Soccer: Sunnyside beats U-Hi to advance
May 6, 2012 by YH-R Sports
SPOKANE, Wash. — On a day when neither team could find the back of the net, Sunnyside came up with one more save than University. Angel Cuevas stopped University in the seventh round of the shootout, securing the Grizzlies’ 1-0 victory in a loser-out 3A boys soccer regional game Saturday at University High. With the victory, [...]
5/4/12 Prep poll question
May 5, 2012 by YH-R Sports
Which local conference champion soccer team will advance the furthest in the postseason?
Soccer: Twin powers lift Highland
May 4, 2012 by Scott Spruill
Junior forwards have scored 45 goals for unbeaten Highland || YAKIMA, Wash. — Jesus Gutierrez and Luis Nogales aren’t making a race out of it. They are both closers in a much broader effort and neither is keen on taking too much credit for it. But as closers go, these two Highland juniors are inseparable [...]
Preps: Martinez leads Sunnyside to district
May 4, 2012 by YH-R Sports
SUNNYSIDE, Wash. — Abel Martinez scored two goals in the first 10 minutes to spark Sunnyside’s boys soccer team to a 6-1 victory over West Valley in a CBBN 3A district play-in game on Thursday. Eddie Garcia added a goal and an assist for the Grizzlies, who led the loser-out match 4-1 at halftime. Sunnyside [...]
Prep report: Freshman gives Davis a big boost
May 4, 2012 by Scott Spruill
YAKIMA, Wash. — Pete Orgill doesn’t pay much attention when some people think he’s lost his marbles. When a Hall of Fame prep baseball coach goes with his instincts over standard thinking, go with the coach. So it was on Tuesday when Davis faced Moses Lake in a loser-out game to open the postseason and [...]
5/4/12 Prep hot tickets
May 4, 2012 by YH-R Sports
TODAY TRACK AND FIELD: Fourteen local teams will be in the 22-team field for the Naches-Riverside Invitational at Naches Valley. Events start at 4 p.m. SATURDAY SOCCER: Davis (10-4-1) will host Eisenhower (10-4-2) for the CBBN 4A district championship at 1 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for students. BASEBALL: Carlon Park will [...]
5/4/12 Prep spotlights
May 4, 2012 by YH-R Sports
Eric Amaro Sunnyside track, junior Amaro took over the CBBN 3A league lead in the javelin while winning the Prosser Invitational at 177-0 on April 21 and also ranks third in the 110 hurdles. Sarah Bersing Selah fastpitch, junior The Vikings’ veteran catcher contributed two doubles, a home run and five RBI in Selah’s CWAC [...]
Ike, Davis will meet for district title
May 3, 2012 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — It’ll be an all-Yakima final for Saturday’s CBBN 4A district boys soccer championship. Eisenhower earned its part in the title match with a 3-1 victory over Walla Walla at Marquette Stadium on Wednesday. Goals by Guillermo Silva, Cristian Tejeda and Jesus Delgado helped the Cadets finish 8-4 in league play and tied [...]
Prep soccer/tennis/golf roundup: Davis soccer rallies, beats Moses Lake in overtime
May 2, 2012 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — Down 2-0 midway through the second half, Davis charged back to beat Moses Lake 3-2 in overtime in CBBN 4A boys soccer Tuesday at Davis Field. Jhony Mendoza’s goal with 10 minutes left in regulation drew the Pirates even at 2-2, and Ricky Badillo’s tally two minutes into overtime was the gamew-inner. [...]
Prep soccer: Ike scores late to beat Davis
April 29, 2012 by Scott Spruill
YAKIMA, Wash. — At 240 pounds, Juan Licea stands out on a soccer field populated mostly with slender high-motor types who can run all day. But Saturday afternoon the Eisenhower senior stood out for another reason — the serious hurt he can put on the ball in open field. Capping what was a grueling defensive [...]
