Local report: Ellensburg lands five in regional wrestling semifinals
February 11, 2012 by YH-R Sports
SPOKANE, Wash. — Ellensburg had a Valley-best five quarterfinal winners during the first day of the Class 2A Region IV wrestling tournament on Friday at West Valley High School. Competition resumes today at 1 p.m. with the top four placers advancing to state. Othello scored 91 points for the first-day lead ahead of three Great [...]
College roundup: Balanced CWU men beat MSU Billings
February 10, 2012 by YH-R Sports
BILLINGS, Mont. — With a 57-point second half and six players scoring in double figures, Central Washington stormed to a 99-89 victory over Montana State Billings in GNAC men’s basketball Thursday night. Jody Johnson and Lacy Haddock had 16 points each and Toussaint Tyler and Jordan Coby had 15 apiece as the Wildcats, who trailed [...]
College roundup: Cold-shooting Yaks fall
February 8, 2012 by YH-R Sports
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — What looked to be a dynamite pairing of highly ranked NWAACC teams turned out to be a colossal dud thanks to a horrendous shooting night from Yakima Valley. The fourth-ranked Yaks came to Walla Walla on Wednesday tied for first with idle Spokane in the East Region with the third-ranked Warriors, a [...]
Local report: YVCC men knock off Knights
February 2, 2012 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — They have rarely won impressively or decisively, but Yakima Valley’s men have nonetheless won. And they did it again Wednesday night, downing Wenatchee Valley 82-74 in Sherar Gym to remain atop the East Region standings. The Yaks are 6-1 in the East and 13-6 overall while Spokane is 5-1 and Walla Walla [...]
Local report: CWU’s Reser earns gold glove
May 27, 2011 by YH-R Sports
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Central Washington’s Glen Reser has been awarded a gold glove for his fielding prowess at third base by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). Reser, a junior from Spokane, compiled a .950 fielding percentage with only seven errors in 139 chances last season. He began the year by handling his first 45 [...]
Local report: Tickets available for CWU’s Hall of Fame festivities
May 19, 2011 by YH-R Sports
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Tickets are still available for Saturday night’s Central Washington University Athletics Hall of Fame banquet and induction ceremony. The festivities, to be held in the Student Union & Recreation Center ballroom, are scheduled to start with a 6 p.m. social hour with the program to follow at 6:30. Tickets cost $35 and [...]
College roundup: Yaks meet Treasure Valley in regional opener
May 17, 2011 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima Valley, seeking its first NWAACC baseball tournament berth since 2000, will open East Region playoff action at 11 a.m. Friday against Treasure Valley at Pasco’s Gesa Stadium. The playoffs, in which the Yaks will vie with two other teams for one tournament berth, will continue Saturday and possibly Sunday. Playoff host [...]
5/12/11 YVCC-Big Bend baseball photo gallery
May 11, 2011 by Sara Gettys
Photos from Wednesday’s NWAACC East Region baseball doubleheader between Yakima Valley and Big Bend at Parker Field in Yakima, Wash. Click here for information on purchasing any of these photos.
Yaks sweep to inch closer to East title
May 7, 2011 by YH-R Sports
ONTARIO, Ore. — William Chavarria’s sacrifice fly in the 12th inning pushed Yakima Valley to a 6-5 win over Treasure Valley and a doubleheader sweep Saturday that moved the Yaks substantially nearer an East Region title. Combined with a 5-2 first-game win, YVCC improved to 20-4 in the East and increased its lead over second-place [...]
Boelter lifts Yaks to victory in opener
May 6, 2011 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — Samantha Boelter’s walkoff two-run homer gave Yakima Valley a 4-3 victory over Spokane in the first game of an East Region fastpitch doubleheader Friday at Dunbar Field. The Yaks, down 3-2 starting the bottom of the seventh inning, saw Danielle Porter lead off with a single and then steal second. Boelter then [...]
