads by five

TOPPENISH, Wash. — Under balmy, sunny spring skies, some of the best senior golfers in the Yakima Valley found an unfriendly Mount Adams Country Club on Friday as the fourth annual Yakima Valley Seniors Invitational teed off.

Only one golfer, Ray Gallipo, managed to best par, firing a 2-under 70, and found himself carrying a five-stroke lead into today’s final round at SunTides.

For most of the rest of Friday’s round was an exercise in frustration. Two-time champion Troy Wilmoth, for example, faced six putts of four feet or less on the front side, and missed them all.

Ward Jackson of Yakima Country Club kept Gallipo within sight with a 75, and Bill Adkison, another former champion, followed with a 76. Ellensburg’s Keith Crimp, a 1-handicapper, matched it, as did Perry McCormick.

The third renewal of the popular tournament saw a record number of entrants, as 112 golfers ranging from 50 to 80 gathered for the 36-hole, two-course test. Unlike most tournaments, the Seniors is flighted by age rather than handicaps.

Which meant little to 70-year-old Russ Arbuckle, who coaxed out a highly-respectable 79 over the difficult course.

YAKIMA VALLEY SENIORS INVITATIONAL
First-round results
Friday at Mount Adams Country Club, par 72

Low gross of the field: Ray Gallipo 34-36—70, Ward Jackson 34-41—75; Bill Adkison 37-39—76; Keith Crimp 38-38—76; Perry McCormick 38-38—76; Doug Hearron 39-38—77; Javier Valdez 38-39—77; Cal Anderson 34-40—78; Joel Elder 41-37—78; Mike Chambers 38-40—78; Ron Knight 40-38—78; Rory Johnston 39-39—78; Steve Smythe 37-41—78; Russ Arbuckle 37-42—79; Bruce Damaskos 38-42—80; Marv Swainson 38-42—80; Troy Wilmoth 41-39—80; Will Curley 40-40—80.

Age 50-57 gross: Gallipo 70, Jackson 75, Hearron 77, Valdez 77, Anderson 78, Elder 78, Nettleship 78, Knight 78, Smythe 78, Lyn Dasso 81. Net: Valdez 66, Gallipo 66, Anderson 67, John Garcia 72, Smythe 72, Cliff Lewis 73, Ron Knight 73, Tom Martin 73, Jackson 73, Harley Hudson 74

Age 58-62 gross: Adkison 76, Crimp 76, McCormick 76, Johnston 78, Damaskos 80, Dennis Kline 81, Jack Syverson 81, Joe Razote 82, Keith Grace 82. Net: Damaskos 68, Ed Perkins 70, Joe Razote 70, Keith Grace 70, Johnston 70, Ron Storkel 71, Vern Stephenson 71, Buck Berndt 74, Chuck Kohls 74, Gary Gooler 74, George Plummer 74, Jack Syverson 74.

Age 63-65 gross: Chambers 78, Swainson 80, Wilmoth 80, Ken Hornstein 81, Ben Sifuentes 84, Bob Irby 84, Gary Hyatt 84, Charles Cromwell 86, Leonard Rabanal 86, Lee Hanson 88, Jerry Ward 89. Net: Rabanal 67, Gary Hyatt 68, Ken Hornstein 69, Bob Irby 71, Charles Cromwell 71.

Age 66-69 gross: Curley 80, Mark Mochel 81, Don Fisher 82, Henry Besel 83, David Fast 84, Don Clark 84, Dennis Sierts 85, Mike Sissom 85, Bill Harrison 86. Net: Besel 68, John Crimin 70, Wayne Kiester 70, Don Fisher 71, Pat Gavin 71, Rick Mason 72, David Fast 73, Don Wagoner 73, Steve Knopp 73.

Age 70-up gross: Arbuckle 79, Terry Matthews 82, Doug Pratt 83, Jim Breymeyer 87, Ken Hawkins 87, Bob McCutcheon 89, Lou Anderson 90, Dave Uhlman 92, Dean Schuler 94. Net: Pratt 71, Arbuckle 72, Matthews 72, McCutcheon 73, Schuler 74, Breymeyer 74.

Who deserves to go into NASCAR’s Hall of Fame?

YAKIMA, Wash. — It’s been a couple of days, but the NASCAR Hall of Fame announced its list of nominees for the Class of 2012.

The announcement is a bit earlier this year because the group is planning to move the induction ceremony to January instead of May as it has been the first couple of years.

New nominees this year are H. Clay Earles, Bobby Isaac, Cotton Owens, Les Richter and Leonard Wood , the rest of the nominees have been passed over for enshrinement at least once.

The list and short biographies that follow are from the Hall of Fame website

• Buck Baker
  First driver to win consecutive NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series championships (1956-57)
• Red Byron
  First NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion, in 1949
• Richard Childress
  11-time car owner champion in NASCAR’s three national series
• Jerry Cook
  Six-time NASCAR Modified champion
• H. Clay Earles
  Founder of Martinsville Speedway
• Richie Evans
  Nine-time NASCAR Modified champion
• Tim Flock
  Two-time NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion
• Rick Hendrick
  13-time car owner champion in NASCAR’s three national series
• Jack Ingram
  Two-time NASCAR Busch (now Nationwide) Series champion
• Dale Inman
  Eight-time NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series championship crew chief
• Bobby Isaac
  1970 NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion
• Fred Lorenzen
  26 wins and winner of the Daytona 500 and World 600
• Cotton Owens
  Driver-owner, won 1966 owner championship with David Pearson
• Raymond Parks
  NASCAR’s first champion car owner
• Benny Parsons
  1973 NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion
• Les Richter
  Former NASCAR executive; former president of Riverside International Raceway
• Fireball Roberts
  Won 33 NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series races, including the 1962 Daytona 500
• T. Wayne Robertson
  Helped raise NASCAR popularity as R.J. Reynolds Senior VP
• Herb Thomas
  First two-time NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion, 1951, ’53
• Curtis Turner
  Early personality, called the “Babe Ruth of stock car racing”
• Darrell Waltrip
  84 wins and three NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series championships
• Joe Weatherly
  Two-time NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion
• Glen Wood
  As driver, laid foundation for Wood Brothers’ future team success
• Leonard Wood
  Part-owner and former crew chief for Wood Brothers, revolutionized pit stops
• Cale Yarborough
  Three consecutive NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series titles, 1976-78

So, who do you think belongs in the Hall of Fame? Keep in mind the yearly limit is five inductees.

My own thoughts are that Waltrip and Yarborough are locks for enshrinement this year (although they probably should already be in). I imagine Robertson, Inman and Roberts will complete the Class of 2012.

One issue that may have to be addressed in the near future are the modified champions. With all the worthy candidates from what is now the Sprint Cup Series, it seems that the modified legends will be left on the outside looking in for the foreseeable future.

Yaks rising in the East: YVCC baseball back on the map

It’s happening.
Yakima Valley baseball is returning to the Northwest community college map, and is doing so in dramatic fashion.
Lest anyone consider last year’s 34-15 record in Ken Wilson’s first year as head coach a fluke, they need only to consider this year’s 19-4 mark, the Yaks’ three-game lead in the East Region and their No. 2 ranking in the NWAACC.
They could also refer to Yakima Valley’s last four games — all wins. Two came against Treasure Valley, then the NWAACC’s top-ranked team and with a 24-1 record coming in. The others came over Walla Walla, which at the time was in a three-way tie with TV and Columbia Basin for second place.
YVCC isn’t winning with smoke and mirrors. The Yaks are doing it with solid-if-unspectacular pitching, sound defense and consistent execution of fundmantals like sacrifice bunting.
They add up.
And even if Yakima Valley must play 10 of its last 12 regular-season games on the road, following Saturday’s home doubleheader with Spokane, it’s in prime position to claim the region title and host the Eastern Region playoffs May 20-22.
Kudos to Wilson, his staff and players. The Yaks are not only good, they’re entertaining.
How many times have you seen a runner score from second base on a sacrifice fly, as YVCC’s Roeman Fields did Wednesday against Walla Walla?

FROM THE QUOTE FILE
“It’s a round bat and a round ball and you gotta hit it square.”
— Casey Stengel

Wagner is Davis’ triple player

One dream goal doesn’t keep Davis’ Wagner from competing in three sports ||

YAKIMA, Wash. — Austin Wagner should know better. Any high school athlete with one white-hot burning goal — like this Davis junior — has been told over and over the ideal way to achieve it.

Reduce interference, maximize focus.

Specialize.

That is the drumbeat directed at the modern-era prep elite, who face a barrage of year-round opportunities designed to enhance specific skills and assist in reaching singular goals.

Ever since he started wrestling at the age of 8, Wagner has wanted one thing above all else — a state championship at Mat Classic. The desire is in his blood with his father, Glen, having been a state runner-up at Moses Lake and his grandfather, John, a member of the Washington state wrestling coaches Hall of Fame.

It seems like Wagner, especially competing in the state’s largest classification, would be a poster boy for one-sport specialization.

Except for this: He loves to compete and he loves the experiences other sports offer.

So he wears black and orange all year long.

“It’s definitely crossed my mind a few times, cutting back a little,” he admitted this week before track practice at Kumler Field, where he also spends the fall on the football field. “For most sports nowadays it seems like you have to specialize to be really competitive. But I just don’t want to sell my experiences short.”

And Davis has benefited.

Providing the ground attack for a football team that scored a school-record 328 points last fall, Wagner established a Davis all-time record with 18 touchdowns. He averaged over 6 yards a carry and exceeded 100 yards in three of the Pirates’ last five games.

None of the heavy pounding involved with 143 carries over 10 games seemed to bother his wrestling season, which ended with 38 wins and a narrow 3-2 loss in the Class 4A state final at 152 pounds.

Having come so close to his ultimate goal — the 3-2 margin was the same as his father’s in the 1980 final at 148 pounds — one would naturally assume Wagner should be deep in the Freestyle and Greco Roman season this spring.

But he’s sprinting for Davis’ track team and assistant coach Willie Turner.

“I’ve always been naturally fast, and I enjoy the competition of track,” said Wagner, who ranks second in the Valley in the 200-meter dash. “It’s kind of a breather after two high-intensity sports. It’s also a chance to work with Willie Turner, I mean a world-class sprinter. He’s done so much for me and I don’t want to pass that up.”

Wagner tried to recruit Davis’ other considerable football speed, thrilled at the idea of a 4×100 relay that included fellow juniors Cooper Kupp and David Trimble. But they are lifting weights this spring after back-to-back seasons in football and basketball.

“I begged them to come out, but they wanted to focus on lifting and getting stronger. I tried to sell it this way: Getting faster is as good as getting stronger,” he said with a smile. “We’re each different. For me, since I wrestle, I decided it’s probably a little better to be well-rounded. Plus, I just enjoy track and competing.”

So even though track ranks third on his hierarchy of sports, he is bound to it for all the right reasons and he never seriously thought of eliminating it from his busy schedule.

The same goes for football, despite its greater injury risk. Zillah’s Chris Castillo made the tough decision last year to drop football as a senior, clearing the way for his bid to win a fourth straight wrestling state title. Wagner is fully aware of that risk.

“My dad and I have talked about that because becoming a state (wrestling) champion means the most to me by far,” he said. “But my attitude is if it happens it happens — I enjoy football too much to not do it. It’s a brotherhood and the best team game I can think of. Your teammates become your family.”

By embracing the experiences of other sports while holding true to his one overriding goal, Wagner has found his own form of specializing.

By doing it all.

Preps: Fickes’ 7 RBI lifts Selah to sweep

SELAH, Wash. — Natalie Fickes drove in seven runs for the day, including a grand slam in the opener, to power Selah to a 17-1, 10-4 sweep over Othello in a meeting of CWAC unbeaten fastpitch teams on Thursday.

Fickes was 5 for 7 with five runs for the Vikings, who improved to 12-0 in league and 13-1 for the season. Othello moved to 8-2 in league.

Sierra Weedin pitched a three-hitter with eight strikeouts in the five-inning opener. Bailey Turner was 5 for 8 for the day with three RBI in the opener.

Game 1

Othello 001 00 — 1 3 2
Selah 137 6x — 17 15 0
Rodriguez, Bullis (4) and Garza; Weedin and Bersing.
Highlights: Natalie Fickes (S) 3-3, 3 runs, GS, 5 RBI; Sarah Bersing (S) 2-3; Jessie Ihly (S) 2-4, 2 runs; Bailey Turner (S) 2-4, 2 runs, 3 RBI; Morgan McCallister (S) 2-3, 2 runs; Laura Stiner (S) 1-2, 3 runs; Sierra Weedin (S) 8 K.

Game 2

Othello 040 000 0 — 4 8 2
Selah 202 411 x — 10 14 2
Bullis and Garza; Minnick, Weedin (3) and Bersing.
Highlights: Ashley Wilkey (S) 2-2, 3 runs; Fickes (S) 2-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Mary Graf (S) 2-3, 2 runs, RBI; Bersing (S) 2-3, 3 runs; Turner (S) 3-4; Ihley (S) 2 RBI.

EAST VALLEY 20-7, GRANDVIEW 6-8: At Grandview, Marissa Caballero singled home Jessica Hall in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Greyhounds the second-game victory.

Shallise Rodriguez and Kellie Ross combined to score seven runs for EV in the opener.

Game 1

East Valley    5(12)0 21 — 20 13 2
Grandview     202 02 — 6 7 5
Martin and Ross; Sanchez and McNabb.
Highlights: Kellie Ross (EV) 3-4, 2b, 3 runs; Shallise Rodriguez (EV) 2-3, 3b, 4 runs; Jessica Hall (G) 2-3, 2 RBI; Gabriela Arreola (G) 1-2, 2b, 2 RBI, run.

Game 2

East Valley     022 003 00 — 7 9 2
Grandview     060 000 11 — 8 11 4
Martin and Ross; Van Tress and McNabb.
Highlights: Marissa Caballero (G) 2-4, 2b, 2 RBI, run; Jessica Hall (G) 2-4, RBI, 2 runs; Tracy Martin (EV) 2-4; S. Withers (EV) 2-4, run, RBI.

PROSSER 20-22, TOPPENISH 0-2: At Toppenish, Kenzie Koch clubbed three home runs for the day and went 6 for 7 with six runs and five RBI for the Mustangs (6-4, 8-4). Gena Stephenson was 4 for 4 with a triple, home run and six RBI in the second game.

Game 1

Toppenish 000 00 — 0 1 4
Prosser (11)61 2x — 20 21 1
Guzman and Lopez; Meza, Koch (5) and Alefteras, Richmond (5).
Highlights: Kenzie Koch (P) 3-3 2b, HR, 4 runs, 2 RBI; Amanda Rodriguez (P) 2-2, 3b, HR, 2 runs, 3 RBI; Hanna Beckwith (P) 2-3, run, 3b, HR, 2 RBI; Gabby Meza (P) 4 IP, 5 K.

Game 2

Toppenish 010 10 — 2 3 6
Prosser 298 3x — 22 20 1
Godina and Lopez; Meza, Ferry (3) and Alefteras, Richmond (4).
Highlights: Gena Stephenson (P) 4-4, 3 runs, 3b, HR, 6 RBI; Koch (P) 3-4 2 runs, 2 HR, 3 RBI; Lauren Ledesma (P) 2-run HR; Cass Thomas (P) 2-2, 2b, 3b, RBI.

GREATER COLUMBIA 1B

SUNNYSIDE CHRISTIAN 14-11, KLICKITAT 0-1: At Klickitat, Danika DeGroot drove in three runs in the first game and Analisa Van Oostrum had three RBI in the second as the Knights improved to 6-0 in league play and 12-2 overall.

Game 1

Sunnyside Christian    320 27 — 14 3 1
Klickitat                           000 00 — 0 1 9
Morrow and D. DeGroot; Curtis and Clack.
Highlights: Danika DeGroot (SC) 2-4, 2 runs, 3 RBI; Janelle DeGroot (SC) 1-3, 2 RBI; Makaela Morrow (SC) 5 Ks.

Game 2

Sunnyside Christian     002 09 — 11 3 0
Klickitat                           010 00 — 1 4 6
Morrow, J. DeGroot (3) and D. DeGroot; Curtis, Meeks (5) and Clack.
Highlights: Devi Knotts (SC) 1-2, 3b, RBI; Analisa Van Oostrum (SC) 1-4, 3 RBI.

NON-LEAGUE

GOLDENDALE 14, WHITE SALMON 11: At White Salmon, Crysta Counts was 2 for 4 with five runs scored, Haley Hoffman was 2 for 5 with two runs and two RBI, and Sonja Grant and Karissa Ihrig both had three hits and scored twice for Goldendale.

Goldendale         310 332 2 — 14 14 4
White Salmon   200 051 3 — 11 10 3
Counts, Hoffman (5), Kartes (6) and Kartes, Hoffman (6); Cox, Orr (5), Cox (7) and Kloster
Highlights: Sonja Grant (G) 3-4, 2b, 2 runs; Karissa Ihrig (G) 3-5, 2 runs; Crysta Counts (G) 2-4, 3b, 5 runs; Haley Hoffman (G) 2-5, 2b, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Taylor Gaston (G) 2-3.

KIONA-BENTON 4-4, NACHES VALLEY 0-3: At Naches Valley, Kaitlynn Gylling was 3 for 4 and Kristin Stanley 2 for 4 in the second game, but the Rangers lost twice to the Bears.

Game 1

Kiona-Benton     020 020 0 — 4 4 0
Naches Valley     000 000 0 — 0 1 1
Shuster and Gifford; Stanley and Charlet.
Highlights: Charlet (NV) 1-3, 3b; Shuster (KB) 2-4; Brundridge (KB) 1-2, 2b, 2 RBI.

Game 2

Kiona-Benton    000 004 0 — 4 7 5
Naches Valley     000 101 1 — 3 7 1
Brundridge, Shuster (7) and Shuster, Gifford (7); Stanley, Heide (6), Stanley (6) and Charlet.
Highlights: Kristin Stanley (NV) 2-4; Katelin Heide (NV) run; Kaitlynn Gylling (NV) 3-4, RBI, run; Stottlemyre (NV) run.

TRACK AND FIELD

Ike boys, girls top Davis

WENATCHEE, Wash. — Eisenhower’s boys and girls won two of three dual meets, including a sweep over Davis, in a four-team CBBN 4A track and field meet on Thursday.

The Cadets, who both fell to the host Panthers, defeated Davis’ boys 101-44 and girls 119-30. Ike’s Mayra Chavez was a double winner in the 800 and 1,600.

CBBN 4A
AT WENATCHEE
BOYS

Team scores: Eisenhower 101, Davis 44; Eisenhower 93, Moses Lake 51; Wenatchee 85, Eisenhower 60; Davis 77, Moses Lake 68; Wenatchee 102, Davis 42.

Local highlights

100: 2, Mike Esparza (E) 11.47; 3, Austin Wagner (D) 11.52. 200: 2, Dimitri Mandapat (E) 22.59; 3, Wagner (D) 23.07; 4, Esparza (E) 23.30. 400: 1, Mandapat (E) 51.67; 3, Drew Schreiber (E) 54.36. 800: 2, Timothy Cummings (E) 2:05.44; 3, Alberto Melchor (D) 2:05.89. 1600: 1, Cummings (E) 4:30.15; 3, Melchor (D) 4:31.52; 4, Santos Vargas (E) 4:34.40. 3200: 2, Vargas (E) 10:01.62; 3, Melchor (D) 10:02.24; 4, Jaziel Rodriguez (E) 10:04.53. 110H: 4, Andrew Hino (E) 17.09. 300H: 2, Austin Lynn (D) 42.60. 4, Michael Sadeddin (E) 43.50. 4×100: 2, Eisenhower 44.80. 4×400: 2, Eisenhower 3:34.80; 3, Davis 3:44.17.

Shot: 3, Alex Murchie (E) 42-3; 4, Luis DeLeon (E) 41-51/2. Disc: 3, Murchie (E) 117-7; 4, DeLeon (E) 117-4. Jav: 1, Jason Easter (E) 160-0; 2, Benjamin Mobley (D) 148-6. HJ: 1, Tanner Urlacher (E) 5-10; 3, Lynn (D) 5-10. PV: 1, Marcus Schooley (D) 14-0; 2, Hino (E) 13-0; 3, Joseph Keeton (E) 13-0.

GIRLS

Team scores: Eisenhower 119, Davis 30; Eisenhower 102, Moses Lake 48; Wenatchee 86, Eisenhower 64; Moses Lake 88, Davis 53; Wenatchee 121, Davis 26.

Local highlights

100: 2, Tracey Bautista (D) 12.76; 3, Destiny Sanford (E) 13.17; 4, McKenzie Arnold (E) 13.26. 200: 3, Bautista (D) 27.27; 4, Arnold (E) 27.55. 400: 2, Rachel Freeman (E) 1:02.64. 800: 1. Mayra Chavez (E) 2:28.63; 3, Kaitlin Kaluzny (D) 2:38.58; 4, Edith Zaragoza (E) 2:42.34. 1600: 1, Chavez (E) 5:18.06; 2, Berenice Penaloza (E) 5:22.26; 4, Kaluzny (D) 5:39.57. 3200: 1, Penaloza (E) 11:37.04; 3, Elise Tello (E) 12:19.52. 100H: 4, Katherine Bravo (E) 17.83. 300H: 2, Bravo (E) 47.63. 4×100: 2, Eisenhower 51.89; 4, Davis 52.63. 4×200: 1, Davis (Saiz, Bautista, Perez, Osegueda) 1:51.99; 4, Eisenhower 1:56.56. 4×400: 2, Eisenhower 4:18.57; 4, Davis 4:44.02.

Shot: 1, Ewieona Williams (E) 35-0; 4, Miranda Whitworth (D) 28-2. Disc: 2, Williams (E) 118-3; 3, Claire Goins (E) 112-5; 4, Carrie Johnston (E) 111-7. Jav: 1, Brooke Brown (E) 119-3. HJ: 3, Freeman (E) 4-8. TJ: 3, Casey Guilland (E) 30-103/4; 4, Lizzie Blanchard (E) 30-9. PV: 1, Maria Suarez (E) 9-6; 4, Cicily Wilson (E) 8-6.

CBBN 3A
AT EASTMONT
BOYS

Team scores: Hanford 97, West Valley 48; Eastmont 95, West Valley 50.

West Valley highlights — 3200: 2, Joseph Matheson 10:45.20. 110H: 1, Jeremy Oram 16.42. Disc: Oliver Devlin 126-4. HJ: 2, Kevin Blair 5-10. LJ: 2, Justin Ferrari 21-8. PV: 1, Zane Irvine 12-0.

GIRLS

Team scores: Eastmont 92, West Valley 42; Hanford 94, West Valley 52.

West Valley highlights — 100: 1, Chantel Jaeger 12.50. 200: 1, Jaeger 25.83. 400: 1, Jaeger 59.99. 800: 1, Jaden Gjestrum 2:31.08. 3200: 1, Margret Parobek 13:06.32. Jav: 2, Olivia Massey 92-7. LJ: 2, Lindsay Burns 16-13/4.

AT KAMIAKIN
BOYS

Team scores: Sunnyside 93, Kennewick 44; Kamiakin 102, Sunnyside 43.

Sunnyside highlights — 200: 1, Jorge Ramirez 23.20. 3200: 2, Juan Reynoso 10:38.14. 110H: 2, Eric Amaro 17.12. 300H: 2, Ramirez 42.76. 4×100: 2, Sunnyside 46.82. 4×400: 1, Sunnyside (Cuevas, Ramirez, Lugo, Reynoso) 3:51.54. Jav: 1, Amaro 170-1. TJ: 1, Eduardo Salmeron 41-91/2. PV: 2, Ryan Rice 12-0.

GIRLS

Team scores: Kennewick 81, Sunnyside 67; Kamiakin 134, Sunnyside 16.

Sunnyside highlights — 100: 3, Marisa Broersma 12.92. 200: 3, Broersma 27.01. 400: 3, Broersma 1:03.51. 4×100: 2, Sunnyside 54.44. 4×400: 2, Sunnyside 4:31.08. HJ: 1, Kendall Platsman 4-10.

CWAC
AT ELLENSBURG

Teams: Ephrata, Othello, Ellensburg.

BOYS

Ellensburg winners — 1600: Jeffrey Ott 4:52.18. 3200: Ott 11:02.82. HJ: Cody Allen Russell 6-2.

GIRLS

Ellensburg winners — 100: Shannon Bland 12.79. 200: Bland 27.86. 400: Bland 1:04.04. 100H: Akaisha Charlton 17.71. 300H: Kaisa Hall 51.55. 4×100: Ellensburg 54.41. 4×200: Ellensburg 1:54.82. 4×400: Ellensburg 4:30.74. Disc: Kaitlin Quirk 100-7. LJ: McKenzie Graf 15-0.

AT TOPPENISH

Teams : Wapato, Prosser, Toppenish.

BOYS

100: P.J. Vijarro (T) 11.9. 200: Jordin Silva (P) 23.8. 400: Ignacio Ibarra (W) 53.9. 800: Emelio Gonzales (T) 2:09.3. 1600: Freddy Lustre (T) 5:27. 3200: Cameron Kobes (T) 10:56. 110H: Omar Manzo (T) 16.4. 300H: Jaime De La Torre (W) 44.7. 4×100: Prosser (Anderson, Wildman, Pedroza. Clark) 45.6. 4×400: Toppenish (Gonzales, Vasquez, Villegas, Kang) 3:35.4.

Shot: James Shumate (W) 46-6. Disc: Shumate (W) 145-7. Jav: Rodolfo Cruz (P) 134-1. HJ: Juan Melgoza (W) 5-4. LJ: Carlos Ramirez (T) 18-71/2. TJ: James Wildman (P) 38-31/2. PV: Ibarra (W) 11-6.

GIRLS

100: Angie Zuniga (T) 13.2. 200: Cynthia Montiel (T) 29.0. 400: Debra Hulse (P) 1:09.4. 800: Sammi Jo Blodgett (W) 2:46.2. 1600: Blodgett (W) 5:50.5. 3200: Shaelyn Voegle (P) 14:47. 100H: Leticia Campos (W) 18.2. 300H: Campos (W) 47.9, Madison Moore (P) 48.0. 4×100: Toppenish 50.3. 4×200: Toppenish (Chavez, Spencer, Guel, Gonzalez) 1:56.8. 4×400: Toppenish (Mattern, Montiel, Zuniga, Walle) 4:19.5.

Shot: Tamara Jones (P) 36-9. Disc: Samantha Fate (W) 90-6. Jav: Lauren Spencer (T) 95-9. HJ: Ava Tolcacher (P) 4-8. LJ: Campos (W) 15-3. TJ: Campos (W) 31-5. PV: Moore (P) 8-6.

Bob Summers Invitational
AT MABTON
BOYS

Team scores: River View 118, Mabton 103, Bickleton 69, Burbank 23, Cle Elum 22.

100: Chris Welch (RV) 11.9. 200: Daniel Madrigal (RV) 27.5. 400: Peter Clinton (Bi) 57.0. 800: Vicente Mireles (M) 2:21.0. 1600: Emilio Mireles (M) 4:58. 3200: Robert Lascheid (Bu) 12:22.4. 110H: Nic Venema (Bi) 16. 300H: Jesus Huecias (M) 44.5. 4×100: River View 46.4. 4×400: Mabton 3:46.9.

Shot: Eric Farnsworth (RV) 35-9. Disc: Frank Martinez (M) 107-0. Jav: Jacob Bettencourt (RV) 169-2. HJ: Payton Brisby (RV) 5-4. LJ: Noe Gutierrez (M) 18-51/2. TJ: Gutierrez (M) 39-4.

GIRLS

Team scores: Burbank 81, River View 64, Bickleton 61, Cle Elum 46, Mabton 16.

100: Josie Robertson (RV) 13.5. 200: Shalina Ross-Wright (CE) 34.2. 400: Marriah Paxton (Bu) 1:09.9. 800: KayLynn Hunsaker (Bu) 3:05.4. 1600: Christina Wilson (Bi) 6:31. 100H: Harley McBride (Bu) 17.8. 300H: Alicia Lookabill (Bu) 54.5. 4×100: Burbank 56.4. 4×200: Bickleton 2:02. 4×400: Burbank 5:02.5.

Shot: Allie Gray (CE) 19-7. Disc: Katelynn Clinton (Bi) 110-5. Jav: Claudia Capetillo (RV) 77-7. HJ: McBride (Bu) 4-10. LJ: Casandra Madrigal (M) 13-61/4. TJ: Madrigal (M) 28-11.

PREP GOLF
CBBN 3A girls
At Canyon Lakes, par 72

Team scores: Hanford 361, West Valley 392, Eastmont 396, Kamiakin 398, Kennewick 441, Pasco 453, Southridge 472, Sunnyside inc.

Medalist: Taylor Kain-Godoy (H) 81.

West Valley: Kayla Rothenbueler 93, Krista Nagle 94, Brooklyn Wood 101, Miranda Swanson 104.

Sunnyside: Rene Visser 95.

Wally Johnson Invite
At SunTides Golf Course, par 71

Team scores (top 5, locals): 1, Highland 395; 2, La Salle 401; 3, (tie) Naches Valley 414, Selah 414; 5, East Valley 424. Also: Goldendale 442, Ellensburg 442, Riverside Christian 443, Wapato 451, Cle Elum 459, West Valley JV 516, Toppenish, Eisenhower, Grandview, Prosser, Zillah inc.

Top 10: 1, Bree Wanderscheid (Go) 82; 2, Lillian Mitchum (H) 84; 3, (tie) Alex Riojas (Pro) 91; Joy Attaway (RC) 91; 5, Cassie Voelker (LS) 92; 6, Kassie Hampton (H) 93; 7, Taylor Jones (Se) 94; 8, (tie) Ashley Anderson (Se) 95, Jessica Schadelman (El) 95; 10, Michal Schuster (SJE) 96.

Also: Britteny Deaton (NV) 97, Katie Gibbs (EV) 98, Jennifer Cruz (Wap) 98, Haley Gredvig (H) 99, Claire Moorer (L) 99, Michelle Baluca (Wap) 99.

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