Local report: Ellensburg lands five in regional wrestling semifinals

SPOKANE, Wash. — Ellensburg had a Valley-best five quarterfinal winners during the first day of the Class 2A Region IV wrestling tournament on Friday at West Valley High School. Competition resumes today at 1 p.m. with the top four placers advancing to state. Othello scored 91 points for the first-day lead ahead of three Great [...]

YVCC will host regional wrestling

YAKIMA, Wash. — The best junior college wrestlers from Washington, Oregon and Idaho will descend on Yakima Valley’s Sherar Gym on Saturday for the National Junior College Athletic Association Region 18 tournament. Action begins at 10 a.m. championship finals are scheduled for 6 p.m. YVCC, coached by Mike Schmitt and Tito Pimentel, will be represented [...]

College roundup: Balanced CWU men beat MSU Billings

BILLINGS, Mont. — With a 57-point second half and six players scoring in double figures, Central Washington stormed to a 99-89 victory over Montana State Billings in GNAC men’s basketball Thursday night. Jody Johnson and Lacy Haddock had 16 points each and Toussaint Tyler and Jordan Coby had 15 apiece as the Wildcats, who trailed [...]

College roundup: Cold-shooting Yaks fall

WALLA WALLA, Wash. — What looked to be a dynamite pairing of highly ranked NWAACC teams turned out to be a colossal dud thanks to a horrendous shooting night from Yakima Valley. The fourth-ranked Yaks came to Walla Walla on Wednesday tied for first with idle Spokane in the East Region with the third-ranked Warriors, a [...]

Local report: Highland girls notch first conference victory in season finale

COWICHE, Wash. — Olivia Newman scored a game-high 21 points and Tavi Wise added 18 as the Highland girls basketball team capped its season with a 52-46 victory against Zillah in SCAC West action Monday. It was the first conference victory for the Scotties. Alexis Salcedo led the Leopards with 19 points and Monica Villegas [...]

College roundup: Central men fall out of GNAC top six

NAMPA, Idaho — Central Washington bounced back from an early defecit to take the lead at halftime, but couldn’t hang on, losing to Northwest Nazarene 75-70 on Saturday night at the Johnson Sports Center. It was a costly loss for the Wildcats (4-8 GNAC, 10-10 overall) because it dropped them out of a tie for [...]

Basketball: Sisterhood of the undefeated

Mohsenians are 36-0 at East Valley, George Fox || YAKIMA, Wash. — When Arianna Mohsenian played basketball at East Valley, a four-year, 1,000-point career that ended in 2008, there was someone in the crowd at every game who she wanted to impress. Her coach, Robi Raab, for sure. Her supportive parents, naturally. And her teammates, [...]

Away at school: Mabton’s Williams shines at WWU

YAKIMA, Wash. — Trishi Williams, a junior from Mabton on the Western Washington women’s basketball team, has scored in double figures during the Vikings’ last five games including a 20-point, eight-rebound, five-assist outing last month in an 85-71 win at Central Washington. The 5-foot-9 Williams has played in all 19 games while starting nine for [...]

Wildcats go heavy on QBs

YAKIMA, Wash. — That five quarterbacks would be included in Blaine Bennett’s fifth Central Washington recruiting class might be misunderstood by some observers. Yes, Bennett was himself a quarterback, first at Walla Walla High School and later at Whitworth University. But no, he doesn’t collect QBs as a hobby. “To justify that, we only signed [...]

2012 CWU recruiting class

Player, Pos., Ht., Wt., Last school, Hometown Ryan Archibald, db, 6-1, 180, Kentlake HS, Kent Drew Austin, qb, 6-2, 180, Graham-Kapowsin HS, Tacoma Andrew Dodd, wr, 6-4, 211, Jackson HS, Mill Creek David Fontenette, te, 6-2, 228, Bethel HS, Spanaway Christian Gasca, wr, 5-10, 180, Lake Stevens Charles Hall, lb, 5-8, 195, Lakes HS, Lakewood [...]

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