Baseball: One-hit wonder lifts East Valley
May 20, 2012 by Roger Underwood
Lemus leads EV into state semifinals || YAKIMA, Wash. — After a resounding pop echoed throughout Davis Field, the result of another Hugo Lemus fastball finding its mark, Cheney’s first base coach turned toward his dugout and said, “The kid’s throwing hard, OK? So let’s pick it up a notch.” Which was much easier said [...]
Baseball: Rangers return to final four
May 20, 2012 by YH-R Sports
MOSES LAKE, Wash. — After missing out on regionals last season, Naches Valley more than made up for that shortcoming in Saturday’s Class 1A regional tournament. Getting stellar pitching in both games, including two clutch relief performances from Koleman Johns, the Rangers defeated Orting 9-1 and then edged Colville 4-0 to earn a spot in the [...]
Soccer: Goats shock Scotties in quarters
May 20, 2012 by Scott Sandsberry
COWICHE, Wash. — That old song was right. The first cut is the deepest — especially when it’s also the last. Highland hadn’t dropped a boys soccer match all season heading into Saturday’s Class 1A state quarterfinal on the Scotties’ home field against Chelan. For that matter, the Scotties had trailed only three or four [...]
5/20/12 Highland-Chelan soccer photo gallery
May 20, 2012 by TJ Mullinax
Photos from Saturday’s Class 1A boys state soccer tournament quarterfinal match between Highland and Chelan at Highland High School in Cowiche, Wash. Click here for information on purchasing any of these photos.
Soccer: Davis falls to CV in OT
May 20, 2012 by YH-R Sports
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — For two-thirds of Saturday’s Class 4A state soccer quarterfinal at Central Valley, it looked as if Davis would extend what was already the school’s most successful season. Then, in just a few minutes, the Pirates’ dominance was for naught. The Bears rallied from a 2-0 halftime deficit, scoring a pair of second-half [...]
3/11/12 Letters to Sports
March 11, 2012 by YH-R Sports
Thank you and congratulations || To the sports editor — I wish to express my appreciation to the Yakima Valley Sports Commission for once again putting on four terrific state basketball tournaments this past week. Yakima and the Yakima Valley SunDome continue to be the best venue to hold these tournaments. The volunteers, floor personnel, [...]
Prep Insider special: A conversation with Davis’ David Trimble
March 10, 2012 by YH-R Sports
The Prep Insiders talk with David Trimble of the Class 4A state champion Davis Pirates boys basketball team.
Buy a copy of Davis’ championship cover
March 5, 2012 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — Celebrate the Davis Pirates’ Class 4A state championship with a high-quality print of Sunday’s sports page that is suitable for framing. You can also purchase high-quality prints of all the photos in the Davis championship photo gallery. For more information, click here to visit of photo and page reprint page.
Saturday’s state tournament photo galleries
March 4, 2012 by YH-R Photo
4A: Davis vs. Central Valley Click on the links for photo galleries from Friday’s action in the SunDome. 2A: East Valley girls vs. Clarkston 1A: Zillah boys vs. Lynden Christian 1A: Naches Valley boys vs. Toledo 1A: Granger girls vs. Onalaska All other games, click here
No denying Davis in 4A title game
March 4, 2012 by Scott Spruill
Pirates win first state championship since 1965 || TACOMA, Wash. — When five seniors have spent their teenage years melding into one, every effort they make is pointed in the same direction. One journey, one quest. And on Saturday there was just one task left for Davis’ boys basketball team — the one task that [...]
