2011 State cross country preview capsules
November 4, 2011 by Scott Spruill
CLASS 2B-1B GIRLS 10 a.m. Local qualifiers Individuals: April Soelberg, jr., Riverside Christian; Courtney Widhalm, sr., Riverside Christian. Coaches poll: 1, Northwest Christian-Lacey; 2, Bear Creek; 3, Mt. Rainier Lutheran; 4, Oroville; 5, Morton-White Pass. Others: Asotin, Reardan, Tri-Cities Prep. Lead pack: Sierra Speiker, so., Oroville (defending champion); Morgan Willson, sr., Colfax; Kim [...]
Prep report: Determined return by Pirates’ Karn was perfectly timed
November 4, 2011 by Scott Spruill
YAKIMA, Wash. — Like all of his Davis teammates, Orion Karn has had his ups and downs this season. But his have been especially extreme. One Friday night he’s on crutches watching his once state-ranked team getting shut out. A few weeks later he’s a standout during one of the program’s finest nights ever. “It [...]
11/4/11 Prep spotlights
November 4, 2011 by YH-R Sports
CLASS 4A-3A Heather Seaman, West Valley swimming, senior Scoring 48 1/2 points for the Rams at the CBBN 3A district meet, Seaman clocked season bests in the 50 free (25.81) and 100 free and swam on two top-four relays. CLASS 2A Kailee Wood, Selah volleyball, junior In 3-0 sweeps over Ephrata and East Valley in [...]
Cross country: Ike repeats as regional champs
October 30, 2011 by YH-R Sports
Davis’ Kaluzny wins girls title || SPOKANE, Wash. — Priming for another run at state trophies next week, Eisenhower’s boys and girls had little trouble repeating their team titles in Saturday’s 4A regional meet at Wandermere Golf Course. Davis’ Kaitlin Kaluzny also continued her breakout season, winning the girls race by 12 seconds. The top [...]
Prep roundup: Rankin, Wilson post meet records
October 29, 2011 by YH-R Sports
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Prosser’s Hailey Rankin and Ellensburg’s Taylor Wilson posted meet-record times to highlight local efforts in the Class 4A, 3A, and 2A-1A district swimming and diving preliminaries Friday at the Central Washington University pool. Rankin had a time of 1 minute, 0.96 seconds in the 100-yard butterfly, eclipsing the previous mark of 1:01.21 [...]
VB, XC polls; How state-ranked football fared
October 25, 2011 by Scott Spruill
OCT. 25 STATE COACHES VOLLEYBALL POLL Class 4A: 1. Bellarmine Prep; 2. Mead; 3. Jackson; 4. Olympia; 5. Richland; 6. Puyallup; 7. Kentwood; 8. Chiawana; 9. Newport; 10. Wenatchee.Class 3A: 1. West Valley (Yakima); 2. Mt. Spokane; 3. Prairie; 4. Eastside Catholic; 5. Seattle Prep; 6. Meadowdale; 7. Capital; 8. Auburn Mountainview; 9. Bonney Lake; [...]
Cross Country: Davis’ Kaluzny wins district title
October 21, 2011 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — Davis’ Kaitlin Kaluzny set a course record and Eisenhower’s boys and girls repeated as team champions at Thursday’s CBBN 4A district cross country meet at Walla Walla Point Park. Kaluzny covered the three-mile course in 17 minutes, 38 seconds and broke Sandra Martinez’s 2008 course record of 17:44. Ike’s second-ranked boys and [...]
Local report: Dislocated hip ends Robertson’s season
October 20, 2011 by YH-R Sports
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Ryan Robertson’s season is over. As was feared Saturday when the Central Washington quarterback was wheeled out of Tomlinson Stadium in an ambulance, the redshirt junior suffered a dislocated right hip in the Wildcats’ 30-20 loss to Humboldt State. CWU head coach Blaine Bennett confirmed the injury and Robertson’s status Tuesday before [...]
State VB, XC polls, how football fared
October 18, 2011 by Scott Spruill
OCT. 17 STATE COACHES VOLLEYBALL POLL Class 4A: 1. Bellarmine Prep; 2. Olympia; 3. Mead; 4. Jackson; 5. Richland; 6. Puyallup; 7. Chiawana; 8. Kamiak; 9. Roosevelt; 10. Wenatchee.Class 3A: 1. West Valley (Yakima); 2. Mt. Spokane; 3. Prairie; 4, Eastside Catholic; 5. Bonney Lake; 6. Meadowdale; 7. Seattle Prep; 8. Auburn Mountainview; 9. Capital; [...]
Prep roundup — La Salle rallies past Leopards to win Zillah Invite
October 15, 2011 by YH-R Sports
ZILLAH — Wiping the slate clean after an 18-point loss in the second game, La Salle bounced back to beat Zillah 25-22, 7-25, 15-10 in the championship game of Saturday’s 14-team Zillah Invitational volleyball tournament on Saturday. Two-time defending champion Naches Valley placed third and Goldendale was fourth. The highest-placing SCAC East team was Kiona-Benton, [...]
