Tri-City Dust Devils vs. Yakima Bears on Wednesday night at Yakima County Stadium. All photos by SARA GETTYS

T-C jumps on Yakima ace to end four-game losing streak vs. Bears||

YAKIMA — They had been going in opposite directions, the surging, playoff-bound Bears and tailspinning Tri-City.

Especially against each other.

Yakima teammates congratulate Raoul Torrez (37) after he scored in the fifth inning against Tri-City on Wednesday at Yakima County Stadium.||SARA GETTYS/Yakima Herald-Republic

But Wednesday night at Yakima County Stadium the cellar-dwelling Dust Devils finally got their due, roughing up Bears ace Miguel Pena early and getting a two-run homer late en route to a 7-3 victory before an announced crowd of 1,588.

Yakima (22-12 second half, 40-32 overall), had beaten Tri-City (12-22, 29-43) four nights in a row and eight times in 10 games this season.

Despite the loss, the Bears saw their second-half East Division magic number reduced to two with Spokane’s loss to Boise.

“It’s hard to beat a team five times in a row,” Bears manager Bob Didier said. “They’re a professional ballclub, and they obviously have some good players over there.”

Yakima's Zach Walters makes a catch in the second inning against Tri-City on Wednesday.||SARA GETTYS/Yakima Herald-Republic

With starting pitcher Erik Stavert clearly among them. Stavert allowed only three hits and one run over 5 2?3 innings, striking out four and walking three to improve to 3-4.

Pena, who will start Yakima’s best-of-three playoff series opener with Spokane here Monday, yielded six hits and five runs — though only two were earned — over five innings. He walked four and struck out five.

“He just never seemed to get comfortable,” Didier said. “He was just a young, 19-year-old pitcher who wasn’t able to adjust on the fly. But he’s been our best starter, and I feel comfortable with him on the mound Monday.”

Roberto Ortiz had two of Yakima’s eight hits and Mike Freeman extended his hitting streak to 13 games.

Pena’s problems began early, with first-inning singles by Jeremiah Sammy, Bryce Massanari and Mark Tracy. Sammy came home on a passed ball while Tracy’s two-out single scored Reyes and Jared Simon after Simon had drawn a two-out walk and advanced when Sammy plated.

Errors by Zach Walters and Raoul Torrez, along with two base hits, then plated two second-inning runs for a 5-0 Tri-City lead.

Yakima’s offense finally broke through in the fifth against Stavert, using successive walks to Torrez and Westley Moss plus Ortiz’s two-out single to make it 5-1.

The Bears made it a two-run game in the seventh, scoring twice with two outs.

After  Freeman singled, Ortiz walked and Walters, the switch-hitter batting right-handed against T-C lefty Kraig Sitton, steered a bouncer between third and short for a two-run single.

But in the top of the eighth against Greg Robinson, who had worked two hitless innings in relief of Pena, Mark Tracy led off with a single and, with one out, Chad Jacobsen launched his second homer of the year to left-center for a four-run Tri-City cushion.

“The two-run homer broke our backs,” Didier said. “I felt like when it was 5-3, with two more at bats we could tie it or take the lead.”

Yazy Arbelo, the Northwest League’s RBI leader who also ranks second in homers, left the game after grounding out in the fourth inning.

Didier declined comment on the matter.

Next game

Opponent: Tri-City Dust Devils.

When, where: Yakima County Stadium.

Radio: KUTI (1460).

Website: www.yakimaherald.com

Probable pitchers: Yakima RHP Enrique Burgos (1-1, 4.79) vs. Tri-City RHP Josh Mueller (2-2, 4.12).

Notes

PLAYOFF ROTATION SET: Miguel Pena will start Monday night’s East Division playoff opener here against Spokane, Bears manager Bob Didier said Wednesday.

The 19-year-old will be followed in the best-of-three set by, in order, Enrique Burgos and Kevin Eichhorn, the latter due in soon from Missoula.

Should Yakima advance to the Northwest League championships, also a best-of-three series, the starters will be Brad Wilson, Teo Gutierrez and Pena. All the starters are right-handers.

Justin Albert, who’s also coming from Missoula, will give the Bears another left-handed reliever to join all-star Eury De La Rosa. Didier said Albert will probably be available to pitch an inning here tonight against Tri-City in the Bears last regular-season home game.

FREE PARKING: As part of today’s Fan Appreciatiion Night, parking at Yakima County Stadium for the Bears game with Tri-City will be free.

Fireworks will follow the game.

DOWNTOWN RALLY TODAY: The Yakima Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a playoff rally today for the Bears, which is scheduled for a 11:30 a.m. at Performance Park downtown.

The team will be there at noon and players will later be available for autographs.

Emceeing the event will be Todd Lyons and Drew Bontadelli, the team’s Yakima County Stadium and radio voices, respectively.

Pigskin Picks contest one of new items on our Website||

So, you think you can do better than us?

Here’s your chance to prove it.

If you’ve ever wondered how those numbskulls down at the paper could pick So-and-so to beat Such-and-such in prep football, show us that you know better.

And snatch some prizes along the way.

The Yakima Herald-Republic sports department is opening up its Pigskin Picks to its readers online. After quckliy logging in and creating an account, each week entrants will enter their picks and go against the Herald-Republic sports staff and other entrants.

The top picker of the week will not only earn invaluable bragging rights, but also a prize from Ron’s Coin & Book. The season winner will get an Xbox 360, also courtesy of Ron’s.

Log on to sportsyakima.com, click on the Pigskins Pick, sign up and start picking.

But that’s not all the winning we’re offering our readers.

We also will be debuting Prep Insider this week on sportsyakima.com. It will feature a short video giving you an inside look at the YH-R Sports department and what coverage will be coming in the upcoming week.

Insider will also feature Yakima Valley sports trivia. Viewers can log on to answer the question.

Of all the correct answers, one will be randomly picked to receive a gift card from the 2nd Street Grill in downtown Yakima.

It’s our hope that these contests as well as our online feature help supplement your reading experience.

Speaking of which, be sure to check out Kickoff 2010, our annual prep football preview in today’s newspaper.

And good luck picking.

Healthy again, Martinat set for Ellensburg debut||

ELLENSBURG — As is the case every year, this weekend’s Ellensburg Rodeo’s performance schedule is overflowing with the biggest stars in professional rodeo.

Bryan Martinat will be there, too.

The 22-year-old saddle bronc rider is a household name in, well, his own household. You’ve probably never heard of him. But if the pride of Marsing, Idaho (pop. 945) can catch a break — as opposed to a broken bone, or another collapsed lung — you will soon enough.

“I’m just excited to be rodeoing,” said Martinat, who will make his Ellensburg Rodeo debut in Sunday’s matinee session. “Whether it’s a $55 purse rodeo or one that pays $10,000, it doesn’t matter to me — I’m just excited to be crawling down into the chute onto bucking horses with a chance to compete.”

He knows what it’s like not to have that chance.

In the autumn of his sophomore year at Western State College, Martinat was badly injured during a rodeo in Hamilton, Texas, suffering a collapsed lung for the second time. He spent three weeks in the hospital and doctors told his coaches he’d probably be out for five months.

Four months later — after having missed half of the college rodeo season — he was back in the saddle.

“We had five spring rodeos, and for me to have a chance (at reaching the collegiate regionals) I had to win three of those rodeos and place in the top three in the rest of them,” recalled Martinat, who did precisely that. He placed second in the regional finals, earning a trip to the 2009 College National Finals (CNFR), where he won the average.

This summer, now riding for Blue Mountain College — coached by Yakima-area favorite Chance Dixon — Martinat reached the CNFR again and tied for the win in the saddle bronc short (championship) round.

But his big year wasn’t quite over. Splitting his time between college rodeos and two professional circuits — the Wilderness and Columbia River — Martinat didn’t win enough money to earn a trip to either circuit finals rodeo. But when the Columbia River Circuit finals found itself with an open spot, Martinat got the call.

And boy, is he ever glad he answered that call. He ended up drawing Spring Planting, Flying Five’s reigning world champion bucking horse, in the CRC Finals’ Saturday night session.

“That was awesome just to get a chance to get on a horse like that,” Martinat said. “You know if you can ride him, you’re going to go to the pay window. My coach, Chance, was there, and he just kept me calm. I didn’t overlook the horse, I went at him just like I would any other horse and it paid off.”

Only time will tell if Martinat be able to replicate the career of say, Cody DeMers, another CNFR saddle bronc champion who two years after his college victory used a win at Ellensburg to springboard to the first of three straight trips to the National Finals Rodeo.

But Martinat is certainly happy for the chance.

“There’s going to be so many good animals in stock there (at Ellensburg) — it should be a pretty even pen of horses,” Martinat said. “I’m just going to treat it just like any other rodeo.”

And, perhaps, add a new star to that already glittering Ellensburg lineup.

Rodeo performance times: 6:45 p.m. Friday, 12:45 p.m. Saturday, 12:45 p.m. Sunday, 11:45 a.m. Monday finals.

Slack sessions (timed events only): 10 a.m. Friday, 8 a.m. Saturday, 8 a.m. Sunday.

PRCA Xtreme Bulls: 8 a.m. Saturday.

Who’s coming: Almost everybody who’s anybody in the PRCA, including:

• the top 37 competitors in the steer wrestling money standings, all vying to be the top 15 to qualify for the National Finals Rodeo;

• the top 30 bull riders in the standings, a remarkable number this late in the season in such a rugged, injury-riddled event;

• the top 18 bareback riders, with Washington native Ryan Gray of Cheney making a strong bid to earn his first world championship;

• 19 of the top 20 team-roping duos, including the Ellensburg brother duo of Riley (the header) and Brady (the heeler) Minor, who are on pace to earn their third straight NFR appearance as a team (and Brady’s fourth overall);

• and 26 of the top 27 saddle bronc riders.

Online information: www.ellensburgrodeo.com

Rodeo/ticket office: 800-637-2444

YAKIMA — Dan Whitaker had a pretty good finish, but it wasn’t quite as well as he had played to that point and the Ellensburg golfer wound up fourth in last week’s Northwest Open at Wine Valley Golf Club in Walla Walla.

Whitaker entered the final round of the 54-hole event tied for the lead with Brandon Kearney, but Whitaker closed with an even-par 72 to finish two shots behind Brian Thornton.

Thornton closed with a 66 to finish at 12-under 204.

Kearney and Michael Haack tied for second at 205, with Whitaker, who opened with rounds of 68-66, fourth at 206.

Jeff Bender, the former head pro at Black Rock Creek, tied for sixth (71-66-72—209).

Other local golfers included Justin Bos (46th, 72-73-75—220), Keith Crimp (46th, 73-74-73—220), and Barry Walters (58th, 74-72-77—223).

Woodard gets ace at Westwood

Barry Woodard recorded a hole-in-one Saturday on the second hole at Westwood West Golf Course.

Woodard used an 8-iron on the 145-yard hole. It was witnessed by Tim Gamache, Tom Fisher, Doug Parrish and Mike Adams.

Apple Tree

WOMEN’S DIVISION

Best Nine, Aug. 25

Low gross: Nancy Eglin 73. Low net: Pene James 61.

1, Betty Gilmore 26; 2, (tie) Claudette Haubner 271?2, Linda Lenseigne 271?2; 4, Helen Tweedy 281?2; 5, Lynda Matthews 29; 6, (tie) Carol Hammermeister 301?2, Judy Rozelle 301?2; 8, Connie Wilson 321?2.

Card Game, Sept. 1

Gross: Betty Gilmore 84. Net: Claudette Haubner 72.

Linda Lenseigne-Connie Wilson-Cricket Callarman-Betty Gilmore 81; Carol Hammermeister-Sara Keefe-Claudette Haubner-Connie Wilson 83.

Mount Adams

MEN’S DIVISION

Old Nine, Aug. 26

First Flight — Gross: 1, Turk Holford 36; 2, (tie) Mike Chambers-Tye Barrett 40. Net: 1, Bob Bergeron 351?2; 2, (tie) Mike Pollock 36, Joe Hoptowit 36, Connie Besel 36.

Second Flight — Gross: 1, (tie) Vern Stephensen 44, Gary Hyatt 44; 3, Doyle Wilson 47. Net: 1, (tie) Dick Jones 34, Keith Fowler 34; 3, Earl Greene 35.

Individual Play, Aug. 28

First Flight — Gross: 1, Mike VanWingerden 68; 2, Aaron Louis 79; 3, Louis Alcala 81. Net: 1, Tyler Jensen 65; 2, Jim Wabaunsee 68; 3, (tie) Joe Hoptowit 73, Scott Karr 73.

Second Flight — Gross: 1, Gary Hyatt 80; 2, Monty Carl 82; 3, Brad Story 85. Net: 1, Clifford Moses 65; 2, Todd Miller Jr. 67; 3, (tie) Dave Barnes 68, Kim Parker 68.

WOMEN’S DIVISION

Best Ball/Scramble, Aug. 25

1, Connie Rogers-Betty Carl-Elsie Pearson-Gloria Hintze 55; 2, Sharon Hedden-Ursula Pond-Carlisle Ibatuan-Ronnie Bradbury 56; 3, Maria Frank-Carrol Storkel-Sheila Whitaker 58.

COUPLES DIVISION

Chapman, Aug. 27

Gross: 1, Randy & Debbie Anderson 42. Net: 1, Jim & Ronnie Bradbury 291?2; 2, Todd Lenseigne-Sylvia Vancleave 32; 3, James & Connie Rogers 321?4; 4, Kim Parker-Sharon Hedden 321?2.

SunTides

WOMEN’S DIVISION

Best 9, Aug. 31

A Division — Gross: Claudette Haubner 45, Linda Plummer 47. Net: Lori Thomas 38, Grace Wagoner 40.

B Division — Gross: Bev Morgan 49. Net: Lynne Willard 381?2.

C Division — Gross: Helen Gallagher 52, Kathy Thomas 54. Net: Vi Bond 37.

Westwood West

MEN’S DIVISION

Final Wednesday League

Tim Troy Construction 149, Valley Lab 146, Foot Wedges 136, Kyani 135, 3 HC 134, Shuels Lumber 132, Foreplay 130, Albatross 97, Hellieson Lumber 85.

Final Thursday League

No Name 183, Advance 151, AB Transmission 142, Semo 134, T&M 129, Westwood 128, Green Attack 119, Albatross 113, Four Hookers 63.

WOMEN’S DIVISION

Team Play, Aug. 25

1, Bernice Snyder-Ellen Matich-Judy Ann Vetsch-Dorothy Cooke 27; 2, (tie) Trudy Ledwich-Shirley Rogstad-Marnie Finney-Elsie Gamache 28, Adrienne Quinnell-Judy Ponto-Gaye Pryse-Betty Gifford 28.

COUPLES DIVISION

Step Aside, Aug. 26

1, Don & Sylvia Brule-Jim & Janie Richartz 35; 2, Al & Shirley Rogstad-Gary & Pam Kingsboro 36; 3, Gale Sanders-Jan Stohr-Adrienne Quinnell 37.

Yakima Elks

MEN’S DIVISION

Aug. 28

4-Man, 2-Net: Aaron Adams-Mark Littleton-Jim Eglin-Dusty Frontis 121, Steve Slaven-RD Dalebout-Dan Marples-Gary Germunson 121, Ron Gunner-Ben Graf-Jamie Morford-Mark Peck 122.

2-Man Bestball — Gross: Dusty Frontis-Aaron Adams 64, Dusty Frontis-Mark Littleton 65, Dusty Frontis-Jim Eglin 66, Doug Hearron-Don Capps 69, Jim Page-Don Capps 69, Perry Page-Don Capps 69. Net: Mark Cuneo-Jim Smith 60, Al Rouse-Jim Smith 61, Ben Graf-Ron Gunner 61, Ben Graf-Mark Peck 61.

Best 15, First Flight — Gross: Dusty Frontis 56. Net: Ron Gunner 55. Second Flight — Gross: Joe Folk 65. Net: Paul Sugden 58, Jim Page 58. Third Flight — Gross: Bill Halsey 69, Gary Germunson 53.

Sept. 1

4-Man, 1-Net: Bob Sewell-Bill Poulin-David Uhlman-Jack Lee 56; (tie) Terry Matthews-Mark Mochel-John Mills-Jim Blevins 58; Gary Germunson-Robert Weiss-Paul Sugden-RD Dalebout 58; Lee White-Jack VanVleck-Lee White 58.

2-Man Bestball — Gross: (tie) David Uhlman-Bill Poulin 71; Jack VanVleck-John Jamieson 71; (tie) VanVleck-Lee White 72; Mark Mochel-Jim Blevins 72. Net: Ted Stone-Jack Lovell 59; Uhlman-Jack Lee 61; Dick Dreher-Lyle Reis 62.

Back Nine, First Flight — Gross: David Uhlman 36. Net: Jack VanVleck 341?2. Second Flight — Gross: Jack Lee 40. Net: Ron Capps 35. Third Flight — Gross: Robert Weiss 43. Net: John Jamieson 35.

WOMEN’S DIVISION

Eclectic Tournament, Aug. 17-19

Low gross: Nancy Eglin 70. Low net: Olive Ruff 63.

First Flight — Gross: 1, Susie DeShaw 77; 2, Shelly Yarbrough 82; 3, Linda Plummer 89. Net: 1, (tie) Nancy Graf 68, Christy Fordyce 68, Dorothy Brink 68.

Second Flight — Gross: 1, Judy Gano 92; 2, (tie) Judy Stone 98, Shirley Markland 98. Net: 1, Lois Schaap 65; 2, Nyda Damaskos 66; 3, Evva Lange 67.

COUPLES DIVISION

Indian Summer Warm-Up, Aug. 29

Gross: Gary Pero-Susie DeShaw 75, Tim & Barb Fortier 77, Dan & Shelly Yarbrough 82, Lou & Janet Bassell 83, Warren & Nancy Pollock 85. Net: Don & Sandy Capps 631?2, Mike & Torrie Melton 67, Rod & Ruth Wilkins 67, Dale & Christy Fordyce 671?2, Herk & Barb Hannon 691?2, Ron & Lo Donaldson 691?2.

YAKIMA — The WV Xtreme girl’s basketball team participated in the Spokane Hoopfest in June this summer and won the 3rd Grade Division.

The same foursome also won the 3rd grade girls division this past weekend in the Yakima Hot Shots Tournament.

The team members are Lillie Fetzer, Tai Brennan, Ariel Winslow and Mary Teske.

• Conner Turner, Aaron Updike, Tru Allen and Chaska John won the 4th grade boys Lakers division at the Hot Shots 3-on-3 tournament this past weekend.

BASKETBALL: AAU and the Yakima Valley Sports Authority is conducting the 2010 Early Fall Youth Basketball League. The league will run on Sundays starting Sept. 26 through Nov. 7. All teams will play 6 games and is for boys and girls in grades one through high school. Early registration deadline is Sept. 10 and the cost is $220. Late registration deadline is Sept. 15 and the cost is $250. Entry forms and more information is available online at www.ieaau.org or by calling the AAU office at 509-453-2696.

• There will be a free basketball and soccer camp featuring former Harlem Globetrotter Seth Franco, and taught by Adventure Soccer and former college and professional athletes. The camp will be from 12:30 to 4 p.m. on Sept. 18 at the Madison House, at 302 S. 4th St. Registration forms are available at the YMCA, the Southeast Community Center and the Madison House. For more information, contact Jeff Arkills at 509-961-3663.

SOFTBALL: The fifth annual Women’s One-Pitch Tournament will be Sept. 11-12 at Carlon Park in Selah. Each team is guaranteed 10 games. Entry fee is $250. For more information, contact Ric Phillips at 509-952-0998 or ricphillips69@yahoo.com.

SOCCER: Grandview Parks & Recreation will host a soccer skills competition on Monday, Sept. 13 at Euclid Park. The competition, which starts at 6 p.m., is for ages 5-12 and the cost is $1 per child. Sign-up on site at 5:45 p.m. For more information, please contact the Grandview Parks and Recreation Department at 509-882-9219.

Basketball

Hot Shots 3-on-3

SUNDAY’S RESULTS

1st/2nd Boys

Championship: Wildcats 5, Sunnysiderz 4. Ice Cream Dunkers 9, Ice Cream Shooters 8; Friend of KOBE 10, Brockness Monster 1; Little Ballers 8, WV Thunder 4; Friend of KOBE 7, Grizzly Hoopsters 6 (OT); Wildcats 9, Hy Topz 6; Airheads 12, Little Rascals 5; Lil Sunnysiderz 5, Grizzly Hoopsters 4; Hy Topz 11, Ice Cream Dunkers 9; Wildcats 7, Sunnysiderz 6; Friend of KOBE 9, Hy Topz 8; Airheads 6, Little Ballers 0; Sunnysiderz 8, Friend of KOBE 7 (OT).

3rd Boys

Championship: Tar Heels 13, Blazers 12. Team Shine 5, Yakima Dawg Pack 4; Sweet Beez 12, Lightning 1; Tar Heels 14, Blazers 13; Sweet Beez 12, Team Shine 11; Blazers 19, Sweet Beez 12; Yakima Dawg Pack 21, Lightning 3; Yakima Dawg Pack 13, Yakima Primetime 6.

4th Boys Lakers

Championship: In It To Win It 8, WV Junior Rams 7. Triple H 0, Bucks NS; In It To Win It 7, WV Jr Rams 6; Black Knights 10, Naches Hoop Dreams 9; Street Swishers 6, Basket Brawlers 2; B Boys 10, Black Knights 9; Street Swishers 7, Triple H 6; WV Junior Rams 11, Street Swishers 10.

4th Boys Rockets

Championship: Mexmendjs.com 16, Triple Threat Ballerz 11. Men In Black 7, Bulldogz 5; BCJK 15, Nighthawks 2; Lil G Town Ballerz 9, Washington Bullets 8; Triple Threat Ballerz 13, Naches Dawgs 9; Triple Threat Ballerz 16, Lil G Town Ballerz 6; Mexmendjs.com 13, Selah Cougars 10; Triple Threat Ballerz 13, Selah Cougars 11; BCJK 14, Men In Black 6.

5th Boys

Championship: Regus/Ice 12, Rangers 9. Black Mambas 10, Yakima Kings 0; Lightning 0, Focus NS; Regus/Ice 15, 509 Ballerz 6; Mighty Mustang 12, Sharpshooters 8; Rangers 18, Mt Rainier 10; Rangers 16, Mustangs 15; Black Mambas 14, Lightning 4; Rangers 19, 509 Ballerz 13; Rangers 11, Regus/Ice 10.

6th Boys

Championship: D-Block 18, 3 West 1 Guest 10. Team Monster 18, ASB Explosion 10; 509 Ballerz 15, Lightning 7; D-Block 20, Gators 6; Flyboys 14, Lil Cougs 9; Iron Boys 16, EV Monsters 8; 509 Ballerz 20, Team Monsters 12; 3 West 1 Guest 16, Zillah Dude Men 9; EV Monsters 15, Grey Wolves 12; Flyboys 13, Ironboys 9; Lightning 15, Can’t Beat This 8; 509 Ballerz 14, The Dude Man 9; Gators 13, Fly Boys 9; 3 West 1 Guest 20, D-Block 18; 509 Ballerz 20, Yakima Gators 5; Lightning 11, MonStars 10; D-Block 17, 509 Ballerz 16.

7th Boys Magic

Championship: Hoop It Up 20, Sunnyside Nightmare 10. Benchwarmers 10, Yakima Players 7; Los Warriors 10, Rim Wreckers 9; Turner Terrors 9; AmFam Hoopstars 8; Los Warriors 10, Benchwarmers 8; Hoop It Up 15, Sunnyside Nightmare 8; Sunnyside Nightmares 16, Los Warriors 12.

7th Boys Spurs

Championship: Final 4 18, Lil Spartans 12. Mighty Mooses 14, Destroyers 6; The Big Three 13, Renegade 12; Destroyers 0, NW Hoopsters NS; Naches 0, KOBE NS; WV Ballerz 12, Selah 6; Final 4 12, Lil Spartans 8; Selah 18, The Big Three 14; Lil Spartans 16, Might Moose’s 12; Final 4 17, WV 13; Naches 19, Destroyers 7; Lil Spartans 12, Selah Nightmares 11; Lil Spartans 20, WV 13.

8th Boys Celtics

Championship: D Squad 20, The Players 14. Young Money 14, WV Heat 10; Flab 4 12, Heat 7; The Players 20, Da Squad 12; Young Money 14, Flab 4 9; Dominators 17, Hot Shots 14; DA Squad 18, The Players 17; DA Squad 20, Young Money 14; Dominators 14, Burn That 12.

8th Boys Nets

Championship: Hangtime 16, Street King 10. Sesame Street Ballerz 20, Wolf Pack 19; Street Kings 17, Here for the Girls 6; Street Kings 20, Sesame Street Ballerz 6; EV Heat 13, Scotties 12; Hangtime 17, Hustle & Play 16; Street Kings 18, Hustle & Play 15.

9th Boys Clippers

Championship: Disturbing the Peace 12, Hip Hop Boys 11. Highland 13, Sexy Beasts 7; Cousins 0, Team Nike NS; Tropics 0, Tri City Cobras NS; Disturbing the Peace 20, GSD 4; Hip Hop Boys 20, Hustlers 8; Hip Hop Boys 16, GSD 15; Tropics 14, Highland 13; Hip Hop Boys 20, Cousins 13.

9th Boys Knicks

Championship: Lower Valley All Stars 20, Wolf Pack 9. Triple Double Black 15, J Punch 12; P-Nut Inc 17, And One 7; Lower Valley All Stars 20, Wolf Pack 7; Triple Double 13, “P-Nut, Inc” 12; Them 1, Guys NS.

10th Boys

Championship: Easy Street 20, Rangers 7. Rangers 17, The Doodle Deucin Birds 11; Dream Team 20, Green Team 7; Bad Thunder 18, East Valley 15; Easy Street 17, Mabton 7; Rangers 16, Sunnyside 14; Sunnyside 20, Lil Ballers 7; Rangers 15, YVFWC-Mabton 9; Dream Team 20, Bad Thunder 19.

11th Boys

Championship: Toppenish 2&Out 10, Medeliz Automotive DQ. Fire Dogs 20, Triple Double Fellas 5; Automotive 16, Toppenish 10; Toppenish 2&Out 1, Swan Town NS; White Swan 17, Triple Double 16; Toppenish 2&Out 18, Toppenish 12; Toppenish 20, Fire Dogs 12; White Swan 18, Swan Town 10.

12th Boys

Championship: Almost Famous 18, All for One 17. TSR 20, All Day 13; Aftermath 18, Highlands 15; Jumpmen 12, Air Up There 10; Yakima Sports Supply 20, Jumpmen 17; Almost Famous 20, Red Devils 11; All For One 18, Yakima Sports Supply 11; TSR Sports 20, Red Devils 13; Almost Famous 19, All for One 17; Aftermath 20, Battle Front 11; TSR Sports 13, Yakima Sports Supply 10; All For One 20, Yakima Sports Supply 15.

Girls 1st/2nd

Championship: Lightning Hoop Stars 9, Hoot Stars 2 1. Hoop Stars 2 9, Next Big Thing 1; Next Big Thing 0, Like Mike NS.

Girls 3rd

Championship: West Valley Xtreme 9, Hoop Dreams 4. Extreme 19, Yakima Sports Supply 0; Yakima Sports Supply 0, West Valley Wildcats NS; Hoop Dreams 6, Rockin’ Leopards 1; WV Extreme 10, Naches Hoop Dreams 0; Hoop Dreams 3, Yakima Sports Supply 2; Naches 0, Wildcats NS; Hoop Dreams 3, Naches 1; Leopards 8, Naches 1.

Girls 4th

Championship: All Stars 8, Lil Dynamites 5. Quadruple Threat 11, Lone Wolfcubs 6; Hoop Dream 7, Super Heros 5; PPG 5, Extreme Dream 3; Lone Wolf Cubs 2 8, Shooting Stars 2; Allstars 9, Lil Dynamites 4; Super Heros 5, Quadruple Threat 2; Lil Dynamite 10, PPG 6; Lone Wolf Cubs 2 7, Lone Wolf Cubs 1 5; Lil Dynamite 8, Super Heros 5; Lil Dynamite 5, Hoop Dreams 2.

Girls 5th

Championship: Ballers 4 Life 19, Mini Vikes 6. Viks 12, CE Swarm 34; Granger 13, Neon Netters 2; Hot Cheetos 8, Team Ballerz 6; Zillah 5, Ballers 3; Team Jacob 13, Y Mysterious 4; Granger 10 Team Jacob 5; Ballers 4 Life 12, Super Swish 4; Zillah 11, Hot Cheetos 9; Ballerz 16, EV Extreme 4; Yakima Mysterious 10, Blue Bananas 1; Super Swish 11, Granger 5; Zillah 9, Swarm 8; Ballers 4 Life 15, Mini Vikes 5; Super Swish 12, Zillah 4; Ballerz 12, Yakima Mysterious 0; Mini Vikes 12, Super Swish 8.

Girls 6th

Championship: WV Extreme 7, Fierce Four 4. EV Explosion 12, Knight Strickers 9; Orange Crush 15, Brick Shooters 4; WV Xtreme 13, Rim Rattlers 8; Roadrunners 12, Fierce Four 9; East Valley 6, Selah Storm 5; East Valley 5, EV Explosion 4; WV Xtreme 9, Orange Crush 8.

Girls 7th Liberty

Championship: NTF 4 15, Street Crew 14. P-Town Ballerz 15, Fast N Furious 4 9; Battle Chicks 8, Tazmanian Devils 8; NTF 4 11, Street Crew 10; P-Town Ballerz 9, Battle Chicks 4; Street Crew 9, Lil G Town Ballerz 5.

Girls 7th Storm

Championship: No Name Just Game 20, Seattle Stars 13. Taz Z 13, Hi Top Ballers 9; Wapato Wild Things 10, Selah Ballerz 4; Seattle Stars 10, YBE 2; Buckley Breakers 9, The Loonies 5; All That Too 19, Bad Girls 4; All That Too 13, Buckley Breakers 9; Wapato Wild Things 9, Taz Two 3; No Name Just Game 20, Geeks N Sneaks 9; Everyday JDI 18, Bad Girls 4; Hi Top Ballers 15, Lady Sparks 7; Geeks N Sneaks 8, Wapato Wild Things 7 (OT); All That Too 14, YBE 12; No Name Just Game 16, Seattle Stars 11; Everyday JDI 15, Hi Top Ballers 6; Seattle Stars 14, Geeks N Sneaks 6.

Girls 8th

Championship: Hoop Dreams 18, Granger 11. Annie’s Athletes 0, Dominating Jordans NS; WV Elite Blue 7, Lady Sparks 5; 509’s Finest 9, WV Elite Red 8; Hoop Dreams 20, Sick With It 10; Granger 10, MV Lady Dogs 4; WV Elite Blue 15, Granger Danger 6; Federal Way Heat 6, Annie’s Athletes 1; Junior Mafia 12, U Can’t See Me 4; 509’s Finest 13, MV Lady Dogs 3; Sick With It 13, Jr Mafia 10; Hoop Dreams 20, Granger 7; Sick With It 11, 509’s Finest 10 (OT); Federal Way Heat 10, WV Elite Blue 7; Granger 14, Sick With It 13.

Girls 9th

Championship: Bballers 16, Pepsi 10. Pepsi Nothin But Net 11, Team 23 10; Shooting Stars 8, WV Ballerz 6; Fantastic 4 16, White Pass 9; Bballers 12, Auto Ballerz 8; Yakima Lightning 18, Triple Double Young 16; Storm 18, Beyond Ballers 5; Pepsi Nothin But Net 17, Triple Double Young 15; Auto Ballerz 9, Fantastic 4 6; Bballers 10, Lightning 9; Storm 11, Shooting Stars 5; Pepsi Nothin But Net 15, Auto Ballerz 7; Pepsi Nothin But Net 12, Yakima Lightning 6.

Girls 10th/11th

Championship: DADD 20, The Extreme 6. Thee Xtreme 11, FROY04 7; Triple Double Blue 0, Err Dam Dayy NS; Hoops for Heaven 8, Fantastic 4 6; Pirates 9, Triple Double Blue 8; The Extreme 12, Hoops For Heaven 9; DADD 20, It’s Goin Down 8; Extreme 12, Going Down 11.

Girls 12th

Championship: Ankle Breakers 20, Granger 4. Team KOBE 14, NVHS 12; Swag Flu 15, Because We Can 13; Granger 20, Ankle Breakers 18; Swag Flu 15, Team KOBE 12; Jordenettes 13, Super Girls 7; Ankle Breakers 20, Sway Flu 17; Ankle Breakers 20, Granger 13.

6-Under Hawks

Championship: Usual Suspects 20, Scarface 9. Game Time 20, Team Flight 8; Team Ramrod 20, 3 The Hardway 19; God’s Gift 20, Versatile 19; Tiger Woods Babies 20, Waps 15; Team Ramrod 20, Game Time 13; Tiger Woods Babies 18, God Gifted 15; Scarface 19, Sunset Allstars 16; Tribal Council 20, White Men Can’t Jump 19; Usual Suspects 20, We Styling You 14; Tiger Woods Babies 14, Sunset Allstars 11; Stylin on You 20, Team Ramrod 18; We Stylin You 20, Tiger Woods Babies 13; Usual Suspects 20, Scarface 12; Tribal Council 19, Wolves 18; Scarface 20, We Styling You 13.

6-Under Pistons

Championship: FABB Four 15, Yakima Sports Supply 14. DRI 19, Dirrrttty 16; Take Flight 20, Street Ballerz 19; Lil Rimshots 20, River Rats 14; Take Flight 18, DRI 11; FABB Four 20, Rim Shots 17; Yakima Sports Supply 20, Wap Town 17; Scoop 19, Hustle & Muscle 11; Suter Squad 16, Hitsquad 14; Take Flight 20, Wap Town 11; FABB Four 20, Take Flight 17; Yakima Sports Supply 16, Scoop 14; FABB Four 20, Scoop 17; Yakima Sports Supply 20, FABB 4 13.

6-Under Suns

Championship: Mon-Stars 16, Diablos 1. Diablos 16. Ballz Deep 13; N U Cava 15, Old School 4 12; MBT Ballers 20, MH All Stars 18; Diablos 17, Pros v Joes 16; N U Cava 17, MBT Ballers 16; All That Too 20, Kukumbus 10; Pros V Joes 0, All or Nothing NS; 2 N Outs 14, Central Assembly 12; Mon-Stars 20, Los Chingones 18; N U Cava 20, Kukumbus 17; B-Squad 0, Brats N Brews NS; Diablos 18, Los Chingones 17; Diablos 20, N U Cava 19; Mon-Stars 13, All That 9; 2 N Outs 20, B-Squad 4; Diablos 18, All That 16.

Mens Open Hornets

Championship: Rez Ballas 20, Cereza’s Towing 17. Pick Your Poison 0, Off In The Woods NS; Playground Lengendz 20, Dark & Light 13; Tom Ligaments 0, Irwin Dental NS; Rez Ballas 18, Multiple Scores 15; Pick Your Poison 20, Moose & Young Bucks 15; Goon Squad 19, Smishmortion 17; Cerezas Towing 20, The Prancing Ponies 12; Rukkurs Ballurs 20, Toms Ligaments 13; Dark & Light 20, Goon Squad 14; Rez Ballas 20, The Prancing Ponies 16; Rez Ballas 20, Dark & Light 19; Rukkurs Ballurs 16, Pick You Poison 13; Playground Lengendz 20, Rez Ballers 18.

Mens Open Jazz

Championship: Anger Management 17, Rack Em 16. The Smiths 16, P-Woop 14; Mod Squad 14, Team Shamoo 13; Anger Management 20, Rack Em 17; Snaggle 16, Tune Squad 8; Smith’s 20, Mod Squad 14; Rack Em 16, Smith’s 12.

Mens Open Pacers

Championship: Recongnized Ballerz 20, The Brothers 16. Some Big One Small 0, MonStars NS; The Brothers 20, Casey & The Sunshine Band 13; The Renz 21, CSI 7; Some Big One Small 0, Pumas NS; Down Low 20, Jacksons 19; Recongnized Ballerz 17, Pretty Peter & Hilmos 16; Down Low 20, Casey & The Sunshine Band 18; Recongnized Ballerz 20, CSI 19; Recongnized Ballerz 13, Down Low 11; The Brothers 20, The Renz 11; Recongnized Ballerz 17, The Renz 12; Recongnized Ballerz 20, The Brothers 17.

Women’s Open

Championship: Washington Wind 20, Shaila LaLa 9. The Has Beens 10, The Lucky Charms 3; 143! 6, Still Ballin 5; The Dream Team 15, Turtle Time 12; Washington Wind 20, KYA 14; Got Game 14, Has Beens 10; 143! 20, The Dream Team 14; Got Game 14, Fantastic 4 11; Shaila LaLa 23, Badunkadunk 12; Bad Mamma Jammas 20, Montana Plus 1 5; 143! 17, KYA 14; Purple Nurples 17, Disgrace 10; Badunkadunks 13, Got Game 12; Badunkadunks 14, 143! 13; Washington Wind 20, Shaila LaLa 14; Purple Nurples 15, Bad Mamma Jammas 13.

Adult Coed

Championship: Can’t Shoot 20, Sunnysiderz 12. Can’t Shoot 20, Johnny Drama Queens 6; Sunnyside 12, One Real Hip Handyman 11 (OT); KCNJ 14, Flame Ballerz 13; Can’t Shoot 20, One Real Hip Handyman 13; Can’t Shoot 20, KENJ 18; Can’t Shoot 20, Sunnyside 15.

Softball

Yakima Parks and Recreation

MEN’S SUMMER LEAGUE

Final Standings

A Division: DT’s Peppers/Tequila’s 10-0, Bob’s Burger & Brew 6-4, Shields Bombers 4-6, Hitmen 3-7, G-Hawks 2-8, Hoops Bar/Beer Nutz 0-10.

B Division: Country Financial 9-1, Bad Boys 8-2, King Mountain Outlaws 6-4, Michael’s Mudsharks 4-6, Washed Up 1-9, Men of Faith 1-9.

C Division: The Bunt Monkey’s 7-3, Water’s Edge Pain Killers 7-3, Meds 6-4, Tieton Bears 5-5, East Valley Fire 3-7, Jagz Barber Shop 2-8.

D Division: VH Legal/CBB Law 8-2, Spike’s 6-4, Little Dutch Inn 6-4, Moss Adams LLP 4-6, Fire Rescue 3-7, Victorious Secret 1-9.

E Division: The Bench Warmers 7-3, Ron’s Coin & Collectibles 7-3, Hooligans 6-4, Desperado’s 4-6, Sons of Pitches 2-8, Retrofits 2-8.

F Division: The Styx 7-3, All Seasons 6-4, The Swamp Donkey’s 4-6, HD Fowler 3-7, Owens Cycle 2-8.

G Division: The AK’s 8-2, Akland Pump 6-4, Chinook Heating 6-4, Sky Hawks 5-5, FSJC 0-10.

WOMEN’S SUMMER LEAGUE

Final Standings

Platinum: Planned Parenthood 8-2, Rezalicious 5-5, T&T Lounge/Mickey’s Misfits 4-6, Yakima Merchants 3-7, Flaming C’s 0-10.

Gold: Over & Under 9-1, Boise Cascade 8-2, Pixie’s 5-5, Little Dutch Inn 4-6, Dirty Diva’s 3-7, Farwest 1-9.

• Alex Cate will start at quarterback for Central Washington’s GNAC football opener Saturday night at Dixie State.

Wildcats coach Blaine Bennett said Wednesday that Cate, a senior transfer from Oklahoma State, has been given the nod over redshirt freshman Ryan Robertson.

Both played, but neither was especially effective in Central’s 35-10 loss last Saturday to fourth-ranked Minnesota Duluth in Ellensburg.

“I thought our first two series of the game were our best in terms of execution, tempo and the things we were looking for,” Bennett said Wednesday. “Unfortunately we made some mistakes in the red zone and came out of those drives with only three points, which was very crucial.”

Cate played the first half and also the final series and finished 9 for 15 passing for 67 yards with one interception that led to a Duluth touchdown. Robertson was 21 for 33 for 236 yards and Central’s only touchdown, but also threw two picks — one of which was returned for a touchdown.

“Ryan threw the ball well at times and we were very excited to see that,” Bennett said. “But at this point Alex fits into the offensive package that we think will play to our strength.”

Arbelo, Walters, De La Rosa honored||

YAKIMA — Yazy Arbelo, Zach Walters and Eury De La Rosa have made the Northwest League all-star team, league officials announced Tuesday.

“Really?” Arbelo said while enjoying a pregame meal. “I did? Awesome.”

“Wow,” said Walters. “That’s neat.”

Said De La Rosa, through interpreter Raywilly Gomez, “Thank you.”

Arbelo, Yakima’s first baseman, began play Tuesday ranking second in the league in home runs (14), while leading in runs batted in (53) and was fourth in slugging percentage (.544) while batting .294.

Short-stop Walters was sev-enth in batting average (.315), tied for second in doubles (18) and had 38 RBI and 12 stolen bases.

De La Rosa, a left-handed reliever, has been one of several Bears bullpen standouts with a 1-1 record, a 1.07 earned run average and a team-high 51 strikeouts in 42 innings.

Conspicuously absent was right-hander Jake Hale, who in 35 1/3 relief innings this season has allowed only one earned run (0.25) while striking out 40 and walking only seven.

Three all stars were the most a Yakima team has had since 2003, when infielders Conor Jackson and Jamie D’Antona, closer Dustin Glant and pitcher Clint Goocher made the squad.

Spokane’s Jared Hoying, who’s among the league leaders in batting, homers, RBI and stolen bases, was named most valuable player while the Indians’ Tim Hulett was tabbed manager of the year.

Rounding out the squad were: 2B Pierre LaPage (Boise), 3B Kevin Mailloux (Everett), DH A.J. Kirby-Jones (Vancouver), C Steven Baron (Everett)/C Emmanuel Quiles (Eugene), OF Hoying, OF Alvaro Ramirez (Boise), OF Ryan Scoma (Salem-Keizer), LHP Anthony Fernandez (Everett), RHP Chad Bettis (Tri-City), RH Reliever A.J. Griffin (Vancouver).
The team was selected by the league’s managers.

YAKIMA — On the frequent occasions in which baseball is referred to as a game of inches, the reference has often been made in rueful tones.

You know — a would-be hit was foul by only a couple of inches or a fielder’s dive came up an inch or two short of a key catch.

It happened that way for Mike Freeman on successive drives in successive innings Tuesday night to the deepest part of Yakima County Stadium. But as has been the case for the Bears’ stellar second baseman this season, and the team collectively, one of them fell for a two-run double that keyed Yakima’s 4-2 defeat of Tri-City before an announced crowd of 1,327.

Asked which ball was hit harder on the cool, damp evening, Freeman said, “The one that went for a double. They didn’t catch that one.”

As a result, first-half East Division champion Spokane will have a tougher time catching the Bears in the second-half race. Yakima (22-11 second half, 40-31 overall) maintained its three-game cushion over the Indians with only five to play, thus reducing its magic number for winning the title to three.

Already the Bears’ overall record had secured a Northwest League playoff berth, the franchise’s first since 2000, and Yakima will open a best-of-three series with the Indians here Monday night.

“We did a lot of good things again,” Bears manager Bob Didier said. “Berger (starting pitcher Andrew) gave us five good innings, Reagan (Miles) got some outs for us and Cantwell (Keith) did a great job of stranding a runner at third in the eighth.

“But Freeman’s hit was the back-breaker, or the game-breaker.”

His two-out, two-run, sixth-inning double barely eluded Jeremiah Sammy an inning after the Dust Devils center fielder had made a back-to-the plate grab of a Freeman drive on the warning track in front of the 406-foot sign.

It also scored the game’s final runs as Yakima won its fourth straight, all against the Dust Devils (11-22, 28-43).

Reagan allowed an unearned run in the sixth, after which Cantwell worked two scoreless innings and freshly-minted all-star De La Rosa pitched a 1-2-3, two-strikeout ninth for his eighth save.

In four games against Tri-City, Bears relievers have allowed no earned runs over 17 innings.

Kawika Emsley-Pai and Henry Zabala had two hits apiece for Yakima while Freeman, who recently accumulated enough at bats to rank among the league batting leaders, extended his hitting streak to 12 games.

The 11th-round draftee from Clemson is batting .343.

“Any time you can extend your season and play for a championship, it’s exciting,” said Freeman, who earlier this year helped the Tigers reach the College World Series. “It really doesn’t matter what level you’re playing at. We’ve accomplished one goal, but we have others to take care of while we’re here.”

Down 1-0 in the bottom of the fifth, the Bears tied it on Roberto Ortiz’s single that scored Tom Belza, who had walked, taken second on a wild pitch and moved to third on Freeman’s first long drive.

Zabala led off the Yakima sixth with a double, held while Raoul Torrez reached on an error and took third on Kawika Emsley-Pai’s single that loaded the bases.

Belza’s sacrifice fly scored Zabala, and Freeman’s blast off the boards in center plated Torrez and Emsley-Pai.

“We’ve talked about it a lot, but our bullpen’s just been outstanding,” Didier said. “One of the keys was the way Cantwell pitched in the eighth (two strikeouts and a groundout after the leadoff hitter singled and advanced on a wild pitch and stolen base). He did that right through the heart of their batting order.

“And our little left-hander (De La Rosa) just seems to get two strikeouts every inning he pitches.”