West Valley boys team could gets its shot at state champ … twice

YAKIMA, Wash. — The West Valley boys tennis team is ready to take its best shot at the state’s best. Twice if need be. Defending Class 3A state champion Jordan Smith of Mercer Island resides in the same semifinal half of the state bracket with Rams junior Aaron Farmer and senior Mitchell Anderson. If Anderson [...]

Tennis: DeMonds, WV duo repeat as champs

YAKIMA, Wash. — Two area girls doubles teams doubled their regional title count Saturday. Davis’ Erica DeMond and Megumi DeMond repeated as CBBN-Greater Spokane League 4A regional champs at Central Valley High School, while Carly Riehl and Carley Schmidt of West Valley made it back-to-back CBBN-GSL 3A titles at University High. Also at U-Hi, West [...]

Track and field: Vargas sets Valley record in 3,200

Eisenhower’s Brown captures javelin || RICHLAND, Wash. — Santos Vargas may have just barely missed the victory, but did he ever get the time. Eisenhower’s senior distance ace finished second by an eye lash in one of the fastest Class 4A regional 3,200-meter races ever, clocking a Valley record 9 minutes, 1.82 seconds Friday night [...]

Local report: Davis girls claim district team title

WENATCHEE, Wash. — With Erica and Megumi DeMond adding another title to their ever-growing résumé, the Davis Pirates claimed their first district team title since 1998 on Monday at the CBBN 4A tournament. The juniors, who were the runners-up at last year’s district tournament, captured the championship this time around, and are now set to defend [...]

Soccer: Ike, Davis will meet in state tourney

YAKIMA,Wash. — One struck early, the other dropped the hammer late. And they both played lights-out defense. Davis and Eisenhower were at their best at the same time in boys soccer Saturday afternoon and that sets up a rivalry first — a crosstown showdown in the Class 4A state tournament on Tuesday. The Pirates, fresh [...]

Prep track and field roundup: Vargas breaks 23-year-old Ike record in 1,600

PASCO, Wash. — Eisenhower’s Santos Vargas broke a 23-year-old school record while winning the 1,600-meter run Friday evening in the CBBN 4A district track and field meet at Edgar Brown Stadium. Vargas clocked 4 minutes, 12.20 seconds to break Andy Harris’ 1989 mark of 4:12.92. Vargas’ time ranks third on the Valley’s all-time list. Eisenhower [...]

Preps: Scotties roll into state tournament

MATTAWA, Wash. — With goals from three different players in the first half, Highland’s unbeaten boys soccer team charged to an early lead and cruised to a 5-1 victory in Thursday’s SCAC district championship match at Wahluke High School. David Arreguin, Jorge Marin and Luis Nogales hit the net in the first half for the [...]

Prep Roundup: Toppenish soccer wins CWAC district title

TOPPENISH, Wash. — Striking three times in the opening 25 minutes and riding its stout defense to the finish, Toppenish’s streaking boys soccer team blanked Othello 3-0 in the CWAC district championship match on Tuesday. The Wildcats, now 17-1 and winners of 16 straight, advance directly to state and will host a first-round match next [...]

Soccer: Sunnyside beats U-Hi to advance

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, [...]

Preps: Martinez leads Sunnyside to district

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 [...]

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