Kaluzny earns CBBN scholarship
June 20, 2012 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — Heading off to Arizona State University this fall, Davis’ Kaitlin Kaluzny earned a nice reward to help with the journey. The Pirates’ cross country and track and field standout has been awarded the Columbia Basin Big Nine’s Jill Kuntz Memorial Scholarship as the league’s top female scholar athlete. Earlier this month Kaluzny [...]
Local report: Wells leads CWU to split
April 15, 2012 by YH-R Sports
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Central Washington freshman Heidy Wells hit a two-run single in the bottom of the first inning and then scattered five hits over seven innings as the Wildcats salvaged a split Sunday with a 3-1 victory against Simon Fraser in the second game of a doubleheader. The Clan won the opener 4-3. The [...]
Davis boys lead winter award nominees
April 14, 2012 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — The Davis boys basketball team raked in the awards last month — first state championship since 1965, Class 4A coach of the year (Eli Juarez) and 4A and all-classifications player of the year (David Trimble). On Wednesday, June 6 at the Yakima Valley Sports Awards luncheon, the Pirates will look to add [...]
Wapato’s Blodgett to play at YVCC
April 12, 2012 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — It’s become a Blodgett family tradition: • Conference player of the year. Check. • All-state honors. Check. • Playing for Yakima Valley Community College. Check. Wapato High senior Sammi Jo Blodgett will become the third of her siblings to suit up for the Yaks. Blodgett has signed a letter of intent to [...]
Local report: Yakima Valley splits with Big Bend
April 12, 2012 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — Getting good pitching and plenty of hitting, Yakima Valley pounded Big Bend 11-1 in the second game of their NWAACC East Region doubleheader, earning a split Wednesday at Parker Field. Big Bend hung on to win the opener 8-6. In the second game, Dan Eck, Seth Darling and Joe Valley combined on [...]
Associated Press all-state basketball teams
March 29, 2012 by Scott Spruill
2012 Associated Press Washington all-state boys and girls basketball team lists: BOYSState player of the year, all classifications: David Trimble, sr., Davis.Class 4APlayer of the year: David Trimble, sr., Davis. First team: Trimble; Jordan Chatman, sr., Union; Zach LaVine, jr., Bothell; Luke Hamlin, sr., Snohomish; Darius Johnson-Wilson, sr., Curtis.Honorable mention: Jason Todd, soph., Jackson; Devonte [...]
Media Classic: Tri-Cities girls shoot past Yakima
March 19, 2012 by Roger Underwood
YAKIMA, Wash. — It was mentioned after Sunday’s Media Classic girls game that Tri-Cities had shot the ball exceedingly well. “We did?” asked coach Cheryl Holden, who had been too busy getting all her players similar amounts of playing time to notice. Then unfolding a statistics sheet, Holden said, “Oh, I guess we did shoot [...]
2012 Media Classic photo gallery
March 19, 2012 by Andy Sawyer
Photos from Sunday’s 19th-annual Media Classic all-star prep basketball game at Sherar Gym in Yakima, Wash. Click here for information on purchasing any of these photos.
Media Classic all-time top scorers
March 16, 2012 by Scott Spruill
BOYS40, Paul Martin, Kamiakin (TC), 200535, Josh Loera, Moses Lake (TC), 200733, Humberto Perez, Davis (Yakima), 200528, Nico Sandoval, Davis (Yakima), 200728, Willie Blodgett, Wapato (Yakima), 200927, Randy Brisby, River View (TC), 199727, Eric Patrick, Kamiakin (TC), 200125, Josh Williams, Davis (Yakima), 199925, Jeff Curfman, Eisenhower (Yakima), 200325, Mike McGee, Kennewick (TC), 200424, Doug Schulz, [...]
Classic roster led by Davis quintet
March 13, 2012 by YH-R Sports
All five starters on title team to play|| YAKIMA, Wash. — The Class 4A state champion Davis Pirates boys basketball team will get one more run together. The starting quintet of seniors, who under the guide of Davis coach Eli Juarez led the Pirates to the 4A title earlier this month, will make up a [...]