College roundup: Balanced CWU men beat MSU Billings

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

College roundup: Central men fall out of GNAC top six

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

College roundup: Newcomb, Jordan lift Yaks past TV

YAKIMA, Wash. — Brittney Newcomb and Simone Jordan combined to score 30 points Saturday as fourth-ranked Yakima Valley dominated Treasure Valley 67-39 in East Region women’s basketball in Sherar Gym. The Yaks’ fourth straight win improved them to 5-1 in the region and 15-4 overall. YVCC shot only 32 percent (23 for 72) and was [...]

Johnson keys CWU men’s victory over Fairbanks

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Jody Johnson continued his stellar play for Central Washington on Thursday night, scoring 17 points and grabbing eight rebounds as the Wildcats stayed in GNAC Tournament contention with a 74-69 victory over Alaska Fairbanks in Nicholson Pavilion. The win, CWU’s third in four games, improved the Wildcats to 4-6 in conference play [...]

Colleges: YVCC women rout top-ranked Hawks

PASCO, Wash. — Combining for 46 points and connecting on 8 of 13 shots from 3-point range, Brittney Newcomb and Simone Jordan powered Yakima Valley past top-ranked Columbia Basin on Saturday, 81-61 on the Hawks’ court. Newcomb and Jordan scored 23 points each as the fifth-ranked Yaks pulled into a tie for first place in [...]

Hot-shooting WWU sinks Central women

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Hitting nine 3-pointers and shooting a brisk 54 percent from the field overall, Western Washington defeated Central Washington 85-71 in GNAC women’s basketball Thursday night at Nicholson Pavilion. The Wildcats had four players in double figures, led by Sophie Russell and Alex Dunn going for 16 points apiece, but it wasn’t enough [...]

College roundup: CWU men rally from 18 down, beat Montana St. Billings

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Down 18 points in the first half and staring yet another GNAC defeat square in the face, Central Washington’s men’s basketball team picked themselves up and staged a spirted turnaround. Lacy Haddock scored 18 of his season-high 35 points after intermission, and four other Wildcats reached double figures as Central overtook Montana State [...]

Falcons stop Central women

SEATTLE, Wash. — Sophie Russell scored 19 points Thursday night and Central Washington stayed even with Seattle Pacific during the first half before falling 97-79 in a GNAC women’s game Thursday night. Alex Dunn and Jessica VanDyke added 17 points each for CWU (1-5 GNAC, 11-4 overall), which was tied 45-45 at intermission. SPU (5-2, [...]

College basketball: YVCC teams win conference openers

WENATCHEE, Wash. — Simone Jordan and Sam Zapien teamed to score 21 points and lead cold-shooting Yakima Valley to a 54-48 victory over Wenatchee Valley on Saturday in the East Region opener for both teams. Jordan had a game-high 11 points to go with five rebounds, three assists, two blocked shots and two steals. Zapien [...]

Still no definitive word on injury to YVCC’s Henton

YAKIMA, Wash. — No news was considered good news Thursday regarding injured Yakima Valley women’s star Brandi Henton. A day after an MRI on Henton’s damaged right knee was deemed inconclusive by local doctors, a similar conclusion was reached by another radiologist, according to YVCC coach Cody Butler. At issue is whether the anterior cruciate [...]

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