Donation frees up Cowiche Canyon land

YAKIMA, Wash. — Hikers at Snow Mountain Ranch have had every reason to reach the crest of Cowiche Mountain and presume they were still standing on part of the property purchased in 2005 by the Cowiche Canyon Conservancy.

But they were actually on private property.

“The boundary line of Snow Mountain Ranch, as you’re heading south — which is up the hill — ends before you get to the ridgeline,” said Conservancy executive director Betsy Bloomfield.

The area above that property line, including the ridgetop itself, was actually owned by a ranching family, part of cattle-grazing pastures that are primarily on the south side of the ridge. The ranch’s fenceline enclosing the cattle was below the property line, making the Conservancy’s Snow Mountain Ranch area seem larger than it really was.

Now, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, the Snow Mountain property will be as big as it seemed.

The donation gave Cowiche Canyon Conservancy enough to purchase the top of the ridgeline and expects to close the deal “within the next two weeks,” Bloomfield said.

Bloomfield didn’t reveal the price of the purchased property, which she described as a narrow, 63-acre piece roughly a mile long and “a couple hundred yards” wide.

While lauding the ranching family that owned the mountaintop as “wonderful neighbors” who had never made an issue of Snow Mountain Ranch hikers’ de facto trespassing on their property, Bloomfield stressed the importance of Conservancy ownership at the summit.

“That ridgeline is along the spine of the William O. Douglas Trail, the part that will take us all the way from Yakima to Mount Rainier,” Bloomfield said.

“So it was really a critical piece for us. You’ve got a very high vista, and it’s just an important point for us to be able to capture the ranching legacy of this area … to share this value of this open-rangelands heritage.”

Roughly three-fourths of Snow Mountain Ranch’s 1,800 acres, as well as much of the adjacent ranchland, burned during last July’s human-caused Cowiche Mill Road fire.

WDFW grazing permit questioned

COWICHE, Wash. — A cattle-grazing permit on the Cowiche unit of the Oak Creek Wildlife Area has raised the hackles of a legislative watchdog who has been critical of similar grazing on state wildlife land in eastern Kittitas County.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has issued a grazing permit to West Valley landowners and cattle ranchers Stan and Linda Emerick allowing for 168 adult-unit months (AUMs) — the equivalent of 168 cows and 168 calves grazing for one month — to use this spring on the WDFW’s Cowiche unit between April and June.

Rob Kavanaugh, an Olympia resident who helped author the state’s rangeland management statutes, said he doubts the state has done its due diligence in approving the grazing.

“I’m going to ask for a copy of the (state wildlife) commission’s approval and a copy of the (Environmental Impact Statement),” Kavanaugh said. “And if they didn’t follow that, we’ll go right back into court.”

Oak Creek Wildlife Area manager Ross Huffman, though, said the property to be grazed “came with an existing grazing lease from the previous owner” when the WDFW bought the property.

In addition, much of the neighboring Department of Natural Resource land on which the Emericks has had ongoing grazing leases burned during last summer’s Cowiche Mill Road Fire.

Final Valley wrestling rankings

CBBN 4A: Richland 5-1, Moses Lake 5-1, Wenatchee 5-1, Eisenhower 2-4, Chiawana 2-4, Davis 1-5, Walla Walla 1-5.
This week’s district site: Moses Lake.

CBBN 3A: Sunnyside 7-0, Pasco 6-1, Southridge 5-2, Hanford 4-3, West Valley 2-5, Kennewick 2-5, Eastmont 2-5, Kamiakin 0-7.
This week’s district site: Pasco.

CWAC: Othello 9-0, East Valley 7-2, Selah 7-2, Ellensburg 6-3, Toppenish 5-4, Quincy 4-5, Grandview 3-6, Ephrata 3-6, Wapato 1-8, Prosser 0-9.
This week’s district site: Othello.

SCAC West: Zillah 6-0, Granger 5-1, Goldendale 3-3, Naches Valley 3-3, Mabton 3-3, Highland 0-5, Cle Elum 0-5.
This week’s district site: Zillah.

ALL-VALLEY POWER RANKINGS
Final regular season
Notes: Several wrestlers are likely to appear in different weights for the postseason. Season records indicated when available.

103 pounds
1, Alexio Garcia, Davis (25-5)
2, Jesse Barajas, Sunnyside (28-4)
3, Omar Gomez, Wapato
4, Wyatt Scribner, Ellensburg
5, Kasey Johnson, Zillah
Notes: Garcia went 4-0 in duals while Barajas was 3-0. … Scribner d. Merkle 4-0 at 112. … Johnson edged Granger’s Jose Cienfuegos 7-5 in OT.

112 pounds
1, Joshua Salcedo, Granger (32-0)
2, Logan Merkle, East Valley (24-5)
3, Santos Guerrero, Sunnyside (20-5)
4, Chris Cardenas, Eisenhower
5, Carlos Hernandez, Toppenish
Notes: Salcedo finished regular season unbeaten with Zillah dual win. … Merkle was 1-1 with a loss to Scribner. … Cardenas was 2-1 with a loss to Gonzalez at 119.

119 pounds
1, Nathan Gonzalez, Sunnyside (30-2)
2, Jonathan Salcedo, Granger (31-2)
3, Andres Tereza, Highland
4, Danny Magallon, Mabton
5, Noel Espinoza, Kittitas
Notes: Gonzalez whisked through three duals for the second week in a row. … Salcedo’s Zillah dual win put his career record at 131-15.

125 pounds
1, Irving Jaimez, Prosser (18-0)
2, Aaron Arredondo, Toppenish
3, Cristian Molina, East Valley
4, Vincent Mireles, Mabton
5, Dillon Dompier, Ellensburg
Notes: Jaimez won his CWAC finale vs. Quincy with little activity by the others.

130 pounds
1, Julian Romero, Toppenish
2, Konner Hopkins, East Valley (28-2)
3, Isaac Guerrero, Sunnyside
4, Kody Ergeson, Selah
5, Adrian Guerrero, Granger
Notes: Hopkins picked up his 123rd career win with a 6-2 decision over Cole at 135. … I. Guerrero was 3-0 for the week, Ergeson 2-0. … A. Guerrero displaced Zillah’s Cortez Hernandez with a 5-2 win in their dual.

135 pounds
1, J.C. Cole, Ellensburg
2, Cesar Espinoza, Kittitas
5, Shane McMurray, Zillah (26-6)
4, Isidro Ramirez, Sunnyside
5, Juan Barajas, Sunnyside
Notes: Cole’s only recent losses were to Romero and Hopkins moving up. … McMurray had a 33-second pin vs. Granger. … Ramirez was 3-0 for the week.

140 pounds
1, Colby Coates, Ellensburg
2, Emmanuel Tejeda, Sunnyside (27-4)
3, Sergio Sanchez, Zillah
4, Enrique Gudino, Eisenhower
5, Jonathan Molina, East Valley
Notes: Coates closed his CWAC schedule with a md. … Tejeda was 3-0 with a 9-5 win over Gudino. … Sanchez helped Zillah finish 6-0 in SCAC West duals. … Gudino was 0-3 against a tough trio, including Baich and Tejeda.

145 pounds
1, Preston Baich, West Valley
2, Kamal Qteishat, Ellensburg
3, Ethan Groom, Prosser
4, Fabian Ruiz, Mabton
5, Roger Andrade, Eisenhower
Notes: Baich was 2-1 with a loss to Romero and win over Gudino at 140. … Qteishat returned with a win in the final CWAC dual.

152 pounds
1, Josh Romero, Sunnyside (30-1)
2, Austin Wagner, Davis (28-3)
3, Beto Acevedo, Eisenhower
4, Nolan Bare, Goldendale
5, Anton Yates, East Valley
Notes: In preparing to move down to 145 for the postseason, Romero went 3-0 with a 3-1 decision over Acevedo. … Wagner was 3-1 for the week, losing 4-0 to ML’s Moreno and pinning Garcia at 160.

160 pounds
1, Chris Castillo, Zillah (32-0)
2, Tyler Coates, Ellensburg
3, Tyler Noble, Selah (21-2)
4, Jaime Garcia, Sunnyside
5, Jeremy Waldner, East Valley
Notes: Castillo closed his final regular season with a 28-second pin at 189 against Granger. … Coates and Noble both won league matches at 171. … Waldner was 1-1 at 189.

171 pounds
1, Lupe Mendoza, Sunnyside
2, Dustin Martin, Eisenhower
3, Carlos Ramirez, Toppenish
4, Braydon Ross, Goldendale
5, Jason Ornelas, Granger
Notes: Mendoza and Martin wrestled only once and won. … Ornelas absorbed a loss to Kluever coming down.

189 pounds
1, Kurt Wilkins, Goldendale (30-3)
2, Abidan Duarte, Granger
3, Jose Martinez, Wapato
4, Kyle Kluever, Zillah (28-3)
5, Adam Morales, Grandview
Notes: Duarte took a loss to Castillo, and Martinez got a quick pin in his CWAC finale.

215 pounds
1, Nathaniel Deardorff, Zillah (25-2)
2, Nate Sorensen, Kittitas (27-1)
3, Frank Ochoa, Sunnyside (23-4)
4, Raul Pech, Toppenish
5, Robert Koch, West Valley
Notes: Deardorff got a first-period pin vs. Granger. … Ochoa was 3-0, and Morales went 2-0 with a win over Waldner.

285 pounds
1, Pete Almaguer, Granger (32-0)
2, Richie Rodriguez, Selah (27-3)
3, Adam Peters, Sunnyside (24-3)
4, Alexes Garcia, Davis
5, Narcisco Gutierrez, Toppenish
Notes: Almaguer closed his regular season with a 1-minute fall vs. Zillah. … Rodriguez and Peters were a combined 5-0.

Boys basketball Grandview boys clinch CWAC

GRANDVIEW, Wash. — There are times when it seems all the Grandview’s boys basketball team wants to do is park behind the arc and cast shots from the cafeteria door.

And that’s the diabolical trap opponents fall in.

These Greyhounds stretch you, then shred you.

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With a gym-shaking run of five straight 3-pointers in the second quarter, unbeaten Grandview imposed its versatile will on Wapato and ran off with an 86-61 home victory in a clash of the CWAC’s state-ranked elite Saturday night.

The victory not only pumped Grandview’s spotless records to 16-0 in the conference and 18-0 for the season, but combined with Ellensburg’s loss at Quincy it clinched the CWAC title for the Greyhounds with two games to play.

Grandview’s perimeter-fueled run in the second period — a 19-6 burst in which the Hounds scored on eight of nine possessions — allowed Coach Ray Garcia’s crew to take a different approach in the second half. The Greyhounds spread the floor, made extra passes, worked the clock, penetrated Wapato’s defense — which was weary of the long-ball threat — and sealed the win with a 13-0 blitz in the final period.

“We were waiting for a run like that,” said Daniel Nielsen, who buried six 3-pointers and scored a game-high 26 points. “When the 3-pointers fall like that, we try to make sure we still do other things and not be predictable. Things just fell into place tonight.”

After Nielsen hit the fifth trey in the decisive run, Adrian Reyes lobbed a backdoor pass to Tony Vela for a layin and Grandview spent most of the rest of the night looking for lanes and attacking the middle.

“Our shooters got us going — that was some streak and they can definitely turn it on like that,” said Vela, who turned in another stellar night at the point with nine assists. “They came off screens and from the range. But we changed up in the second half and were more patient.

“We did evrything pretty well tonight,” he added. “The team knows it’s time to start peaking.”

Offensively, Vela’s team was in full stride. Grandview shot 57.4 percent from the field and put up 86 points against a defense that rarely lets anyone above the 60s.

But after letting Wapato zip out to an early 11-4 lead, Grandview’s defense was spot on. Jacoby Howe, the CWAC’s leading scorer, got his numbers with 23 points on 10 of 18 shooting. But Efrain Reynoso, the conference’s No. 4 scorer, was held to five points and the Wolves lost possessions with 16 turnovers.

Even with that, the seventh-ranked Wolves (12-4, 14-4) were within 61-52 early in the fourth quarter. But when Grandview’s second wind kicked in, it was a door-slammer.

Nielsen started the 13-0 run by showing he’s not all 3-point bomber. He scored a weakside putback basket and followed a minute later with a strong baseline move to the rim.

“The game felt much closer than the score,” Nielsen said. “When we play Wapato it’s always back and forth. We knew we had to keep going and keep the intensity up.”

Vela echoed that thought. “Playing Wapato is always intense,” he said. “We both play hard on every possession and it was like that tonight. I looked up and saw a 20-point lead and thought, ‘Where did that come from?’”

Six players scoring in double figures and a team in full speed. That’s where.

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Boys basketball: Pirates move into 1st

PASCO, Wash. — As coaches tend to do, Davis head man Eli Juarez downplayed a bit Saturday’s 57-49 victory at Chiawana.

“This is just a game, it’s just one game,” he said, recounting the postgame discussion in the victorious visitors locker room.

Yep, just one game — and one huge victory.

The Pirates avenged their lone league loss and reclaimed first place atop the CBBN 4A standings with three games left to play.

Three weeks after watching the Riverhawks torch the Davis Gym nets en route to an 80-74 victory, Davis went on the defense.

Pirates guard Jackson Marquis led the way in holding the league’s top scorer, Justin Smith, to nine points, about half his average and 19 fewer than he scored in the Jan. 9 matchup.

Not to be outdone, Davis’ Cooper Kupp limited Jordan Downing — who had 15 in the first meeting — to five, nearly eight below his average.

“We closed out on the shooters a lot better,” said Juarez, noting the Riverhawks’ 5-for-24 shooting from 3-point range.

The Pirates also hit the glass, outrebounding Chiawana 43-39 despite the absence of big-leaper Devonte’ Luckett, who is sidelined for academic reasons.

David Trimble led Davis (8-1 CBBN 4A, 15-2 overall) with his usual all-around performance — 19 points, 14 rebounds, five assists and three steals — and Markus McClurkin added 11 points.

Miquiyah Zamora led Chiawana (8-2, 13-5) with 14.

Davis hosts third-place Richland on Friday.

Girls roundup: Blodgett nets 39 in OT victory

GRANDVIEW, Wash. — Sammi Jo Blodgett poured through 39 points as Wapato survived an overtime CWAC battle with Grandview, winning 66-57 Saturday night on the Greyhounds’ floor.

The victory strengthened the Wolfpack’s grip on third place in the league standings at 11-5 while improving their season record to 13-5. Grandview slipped to 8-8 and 9-9.

The Greyhounds forced overtime when Gabby Montelongo rebounded Karissa Trinidad’s miss of a driving shot from the lane and scored at the buzzer. Wapato then took control in the extra period.

Blodgett made 14 of 22 field goals and 10 of 15 free throws in her school-record performance.

Sophomore Payton Parrish led Grandview with 18 points and 18 rebounds.

PROSSER 57, OTHELLO 35: At Othello, Wash., Tayshia Hunt and Tamara Jones combined for 38 points as top-ranked Prosser cruised.

Hunt finished with 20 points and Jones had 18 for the Mustangs, who led 31-10 at halftime.

ELLENSBURG 52, QUINCY 33: At Quincy, Wash., Shannon Bland scored a game-high 19 points and also had five assists and Caitlin Quirk had 15 points and six rebounds to pace the Bulldogs.

EAST VALLEY 47, TOPPENISH 29: At Yakima, Wash., Jamie Hodgson had 11 points and Tori Carpenter 10 for the Red Devils, who bounced back from Friday night’s loss at Ephrata.

Maria Ciriaco led the Wildcats with 15 points.

EPHRATA 56, SELAH 43: At Selah, Wash., Kelsey Yenney made five 3-pointers en route to 27 points for the Tigers. Sarah Bersing had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Vikings.

CBBN

WEST VALLEY 64, PASCO 29: At Pasco, Wash., Paige Albrecht scored 14 points and Kari Erwin had 11 points, five rebounds and five blocked shots to power the Rams, who led 43-17 at halftime.

CHIAWANA 66, DAVIS 34: At Yakima, Wash., Sadie Sparks scored 13 points to lead three Riverhawks in double figures.

Taryn Cobane led the Pirates with seven points.

EASTMONT 65, SUNNYSIDE 33: At Sunnyside, Wash., Kendra Scott led Eastmont with 18 points and Nikki Gilbert added 11 as they beat Sunnyside.

Monique Willingham led the Grizzlies with 10 points.

SCAC

LA SALLE 51, CLE ELUM 25: At Yakima, Wash., Karly Sattler scored 15 points and Savannah Bonny added 11 as the third-ranked Lightning stayed unbeaten. Lauren DeGooyer had six points and nine rebounds for La Salle.

GRANGER 59, NACHES VALLEY 58: At Naches, Wash., Fantasia Reyes’ 3-pointer with 26 seconds left lifted the Spartans.

The Rangers later fouled and Granger missed its free throw, but NV was not able to get off a shot in the remaining time.

Spartans point guard Italia Mengarelli led all scorers with 26 points. Kelsie Taylor had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Naches Valley.

GOLDENDALE 54, HIGHLAND 23: At Cowiche, Wash., Sadie Shattuck had 16 points and Lexi Cameron added 13 as the Timberwolves overwhelmed Highland.

NORTH CENTRAL 2B

WHITE SWAN 69, WARDEN 26: At White Swan, Wash., Amber Jones led three players in double figures as the fifth-ranked Cougars raced to a 31-point halftime lead and cruised to the victory.

Jones had 13 points and Kassy Espindola and Evelyn Hawk had 10 points apiece.

GREATER COLUMBIA 1B

SUNNYSIDE CHRISTIAN 73, LYLE-WISHRAM 15: At Lyle, Wash., Marisa Broersma scored 17 points and Janelle DeGroot had 13 for the Knights, who led 51-9 at halftime.

BICKLETON 69, KLICKITAT 46: At Klickitat, Wash., Katelynn Clinton had a triple-double with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 10 steals the Pirates past Klickitat.

Samantha Brewer had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Vandals.

TROUT LAKE-GLENWOOD 60, YAKAMA TRIBAL 25: At Glenwood, Wash., Liz Vogt scored 16 points and Dakota Jones added 10 for TLG.

Jazmaine Wong scored 16 points to lead Yakama Tribal, hitting four 3-pointers.

NON-LEAGUE

RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN 44, MOSES LAKE CHRISTIAN 29: At Yakima, Wash., Kendra Staymates totaled 19 points and eight rebounds and Kristin Kinder had 12 points and seven boards to lead the Crusaders.

Boys roundup: Strock delivers big again for Rams

PASCO, Wash. — Austin Strock broke loose for 28 points for the second night in a row and led West Valley to a 74-61 victory over Pasco in CBBN 3A boys basketball Saturday.

Strock, who struck for 28 against Sunnyside on Friday, helped the Rams (5-6, 7-10) pull into a tie for fourth place with Eastmont and Kennewick. West Valley visits Kennewick on Tuesday.

Tyler Cluff added 17 points and Jalen Peake chipped in 14 for West Valley.

EASTMONT 53, SUNNYSIDE 45: At Sunnyside, Wash., Trea Thomas scored 18 points for Eastmont, as they made 9-of-10 free throws in the last two minutes to beat Sunnyside after being tied at 45.

Israel Manzo led the Grizzlies with 16 points.

CBBN 4A

RICHLAND 64, EISENHOWER 51: At Yakima, Wash., Grant Gallinger and Calvin Douglas combined for 32 points as the Bombers downed Ike.

Cody Clayton had 14 points and seven rebounds and freshman Andy Soto totaled 12 points and seven boards for the Cadets.

CWAC

SELAH 91, EPHRATA 54: At Selah, Wash., Kyle Fickes scored a game-high 23 points, Brady Hutchison had 16 points and nine assists, and Drew Dyer added 15 points and 18 rebounds as the Vikings rolled.

QUINCY 55, ELLENSBURG 53: At Quincy, Wash., the Bulldogs missed a driving shot from the lane just prior to the buzzer and a putback basket was waved off.

Joe Montano had 17 points to lead Ellensburg and Reece Ravet 10 for Ellensburg, which led 31-21 at halftime.

TOPPENISH 61, EAST VALLEY 51: At Yakima, Wash., Shannon Isadore had 17 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds as the Wildcats turned in a strong second half.

Peter Equihua scored 11 points for Top-Hi, which outscored the Red Devils 36-23 in the final two quarters. Jonathan Janis led EV with 20 points.

OTHELLO 66, PROSSER 55: At Othello, Wash., Drew Scott scored 19 points and Sam Para added 13 as the Huskies topped Prosser.

Dominic Garza and Kennen Pilot led the Mustangs with 12 points apiece.

SCAC

GOLDENDALE 50, HIGHLAND 33: At Cowiche, Wash., Devon Casey led scored 12 points to lead a balanced scoring attack for the Timberwolves as they beat Highland.

Tyler Hakala led the Scotties with nine points and five rebounds.

LA SALLE 53, CLE ELUM 23: At Yakima, Wash. Kerry Duffy and Mitchell Kennedy each scored 10 points as the Lightning rolled.

GRANGER 59, NACHES VALLEY 47: At Naches, Wash., Brandon Castro led four Spartans in double-figures with 16 points as they beat Naches Valley.

Derek Huck led the Rangers with 13 points.

NORTH CENTRAL 2B

WHITE SWAN 56, WARDEN 53: At White Swan, Wash., Nathaniel Fiander scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds as White Swan held off Warden.

Lawrence Fiander scored 13 points and notched three steals, while Leandro Huereca scored 11 and had five assists.

Warden was led by Victor Flores, who scored 15 points.

GREATER  COLUMBIA 1B

SUNNYSIDE CHRISTIAN 71, LYLE-WISHRAM 21: At Lyle, Wash., Trevor Wagenaar scored 18 points and Steven Bosma added 11 to lead the league-leading Knights.

KLICKITAT 42, BICKLETON 30: At Klickitat, Wash., Caleb Keys scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Vandals downed Bickleton.

YAKAMA TRIBAL 72, TROUT LAKE-GLENWOOD 65: At Trout Lake, Wash., Jarret Wond led the Eagles with 35 points and Phillip Lewis added 14 as Yakama Tribal (2-6) defeated Trout Lake-Glenwood.

Slater Modrich led the Mustangs with 14 points.

NON-LEAGUE

RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN 46, MOSES LAKE CHRISTIAN 38: At Yakima, Wash., Derek Byrne scored 12 points and Scott Shively added 11 for the Crusaders as they beat Moses Lake Christian.

1/30/11 Prep basketball scoring summaries

BOYS

CBBN 4A

Davis 57, Chiawana 49

DAVIS — Kupp 5, Navarro 0, Marquis 9, Markus McClurkin 11, David Trimble 19, Carter 7, Allen 6. CHIAWANA — Downing 5, Lopaya 2, Walter 9, Miquiyah Zamora 14, Graff 0, Smith 9, Knight 7, Adamson 0, DeWitt 3.

Davis 15 13 15 14 — 57 Chiawana 12 14 7 16 — 49

Highlights: Trimble (D) 14 rebs, 5 asts, 3 stls; Amaris Carter 7 rebs.

Richland 64, Eisenhower 51

RICHLAND — Fuller 2, Turner 5, Baker 0, Patterson 6, Burke 3, Grant Gallinger 19, Lakes 6, Colter Quick 10, Hilty 0, Malone 0, Calvin Douglas 13. EISENHOWER — Cassel 9, Gasseling 5, Nickens 0, Cody Clayton 14, Tanner Urlacher 11, Phin 0, Andy Soto 12, Ab. Soto 0.

Richland 16 21 13 14 — 64 Eisenhower 8 19 12 12 — 51

Highlights: Clayton (E) 7 rebs; An. Soto (E) 7 rebs.

CBBN 3A

Eastmont 53, Sunnyside 45

EASTMONT — Grausman 15, Sagdal 5, Jahr 5, Spaeth 7, Fagg 1, Trea Thomas 18, Huguenin 0, McDonald 2. SUNNYSIDE — E. Salmaron 4, R. Salmaron 0, Israel Manzo 16, A. Daley 6, Leija 2, Fernandez 2, B. Daley 0, Serl 6, Medina 0, Amaro 5, Spini 2, Barrios 2.

Eastmont 8 12 13 20 — 53 Sunnyside 14 8 9 14 — 45

Highlights: Barrios (S) 5 rebs; E. Salmeron (S) 5 rebs; Manzo (S) 5 rebs.

West Valley 74, Pasco 61

WEST VALLEY — Jalen Peake 14, Tyler Cluff 17, Wallace 7, Dresker 2, Austin Strock 28, Gilliam 1, Hunter 1, Mollett 4, Robles 0. PASCO — Avery 2, Arroyo 2, Brandon Search 27, Z. Mendoza 9, Burrell 5, Vera 4, Figueroa 3, Coleman 0, B. Mendoza 5, Cleveland 4.

West Valley 17 18 14 25 — 74 Pasco 7 16 16 22 — 61

CWAC

Toppenish 61, East Valley 51

TOPPENISH — R. Isadore 2, Jamison 5, Shannon Isadore 17, Peter Equihua 11, Gudino 8, Pacheco 0, Reynolds 2, Sanchez 2, Wesley Williams 14. EAST VALLEY — Jonathan Janis 20, Davilla 2, Pecheos 2, Nickoloff 4, Markley 2, Navarro 3, Bl. Ward 0, Sauve 9, Br. Ward 9.

Toppenish 8 17 21 15 — 61 East Valley 9 19 12 11 — 51

Highlights: Williams (T) 5 rebs, 3 asts; Shannon Isadore (T) 8 rebs, 11 asts; Gudino (T) 10 rebs; Ben Markley (EV) 6 rebs; Brandon Ward (EV) 11 rebs; Cody Nickoloff (EV) 8 asts.

Quincy 55, Ellensburg 53

ELLENSBURG — Dunlop 0, Gigstead 5, Haberman 4, Davis 7, Russell 0, Joe Montano 17, Ravet 10, Mitchell 2, Jacobs 8. QUINCY — Avalos 0, Jacob Durfee 11, Peterson 4, Behrens 3, Braulio Flores 14, Luke Grigg 11, Martinez 0, Maciel 8, Figueroa 4. Ellensburg    9    22    15    7    —    53 Quincy    12    9    19    15    —    55

Ellensburg 9 22 15 7 — 53 Quincy 12 9 19 15 — 55

Selah 91, Ephrata 54

EPHRATA — Williams 1, Mayer 6, T. Clark 4, Zach Allen 13, Lange 8, Hinkle 4, Snider 0, M. Clark 2, Crowder 0, Bentham 4, Brad Christensen 12, Blair 0. SELAH — Hernandez 1, Weeks 4, Drew Dyer 15, Kyle Fickes 23, Fleming 6, Brady Hutchison 16, Wentz 8, Derek Dowdy 11, Roberts 7.

Ephrata 16 12 14 12 — 54 Selah 28 25 14 24 — 91

Highlights: Chris Weeks (S) 6 rebs; Dyer (S) 18 rebs; Hutchison (S) 9 asts; Kolton Wentz (S) 8 rebs.

Grandview 86, Wapato 61 FINAL

WAPATO — Mandac 2, Reynoso 5, Gomez 0, Clifton Smiscon 16, Arambul 3, Valencia 6, Gonzalez 0, Miranda 2, Craig 4, Jacoby Howe 23, Payer 0. GRANDVIEW — Christian Schrank 14, Tony Vela 10, Daniel Nielsen 26, Adrian Vela 11, Adrian Reyes 13, Salvador Escobedo 12. Totals 35-61 6-14 86.

Wapato 16 15 20 10 — 61 Grandview 15 28 18 25 — 86

FG: Wapato 24-58, Gview 35-61. FT: Wapato 9-12, Gview 6-14. 3-point goals: Wapato 4-16 (Valencia, Arambul, Smiscon, Reynoso), Gview 10-25 (Nielsen 6, A. Vela 3, Reyes). Rebounds: Wapato 32 (Miranda 6), Gview 29 (Schrank 6). Turnovers: Wapato 16, Gview 8. Total fouls: Wapato 16, Gview 12. Fouled out: None.

Othello 66, Prosser 55

PROSSER — Dominic Garza 12, Gustafson 9, Raap 3, Silva 8, Hancock 7, Cruz 0, Kennen Pilot 12, French 4, Killian 0. OTHELLO — Tovar 5, Ortiz 1, Sam Para 13, C. Garza 5, Valdez 0, Drew Scott 19, D. Garza 11, Rodgers 2, CAntu 6, Mollette 4.

Prosser 12 15 9 19 — 55 Othello 16 21 9 20 — 66

SCAC West

La Salle 53, Cle Elum 23

CLE ELUM — Tr. Kretchman 3, Newman 5, Tallerico 6, Allen 0, Ty. Kretchman 0, Reed 2, Nelson 2, Alexander 2, Braxton 0, Wallace 0, Kostenko 3. LA SALLE — Sullivan 7, Kerry Duffy 10, Brusic 0, Smith 4, Bonny 4, Leach 6, Mitchell Kennedy 10, Glazier 2, Maki 0, Pazerekas 0, Rivard 4, Cacchiotti 6.

Cle Elum 9 3 7 4 — 23 La Salle 11 13 18 11 — 53

Higlights: Jeff Leach (LS) 9 reb; Sam Glazier (LS) 6 reb; Carson Talerico (CE) 13 reb.

Granger 59, Naches Valley 47

GRANGER — Pacheco 2, Brandon Oswalt 15, Rodarte 0, Brandon Castro 16, J. Oswalt 0, M. Andrade 4, Matt James 10, Cervantes 1, Andrew Reddout 11. NACHES VALLEY — Bailey 3, Chris Walker 10, Vance 0, Derek Huck 13, Pierson 7, Gaudette 4, Carson Kass 10, Martin 0, Coleman 0.

Granger 12 14 9 24 — 59 Naches Valley 13 18 13 3 — 47

Highlights: Gaudette (NV) 13 rebs; Kass (NV) 12 rebs.

Goldendale 50, Highland 33

GOLDENDALE — Moss 2, Dobson 3, McRae 6, Casimiro 8, Devon Casey 12, Cronin 1, Thiele 2, Milliren 3, Connelly 2, Lesko 6, Lindhe 5. HIGHLAND — Hakala 9, Hyde 0, Gellerson 0, Linse 3, Stoltenow 1, Christenson 6, Uriestigui 3, Pulido 0, Ruiz 0, Hein 7, Packard 4.

Goldendale 11 12 15 12 — 50 Highland 4 5 11 13 — 33

Highlights: Tyler Hakala (H) 5 reb.

NORTH CENTRAL 2B

White Swan 56, Warden 53

WARDEN — Eden 2, Ty 4, Marcus Garrit 20, Victor Flores 15, Bates Trent 12, Brandon 0, Conrad 0. WHITE SWAN — Leandro Huereca 11, Alex Sampson 11, Mesplie 6, Lawrence Fiander 13, Zuniga 0, A. Lewis 0, N. Lewis 0, Vallo 0, Nathaniel Fiander 15.

Warden 11 12 14 16 — 53 White Swan 15 20 13 8 — 56

Highlights: Nate Lewis (WS) 7 rebs; N. Fiander (WS) 8 rebs; Huereca (WS) 5 asts; L. Fiander (WS) 3 stls.

Greater Columbia 1B

Yakama Tribal 72, Trout Lake-Glenwood 65

YAKAMA TRIBAL — Wahchumwah 8, Phillip Lewis 14, Rojas 0, ScabbyRobe 6, WhiteCrow 0, Jarret Wong 35, Wahsise 7, Migwans 2. TROUT LAKE-GLENWOOD — Harvey Starr 10, Van Lar 0, Nakae 8, L. King 8, B. Wells 4, Jacob Wells 10, A. King 4, English 0, Yarnel 0, Hoodenpyl 0, Slater Modrich 14.

Yakama Tribal 19 25 16 12 — 72 Trout Lake-Glenwood 19 15 20 11 — 65

Highlights: Joseph ScabbyRobe (YT) 10 reb; Calvin Wahsise (YT) 9 reb.

Klickitat 42, Bickleton 30

BICKLETON — Clingean 2, Roberts 6, Powers 8, Clinton 8, Harvey 2, Franklin 4. KLICKITAT — Kessinger 5, Southard 3, Schlangen 6, Walters 9, Caleb Keys 19, Meeks 0, Curtis 0.

Bickleton 4 6 9 11 — 30 Klickitat 3 12 11 16 — 42

Highlights: Keys (K) 8 rebs; Kessinger (K) 3 stls, 5 asts.

Sunnyside Christian 71, Lyle-Wishram 21

SUNNYSIDE CHRISTIAN — Trevor Wagenaar 18, DeJong 7, Brouwer 8, Steven Bosma 11, Van Belle 9, B. Broersma 6, Burton 3, Haak 0, Steven Broersma 9. LYLE-WISHRAM — Mills 0, Luke 0, Martinez 0, Kitchens 4, Mutch 0, Wolff 0, Titcomb 0, Armour 0, Stephens 0, Gutierrez 8, Matai 7, Von Ahan 2.

Sunnyside Christian 11 17 18 25 — 71 Lyle-Wishram 2 5 8 6 — 21

Highlights: Henry Matai (LW) 8 rebs.

NON-LEAGUE

Riverside Chr. 46, Moses Lake Chr. 38

MOSES LAKE CHRISTIAN — Joe Timoteger 12, Webb 5, Kotwood 4, Godfrey 6, Merrell 4, Lazio 3, Knopp 4. RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN — Stein 7, Derek Byrne 12, Peggins 8, VanTunin 3, Jones 2, Schuel 3, Scott Shively 11.

Moses Lake Christian 4 14 13 7 — 38 Riverside Christian 11 17 8 10 — 46

Highlights: Byrne (R) 6 rebs, 4 asts; Nate VanTunin (RC) 5 rebs, 4 asts; Shively (RC) 7 rebs; Matt Schuel (RC) 5 rebs, 6 asts.

GIRLS

CBBN 4A

Chiawana 66, Davis 34

CHIAWANA — Reynolds 7, B. Gonzales 6, Boehning 2, Sadie Sparks 13, Shelby Ellsworth 10, Loving 4, Valdez 4, Hayley Hodgins 11, Rivard 9, J. Gonzales 0. DAVIS — Castro 4, Juarez 5, T. Cobane 7, Kaluzny 1, Perez 5, Salazar 3, C. Cobane 0, Noe 3, Ceja 0, Bautista 2, Morales 4.

Chiawana 20 17 16 13 — 66 Davis 9 7 6 12 — 34

Richland 74, Eisenhower 28

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Eisenhower — Richland —

CBBN 3A

Eastmont 65, Sunnyside 33

EASTMONT — Waterhouse 12, Gilstrap 4, Nikki Gilbert 11, Kendra Scott 18, Degman 4, Keane 0, Jones 14, Stuarts 2. SUNNYSIDE — Amaro 0, Jongsma 3, Alvarez 7, Sanchez 0, Hernandez 0, Bermudez 1, Correa 0, Palencia 2, Reyes 2, Herrera 8, Monique Willingham 10.

Eastmont 27 16 8 14 — 65 Sunnyside 8 15 3 7 — 33

West Valley 64, Pasco 29

WEST VALLEY — Courtney Weber 10, Reyes 6, Burns 6, Jaeger 3, Stein 0, Gholston 8, Roberts 4, Kari Erwin 11, Paige Albrecht 14, Gray 2. PASCO — Yessica Diaz 19, Schmaljohn 1, Iverson 2, Trevino 2, Alferness 1, Garza 0, Rodriguez 2, Morrison 0, Benitez 2.

West Valley 24 21 8 11 — 64 Pasco 11 6 5 7 — 29

Highlights: Alexis Gholston (WV) 13 reb, 3 blks; Weber (WV) 6 rebs; Kari Erwin 5 rebs, 5 blks.

CWAC

East Valley 47, Toppenish 29

TOPPENISH — Zuniga 0, Rodriguez 0, Carriedo 3, Bremer 6, Walker 2, Zick 3, Maria Ciriaco 15. EAST VALLEY — Betencourth 1, Ross 0, Mohsenian 9, Raney 5, Merkle 8, Jamie Hodgson 11, Eckert 0, Ward 0, Tori Carpenter 10, Zimmer 3, J. Carpenter 0.

Toppenish 5 13 4 7 — 29 East Valley 11 5 15 16 — 47

Highlights: Hodgson (EV) 7 rebs.

Ellensburg 52, Quincy 33

ELLENSBURG — Shannon Bland 19, Grando 0, Rossow 0, Sharon 2, Strom 0, Swanson 3, Hull 2, Gant 1, Pfeifer 3, Caitlin Quirk 15, N. Gruber 0, Russell 3, G. Gruber 4. QUINCY — Durfee 5, A. Davis 8, Hodges 5, Petersen 3, Snyder 0, Perez 2, Blancas 0, Horning 2, Slager 0, Reynolds 3, Talley 5.

Ellensburg 9 10 9 24 — 52 Quincy 8 8 9 8 — 33

Highlights: Quirk (E) 6 rebs; Bland (E) 5 asts.

Ephrata 56, Selah 43

EPHRATA — Yenney 27, Lutz 0, Weaver 2, Buchert 3, Smith 10, Boyd 4, DeHoog 3, Elsen 0, Lotz 4, Woods 3. SELAH — Wood 1, Fickes 7, Jones 5, McCallister 3, Dexter 9, Merritt 0, Weaks 0, Sarah Bersing 12, Hartman 4, Briggs 2.

Ephrata 16 12 14 14 — 56 Selah 13 5 10 15 — 43

Highlights: Yenney (E) 5 3pt. Bersing (S) 12 rebs.

Wapato 66, Grandview 57 (OT)

WAPATO — Brianna Cordova 10, Gasseling 3, R. Cordova 0, Velasco 5, Lamebull 0, Campos 2, Alvarado 0, Sammi Jo Blodgett 39, Fiander 0, Sosa 0, Anderson 7. GRANDVIEW — Guillen 10, Payton Parrish 18, Espinoza 2, Montelongo 5, Caballero 9, Trinidad 8, Trevino 3, Candido 2.

Wapato 12 8 18 14 14 — 66 Grandview 15 14 12 11 5 — 57

Highlights: Parrish (G) 18 rebs.

Prosser 57, Othello 35

PROSSER — K. Flores 3, B. Adams 3, T. Adams 1, Tayshia Hunt 20, Mercer 6, Petersen 2, Wiley 4, Tamara Jones 18, Davis 0, Hall 0, T. Flores 0. OTHELLO — L. Garza 1, Quezada 5, Christine Kirkwood 20, Hayduk 6, B. Rodriguez 3, A. Garza 0, A. Rodriguez 0, Slagado 0, Tolley 0, Martinez 0.

Prosser 21 10 16 10 — 57 Othello 5 5 14 11 — 35

SCAC West

La Salle 51, Cle Elum 25

CLE ELUM — Cameron 0, Bator 3, Andrus 4, Swigard 6, Allen 0, Winebrenner 0, Burchak 0, Owens 0, Creager 8, Potts 0, Ferguson 2. LA SALLE — Patterson 0, E. Avalos 2, Savannah Bonny 11, McGree 0, Andringa 3, Karly Sattler 15, DeGooyer 6, D. Avalos 4, Standley 6, Zeutenhorst 2, Kaschmitter 1.

Cle Elum 8 5 6 6 — 25 La Salle 19 13 10 9 — 51

Highlights: DeGooyer (L) 9 rebs.

Granger 59, Naches Valley 58

GRANGER — M. Gunnier 0, Wapsheli 0, Italia Mengarelli 26, Villa 0, John 6, Lyndsay Oswalt 10, Fantasia Reyes 17. NACHES VALLEY — Paul 0, Bogardus 2, Farris 5, Sprague 0, Kelsie Taylor 17, Romero 4, Koszty 6, Kayla Curtsinger 13, Justine Benner 11.

Granger 14 17 9 19 — 59 Naches Valley 14 15 17 12 — 58

Highlights: Curtsinger (NV) 13 rebs, 4 stls; Taylor (NV) 10 rebs; Farris (NV) 4 asts; Romero (NV) 4 asts.

Goldendale 54, Highland 23

GOLDENDALE — Sadie Shattuck 16, Lexi Cameron 13, Montgomery 7, Hoffman 6, Keffler 5, Bradley 2, Wheelon 2, Ladigas 2, Kartes 1, Counts 0. HIGHLAND — Rice 6, Newman 5, Al. Wickenhagen 5, Hudson 3, Sorenson 3, Hampton 1, An. Wickenhagen 0, Perez 0, Garcia 0.

Goldendale 17 17 13 8 — 54 Highland 2 8 5 8 — 23

NORTH CENTRAL 2B

White Swan 69, Warden 26

WARDEN — Purneda 0, Stavig 0, Yamane 2, Loera 2, Cole 9, Gonzalez 2, Rodriguez 5, Brown 0, Gardinier 0, Bisnett 6. WHITE SWAN — Van Pelt 7, Evelyn Hawk 10, Sanchey 1, Pruneda 9, Kassy Espindola 10, Zintzun 0, Perez 9, Scabbyrobe 2, Amber Jones 13, Fiander 0, Sheppard 8.

Warden 3 6 5 12 — 26 White Swan 16 24 14 15 — 69

Highlights: Sophia Perez (WS) 7 asts, 6 stls; Jessica Shepperd (WS) 7 rebs.

Greater Columbia 1B

Trout Lake-Glenwood 60, Yakama Tribal 25

YAKAMA TRIBAL — Gleason 5, James 0, Johnson 0, Azure 2, Jazmaine Wong 16, Stewart 2, Hicks 0, Taylor 0, Besa 0, Heath 0. TROUT LAKE-GLENWOOD — Cox 0, Scott 8, Glenn 2, Dakota Jones 10, Liz Vogt 16, Anton 0, Baker 6, Hoodenpyl 3, Smith 0, Johnson 9, Mersereau 4, B. Vogt 2.

Yakama Tribal 2 6 10 7 — 25 Trout Lake-Glenwood 28 21 5 6 — 60

Highlights: Wong (YT) had 4 3-pts.

Bickleton 69, Klickitat 46

BICKLETON — Aymie Osborne 18, Katelynn Clinton 31, Goodnight 4, Venema 4, Brown 2, McBride 4, Mount 6. KLICKITAT — Ky. Kessinger 4, Ke. Kessinger 2, Parsons 8, Samantha Brewer 21, Charice McConville 11, Clack 0.

Bickleton 21 8 24 16 — 69 Klickitat 11 10 17 8 — 46

Highlights: Brewer (K) 10 rebs; Lara Parson (K) 6 rebs; Clinton (B) 12-20 ft.

Sunnyside Christian 73, Lyle-Wishram 15

SUNNYSIDE CHRISTIAN — Van Oostrum 9, Katie Long 10, Janelle DeGroot 13, den Hoed 8, Makayla Morrow 10, Marisa Broersma 17, Van Belle 2, Wavrin 4. LYLE-WISHRAM — Hickman 5, Freemantle 1, Solomon 4, Knowles-Washington 5, Roth 0, Hylton 0, Casey 0.

Sunnyside Christian 31 20 7 15 — 73 Lyle-Wishram 3 6 4 2 — 15

NON-LEAGUE

Riverside Chr. 44, Moses Lake Chr. 29

MOSES LAKE CHRISTIAN — Walker 2, Frionzi 4, Garrett 0, London 0, Yamane 4, Godfrey 0, R. Derage 11, M. Derage 8. RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN — Conradi 0, Byrne 5, Linz 8, LEnderman 0, St. Hilaire 0, Kristin Kinder 12, Keenapple 0, Kendra Staymates 19.

Moses Lake Christian 9 8 10 2 — 29 Riverside Christian 10 12 11 11 — 44

Highlights: Kinder (RC) 7 rebs; Staymates (RC) 8 rebs.

CWU men seize control of GNAC

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Greg Sparling is rarely at a loss for words, and the Central Washington coach certainly wasn’t Saturday night, either.

But the word he said most was, “Wow.”

Which seemed fitting, given the magnitude of the 14th-ranked Wildcats’ 52-50 triumph over Alaska Anchorage at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex.

The victory put Central 1 1/2 games ahead of the Seawolves in the GNAC standings and also tied a conference record with its ninth consecutive road victory.

It also reversed a heart-breaking 98-93 loss to Anchorage in a double-overtime game in Ellensburg on Dec. 30.

“Wow — incredible,” Sparling said via telephone after the game. “I’ll tell you what, my hat’s off to our guys. The weren’t going to let this one get away.”

Asked if it was Central’s biggest win in recent history, he said, “Without a doubt. Not too many people come up here and win.”

Drew Harris and Chris Sprinker led the Wildcats with 11 points each while Jamar Berry had 10. Anchorage’s 6-foot-9 Taylor Rohde topped all scorers with 15 points and also had a game-high 10 rebounds.

CWU led 49-44 with 5:23 to play, but the Seawolves took a 50-49 lead on Mario Gill’s 3-pointer at 3:43.

Neither team scored again until Sprinker, fouled on a rebound with 1:10 to play, made two free throws for a 51-50 Wildcat edge.

Central’s Roby Clyde rebounded an Anchorage miss, was fouled and made one of two foul shots with nine seconds left. A long 3-pointer by the Seawolves Brandon Walker missed as time expired.

“Every time they made a run, we answered and every time we made a run, they answered,” Sparling said. “It was two heavyweights slugging it out in the middle of the ring — huge win.”

The Wildcats have a bye on Thursday night before hosting Northwest Nazarene on Saturday night. They will close their regular season with five of their final seven games at  home while Anchorage plays five if its last eight on the road.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Clyde 0-1 1-4 1, Chris Sprinker 3-11 4-4 11, Jamar Berry 4-10 0-0 10, Perez 1-4 0-0 2, Drew Harris 4-8 0-0 11, Scott 1-8 0-0 3, Gibler 4-7 0-0 8, Johnson 2-6 2-2 6, Nelson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-55 7-10 52.
ALASKA ANCHORAGE — Taylor Rohde 4-13 7-7 15, C. Robinson 3-6 0-0 9, D. Robinson 0-6 2-2 2, Mario Gill 5-10 1-1 12, Walker 3-9 2-2 8, Thompson 1-1 0-0 2, White 1-3 0-0 2, Hearn 0-1 0-0 0, Peterson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-50 12-12 50.
Halftime — CWU 28, UAA 27. 3-point goals — CWU 7-24 (Sprinker 1-2, Berry 2-5, Perez 0-3, Harris 3-5, Scott 1-7, Johnson 0-2); UAA 4-15 (C. Robinson 3-5, D. Robinson 0-2, Gill 1-3, Walker 0-4, Hearn 0-1). Fouled out — Perez. Rebounds — CWU 31 (Gibler 6, Johnson 6, Sprinker 5); UAA 36 (Rohde 10). Assists — CWU 11 (Berry 3); UAA 11 (D. Robinson 4). Turnovers — CWU 14, UAA 21. Total fouls — CWU 18, UAA 15.

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