YAKIMA, Wash. — In their previous two meetings this season, Wapato and Grandview played for their rivalry and rankings in the upper tier of CWAC boys basketball.

Today it will be for so much more.

For the second time in four years, Wapato and Grandview will try to eliminate each other from the trophy round in a 9 a.m. loser-out clash today in the Class 2A state tournament.

Battling back from their first-round setbacks, the Greyhounds (17-9) first ousted Tumwater 58-48 on Thursday and then the Wolves (18-6) sent River Ridge packing, 69-54.

“Roy (Garcia) will have his guys ready, we sure know that, and it will be an intense game,” said Wapato coach Adam Strom. “Grandview can run and shoot and they’re quick to the ball — a lot like us.”

Each team won on its home court this season. Grandview prevailed 75-74 on Dec. 11 as Adrian Vela broke loose for 27 points, and Wapato won 68-57 on Jan. 23 with five players scoring in double figures.

In the 2007 state 2A tournament in Tacoma, Grandview eliminated Wapato in the Friday loser-out round, 42-36.

“It will definitely be an exciting game,” Strom said, “but I sure wish it was on Saturday so we’d both get trophies.”

Today’s winner will play the Mount Baker-Clarkston survivor on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. for fifth and eighth place.

NEVER SAY DIE: Early in the second half of their Thursday loser-out girls game, the Kingston Buccaneers were trailing by 20 points against a Squalicum lineup filled with taller, quicker, better-skilled athletes. And to the Buccaneers, that simply didn’t matter.

“We weren’t going down without a fight,” said Elle Sander, one of three Kingston seniors .

And they sure didn’t. Scrapping every step of the way, Kingston actually rallied from that 38-18 deficit to pull within 48-44 with 1:13 remaining before the Storm put the game away at the free-throw line.

“We haven’t had to do that (rally from a large deficit) very often before,” said coach Penny Gienger, “but I knew we had fight in us.”

Gienger, who left a long career as Bainbridge coach after last season, became the Bucs’ coach on an interim basis when the previous coach resigned just days before the season began. Considering the fire the Bucs demonstrated on Thursday, it’s not surprising Gienger holds them in high regard.

“They were a breath of fresh air,” Gienger said. “This was one of my favorite seasons ever.”

YOUTH BOOST: In combating River Ridge’s much taller lineup on Thursday, Wapato’s boys got a nice lift from 6-foot-3 Austin Balderas, a freshman.

Called on with increasing frequency in the postseason, the young post made 3 of 5 field goals, got to the foul line twice and grabbed two rebounds in just over 10 minutes.

“Austin will be something special,” said Wapato coach Adam Strom following his team’s 69-54 win over the Hawks. “In my five years here, he’s our first legit back-to-the-basket post player. He’s got great hands and a good mind for the game — plus he plugs up the middle for us.”

River Ridge had its own impact ninth-grader in guard Brad Wallace, who led the Hawks with 16 points.

IN THE NAME OF THE GRANDFATHER: Burlington-Edison’s Katelyn Mataya plays a mean game of basketball, and it’s in her blood.

Her late grandfather, Frank Mataya Sr., is believed to be the only athlete ever to earn 12 varsity letters at Washington State University, and he did it in an era when freshmen were not eligible for varsity letters. That meant three letters in each of four different sports, if you can believe that — football, basketball, baseball and track.

Katelyn isn’t wasting any seasons herself. Just a sophomore, she already has five varsity letters.

SHORT JUMPERS: The Lynden boys’ 59-31 quarterfinal victory over Deer Park on Thursday was their 100th state tournament victory in school history. “We’re proud to be part of that tradition,” Lynden coach Brian Roper said. “We respect the players and coaches who came before us.” … After six 3-pointers on Wednesday and three on Thursday, Taylor Ulrich, a senior forward on the Squalicum girls team, is 9-for-19 on treys through two games. The tournament record for made 3’s is 13, held by two players, one of whom — Elma’s Katie Colard — has five treys in two games.

— Scott Sandsberry and Scott Spruill/Yakima Herald-Republic

YAKIMA, Wash. — Eisenhower’s Tori Fisher and Selah’s Erin Smith, players of the year in their respective leagues, lead a local group of four seniors in Saturday’s 25th annual All-State Volleyball Series at Fife High School.

Fisher will play in the Class 4A-3A match at 6 p.m., and Smith will join teammate Veronica Sanchez in the 2A-1A match at 4 p.m.

Kittitas’ Ali Kilgore was selected to play in the 2B-1B match at 2 p.m.

YAKIMA, Wash. — Russ Arbuckle had a round of golf Wednesday that would be considered solid no matter what his age.

The fact that Arbuckle is 69 years old just made the round even more impressive as he fired a 3-under par 68 at the Yakima Elks.

Troy Wilmoth, Mark Malland, Keith Grace and Ron Eakin witnessed the round.

YAKIMA, Wash. — The second annual Eisenhower-Davis staff basketball game will be held March 19 at 7 p.m. at Davis Gym.

Senior parents at both schools are working together to host the joint fundraiser to help provide a graduation party following commencement.

The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for students with an ASB card. All proceeds will be split to support the graduation parties. For more information on tickets or how you can donate, contact Stephani Kinney at 509-307-0824.

YAKIMA, Wash. — It didn’t take long to get the Class 2A state girls tournament buzzing.

Top-ranked River Ridge was shooting just 20 percent and trailing Lynden by seven in the fourth quarter of the 9 a.m. opener when a legacy of sorts stepped up and saved the day for the Hawks.

Junior Kelsey Russell, younger sister of 2008 tournament MVP Sophie Russell, buried two 3-pointers with 4:41 and 3:42 left and Samira McDonald hit another trey with 18 seconds to go as River Ridge rallied for a 47-44 victory.

Prior to those shots, Russell and McDonald were a combined 0-for-10 from 3-point distance. River Ridge (23-1) survived 19.7-percent shooting.

“19.7 — I love that,” said first-year coach Tom Kelly, “because maybe now we’ll start playing well.”

Kelsey Russell started as a freshman with her sister on the ’08 title team, which beat Ellensburg in the final. That was the second straight state championship for Sophie Russell and the Hawks.

Despite graduating three seniors off last year’s title team, Lynden (18-7) was all River Ridge could handle, building a 39-32 lead with six minutes left. Riley Beard, a 6-foot senior post, was a big reason with her 20-point, 11-rebound double-double. Beard was 10-for-10 at the foul line.

MISSING LINKS: One of the top teams in the 2A girls bracket, Burlington-Edison has a 21-3 record and a date in today’s quarterfinals against Eatonville, but the Tigers will have to play without one of the best players — something they have already had to deal with.

Junior guard Kristine Thoe, a 14.0-point scorer during the season, went down with a knee injury in the final two minutes of the Tigers’ 60-44 opening-round victory over Clarkston and had to be carried from the court to the trainers’ work area. She was taken to see a local orthopedic specialist, and the news wasn’t good.

“They’re about 90 percent sure it’s her ACL,” Tigers coach Mike Buckholz said, noting that she was definitely out for the rest of the tournament. “That’s our third one this year.”

Burlington lost shooting guard Molly Breckenridge, who was averaging about nine points, with a torn ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) just before the end of the regular season. Also out with an ACL injury is sophomore forward Tierra Houston, who is still on the state-tourney roster but, like Thoe, isn’t able to play.

NORTHWEST HOOPS: One of the interested observers at the SunDome on Wednesday was Phil Barnhart. Longtime basketball aficionados might know Barnhart as one of the standout players on Cashmere’s 1977 state championship team, which a statewide panel assembled by the Herald-Republic in 2003 voted as the best in Class 1A history. More recently, though, he has become known by a growing number of high school players and college coaches as man behind the NorthwestHoops.com site.

Barnhart started the site about nine years ago, he says, as “a labor of love,” and to help draw attention to the region’s players. “The Northwest was kind of underrecruited when I started,” says Barnhart, whose paying customers (at $24.95 a year) now include recruiters from nearly all of the Pac-10 and Big Sky university staffs. During the season he is often contacted by recruiters from out-of-state universities looking to put together a schedule of games they should attend while on a recruiting swing through the state.

Barnhart’s site ranks teams, as well as players by position and class year. Among this year’s seniors, Barnhart has Ephrata’s Patrick Simon as the No. 3 forward for all classifications, with Burlington-Edison’s Evan Coulter the No. 5 point guard. (At No. 8: Eisenhower’s James Lopez.) He had Squalicum’s Keith Stackhouse alternately at No. 4 and 5 among “combo” (shooting) guards last year before Stackhouse had shoulder surgery that cost him nearly this entire season.

Wonder whether Barnhart knows his stuff? Well, his site’s rankings picked the final 1A boys’ top three — Cascade Christian, Meridian and Vashon — in the preseason.

WINNING UGLY: Sometimes even a win isn’t enough to please a coach who expects more out of his team. Hence, Fife coach Mark Schelbert’s frustration following his team’s 58-55 Wednesday victory over Grandview, vaulting the Trojans into a quarterfinal against third-ranked Burlington-Edison.

“I don’t know if it was butterflies or we were still sleeping, but we were NOT ready to play today,” Schelbert said. “If we don’t remedy that, we’re going to be on the short end against Burlington.”

SHORT JUMPERS: Deer Park’s 64-58 first-round victory over Wapato was the program’s first boys win at state since 1955. The Stags went 0-2 in six appearances since beating Palouse 77-68 in the 1955 Class B state tournament. … First dunk of the day went to 6-foot-3 River Ridge guard Joel King, whose reaction to it was so subtle and unexcited — though it came just a split-second before the buzzer ending the first quarter — that it was fairly obvious it wasn’t his first taste of jam. … Stat of the day had to be Wapato’s Cody Nickoloff, who averaged 3.5 points during the season but on Wednesday shot 7-for-8 from the field, hit his only 3-point attempt and finished with a team-high (and, for Nickoloff, season-high) 17 points. It was only the second time he’d scored in double digits all year. … Lynden’s 39-36 win over River Ridge in the boys tournament was the program’s 14th consecutive first-round state victory. … This is how much Clarkston’s Kellie McCann-Smith wanted to get her team to state: The Nebraska-bound guard scored 38 points on 15-for-21 shooting in the Bantams’ winner-to-state, loser-out game against Cheney. … Squalicum’s Derek Dickerson made eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 32 points in Saturday’s district win over Burlington-Edison — three days after having his appendix removed.

— Scott Sandsberry and Scott Spruill/Yakima Herald-Republic

YAKIMA, Wash. — Anna Elofson shot 72 over 15 holes to lead West Valley to a victory over Selah and Ellensburg in a non-league girls golf match Tuesday at Apple Tree Golf Course.

The varsity match was halted after 15 holes because of darkness.

Team scores (At Apple Tree Golf Course): West Valley 341, Selah 407, Ellensburg 565.

Medalist: Anna Elofson WV 72 (15 holes, darkness)

West Valley: Anna Elofson 72, Taylor Boyle 81, Kayla Rothenbueler 87, Taylor Chadwick 101, Brooklyn Wood 108

Selah: Briana Nelson 89, Cassy Burns 104, Ashley Anderson 104, Taylor Jones 110, Ashlee Brockman 120, Katie Daniels 132.

Ellensburg: Jennifer Perrie 102, Jessica Schademan 110, Alex Gumeson 124, Autumn Grassel 129, Ashley Bacon 130.

OUTDOOR SPORTS

Lugers win gold, bronze

Yakima’s Caroline Goyette captured two gold medals, and Breanna Rosencrance won a bronze medal in the USA Luge Youth Nationals on Feb. 27-28 in Lake Placid, N.Y.

Goyette, 13, won gold in the Youth Women’s B Division, and also won the overall national championship. It was her first appearance in this event.

Rosencrance, 13, won bronze in the Youth Women’s A Division event.

YOUTH BASKETBALL

St. Paul girls post perfect season

The St. Paul School girls eighth grade basketball team completed a second straight undefeated season, finishing this season with an 18-0 record.

Participating players from  both teams are Deanna Avalos, Kate McGree, Marie Boutillier, Megan McCanna, Grace Martin, Clare McGree, Hailey Kingman, and Olivia Martin.

The coach is Shawnta Bush.

Sunnyside Valley Lanes

Early Birds — Sharon Ewart 510, Sue Rice 474, Betty Moomey 460, Maria Goedhart 437, Linda Duim 430. A-Sue Rice 157. L-Chickadees, 27-13.
Sunny Valley Women — Stacee Isaac 602 (202, 208), Maria Proffitt 540 (208), Judy Brulotte 533, Donna Lallashute 515, Alyce Kinney 513. A-Stacee Isaac 189. L-Valley Asphalt Sealing, 16-4.
Superbowl — Tanner Schaneman 668 (233, 203, 232), Rob Rice 635 (228, 217), Rob Colley 620 (224), Judy Brulotte 568 (216), Kelley Roberts 535, Juanita Schlieve 511. A-Rob Rice 225, Samantha LaClair 169. L-Vicky’s Crew, 78-22.
Coffee Trio — Sue Rice 649 (237, 209, 203), Maria Proffitt 508, Sharon Schinkelsh 482, Susan Brown 474, Shiela Clingan 474. A-Susan Brown 170. L-Agitation Station, 21-7.
Commercial — Tanner Schaneman 699 (212, 226, 261), Austin Carl 660 (204, 222, 234), Joe Contreras 641 (250, 203), Rayburn Borden 628 (236, 216), Dave Clampitt 606 (213, 204). A-Tanner Schaneman 219. L-Big Balls, 63-27.
Lower Valley Scratch (5 games) — Tanner Schaneman 1,232 (224, 225, 248, 257, 278), Brandon Rice 1,158 (221, 206, 300, 255), Charles Jacobs 1,120 (231, 217, 225, 210, 237), Chris Guy 1,114 (236, 202, 229, 245, 202), Christie Cromwell 1,020 (212, 255). A-Rob Rice 222, Christie Cromwell 205. L-Loft Boys, 791?2-401?2.

Minda Lanes

Coors Light/Tillicum (4 games) — Jackie Valdez 1,007 (279, 299, 235), Ray Jones Jr. 896 (212, 246, 278), Rex Jones 889 (227, 259, 213), Jerry Lammi 886 (230, 211, 246).
Coors Light/Tillicum (4 games) — Jerry Lammi 922 (258, 239, 210, 215), Elray Compo 916 (234, 202, 245, 235), Joe Moser 864 (212, 259, 211). A-Paul Brice 212, Nona Cook 186. L-Cascade Recyling, 35-15.
Minda Scratch — Wayne Morse 790 (214, 277, 299), Bruce Damaskos 730 (216, 268, 246), Donny Cawthron 722 (229, 214, 279). A-Bruce Damaskos 224. L-Minda Lanes, 1081?2-351?2.
Monday Night Mixers — Mel Light 671 (223, 214, 234), Bruce Pittner 646 (222, 264), Paul Tilley 638 (212, 222, 204), Carolyn Soost 590 (224), Linda McMurray 468, Kay Warneke 467. A-Bruce Pittner 189, Carolyn Soost 164.
Tuesday Seniors — Jim Rein 696 (254, 204, 238), Frank Paparazzo 613 (201, 226), Roy Warren 547. A-Jim Rein 205. L-Energizers, 24-12.
Frontier — Donny Cawthron 639 (202, 230, 207), Jay Webb 632 (222, 211), Quincy Wallahee 603 (235). A-Elray Compo 210. L-Steve’s Dental Lab, 103-65.
Hit & Miss — Marlene Riggan 483, Rose Woody 442, Janice Haskell 429. A-Marlene Riggan 151. L-Gutter Gals, 15-5.
Thursday Seniors — Roy Warren 634 (262, 206), Gene Parrish 601 (218, 213), Tom Babcook 566 (201). A-Dave Donahue 200. L-Spare Us, 20-8.
Guys & Dolls — Randy Raney 678 (276, 237), Swede Dixon 635 (243, 205), Sam Vigil 590 (221), Yvonne LaBarge 566 (235), Julie Klutts 541, Kim Mauch 510. A-Randy Raney 204, Julie Klutts 184. L-What The?, 21-7.
Hill’s Discount Flies — Twyla Ostrander 517, Karen Raney 489, Jerry Hill 488, Ruth Jim 488, Sally Anderson 473, Yvonne Colfax 460. A-Sherry Eddy 177. L-Gamache Farms, 21-11.
Rez Niters — Robert Wahpat 505, Vincent Piel III 429, Ray Colfax 408, Roberta Wahpat 393, Charmaine Antelope 352, Jennifer Yallup 334. A-Robert Wahpat 176, Roberta Wahpat 127.
Latecomers — ate Phillips 530, Sandy Raney 522, Bobbi Huerd 497. A-Bobbi Huerd 171. L-3 G’s, 231?2-81?2.

Nob Hill Bowling Center

Nob Hill Seniors — Betty Reeder 515, Shady Marrison 515, Gloria Fernandes 514, Irv Fernandes 663 (247, 225), Jim Richartz 643 (217, 216), Gene Tomich 638 (225, 220). A-Kathy Vetsch 182, Jim Rein 210. L-Sunshiners, 23-13.
Nob Hill Trio — Sandy Parker 502, Sally Berreth 487, Linda Ross 471. A-Sandy Parker 180. L-Parry’s Gems, 281?2-71?2.
Good Time Rollers — Su Dalrymple 548, Maurene Byers 519, Shelley Matson 466, Larry Rathjen 679, Steve Duncan 656, Pete Wood 642. A-Su Dalrymple 165, Mick Thrush 186.
Commercial — John West 737 (233, 269, 235), Mark Knobel 699 (228, 214, 257), Dave Conway 692 (227, 268). A-Dave Conway 230. L-System’s West, 28-8.
Motor — Randy Harper 673 (235, 255), Larry Cramer 661 (231, 221, 209), Don Erickson 634 (246). A-Dave McClintock 211. L-Central Pre-Mix, 1291?2-861?2.
Thursday Nite Swingers — Terry Sunderland 496, Kathy Darby 462, Mary Nelson 447, Randy Porter 644 (215, 237), Dave Smith 564 (225), Mark Halla 551 (204). A-Kathy Darby 162, John Nelson 200. L-Niners, 4-0.
Monday Night Mix or Match — Doug W. Evans 641 (220, 218, 203), Audie Gill 578 (202, 200), Roger Luttrell 573, Jane Hines 528, Gayle Calvert 505, Melissa Kessinger 483. A-Scott Kessinger 196, Gayle Calvert 164. L-Six Packs, 28-16.
Ladies Star Classic — Lisa Johns 592 (215), Leisa Pitner 549, Nona Cook 547 (211). A-Nona Cook 200. L-GKP Gals, 103-57.
BAASMD — Janice Chouinard 745 (298, 222, 225), Kim Holt 540, Tracie Schuster 536, Bruce Damaskos 742 (236, 227, 279), Pat Lincoln 716 (258, 224, 234), Norb Barthel 685 (267, 221). A-Janice Chouinard 211, Dan Gilcher 215. L-Looney Tunes, 221?2-91?2.
Nob Hill Majors (4 games) — Brad Bailey 905 (269, 200, 245), Randy Abhold 872 (225, 232, 238), Harry Mickelson 851 (233, 237, 203). A-Don Bautch 214. Points- Steve Duncan 81 Pts.
Monday Seniors — Gloria Fernandes 565, Jane Hartinger 523, Judy Schuster 496, Ray Cook 687 (258, 232), Jim Rein 609 (224, 206), Steve Pfau 597 (233, 214). A-Gloria Fernandes 160, Jim Rein 205. L-Three & One, 28-12.
Rising Star Women — Sandy Parker 530, Paula Zettler 511, Kristina Conrad 503. A-April Kivett 184.
No Wo To — Debbie Cadwallader 575 (200), Cassie Lee 538 (203). L-Crafters Boutique, 30-14.
Junior Stars — Kayla Nickles 578 (235), Christina Clark 566 (204, 201), Raven Stackhouse 522, Cody Smithj 699 (244, 243, 212), Cody Ralph 616 (226, 205), TJ Besel 582 (201, 200). A-Raven Stackhouse 179, Cody Smith 200. L-Golden Eagles, 28-8.

MEN
Weekly High Series
Wayne Morse, Minda    790
Jackie Valdez, Minda    772
Bruce Damaskos, Nob Hill    742
John West, Nob Hill    737
Donny Cawthron, Minda    722
Chad Pierce, Valley    717
Pat Lincoln, Nob Hill    716
Jerry Lammi, Minda    707
Tanner Schaneman, Valley    699
Cody Smith, Nob Hill    699
Mark Knobel, Nob Hill    699
Weekly High Games
Brandon Rice, Valley    300
Wayne Morse, Minda    299
Jackie Valdez, Minda    299
Donny Cawthron, Minda    279
Bruce Damaskos, Nob Hill    279
Ray Jones Jr., Minda    278
Tanner Schaneman, Valley    278
Brady Carl, Valley    277
Randy Raney, Minda    276
Brad Bailey, Nob Hill    269
John West, Nob Hill    269
WOMEN
Weekly High Series
Janice Chouinard, Nob Hill    745
Sue Rice, Valley    649
Christie Cromwell, Valley    632
Stacee Isaac, Valley    602
Lisa Johns, Nob Hill    592
Carolyn Soost, Minda    590
Kayla NIckles, Nob Hill    578
Debbie Cadwallader, Nob Hill    575
Judy Brulotte, Valley    568
Yvonne LaBarge, Minda    566
Christina Clark, Nob Hill    566
Weekly High Games
Janice Chouinard, Nob Hill    298
Christie Cromwell, Valley    255
Sue Rice, Valley    237
Kayla Nickles, Nob Hill    235
Yvonne LaBarge, Minda    235
Stacee Isaac, Valley    233
Carolyn Soost, Minda    224
Judy Brulotte, Valley    216
Lisa Johns, Nob Hill    215
Pam Kingsboro, Nob Hill    212
Sarah Rew, Nob Hill    212

BASKETBALL: The second annual Eisenhower-Davis staff basketball game will be held at 7 p.m. March 19 at Davis Gym. Senior parents at both schools are working together to host the joint fundraiser to help provide a graduation party following commencement at the State Fair Park. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for students with an ASB card. All proceeds will be split to support the graduation parties. For more information on tickets or how you can donate, contact Stephani Kinney at 509-307-0824.

KARATE: The 33rd annual Central Washington Karate Championships will be Saturday at Yakima Valley Community College’s Sherar Gym. Eliminations begin at 10 a.m., with finals starting at 7 p.m. Cost is $5 per person.

BASEBALL: The 25th annual Davis Spring Break Camp, for players ages 7 to 14, will be March 29-31, from 9 a.m. to noon each day at the Davis High baseball field. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. on March 29. Cost is $40 per person or pay what you can afford. No one will be turned away. All campers get a T-shirt and there is a barbeque after the final session. For more information, call Pete Orgill at 509-573-2527.

SOFTBALL: The West Valley High fastpitch team will be conducting a skills clinic April 1-2 for students in grades 1 through 8. Cost is $35, which includes a T-shirt. The camp, from 9 a.m. to noon both days, will be at the West Valley Middle School fields. Registration forms are available at the schools. For more information, go to www.eteamz.com/westvalleyramfastpitchsoftball/.

RUNNING: Registration has started for the Sage Rat Run, a half-marathon to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. The 13.1-mile run is May 22, starting at 8 a.m. at the Walmart in Sunnyside and ending at the Prosser Chamber of Commerce. Entry fee is $25, which includes a T-shirt. Volunteers are needed. For more information or to volunteer, go to www.sageratrun.com.

Basketball

Yakima Parks and Recreation
MEN’S WINTER LEAGUE
Standings, March 8
Kobe Division: Borton Fruit Platinum 2-0, King Mountain Outlaws 1-1, Rez Style 1-1, Warrior’s 0-2.
Jordan Division: LDI/SVH/The Dog Pound 3-0, Lil Brown Smoke Shack 1-1, Borton Gold 1-1, Moss Adams 1-1, Domez Dominators 1-2, Stop N Go 0-2.
Shaq Division: Concord Construction 3-1, Auto Art 3-1, NW Farm Credit Services 2-1, Hiline 2-2, Shield’s 1-2, The Pack 0-4.
LeBron Division: HR Spinner 3-1, The Hamstrings 3-1, Yakima Fire 2-1, Jackson’s 1-1, YVFWC 1-2, Fort Simcoe Job Corps 0-4.

Gymnastics

Gymnastics Plus
GEORGE LEWIS ALOHA INVITATIONAL
March 6-7
Level 4, Ages 7&U: 3, Baylie Brown 34.400 (8.600 vault, 8.800 bars, 8.700 beam, 8.300 floor); 6, Maria Hemstad 32.950 (8.200, 8.400, 7.500, 8.850); 17, Mia Armenta 28.550 (7.800, 6.200, 7.000, 7.550). Age 8: 2, Angeles Marin 35.400 (9.000, 8.700, 8.300, 9.400). Age 9: 17, Kelsea Nunes 32.925 (8.500, 8.225, 8.000, 8.200); 22, Mckenzie Howard 31.550 (8.200, 7.750, 7.600, 8.000). Age 10: 13, Alyssa Gunderson 34.250 (8.800, 9.150, 7.800, 8.500); 18, Darin Bunger 32.800 (8.000, 8.600, 8.000, 8.200). Age 11&O: 17, Alexis Adams 32.300 (8.400, 7.950, 8.200, 7.750); 18, Rachel Gatlin 32.100 (8.900, 8.350, 6.700, 8.150). All ages: 7, Gymnastics Plus 105.300 (26.700, 26.650, 25.200, 26.750).
Level 5, Ages 9&U: 9, Katia Thompson 34.100 (8.700 vault, 8.200 bars, 8.200 beam, 9.000 floor); 16, Taylor Copeland 32.475 (8.700, 8.625, 7.100, 8.050); 20, Talia Kalina 31.550 (7.100, 8.600, 8.050, 7.100); 24, Kaytlin Gross 29.100 (6.500, 7.150, 8.100, 7.350). Age 10: 2, Julissa Peart 36.050 (8.900, 9.200, 8.800, 9.150); 12, Emma Meisner 30.350 (7.400, 7.250, 8.100, 7.600). Age 11: 2, Sarah Carlson 36.400 (9.000, 9.200, 8.900, 9.300); 18, Monica Swan 32.050 (7.700, 8.550, 7.750, 8.050); 24, Abby Palomarez 31.250 (7.700, 7.000, 8.600, 7.950). All ages: 3, Gymnastics Plus 107.375 (26.600, 27.025, 26.300, 27.450).
Level 6, All ages: 1, Lindsey Sheffield 34.450 (8.800 vault, 8.300 bars, 8.600 beam, 8.750 floor); 2, Mya Botkin 31.000 (8.400, 7.200, 8.400, 7.000).
Level 7, Age 13: 5, Caroline Maxwell 34.775 (8.700 vault, 8.725 bars, 8.500 beam, 8.850 floor); 9, Rayanna Kuhnhenn 33.600 (8.850, 8.000, 8.300, 8.450). Age 14: 4, Sarah Feldman 33.350 (8.100, 8.400, 8.500, 8.350); 8, Katelynn Mitzel 30.925 (8.575, 5.300, 8.350, 8.700). All ages: 5, Gymnastics Plus 102.600 (26.125, 25.125, 25.350, 26.000).
Level 8, Ages 15&O: 5, Tamara Allard 35.275 (8.000 vault, 8.825 bars, 9.450 beam, 9.000 floor); 6, Sarabeth Hinson 34.900 (8.950, 8.550, 8.850, 8.550).

Shooting

Yakima Valley Rifle League
STANDINGS
Tieton 13-1, Wapato 10-4, Selah 9-5, Yakima 5-8, Toppenish 4-10, Ellensburg 0-14.
RESULTS, MARCH 2
SELAH 2383, TOPPENISH 2315
Selah (2383)
Name    Pr.    Sit.    Kn.    Std.    Std.    Tot.
Dennis Martinen    100    99    99    93    96    487
Jim Bolm    100    99    97    95    94    485
Jason Galloway    100    99    98    91    94    482
Ray Hinton    100    92    96    90    85    463
Jerry Farnsworth    100    99    94    82    89    464
Leonard Pittman    100    96    94    88    87    465
Jacob Bolm    94    89    85    88    78    434
Toppenish (2077+238=2315)
Wayne Inaba    99    96    92    88    94    469
John Camren    84    90    87    87    90    438
Lezlie Camren    84    89    88    85    85    431
Larry Martin    76    54    70    78    82    360
Dummy                        379
TIETON 2343, YAKIMA 2329
Tieton (2312+21=2343)
Name    Pr.    Sit.    Kn.    Std.    Std.    Tot.
JL Thompson    100    99    99    98    97    493
Robin Simmons    100    98    96    82    78    454
Jim Hamlin    100    97    96    89    92    474
Lynn Bonson    98    96    89    82    80    445
Brett Bonson    99    90    88    86    83    446
Yakima (2329)
Ed Humbard    100    99    97    86    94    476
Jim Humbard    100    98    98    83    88    467
Bob Rains    100    99    95    92    87    473
Joe Spence    99    94    90    86    87    456
Dummy                        457

Swimming

Yakima Athletic Club
USA AUSTIN GRAND PRIX
March 6-7 at Austin, Texas
Tommy Goesch (20): 50 Free, 22.50; 100 Free, 50.00; 200 Free, 1:48.44; 100 Back, 53.41; 200 Back 1:58.22.
Landon Hopkins (13): 50 Free 26.71; 100 Back 1:01.96; 200 Back, 2:18.67.
Heather Seaman (16): 50 Free, 25.61; 100 Free, 55.51; 100 Back, 1:06.17.

Volleyball

Yakima Parks and Recreation
WINTER LEAGUE
Standings, March 8
B Division: Dig This 10-2, Consensual Sets 6-3, I.D.K. 6-3, Wood’s Warriors 1-8, Talbott, Simpson & Davis 0-8.
C Division: Team Fu Fu 8-1, The Angel’s 5-1, Team Tiger Balm 4-2, Apathy Rules 3-3, Team Shadow 3-6, Brats & Brews Sauerkrauts 2-7, PNWU Bonesetters 2-7.
D Division: The Amigos 10-2, Serve It Up 9-3, 12 Bad Knees 6-3, Names 6-9, The Hammer 4-8, Victor’s Raiders 4-8, Slightly Irregular 3-9.
E Division: Costco “A” 11-1, Volley Ballerz 10-2, Spike It 6-6, Weebles 5-7, Iguanas 2-10, OC Spikers 2-10.
F Division: Silver Bullets 12-0, Multiple Scoregasms 9-3, Costco 6-3, For Fun 3-6, Pacific Power 3-6, Recreational Hazards 3-6, PNWU Beta Blockers 2-7, Fort Simcoe Job Corp. 1-8.

Soccer

Sun City Strikers
RESULTS
March 6-7
BOYS
B11-Sagare 1, FC Alliance 1; Snohomish 3, B12-Cuevas 2; B13-Lopez 2, Greater Renton FC 2; Emerald City 3, B13-Lopez 1; B13-Ceniceros 4, FC Alliance 4; B14-Anabtawi 2, Crossfire 1; B14-Lamas 3, Crossfire 2.
GIRLS
G11-Alexander 2, Washington Premier 1; HPFC 2, G11-Massey 0; G12-Arias 1, Crossfire 1; G12-Arias 6, Emerald City 0; G13-Joffs 2, Greater Renton FC 1; G14-Kallis 0, Eastside 0; G16-Farrand 0, Crossfire 0; G16-Farrand 2, Spokane Shadow 2.

Wrestling

Youth Results
WEST VALLEY TOURNAMENT
March 6
West Valley
First: Lane Bruland (13-14), Brandon Smitherman (13-14).
Second: Lance Green (13-14), Shane Lemieux (13-14), Alex Hall (13-14).
Third: Samuel Heidt (13-14), Gage Darbyson (11-12), Adam Johnson (11-12), Jared Cozzocrea (11-12), Gage Tucker (9-10), Logan Rose (7-8), Timmy McNamara (7-8), Kyler Romero (7-8), Nicholas Summers (5-6), Ty Haines (5-6).
YPAL Fury
First: Jaiden Leon, Royal Jones, Emiliano Mata, Spencer Armijo.
Second: Baily Sali, Gage Cook, Luis Vargas, Alec Vargas, Hunter Gangle, Michael Laboy.
Third: Cammy Guerin, Louis Romero.
Team Takedown
First: Cristian Martinez (7-8), Jermaine Bass (7-8), Michael Edmonds (7-8), Jayd Perea (11-12), Amiee Silva (11-12).
Second: Zach Valencia (7-8), Isreal Silva (7-8), George Perea III (9-10), Diego Gutierrez (9-10), Onofre Vasquez (9-10), Carlos Capetillo III (13-14).
Third: Diego Nunez (9-10), Adrian Franco (11-12), Conner Herrera (11-12), David Sedgewick (11-12), Isabell Nunez (13-14).
Yakima Warriors
First: Gilbert Bautista (11-12).
Second: Damian Ramirez (5-6), Othoniel Hernandez Jr. (5-6), Isaac V. (5-6), Carlos Acevedo (11-12), Edwin Gudino (13-14), Omar Acevedo (13-14).
Third: Alex Cardenas (7-8), Miguel Ortiz (11-12).
Selah Storm
First: Mike Ray, Shawn Abeyta, Andruw Pimentel, Austin Au, Matthew Harris.
Second: Devin Mooney, Caden Harris, Chase Ergeson, Tahj Welch, AJ Au, John Drakes, Sheldon Wilkey, Colton Peyser, Riley Harris.
Third: Donald Schmidt, Jesse Salinas Jr., Marcos Gonzales, Calvin Bigsbee, John Ray, Brant Hussey, Daniel Callahan, Sam Skeen, Colton Redtfeldt, Aaron Pimentel, Elias Herrera, James Garcia.
Naches
First: Dillon Turner, Ethan Coleman, Kramier Patrick, Austin Simmons.
Second: Garren Gooler, Paris Khan, Kainen Sedge, Kyle Mills, Logan Patrick, Kolten Reynolds, Kourtney Browning, Thomas Patrick.
Third: Riley Rothrock, Treydon Sedge, Isidro Torres, Billy Emmal, Chris Jones.
East Valley
Second: Aiden Nash, Jacob Torres.
Third: Ruben Ornelas, Nicholas Hyde, Jacob Sires, Christian Reynoso, Emilio Tahkeal.
Toppenish
First: Hudson Garcia, Madden Garcia, Rudy Espinoza, Joel Godina, Josiah Johnson, Raul Mendoza, Daniel Perez, Andy Aguilera, Isaac Cantu, Daniel Cerda, Jonathan Cuevas, Mario Luna, Mateo Villegas, Dominic Gonzalez, David Cerda, Joey Escobar, Steven Martinez, Peter Gutierrez.
Second: Cain Morfin, Miguel Torrez, D’Angelo Cerda, Isaac Espinoza, Keyano Zamarripa, Jaime Aguayo, Josue Rodrgyez, Devante Maltos.
Third: Lincoln Garcia, Juan Escamilla, Emilio Jimenez, Ramiro Jimenez, Ismael Aguayo, Josue Caudillo, Matthew Munoz.
Granger
First: Ricky Cisneros, Jeremiah Salcedo, Manuel Felan Jr., Anthony Almaguer, Frank Almaguer, Dominick Guererro, DJ Alegria, Victor Almaguer, Sergio Morales, Eli Galeno, Jose Cienfuegos.
Second: Chuco Cisneros, Adrian Morales, Ricky Almaguer, James Torres, Luke Almaguer, Mj Moralez.
Third: Conan Northwind Jr., Chris Verduzco, Breyden Esqueda, Andy Gomez, Ricky Esqueda.
TAHOMA USA FREESTYLE TOURNAMENT
March 6
East Valley
First: Konner Hopkins (135), Junior division.
Third: Jeremy Waldner (160), Cadet division; J. Waldner, Junior division.

KENNEWICK, Wash. — Unlike last year, when Yakima Valley’s men bounced back from a tough semifinal loss in the NWAACC Tournament to finish third, the Yaks on Tuesday suffered yet another narrow defeat.

After Ryan Dornik’s two free throws with 14.8 seconds left put the Yaks in overtime, YVCC committed some untimely turnovers in the extra session and fell to Tacoma, 81-79 in the Toyota Center.

The defeat left Yakima Valley 17-13 and sixth in the tournament. Third-place Tacoma, which came into the tourney ranked second, finished 25-4.

Freshman guard Jordan Kidd, who capped a stellar tournament performance with a game-high 23 points, scored the first basket of overtime but fouled out with 1:36 left.

After the Titans snapped a 74-74 tie by scoring four of the next six points to take the lead, they left YVCC with a chance when Royal Tee Lexing missed two free throws with 12.7 seconds left. Caden Skelton’s deep 3-pointer missed, however, just prior to the buzzer.

“It’s always disappointing when you lose your last game,” Yaks coach Ray Funk said, “but it’s especially disappointing when you lose your last two by two points each.”

Yakima Valley had lost a Monday semifinal to Lower Columbia 72-70.

Terrell Evans came off the bench to score 20 points for the Yaks while Willie Blodgett had 12 and Dornik 11. Chris Holmes led Tacoma with 15 points and 13 boards.

“When you consider where we were at different stages of the season,” Funk said, “sixth in the NWAACC isn’t all bad. And we have some solid guys to build around next year.”

YAKIMA VALLEY — Willie Blodgett 4-8 2-2 12, Da. Wilson 0-4 0-0 0, Jordan Kidd 9-18 5-7 23, Ryan Dornik 3-13 4-4 11, Kirvin 3-5 1-4 7, Skelton 0-2 1-2 1, May 0-1 0-0 0, De. Wilson 2-4 0-2 5, Terrell Evans 9-14 2-2 20, Brown 0-1 0-0 0, January 0-4 0-0 0, Gream 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-74 15-23 79.
TACOMA — Enriquez 4-12 1-4 9, Royal Tee Lexing 3-6 5-8 14, Chris Holmes 5-11 5-5 15, Rasmussen 1-2 0-0 3, Darius Walker 3-8 9-12 15, Coby 3-5 0-0 7, Johnson 1-4 0-0 2, Hill 0-1 0-0 0,  Wilson 1-3 2-2 4, Derick Davis 5-13 2-5 12. Totals 26-65 24-36 81.
Halftime — YVCC 36, TCC 30. Regulation — YVCC 70, TCC 70. 3-point goals — YVCC 4-15 (Skelton 0-1, May 0-1, Blodgett 2-5, De. Wilson 1-2, Evans 0-1, Dornik 1-5); TCC 5-11 (Enriquez 0-1, Lexing 3-4, Coby 1-3, Wilson 0-1, Rasmussen 1-2). Fouled out — Kidd, Davis. Rebounds — YVCC 50 (Kirvin 10); TCC 42 (Holmes 13). Assists — YVCC 14 (Kidd 4); TCC 18 (Johnson 4). Turnovers — YVCC 20, TCC 14. Total fouls — YVCC 22, TCC 14.

YAKIMA, Wash. — Central Washington and Western Washington have a long and storied men’s basketball rivalry, but Friday night, they’ll do something they’ve never done before.

Friday’s NCAA Division II West Region quarterfinal game will mark the first time these programs will face each other in a D-II postseason game.

The 7:30 p.m. contest at Sam Carver Gymnasium in Bellingham will mark the 241st meeting between the schools, but the last time they met in the postseason was 1998, when Central defeated the Vikings 88-84 to qualify for the NAIA National Tournament.

The next season, both teams made the jump to D-II.

Central (16-10) will also be trying to end Western’s recent run of dominance in the series. The Wildcats lead the all-time series 151-89, but they have lost nine of the past 12 meetings, and 10 of the past 11 games played in Bellingham.

That includes two losses to the Vikings (25-5) this season — 84-70 on Jan. 23 in Ellensburg, and 90-86 on Feb. 28 in Bellingham.

Friday’s winner will play the winner of the 5:30 p.m. quarterfinal featuring Cal Poly Pomona (22-6) and Dixie State (20-5) in one of Saturday’s semifinals. The region championship is at 7 p.m. Monday.

The other first-round pairings have GNAC champion Seattle Pacific (22-5) facing Pacific West Conference co-champion Brigham Young-Hawaii (20-5) at 12:30 p.m., and California Collegiate Athletic Association foes Cal State San Bernardino (22-7) and Humboldt State (22-7) meeting at 2:30 p.m.

NCAA DIVISION II WEST REGION

Friday’s games

Seattle Pacific (22-5) vs. Brigham Young-Hawaii (20-5), 12:30 p.m.

Cal State San Bernardino (22-7) vs. Humboldt State (22-7), 2:30 p.m.

Cal Poly Pomona (22-6) vs. Dixie State (20-5), 5:30 p.m.

Western Washington (25-5) vs. Central Washington (16-10), 7:30 p.m.

Saturday’s games

Seattle Pacific–BYU-Hawaii winner vs. Cal State San Bernardino-Humboldt State winner, 5 p.m.

Cal Poly Pomona-Dixie State winner vs. Western-Central winner, 7 p.m.

Monday’s game

Regional Championship, semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

YAKIMA, Wash. — Former Ellensburg High standout Sarah McNamee, playing at Montana State Billings, shared GNAC newcomer of the year honors with Alaska Anchorage’s Kelsie Gourdin as part of the all-GNAC women’s basketball team that was announced Tuesday.

Central Washington sophomore Sophie Russell was named honorable mention.

Russell led the Wildcats in scoring with a 13.9 per-game average, and their third-leading rebounder (4.5 per game). She started all 26 games, and led the GNAC in minutes played (34.2).

In other honors, Seattle Pacific’s Daesha Henderson was named player of the year, Northwest Nazarene’s Heather Adams was freshman of the year, and Julie van Beek was coach of the year.

WOMEN’S ALL-GNAC TEAMS

Player of the Year: Daesha Henderson, Seattle Pacific.

Newcomer of the Year: (tie) Kelsie Gourdin, Alaska Anchorage and Sarah McNamee, Montana State Billings.

Freshman of the Year: Heather Adams, Northwest Nazarene

Coach of the Year: Julie van Beek, Seattle Pacific.

First Team

Lindsay Brady, Sr., Northwest Nazarene; Amanda Dunbar, Jr., Western Washington; Daesha Henderson, Sr., Seattle Pacific; Nicci Miller, Sr., Alaska Anchorage; Jessica Summers, Sr., Western Washington; Katie Torland, Sr., Western Oregon.

Second Team

Willow Cabe, Sr., Western Washington; Tamar Gruwell, Sr., Alaska Anchorage; Megan Hoisington, Sr., Seattle Pacific; Kayla Ryan, Jr., Montana State Billings; Dara Zack, Jr., Saint Martin’s.

Honorable Mention

Kelsie Gourdin, Jr., Alaska Anchorage; Kristin Hein, Sr., Northwest Nazarene; Hanna Johansson, So., Alaska Anchorage; Janee Olds, Sr., Northwest Nazarene; Sophie Russell, So., Central Washington.

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Eisenhower’s Ashlyn Keller is one of seven high school seniors signing letters of intent to play soccer at Central Washington University starting this fall.

The other signees are Cedarcrest’s Kori Butterfield, Tumwater’s Caitlin Calnan, Tahoma’s Tarah Duty and Kaylee Osterman, Montesano’s Rebecca Lane, and Kentwood’s Mackenzie Meyers.

“We have found girls who have either played in systems similar to ours, have played together for a long time, or have ties to Central through their coaches,” coach Michael Farrand said.

Keller, an outside midfielder, was a first team all-Columbia Basin selection this past season when she collected 14 goals and 12 assists.

“I have always liked her desire to compete, Farrand said. “She is fast, tenacious, and will bring added depth and competition to the outside midfielder position.”