The Yaks, who had already secured an NWAACC playoff berth, finished 10-5-0 in the region and 12-6-1 overall despite an unusually high number of injuries. The playoffs start Wednesday with YVCC visiting Green River (11-4-4) for a first-round match..

Stephani Hagberg got YVCC started with an unassisted goal in the second minute, after which Katy Allen scored off an assist from Michelle Galvan two minutes later.

Elizabeth Figueroa, with an assist from Grecia Carrillo, made it 3-0 in the 17th minute and Amanda Freisz recorded five saves.

First half: 1, YVCC, Stephani Hagberg, 2:00; 2, YVCC, Katy Allen (Michelle Galvan), 4:00; 3, YVCC, Elizabeth Figueroa (Grecia Carrillo), 17:00; 4, TVCC, Elisha Casper (TVCC), 22:00.

Second half: No scoring.

Saves: Amanda Freisz (YVCC) 5; Meghan Schramm (TVCC) 7, Stephanie Peck (TVCC) 3.

CWU ends season with loss

SEATTLE — Central Washington got on the board first against powerful Seattle Pacific on Saturday, but the Wildcats nonetheless ended their women’s soccer season with a 4-2 loss to the Falcons.

Kelsy Villegas and Carson McKole scored for the Wildcats, who finished 8-4-2 in conference play and 9-5-4 overall.

First half: 1, CWU, Kelsy Villegas (Hadli Farrand), 3:08; 2, SPU, Riley Dopps (Megan Lindsay), 36:24; 3, SPU, Lindsay (Kelsey Jenkins), 36:45; 4, CWU, Carson McKole (Serena Tomaso, Amy Pate), 40:19.

Second half: 5, SPU, Jenkins, 71:25; 6, SPU, Jenkins (Lindsay), 81:08.

Saves: Kayla Lipston (CWU) 2, Kori Butterfield (CWU) 5; Brooke Yokers (SPU) 2.

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

Central falls in 5 to Seawolves

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Jordan Offutt put down 21 kills as Central Washington extended powerful Alaska Anchorage to the limit in their GNAC volleyball match Saturday night, but the Seawolves prevailed 3-2.

Selah’s Erin Smith added 12 kills and five digs as CWU fell 25-21, 22-25, 25-22, 21-25, 15-11.

Central (7-9 conference, 13-11 overall) hosts Western Washington on Thursday night. Anchorage improved to 13-3 and 17-7.

CWU highlights: Jordan Offutt 21 kills; Erin Smith 12 kills, 5 digs; Meg Ryan 12 digs; Kaely Kight 23 digs; Marcy Hjellum 17 digs.

COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY

Santos paces CWU at regionals

SPOKANE, Wash. — Davis graduate Manuel Santos was Central Washington’s top finisher Saturday in the NCAA Division II West Regional cross country championships held at Plantes Ferry Park.

Santos, a senior, placed 31st in the 10K men’s competition, clocking 32 minutes, 21 seconds.

The CWU men were 12th while the women finished 21st. Alaska Anchorage won both team titles.

NCAA DIVISION II W. REGIONALS

Saturday at Plantes Ferry Park, Spokane

Men’s team scores (top 5, CWU): 1, Alaska Anchorage 37; 2, Chico State 39; 3, Western Oregon 126; 3, Western Washington 128; 4, Northwest Nazarene 200; 5, San Francisco State 210; 12, Central Washington 320.

Individual results (top 5, CWU finishers, 10K): 1, Micah Chelimo (UAA) 30:19; 2, Isaac Chavez (CSU) 30:20; 3, Barak Watson (NNU) 30:23; 4, Alfred Kangogo (UAA) 30:52; 5, Connor Kasler (WOU) 30:58; 31, Manuel Santos (CWU) 32:21; 37, Nathan Minor (CWU) 32:37; 72, Nathan Power (CWU) 33:48; 83, Ryan Thompson (CWU) 34:02; 98, Jacob Phipps (CWU) 35:22; 103, Ryan Loutsis (CWU) 35:48; 105, Jon Swanson (CWU) 36:12.

Women’s team scores (top 5, CWU): 1, Alaska Anchorage 27; 2, Chico State 65; 3, Western Washington 147; 4, Alaska Fairbanks 163; 5, Cal Poly Pomona 171; 21, Central Washington 549.

Individual results (top 5, CWU finishers, 6K): 1, Ruth Keino (UAA) 20:51; 2, Bridget Berg (HSU) 21:18; 3, Miriam Kipngeno (UAA) 21:25; 4, Ivy Oguinn (UAA) 21:28; 5, Alia Gray (CSU) 21:37; 85, Connie Morgan (CWU) 23:59; 91, Ashlee Sincraugh (CWU) 24:03; 116, Chelsea Dowdell (CWU) 24:34; 120, Taylor Kartes (CWU) 24:42; 137, Rose Cruze (CWU) 25:14; 152, Briana Barton (CWU) 26:18; 157, Ashley Rice (CWU) 27:04.

COLLEGE WRESTLING

YVCC bows at home to Highline

YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima Valley got two pins and a final-match rout in its wrestling match with Highline on Saturday, but nonetheless fell to the Thunderbirds 30-16 in Sherar Gym.

Travis Addy (157 pounds) and Jose Martinez (184) both recorded pins while Konner Hopkins was a 12-2 winner in the day’s final match.

Josh and Steven Romero, both from Sunnyside, were victorious for Highline.

YVCC will compete today in the Mike Clock Open at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore.

149: Josh Romero (H) p. Chris Pena, 2:18; 157: Travis Addy (Y) p. Zeke Nistrain, 6:32; 165: Micah Morrell (H) d. Levi Duvall, 2-1; 174: Tyler Story (H) p. Mikey Ayala, 4:15; 184: Jose Martinez (Y) p. Lucas Huyber, 0:58; 197: Anthony Whitmarsh (H) d. Chris Burnett, 5-2; Hvy: Michael Henry (H) d. Ricky Carter, 5-1; 125: Steven Romero (H) p. Jesse O’Camb, 4:48; 133: Sam Ottow (H) d. Nathan Brown, 9-2; 141: Konner Hopkins (Y) d. Kevin Rampp, 12-2.

PREP FOOTBALL
Late Friday

KITTITAS 40, ENTIAT 0

Entiat        0 0 0 0 — 0
Kittitas     14 13 6 7 — 40

Kit — Ty Poole 11 run (Devon Lowe kick)

Kit — Poole 5 run (Lowe kick)

Kit — Poole 75 pass from Chance Forman (kick failed)

Kit — Poole 37 run (Lowe kick)

Kit — Poole 5 run (kick failed)

Kit — Jon Hignite 8 run (Lowe kick)

KITTITAS INDIVIDUAL STATS

RUSHING — Poole 14-177, Joe Hignite 4-15, Lowe 6-38, Chance Kidder 4-16, Jon Hignite 1-8.

PASSING — Forman 1-2-0-75.

RECEIVING — Poole 1-75.

YVCC, despite being decimated by injuries this season, improved to 7-4-0 in the region — good for third place — and 9-5-1 overall.

Gonzales got both of her scores in the first half, with Figueroa assisting on the first and Katy Allen aiding the second.

Figueroa then punched home two goals within the span of a minute in the second half, the second coming off Briana Mares’ assist.

After the Chukars (4-7-0, 4-9-0) scored, Allen got Yakima Valley’s final tally with an assist from Alma Garcia.

Amanda Freisz, meanwhile, recorded six saves.

The Yaks continue their quest for an NWAACC playoff berth at home against Wenatchee Valley on Wednesday, then meet unbeaten Walla Walla next Saturday in their final home match.

First half: 1, YVCC, Kaylah Gonzales (Elizabeth Figueroa), 16:00; 2, YVCC, Gonzales (Katy Allen), 40:00.

Second half: 3, YVCC, Figueroa, 48:00; 4, YVCC, Figueroa (Briana Mares), 49:00; 5, TVCC, Stephanie Peck, 78:00; 6, YVCC, Allen (Alma Garcia), 87:00.

Saves: Amanda Freisz (YVCC) 6, Meghan Schram (TV) 7.

COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY

Santos 16th in GNAC meet

NACHES HEIGHTS, Wash. — Manuel Santos finished 16th to lead a nine-runner Central Washington contingent Saturday in the GNAC cross country championships at Apple Ridge Run.

Santos, a senior from Davis, clocked 26 minutes, 2 seconds over the 8,000-meter course. CWU’s Nathan Minor was 30th in 26:34 and Nathan Power placed 50th in 27:23.

The Wildcats finished eighth in the 10-team competition, which was won by Alaska Anchorage as the Seawolves placed five runners in the top 10 including winner Micah Chelimo (24:24).

Central’s women finished 10th, with redshirt freshman Connie Morgan leading the Wildcats with a 24:25 clocking over the 6,000-meter layout.

UAA’s women claimed that title also, led by Ruth Keino’s overall winning time of 21:26.

GNAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Saturday at Apple Ridge Run

Men’s team scores: Alaska Anchorage 27, Western Washington 63, Western Oregon 80, Northwest Nazarene 139, Saint Martin’s 151, Seattle Pacific 161, Simon Fraser 193, Central Washington 203, Montana State Billings 220, Alaska Fairbanks 228.

Men’s all-conference (top 10): 1, Micah Chelimo (UAA) 24:24; 2, Barak Watson (NNU) 24:31; 3, Kyle Van Santen (SMU) 25:00; 4, Alfred Kangogo (UAA) 25:13; 5, Tyler Cannon (WWU) 25:18; 6, Yonatan Yilma (UAA) 25:18; 7, Dylan Anthony (UAA) 25:32; 8, Spencer Hunt (SMU) 25:38; 9, Isaac Kangogo (UAA) 25:41; 10, Dak Riek (WWU) 25:44.

Women’s team scores: Alaska Anchorage 31, Simon Fraser 76, Western Washington 87, Alaska Fairbanks 97, Seattle Pacific 110, Northwest Nazarene 173, Western Oregon 196, Montana State Billings 234, Saint Martin’s 236, Central Washington 269.

Women’s all-conference (top 10): 1, Ruth Keino (UAA) 21:26; 2, Jessica Smith (SFU) 21:39; 3, Mirian Kipng’eno (UAA) 22:12; 4, Ivy O’Guinn (UAA) 22:24; 5, Lindsey Butterworth (SFU) 22:36; 6, Theresia Schnurr (UAF) 22:44; 7, Natty Plunkett (SPU) 22:44; 8, Heidi Laabs-Johnson (SPU) 22:44; 9, Lauren Briehof (WWU) 22:45; 10, Whitney Mickelsen (MSUB) 22:51.

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

Wildcats swept by NW Nazarene

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Jordan Offutt put down 16 kills, including eight in the third set, but Central Washington was unable to overcome an efficient Northwest Nazarene squad in GNAC volleyball action Saturday night.

The Crusaders won 25-21, 25-16, 25-21, dealing CWU its second straight loss and dropping the Wildcats to 5-7 in conference play and 11-9 overall.

Meg Ryan added six kills and Selah graduate Erin Smith had five.

CWU highlights: Jordan Offutt 16 kills; Meg Ryan 6 kills; Erin Smith 5 kills; Cheltzie Williams 5 kills; Carlee Marble 17 assists, 7 digs; Devin Larson 17 assists; Kaely Kight 19 digs.

The victory improved the Wildcats to 6-2-2 in conference play and 7-3-4 overall. They’ll play their final home match Sunday against Saint Martin’s.

Franks’ goal was assisted by Danielle Brandli and gave CWU a 2-0 lead. Serena Tomaso scored in the first half off an assist from Tarah Duty.

The Wolves scored in the 84th minute, but Central’s defense and goalkeeper Kayla Lipston preserved the victory.

First half: 1, CWU, Serena Tomaso (Tarah Duty), 36:16.

Second half: 2, CWU, Brittany Franks (Danielle Brandli), 54:37; 3, WOU, LaChante Horton (Lindsay Bauman), 83:08.

Saves: Kayla Lipston (CWU) 7; Brittney Rigtrup (WOU) 8.

COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY

GNAC meet at Apple Ridge

YAKIMA, Wash. — Alaska Anchorage will attempt to defend its men’s and women’s championships Saturday in the 11th annual GNAC cross country championships to be held at Apple Ridge Run on Naches Heights.

The women’s 6,000-meter race is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. with the men’s 8,000-meter competition following at 11 a.m.

Pre-meet activities will be held at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center in Yakima.

Gonzales’ penalty-kick tally came in the 70th minute, and goalkeeper Amanda Freisz made it stand up with four saves as YVCC improved to 6-3-0 in region play and 8-4-1 overall.

The Hawks (5-3-1, 7-3-1) are the NWAACC’s third-ranked team.

Yakima Valley has another important match coming up Wednesday at second-ranked Spokane.

First half: No scoring.

Second half: 1, YVCC, Kaylah Gonzales (penalty kick), 70:00.

Saves: Olivia Diaz (CBC) 5; Amanda Freisz (YVCC) 4.

Central suffers tie with SFU

ELLENSBURG — Though Central Washington dominated play against Simon Fraser on Saturday, the Wildcats were unable to score.

As a result, CWU settled for a 0-0 tie with the Clan in GNAC women’s soccer play.

Central outshot SFU 34-4, but nonetheless fell to 5-2-2 in conference play and 6-3-4 overall. Simon Fraser is 0-8-1 and 1-9-1.

CWU goalkeeper Kayla Lipston was needed for only one save while the Clan’s Amelia Ng recorded 10, including stopping a penalty kick by Carson McKole in the 71st minute.

First half: No scoring.

Second half: No scoring.

First overtime: No scoring.

Second overtime: No scoring.

Saves: Amelia Ng (SFU) 10, Kayla Lipston (CWU) 1.

CROSS COUNTRY

CWU’s Santos 4th at PLU Invite

TACOMA — Central Washington’s Manuel Santos finished fourth overall in the men’s competition in Saturday’s PLU Invitational cross country meet.

A senior from Davis, Santos clocked 26 minutes, 28 seconds over the eight-kilometer course. Freshmen Ryan Loutsis and Peter Troianello, the latter runner from Eisenhower, were 18th and 34th, respectively, and were CWU’s only other men’s competitors.

Sarah Flatebo and Adriana Zazula were Central’s top women runners, placing 25th and 26th, respectively.

The Wildcats will host the GNAC Championships next Saturday at Apple Ridge Run on Naches Heights, beginning at 10:30 a.m.

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

Wildcats fall to Seattle Pacific

SEATTLE — Jordan Offutt and Meg Ryan combined for 25 kills Saturday night, but were unable to prevent Central Washington from falling 3-1 to 19th-ranked Seattle Pacific in GNAC volleyball action.

The Falcons prevailed 21-25, 25-13, 25-22, 25-23, improving to 8-2 in conference play and 14-5 overall. CWU, which fell to 5-6 and 11-8, continues GNAC play at home next Saturday against Northwest Nazarene

CWU highlights: Jordan Offutt 15 kills, 9 digs; Meg Ryan 10 kills; Erin Smith 6 kills, 2 blocks; Carlee Marble 43 assists; Kaely Kight 28 digs; Chelsie Vea 11 digs; Marcy Hjellum 10 digs.

Jordan Offutt led the Wildcats (4-5 conference, 10-7 overall) with 17 kills and three aces while Carlee Marble totaled 45 assists and eight digs.

The match concluded the first half of the conference season for Central, which visits Montana State Billings on Thursday.

CWU highlights: Jordan Offutt 17 kills, 3 aces; Erin Smith 13 kills, 6 blocks; Carlee Marble 45 assists, 8 digs; Kaely Kight 15 digs; Meg Ryan 11 digs; Marcy Hjellum 10 digs.

COLLEGE SOCCER

No. 2 Spokane overcomes Yaks

Yakima Valley gave the NWAACC’s second-ranked team a stern tussle Saturday on the Yaks field, but ultimately dropped a 2-1 East Region decision to Spokane.

Katy Allen gave YVCC a 1-0 halftime lead with a goal assisted by Morgan McDonald in the 34th minute.

The Sasquatch (7-0-0 region, 10-1-0 overall), however, tied it in the 56th minute and got the game-winner five minutes later.

Amanda Freisz recorded five saves for the Yaks (5-2-0, 7-3-1), who visit Walla Walla on Wednesday.

First half: 1, YVCC, Katy Allen (Morgan McDonald), 34:00.

Second half: 2, Spokane, Ali Floyd (Dee Dee Garbe), 56:00; 3, Spokane, Nikki Caudill, 61:00.

Saves: Asia Porter (S) 5; Amanda Freisz (YV) 5.

COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY

CWU men 8th at Western Invite

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Nathan Minor finished 25th overall as shorthanded Central Washington placed eighth at the 38th annual Western Classic Invitational on Saturday at East Lake Padden Park.

The Wildcat women, with sophomore Connie Morgan placing 55th, finished ninth.

CWU was without seniors Manuel Santos of Davis and Scott Power of Burlington due to injury. Central’s women were also missing some of their top runners.

The Wildcats will compete in the PLU Invitational next Saturday before hosting the GNAC championships at Apple Ridge Run on Naches Heights on Oct. 22.

Alires was the only rider to record a qualified ride on both days.

Colby Reilly of Ephrata won the bull-riding title.

First-day leader Laine Baze of Goldendale fell to third after failing to post a qualifying score on Saturday.

Bareback rider Noah Bayes of Adrian, Ore., won the season title and the Pro-West saddle with his two-go total of 156, edging Eric Mader of Keuterville, Idaho, by two points.

Other winners Saturday included, Brad Goodrich of Hermiston, Ore., (tie-down roping); Jennifer Frohman of Yelm (breakaway roping); Dakota Eldridge of Elko, Nev., (steer wrestling); Tyler Shannon of Caldwell, Idaho, and Todd Cleveland of Lewiston, Idaho, (team roping); Jordan Crossley of Hermiston (barrel racing).

Bareback riding: 1, Noah Bayes, Adrian, Ore. 80; 2, Eric Mader, Keuterville, Idaho, 154; 3, Jared Baine, Haines, Ore., 153.

Tie-down roping: 1, Brad Goodrich, Hermiston, Ore. 18.46 seconds; 2, Brett Hale, Tenino, Ore., 19.34; 3, Brian Hil, Lewiston, Idaho, 19.57.

Breakaway roping: 1, Jennifer Frohman, Yelm, 4.97 seconds; 2, Jordan Crossley, Hermiston, Ore., 5.27; 3, Cassidy Clyde, Kennewick, 5.84.

Saddle bronc: 1, Danny Alires, Moxee, 135; 2, Jacob Stacy, Soap Lake, 74; 3, Bo Segerman, Touchet, 70.

Steer wrestling: 1, Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev., 9.11 seconds; 2, Nick Gutzwiler, East Wenatchee, 9.29; 3, Taylor Gregg, Touchet, 4.34.

Team roping: 1, Tyler Shannon, Caldwell, Idaho and Todd Cleveland, Lewiston, Idaho, 13.14 seconds; 2, Chris Hays, Monroe, and Mike Wallen, Arlington, 17.71 seconds; 3, Bryce Palmer, Milton Freewater, Ore., and Garrett Jess, Coulee City, 17.90 seconds.

Barrel racing: 1, Jordan Crossley, Hermiston, Ore., 28.902 seconds; 2, Pam Caper, Cheney, 29.076; 3, Coti Fuller, Lewiston, Idaho, 29.104.

Bull riding: 1, Colby Reilly, Ephrata, 159; 2, Codey Brixey, Nampa, Idaho, 83; 3, Laine Baze, Goldendale, 81.

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

Wildcats sweep Saint Martin’s

LACEY, Wash. — Jordan Offutt and Meg Ryan combined for 26 kills Saturday night as Central Washington swept Saint Martin’s 3-0 in a GNAC volleyball match in Marcus Pavilion.

Offutt finished with 15 kills and Ryan had 11 along with 18 digs as CWU (3-4 GNAC, 9-6 overall) snapped a two-match losing streak.

Carlee Marble totaled 26 assists and 18 digs for the Wildcats.

CWU highlights: Jordan Offutt 15 kills; Meg Ryan 11 kills, 18 digs; Carlee Marble 26 assists, 18 digs; Devin Larson 15 assists; Kaely Kight 15 digs; Chelsie Vea 12.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Central ties MSU Billings

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Amy Pate scored in the 89th minute Saturday as Central Washington tied Montana State Billings 1-1 in GNAC women’s soccer action.

Kori Greenback made 11 saves for the Wildcats, who slipped to third in the conference at 4-1-1 and are 5-2-3 overall. MSUB took over sole possession of second place at 4-0-2 and 7-1-2.

Jaucelyn Richter scored in the 46th minute for the Yellowjackets, who appeared to have tallied the winning goal with about two minutes left in the second overtime but were called for an offside violation.

CWU’s leading scorer, Carson McKole, was red-carded with about four minutes left, leaving the Wildcats with only 10 players.

First half: No scoring.

Second half: 1, MSUB, Jaucelyn Richter (Heidi Greenback), 46:00; 2, CWU, Amy Pate (Sydney Coleman, Miranda Heslep), 89:00.

First overtime: No scoring.

Second overtime: No scoring.

Saves: Danielle Gordon (MSUB) 2; Kori Butterfield (CWU) 11.

COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY

Minor, Santos lead CWU at Bowles

SALEM, Ore. — Nathan Minor and Manuel Santos were Central Washington’s top finishers in the men’s competition of the 37th Charles Bowles Invitational cross country meet hosted by Willamette University.

Minor was 48th, completing the 8K course in 25 minutes, 51.52 seconds while Santos, a senior from Davis, was 75th in 26:32.32.

CWU was 10th out of 15 teams in the men’s race while the Wildcat women, led by 77th-place finisher Connie Morgan (19:18.91 on a 5K course), did not finish in the top 11.

The victory improved the Yaks to 4-2-1 going into a Friday home match against Southwestern Oregon.

Elizabeth Figueroa and Katie Allen struck quickly for YVCC, with assists from Brianna Mares and Kaylah Gonzales, respectively.

The Geoducks got a goal from Anastasia Daniels in the 40th minute, but that was it as Yakima Valley goalie Amanda Freisz recorded eight saves.

First half: 1, YVCC, Elizabeth Figueroa (Brianna Mares), 7:00; 2, YVCC, Katie Allen (Kaylah Gonzales), 12:00; 3, Evergreen, Anastasia Daniels, 40:00.

Second half: No scoring.

Saves: Amanda Freisz (YV) 8, Lauren Davidson (E) 5.

COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY

Locals see action for CWU

SPOKANE, Wash. — With the vast majority of its runners resting, Central Washington fielded a small contingent for Saturday’s Erik Anderson Invitational.

Sophomore Taylor Kartes of Federal Way completed the women’s 6K course in 25:44 and was the lone CWU runner in the top 200 individually.

Freshman Ryan Loutsis topped the men with a 29:08 clocking over the 8K course while junior Matt Nodine of Ellensburg finished in 29:27 and freshman Peter Troianello of Eisenhower had a time of 30:34.

Central’s top runners are expected to compete in next Saturday’s Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational in Salem, Ore.

AWAY AT SCHOOL

Curtis earns conference honor

YAKIMA, Wash. — Utah Valley’s Haley Curtis, a sophomore from West Valley, was recently named Great West Conference soccer player of the week.

Curtis scored the game-winner in a 1-0 victory over Idaho, then scored the first goal in a 2-1 victory over Montana in the same week.

The Yaks, who improved to 14-5, showed the same resilience in the semifinals, overtaking Whatcom 24-26, 25-14, 15-7.

Farias, who was named the tournament MVP, collected 23 kills and 42 digs in three matches on Saturday. Najera piled up 62 digs to lead YVCC’s defense.

YVCC returns to East Region on Wednesday at Spokane.

YVCC highlights: Tori Farias 23 kills, 42 digs; Traci Schweyen 25 kills; Raini Weaver 16 kills; Lauren Smeback 12 kills; Danielle Najera 62 digs; Kylie Huffman 38 assists; Taylor Flores 21 assists.

Saturday’s scores: def. Lower Columbia 25-18, 26-24; def. Whatcom 24-26, 25-14, 15-7; def. Lower Columbia 29-27, 20-25, 15-7.

Central rolls past MSU Billings

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Meg Ryan had 10 kills, and Erin Smith added nine in a balanced attack and Central Washington cruised past Montana State Billings in a GNAC volleyball match Saturday at Nicholson Pavilion.

Central (2-2 GNAC, 7-4 overall) won 25-9, 25-15, 25-15.

Central highlights: Meg Ryan 10 kills, 10 digs; Erin Smith 9 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks; Emmy Dolan 6 kills, 2 blocks; Jordan Offutt 6 kills, 5 aces, 3 blocks; Cheltzie Williams 3 kills, 3 blocks; Carlee Marble 6 assists; Chelsie Vea 14 digs; Marcy Hjellum 13 digs.

COLLEGE SOCCER

Western slips past Central

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Kelly Cates broke a scoreless tie six minutes into the second half and Western Washington hung on for a 1-0 victory over Central Washington in a GNAC women’s soccer match Saturday.

Central (1-1-0 GNAC, 2-2-2 overall) stayed within striking distance despite being outshot 24-2 and playing the final 72 minutes with just 10 players after a red card.

Goalie Kori Butterfield had a big hand in that, making six saves for the Wildcats.

First half: No scoring.

Second half: 1, Western Washington, Kelly Cates, 51:48.

Saves: Kori Butterfeld (CWU) 6, Jamie Arthurs (WWU) 2.

COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY

Central teams place fourth

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Central Washington University freshman Ryan Thompson finished seventh in the small-school division of the Montana State Invitational on Saturday.

Thompson covered the five-mile course in 26:55.

Both the Central men and women placed fourth. The women were led by Connie Morgan and Ashlee Sincraugh, who were 19th and 20th.

YVCC, tied for eighth in last week’s NWAACC rankings, improved to 2-1-1 by rolling after spotting the Penguins a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute.

Jones got Yakima Valley even in the 28th minute, after which Briana Mares put the Yaks ahead in the 30th minute.

Jones tallied the only goal of the second half with an assist from Kathleen Allen.

YVCC continues region play Wednesday at Lane.

First half: 1, Clark, Brittany Wilson, 12:00; 2, YVCC, Adriana Jones, 28:00; 3, YVCC, Briana Mares, 30:00.

Second half: 4, YVCC, Jones (Kathleen Allen), 70:00.

Saves: Marissa Tyler (C) 6; Amanda Freisz (YV) 4.

COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY

Santos leads CWU at Apple Ridge

NACHES HEIGHTS, Wash. — Central Washington’s Manuel Santos, a senior from Davis, finished second in the men’s six-kilometer competition Saturday as the Wildcats placed second in the Apple Ridge Run Invitational.

Santos covered the course in 20 minutes, 22 seconds, or seven seconds behind winner Jordan Wolfe of Seattle Pacific. The Falcons took men’s team honors while Western Washington won the women’s team title.

APPLE RIDGE RUN INVITATIONAL

Men 6K, Women 4K

Men’s team results — Seattle Pacific 31, Central Washington 52, Western Washington 63, Lane Community College 68, Skagit Community College 134.

Individual results (top 10, other CWU finishers) — 1, Jordan Wolfe (SPU) 20:15; 2, Manuel Santos (CWU) 20:22; 3, Alex Horton (SPU) 20:33; 4, Cesar Perez (LCC) 20:44; 5, Dustin Sjoerdsma (unattached) 20:50; 6, Tavish Taylor (SPU) 20:50; 7, Ryan Thompson (CWU) 20:50; 8, Daniel Silvey (LCC) 20:59; 9, Turner Wiley (SPU) 21:08; 10, Braden Timpe (WWU) 21:15; 12, Jon Swanson (CWU) 21:18; 15, Nathan Minor (CWU) 21:40; 24, Jacob Phipps (CWU) 22:41; 26, Zach Armstrong (CWU) 22:55; 30, Matt Nodine (CWU) 23:43.

Women’s team results — Western Washington 20, Seattle Pacific 48, Central Washington 68.

Individual results (top 10, other CWU finishers) — 1, Katelyn Steen (WWU) 15:43; 2, Gylany Crossman (LCC) 15:48; 3, Heidi Laabs-Johnson (SPU) 15:59; 4, Erica McElrea (Eastside RC) 16:02; 5, Rachael Johnson (WWU) 16:29; 6, Mikhaila Thornton (WWU) 16:35; 7, Phoebe Hartnett (WWU) 16:42; 8, Rachel Jensen (LCC) 16:46; 9, Jasmine Johnson (SPU) 16:50; 10, Haley O’Connor (WWU) 16:54; 15, Connie Morgan (CWU) 17:31; 18, Ashlee Sincraugh (CWU) 17:84; 21, Ashley Rice (CWU) 18:02; 25, Briana Barton (CWU) 18:38; 26, Rose Cruz (CWU) 18:51; 27, Brienna Petersen (CWU) 18:58; 28, Chelsea Dowdell (CWU) 18:58; 29, Sophie Hummer (CWU) 19:17; 31, Adriana Zazula (CWU) 19:58; 21, Shelby Bodily (CWU) 20:38; 37, Brianna Bofinger (CWU) 22:39.

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

Wildcats swept at Western

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Meg Ryan had a double-double of 11 kills and 12 digs, but Central Washington was nonetheless swept by Western Washington in GNAC volleyball play Saturday night, 3-0.

The Vikings won 25-23, 25-11, 25-23.

Carlee Marble totaled 27 assists and Chelsie Vea had 19 digs for CWU (1-1 conference, 6-3 overall). Kelsey Moore had 11 kills for Western (2-0, 4-2).

CWU highlights: Meg Ryan 11 kills, 12 digs; Jordan Offutt 9 kills; Erin Smith 5 kills; Carlee Marble 27 assists; Chelsie Vea 19 digs.

With YVCC trailing 65-60 with 20 seconds left, Newcomb hit a 3-pointer. Following a Lower Columbia free throw, she was then fouled while attempting a 3-ball with three seconds to play. She made all of them to force overtime, then scored the first five points of OT.

Mariah Roe scored 12 points and Ariah Gonzales 11 in a game that saw neither team shoot at least 35 percent from the field and combine for 44 turnovers.

Lacey Seidl scored 15 points to lead the Red Devils, who held a 47-29 lead with 14:13 to play.

YVCC will meet defending NWAACC champion Walla Walla at 2 p.m. today for the tournament title. Southwestern Oregon and Bellevue will play at 10 a.m. with Lower Columbia and the YVCC alumni following at noon.

LOWER COLUMBIA — Campbell 1-1 2-2 5, Everett 3-7 2-8 9, Rornow 2-8 3-4 7, Mortimer 1-5 2-4 4, Seidl 3-8 9-13 15, Kates 2-5 0-0 6, Pritchett 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson 3-5 0-0 8, Schwegler 4-12 3-8 12, Johnson 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 21-61 21-39 70.

YAKIMA VALLEY — Brittney Newcomb 8-25 5-7 28, Yarlott 0-5 2-2 2, Hicks 0-0 0-0 0, Mariah Roe 4-7 2-3 12, Nuss 0-0 0-0 0, Ariah Gonzales 3-9 5-6 11, Nguyen 4-8 1-3 9, Hammick 1-8 0-0 2, Brewster 3-5 0-0 6, Elliott 1-6 2-2 4, Lewis 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-74 17-23 74.

Halftime—Lower Columbia 38, Yakima Valley 27. Regulation—Yakima Valley 66, Lower Columbia 66. 3-point goals—Lower Columbia 7-22 (Jackson 2-2, Kates 2-4, Everett 1-2, Campbell 1-3, Schwegler 1-4, Mortimer 0-2, Tornow 0-5), Yakima Valley 9-28 (Newcomb 7-19, Roe 2-3, Brewster 0-1, Yarlott 0-1, Gonzales 0-1, Elliott 0-3). Total fouls—Lower Columbia 21, Yakima Valley 29. Fouled out—Everett, Hammick, Brewster. Rebounds—Lower Columbia 50 (Everett 12), Yakima Valley 56 (Gonzales 8, Brewster 8). Turnovers—Lower Columbia 23, Yakima Valley 21.

Rattler helps CWU improve to 3-0

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Behind a balanced attack, led by Luv Rattler’s career-best 15 points, Central Washington University turned back Dominican University 78-61 in the final game of the Wildcat Classic women’s basketball tournament Saturday at Nicholson Pavilion.

Central won both of its games in the two-day event, improving to 3-0 overall.

Rattler, who also had a career-high eight assists, was joined in double figures scoring by Kelsi Jacobson, who had a career-high 12 points on four 3-pointers, and Stacy Albrecht with 10.

Central outrebounded an opponent for the first time this season, holding a 45-34 edge Saturday. Amber Moser led the Wildcats with 10 rebounds, with Albrecht and Sophie Russell collecting seven each.

DOMINICAN — Janusch 5-13 9-9 21, Te Koi 3-10 1-1 8, Wise 2-5 3-4 8, Nakamura 3-5 0-0 8, Carnes 1-2 2-2 5, Gomes 2-8 1-2 5, Bryant 1-7 2-6 4, Valentine 1-4 0-0 2, Jankowski 0-2 0-0 0, Jordan 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 18-59 18-24 61.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Rattler 5-9 4-8 15, Jacobson 4-6 0-0 12, Albrecht 3-8 4-7 10, Love 3-4 2-3 8, Russell 3-7 0-0 8, Pratt 2-5 3-4 7, Moser 2-6 3-5 7, Payne 2-3 0-0 5, Burke 0-2 4-4 4, Gordon 1-3 0-0 2, Martinez 0-1 0-0 0, Fueston 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-54 20-31 78.

Halftime—Central Washington 43, Dominican 30. 3-point goals—Dominican 7-22 (Janusch 2-5, Nakamura 2-4, Carnes 1-2, Te Koi 1-4, Wise 1-2, Jordan 0-2, Valentine 0-2, Gomes 0-1), Central Washington 8-17 (Jacobson 4-5, Russell 2-5, Rattler 1-4, Payne 1-2, Gordon 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Dominican 34 (Bryant 7), Central Washington 45 (Moser 10). Assists—Dominican 12 (Janusch 6), Central Washington 18 (Rattler 8). Total fouls—Dominican 25, Central Washington 22.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Berry, Harris lead Central romp

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Jamar Berry scored 28 points and Drew Harris had 22 points and five assists as Central Washington overwhelmed Walla Walla University 101-61 on Saturday night in Nicholson Pavilion.

The Wildcats, with only seven players, improved to 2-0. They’ll meet nationally ranked Metro State on Friday night at the Northwest Nazarene Thanksgiving Tournament.

Berry came off the bench to hit 10 of 15 field goal attempts. Senior point guard Harris, who scored 17 first-half points, was 9 for 13.

Roby Clyde had 14 points, freshman guard Philipp Leiser 12 and Coby Gibler had 12 points and a career-high 14 rebounds.

Josh Henderson led Walla Walla (0-5) with 17 points.

Humberto Perez, normally a starter and one of Central’s top scorers, was held out of action with a minor hand injury, while Toussaint Tyler and Taylor Dunn were also sidelined.

Ex-Yakima Valley Community College standout Jody Johnson and 6-9 center Chris Sprinker each served the final games of their NCAA-imposed two-game suspensions for participating in a the Rip the Cut Memorial Basketball Tournament last Memorial Day weekend to honor a popular Seattle barber who was killed at age 25.

“We only used seven tonight,” coach Greg Sparling said, “and we played big ball and small ball. Some of the guys got some vital playing time, and we’ll be more comfortable when we go down to play Metro on Friday night.”

WALLA WALLA — Josh Henderson 6-13 0-2 17, Tristan Greenidge 4-10 2-2 12, Uriel-Marc Gupilan 4-11 2-4 11, Eran Wilson 3-4 4-6 10, Doherty 2-3 0-0 4, Bailey 1-3 0-0 3, Lewis 1-3 0-0 2, Creasey 1-3 0-0 2, Marshall 0-1 0-0 0, Abdul-Karim 0-0 0-0 0, Alemu 0-2 0-0 0, Stimmel 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-54 8-14 61.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Jamar Berry 10-15 6-10 28, Drew Harris 9-13 2-4 22, Roby Clyde 7-8 0-0 14, Philipp Leiser 5-9 2-3 12, Coby Gibler 6-12 0-0 12, Nelson 3-7 1-1 7, Scott 2-10 0-0 6. Totals 42-74 11-18 101.

Halftime—Central Washington 57, Walla Walla 20. 3-point goals—Walla Walla 9-25 (Henderson 5-9, Greenidge 2-4, Bailey 1-2, Gupilan 1-6, Creasey 0-1, Marshall 0-1, Alemu 0-1, Lewis 0-1), Central Washington 6-19 (Harris 2-3, Scott 2-10, Berry 2-4, Leiser 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Walla Walla 22 (Creasey 5), Central Washington 48 (Gibler 14). Assists—Walla Walla 19 (Gupilan 5), Central Washington 21 (Scotts 5, Harris 5). Total fouls—Walla Walla 18, Central Washington 14. Technical fouls—None.

CROSS COUNTRY

Mendoza, Santos both finish 42nd

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Adriana Mendoza and Manuel Santos both finished 42nd in their respective races to lead Central Washington runners in the NCAA Division II West Regional cross-country championships Saturday.

Santos, from Davis High, finished his 10-kilometer run in 33 minutes, 45 seconds.

Mendoza, from Zillah High, was clocked in 24:21 on the women’s six-kilometer course.

Central’s men finished 16th out of 19 teams, and the women were 18th out of 24 teams.

CENTRAL RESULTS

Men (10 kilometers): 42, Manuel Santos, 33:45.0; 83, Nathan Minor, 32:21.7; 98, Tom Johnson, 36:18.6; 115, Jon Swanson, 37:25.2; 118, Jacob Calvin, 37:30.2; 119, Ryan Eidsmoe, 37:49.9.

Women (6K): 42, Adriana Mendoza, 24:21.0; 94, 96, Taylor Kartes, 25:37.2; 102, Berlyn Bales, 25:43.1;  122, Kelsey Kreft, 26:26.7; 127, Amanda Valera, 26:36.6; 128, Ashlee Sincraugh, 26:40.6; 147, Sophie Hummer, 27:53.8.

The Wildcats won 25-20, 25-20, 25-13 for their seventh straight home victory.

Kristel Baeckel totaled six kills, six blocks and two aces as CWU improved to 10-6 in conference play and 12-9 overall. The Seawolves fell to 11-5 and 16-8.

CWU highlights: Meg Ryan 11 kills; Kady Try 11 kills, 3 blocks; Kristel Baeckel 6 kills, 2 aces, 6 blocks; Carlee Marble 26 assists; Brandie Vea 8 digs; Chelsie Vea 7 digs.

COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY

Locals top CWU in GNAC meet

NACHES HEIGHTS, Wash. — Zillah’s Adriana Mendoza and Davis’ Manuel Santos were Central Washington’s leading performers Saturday in the GNAC cross country championships at Apple Ridge Run.

Mendoza, a senior, was the lone Wildcat in either the women’s or men’s competition to finish in the top 25, placing 24th with a time of 23 minutes, 45 seconds on the 6-kilometer course.

Santos, a junior, was CWU’s top male runner, finishing 27th in 26:15 in the 8K race.

Central’s men were shorthanded, missing three top runners due to injuries.

Both the men’s and women’s teams finished ninth, but will send their top seven runners to the NCAA Division II West Regional meet Nov. 20 at Bellingham.

Alaska Anchorage won both titles with Western Washington placing second in each race.

Anchorage’s Marko Cheseto was the overall men’s champion, clocking a 23:56 while Western’s Sarah Porter won the women’s title in 21:04, falling one second off the course record.

COLLEGE SOCCER

Yaks end season with 1-0 win

ONTARIO, Ore. — Bianca Flores scored in the third minute and Yakima Valley’s defense, backed by goalkeeper Hollie Thierolf, made it stand up for a 1-0 NWAACC soccer victory Saturday over Treasure Valley.

The win finished YVCC’s season at 7-6-2 only a year after the Yaks went  winless.

Magaly Carillo assisted the goal for Yakima Valley, which listed only four sophomores on its 20-player roster. The Yaks also included 19 local players this year.

First half: 1. YVCC, 3:00 Bianca Flores (Magaly Carrillo)

Second half: No scoring

Saves: YVCC Hollie Thierolf (YV) 2; TV Abby Huston (TV) 5, Amanda Faras (TV) 3.

Central falls in season finale

SEATTLE — Megan Lindsay assisted on two of Seattle Pacific’s first three goals, and then capped the scoring with a goal of her own as the 14th-ranked Falcons topped Central Washington 4-1 in a GNAC women’s soccer match Saturday.

Amy Pate scored for Central, which finished its season at 4-9-1 in the GNAC and 4-12-2 overall.

First half: 1, Seattle Pacific, Kellie Zakrzewski (Megan Lindsay, Mackenzie Laird), 20:19; 2, Seattle Pacific, Kelsey Jenkins, 44:04.

Second half: 3, Seattle Pacific, Hannah Masson (Lindsay), 50:57; 4, Central Washington, Amy Pate (Ellie Eckroth), 57:33; 5, Seattle Pacific, Lindsay (Brandi Hamre), 68:50.

Saves: Kori Butterfield (CWU) 6; Seattle Pacific 0 (goalie not reported).

COLLEGE WRESTLING

Highline tops Yakima Valley

Yakima Valley’s Sean Baker recorded a pin and Gustavo Lopez also won, but the Yaks fell to Highline 33-15 in a community college dual wrestling meet Saturday at Sherar Gym.

Baker, wrestling at 165 pounds, pinned Chris Rowe in 3:35.

HIGHLINE 33, YAKIMA VALLEY 15

125 — Tyler Wooding (HCC) pinned Ken Jolly, 2:04; 133 — Gustavo Lopez (YVCC) d. Travis Metcalf, 8-1; 141 — Quinn Gannon (HCC) pinned Ruban Lopez, 2:24; 149 — Jason Gray (HCC) pinned Jack Calvert, :55; 157 — Eric Jones (HCC) pinned Chris Rowe, 3:35; 165 — Sean Baker (YVCC) pinned Theo McCain, 2:57; 174 — Teagan Franco (YVCC) won by forfeit; 184 — Caleb Padgett (HCC) d. Richard Quesada, 7-5; 197 — Casey Park (HCC) d. Ryan Campbell, 9-2; Hvy — Victor Ognockie (HCC) d. Rico Paz, 2-1.

PREP FOOTBALL

Sunnyside Christian 62, LaCrosse-Washtucna 46: At Sunnyside, Wash., Steven Bosma rushed for 328 yards and five touchdowns and passed for another as the Knights earned their first league victory on Thursday night.

Jackson Haak rushed for 104 yards, while Wyatt Hoss contributed 95 yards on the ground.

Scoring plays and full statistics were not available.

The Wildcats won 26-28, 25-16, 25-16, 25-15 to snap a three-match losing streak.

Central (7-5 GNAC, 9-8 overall) totaled 10 aces, with Baeckel serving for four and Chelsea Vea three. Selah freshman Erin Smith added five kills and five blocks.

Riverside Christian alum Amy VanBeek had nine digs, a kill and an ace for the Crusaders.

CWU highlights: Kady Try 19 kills, 8 digs, 2 blocks; Kristel Baeckel 10 kills, 4 aces, 3 blocks; Meg Ryan 7 kills, 12 digs, 3 aces; Erin Smith 5 kills, 5 blocks; Brandie Vea 18 digs; Carlee Marble 41 assists, 12 digs.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Yaks tie Spokane 3-3

YAKIMA, Wash. — Adrianna Jones had a goal and assist in the first half to stake Yakima Valley to a two-goal lead but Spokane rallied for a 3-3 tie in Eastern Region play on Saturday.

Spokane scored twice in the final seven minutes to earn the tie.

The Yaks, who also got first-half goals from Katy Allen and Kaylah Gonzales, moved to 5-4-3 in region play.

First half: 1, YVCC, Katy Allen (Adrianna Jones), 4:00; 2, YVCC, Kaylah Gonzales, 10:00; 3, Spokane, Lateashea Currie (Tabitha Grow), 18:00; 4, YVCC, Jones (Magaly Carrillo), 29:00.

Second half: 5, Spokane, Grow, 83:00; 6, Spokane, Currie (Grow), 90:00.

CWU blanked 3-0

BURNABY, British Columbia —After a scoreless first half, Simon Fraser broke away with three second-half goals for a 3-0 victory over Central Washington University in GNAC play on Saturday.

The Wildcats dropped to 4-6-1 in conference play and 6-9-2 overall.

Simon Fraser goalkeeper Amelia Ng earned her eighth shutout of the season. Central goalie Kori Butterfield made eight saves.

First half: No scoring.

Second half: 1, SFU, Sarah Fitzmaurice (April Coffin), 57:55; 2, SFU, Lia Marining (Ari Adams), 59:35; 3, SFU, Marissa Lorenzo (Aly Benes), 69:19.

Saves: Kori Butterfield (CWU) 8, Amelia Ng (SFU) 1.

CROSS COUNTRY

Santos 29th at WW Invite

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Manuel Santos of Central Washington University placed 29th in the 37th annual Viking Invitational on Saturday at Lake Padden Park.

Santos covered the 10,000-meter course in 33:28 for the Wildcats’ top performance of the day. Adriana Mendoza paced Central’s women in 42nd in the 15-team meet.

MEN

Team scores: Alaska Anchorage 33, Western Washington 65, Victoria, B.C., 96, Club Northwest 104, Humboldt State, Calif., 126, Academy of Art, Calif., 162, Saint Martin’s 190, Seattle Pacific 207, Central Washington 225, Alaska Fairbanks 283, Trinity Western, B.C., 323.

Winner: Marko Cheseto (Alaska Anchorage) 30:41 (10,000 meters).

Central Washington: 29, Manuel Santos, 33:28; 62, Ryan Eidsmoe, 34:49; 69, Nathan Minor, 35:07; 71, Jon Swanson, 35:13; 85, Tom Johnson, 35:59.

WOMEN

Team scores: Alaska Anchorage 42, Club Northwest 49, Victoria, B.C., 53, Western Washington 88, Seattle Pacific 171, Humboldt State, Calif., 189, Saint Martin’s 222, Central Washington 231, Northwest 259, Alaska Fairbanks 273, Academy of Art, Calif., 295, Trinity Western, B.C., 332.

Winner: Sarah Porter (Western Washington) 20:59 (6,000 meters).

Central Washington: 42, Adriana Mendoza, 24:02; 56, Taylor Kartes, 24:39; 62, Kelsey Kreft, 25:04; 66, Krissy McGill, 25:16; 83, Ashlee Sincraugh, 26:11.

Santos, a junior from Davis, had a time of 26 minutes, 19 seconds in the 8-kilometer race.

Also for Central, Ryan Edismoe finished 32nd (27:16), Tyler Edismoe was 38th (27:42), Jon Swanson was 39th (27:43) and Tom Johnson was 46th (28:05) to complete Central’s scoring five.

Central’s women were ninth, led by Adriana Mendoza, who was 31st in a time of 23:54. Central’s other scorers were Taylor Kartes (35th, 24:00), Berlyn Bales (48th, 24:30), Kelsey Kreft (51st, 24:34) and Krissy McGill (63rd, 25:02).

BOYS SOCCER

RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN 2, ST. GEORGE’S 1: At Yakima, Wash., Derek Byrne and Isaiah Tranch scored goals as the Crusaders rank their season record to 3-3 overall with the non-league victory.

First half: 1, Riverside Christian, Derek Byrne, 14:00; 2, St. George’s, Erik Muelhiems, 20:00. 3, Riverside Christian, Isaiah Tranch (Jonathan Stein), 39:00.

Saves: Michael Stein (RC) 2; John Gunn (SG) 5.

MEETINGS

QB Club meeting at Shari’s

YAKIMA, Wash. — The Yakima Monday Morning Quarterback Club will meet Monday at 7:15 a.m. at Shari’s restaurant at 40th Avenue and Fruitvale.

The public is invited.

Defending champions Dusty Frontis and Corey DeGrood, and Bill Adkison and Jeff Shaw are tied for second.

The father-son team of Chris and George Adams are tied with Adkison and Shaw for the net lead.

The final round is today.

FIRST-ROUND SCORES

Gross: 1, Lyn Dasso-Ivan Porcayo 63; 2, (tie) Bill Adkison-Jeff Shaw 64, Dusty Frontis-Corey DeGrood 64; 4, Matt Crockett-Sean Ritter 68; 5, (tie) Chris DeGrazia-Mike Hickcock 67, Jeffrey Heil-Michael James Wise 67; 7, (tie) Bruce Hiatt-Bruce Steelman 68, Ray Gallipo-Ward Jackson 68; 9, (tie) West Campbell-Robi Raab 69, Steve Adams-Steve Stough 69, Darren Holdt-Greg Clark  69, John Onstad-Shane Snell 69.

Net: 1, (tie) Chris-George Adams 57, Adkison-Shaw 57; 3, (tie) Buck Berndt-Greg Dunn 59, Adams-Stough 59; 5, Dasso-Porcayo 50; 6, (tie) Steve Rasmusson-Rob Woodey 61, Jonathan-Peter Ripplinger 61; 8, (tie) Rod Johnston-Dean Schuler 62, Mike Bowman-Keith Larsen 62, Holdt-Clark 62, Heil-Wise 62, Pete Christensen-Cliff Lewis 62.

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

Central sweeps NW Nazarene

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Kady Try and Kristel Baeckel produced 26 kills to power Central Washington to a 3-0 sweep of Northwest Nazarene in GNAC volleyball action Saturday night in Nicholson Pavilion.

Try had 14 kills and five blocks while Baeckel added 12 kills and five blocks as the Wildcats won 25-16, 25-21, 25-23.

Carlee Marble amassed 33 assists for CWU, which improved to 3-2 in conference play and 5-5 overall.

Carly Dranginis had 10 kills and Riverside Christian graduate Amy Van Beek had a kill and an ace for the Crusaders (3-3, 3-8).

CWU highlights: Kady Try 14 kills, 5 blocks; Kristel Baeckel 12 kills, 5 blocks; Meg Ryan 13 digs; Carlee Marble 33 assists.

YVCC defeats Treasure Valley

ONTARIO, Ore. — Tori Fisher had 10 kills and 12 digs in leading Yakima Valley to an NWAACC East Region victory over Treasure Valley in a volleyball match Friday night.

YVCC won 25-15, 20-25, 25-21, 25-20 to improve to 2-2 in the East region and 10-5 overall.

YVCC highlights: Tori Fisher 10 kills, 12 digs; Erin Mertens 17 assists, 3 blocks; Taylor Herrick 21 digs; Veronica Sanchez 13 digs; Samantha Zapien 4 blocks, 4 kills; Traci Schwyen 4 kills, 4 blocks; Aimee Gone 4 kills, 4 blocks.

COLLEGE SOCCER

Tomaso leads CWU past Saints

LACEY, Wash. — Serena Tomaso scored her first career hat trick as Central Washington beat Saint Martin’s 4-2 in GNAC women’s soccer action Saturday.

Carson McKole got the other goal for the Wildcats (2-2-0 GNAC, 2-5-1 overall), who won their second straight conference match.

Kaycie Hutchins had two assists and goalkeeper Kori Butterfield recorded nine saves.

First half: 1, CWU, Serena Tomaso (Kaycie Hutchins), 7:28; 2, SMU, Jenny Baker (Jill Webb), 8:29.

Second half: 3, CWU, Tomaso (Amy Pate), 45:28; 4, SMU, Megan Beisley (Shannon White, Baker), 69:48; 5, CWU, Carson McKole (Hutchins), 74:05; 6, CWU, Tomaso (Amanda Biggs), 83:43.

Saves: Kori Butterfield (CWU) 9; Gina Cardenas (SMU) 6.

COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY

Santos paces CWU men

SPOKANE, Wash. — Manuel Santos, a junior from Davis, led Central Washington men’s runners in Saturday’s Erik Anderson Memorial cross country invite.

Santos placed 26th individually in the 8-kilometer competition with a time of 27 minutes, 8 seconds.

In women’s competition, Zillah senior Adriana Mendoza was 31st in the 6K race in 20:29.65.

Both CWU teams finished last in the six-team meet.