Valley track leaders, this week’s meets
May 9, 2012 by Scott Spruill
THIS WEEK’S MEETS FridayCBBN 4A District at Pasco, 4 p.m.CBBN 3A District at Eastmont, 4 p.m.CWAC District at ProsserSCAC West Sub-District at Naches Valley, 3:30 p.m.Greater Columbia 1B District at Glenwood, 3 p.m.SaturdayNorth Central 2B South Sub-District at Kittitas, 11 a.m. VALLEY LEADERS Rankings reflect the top eight per event through May 8. Sprint events [...]
Birders celebrate our migratory friends
May 9, 2012 by Scott Sandsberry
YAKIMA, Wash. — Birdwatchers, or birders as they more often to refer to themselves, don’t need special days or events to enjoy observing, chronicling or listing the birds that cross their paths. It’s an every-day thing. This Saturday, though, it will be pretty much an all-day thing at the Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge. Or, at [...]
How CBC and the Yaks got tied, and what happens if they stay that way
May 8, 2012 by Roger Underwood
At the close of business Saturday, Yakima Valley held a one-game lead over Columbia Basin in the NWAACC’s East Region baseball standings. Several days later, with neither team having played a game, they were tied.How so?The Hawks, it seems, got a forfeit win from Wenatchee Valley because the Knights had used an ineligible player. They’d [...]
Postseason soccer this week, updated 5/12
May 8, 2012 by Scott Spruill
CBBN 4A DistrictMay 5Game 1: Davis 1, Eisenhower 0 (2OT), championship, both to regional.Game 2: Richland 4, Moses Lake 1, loser out.Game 3: Chiawana 1, Walla Walla 0, loser out.May 8Game 4: Chiawana 2, Richland 1, loser out, winner No. 3 to regional. CBBN-GSL 4A RegionalMay 12Game 1: Central Valley 2, Chiawana 1, winner to [...]
Postseason baseball this week, updated 5/12
May 8, 2012 by Scott Spruill
CWAC DistrictMay 2Game 1: East Valley 7, Othello 1, loser out.Game 2: Selah 3, Prosser 0, loser out.May 5At SelahGame 3: East Valley 6, Ephrata 5, semifinal.Game 4: Selah 7, Ellensburg 5, semifinal.Game 5: Ellensburg 14, Ephrata 9, winner No. 3 to regional, loser out.Game 6: Selah 13, East Valley 10, championship, winner No. 1, [...]
NWAACC East baseball standings, schedules
May 8, 2012 by Roger Underwood
NWAACC EAST REGION STANDINGS,REMAINING SCHEDULESStandings (region, overall): Yakima Valley 17-7, 27-11; Columbia Basin 17-7, 23-17; Walla Walla 16-8, 27-13; Treasure Valley 14-10, 21-18; Big Bend 11-13, 22-14; Wenatchee Valley 9-15, 17-19; Spokane 8-16, 16-25; Blue Mountain 4-20, 9-31.Wednesday’s schedule: Yakima Valley at Big Bend (2); Columbia Basin at Wenatchee Valley (2); Treasure Valley at Walla [...]
Postseason fastpitch this week, updated 5/18
May 8, 2012 by Scott Spruill
CBBN 3A DistrictMay 10Game 1: West Valley 11, Pasco 8, loser out.Game 2: Hanford 8, Eastmont 4, loser out.May 12At Pasco-TRACGame 3: Southridge 8, West Valley 3, semifinal.Game 4: Kamiakin 7, Hanford 0, semifinal.Game 5: Kamiakin 8, Southridge 0, championship, both to regional.Game 6: Hanford 12, West Valley 1, both to regional. CBBN-GSL 3A RegionalMay [...]
Yaks tied for 7th in newest NWAACC baseball poll
May 4, 2012 by Roger Underwood
NWAACC BASEBALL COACHES POLLReleased Friday1, Bellevue (29-8); 2, Pierce (20-12); 3 tie, Everett (21-8) and Tacoma (27-6); 5, Edmonds (22-10); 6, Mt. Hood (23-7); 7 tie, Yakima Valley (25-11) and Lower Columbia (21-11).Others receiving votes: Treasure Valley 9, Columbia Basin 6.
Wet spring equals closed trails
May 4, 2012 by Scott Sandsberry
YAKIMA, Wash. — People who want to use the Naches Ranger District’s motorized trails — even non-motorized users, whether mountain bikers, horseback riders or even hikers — will need to wait until June 15 to do so. Or earlier, should a stretch of dry weather conditions, in the words of district officials, “warrant an earlier [...]
CWU prof Bergman to carry Olympic torch in England
May 3, 2012 by Roger Underwood
Ethan Bergman, a professor of food science and nutrition at Central Washington, will carry the Olympic torch when it travels through Basingstoke, England on July 11.Basingstoke, a city of about 80,000, is located 48 miles southwest of London.Bergman will soon become president of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in America. One of the academy’s [...]
