YVCC (19-9 region, 29-13 overall) tied for the championship with Columbia Basin. The Hawks had carried a two-game lead into Saturday’s play but were swept at Spokane.

CBC, however, will be the No. 1 region playoff seed, thereby getting an NWAACC Tournament bid by virtue of a tiebreaker. Since the Yaks and Hawks split their regular-season series, the next tiebreaker of head-to-head play against the third-place team, Treasure Valley, came into play. Columbia Basin was 4-0 against the Chukars while YVCC was 2-2.

The Yaks will nonetheless host the East Region playoffs Friday, Saturday and possibly Sunday at Parker Field (see schedule below) because CBC’s fields are being used for high school playoffs. Yakima Valley will compete with Treasure Valley and Walla Walla for the region’s remaining tourney spot.

In Saturday’s opener against Walla Walla, J.R. Weigel singled, doubled and scored twice while Kyle Thompson had three RBI.

Fife, in his last two starts, has allowed one run and five hits in 18 innings. The Selah right-hander is 6-2 with a 2.17 ERA.

In the second game, Kyle Garvin and Seth Darling combined on a three-hitter while Thompson had two hits and Martinez drove in two runs.

Game 1

Walla Walla 000 000 000 — 0 2 4
Yakima Valley 103 000 00x — 4 8 2

Arlt and Turner; Fife and Chavarria.

YVCC highlights: Jake Fife 9 Ks, 1 BB; J.R. Weigel 2-4, 2b, 2 runs; Kyle Thompson 2-4, 3 RBI; Reid Martinez 2-4; Cameron Padron 2-4, RBI.

Game 2

Walla Walla 000 000 100 — 1 3 1
Yakima Valley 310 020 00x — 6 11 1

Christina, Campeau (5) and Turner; Garvin, Darling (9) and Smith.

YVCC highlights: Thompson 2-3; Martinez 1-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Dyllon Smith 2-4, 2b; Fife 2b, RBI.

FINAL EAST REGION STANDINGS

*Columbia Basin (19-9, 25-19), Yakima Valley (19-9, 29-13), Treasure Valley (18-10, 25-18), Walla Walla (16-12, 27-17), Big Bend (13-15, 24-16), Spokane (12-16, 20-25), Wenatchee Valley (11-17, 19-21), Blue Mountain (4-24, 9-35).

* — Won NWAACC Tournament berth on tiebreaker.

EAST REGION PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

Friday at Parker Field

Yakima Valley vs. Treasure Valley, 10 a.m.; Columbia Basin vs. Walla Walla, 1 p.m.; YVCC-TVCC loser vs. CBC-WWCC loser, 4 p.m.; YVCC-TVCC winner vs. CBC-WWCC winner, 7 p.m.

Losses end Central’s season

NAMPA, Idaho — Brady Kincannon homered in each game, but Central Washington nonetheless ended its season with a pair of GNAC losses to Northwest Nazarene on Saturday, 13-7 and 5-1.

Kincannon and David Leid both went deep in the opener while Ethan Sterkel had three hits. Kincannon’s long ball in the second game was one of only three CWU hits.

The Wildcats finished 11-21 in conference play and 19-31 overall. NNU finished 16-16 and 27-22.

Game 1

Central Wash. 100 001 131 — 7 15 1
NW Nazarene 140 022 04x — 13 18 1

Lotzer, Hastings (5) and Sani; Sneed, McDonald (8) and Mitchell.

CWU highlights: Brandon Wang 3-5, 2 2b; Derrick Webb 2-5, 2 2b, 2 RBI; Brady Kincannon 2-5, HR, 2 RBI; David Leid 3-4, HR, RBI; Ethan Sterkel 3-4, 2b, RBI.

Game 2

Central Wash. 010 000 0 — 1 3 1
NW Nazarene 000 050 x — 5 7 0

Long and Sani; Brown and Mitchell.

CWU highlights: Kincannon 1-3, HR, RBI.

TRACK AND FIELD

Mack, Boyes win GNAC titles

MONMOUTH, Ore. — Bryan Mack caputured the triple jump on Saturday and Brennan Boyes won the high jump on Friday to help the Central Washington men finish fourth in the GNAC outdoor track and field championships.

Mack, a senior had a winning leap of 49 feeet, 3/4 inches, the fourth-best mark in school history.

Boyes successfully defended his title in the high jump with a winning height of 6-9, the best performance in the GNAC this season.

Other Central men earning all-conference honors (a top-three finish) were Mike Jensen, second in the shot put (51-3), Andrew Venema, second in the 110-meter hurdles (15.01 seconds) and Quinton Agosta, second in the hammer (179-7).

Central’s women were led by the second-place showings of Katharine Lotze in the triple jump (39-73/4 ) on Saturday, and Kati Davis in the pole vault (12-23/4) on Friday.

Annie Martinez, from East Valley, took seventh in the shot (39-51/4) for the Wildcats, who finished sixth.

Riverside Christian graduate Natalie Nobbs, running for Seattle Pacific, took second in the women’s 400 hurdles (1:04.37).

MEN

Team scores: 1, Western Washington 205; 2, Western Oregon 1261/2; 3, Alaska Anchorage 123; 4, Central Washington 120; 5, Northwest Nazarene 110; 6, Saint Martin’s 631/2; 7, Seattle Pacific 34; 8, Simon Fraser 27; 9. Montana State Billings 7.

Central results

Saturday’s finals

400: 4, Scott Morrison, 49.14. 110 hurdles: 2, Andrew Venema, 15.01. 400 hurdles: 8, Colin Alexander, 56.57. 400 relay: 4, Central Washington (Mack, Nichols, Caryl, Morrison) 42.57. 1,600 relay: 4, Central Washington (Fremd, Alexander, Johnson, Morrison) 3:19.12. Triple jump: 1, Bryan Mack, 49-3/4; 5, Will Hallberg, 45-81/2; 7, Devin Bennett, 44-111/2; 8, Sakae Kamagata, 44-9. Javelin: 3, Braden Keller, 198-10; 7, Manny Melo, 183-6. Hammer: 2, Quinton Agosta, 179-7; 4, Mike Jensen, 164-11; 7, Braden Keller, 149-6; 8, Eric Holmstrom, 147-1.

Friday’s Central results

High jump: 1, Brennan Boyes, 6-9; 4, (tie) 4. Ethan Meikle, 6-31/4; 6. Lewis Meyers, 6-31/4; 8, Brandon Roddewig, 6-31/4. Long jump: 5, Manny Melo, 22-8; 6, Will Hallberg, 22-61/4; 7, Devin Bennett, 22-33/4. Shot: 2, Mike Jensen, 51-3. Discus: 7, Mike Jensen, 145-4.

WOMEN

Team scores: 1, Seattle Pacific 188; 2, Alaska Anchorage 183; 3, Western Washington 1371/2 4, Western Oregon 77; 5, Northwest Nazarene 74; 5, Simon Fraser 63; 6, Central Washington 57; 7, Montana State Billings 33; 8, Saint Martin’s 61/2.

Central results

Saturday’s finals

400: 7, Seanna Pitassi, 58.71. 100 hurdles: 8, Chelsea Genther, 15.45. 400 relay: 6, Central Washington (Swanson, Takayoshi, Pitassi, Genther) 49.85. 1,600 relay: 7, Central Washington (Forgey, Morgan, Genther, Pitassi) 4:05.82. High jump: 4, Tayler Fettig, 5-41/2. Triple jump: 2, Katharine Lotze, 39-73/4. Shot: 4, Kaylee Baumstark, 41-5; 7, Annie Martinez, 39-51/4. Hammer: 4, Kaylee Baumstark, 148-8.

Friday’s results

Steeplechase: 6, Kelsey Kreft, 11:23.06. Pole vault: 2, Kati Davis, 12-23/4; 4, Jamie Larsen, 11-7. Discus: 6, Kaylee Baumstark, 124-8.

FASTPITCH

YVCC swept in season finales

WENATCHEE, Wash. — Hailey Bator threw a one-hitter in the opener, and Devin McMellis drove in four runs in the second game as Wenatchee Valley swept Yakima Valley 8-0 and 10-0 in an East Region softball doubleheader Saturday.

With the losses, Yakima Valley finishes the season at 5-24 in the region and 14-26-1 overall.

Bator, a former Cle Elum standout, struck out seven.

Game 1

Yakima Valley 000 00 — 0 1 2
Wenatchee Valley 161 0x — 8 9 1

McKinley and Reeves; Bator and Cullip.

YVCC highlights: Tori Slobig 1-2.

Game 2

Yakima Valley 000 00 — 0 2 2
Wenatchee Valley 023 5x — 10 9 0

Marbet, Slobig (3) and Reeves; Thomas and Cullip.

YVCC highlights: Jessie Ihly 1-2, 2b; Whitney Biehl 1-2; Devin McMellis 4 RBI.

CWU (11-19 conference, 19-29 overall) won the first game 10-8.

Rohde improved his record to 6-3 and finished his CWU career with a flourish. Over his last two starts, the left-hander from Gig Harbor allowed only one run over 14 innings, striking out 28 and walking six.

Rohde’s strikeout total Friday was the most by a CWU pitcher in seven years.

Brady Kincannon had two hits and Glen Reser homered for Central.

In the opener, Brett Gray went deep and drove in three runs while Kyle Sani added three RBI as the Wildcats took advantage of six errors by the Crusaders (14-16, 25-22).

The teams conclude their seasons today with another doubleheader.

Game 1

Central Wash. 000 403 300 — 10 13 0

NW Nazarene 011 001 050 — 8 13 6

Button, Bushman (7), Davidson (8), Knutson (9) and Sani; Patterson, Nielsen (6), Forseth (7) and Mitchell.

CWU highlights: Brett Bielec 2-4; Derrick Webb 3-4, RBI; Kyle Sani 3-6, 2b, 3 RBI; Brett Gray 2-4, HR, 3 RBI.

Game 2

Central Wash. 010 020 1 — 4 6 1

NW Nazarene 000 000 0 — 0 8 3

Rohde and Leid; Vaughn and Glasgow, Mitchell (7).

CWU highlights: Brady Kincannon 2-2, 3b; Webb 1-3, 2b, RBI; Glen Reser 1-3, HR, RBI.

Columbia Basin, with a sweep of Blue Mountain, took a two-game lead on YVCC with two games remaining. The Yaks host Walla Walla on Saturday while CBC visits Spokane.

The Yaks (17-9 region, 27-13 overall), who had won six straight, were unable to hold leads in both games.

Reid Martinez’s two-run double in the seventh inning of the opener gave YVCC a 3-1 lead, and after the Vikings scored twice in their half of the inning to tie Yakima Valley scored again in the eighth.

Big Bend, however, plated a run in the eighth and another in the ninth to win it.

In the second game, YVCC led 3-0, 5-3 and 8-4 but couldn’t hang on.

Martinez was a combined 6 for 9, J.R. Weigel was 5 for 10, Kyle Thompson was 5 for 10 and Jake Fife was 4 for 10.

For Big Bend, freshman third baseman Chris Walker from Naches Valley had two hits in each game.

Game 1

Yakima Valley 000 100 210 — 4 12 1

Big Bend 010 000 211 — 5 11 2

Miller, Vetsch (7), Druffel (8) and Chavarria; Vandever, Hall (8) and Noyola.

YVCC highlights: Kyle Thompson 2-5; J.R. Weigel 3-5; Reid Martinez 2-4; Jake Fife 2-5. Also: Chris Walker (Big Bend freshman from Naches Valley) 2-3, RBI.

Game 2

Yakima Valley 300 020 200 — 8 17 0

Big Bend 120 021 21x — 9 15 4

Askvig, King (3), Eck (7) and Chavarria; Greenway, Johns (5), Barton (7), Shaffer (8), Hall (9) and Schmedding

YVCC highlights: Thompson 3-5; Weigel 2-5; Martinez 4-5, 3 runs; Fife 2-5; Cameron Padron 2-4. Also: Walker 2-4.

NWAACC East standings: Columbia Basin 19-7, Yakima Valley 17-9, Treasure Valley 16-10, Walla Walla 16-10, Big Bend 13-13, Spokane 10-16, Wenatchee Valley 9-17, Blue Mountain 4-22.

Saturday’s schedule: Walla Walla at Yakima Valley (2), 1 p.m.; Columbia Basin at Spokane (2); Big Bend at Treasure Valley (2); Wenatchee Valley at Blue Mountain (2) (END REGULAR SEASON).

CWU trio on all-academic team

ELLENSBURG — Three Central Washington seniors have made the GNAC’s baseball academic all-conference team, the university announced Wednesday.

Utility infielder Derrick Webb of Ephrata has posted a 3.83 grade point average — highest among the 14 players on the team — in clinical psychology. Pitcher Ryan Hastings of Lynden has a 3.76 in special education and outfielder Brett Bielec has a 3.24 in elementary education.

BASEBALL

1975 Beetles to be honored

The 1975 American Legion World Series champion Yakima Beetles will be honored at the program’s annual banquet May 18 in the Modern Living Building at State Fair Park.

Doors will open for the event at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7. There also will be live and silent auctions with everything from baseball memorabilia, sporting events tickets to vacations up for bidding.

Tickets are $35 and can be purchased from Scott Wilson. He can be reached at 509-966-6666 or 509-307-1746.

GOLF

Hendrix gets first ace

Yakima’s Charles Hendrix recorded his first hole-in-one Tuesday at Fisher Park Golf Course.

Hendrix used a 6-iron to ace the 149-yard No. 7 hole. The shot was witnessed by Anthony East.

PREP SOCCER

Eastmont clips Sunnyside

EAST WENATCHEE — Mauricio Perez scored the tying goal and assisted on the winner to rally Eastmont to a 2-1 victory over Sunnyside in Tuesday’s semifinals of the CBBN-GSL regional tournament.

The Grizzlies scored in the 11th minute on Javier Contreras’ goal and held a 1-0 lead at halftime over the top-seeded league champs.

Sunnyside (10-8-1) will play at Mt. Spokane on Saturday in a winner-to-state, loser-out match. Mt. Spokane fell to Kennewick 4-1 on Tuesday, sending the Lions to Eastmont on Saturday for the regional title match.

First half: 1, Sunnyside, Javier Contreras (Abel Martinez) 11:00.

Second half: 2, Eastmont, Mauricio Perez (Joel Villa) 62:00; 3, Eastmont, Yonaton Rodriguez (Perez) 69:00.

Saves: Christian Vargas (S) 5, Daniel Romero (E) 5.

PREP GOLF

SCAC

At SunTides

BOYS

Team scores: Naches Valley 340, La Salle 344, Goldendale 365.

Medalist: Jack Sutton (L) 76, Ty Lighty (L) 76.

Naches Valley: Dawson Roeber 81, Nathan Nulliner 82, Hunter Vance 86, Brad Bartley 91, Conner Oliver 91.

La Salle: Beau Wangler 86, Matt Hoon 106.

Goldendale: Andrew Wall 80, Joel Gerchak 85, Riley Ross 100, Justin Fields 100.

GIRLS

Team scores: Goldendale 407, Naches 432, La Salle 436.

Medalist: Bree Wanderscheid (G) 75.

Goldendale: Sawyer Ross 105, Natalie Hurst 113, Hunter Cacy 114.

Naches Valley: Cindy Tapia 96, Brittney Deaton 106, Hannah Cobleigh 112, Andrea Schuler 118.

La Salle: Grace Martin 97, Claire Moorer 97, Cheyenne Taylor 117, Elena Holbrook 125.

North Central 2B

AT SAGE HILLS

BOYS

Team scores: Warden 359, Riverside Christian 369, Manson 468.

Medalists: Gage Neiffer (RC) 83, Trent Bates (W) 83, Caleb Caballero (W) 83.

Riverside Christian: Derrick Phelps 91, Matt Guchee 96, Richie Hochrein 99, Eric Forsee 100, David Whittlesey 100.

GIRLS

Only players: Kiesha Urwin (W) 98, Ashley Borello (RC) 114.

PREP TENNIS

SCAC

Goldendale boys 3, Cle Ellum 2

Singles: Kosuke Mitarai (CE) d. Keith Bighorn 6-0, 6-2; Dillon Shea (CE) won by forfeit.

Doubles: Kurt Wilkins-Zach Shattuck (G) d. Ryan Gregory-Ryan Smart 6-3, 6-2; Dakota McAndie-Spencer Knowlton (G) d. MichaelAnderson-Jordon Puhich 6-3, 6-4; Ethan Hoctor-Brandon Cline (G) d. Nick Browitt-Mitchell McFadden 6-3, 5-7, 6-2. League: Goldendale 4-5.

Goldendale girls 3, Cle Elum 2

Singles: Karissa Boyd (CE) d. Kendall Bloom 6-3, 6-2; Asia Rogers (CE) d. Lauren Brick 6-2, 6-3.

Doubles: Dallas Smith-Madison Holbrook (G) d. Liz Magana-Liz Browitt 6-1, 6-1; Haley Smith-Kaylee Budde (G) d. Madeline Sanders-Brooklyn Simmons 6-2, 6-0; Krista Allen-Nellie Bilderback (G) d. Emily Leswell-Hattie Hatie 6-0, 6-0. League: Goldendale 4-5.

A senior left-hander from Gig Harbor, Rohde allowed a single and triple to MSUB’s Matt Comer and held the rest of the team hitless.

The Wildcats lost the first game 9-8.

In the second game, Central scored all four of its runs in the first inning, one on a leadoff home run by Brandon Wang, one on a wild pitch and two on bases loaded walks to Ethan Sterkel and Jimmy Ryerson.

Sterkel, a sophomore from Ellensburg, hit a two-run homer in the opener, his fourth of the season.

Central (9-19 GNAC, 17-29 overall) has four games remaining, with pair of doubleheaders scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Northwest Nazarene.

Game 1

MSU Billings 213 000 120 — 9 14 3
Central Wash. 005 010 020 — 8 10 3

Muller, Smith (7) and Nelson; Long, Hastings (8) and Sani.

CWU highlights: Brandon Wang 2-5, RBI; Kyle Sani 2-5, RBI; Chris Hashimoto 2-3; Ethan Sterkel 2-3, HR, 2 RBI.

Game 2

MSU Billings 100 000 0 — 1 2 2
Central Wash. 400 000 x — 4 5 0

Eames, Blehm (1), Gieselman (5) and Pyrah; Rohde and Leid.

CWU highlights: Wang HR; Sterkel 1-2, RBI; Jimmy Ryerson RBI; Brandon Rohde 13 K, 3 BB.

COLLEGE FASTPITCH

Yaks drop 2 to Spokane

SPOKANE, Wash. — Arlene Futch had two hits in the first game and another hit in the second, but Yakima Valley dropped both games of an East Region fastpitch doubleheader to Spokane on Saturday, 3-2 in eight innings and 7-2.

Jenna Bice had a double in the second game for YVCC, which will finish its season next Saturday with a doubleheader at Wenatchee.

Game 1

Yakima Valley 200 000 00 — 2 7 2
Spokane 000 001 11 — 3 10 0

McKinley and Reeves; Walchli and Mays.

YVCC highlights: Arlene Futch 2-4, run; Ashley Reeves 2-4, run; Courtney Cable 1-3; Whitney Biehl 1-3.

Game 2

Yakima Valley 002 000 0 — 2 3 2
Spokane 050 020 x — 7 13 1

Marbet and Reeves; Walchli and Skillingstad.

YVCC highlights: Futch 1-4, run; Kylie Dunn 1-2; Jenna Bice 1-3, 2b, run.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Yakima Valley inks Lakes standout

YAKIMA, Wash. — Aubre Mitchell, a 5-foot-10 forward from Lakes High School in Tacoma, has signed a letter of intent with Yakima Valley, coach Cody Butler announced Saturday.

A four-year varsity starter and two-year team captain, Mitchell averaged 18.1 points, 11.6 rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks per game last season.

She also set single-game school record with 18 rebounds.

“Aubre is an extremely competitive player who will have an immediate impact and help us reach our goal of returning to the NWAACC Tournament,” said Butler, whose Yaks have reached the last three tournament title games and claimed the 2011 championship.

Earlier this year, YVCC signed Sammi Jo Blodgett from Wapato and Amber Jones from White Swan along with Jamie Hodgson and Mikaela Zimmer from East Valley.

GOLF

Berreth records ace at Elks

SELAH, Wash. — Sally Berreth had a hole in one on the 139-yard 13th hole at the Yakima Elks Golf & Country Club. She used a 5-wood.

Don Berreth, Gil Matthias and Linda Matthias witnessed the shot.

Walker averaged 15 points and more than eight rebounds a game last season for the Titans, who won the NWAACC championship. In the title game against Chemeketa, a 110-98 Tacoma victory, Walker totaled 23 points and 13 rebounds — one of his 10 double doubles posted by the Foss High School graduate.

“Nate is very a versatile and competitive winner who has the ability to defend and rebound effectively for us while playing multiple positions,” CWU coach Greg Sparling said in a university release. “He is also extremely efficient offensively, having shot 60 percent from the field last season.”

At Tacoma, Walker played for former Central player and assistant coach Carl Howell. Six other former Tacoma CC players are currently on CWU’s roster.

FASTPITCH

Yaks split pair with Big Bend

MOSES LAKE, Wash. — Karyssa Marbet threw a one-hitter and helped herself out by going 3 for 4 with two runs and four RBI in leading Yakima Valley to an 18-0 rout of Big Bend in the second game of an East Region softball doubleheader Friday.

Yakima Valley lost the opener 4-0 to move to 5-20 in region play and 14-22-1 overall.

Also in the second game, Tori Slobig was 4 for 5 with two runs and three RBI, Arlene Futch, Jessie Ihly and Krysta Beach had three hits each, with Ihly belting a three-run homer and driving in four. In all, eight Yaks scored at least two runs.

Game 1

Yakima Valley 000 000 0 — 0 6 1
Big Bend 000 400 x — 4 8 1

McKinley and Reeves; McCashland and Ouellette.

YVCC highlights: Ashley Reeves 2-3; Courtney Cable 2-3, 2b; Whitney Biehl 1-3; Jenna Bice 1-3.

Game 2

Yakima Valley 070 0(11) — 18 21 2
Big Bend 000 00 — 0 1 2

Marbet and Reeves; Salverda, Downing (2) and Ouellette.

YVCC highlights: Cable 2-5, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Arlene Futch 3-5, 3 runs, 2 RBI; Jessie Ihly 3-4, 3-run HR, 2 runs, 4 RBI; Tori Slobig 4-5, 2 2b, 2 runs, 3 RBI; Krysta Beach 3-4, 2 runs; Reeves 1-2, 2 runs, RBI; Biehl 2-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Karyssa Marbet 3-4, 2b, 2 runs, 4 RBI.

BASEBALL

CWU stung twice by Yellowjackets

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Central Washington homered in each game against Montana State Billings on Friday, but the Wildcats nonetheless dropped a GNAC doubleheader to the Yellowjackets, 6-2 and 7-5 at CWU.

David Leid produced the only runs for CWU (8-18 GNAC, 16-28 overall) in the opener with a two-run shot in the second inning. Kyle Sani belted a three-run blast in the first inning of the second game, but MSU Billings (12-14, 21-19) outscored the Wildcats 7-2 from there.

The teams meet again today for a noon doubleheader. It will be senior day for Central.

Game 1

MSU Billings 020 040 000 — 6 13 1
Central Wash. 020 000 000 — 2 7 0

Paterson, Ragasa (7) and Nelson; Button, Bushman (3), Davidson (5) and Sani.

CWU highlights: Brandon Wang 2-4, David Leid 3-4, 2b, HR, 2 RBI; Jimmy Ryerson 2b.

Game 2

MSU Billings 010 102 003 — 7 12 1
Central Wash. 301 000 001 — 5 10 4

Hutchings, Ragasa (7) and Pyrah; Lotzer, Knutson (7) and Sani.

CWU highlights: Derrick Webb 3-3; Kyle Sani 1-3, HR, 3 RBI; Glen Reser 2-4, 2b.

The game was originally scheduled as the second game of a doubleheader on Wednesday.

With the victory, Yakima Valley (13-7) moves into a second-place tie with Columbia Basin, one game behind first place Treasure Valley.

Cameron Padron was 2 for 3 with a double and a triple and two RBI for the Yaks, while Reid Martinez was 2 for 3 with a triple and an RBI.

Yakima Valley faces last-place Blue Mountain in a doubleheader Wednesday, before welcoming Treasure Valley for a Saturday twin bill at Parker Field.

Columbia Basin 301 011 000 — 6 11 3
Yakima Valley 300 003 001 — 7 10 4

Fuller, Rapose (6), Dunlap (7) and McAlpin; Fife, Vetsch (7), Schmit (9), Druffel (9) and Chavarria.

Highlights: Cameron Padron (YV) 2-3, 2b, 3b, 2 RBI; Reid Martinez (YV) 2-3, 3b, RBI, SB; J.R. Weigel (YV) 1-5, 2b, run, RBI; Kyle Thompson (YV) 1-4, run, RBI; Ryan King (YV) 1-4, RBI, SB.

Central loses twice to WOU

MONMOUTH, Ore. — Brady Kincannon had a two-run home run for Central Washington, but it wasn’t enough as No. 13 Western Oregon swept a doubleheader from the Wildcats with 10-2 and 5-1 victories on Sunday.

Western Oregon clinched its 11th consecutive GNAC regular-season championship with the wins.

Kincannon’s homer accounted for all of the Wildcats’ scoring in the first game, while Kyle Sani scored CWU’s lone run in the finale.

CWU (8-16 GNAC, 16-26 overall) host Montana State Billings on Friday and Saturday.

Game 1

Central Wash. 000 200 000 — 2 7 1
Western Ore. 215 101 00x — 10 13 0

Long, Jones (5) and Sani; Lind, MacDougall (7), Hollinger (9) and Blackwell.

Highlights: Brady Kincannon (CWU) 3-4, HR, 2 RBI; Brett Gray (CWU) 1-4, 2b.

Game 2

Central Wash. 000 000 1 — 1 5 1
Western Ore. 030 200 x — 5 5 0

Lotzer and Sani; Wilson and David.

Highlights: Kyle Sani (CWU) 2-3, 3b; David Leid (CWU) 1-3, RBI.

COLLEGE FASTPITCH

Yaks lose two at Treasure Valley

ONTARIO, Ore. — Krysta Beach had two hits and a walk, but Yakima Valley was swept 8-1, 10-0 by Treasure Valley in a Sunday doubleheader.

Beach scored the Yaks’ lone run in the first game.

Yakima Valley (4-19 East Region, 13-21-1 overall) travels to Big Bend for a doubleheader on Friday.

Game 1

Yakima Valley 010 000 0 — 1 4 2
Treasure Valley 402011 x — 8 10 4

Slobig, McKinley (3) and Reeves; Hutchinson and Martarano.

Highlights: Courtney Cable 1-3, Krysta Beach 1-3, run; Kiley Dunn 1-3, Jessie Ihly 1-3.

Game 2

Yakima Valley 000 00 — 0 6 3
Treasure Valley 415 0x — 10 8 1

Marbet, McKinley (4) and Reeves; Garn and Martarano.

Highlights: Arlene Futch 2-3, Ashley Reeves 1-3, Tori Slobig 1-2, Krysta Beach 1-1, bb; Whitney Biehl 1-2.

AUTO RACING

Denton earns Mini-Stocks win

Cody Denton earned the first main-event victory in the new Mini-Stocks division at Yakima Speedway on Saturday night.

The new division features cars similar to those from the Hornet division, but is contested on the half-mile track, rather than the Hornets’ usual infield track.

Rob Allen won the Pure Stock division main event, backing up his victory in the same event in the Apple Cup.

Jeff Stevenson outdueled 2011 season champion Buck Noel Jr. in the Sportsman main event

Jeff Ball won the Hornets main event and Josh Aguirre won the Bump to Pass feature.

On May 5, the Northwest Pro4 Truck Series and Northwes Pro4 Late Models will take to the track at the Speedway. Also racing will be the Pure Stocks, Hornets, Mini-Stocks, Bump to Pass and Sportsman divisions.

Hornets

Fast time: Jeff Ball. Trophy dash: Casey Chambers. Heat: Casey Chambers. Main: Ball, Micheal Beck, Chambers.

Pure Stocks

Fast time: Chris Marang, 23.751 (track record). A dash: Jeff Wilkinson. B dash: Harold Emmons. A heat: Kyle Wade. B dash: Emmons. Main: Rob Allen, Marang, Wade, Estep, Wilkinson, Hitchcock, Emmonds, Mike Denton, Chuck Strimiska, James Harris, Pepe Rojas, Greg Stevenson.

Sportsman

Fast time: Jeff Stevenson. A dash: Lucas Valdez. B dash: Ron Morton. A heat: Lucas Valdez. B heat:: Allen Reid. Main: Stevenson, Buck Noel Jr., Kyler Conduff, Ron Morton, Don Klang, Morgan Morrison, Reid, Ed St. Mary, Glenn Campbell, Jeff Mullins, Terry Cook, Valdez, Jack Anderson, Chris VanAmburg.

Mini Stocks

Fast time: Barry Mueller, 26.408 (track record). Trophy dash: Casey Chambers. Heat: Cody Denton. Main: Denton, Chambers, Joshua Henne, Barry Mueller.

Bump to Pass

Fast time: Josh Aguirre. A dash: Aguirre. B dash: Robert Allen. A heat: Aguirre. B heat: Robert Allen. Main: Aguirre, Kellie Zacharias, Todd Nunn, Shannon Davis, Joe Stevens, Robert Allen, Dennis Clouse, Billie Stevens, Ben Briggs, Alex Marquis, Jacob Valdez, Wes Heigh.

YVCC, which lost the first game 8-0, remained third in the tightly bunched East going into today’s home game against second-place Columbia Basin.

Selah right-hander Jake Fife will pitch for the Yaks (12-7) in the 1 p.m. start at Parker Field. The game was originally scheduled as the second of a doubleheader last Wednesday, but was rained out.

Yakima Valley took a 7-5 lead into the bottom of the ninth in the nightcap, but a leadoff double and RBI single got the Knights within one and a bases-loaded walk tied it. Carson Miller got the final out with the sacks still full and pitched through the 11th before Fife closed.

YVCC scored the game-winner when Kyle Mall led off with a single, took second on a passed ball and third on a wild pitch. Chavarria scored him with one out.

Sam Trout, who had three of Yakima Valley’s five hits in the opener, went a combined 5 for 8 including an RBI double in the second game. Kyle Thompson had three hits in the nightcap while Ryan King doubled twice.

Counting today’s game, the Yaks will play seven of their nine remaining games at home.

Game 1

Yakima Valley 000 000 000 — 0 5 3
Wenatchee Valley 001 003 04x — 8 12 2

Garvin, Eck (7) and Chavarria; Kerns, Swanson (9) and Valdez.

YVCC highlights: Sam Trout 3-3.

Game 2

Yakima Valley 021 110 011 001 — 8 14 0
Wenatchee Val. 000 002 302 000 — 7 12 3

Askvig, Darling (4), Valley (6), Schmidt (7), Druffel (9), Miller (9), Fife (12) and Smith, Chavarria (8); Valdez, San Miguel (3), Dawkins (7), Willis (9) and Valdez.

YVCC highlights: Kyle Thompson 3-5, 2b, 8th; Reid Martinez 2-6, RBI; Ryan King 2-5, 2 2b, RBI; Trout 2-5, 2b, RBI.

CWU overrun by W. Oregon

MONMOUTH, Ore. — Brandon Wang had two hits in the first game and Brett Gray produced two in the second, but Central Washington was beaten 8-0 and 9-4 in its GNAC doubleheader Saturday with Western Oregon.

The Wolves (18-2 GNAC, 29-8 overall), ranked 13th nationally and No. 1 in last week’s NCAA Division II West Region poll, allowed only four hits in the opener and kept the Wildcats (8-14, 16-24 blanked until the final inning of the second game when two errors led to two of Central’s four runs.

Central, outhit 24-11 on the day, will meet Western Oregon again today in a doubleheader scheduled to start at noon.

Game 1

Central Wash. 000 000 000 — 0 4 2
Western Oregon 000 002 06x — 8 9 0

Bushman, Davidson (4), Knutson (6), Button (8) and Sani; Wood and Blackwell.

CWU highlights: Brandon Wang 2-4.

Game 2

Central Wash. 000 000 4 — 4 7 0
Western Oregon 310 032 x — 9 15 2

Rohde, Davidson (5), Hastings (6) and Leid; Bradshaw and Blackwell.

CWU highlights: Brett Gray 2-3; Jimmy Ryerson 1-3, 2b, RBI; Kyle Sani 1-3, RBI; Ethan Sterkel 1-3, RBI.

COLLEGE FASTPITCH

Yaks drop 2 at Blue Mountain

PENDLETON, Ore. — Courtney Cable hammered out two doubles, a homer and scored two runs, but Yakima Valley fell to Blue Mountain 5-3 in the second game of a Saturday East Region doubleheader.

The Timberwolves won the first game 8-0.

Cable, a freshman from Selah, also was 1 for 3 the opener. Arlene Futch and Tori Slobig had two hits apiece in the second game for YVCC (4-17 region, 13-19-1 overall).

The Yaks continue region play today with a noon doubleheader at Treasure Valley.

Game 1

Yakima Valley 000 000 — 0 4 4
Blue Mountain 211 013 — 8 12 0

McKinley and Reeves; Alexander and Weber.

Highlights: Arlene Futch 1-3; Courtney Cable 1-3; Krysta Beach 1-2; Jenna Bice 1-2.

Game 2

Yakima Valley 000 101 1 — 3 10 1
Blue Mountain 120 200 x — 5 6 1

Marbet and Reeves; Bennett, Alexander (6) and Weber.

Highlights: Futch 2-4, run; Courtney Cable 3-4, 2 runs, HR, 2 2b, RBI; Tori Slobig 2-4, RBI; Beach 1-4 RBI; Jessie Ihly 1-3; Jenna Bice 1-3.

AUTO RACING

Wauge wins Modifieds opener

Mark Wauge of Medford, Ore. won the Modifieds five-car main event during the season-opening event Friday night at State Fair Raceway.

A total of five classes competed on Friday. The next event is scheduled for May 12.

FRIDAY’S RESULTS

Hornets — Heat: Greg Swartz, Marcie Shull-Desserault, Brandon Corrigan, Merle Stiltner. Main: Shull-Desserault, Swartz, Stiltner, Corrigan

Pure Stocks — Heat: Lance Stafford, Marcie Shull-Desserault, Monica Howard, Blair Shoemaker, Wayne Griffith, Dave Carter. Main: Shoemaker, Larry Tracy, Shull-Desserault, Howard, Griffith, Carter.

Super Stocks — Heat: Brent Townley, Dan Howard, Vaile Thompson, Bryan Corrigan, Steve Latt, Dylan Dow. Main: Corrigan, Thompson, Latt, Howard, Townley.

Sportsman — Heat: Rick Milbourne, Coy Rogers. Main: Milbourne, Rogers.

Modifieds — Heat: Mark Wauge, Don Jenner, Zach Simpson, Kyler Moore, Rick Sjogren. Main: Wauge, Jenner, Craig Moore, Matt Jenner, Simpson.

Saint Martin’s won the first game 3-1.

CWU pitcher Jason Lotzer allowed three runs on eight hits in eight innings in the opener to take the loss.

Ethan Sterkel and Jimmy Ryerson both had two hits in the first game.

Sterkel was 3 for 4 in the second game, scoring three runs.

Ryerson was 2 for 3, while Bielec, Brady Kincannon and David Leid were 2 for 4. Kasey Bielec was 2 for 2 with 2 RBI.

Complete statistics were not available.

COLLEGE FASTPITCH

CWU trades routs with Saints

LACEY, Wash. — Jen Schwartz and Molly Coppinger had three RBI each in the second game of a doubleheader to help Central Washington salvage a split with Saint Martin’s on Sunday.

Saint Martin’s won the first game 11-3 in five innings, while CWU won the second game 13-4, also in five innings. Both games were shortened by the mercy rule.

In the first game, Carrina Wagner had a double and an RBI, while Bre Thomas drove in two runs for CWU (17-27 overall, 13-19 GNAC).

Kelsie McGladrey had a home run and four RBI to pace the Saints (30-17-1, 20-12).

In the second game, Wagner had two more RBI, while Natasha Wood and Cassi Ellis drove in runs as well for CWU.

Game 1

Central Wash. 020 01 — 3 7 2
Saint Martin’s 621 2x — 11 12 0

Wells, Baxter (1) and Ellis; Bakos, Felton (2) and Pocklington.

Highlights: Carrina Wagner (CWU) 2b, RBI; Bre Thomas (CWU) 2 RBI; Kelsie McGladrey (SMU) HR, 4 RBI; Morgan Klemm (SMU) 2b, 2 RBI; Tavia Jenkins (SMU) 2 RBI; Danielle Wall (SMU) 2 RBI; Sam Munger (SMU) RBI.

Game 2

Central Wash. 206 14 — 13 12 0
Saint Martin’s 202 00 — 4 6 5

Gau and Ellis; Munger, Felton (3), Bakos (5) and Pocklington, McGladrey (3).

Highlights: Jen Schwartz (CWU) 3 RBI; Molly Coppinger (CWU) 3 RBI; Carrina Wagner (CWU) 2 RBI; Natasha Wood (CWU) RBI; Cassi Ellis (CWU) 2b, RBI; Taviah Jenkins (SMU) 2 RBI; Kelsie McGladrey (SMU) RBI; Joslyn Eugenio (SMU) RBI.

Yaks split tourney games

YAKIMA, Wash. — Jessie Ihly had four RBI, while Ashley Reeves drove in three more runs to lead Yakima Valley past Edmonds 11-2 on Sunday at the NWAACC Crossover Tournament at Kiwanis Park.

The Yaks fell to Clark 6-1 in their second game.

Ihly was 4-for-4 with a home run in Sunday’s opener, while Reeves was 2-for-4 for YVCC (13-17-1 overall, 4-14 GNAC).

Reeves was 2-for-4 in the second game and scored two runs, while Courtney Cable and Tori Slobig each had a double and triple against Clark.

Yakima Valley 11, Edmonds 2 (6)

Yakima Valley 411 123 — 11 14 1
Edmonds 000 110 — 2 4 2

Slobig and Reeves; Kees and Gegax.

Highlights: Arlene Futch 2-5, 2 runs; Ashley Reeves 2-4, 3 RBI; Courtney Cable 2-5, 2 runs, RBI; Krysta Beach 1-2, 3 runs, 2 bb; Jessie Ihly 4-4, run, 4 RBI, HR; Ariel McKinley 2-4.

Clark 6, Yakima Valley 4

Yakima Valley 000 300 1 — 4 10 3
Clark 003 120 x — 6 9 1

McKinley, Marbet (5) and Reeves; Westmorland and Hernandez.

Highlights: Reeves 2-4, 2 run; Cable 2-4, run, RBI, 2b, 3b; Tori Slobig 2-4, run, RBI, 2b, 3b; Ihly 1-3, RBI, bb; Jenna Bice 2-3.

Saturday’s late result

Treasure Valley 12, Skagit Valley 5.

Sunday’s other results

Chemeketa 14, Grays Harbor 2; Mt. Hood 13, Treasure Valley 5; SWOCC 4, Douglas 0; Walla Walla 10, Clackamas 4; Mt. Hood 12, Pierce 4; SWOCC 6, Spokane 3; Chemeketa 8, Treasure Valley 2; Douglas 13, Big Bend 3; Clark 5, Pierce 3; Bellevue 22, Grays Harbor 2; Olympic 10, Lower Columbia 0; Columbia Basin 9, Skagit Valley 1; Big Bend 9, Skagit Valley 6; Spokane 2, Everett 0; Olympic 10, Centralia 2; Walla Walla 10, Edmonds 0; Everett 8, Centralia 0; Columbia Basin 5, Lower Columbia 4.

Prep Fastpitch

LATE SATURDAY

GRANGER 12-10, LYLE 1-5: At Lyle, Lyndsay Oswalt hit a home run and drove in three runs in the first game, and Elianna Cardenas went 4 for 4 with two doubles, a homerun, and three RBI in the second game to held the Spartans (7-5) sweep a non-league doubleheader.

Game 1

Granger 070 05 — 12 7 3
Lyle 100 00 — 1 1 3

Oswalt and Nava; Lacock and Anderson.

Highlights: Lyndsay Oswalt (G) HR, 3 RBI; Elianna Cardenas (G) 2 hits, 2b; Villa Fan (G) 2 hits; Verdia (G) 1 hit; Vanessa Nava (G) 2b.

Game 2

Granger 331 120 0 — 10 9 3
Lyle 020 120 0 — 5 3 2

Saldado and Oswalt; Lacock and Anderson.

Highlights: Elianna Cardenas (G) 4-4, 2 2b, HR, 3 RBI; Vanessa Nava (G) 2b, 2 RBI; Verdia (G) 1 hit; Paige Blodgett (G) 1 hit; Lyndsay Oswalt (G) 1 hit.

PREP TENNIS

CWAC

LATE SATURDAY

Grandview boys 3, Prosser 2

Singles: Kevin Munck d. Joel Pulido 6-0, 6-3; Timothy Bowen d. Jose Ramos 6-3, 6-3.

Doubles: Stevan Ramirez-Abel Pasillas (G) d. Tyler Weddle-Chase Baker 6-1, 6-0; Marcus Morales-Chris Galvan (G) d. Michael Munoz-Julio Ruelas 6-0, 6-1; Grandview d. Prosser by forfeit.

Ellensburg girls 4, Quincy 1

Singles: Nathalie Gruber (E) d. Ciara Rasmussen 6-4, 6-2; Sara Rigby (Q) d. Mary Kelleher 6-4, 7-5.

Doubles: Teresa Connoly-Geese Gruber (E) d. Ashley Breeden-Katherine Ayala 6-3, 7-6 (11) ; Jasmine Sanchez-Ellie Siks (E) d. Sara Horning-Robin Thaemert 7-6 (1), 6-4; Mary Lonowski-Jennifer Jackson (E) d. Antonia Valezuela-Naomi Garcia 6-2, 6-0.

But as effective as YVCC’s pitchers were, it didn’t matter.

With Jake Fife and Seth Darling combining on a four-hit shutout in the first game and Kyle Garvin scattering five hits in the second, Yakima Valley swept the Sasquatch 8-0 and 5-2 at Parker Field to stay in a three-way tie for first place.

At 11-5 in region play and 21-9 overall, the Yaks kept pace with Treasure Valley and Columbia Basin. They host CBC for a doubleheader on Wednesday.

The first game was tied 0-0 going into the bottom of the seventh, during which Yakima Valley sent 11 hitters to th plate and scored seven runs.

Kyle Mall started the frame with a base hit and later added a two-run single, Kyle Thompson clubbed a two-run triple and J.R. Weigel, Reid Martinez and Tyler VonDracek added an RBI each.

Fife worked the first seven innings, striking out six and walking four. And after Darling added two more goose eggs, Garvin went the distance in the second game, fanning three and walking none.

It was 2-2 going into the home half of the seventh, but YVCC scored three runs as Martinez had a run-scoring groundout, King an RBI double and Mall a run-scoring single.

Game 1

Spokane 000 000 000 — 0 4 2
Yakima Valley 000 000 71x — 8 15 1

Gonzalez, Neilson (7), Shea (7) and Santos; Fife, Darling (8) and Chavarria.

YVCC highlights: Kyle Thompson 3 RBI; Reid Martinez 3-5, RBI; J.R. Weigel 3-4, RBI; Kyle Mall 3-4, 2 RBI; Will Chavarria 2-4; Tyler VonDracek 2-4; Jake Fife 7 IP, 4 BB, 6 K.

Game 2

Spokane 100 100 000 — 2 5 1
Yakima Valley 100 001 30x — 5 13 2

Johnson, Potter (6), Weber (7), Curtis (8) and Boe; Garvin and Smith, Chavarria (7).

YVCC highlights: Kyle Garvin 3K, 0 BB; Thompson 2-5, run; Martinez 2-4, RBI; Ryan King 2-4, 2b; Fife 2-3, RBI; Shawn Wardian 2-3, RBI; Weigel 2b.

Wildcats drop 2 at Saint Martin’s

LACEY, Wash. — Central Washington led in both of its GNAC games with Saint Martin’s on Saturday, but won neither.

The Wildcats fell 8-7 in a 10-inning first game and 12-10 in the second, falling to 7-11 in conference play and 15-21 overall.

Central led 5-1 in the opener and 7-0 in the nightcap. Ellensburg High graduate Ethan Sterkel had two hits in the second game for CWU, which meets the Saints today in a doubleheader scheduled to start at noon.

Game 1

Central Wash. 113 001 100 0 — 7 14 1
Saint Martin’s 101 201 200 1 — 8 16 1

Rohde, Jones (7), Davidson (8), Knutson (10) and Swartz; O’Bryan, LaDue (5), Klonitsko (7), Moss (7), Carter (8) and Thorpe.

CWU highlights: Brandon Wang 2-4; Derrick Webb 3-4, Brady Kincannon 4-5.

Game 2

Central Wash. 043 001 2 — 10 12 3
Saint Martin’s 006 150 x — 12 15 4

Long, Hastings (4), Knutson (5) and Sani; Goforth, Banker (3), Moss (5), Carter (7), LaDue (7) and Tracy.

CWU highlights: Kyle Sani 2-5, David Leid 2-4, Ethan Sterkel 2-4, Jimmy Ryerson 2-4.

COLLEGE FASTPITCH

YVCC splits in Crossover

Bouncing back in a big way after being shut out, Yakima Valley pounded out 13 hits in a 10-2 victory over Centralia in the NWAACC Crossover Tournament Saturday at Kiwanis Park.

Yakima Valley lost its first game 7-0 to Olympic, collecting just three hits.

But that changed against Centralia, with Krysta Beach and Kiley Dunn both going 3 for 4 with two RBI to lead the way.

Tori Slobig was 2 for 5 with three runs scored and Courtney Cable was 2 for 4 with two runs and an RBI for the Yaks, who jumped out quickly with four runs in the first and extending the lead to 8-0 after three innings.

Today, Yakima Valley will meet Edmonds at 10 a.m. and Clark at 2 p.m.

Olympic 7, Yakima Valley 0

Yakima Valley 000 000 0 — 0 3 1
Olympic 004 030 x — 7 8 1

McKinley and Reeves; Kleeberger, Van Ryan (5) and Box.

Highlights: Arlene Futch (YVCC) 1-3; Jenna Bice (YVCC) 2-3; Brown (O) 2 hits, 2 RBI.

Yakima Valley 10, Centralia 2

Yakima Valley 422 101 — 10 13 0
Centralia 000 200 — 2 5 3

Marvet, Slobig (5) and Reeves; Dibetta and Haugen.

YVCC highlights: Futch 1-5, run, sb; Courtney Cable 2-4, 2 runs, RBI; Tori Slobig 2-5, 3 runs; Krysta Beach 3-4, 2b, run, 2 RBI; Jessie Ihly 1-2, run, RBI; Kiley Dunn 3-4, 2 RBI; Whitney Biehl 1-3, run; Bice 1-4, run.

Saturday’s other scores

Lower Columbia 8, Big Bend 3; Mount Hood 6, Douglas 1; Treasure Valley 9, Grays Harbor 1; Clark 11, Skagit Valley 0; Clark 6, Big Bend 3; Pierce 17, Edmonds 3; Walla Walla 10, Everett 7; Olympic 5, Grays Harbor 3; Bellevue 10, Mt. Hood 0; Douglas 15, Lower Columbia 8; Chemeketa 16, Columbia Basin 5; Spokane 18, Edmonds 1; Southwestern Oregon 8, Centralia 0; Clackamas 11, Pierce 1; Everett 9, Chemeketa 0; Bellevue 6, Spokane 3; Clackamas 3, Columbia Basin 0; Walla Walla 6, Southwestern Oregon 3; Clackamas 1, Bellevue 0.

Today’s schedule

(At Kiwanis Park)

8 a.m.: Grays Harbor vs. Chemeketa (Field 1); Mt. Hood vs. Treasure Valley (Field 2); Southwestern Oregon vs. Douglas (Field 3).

10 a.m.: Clackamas vs. Walla Walla (Field 1; Mt. Hood vs. Pierce (Field 2); Southwestern Oregon vs. Spokane (Field 3); Yakima Valley vs. Edmonds (Field 4); Chemeketa vs. Treasure Valley (Field 5).

Noon: Douglas vs. Big Bend (Field 1); Pierce vs. Clark (Field 2); Bellevue vs. Grays Harbor (Field 3); Lower Columbia vs. Olympic (Field 4); Columbia Basin vs. Skagit Valley (Field 5).

2 p.m.: Big Bend vs. Skagit Valley (Field 1); Yakima Valley vs. Clark (Field 2); Spokane vs. Everett (Field 3); Olympic vs. Centralia (Field 4); Walla Walla vs. Edmonds (Field 5).

4 p.m.: Everett vs. Centralia (Field 3); Lower Columbia vs. Columbia Basin (Field 4).

CWU sweeps on Senior Day

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Bre Thomas pounded out 7 hits in 8 at bats Saturday, pacing Central Washington to a 12-11, 5-1 GNAC fastpitch sweep of first-place Montana State Billings on Senior Day at Frederick Field.

Thomas, a senior outfielder from Vancouver, was 3 for 4 in the first game, scoring a run and driving in another. She then went 4 for 4 in the second game, doubling twice and scoring two runs.

The victories improved CWU, the two-time defending conference champion, to 12-18 in the GNAC and 16-26 overall.

The first game was tied 11-11 going into the bottom of the seventh when Thomas bunted for a single, advancing a runner to second with no outs. The runner then scored on Carrina Wagner’s sacrifice fly.

Thomas raised her average from .315 to .347 against the Yellowjackets, who slipped to 24-8 and 31-13.

Central visits Saint Martin’s today for a doubleheader.

Game 1

MSU Billings 011 602 1 — 11 15 2
Central Wash. 305 111 1 — 12 17 2

Parsley, Bywater (4) and Wilkerson; Baxter, Wells (4), Gau (7) and Ellis.

CWU highlights: Bre Thomas 3-4, RBI; Jen Schwartz 2-3; Natasha Wood 2-3, HR, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Molly Coppinger 3-4, 2b, 2 RBI; Cassi Ellis 3-4, 2b, RBI.

Game 2

MSU Billings 000 000 1 — 1 6 2
Central Wash. 002 021 x — 5 11 1

Conder and Sanders; Gau and Ellis.

CWU highlights: Thomas 4-4, 2 2b, 2 runs; Jen Schwartz 3-3, RBI; Carrina Wagner 1-3, RBI; Wood 1-3, RBI; Coppinger 1-3, run.

FOOTBALL

Mavericks cruise in opener

Kenny Peterson ran for 109 yards and two touchdowns in his debut as the starting tailback as the Yakima Mavericks opened their season with an impressive 52-14 victory over the Tacoma Invaders on Saturday night at Marquette Stadium.

Peterson, a converted linebacker, got his yards on just 12 carries. He scored on runs of 21 and 8 yards.

Quarterback John Lobbestael was an efficient 14 of 18 for 157 yards and four touchdowns — two to Ryan Wright, who had a team-best five catches for 53 yards.

Alex Mahre also caught a TD pass and booted a 47-yard field goal.

The Mavericks will host the Oregon Outlaws next Saturday at Marquette Stadium. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.

Tacoma 0 6 8 2 — 16
Yakima 14 17 21 0 — 52

Yak — Ryan Wright 8 pass from John Lobbestael (Alex Mahre kick)

Yak — Julian Villegas 6 pass from Lobbestael (Mahre kick)

Yak — Kenny Peterson 21 run (Mahre kick)

Yak — FG Mahre 46

Tac — Tiki Banks 37 pass from Ben Shelton (kick failed)

Yak — Wright 11 pass from Lobbestael (Mahre kick)

Yak — Peterson 8 run (Mahre kick)

Yak — Mahre 9 pass from Lobbestael (Mahre kick)

Tac — Marcus Wilson 51 interception return (Chris McKutchin pass from Shelton)

Yak — Nick Muir 1 run (Mahre kick)

Tac — Safety, runner tackled in end zone

YAKIMA LEADERS

RUSHING — Peterson 12-109. 

PASSING — Lobbestael 14-18-1-157.

RECEIVING — Wright 5-53.

GOLF

Johnston gets ace in Olympia

Rory Johnston scored his second career hole-in-one during a Wednesday round at Indian Summer Golf and Country Club in Olympia.

Johnston aced the 134-yard fourth hole using an 8-iron. Ray Gallipo and Paul Cobleigh witnessed the shot.

Kiley Dunn was 3 for 3 with a double, triple and five RBI in the opener, and Courtney Cable went 4 for 4 with three doubles and four RBI in the second game for the Yaks.

YVCC, which improved to 4-14 in the East and 10-15-1 overall, collected 26 hits in just nine innings.

Game 1

Columbia Basin 000 10 — 1 4 0
Yakima Valley 305 2x — 10 11 0

Rodriguez, Mulcare (3) and Perales; McKinley and Reeves.

YVCC highlights: Ariel McKinley CG, 0 BB, 1-2, run, RBI; Ashley Reeves 2-3, 3-run 2b; Courtney Cable 1-3, run; Tori Slobig 2-3, 2 runs, 2b, RBI; Krysta Beach 1-1, 3 runs; Jessie Ihly 1-2, run; Kiley Dunn 3-3, run, 2b, 3b, 5 RBI.

Game 2

Columbia Basin 011 00 — 2 3 1
Yakima Valley 105 13 — 10 15 2

Garcia, Mulcare (3) and Perales; Marbet and Reeves.

YVCC highlights: Karyssa Marbet CG, 1 ER, 4 K; Arlene Futch 3-4, 3 runs; Reeves 3-3, 3 runs, RBI; Cable 4-4, 2 runs, 3 2b, 4 RBI; Slobig 1-3, 3 RBI; Beach 1-2, run; Dunn 1-3, 2 RBI; Whitney Biehl 1-3; Jenna Bice 1-3, run.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

YVCC swept, falls out of first

ONTARIO, Ore. — Unable to hold leads in both games, Yakima Valley was swept by Treasure Valley 6-5 in 11 innings and 6-4 in a baseball doubleheader between the NWAACC East Region co-leaders at the start of Saturday.

The opener was particularly stinging for the Yaks (7-5 league) since they got nine stellar innings from Jake Fife and then took a 5-1 lead in the top of the 11th, with the four-run rally capped by Will Chavarria’s two-run double.

But the Chukars answered with five in the bottom of the 11th, with Chase Miller’s two-run single tying the game, and Mitch Skaggs scoring the winning run on an error by third baseman Kyle Mall.

Fife allowed just three hits, walked two and struck out five in his outing.

Yakima Valley grabbed a 4-0 lead after 31/2 innings of the second game, helped by J.R. Weigel’s solo homer, but the home team again had a response, scoring once in the fourth, tying things with three in the fifth and plating the winning runs in the seventh.

In the fifth, Ryan Wright singled with the bases loaded and an error by left fielder Kyle Thompson allowed the third run to score.

The go-ahead run in the seventh scored on a bases-loaded walk by Carson Miller, and an insurance run came home on Brady Harris’ RBI groundout.

Game 1

Yakima Valley 000 010 04 — 5 10 6
Treasure Valley 010 000 05 — 6 8 1

Fife, Druffel (10), Askvig (11), Vetsch (11) and Chavarria; Olson, Wewers (11) and Reay.

YVCC highlights: Jake Fife 5 Ks, 3 hits, 2 BB in 9 IP; Kyle Mall 2-3, 2 runs; Drayson Ito 2-2; Sam Trout 1-1, run, RBI; Will Chavaria 1-3, run, 2 RBI.

Game 2

Yakima Valley 111 100 000 — 4 7 4
Treasure Valley 000 130 20x — 6 13 4

Garvin, Vetsch (7), Miller (8), Valley (9) and Chavarria; Johnson, Jones (3), Villalobos (4), Bunn (7) and Reay.

YVCC highlights: J.R. Weigel 2-4, HR, 2 runs, RBI; Trout 1-4, run; Chavarria 1-3, RBI; Tyler VonDracek 1-3, RBI.

Central crushes Corban for sweep

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Brett Bielec was 5 for 8 with four RBI and seven runs scored for the day in leading Central Washington’s hit barrage as the Wildcats swept Corban University 8-2 and 20-3 in a nonleague doubleheader Saturday.

Central (15-19) collected 30 hits for day, including 10 for extra bases. The 20 runs in game two was a season high.

Brandon Wang had three hits and three RBI, and Kyle Sani homered and drove in two runs in the opener for Central.

In the second game, Derrick Webb was 3 for 3 with five RBI, Ethan Sterkel was 2 for 3 with a double and two RBI; Brett Gray had two hits and four RBI, and David Leid had two hits and two RBI for the Wildcats, who broke things open with a 10-run sixth.

Game 1

Corban 001 010 000 — 2 6 5
C. Washington 331 100 00x — 8 11 2

Doornink, Virtue (4) and Bost; Long and Kyle Sani, Swartz (7). W—Long (4-3). L—Doornink (5-3).

CWU highlights: Brandon Wang 3-3, 3 RBI; Glen Reser 2-4, RBI; Brett Gray 2-4, 2b; Brett Bielec 2-5, RBI; Kyle Sani HR, 2 RBI.

Game 2

Corban 200 010 0 — 3 9 5
C. Washington 251 2(10)0 x — 20 19 0

McKay, Wirkkala (2), Thiessen (4), Hull (5), Johansen (6) and Kris Gokey, Mordhorst (4); Lotzer, Cruzen (7) and Sani, Swartz (5). W—Lotzer (3-2). L—McKay (0-1).

CWU highlights: Bielec 3-3, 3b, 3 RBI; Derrick Webb 3-3, HR, 5 RBI; Sani 2-3; Ethan Sterkel 2-3, 2b, 2 RBI; David Leid 2-3, 2b, 2 RBI; Chris Hashimoto 2-3, 2b; Brett Gray 2-4, 2b, 4 RBI; Brady Kincannon 2-4, 2b, RBI; Alex Bushman 2b, RBI.

COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD

CWU men win Arlt, women 2nd

ELLENSBURG — Central Washington’s men won their eighth straight Spike Arlt Invitational title, and the women, behind Katarine Lotze’s school-record in the triple jump, finished second in the 19th edition of the meet Saturday.

Lotze had a leap of 39 feet, 7 inches to win by nearly two feet and breaking her own school mark set at last year’s Arlt Invite by 101/4 inches. She also won the long jump.

Also winning for Central’s women were Connie Morgan (800 meters), Kelsey Kreft (3,000 steeplechase) and Chelsea Genther (100 hurdles) as the Wildcats posted 1561/2 points, trailing only Western Washington

Central’s men won nine events to total 256 points. Leading the way was Scott Morrison, who tied for most individual points in the meet with 18 by winning the 400 and taking second on the 200.

MEN

Team scores: Central Washington 256, Western Washington 2181/2, Northwest Nazarene 105, Green River CC 32, Whitworth 18, Northwest University 18, Skagit Valley College 5, Eastern Washington 4.

Central placers

100: 3, Kincaid Nichols, 11.15; 7, Matt Seel, 11.36. 200: 2, Scott Morrison, 22.71; 8, Seel, 23.19. 400: 1, Morrison, 49.58; 2, Colin Alexander, 51.17; 4, Kyle Fremd, 51.45; 8, Jason Caryl, 52.76. 800: 1, Nathan Power, 1:58.84; 2, Zach Armstrong, 1:58.97; 3, Jon Swanson, 2:00.54; 5, Ryan Eidsmoe, 2:01.79. 1500: 4, Ryan Eidsmoe, 4:16.23. 5000: 1, Manuel Santos, 15:53.50; 6, Matt Nodine, 17:13.83. 3000 steeplechase: 1, Matt Nodine, 10:21.9. 110 hurdles: 1, Andrew Venema, 14.91l 6, Darnell Harris, 15.61. 400 relay: 3, Central Washington (Erik Lee, Nichols, Harris, Morrison) 43.79. 1600 relay: 1, Central Washington A (Fremd, Lee, Colin Alexander, Morrison), 3:25.28; 3, Central Washington B (Logan Johnson, Power, Swanson, Armstrong) 3:32.58.

Javelin: 3, Manny Melo, 178-4); 4, Brendan Casey, 170-5); 5, Tommy Sheriff, 170-3). Hammer: 6, Quinton Agosta, 168-10; 7, Mike Jensen, 167-8; 8, Sheriff, 162-3). Shot: 1, Mike Jensen, 50-51/4; 3, Eric Holmstrom, 46-111/2; 6, Agosta, 45-91/4. Discus: 5, Agosta, 141-9; 6, Holmstrom, 141-3); 7, Jensen, 140-8). Long jump: 1, Will Hallberg, 22-11/2; 2, Devin Bennett, 21-10; 3, Sakae Kamagata, 21-21/2; 4, Brandon Roddewig, 21-1/2); 7, Kyle Fremd, 19-71/2. Triple jump: 3, Bennett, 44-23/4; 4, Kamagata, 43-21/4. Pole vault: 5, Casey, 13-51/4; 8, Venema, 10-113/4. High jump: 1, Brennan Boyes, 6-63/4; 4, Ethan Meikle, 6-23/4; 5, Lewis Meyers, 6-23/4; 6, Roddewig, 6-23/4.

WOMEN

Team scores: Western Washington 2261/2, Central Washington 1561/2, Northwest Nazarene 148, Northwest University 82, Green River CC 261/2, Eastern Washington 25, Seattle Pacific 10.

Central placers

100: 4, Chelsea Genther, 12.69; 6, Ashlee Sincraugh, 12.85. 200: 4, Genther, 26.94; 4, Sincraugh, 26.94.400: 4, Seanna Pitassi, 1:01.41. 800: 1, Connie Morgan, 2:22.20; 7, Taylor Kartes, 2:31.97. 1500: 6, Kelsey Kreft, 5:12.34; 7, Rose Cruze, 5:22.10. 5000: 5, Sophie Hummer, 20:22.90. 3000 steeplechase: 1, Kreft, 11:58.5; 3, Ashley Rice, 12:36.2; 5, Chelsea Dowdell, 13:26.3; 6, Briana Barton, 14:27.7. 100 hurdles: 1, Genther, 15.12. 400 hurdles: 3, Liz Hampton, 1:14.83; 5, Siri Berg, 1:20.69. 400 relay: 3, Central Washington (Taylor Swanson, Sarah Takayoshi, Pitassi, Genther), 50.33. 1600 relay: 5, Central Washington (Sincraugh, Morgan, Kartes, Pitassi) 4:35.07.

Javelin: 8, Jessie Duke, 92-2; 9, Siri Berg, 81-2. Hammer: 7, Jordan Stueckle, 137-9. Shot: 4, Kaylee Baumstark, 40-9; 5, Annie Martinez, 39-31/4; 7, Stueckle, 38-0. Discus: 3, Baumstark, 123-8. Long jump: 1, Katharine Lotze, 16-51/4; 6, Taylor Fettig, 15-43/4; 7, Staci Jacobson, 15-1/2. Triple jump: 1, Lotze, 39-7. Pole vault: 2, Kati Davis, 11-93/4; 5, Jamie Larsen, 11-13/4. High jump: 6, Fettig, 5-1; 8, (tie) Berg, 4-7.

ADULT FASTPITCH

NW Naturals win 2 of 3

LAS VEGAS, Wash. — Northwest Naturals, a team comprised mainly of Yakima-area players, won two three games on the opening day of the Las Vegas Roadtrip fastpitch tournament Saturday.

The Naturals opened with a 4-3 victory over Beer Nuts and closed the day with a 7-6 win over PS Express. Their loss was 12-2 to the Farmington Natives.

Play continues today.

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

NW Naturals 4, Bear Nuts 3 (NN: Austin Tuttle 3-3, 2b, 2 RBI; Mark Seward CG, 9 K, 0 ER; Joe Robbins 2-3, 3b, RBI).

Farmington Natives 12, NW Naturals 6 (NN: Tuttle 3-3, 2b; Tim Fischer 2-3, HR, 2 RBI).

NW Naturals 7, PS Express 6. (NN: Tuttle 2-3, 2b, RBI; Brandon Campbell 2-3, RBI; Brad Douglas 2-3, 3b, 2 RBI).

YAKIMA, Wash. — An early season knee injury didn’t stop high-scoring Brandi Henton from returning to the Division I ranks.

The 5-foot-9 standout, who averaged nearly 25 points per game for Yakima Valley before her season ended just nine games in, signed a letter of intent Friday to play for Boise State.

“I thinks it’s a testimonial to what kind of player she is,” YVCC coach Cody Butler said. “She only played nine games and still gets to play at the Division I level.”

The Modesto, Calif., native was the Big West Conference freshman of the year at Long Beach State, where she averaged 12.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game before transferring to YVCC.

Butler also announced the addition of East Valley’s Mikaela Zimmer to the Yaks.

The 6-foot forward averaged nearly 10 points per game for the Class 2A state runners-up, and earned first-team all-CWAC honors.

She will join Red Devils teammate Jamie Hodgson, Wapato’s Sammi Jo Blodgett and Amber Jones of White Swan as freshmen for YVCC, which finished second in the NWAACC tournament.

“Local, quality kids are the important thing,” Butler said. “It’s always good to recruit kids from successful programs because they expect success.”

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Central splits with Corban

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Kyle Sani hit a three-run homer to lead Central Washington to a 6-4 victory over Corban University in the first game of a nonleague baseball doubleheader Friday.

Corban, from Salem, Ore., won the second game 10-8 in eight innings to gain the split.

Sani’s lone hit in the opener was a three-run shot that put Central (13-19) ahead 6-2 in the seventh. Brandon Wang had two hits and two RBI,

Sani added two hits and two RBI in the second game, with Chris Hashimoto also collecting two hits, and Glen Reser matching Sani’s two RBI.

Game 1

Corban 001 010 011 — 4 9 1
Central Wash. 210 000 30x — 6 10 2

White, Hull (7), Virtue (8) and Gokey; Rohde, Knutson (6), Jones (8), Hastings (9), Davidson (9) and Sani. W—Rohde (4-2). L—White (7-4). Sv—Davidson (2). HR—CWU, Sani (4).

CWU highlights: Kyle Sani 3-run HR; Brandon Wang 2-3, 2b, 2 RBI; Brett Bielec 2-4; Derrick Webb 2-4, RBI.

Game 2

Corban 230 300 02 — 10 14 0
Central Wash. 203 111 00 — 8 11 3

Kopra, Rodriguez (4) and Gokey; Button, Bushman (4), Davidson (5), Jones (8), Hastings (8) and Sani. W—Rodriguez (2-0). L—Davidson (1-1).

CWU highlights: Sani 2-3, 2 RBI; Chris Hasimoto 2-3, 2b; Glen Reser 2 RBI; Ethan Sterkel 2b.

COLLEGE FASTPITCH

Walla Walla sweeps Yaks

YAKIMA, Wash. — Top-ranked Walla Walla started with shutout pitching and finished with strong hitting en route to a 5-0, 13-6 sweep over Yakima Valley in an NWAACC East doubleheader Friday at Dunbar Field.

Arlene Futch was 2 for 4 in each game for the Yaks, who moved to 2-14 in the East and 8-15-1 overall.

YVCC hosts Columbia Basin today at noon.

Game 1

Walla Walla 020 030 0 — 5 8 1
Yakima Valley 000 000 0 — 0 6 3

Kosanke and Verity; McKinley and Reeves.

YVCC highlights: Arlene Futch 2-4; Courtney Cable 1-3; Tori Slobig 1-3, 2b; Jessie Ihly 1-2; Jenna Bice 1-3, 3b.

Game 2

Walla Walla 012 054 1 — 13 15 1
Yakima Valley 000 105 0 — 6 12 2

Kosanke and Verity; Marbette, Slobig (6) and Reeves.

YVCC highlights: Futch 2-4, RBI; Cable 1-3, run; Slobig 1-3, 2 runs; Krysta Beach 1-4, run; Ihly 2-4, run, 2 RBI; Kiley Dunn 2-3, 3b, run, 3 RBI; Whitney Biehl 1-3; Bice 1-3.

Whitworth (18-11-1) turned the tables in the second game, winning 12-1 to gain the split.

In the opener, Central (12-18) collected 15 hits, with all nine starters getting at least one. Brady Kincannon matched Sterkel with three, while Kyle Sani had a three-run homer.

That was plenty of offense for starter Kyle Long and relievers Drew Davidson and Deren Jones, whoc combined on a five-hit shutout.

Glen Reser had two hits, including a solo homer, in the second game for Central.

Game 1

Central Washington 000 451 030 — 13 15 0

Whitworth 000 000 000 — 0 5 2

Long, Davidson (8), Jones (9) and Sani, Swartz (8); Scott, Ellendt (5), Duppenthaler (8), Combo (9) and Takemura. W—Long (3-3). L—Scott (1-1).

CWU highlights: Ethan Sterkel 3-4, HR, 3 RBI; Brady Kincannon 3-5, 2b, RBI; Kyle Sani 2-3, HR, 3 RBI; David Leid 2b, 2 RBI.

Game 2

Central Washington 000 010 000 — 1 6 2

Whitwort 200 062 20x — 12 17 1

Knutson, Button (5), Cruzen (6), Rohde (7) and Sani; Scourey, King (9) and Davis. W—Scourey (1-0). L—Knutson (0-1).

CWU highlights: Glen Reser 2-4, 2b, solo HR; Brandon Wang 2b.

Yaks split with Spokane

SPOKANE, Wash. — Jake Fife’s RBI single in the 10th inning lifted Yakima Valley to a 5-4 victory over Spokane in the second game of an NWAACC East doubleheader on Tuesday.

The Yaks, who lost the first game 13-11, moved to 6-2 in the East and 16-6 overall.

Will Chavarria led off the 10th inning with a triple, setting up Fife’s go-ahead hit.

YVCC’s Kyle Mall was 3 for 5 in the opener with two doubles. A summary of the second game was unavailable at press time.

Game 1

Yakima Valley 015 100 130 — 11 15 2

Spokane 250 030 03x — 13 14 2

Miller, Schmit (3), Eck (5), Vetsch (7), Askvig (9) and Chamberlain.

Highlights: J.R. Weigel (YV) 3-6; Kyle Thompson (YV) 1-3, 3 runs; Jake Fife (YV) 2-5, 3b, 2 runs, RBI; Kyle Mall (YV) 3-5, 2 2b, run, RBI; Tanner Chamberlain (YV) 2-5.

Note: Game 2 summary unavailable.

COLLEGE FASTPITCH

CE grad blanks YVCC

Hailey Bator pitched a five-inning, one-hit shutout in the first game to spark Wenatchee Valley to an 11-0, 9-0 sweep over Yakima Valley in an NWAACC East doubleheader Tuesday at Dunbar Field.

Bator, a freshman from Cle Elum, struck out six and went 2 for 3 at the plate with two doubles and two runs.

The Yaks (2-12, 8-13-1) host Walla Walla on Friday.

Game 1

Wenatchee Valley 623 00 — 11 10 1

Yakima Valley 000 00 — 0 1 3

Bator and Cullip; McKinley and Reeves.

Highlights: Arlene Futch (YV) 1-2; Hailey Bator (W) 6 K, 2-3, 2 2b, 2 runs, RBI; Raye Dorcas (W) 3-run 3b.

Game 2

Wenatchee Valley 007 20 — 9 4 0

Yakima Valley 000 00 — 0 2 1

Thomas and Cullip; Marbet and Reeves.

Highlights: Courtney Cable (YV) 1-2, 2b; Whitney Biehl (YV) 1-2.

GOLF

Matthews betters age at Elks

Terry Matthews turned in an even-par round of 71 at the Yakima Elks on Monday, besting his own age of 73.

Duane Oberlander, Jack VanVleck and Dan Rollins witnessed the round.

Gonzales gets hole-in-one

Mike Gonzales hit a hole-in-one at Cherry Hill Golf Course in Granger. Gonzales aced the 92-yard, No. 5 hole. The shot was witnessed by Mark Buechler.

The tripleheader was necessitated by bad weather Friday, which forced postponement of the second game of that day’s twinbill.

MSUB won the first two contests Saturday, 7-5 and 7-2.

In the victory for Central (9-14 GNAC, 13-22 overall), Liz Jusko was 3 for 4 with a homer and four RBI and Molly Coppinger also went deep to lead the Wildcats’ 16-hit attack.

Wells had three hits including a homer in the first game while Carrina Wagner also homered. Bre Thomas and Elena Carter clubbed long balls in the second game.

The Yellowjackets (20-4, 27-9) won the first two contests largely on the strength of a four-run second inning in the first and a four-run sixth inning in the second.

Central visits Western Oregon for a doubleheader next Saturday, then returns to Ellensburg a week from today for two games with Simon Fraser.

Game 1

Central Wash. 010 220 0 — 5 11 2
MSU Billings 042 010 x — 7 8 1

Gau and Ellis; MacDonald, Todd (7) and Sanders.

CWU highlights: Bre Thomas 2-4; Heidy Wells 3-4, HR, RBI; Carrina Wagner 2-4, HR, RBI; Natasha Wood 1-2, 2 RBI.

Game 2

Central Wash. 000 002 0 — 2 3 1
MSU Billings 001 024 x — 7 8 1

Gau, Kocik (5), Wells (6) and Carter; Todd and Wilkerson.

CWU highlights: Thomas 2-3, HR, RBI; Elena Carter 1-1, HR, RBI.

Game 3

Central Wash. 2(12)1 10 — 16 4 0
MSU Billings 001 00 — 1 3 5

CWU highlights: Thomas 3-4, 4 runs, RBI; Liz Jusko 3-4, HR, 4 RBI; Carter 2-4; Wells 1-3, HR, RBI; Wagner 2-3; Molly Coppinger 1-3, HR, 2 RBI; Katie Focher 2-3, 2 RBI.

Yaks drop two to Spokane

YAKIMA, Wash. — Kiley Dunn and Courtney Cable slammed four hits and drove in two runs each for Yakima Valley on Saturday, but the Yaks came up short in a 13-12 loss to Spokane in the first game of an East Region fastpitch doubleheader at Dunbar Field.

The Sasquatch won the second game 9-0.

Arlene Futch had three hits and scored three runs for the Yaks (2-10 region, 8-11-1 overall), who totaled 17 hits off Spokane’s Lindsey Walchi.

In the second game, however, Walchi allowed only five hits — two to Futch — en route to the shutout.

YVCC continues region play at home Tuesday with a 2 p.m. doubleheader against Wenatchee Valley.

Game 1

Spokane 101 234 2 — 13 12 4
Yakima Valley 052 003 2 — 12 17 5

Walchi and Mays; McKinley and Cable.

YVCC highlights: Arlene Futch 3-5, 3 runs; Courtney Cable 4-5, 2 RBI, 2 runs, 2b; Kiley Dunn 4-4, 2 runs, 2b, 2 RBI; Whitney Biehl 2-4, 2 RBI.

Game 2

Spokane 040 000 5 — 9 10 0
Yakima Valley 000 000 0 — 0 5 3

Walchi and Skillingstad; Marbet and Cable.

YVCC highlights: Futch 2-4; Krysta Beach 1-4; Tori Slobig 1-4; Biehl (YV) 1-3.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

CWU 2-timed by NW Nazarene

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Northwest Nazarene scored 11 runs over the final five innings to beat Central Washington 12-3 in the first game of a GNAC baseball doubleheader Saturday, then used a four-run fifth frame to claim the nightcap 7-3.

David Leid drove in all three runs for CWU (7-9 GNAC, 11-17) in the opener. Sean McDonald pitched a four-hitter for Nazarene (7-7, 8-13) in the nightcap.

Central steps out of league play Tuesday for a doubleheader at Whitworth.

Game 1

NW Nazarene 000 102 261 — 12 15 2
Central Wash. 200 000 100 — 3 6 1

Patterson, Nielsen (2), Forseth (5), Vaughn (7) and Mitchell; Lotzer, Jones (8), Hastings (8), Cruzen (8), Davidson (9) and Sani.

CWU highlights: David Leid 2-5, 3 RBI.

Game 2

NW Nazarene 011 040 1 — 7 11 2
Central Wash. 200 100 0 — 3 4 2

McDonald and Mitchell; Bushman, Davidson (5) and Swartz.

CWU highlights: Brett Bielec 1-2; Derrick Webb 1-2; Glen Reser 1-3, RBI; Kasey Bielec 1-3.

GOLF

Schneider logs River Ridge ace

SELAH, Wash. — Bradley R. Schneider aced the 145-yard, par 3 second hole on Friday at River Ridge Golf Course.

Schneider used a pitching wedge for the shot, which was witnessed by Brian Schneider, Alex Verduzco and Frederick Porter.

How long, he wondered, can I keep this up?

The answer came this week when Wagenaar stepped down as basketball coach with a hefty resume that includes six Class B and 1B state championships and a 374-91 record in 18 seasons.

“Eleven years ago I didn’t know how long I’d have the energy to handle all these commitments. This just felt like the time to pull back some,” Wagenaar said. “It’s a difficult thing to do, but the time is right.”

Wagenaar’s Knights won Class B titles in 2002 and 2005 and then dominated the new 1B class, capturing titles in 2007, ’08, ’10 and ’11. The 2007 team went 26-0. He leaves the program with a 14-year streak of qualifying for the state tournament.

“I’ve been tremendously blessed here,” he said.

COLLEGE FASTPITCH

Yaks split with Big Bend

YAKIMA, Wash. — Karyssa Marbet pitched a four-hitter and Jessie Ihly clubbed a two-run double Friday as Yakima Valley beat Big Bend 6-1 for a split of its East Region fastpitch doubleheader at Dunbar Field.

Big Bend won the first game 8-7 in 10 innings.

Marbet struck out four and walked two in the nightcap. Ihly’s double highlighted a four-run first inning that gave the Yaks (2-8 region, 8-9-1 overall) all the scoring they’d need.

Arlene Futch was 3 for 4, capping a 6 for 10 day as YVCC pounded out 32 hits over the two games. Courtney Cable also was 6 for 10 and totaled four RBI.

The Yaks produced 21 hits in the opener, but committed five errors and had several baserunning mistakes. Big Bend won with two runs in the top or the 10th, during international tiebreaker play, scoring what proved to be the winning run on an error.

YVCC scored one in the bottom of the inning on Cable’s RBI single, but could not advance her past first.

Yakima Valley continues region play at noon today with a doubleheader against Spokane.

Game 1

Big Bend 011 000 310 2 — 8 13 0
Yakima Valley 230 000 010 1 — 7 21 5

McCashland, Salverda (2) and Ouellette; McKinley and Cable.

YVCC highlights: Arlene Futch 3-6, run; Courtney Cable 4-6, run, 2b, 3b, 3 RBI; Krysta Beach 4-6, 2b, RBI; Jessie Ihly 3-5, RBI; Ariel McKinley 2-5; Kiley Dunn 2-5, 2 runs; Jenna Bice 2-5, run.

Game 2

Big Bend 000 001 0 — 1 4 0
Yakima Valley 410 001 x — 6 11 1

Salverda, Downey (1) and Ouellette; Marbet and Cable.

YVCC highlights: Futch 3-4, 2 runs, 2b; Cable 2-4, RBI; Beach 2-3, 2 runs, 2b, RBI; Tori Slobig 1-3; Ihly 1-3, 2b, 2 RBI; Dunn 1-3, RBI; Karyssa Marbet 4 Ks, 2 BB.

Central routed at MSU Billings

BILLINGS, Mont. — Bre Thomas and Liz Jusko had two hits each, but Central Washington was overrun by Montana State Billings 9-1 Friday in a six-inning weather-delayed GNAC fastpitch game.

The contest started three hours late and was scheduled to be the first installment of a doubleheader. It was played in 35-degree weather. The second game was postponed and will be played today as part of a tripleheader starting at 10 a.m. MDT.

MSUB (18-3 conference, 25-8 overall) scored five second-inning runs of Central starter Maria Gau. The Wildcats fell to 8-12 and 12-20.

Central Washington 000 001 — 1 7 2
MSU Billings 050 022 — 9 9 1

Gau and Carter; Bywater and Wilkerson.

CWU highlights: Bre Thomas 2-3; Natasha Wood 1-1; Liz Jusko 2-3; Heidy Wells 1-1, 2 BB; Elena Carter 1-3.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Big inning gives CWU split

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — David Leid hit two RBI singles in Central Washington’s eight-run sixth inning Friday as the Wildcats downed Northwest Nazarene 10-1 for a split of their GNAC baseball doubleheader.

The Crusaders won the opener 15-1.

Randy Button pitched a seven-inning complete-game for CWU (7-7 GNAC, 11-15 overall), scattering nine hits while striking out five and walking two.

In Central’s big inning, the first six batters reached base and pinch-hitter Spencer Humphrey delivered a two-run single.

Nazarene (5-7, 16-13) pounded out 14 hits off four Wildcats pitchers in the opener and scored 11 times in the sixth and seventh innings.

The teams meet today for another doubleheader scheduled to start at noon.

Game 1

NW Nazarene 012 017 400 — 15 14 0
Central Wash. 000 000 010 — 1 9 7

Sneed, Burk (8) and Mitchell; Long, Hastings (6), Knutson (7), Davidson (9) and Sani.

CWU highlights: Derrick Webb 2-2; Brandon Wang 1-3, 2b; David Leid 2b.

Game 2

NW Nazarene 001 000 0 — 1 9 0
Central Wash. 000 118 x — 10 9 1

Pollock, Vaughn (6), Brown (6), Kuhn (6) and Gorzo; Button and Sani.

CWU highlights: Wang 1-3, 2b; Kyle Sani 2-3; David Leid 2-4, 2 RBI; Spencer Humphrey 1-1, 2 RBI.

AUTO RACING

Renegade opener today

PARKER — Renegade Raceway will open its 42nd season of drag racing at the quarter-mile strip today.

Gates will open at 9 a.m. with racing at 1 p.m. for the season’s first Test & Tune event. Renegade will host another Test & Tune on April 14 before staging the first Summit Series event the next day.