Preps: Rodriguez helps Zillah boys to 3 wins

BENTON CITY, Wash. — Zillah senior Angel Rodriguez won the 200- and 400-meter dashes and anchored the winning 4×400 relay at Thursday’s SCAC district track and field meet at Kiona-Benton High School. Rodriguez clocked 22.91 seconds in the 200 and 50.78 in the 400 and helped the Leopards finish the relay in 3:34.24. The top [...]

Local report: CWU men sign guard Williams

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Central Washington has landed another men’s basketball standout from one of the best junior college programs in the state. Dominique Williams, a 5-foot-10 guard from reigning NWAACC champion Tacoma Community College, has signed with CWU, the university announced Wednesday. Williams, who can play both the point and shooting guard positions, is originally [...]

Prep Roundup: Pineda leads Davis soccer past Richland

YAKIMA, Wash. — Williams Pineda scored the first goal and assisted on the second to power Davis to a 2-1 victory over Richland in CBBN 4A boys soccer Tuesday at Davis Field. Both goals came in the first half for the Pirates, who got five saves from goalkeeper Carlos Ordaz. Davis (4-3, 6-3-1) travels to [...]

Fastpitch/Tennis: Vikings power, pitch way past Quincy

QUINCY, Wash. — Sarah Bersing was 5 for 5 in the opener and McKenzie Zerr and Karlee Minnick combined on a no-hitter in the second game as unbeaten Selah swept Quincy 19-5, 15-0 in CWAC fastpitch on Saturday. The Vikings collected 35 hits en route to lifting their league record to 6-0. Game 1 Selah [...]

Local report: YVCC sweeps Blue Mountain

PENDLETON, Ore. — Sam Trout and Shannon Askvig combined on a four-hitter in the first game and J.R. Weigel had three hits, scored three runs and drove in two more in the second Thursday as Yakima Valley swept Blue Mountain 4-0 and 10-7 in East Region baseball action. The doubleheader, postponed Wednesday due to weather, [...]

2012 Prep track and field preview capsules

BOYS 100 METERS — Isaac Anderson (Prosser, sr.) 11.27, Isaac Messenger (Goldendale, jr.) 11.30, Austin Wagner (Davis, sr.) 11.40. Hand timed: Jacob Oswalt (Granger, sr.) 10.8, Herman Herrera (Grandview, jr.) 11.2. Notes: Anderson switches his football speed to the open track and is the CWAC’s No. 2 returning 100 sprinter. Messenger and Oswalt should have [...]

Local report: Allen scores 6 as Yaks roll

YAKIMA, Wash. — Katy Allen, a sophomore from Eisenhower, erupted for six goals and three assists to lead Yakima Valley Community College to a 12-1 victory over Wenatchee Valley on Wednesday. Allen had three goals and two assists in the first half, which the fifth-ranked Yaks led 8-1. Teammate Elizabeth Figueroa finished with two goals [...]

Fall prep previews: Cross country capsules

CBBN 4A BOYS Top returners: Jacob Smith, sr., Wenatchee; Santos Vargas, sr., Eisenhower; Nicholas Boersma, sr., Wenatchee; J.P. Wolpert, sr., Walla Walla; Alberto Melchor, sr., Davis. Favorite: Eisenhower. Senior Jaziel Rodriguez and Vargas were Ike’s top two runners at state last year when the Cadets won the program’s first title in 23 years. Ike was [...]

Fall prep honor roll

NOTE: The Yakima Herald-Republic’s honor roll is a roundup of fall all-league teams involving local high schools. All these teams were selected by coaches. For individual-based sports, such as cross country and swimming, all-league teams are based on district or league results that have already appeared in the paper. FOOTBALL CBBN 4A Co-MVPs: Jordan Downing, [...]

Prep volleyball-Rams win 3A district title

Debora Aguilar served eight aces and Rachel Hanses put away 13 kills as West Valley captured the CBBN 3A district volleyball title with a sweep over Sunnyside on Tuesday. The top-seeded Rams prevailed 25-4, 25-13, 25-9 on their home floor after Sunnyside had eliminated Hanford in a five-set victory. The 3A regional tournament will be [...]

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