Volleyball: Rams roll to 29-0 record

West Valley wins district championship ||

YAKIMA, Wash. — Don’t serve Linnea Phillips short. It may seem tempting since West Valley’s libero covers the backrow so well, but even a rain-drop softy 20 feet in front of her probably won’t find the floor.

“I love to dive for the ball,” she said with a smile. “That’s one of my favorite plays.”

Mostly because Phillips can cover areas of a volleyball court that don’t seem coverable, which is standard operating procedure for the unbeaten and top-ranked Rams, who did Saturday what they’ve done all season.

 

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Win going away.

With all facets of its game geared up and at full speed, West Valley captured the CBBN 3A district title on its home floor, sweeping Kamiakin 25-14, 25-19, 25-19 in the semifinals and Kennewick 25-16, 25-15, 25-11 in the title match.

“When you’re the team to beat you have to be ready for everybody’s best shot,” said WV coach Katie Hinckley. “Today we handled that real well. We were focused and ready to go.”

While pushing their season record to 29-0, the Rams were not seriously pressed in any phase. Morgan McDowell once again led the outside offense with 35 kills in the two matches, Sarah Joffs and Hannah Marang were formidable in the middle, setter Julia Nathe put together 67 assists and Phillips had 46 digs.

“People say the target is on us but we try to turn that around,” Phillips said. “We’re not playing afraid to lose. We’re always giving 100 percent and fighting for every point. That’s our game.”

After outlasting Southridge in five games in the other semifinal, Kennewick opened with a pesky effort that saw the Lions that a 10-6 lead in the first game of the final. But with Carly Riehl serving, the Rams forged ahead with a 7-0 run and they never trailed for the rest of the match.

In the final game, Kennewick was within 11-7 when the 6-foot-1 Joffs took over with two kills and two blocks during a dominant rotation through the front line. When she exited the Rams were up 18-9.

“I liked our consistency today,” Hinckley noted. “That’s the strength of this team — we don’t have many lows.”

West Valley will enjoy the comfort of its own gym for another week with the regional finals coming to town next Saturday. The Rams have a first-round bye and will play in Saturday’s semifinals at 1 p.m. against the winner of Tuesday’s North Central-Kamiakin match.

Second-ranked Mt. Spokane is the GSL’s top seed and also has a first-round bye. The Wildcats will play in Saturday’s second semifinal at 3 p.m. against the winner of Tuesday’s Kennewick-Southridge match.

The top three advance to state.

“We’re playing together so well now, we’re like a family,” Phillips said. “We’re excited about next week and another chance to play Mt. Spokane.”

West Valley highlights — vs. Kamiakin: Morgan McDowell 20 kills; Ally Moore 6 kills; Erika Crawford 6 kills; Hannah Marang 5 kills; Sarah Joffs 3 kills; Linnea Phillips 25 digs; Julia Nathe 38 assists. vs. Kennewick: McDowell 15 kills; Crawford 6 kills; Marang 3 kills, 4 blocks; Moore 3 kills; Joffs 7 kills, 2 blocks; Phillips 21 digs, 3 aces; Nathe 29 assists.

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

Semifinals: West Valley d. Kamiakin 25-14, 25-19, 25-19; Kennewick d. Southridge 25-21, 18-25, 20-25, 25-21, 17-15.

Championship: West Valley d. Kennewick 25-16, 25-15, 25-11.

Third-fourth place: Kamiakin d. Southridge 25-22, 25-23, 23-25, 24-26, 15-9.

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Cross country: Ike repeats as regional champs

Davis’ Kaluzny wins girls title ||

SPOKANE, Wash. — Priming for another run at state trophies next week, Eisenhower’s boys and girls had little trouble repeating their team titles in Saturday’s 4A regional meet at Wandermere Golf Course.

Davis’ Kaitlin Kaluzny also continued her breakout season, winning the girls race by 12 seconds.

The top three teams and first 15 runners in the 4A and 3A regional races qualified for the state meet next Saturday in Pasco.

Ike’s boys, ranked second behind Gig Harbor, put six runners in the top 21 and rolled to a 36-point win over fourth-ranked Wenatchee. Jaziel Rodriguez led the team in fifth while Santos Vargas fought off illness to place seventh.

Mayra Chavez and Elise Tello, who finished 2-4, paced Ike’s third-ranked girls to a 25-point win over runner-up Lewis & Clark.

Kaluzny, who was eighth here last year, covered the 5,000-meter course in 18 minutes, 31 seconds. The CBBN claimed the first four spots.

Kaluzny will be joined at state by teammate Alberto Melchor, who finished ninth in the boys race.

4A Regional

BOYS

Team scores: Eisenhower 65, Wenatchee 101, Central Valley 105, Lewis & Clark 113, Mead 126, Walla Walla 133, Ferris 149, Davis 182, Moses Lake 223, Gonzaga Prep 264, Richland 281.

Winner: Andrew Gardner (Mead) 15:18.

Eisenhower: 5, Jaziel Rodriguez 15:45; 7, Santos Vargas 15:53; 16, Kyle Chapman 16:29; 17, Drew Schreiber 16:31; 20, Delfino Dominguez 16:36; 21, Tyler York 16:38; 31, Jesus Medina 16:59.

Davis: 9, Alberto Melchor 15:55; 27, Alex Palacios 16:52; 30, Joe Knox 16:55; 58, Jan Eymer 17:53; 60, Roy Bahena 17:56; 68, Bryan Islas 18:19; 73, Alejandro Mayorga 18:38.

GIRLS

Team scores: Eisenhower 68, Lewis & Clark 93, Central Valley 100, Richland 122, Walla Walla 125, Wenatchee 147, Mead 150, Gonzaga Prep 157, Davis 200, Ferris 286, Moses Lake 296, Rogers 340.

Winner: Kaitlin Kaluzny (Davis) 18:31.

Eisenhower: 2, Mayra Chavez 18:43; 4, Elise Tello 18:45; 16, Tori Klein 19:53; 20, Samantha Gil 20:09; 26, Alyssa Pena 20:25; 31, Edith Zaragoza 20:41; 39, Keana Fine 20:53.

Davis: 34, Erica DeMond 20:45; 48, Megumi DeMond 21:08; 57, Maria Beltran 21:29; 60, Grace Whitmer 21:39.

3A Regional

BOYS

Team scores: North Central 36, Kamiakin 38, Mt. Spokane 59, West Valley-Yakima 138, Southridge 149, Sunnyside 154.

Winner: Nathan Weitz (Shadle Park) 15:21.

West Valley: 34, Setty Pryor 17:30; 37, Rephayah Craft-Black 17:36; 40, Dallin Olander 17:41; 41, Benito Rodriguez 17:43; 48, Marco Moreno 18:01.

Sunnyside: 25, Juan Reynoso 17:02; 32, Nathan Gonzalez 17:16; 49, Omar Cantu 18:07; 51, Justin Irvine 18:14; 54, Kyle Conrad 18:28; 59, Reyes Cuevas 19:17; 60, Alvin Lopez 19:17.

GIRLS

Team scores: Kamiakin 31, Shadle Park 63, Mt. Spokane 64, Southridge 65, Hanford 139, Eastmont 143.

Winner: Katie Knight (North Central) 17:57.

West Valley: 28, Cielle Thiry-Hardenburg 21:29; 32, Erika Dezellem 21:41; 40, Camille Ridd 22:17; 56, Stefani Sanchez 23:44.

Sunnyside: 53, Kayla Gonzalez 23:11; 54, Betsy Reynoso 23:21; 60, Aidee Cisneros 24:56.

2A REGIONAL

Selah boys grab first

SPOKANE, Wash. — With all five of their scoring runners among the first 17 finishers, Selah’s boys edged Deer Park by four points to win the CWAC-GNL regional title Saturday at Plantes Ferry Park.

Brad Kahn and Matt Schwittay placed 5-6 for the sixth-ranked Vikings, whose 57 points was just enough to best No. 9 Deer Park.

The top five teams and first 25 runners qualified for the state meet in Pasco next Saturday.

Ellensburg’s Jeffrey Ott was the top local in third, running 5,000 meters in 16:39 to help the Bulldogs finish a state-qualifying fourth place.

Prosser’s Kolby Childers was the top local in the girls race, placing sixth in 20:32.

BOYS

Team scores: Selah 57, Cheney 61, Deer Park 94, Ellensburg 97, East Valley-Sokane 127, West Valley-Spokane 186, Medical Lake 198, Ephrata 212, East Valley-Yakima 262, Quincy 281, Wapato 327, Pullman 347, Prosser 354, Othello 388, Clarkston 394, Grandview 407, Toppenish 500.

Winner: Daniel Amann (DP) 16:12.

Local state qualifiers: 3, Jeffrey Ott (Ell) 16:39; 5, Brad Kahn (Se) 16:49; 6, Matt Schwittay (Se) 16:54; 7, Thatcher Montgomery (Ell) 16:59; 14, Ethan Smith (Se) 17:23; 15, Matt Schrenk (Se) 17:23; 16, Bradley Buttars (P) 17:25; 17, Cameron Ford (Se) 17:26; 22, Robby Cousins (Se) 17:30; 25, Caleb Carolan (Ell) 17:37.

Other top local finishers: 28, Ben Hoffman (Se) 17:41; 29, Sam Darda (Ell) 17:41; 33, Jose Ibarra (Ell) 17:52; 37, Hector Mendoza (Wap) 17:57; 40, Konner Sauve (EV) 17:59; 42, James Himes (EV) 18:01; 44, Ben Solem (Ell) 18:03; 45, Marcus Lopez (EV) 18:04; 50, Audel Rosas (Wap) 18:13.

GIRLS

Team scores: Cheney 30, East Valley-Spokane 119, Pullman 127, Ephrata 130, Deer Park 132, Ellensburg 144, Quincy 148, Prosser 226, West Valley-Spokane 260, Clarkston 266, Selah 285, Medical Lake 291, Wapato 297, Othello 432, Toppenish 458, East Valley-Yakima inc.

Winner: Sanne Holland (Ch) 19:07.

Local state qualifiers: 6, Kolby Childers (P) 20:32; 10, Mariah Farias (Ell) 20:55; 21, Heidy Rodriguez (Wap) 21:34; 22, Katrina Radach (EV) 21:35; 23, Quinn Carolan (Ell) 21:40.

Other top local finishers: 31, Raylee Duncan (Ell) 22:17; 41, Rachel Farris (Ell) 22:57; 43, Brinn Hake (Ell) 23:01; 44, Annalise Pownall (Ell) 23:02; 49, Jacqlyn Sauve (Se) 23:13; 50, Jenny Ruiz (Wap) 23:14.

SCAC DISTRICT

Zillah girls, Newman repeat

NACHES HEIGHTS, Wash. — Zillah’s girls easily repeated their team title and Highland’s Olivia Newman and Claire McIntyre finished 1-2 for the second year in a row at Saturday’s SCAC district meet at Apple Ridge Run.

Earning the program’s eighth straight trip to state, Zillah’s girls bested runner-up Wahluke by 23 points and were led by Criselda Diaz’s third-place finish.

Newman and McIntyre dominated the girls race, clocking 20:09 and 20:38 respectively on the 3-mile course.

Highland and Zillah earned state berths in the boys race as the Scotties edged their West rival 66-69 for second place behind Royal.

Highland junior Jack Espinoza was the top local, placing third in 16:36.

Qualifying for state were the top three teams and 15 runners in boys and top two teams and 10 runners in girls.

BOYS

Team scores: Royal 42, Highland 66, Zillah 69, Kiona-Benton 75, Connell 139, Cle Elum 166, Naches Valley 197, Goldendale 222, Wahluke 258.

Winner: Marcos Quiroz (R) 16:22.

Local state qualifiers: 3, Jack Espinoza (H) 16:36; 4, Zach Collins (Z) 16:51; 5, Brandyn Bettis (CE) 16:57; 7, Troy Dunbar (Z) 17:00; 9, Alfonso Cervantes (H) 17:05; 11, Omar Cardoza (Granger) 17:08; 12, Rodrigo Ventura (H) 17:09.

Other top local finishers: 18, Jessy Gonzales (Z) 17:40; 20, Luis Cortes (H) 17:51; 21, Kody Johnson (Z) 17:52; 22, Kasey Johnson (Z) 17:52; 24, Isaac Estrada (Z) 18:10; 25, Saul Ruiz (H) 18:12; 26, Sergio Sanchez (Z) 18:16; 28, Jorge Marin (H) 18:23; 29, Justin Warner (NV) 18:26; 30, Jose Diaz (Gr) 18:27; 31, Weston Lewis (Go) 18:29; 34, Connor Briggs (CE) 18:39; 36, Michael Burns (H) 18:45; 37, Nick Browitt (CE) 18:45; 38, Adrian Sandoval (Gr) 18:48; 39, Jedi Main (NV) 18:50.

GIRLS

Team scores: Zillah 31, Wahluke 54, Cle Elum 77, Royal 87, Connell 116, Naches Valley 135, Goldendale 180.

Winner: Olivia Newman (H) 20:09.

Other local state qualifiers: 2, Claire McIntyre (H) 20:38; 3, Criselda Diaz (Z) 22:02; 6, Jamie Lambert (CE) 22:20; 7, Haily Sechser (Z) 22:22; 9, Anna Skiba (CE) 22:38; 10, Britten Ellis (Z) 22:43.

Other top local finishers: 11, Samantha Robillard (Z) 22:48; 14, Caitlin Myers (Z) 23:09; 16, Jax Pellicer (H) 23:19; 17, Marisa Nelson (Z) 23:25; 23, Mari Wagsholm (CE) 24:02; 26, Hannah Richards (NV) 24:25; 28, Jessica Lewis (Go) 24:42; 31, Jessie Johnson (CE) 25:07; 32, Aslynn Snyder (NV) 25:15; 33, Karissa Boyd (CE) 25:17; 34, Violeta Montez de Oca (NV) 25:17; 36, Natalie Hurst (Go) 25:29; 39, Micheala Drougas (NV) 25:47.

2B-1B DISTRICT

Bickleton boys on to state

NACHES HEIGHTS, Wash. — With three runners in the top eight, Bickleton’s boys won the team title and qualified for state at Friday’s District 5-6 meet at Apple Ridge Run.

The Pirates scored 54 points to best runner-up Liberty Bell by 10 points. Individual results appeared in Saturday’s edition.

Volleyball: Selah tops CWAC district again

SELAH, Wash. — Losing no momentum following its unbeaten run through league play, Selah’s second-ranked volleyball team swept Ephrata and East Valley on Saturday to repeat as CWAC district champions.

The Vikings dispatched Ephrata 25-8, 25-9, 25-18 in the semifinals and then swept East Valley 25-13, 25-12, 25-16 in the title match to improve their season record to 23-3.

Ephrata defeated Grandview for the CWAC’s third and final berth to regionals, which will be held Saturday at East Valley.

Selah and GNL district champ Pullman will have first-round byes. In first-round, loser-out matches at 1 p.m., Ephrata will play West Valley of Spokane and East Valley will take on Clarkston.

SATURDAY’S SCORES

Semifinals: East Valley d. Grandview 16-25, 20-25, 25-19, 25-16, 15-11; Selah d. Ephrata 25-8, 25-9, 25-18.

Championship: Selah d. East Valley 25-13, 25-12, 25-16. Third-fourth: Ephrata d. Grandview, scores unavailable.

Selah highlights: Cheyenne Merritt 18 assists, 2 kills, 4 aces; Kera Dexter 29 assists, 9 kills, 25 digs; Kacey Hartman 11 kills, 6 blocks; Tori Dexter 28 kills, 8 blocks, 23 digs; Kailee Wood 19 kills, 25 digs; Mary Michael Graf 16 digs.

East Valley highlights: Maci Beierle 3 kills, 60 assists, 2 aces; Sam McCrumb 10 kills; Maddie Gamache 24 kills, 24 digs, 13 pp; Macie Morales 8 kills, 3 aces; Mikaela Zimmer 14 kills; Jordan Sholtys 4 kills; Ashley Bailey 44 digs, 24 pp; Bianca Sanchez 12 digs, 4 kills.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON 2B

RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN 3, SOAP LAKE 0: At Riverside Christian, Kendra Staymates put away 13 kills to help the Crusaders sweep 25-12, 25-7, 25-20 and finish 10-2 in South Division play.

RC will take the South’s No. 2 seed into the district tournament Saturday at Entiat.

White Swan and Lake Roosevelt are tied for fourth and will have a playoff on Tuesday to decide the South’s final district qualifier.

Riverside Christian highlights: Onyx Gibbs 6 kills, 2 aces; Nicole Nobbs 2 kills, 2 aces; Mikayla Brown 3 kills, 2 blocks; Breezy Byrne 2 aces, 19 assists; Kendra Staymates 2 aces, 13 kills, 3 blocks.

Soccer: Noe’s goals lift Davis

YAKIMA, Wash. — Junior Madeline Noe’s two goals sent Davis to a 2-1 victory over Walla Walla in a CBBN 4A district loser-out match Saturday at Davis Field.

Noe’s first tally late in the first half was assisted by Izzy Castro, and her game-winner in the 44th minute was set up by Mackenna Morton.

The Pirates (12-5) advance to a winner-to-regional, loser-out match on Tuesday and will host Chiawana at 3:30 p.m. Chiawana ousted Wenatchee 2-0.

In Saturday’s title match, Moses Lake won its first district championship with a 2-1 victory over Richland. Both advance to regionals.

First half: 1, Davis, Madeline Noe (Izzy Castro), 36:00.

Second half: 2, Davis, Noe (Mackenna Morton), 44:00; 3, Walla Walla, 55:00

Saves: Teresa Salazar (D) 2; Alexis Sanchez (WW) 7.

3A REGIONAL

UNIVERSITY 1, WEST VALLEY 0: At University, Hannah Holm’s goal just before halftime was enough for the Titans to end West Valley’s season in the loser-out match.

University advances to Wednesday’s semifinals against Southridge. Kamiakin won Saturday’s other loser-out match, blanking Hanford 3-0.

West Valley finished with a 14-5 record.

First half: 1, University, Hannah Holm (Clark), 37:00.

Second half: No scoring.

Saves: Rozlyn Pratt (WV) 2, Stephanie Gibson (WV) 2, Lang (U) 3.

CWAC DISTRICT

EAST VALLEY 7, EPHRATA 1: At East Valley, Samantha Herzog scored four times — twice in each half — and undefeated East Valley rolled after spotting Ephrata the first goal.

The Red Devils (16-0-1) will host Prosser in Tuesday’s district championship game, with the winner earning a bye into the state Class 2A tournament and the loser moving into the regional tournament.

Herzog boosted her season tally to 18 goals.

Ephrata travels to Selah on Tuesday, with that winner also advancing to regionals and the loser out.

First half: 1, Ephrata, Lana Sween, 10:00; 2, EV, Samantha Herzog (Mariah Rojas), 17:00; 3, EV, Yasi Mohsenian (Ashlee Betancourth), 28:00; 4, EV, Herzog (Salome Yates), 36:00.

Second half: 5, EV, Herzog, 49:00; 6, EV, Shallise Rodriguez (Betancourth), 50:00; 7, EV, Kiesha Garcia-Stubbs (Yates), 60:00; 8, EV, Herzog, 78:00.

Saves: Katie Freisz (EV) 2, Kayla Brissey (Eph) 13.

PROSSER 2, SELAH 0: At Prosser, Jasmin Lemos’ first-half goal and Maddi Moore’s second-half tally, along with Jamie White’s three saves, were enough to put the Mustangs in Tuesday’s district championship game.

Prosser meets East Valley at 5 p.m. on the Red Devils’ turf. Selah, meanwhile, hosts Ephrata on Tuesday in a loser-out match with the winner advancing to regionals.

First half: 1, Prosser, Jasmin Lemos (Helen Petersen), 10:00.

Second half: 2, Prosser, Maddi Moore, 52:00.

Saves: Jamie White (P) 3; Rachel Mears (S) 3.

SCAC DISTRICT

KIONA-BENTON 2, MABTON 0: At Kiona-Benton, the Bears punched in a goal 11 minutes into the match and used its defense to survive the loser-out opener.

Kiona-Benton advances to play unbeaten La Salle (14-0-2) in Tuesday’s semifinals.

The match at Marquette Stadium is slated for 6 p.m.

First half: 1, KB, Brittany Vickerman (Taylor Brown) 11:00.

Second half: 2, KB, Mykenzie Lilly, 79:00.

Saves: Maria Elena Gutierrez (M) 11, Blake Hirschi (KB) 0.

CONNELL 4, HIGHLAND 0: At Connell, Marcie Hawkins scored a goal in each half to help the Eagles advance out of the loser-out district opener.

Connell plays at Naches Valley (13-2-1) on Tuesday in a 3 p.m. semifinal.

First half: 1, Connell, Marcie Hawkins (Rashae Spencer), 38:00.

Second half: 2, Connell, Hawkins (Jackie Ramos), 47:00. 3, Connell, Spencer, 65:00. 4, Connell, Yesenia Gonzaga, 69:00.

Saves: Karina Angel (H) 12, Myra Rios (H) 6, Gloria Gomez (C) 5.

Swimming: Hausken, Broersma earn district titles

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — West Valley’s Keely Hausken and Sunnyside’s Marisa Broersma captured district titles, and the Rams’ Heather Seaman and a relay team also advanced to the Class 3A state meet after performances Saturday at the Central Washington University pool.

Broersma was the winner in the 100-yard breaststroke, with a time of 1 minute, 12.43 seconds.

Hausken won the 100 backstroke in a time of 1 minute, 2.69 seconds.

She also qualified for state with a second-place finish in the 100 freestyle, with Seaman taking third and also advancing. Seaman also advanced in the 50 free, where she was second, and those team, along with Jordyn McDowell and Lauren Feldmann took third in the 400 free relay and moved on to state.

West Valley diver Robin Sundlee took second.

Team scores: Hanford 546, Southridge 331, West Valley 301, Eastmont 294, Kamiakin 229, Kennewick 155, Sunnyside 100.

Winners, local placers

200 medley relay: 1, Hanford, 1:56.92; 4, West Valley (Hauskin, Poston, Feldmann, Seaman) 2:02.16.

200 free: 1, Linnea Peacock (Han) 2:02.75; 4, Jordyn McDowell (WV) 2:12.92.

200 IM: 1, Melissa Merrill (Han) 2:13.23; 4, Marisa Broersma (Su) 2:20.79; 8, Sydney Tollackson (WV) 2:35.02.

50 free: 1, Stephanie Tixier (Han) 24.92; 2, Heather Seaman (WV) 25.81; 8, Payton Sample (Sun) 28.15.

Diving: 1, Danielle Freund (So) 343.35; 2, Robyn Sundlee (WV) 331.50.

100 fly: 1, Tixier (Han) 58.03; 7, Lauren Feldmann (WV) 1:05.99.

100 free: 1, Merrill (Han) 53.60; 3, Seaman (WV) 55.94; 4, Keely Hauskin (WV) 55.98; 6, McDowell (WV) 59.92.

500 free: 1, Mylie Oberg (Han) 5:27.24.

200 free relay: 1, Hanford, 1:44.38; 5, Sunnyside (Broersma, Schilperoort, Sample, Bestebreur) 1:58.22; 6, West Valley (McGuire, Tollackson, Arreola, Poston) 1:59.58.

100 back: 1, Hausken (WV) 1:02.69; 5, Abbi McGuire (WV) 1:10.33; 7, Tollackson (WV) 1:11.69; 8, Lindsay Schilperoort (Sun) 1:12.42.

100 breast: 1, Broersma (Sun) 1:12.43.

400 free relay: 1, Hanford, 3:39.82; 3, West Valley (Hausken, McDowell, Feldmann, Seaman) 3:50.09.

CLASS 2A-1A

Wilson, Rankin set meet records

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Ellensburg’s Taylor Wilson and Prosser’s Hailey Rankin set individual meet records and Wilson helped the Bulldogs break a record in the 200 medley relay at Saturday’s 2A-1A district meet at CWU.

Wilson’s record swim came in the 100 breaststroke, which she finished in 1:09.15. She anchored Ellensburg’s medley relay to a time of 2:00.57.

Rankin broke the meet record in the 100 fly, clocking 1:00.43, and she won the 500 free in 5:19.07.

Wapato’s Bethany Imperial captured the 50 free (25.72) and 100 back (1:04.64), and Naches Valley’s Brittney Silvestri won diving.

The top four placers automatically qualified for the state meet on Nov. 11-12.

Team scores: Pullman 431, Clarkston 268, Ellensburg 241, Prosser 195, Cheney 173, Selah 166, Ephrata 103, Wapato 95, Grandview 79, Othello 40, Cashmere 31, Zillah 30, Quincy 28, Naches Valley 20, Chelan 19.

Winners, local placers

200 medley relay: 1, Ellensburg (Davis, Masters, Froelich, Wilson) 2:00.57 (MR); 4, Prosser (Rankin, Burnett, Burnett, Lusk) 2:08.59; 5, Selah (Smith, Clifton, Viernes, Garza) 2:09.10; 8, Wapato (Beyrouty, Reynolds, Imperial, Rickert) 2:26.19.

200 free: 1, Hanna Berg (Cl) 2:04.67; 6, Danielle McKeirnan (Pro) 2:17.48.

200 IM: 1, Natilee Ruiz (Oth) 2:07.76 (MR); 3, Katie Masters (Ell) 2:28.77; 5, Alexis Medelez (Z) 2:32.72.

50 free: 1, Bethany Imperial (Wap) 25.72; 2, Anne Froelich (Ell) 25.76; 7, Karlie Lusk (Pro) 28.33; 8, Kara Morris-Phillips (Gr) 28.52.

Diving: 1, Brittney Silvestri (NV) 234.90.

100 fly: 1, Hailey Rankin (Pro) 1:00.43 (MR); 2, Froelich (Ell) 1:02.40; 3, Medelez (Z) 1:03.26; 5, Kate Davis (Ell) 1:11.80; 7, Kassidy Burnett (Pro) 1:16.78.

100 free: 1, Ruiz (Oth) 52.59 (MR); 2, Taylor Wilson (Ell) 54.01; 8, Lusk (Pro) 1:03.14.

500 free: 1, Rankin (Pro) 5:19.07.

200 free relay: 1, Pullman 1:51.30; 2, Selah (Garza, Borchert, Krawczyk, Clifton) 1:55.15; 3, Ellensburg (Connolly, Norwood, Masters, Venters) 1:57.19; 4, Wapato (Beyrouty, Milne, Reynolds, Imperial) 1:57.81; 7, Prosser (Fool, McKeirnan, Lane, Villarreal) 2:07.26.

100 back: 1, Imperial (Wap) 1:04.64; 3, Aricka Smith (Se) 1:07.81.

100 breast: 1, Wilson (Ell) 1:09.15 (MR); 4, Masters (Ell) 1:13.68; 8, Kate Burnett (Pro) 1:22.94.

400 free relay: 1, Clarkston 4:00.57; 2, Ellensburg (Froelich, Davis, Venters, Wilson) 4:01.41; 4, Prosser (Lusk, McKeirnan, Burnett, Rankin) 4:09.86; 6, Selah (Krawczyk, Jones, Viernes, Smith) 4:30.49; 7, Grandview (Morris-Phillips, Wacenske, Morales, Castaneda) 4:47.01.

CLASS 4A

Ike’s Hopkins qualifies for state

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Eisenhower’s Landon Hopkins finished second in the 100-yard backstroke in Saturday’s Class 4A district swimming and diving meet to qualify for the state meet.

Hopkins, who also posted a state-qualifying time with her preliminary swim Friday, also would’ve advanced with her runner-up finish Saturday, clocking a 1:01.19.

Ike’s Beth Klingele won the district diving title with a total of 338.40 but had already qualified for state.

Team scores: Wenatchee 527, Richland 513, Moses Lake 346, Walla Walla 299, Eisenhower 175, Davis 30.

Winners, local placers

200 medley relay: 1, Richland, 1:54.60; 5, Eisenhower (Hopkins, K. Klingele, Bezenek, Clark) 2:07.79.

200 free: 1, Nicole Weinman (Rich) 1:58.53.

200 IM: 1, Lisa Bratton (Rich) 2:06.91.

50 free: 1, Hannah Bruggman (Wen) 24.32.

Diving: 1, Beth Klingele (Ike) 338.40.

100 fly: 1, Sarah Olsen (Rich) 58.82; 3, Alissa Bezenek (Ike) 1:02.44.

100 free: 1, Bruggman (Wen) 52.33.

500 free: 1, Bratton (Rich) 5:13.45.

200 free relay: 1, Wenatchee, 1:42.06; 5, Eisenhower (Klingele, McDonald, Englund, Clark) 2:03.68.

100 back: 1, Emma Timm-Ballard (WW) 58.80; 2, Landon Hopkins (Ike) 1:01.19; 5, Bezenek (Ike) 1:02.65.

100 breast: 1, Courtney Schwiesow (Moses Lake) 1:09.96.

400 free relay: 1, Richland, 3:48.81; 3, Eisenhower (Bezenek, Hopkins, K. Klingele, Stuart) 4:08.36; 6, Davis (Cruz, Clark, Bradford, Martinez) 5:14.56.

Brandli lifts CWU past NW Nazarene

NAMPA, Idaho — Freshman Danielle Brandli scored in the third minute of overtime Saturday to boost Central Washington past Northwest Nazarene 1-0 in GNAC women’s soccer.

The victory, combined with Montana State Billings’ loss to Seattle Pacific, moved the Wildcats (8-3-2 conference, 9-4-4 overall) back into second place ahead of the Yellowjackets.

Sophomore Kori Butterfield, starting in goal for the first time in four games, made five saves for her fourth shutout of the year. Sydney Coleman and Amy Pate assisted on CWU’s goal.

The Wildcats are scheduled to finish their season next Saturday at SPU, which is ranked 13th nationally.

First half: No scoring.

Second half: No scoring.

Overtime: 1, CWU, Danielle Brandli (Sydney Coleman, Amy Pate), 93:00.

Saves: Kori Butterfield (CWU) 5; Tanya Zickefoose (NNU) 8.

Winston leads WW past Yaks

YAKIMA, Wash. — Kaylie Winston recorded a first-half hat trick, getting Walla Walla off to a fast start en route to a 5-0 victory over Yakima Valley in an NWAACC East Region women’s soccer match Saturday on the Yaks’ soccer field.

Sami Hansen and Peyton Moon added second-half goals for Walla Walla, now 13-0 in league.

Yakima Valley, which fell to 8-5 in league and 10-6-1 overall, remains in third place in the East with two final league matches this week — Wednesday at Columbia Basin (6-5-1 entering play Saturday) and next Saturday at Treasure Valley.

First half: 1, Walla Walla, Kaylie Winston, 21:00; 2, Walla Walla, Winston (Paige Sorensen), 25:00; 3, Walla Walla, Winston, 36:00.

Second half: 4, Walla Walla, Sami Hansen (Sorensen), 55:00; 5, Walla Walla, Peyton Moon (Jordan Rodriguez), 78:00.

Saves: Amanda Freisz (YVCC) 10, Hayley Couture (WWCC) 1, Courtney Hancock (WWCC) 1.

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

Central falls in 5 to W. Oregon

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Jordan Offutt, Emmy Dolan and Meg Ryan combined for 41 kills Saturday night, but could not prevent Central Washington from dropping a 3-2 GNAC volleyball decision to Western Oregon in Nicholson Pavilion.

The Wildcats fell 25-17, 25-23, 22-25, 19-25, 15-12, dropping their record to 6-8 in conference play and 12-10 overall.

CWU highlights: Jordan Offutt 17 kills, 2 blocks, 11 digs; Emmy Dolan 14 kills, 2 blocks; Meg Ryan 10 kills, 20 digs; Erin Smith 6 kills, 3 blocks; Carlee Marble 47 assists, 19 digs; Kaely Kight 27 digs; Marcy Hjellum 13 digs.

GOLF

Wallace shoots age again

TOPPENISH, Wash. — Jim Wallace extended his impressive streak of shooting his age with his round this week at Mount Adams Country Club.

Wallace, who turned 84 on Tuesday, shot an 83 on Monday, making it 14 straight years that he’s shot his age or lower in a round at Mount Adams.

Greg White and Chuck Cheek witnessed the round.

2011 Prep Volleyball standings

CBBN (4A/3A)

CLASS 4A W L x-Richland 11 1 x-Chiawana 10 2 x-Wenatchee 9 3 x-Walla Walla 6 6 x-Eisenhower 3 9 x-Moses Lake 3 9 Davis 0 12 x-qualified for district CLASS 3A W L x-West Valley 14 0 x-Southridge 10 4 x-Kennewick 9 5 x-Hanford 8 6 x-Kamiakin 8 6 x-Eastmont 4 10 Pasco 3 11 Sunnyside 0 14 x-qualified for district

CWAC (2A)

x-Selah 9 0 x-East Valley 8 1 x-Grandview 7 2 x-Ephrata 6 3 x-Ellensburg 5 4 x-Toppenish 4 5 Prosser 3 6 Othello 2 7 Quincy 1 8 Wapato 0 9 x-qualified for district

SCAC (1A)

West division x-Zillah 12 0 x-Goldendale 9 3 x-Naches Valley 8 4 x-La Salle 7 5 Granger 4 8 Cle Elum 2 10 Highland 0 12 East division x-Connell 12 0 x-Kiona-Benton 9 3 x-Burbank 7 5 x-River View 7 5 Mabton 4 8 Royal 3 9 Wahluke 0 12 x-qualified for district

GREATER COLUMBIA 2B

x-Kittitas 11 1 x-Riverside Christian 10 2 x-Warden 9 3 z-Lake Roosevelt 5 7 z-White Swan 5 7 Soap Lake 2 10 Entiat 0 12

x-qualified for district; z-qualified for playoff

GREATER COLUMBIA 1B

x-Klickitat 7 1 x-Sunnyside Christian 6 2 x-Trout Lake-Glenwood 4 4 x-Bickleton 3 5 Lyle-Wishram 0 8 x-qualified for district

Kudos to local gridders; Reflections on a great World Series

First things first, while reflecting on a memorable week of sports highlighted by a classic World Series.
Congratulations to both Eisenhower and Davis on stellar football seasons that have landed both teams in the Class 4A postseason mix.
Some considered the Cadets to be a year away from being a serious player in the CBBN 4A with 22 non-seniors on their 38-player roster, but here they are with a solid second-place standing behind unbeaten and third-ranked Chiawana and a six-game winning streak.
Stellar play at the skill positions plus the emergence of a dominant offensive line, as detailed by Scott Spruill in his account of Friday night’s rout of Walla Walla, have made Ike’s attack especially formidable.
And Davis has fought through a rash of injuries that might have finished a lesser team to win six games.
But while I’m at it, kudos are in order for all local teams that have won championships — Prosser in the CWAC (the Mustangs have developed an imposingly balanced offense under coach Benji Sonnichsen); Cle Elum in the SCAC West (the Warriors running game is uber impressive); and White Swan in the Central Washington 2B (playing a tough non-league schedule clearly paid off for the Cougars).
Best of luck in the playoffs, guys, but also take time to enjoy the moment. Championships are not easy to come by — just ask Central Washington’s Blaine Bennett.
Or the Texas Rangers’ Ron Washington.
I genuinely enjoyed the recently-concluded Series, especially the repeated rallies of Thursday night by St. Louis that made the Cardinals’ Game 7 win seem almost anticlimactic.
Almost.
There is nothing in sports, at any level, like a deciding game, and this Series realized my first wish by going the distance. And while I have a high level of respect for Washington and Nolan Ryan, I was also hoping Tony La Russa, Albert Pujols and the Cardinals would prevail — for my parents, who were lifelong St. Louis fans, if nothing else.
My next hope is that Albert does what’s best for his legacy if not his wallet, and stays in St. Louis.

FROM THE QUOTE FILE
“I’ve had plenty of days of my life where I thought I wouldn’t be even close to being a big leaguer. I’m here because of everybody around me. They’ve put so much trust in me to accomplish not only baseball but just stuff in life, and to do this is — I’m just full of joy, finally.”
— David Freese, 2011 World Series MVP

A fine line for Ike

Cadets’ high-powered offense helped along by stellar front ||

YAKIMA, Wash. — Eisenhower’s offensive glory boys were at it again Friday night, tearing up and down Zaepfel Stadium’s turf like it was downhill and wide open.

Which means Kaleb Garza and his plow-horse boys had another solid day at the office, protecting their prolific quarterback and paving the way for their irrepressible running back.

“Right now, the way we’re playing, teams don’t know what’s coming,” said Garza, Ike’s senior center. “We’re executing everything just about perfect.”

 

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That’s the way it looked from the trenches, the sidelines, the bleachers and any direction on Friday as the Cadets flew to a 53-3 victory over Walla Walla to close out CBBN 4A play with their sixth straight win.

Quarterback Kolney Cassel threw for 260 yards and five touchdowns — three to sophomore Ridge Harmon — and running back Trevon Harris ran for a season-high 196 yards to keep the Cadets’ momentum in high gear heading into next week’s trip to Spokane for a regional playoff crossover against Ferris.

Ike’s steamrolling offense, which scored touchdowns on four of its first five possessions and finished with 480 yards, has obviously sustained such speed with its skill players but the offensive line has been a huge revelation and the power behind the big numbers.

“I knew we were going to have a winning season, and maybe a little better if things went well. But this is crazy,” said senior Jacob Herr, Garza’s wingman at left guard. “It feels great the way we’ve been moving the ball, getting up and down the field. It feels like we can do anything.”

Garza and Herr were starters on the offensive live last year, and senior tackle Mike Jones joined them with experience as a defensive starter.

Their mentorship of the younger side of the line — junior tackle Dylan Rowden and sophomores Miguel Mendoza (guard) and Andy Soto (tight end) — have turned a unit with several question marks at the beginning of the season into the engine that drives the CBBN’s best offense.

“If we protect Kolney, he can make a lot of plays,” said Garza, who makes all the snaps in Ike’s shotgun-style Pistol offense formation. “And if we make the blocks for Tre, we’re even tougher to stop. That’s what’s exciting about the way we’re playing — we’ve got a lot of ways to make big plays.”

Cassel bounced back easily from missing last week’s game with a mild concussion, connecting on 16 of 25 passes with scoring strikes to Harmon (7, 11, 34 yards), Denzel Jones (71) and Darius Pati (5). Jones also returned an interception for a score and had over 100 yards in punt returns.

Harris and Jones have now scored 20 touchdowns each.

“The great thing about this group is that in (nine) games they’ve only given up four sacks,” said Ike head coach Dan Eyman, whose offensive line coach is Matt Keeler. “That’s pretty incredible considering how much we throw the ball.”

That’s 279 passing plays in nine games.

“That’s our job,” Garza said. “and we love it.”

Eisenhower (5-1, 8-1) had already locked up the CBBN’s No. 2 seed in next Friday’s 4A regional playoff crossovers and will take on GSL runner-up Ferris (8-1) at Joe Albi Stadium. The Ike-Ferris matchup will start at 8 p.m. as the second game of a doubleheader.

GSL champ Mead (8-1) will play in the first game at 5:30 p.m. against the CBBN’s No. 3 seed, which will be the winner of Tuesday’s tiebreaker between Davis, Wenatchee and Richland.

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