Davis’ Wright commits to Western Oregon

YAKIMA, Wash. — Deion Wright, who rewrote all of Davis’ single-game, season and career passing records, has committed to Western Oregon University, Davis coach Rick Clark confirmed on Sunday.

Wright will join an NCAA Division II program, located in Monmouth, Ore., that competes in the GNAC along with Central Washington.

The senior quarterback is coming off one of the most prolific passing season in state history, throwing for 2,988 yards in 10 games with 34 touchdowns. He was also Davis’ second-leading rusher and led the CBBN 4A in total offense with 3,325 yards.

Western Oregon finished 6-2 in the GNAC and 6-5 overall last season with a senior quarterback, Evan Mozzochi, who threw for 2,027 yards.

Wright will sign an NCAA national letter of intent on Wednesday. Teammate Cooper Kupp, who led the CBBN 4A in scoring and caught 18 of Wright’s touchdown passes, will sign with Eastern Washington the same day.

Balanced Pirates sink Chiawana

YAKIMA, Wash. — When the wolves come calling, Davis’ boys basketball team knows what survivalist instincts to summon.

The Pirates hold their nerve, lock their stare and bite back.

Chiawana not only rolled into Davis Gym on Saturday a day after knocking off second-place Richland, but the Riverhawks were the only team to beat Davis on its home floor last season.

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These were challenges the Pirates were eager and ready for and they responded with a stellar defensive effort in a 63-46 CBBN 4A victory that earned the second-ranked crew its eighth consecutive win.

“We remember last year — our only loss here — and we know they’re a good, physical team with some great athletes,” said Davis senior David Trimble. “We reacted really well, defensively and on the boards.”

For the third game in a row, Davis had four players score in double figures. Trimble, as he did two weeks ago against Richland, lifted his game with 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Cooper Kupp scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half and Ray Navarro and LeVonte Allen checked in with 10 apiece.

“It’s good to have scoring like that,” Kupp said. “The last two years we relied probably too much on David. He’s still the guy, but we’re more balanced now and have lots of guys who can score. That’s makes us tougher to defend.”

Chiawana has shown that type of dangerous balance as well, especially in Friday’s 66-56 win over Richland. But the Pirates conceded just nine points to Miquiyah Zamora, the conference’s leading scorer, and Zach Mendoza, who went off for 20 points on Friday, was held scoreless.

“Our defense was especially good in the second half, just like it was in Walla Walla (on Friday),” said Davis coach Eli Juarez. “We forced turnovers and blocked out for some big rebounds. Everybody did their share.”

Which always seems to be the case.

When Chiawana came out in a zone defense to start the game, the Pirates struck from the perimeter with four different players — Trimble, Navarro, Allen and Carlos Perea-Vijarro — hitting 3-pointers in the opening frame.

“We have more than just a couple of options,” Trimble noted. “All of our starters and guys off the bench — we can mix it up.”

In the second half Davis struck in waves. Trimble scored three straight baskets in an 11-2 run in the third period, and the Pirates closed out the game scoring 12 of the final 14 points.

Davis, which improved to 9-0 in league and 14-2 overall, will now catch its breath heading into a busy final week of the regular season. The Pirates will have senior night on Tuesday at home against Moses Lake, then finish on the road with games at Richland on Friday and Wenatchee on Saturday.

“All I can say about that is I’m glad I have a deep bench,” said Juarez, whose team will be unable to make up a snowed-out game with West Valley because of the compressed schedule. “Those are two long road trips to finish with.”

1/29/12 Chiawana-Davis boys basketball photo gallery

Photos from Saturday night’s CBBN 4A boys basketball game between Chiawana and Davis at Davis High School in Yakima, Wash. All photos by Andy Sawyer of the Yakima Herald-Republic.

Yakima hit the jackpot with Joe Donahue

YAKIMA, Wash. — Every now and then, a community wins the lottery.

Circumstances, be it a job opportunity, military assignment or just a change of scenery, result in the arrival of a person whose combination of intelligence, personality, energy and integrity result in the dramatic improve-ment of said community.

It happens more often than one might think, and Yakima has had its share of such good fortune.

That said, there will only be one Joe Donahue.

And while the city, community and Valley will be forever enriched by the career move that brought Joe here from Twin Falls, Idaho, in 1947, it will also experience a substantial and permanent void left by his recent passing at age 94.

Never met Joe? Neither did I.

But a look at the photo accompanying his obituary in Tuesday’s Herald-Republic — eyes sparkling, face smiling and right hand waving — provides a sense of the true treasure Joe was to Yakima.

Then you talk to people, those among his many friends who really knew him and his multitude of contributions to the community, and the magnitude of his life becomes much clearer.

“He was just such a good guy,” said former Yakima Valley Community College coach and athletic director Bill Faller. “He had a sense of humor and was just a good guy to know, but also he was a real supporter of local athletics at all levels. It didn’t matter the level and it didn’t matter the sport.”

Said Bobo Brayton, who as YVCC’s baseball coach treasured Joe’s support and friendship more than five decades ago, “He was just a steady customer. Joe was always the same. You’d see him one day, then you’d see him a week later and he was still the same guy. He was tremendous that way, and he was always ready to jump in and help with whatever you had going.”

Many who so positively impact their place of residence do so as educators — as teachers, coaches or administrators. Joe was a businessman, one who after working as a photo engraver for this newspaper began his own operation and continued it through 1987.

“He was a really solid businessman and a very shrewd investor,” said close friend Paul George, who eulogized Joe at Thursday’s funeral. “He really knew his stuff.”

But doing so, providing for his wife and five children while contributing to the pecuniary prosperity of Yakima, wasn’t enough for Joe.

He involved himself in the community’s civic, social and sporting fabric, but not as a glad-hander or backslapper or someone ultimately in search of personal recognition.

The last original member of Yakima’s Monday Morning Quarterbacks, a group he helped form in 1948 along with Babe Hollingbery to help local athletes, Joe acted.

He developed the local Grid Kids program. He served on the Yakima Meadows board of directors. And for many years he joined longtime friend Oscar Soderstrom, a former Yakima police chief, as a booster and ambassador for YVCC who so profoundly benefited the school that Sherar Gymnasium displays a plaque in his honor.

“Many years ago,” Faller said, “a full scholarship at the college cost $300 a year. Joe and Oscar used to go around and get all their buddies to give $10 each. And for a number of years they produced scholarships for us that way.”

The Parker Youth and Sports Foundation, which Joe served as secretary during its early years and again aided in its 2004 rebirth, offers a Joe Donahue scholarship to a deserving YVCC athlete.

Joe also bowled, golfed, hunted and fished. He and his wife of 73 years, Fern, were affectionately known as Slowpitch Joe and Slowpoke Fern for their participation in that endeavor, one Joe continued into his 70s.

Even at age 90, he was able to put his pitching acumen to use at a Parker Youth golf event that served also to honor Joe.

Brayton was to start the festivities with a shotgun, Joe’s son Miles recalled, but was told he couldn’t fire the weapon. So with Mel Stottlemyre experiencing role reversal as a catcher and Brayton wielding his shotgun as a bat, Joe served up one more offering to begin the event.

But as playful and personable as Joe was, he selflessly gave. He contributed countless hours toward building and improving this community, and left it a far better place than he found it.

It has been our good fortune that Joe spent his final 64 years here. And it is sad that his life, while by all accounts joyful and fulfilling, has ended.

Because for Yakima, the arrival of Joseph Alton Donahue in 1947 was like winning the lottery.

• Roger Underwood can be reached at 509-577-7694 or runderwood@yakimaherald.com

 

Boys roundup: Rangers upend Granger in OT

GRANGER, Wash. — Derek Huck hit eight of nine free throws in overtime to help lift No. 3 Naches Valley to a 70-65 victory over No. 4 Granger in a SCAC West boys basketball game Saturday night.

Huck scored 26 points for Naches Valley, which led by 11 going into the fourth quarter, before being outscored 20-9 to end regulation. Granger’s Esau Cervantes hit the basket that tied the game at the end of regulation.

Jeremy Gaudette scored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for the Rangers, while Cameron Walker tallied 20 points.

Granger’s Andrew Reddout led all scorers with 28 points.

GOLDENDALE 71, HIGHLAND 58: At Goldendale, Jordan Foley had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Brady Conway added 15 points and seven rebounds, Riley Ross had 12 points, and Michael Folkner 11 points and 11 rebounds to lead Goldendale.

Faustino Uriostegui had 20 points for Highland.

CBBN 4A

RICHLAND 83, EISENHOWER 31: At Richland, Payton Radliff had 19 points to lead Richland, which stormed to a 28-5 lead after one quarter.

CBBN 3A

WEST VALLEY 61, PASCO 49: At West Valley, Jalen Peake, Austin Strock and Jason Dresker sparked a 21-5 fourth quarter, which included a 19-3 run, to rally West Valley.

Peake scored seven of his 12 points, Strock six of his 19, and Dresker five of his 15 in the final period.

Dresker also grabbed 13 rebounds.

EASTMONT 56, SUNNYSIDE 52: At Eastmont, Trea Thomas scored a game-high 15 points as the Wildcats held off the Grizzlies.

Israel Manzo led Sunnyside with 14 points and Trey Serl chipped in a dozen.

CWAC

TOPPENISH 77, OTHELLO 46: At Toppenish, Kyle Jamison scored 18 of his 24 points in the first half, but Toppenish used a big second half to break away.

Leading 32-29 at halftime, the Wildcats outscored Othello 24-10 in the third quarter and 45-17 in the second half.

Randy Isadore added 17 points, four assists and four steals, and Sal Gudino had 12 points and nine rebounds for the winners.

EPHRATA 49, ELLENSBURG 46: At Ephrata, David Jacobs and Nick Gigstead combined for 30 points in the loss for the Bulldogs.

Tyler Clark had 15 points to lead Ephrata.

WAPATO 69, QUINCY 46: At Wapato, Ozzie George had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Shawn Craig had 17 points and seven assists, and Gibby Patterson had 13 points, and Wapato had no trouble with Quincy.

PROSSER 57, SELAH 54 (OT): At Prosser, Kyle Kilian’s 3-pointer with .04 seconds remaining in overtime gave Prosser the victory.

Wade French led the Mustangs with 23 points. Drew Dyer had 25 points for Selah.

GRANDVIEW 56, EAST VALLEY 46: At East Valley, Kiki Mendoza had 15 points and Sal Escobedo 12 to pace Grandview.

Hugo Lemus had 12 points and eight rebounds for East Valley.

NORTH CENTRAL 2B

WHITE SWAN 64, WARDEN 50: At Warden, Lawrence Fiander scored 27 points and dished out eight assists to lead fourth-ranked White Swan.

Cobie Lewis added 11 points for the Cougars, who built a 36-18 halftime lead.

GREATER COLUMBIA 1B

SUNNYSIDE CHRISTIAN 42, LYLE-WISHRAM 32: At Sunnyside Christian, Trevor Wagenaar scored 18 points while Brandon Broersma scored 15 to lead the Knights.

Lyle-Wishram was led by Ricardo Manzanedo, who had 10 points.

TROUT LAKE-GLENWOOD 50, YAKAMA TRIBAL 36: At Trout Lake, Alex King scored 14 points and Lucas King added 10 points and five steals as the Mustangs won.

Tanner Thomas had 11 points for the Eagles.

Girls roundup: Top-ranked East Valley keeps rolling

YAKIMA, Wash. — East Valley wasted no time making sure it kept its perfect record intact.

The top-ranked Red Devils raced to a 17-point halftime lead en route to a 50-35 victory over Grandview in a CWAC girls basketball game Saturday night.

Yasi Mohsenian scored 16 points, and Mikaela Zimmer added nine points and eight rebounds to lead East Valley, now 14-0 in league and 16-0 overall.

Payton Parrish had 16 points to lead Grandview.

WAPATO 58, QUINCY 39: At Wapato, Sammi Jo Blodgett had 12 points and seven assists, and Briana Cordova and Justine Sosa added 10 points apiece for seventh-ranked Wapato.

PROSSER 71, SELAH 54: At Prosser, Sydney Mercer had a huge game with 35 points, 18 rebounds, eight steals and four assists to power Prosser. She made 12 of 23 shots from the field and 11 of 13 free throws.

Helen Petersen added 12 points, nine assists and three steals for the Mustangs. Kailee Wood had 18 points, five rebounds and four steals for Selah.

TOPPENISH 61, OTHELLO 19: At Toppenish, Osiris Rodriguez had 15 points and Belen Carriedo and Tara Bremer added 10 apiece as Toppenish cruised.

EPHRATA 45, ELLENSBURG 36: At Ephrata, Heidi Buchert had 16 points and 10 rebounds for Ephrata.

Trew Tucker’s 11 points paced Ellensburg, which couldn’t overcome Ephrata’s 18-2 third quarter.

CBBN 4A

CHIAWANA 56, DAVIS 46: At Chiawana, Cierra Juarez scored 18 points, and Heidi Ceja added nine points and six rebounds, but Davis couldn’t quite come back in the fourth quarter.

Delany Hodgins scored 23 points for Chiawana, which trailed at halftime.

RICHLAND 51, EISENHOWER 34: At Eisenhower, Britney Pringle’s 26 points and six steals led the Bombers.

CBBN 3A

WEST VALLEY 45, PASCO 15: At West Valley, Stephanie Gibson and Paige Albrecht had 10 points each to lead West Valley, which jumped ahead 17-4 after one quarter and rolled from there.

Gibson also grabbed six rebounds for the Rams, which limited Pasco to four second-half points.

EASTMONT 54, SUNNYSIDE 38: At Eastmont, Charity Degman scored 19 points to lead Eastmont, which limited Sunnyside to 11 total points in the first and fourth quarters.

Natalia Bazan led the Grizzlies with 15 points, making three 3-pointers.

SCAC

LA SALLE 59, CLE ELUM 35: At Cle Elum, Kate McGree and Karly Sattler teamed for 21 points as the third-ranked Lightning built a 38-21 lead through three quarters.

Carlee Creager totaled 17 points and nine rebounds for the Warriors.

GRANGER 52, NACHES VALLEY 32: At Granger, Fantasia Reyes scored 11 of her game-high 16 points in the second half as the Spartans pulled away.

Naches Valley’s Justine Benner netted a team-high 14 points and passed the 1,000-point mark for her career.

Brook John had 11 points and blocked seven shots for ninth-ranked Granger.

GOLDENDALE 55, HIGHLAND 31: At Goldendale, Kylie Montgomery had 14 points and eight rebounds, Brooke Graff had 13 points and Andrea Keffeler had 12 points for Goldendale.

Tavi Wise had 15 points for Highland.

NORTH CENTRAL 2B

WHITE SWAN 63, WARDEN 26: At Warden, Amber Jones had 23 points, and Almarae Swan had 11 points and five assists as fourth-ranked White Swan rolled.

Emily Botkins grabbed 13 rebounds, and Cayla Jones had 11 steals for the Cougars, who broke away with a 14-0 second quarter and limited Warden to 13 points over the final three periods.

GREATER COLUMBIA 1B

SUNNYSIDE CHRISTIAN 74, LYLE-WISHRAM 21: At Sunnyside Christian, Marisa Broersma had a double-double of 18 points and 17 rebounds to power the second-ranked Knights.

Stormee Van Belle scored 19 points to pace SC, which led 48-9 at halftime.

KLICKITAT 36, BICKLETON 28: At Bickleton, Lara Parsons, Candice Templeton and Nicolle Oldfield had 10 points each to lead Klickitat, which took command with a 15-2 third quarter.

Bickleton’s Jamie Venema led all scorers with 14 points.

TROUT LAKE-GLENWOOD 59, YAKAMA TRIBAL 23: At Trout Lake, Val Vogt led a balanced attack with 13 points for Trout Lake-Glenwood. Three other players scored nine points each, and another had eight for the Mustangs.

Prep roundup: Smith notches pair of Valley bests in sprints

YAKIMA, Wash. — Selah’s Scott Smith sprinted to Valley bests in two freestyle events and anchored the winning 200-yard medley relay to spark the Vikings to an 80-68 victory over Prosser on Saturday at Lions Pool.

Smith won the 50 free in 23.18 seconds and the 100 free in a Class 2A state-qualifying 51.10.

Prosser produced Valley-leading efforts by Will Burgett in the 100 fly (59.06), Nolan Saam in the 100 breast (1:03.04) and the 200 free relay (1:35.35).

In CBBN 4A competition at Lions Pool, Eisenhower’s Jared Klingele and Jimmy Liu won two events each and swam on two first-place relays to lead the Cadets to a 103-85 victory over Davis.

The Class 4A, 3A and 2A-1A district meets will be held next Friday and Saturday at Central Washington University.

EISENHOWER 103, DAVIS 85

At Lions Pool

200 medley relay: 1, Eisenhower (Liu, Hino, Kilpatrick, Acevedo) 1:56.32; 2, Davis 2:03.14; 3, Eisenhower 2:12.93.

200 free: 1, Jared Klingele (E) 2:09.65; 2, Patrick Knittle (D) 2:25.03; 3, Frank Serano (E) 2:46.94.

200 IM: 1, Andrew Sader (D) 2:20.97; 2, Raihei Sato (D) 2:38.41; 3, Jacob O’Connor (E) 2:43.57.

50 free: 1, Jimmy Liu (E) 25.51; 2, Bureimoa Binavea (D) 26.60; 3, Daniel Kloster (D) 26.94.

Diving: 1, Jacob Hino (E) 153.95; 2, Vern Hammond (D) 126.70; 3, Ian Kinney (E) 118.05.

100 fly: 1, Klingele (E) 1:05.25; 2, O’Connor (E) 1:15.76; 3, Max Hopkins (E) 1:23.54.

100 free: 1, Liu (E) 1:00.04; 2, Binavea (D) 1:02.24; 3, Kloster (D) 1:04.05.

500 free: 1, Knittle (D) 6:21.66; 2, Serano (E) 7:31.04; 3, Maseo Pleasant (E) 8:00.54.

200 free relay: 1, Eisenhower (Liu, Hopkins, Acevedo, Klingele) 1:46.88; 2, Davis 1:51.78; 3, Davis 2:05.12.

100 back: 1, Sader (D) 1:02.00; 2, Fidel Negrete (E) 1:18.93; 3, Pleasant (E) 1:30.49.

100 breast: 1, Hino (E) 1:13.68; 2, Sato (D) 1:15.74; 3, Timothy Nagle-McNaughton (D) 1:22.77.

400 free relay: 1, Davis (Sader, Sato, Knittle, Nagle-McNaughton) 4:11.38; 2, Eisenhower 4:49.93; 3, Davis 4:52.10.

Wapato results — 200 IM: Jeremy Klarich, 2:12.68. 100 fly: Klarich, 1:02.24. 50 free: Kristian Rickert, 31.25. 100 free: Rickert, 1:13.46.

SELAH 80, PROSSER 68

At Lions Pool

200 medley relay: 1, Selah (Frampton, Borchert, Petrea, Smith) 1:49.95; 2, Selah 2:06.38; 3, Prosser 2:07.84.

200 free: 1, Carson Petrea (S) 2:12.29; 2, Collin Hudson (S) 2:18.01; 3, Chase Baker (P) 2:22.38.

200 IM: 1, Nolan Frampton (S) 2:25.70; 2, Sam Kawakami (P) 2:29.24.

50 free: 1, Scott Smith (S) 23.18; 2, Tim Bowen (P) 25.01; 3, Mack Bickel (S) 29.52.

100 fly: 1, Will Burgett (P) 59.06; 2, Nolan Saam (P) 1:01.07; 3, Garret Borchert (S) 1:05.38.

100 free: 1, Scott Smith (S) 51.10 (2A state); 2, James Wildman (P) 54.46; 3, Petrea (S) 57.31.

500 free: 1, Pat Burnett (S) 6:55.51.

200 free relay: 1, Prosser (Wildman, Bowen, Saam, Burgett) 1:35.35; 2, Selah 1:36.88.

100 back: 1, Frampton (S) 1:02.99; 2, Bailey Perez (S) 1:09.24; 3, Bowen (P) 1:09.81.

100 breast: 1, Saam (P) 1:03.04 (2A state); 2, Burgett (P) 1:03.24; 3, Borchert (S) 1:10.87.

400 free relay: 1, Prosser (Wildman, Baker, Saam, Burgett) 3:47.49; 2, Selah 4:34.79; 3, Prosser 4:36.66.

PREP WRESTLING

Non-league

EISENHOWER 50, WEST VALLEY 30

At Eisenhower

106: Cameron Manjarrez (E) p. Junior Farias, 1:24. 113: Lane Bruland (WV) won by forfeit. 120: Omar Acevedo (E) md. Ryan Leman, 15-2. 126: Lucio Perez (E) won by forfeit. 132: Marco Gonzales (E) won by forfeit. 138: Enrigue Gudino (E) p. Keanen Darbyson, 3:07. 145: Dakota Kountz (E) won by forfeit. 152: Roger Andrade (E) p. Cameron Martin, 1:52. 160: John Fowler (E) md. Mark Bradley, 13-0. 170: Edwin Gudino (E) p. Max King, 1:30. 182: Darion Taylor (WV) p. Chris Crosslin, :38. 195: Conner Herrera (WV) p. Alias Herrera, 3:59. 220: Robert Koch (WV) p. Joel Ortega, 3:49. 285: Justin Wilkins (WV) won by forfeit.

WEST VALLEY 39, DAVIS 36

At Eisenhower

113: Bruland (WV) p. Daniel Sandoval, 1:49. 120: Ramiro Ortiz (D) d. Leman, 12-6. 126: T.J. Morehourse (D) won by forfeit. 132: Hilario Verdusco (D) won by forfeit. 138: Darbyson (WV) won by forfeit. 145: Adam Will (D) won by forfeit. 152: Austin Wagner (D) p. Martin, 1:26. 160: Jorge Alcala (D) d. Bradley, 11-4. 170: King (WV) won by forfeit. 182: Taylor (WV) p. Tony Lopez, 3:50. 195: David Perez (D) p. Herrera, :33. 220: Koch (WV) won by forfeit. 285: Wilkins (WV) p. Miguel Ponce, :56. 106: Farias (WV) d. Angel Cotto, 7-6.

College roundup: Newcomb, Jordan lift Yaks past TV

YAKIMA, Wash. — Brittney Newcomb and Simone Jordan combined to score 30 points Saturday as fourth-ranked Yakima Valley dominated Treasure Valley 67-39 in East Region women’s basketball in Sherar Gym.

The Yaks’ fourth straight win improved them to 5-1 in the region and 15-4 overall.

YVCC shot only 32 percent (23 for 72) and was outrebounded 46-41. But the Yaks forced 33 turnovers while committing only 14, grabbed 24 offensive boards and allowed the Chukars (1-5, 3-14) to shoot only 36 percent.

Newcomb had a game-high 17 points, hitting 4 of 9 shots from 3-point range, while Jordan had 13 points and five steals.

Sam Zapien added 10 points while Hannah Lekson came off the bench for 10 points and three steals.

Lacey Nauman scored 11 points to lead the Chukars.

Yakima Valley’s women and men continue region play at home Wednesday night (women at 6 p.m., men at 8) against Wenatchee Valley.

TREASURE VALLEY — Kelly 1-4 0-0 3, Johnson 3-7 0-0 6, Mooney 0-3 1-2 1, Schram 3-6 3-4 9, Lacey Nauman 5-8 0-0 11, Pack 1-4 0-0 2, Nielson 1-4 1-2 3, Hemenway 0-3 0-0 0, Alexander 1-3 0-0 2, Morcom 1-2 0-0 2, Wokersien 0-1 0-0 0, Wood 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 16-45 5-9 39.

YAKIMA VALLEY — Brittney Newcomb 6-17 1-2 17, Cox 0-0 0-0 0, Gonzales 0-5 0-0 0, Simone Jordan 4-9 4-4 13, Sam Zapien 2-8 6-8 10, Brewster 2-4 0-2 4, Swetzof 3-7 2-3 8, Weaver 2-4 0-0 4, Hannah Lekson 4-8 1-3 10, Ferguson 0-7 1-2 1, Smythe 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-72 15-24 67.

Halftime — YVCC 36-20. 3-point goals — TVCC 2-8 (Kelly 1-3, Johnson 0-3, Hemenway 0-1, Nauman 1-1); YVCC 6-20 (Newcomb 4-9, Swetzof 0-2, Gonzales 0-1, Weaver 0-2, Lekson 1-3, Jordan 1-2, Zapien 0-1). Fouled out — Johnson. Rebounds — TVCC 46 (Nielson 10); YVCC 41 (Brewster 4, Ferguson 4, Zapien 4). Turnovers — TVCC 33, YVCC 14. Total fouls — TVCC 20, YVCC 14.

Seawolves overwhelm Central

ANCHORAGE — Shooting the lowest percentage in Central Washington’s 14-year NCAA Division II history, the Wildcats sustained an 80-48 loss to 12th-ranked Alaska Anchorage on Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena.

The Wildcats (3-8 GNAC, 6-12 overall) made only 11 of 60 field goal attempts for 18.3 percent. It was the third-lowest in program history, which dates to 1980-81.

CWU’s top three scorers for the season, Jessica VanDyke, Sophie Russell and Alex Dunn, shot a combined 2 for 23 and totaled 11 points.

Haley Holmstead led the Seawolves (10-1, 19-3) with 24 points.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Albrecht 3-7 0-0 6, Russell 1-12 4-6 6, VanDyke 1-5 3-4 5, Johnson 1-7 2-2 5, Dunn 0-6 0-0 0, Martinez 2-3 3-4 7, Jacobson 1-4 4-4 7, Valdez 1-1 2-3 5, Gordon 0-0 3-4 3, Fettig 1-5 0-0 2, Moser 0-6 2-2 2, Rethwill 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 11-60 23-29 48.

ALASKA ANCHORAGE — Ryder 2-4 2-2 6, Robison 1-2 0-0 2, Hanna Johansson 9-13 3-4 21, Haley Holmstead 6-12 12-13 24, King 2-6 0-0 6, Deichmann 1-1 0-1 2 Mathews 3-9 0-0 6, Madison 1-2 0-0 3, Richens 0-2 0-0 0, Martin 0-0 0-0 0, Seale 0-1 2-3 2, Horn 2-3 0-0 4, Burns 2-3 0-1 4. Totals 29-58 19-24 80.

Halftime — UAA 48-16. 3-point goals — CWU 3-18 (VanDyke 0-2, Johnson 1-2, Dunn 0-1, Russell 0-6, Rethwill 0-1, Jacobson 1-2, Valdez 1-1); UAA 3-14 (Ryder 0-1, King 2-4, Mathews 0-3, Madison 0-2, Horn 0-1, Burns 0-1). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — CWU 41 (Albrecht 6, Russell 6); UAA 39 (Johansson 11). Turnovers — CWU 22, UAA 15. Total fouls — CWU 22, UAA 29.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Battle, Royal power Yakima Valley ||

DeShawn Battle and Amir Royal combined for 35 points Saturday as hot-shooting Yakima Valley subdued Treasure Valley 85-81 in East Region men’s action.

Battle had 18 points and Royal came off the bench for 17 points and a team-high six rebounds.

Dabrail Henton added 13 points and three other Yaks totaled eight as YVCC improved to 5-1 in the region and 12-6 overall.

Yakima Valley shot 55 percent in the first half (17 for 31) en route to a 45-34 lead, then hit 59 percent over the final 20 minutes for a game total of 57 percent (30 for 53).

Kriff Jensen had 27 points and Marck Coffin 23 for the Chukars (2-4, 3-14).

TREASURE VALLEY — Kriff Jensen 9-20 3-3 27, Smith 2-7 0-1 4, Campbell 0-2 4-4 4, Flowers 4-9 0-0 10, Johnson 4-9 1-2 9, Cooper 0-1 0-0 0, Leitch 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 1-2 2-2 4, Marck Coffin 6-12 11-12 23, Cooper 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-62 21-24 81.

YAKIMA VALLEY — Diggs 1-6 6-8 8, DeShawn Battle 6-9 5-8 18, Martinez 2-3 3-5 7, Dabrail Henton 4-12 4-5 13, Flowers 4-4 0-0 8, Amir Royal 7-10 3-4 17, Bagby 0-0 0-0 0, Molina 1-3 0-2 2, Jensen 3-4 0-0 8, Romero 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 30-53 21-32 85.

Halftime — YVCC 45-34. 3-point goals — TVCC 8-18 (Jensen 6-13, Flowers 2-4, Cooper 0-1); YVCC 4-9 (Diggs 0-1, Battle 1-2, Henton 1-4, Jensen 2-2). Fouled out — Smith, Campbell, Johnson. Rebounds — TVCC 26 (Johnson 8); YVCC 30 (Royal 6, Henton 5, Flowers 5). Turnovers — TVCC 17, YVCC 21. Total fouls — TVCC 21, YVCC 20.

Wildcats fall to Anchorage, 82-65 ||

ELLENSBURG — Central Washington was without its second-leading scorer and rebounder and top shot blocker Saturday night in its GNAC matchup with Alaska Anchorage, and Kevin Davis’ absence was costly for the Wildcats.

Anchorage’s Taylor Rohde, a 6-foot-9 senior, scored 25 of his game-high 31 points in the second half as the Seawolves pulled away for an 82-65 victory in Nicholson Pavilion.

“With Anchorage, you have to pick your poison,” said CWU coach Greg Sparling. “We drew up a game plan designed to limit their threes (3-pointers) because they have three kids shooting better than 40 percent and threes add up in a hurry. I’m really pleased with the way our kids executed the game plan. And we just missed a lot of shots.”

The defeat dropped CWU (4-7 GNAC, 10-9 overall) into a three-way tie with Northwest Nazarene and Saint Martin’s for sixth place in the conference. The top six teams qualify for the GNAC’s postseason tournament.

Without the 6-9 sophomore Davis, who suffered an ankle injury during Thursday night’s win over Alaska Fairbanks, the Wildcats started 6-5 Roby Clyde at center and moved Toussaint Tyler from shooting guard to forward with Jordan Coby replacing Tyler in the backcourt.

Tyler scored a game-high 22 points and point guard Lacy Haddock added 14, but CWU shot just 42 percent from the field while the Seawolves (9-2, 15-4), connected on 59 percent (33 of 56).

Rohde was 13 for 19 and also grabbed a game-high nine rebounds as UAAA outboarded Central 34-22.

The Wildcats visit Northwest Nazarene next Saturday night.

ALASKA ANCHORAGE — Thompson 2-4 2-2 6, Lauwers 0-2 0-1 0, Taylor Rohde 13-19 5-6 31, Steve White 5-8 2-2 12, Fossman 3-7 0-0 8, Lonnie Ridgeway 4-4 4-4 12, Jackson 1-1 0-0 2, Demissie 3-6 0-0 7, Hearn 1-1 0-0 2, Gibcus 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 33-56 13-15 82.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Johnson 1-1 7-8 9, Toussaint Tyler 7-14 5-9 22, Clyde 2-8 1-2 5, Lacy Haddock 5-13 4-4 14, Coby 3-8 0-0 7, Starr 3-5 0-0 7, Magee 0-1 0-0 0, Nelson 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 21-50 18-25 65.

Halftime — UAA 36-29. 3-point goals — UAA 3-7 (Thompson 0-1, Lauwers 0-1, Fossman 2-4, Demissie 1-1); CWU 5-14 (Tyler 3-5, Haddock 0-3, Coby 1-5, Starr 0-1). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — UAA 34 (Rohde 9); CWU 22 (Clyde 6). Turnovers — UAA 9, CWU 8. Total fouls — UAA 16, CWU 16.

1/29/12 Letters to sports

Welcome to the CWAC, West Valley ||

To the sports editor — On behalf of Wapato High School and the Wapato community, I welcome West Valley High School to the Central Washington Athletic Conference.

We look forward to renewing our spirited rivalry we shared as members of the former Mid-Valley League.

The inclusion of West Valley to the CWAC will have a positive impact to our league. West Valley offers state of the art facilities, full squads in all programs, a highly competitive spirit, quality coaches and solid administration. Joe Coscarart, West Valley Athletic Director, is as fine as they come. His experience, enthusiasm and passion for high school athletics will be a great addition to our already successful and cooperative league membership.

Again, welcome West Valley to the CWAC!

DON L. ERICKSON

District Athletic Director

Wapato Public Schools

West Valley should stay 3A || 

To The sports editor — I’m writing to let you know I feel the West Valley Rams have absolutely no business in the CWAC.

These are smaller schools the Rams will be competing against. It’s not fair for some schools. Most people I talk to about this feel the same way.

Keep West Valley where it belongs: 3A.

SAMUEL GARCIA

Prosser

Updated GNAC, NWAACC East hoop standings

GNAC MEN
    Conf    Seas
Western Washington     9-1    18-3
Western Oregon    7-4    14-6
Alaska Anchorage    9-2    15-4
Seattle Pacific          8-3     16-4
MSU Billings    7-4    12-7
Central Washington    4-7    10-9
Saint Martin’s    4-7    8-12
NW Nazarene    4-7    10-9
Simon Fraser    1-9    6-12
Alaska Fairbanks    1-10    4-17
Saturday’s scores: Alaska Anchorage 82, Central Washington 65; Northwest Nazarene 62, Alaska Fairbanks 53; Montana State Billings 82, Saint Martin’s 74; Seattle Pacific 61, Western Oregon 58; Western Washington 86, Simon Fraser 75.

GNAC WOMEN
    Conf    Seas
Alaska Anchorage    10-1    19-3
Western Washington    7-3    13-5
Seattle Pacific    7-4    13-6
MSU Billings    7-4    15-7
Simon Fraser    6-4    11-7
NW Nazarene    6-5    12-7
Western Oregon    4-7    5-16
Central Washington    3-8    6-12
Saint Martin’s    2-9    7-14
Alaska Fairbanks    2-9    6-15
 Saturday’s scores: Alaska Anchorage 80, Central Washington 48; Northwest Nazarene 83, Alaska Fairbanks 56; MSU Billings 58, Saint Martin’s 52; Western Oregon 79, Seattle Pacific 74; Western Washington 70, Simon Fraser 61.
 
NWAACC EAST MEN
    Conf    Seas
Yakima Valley    5-1    12-6
Spokane    4-1    15-3
BigBend    5-2    15-3
Walla Walla    4-2    13-6
Columbia Basin    2-4    6-11
Treasure Valley    2-4    3-14
Blue Mountain    1-5    5-11
Wenatchee Valley    1-5    5-10
Saturday’s scores: Yakima Valley 85, Treasure Valley 81; Spokane 82, Columbia Basin 79; Walla Walla 75, Big Bend 69; Blue Mountain 62, Wenatchee Valley 61.

NWAACC EAST WOMEN
    Conf    Seas
Yakima Valley    5-1    15-4
Columbia Basin    5-1    17-2    
Walla Walla    5-1    14-4
Blue Mountain    3-3    11-6
Big Bend    3-4    13-7
Wenatchee Valley    2-4    7-11
Treasure Valley    1-5    3-14
Spokane    0-5    5-12
Saturday’s scores: Yakima Valley 67, Treasure Valley 39; Columbia Basin 72, Spokane 54; Walla Walla 85, Big Bend 76; Blue Mountain 53, Wenatchee Valley 51.
   

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