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 [...]

Davis girls win tennis title

YAKIMA, Wash. — The Davis girls clinched the first league tennis championship since 2001 by a boys or girls team by defeating Wenatchee 6-1 on Monday at Kissel Park. The Pirates were led by singles victories by Paige Toop, Megumi DeMond and Erica DeMond. Erica DeMond finished the season 20-0. The Pirates finished the season [...]

Local Report: CWU athletes open strongly at GNAC multi-events championships

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Four Central Washington men are among the top six in the decathlon, and freshman Tayler Fettig met a provisional national qualifying standard in the women’s high jump as part of the heptathlon in the first day of the GNAC multi-event championships that began Monday at Tomlinson Stadium. CWU’s Jason Caryl was the [...]

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 Baseball Roundup: Ellensburg keeps rolling in CWAC

QUINCY, Wash. — Cody Graham pitched a five-hitter with five strikeouts Tuesday as Ellensburg blanked Quincy 11-0 to remain unbeaten in CWAC baseball action. The first-place Bulldogs (13-0 league) increased their lead to 31?2 games over idle Selah. The Vikings’ game at East Valley has been rescheduled for today. Michael Wyatt, Jake Munguia and Dain [...]

Baseball/Fastpitch: Rangers fend off Scots

COWICHE, Wash. — Digging deep to keep its SCAC West win streak alive, Naches Valley’s second-ranked baseball team outlasted Highland for a 6-4, 2-1 sweep on Saturday. Cole Gilman and Nathan Giles both had two-run doubles in the opener, the latter driving in the go-ahead runs in a five-run seventh for the Rangers. Gilman then [...]

Prep Baseball Roundup: Big fifth inning helps Ellensburg remain unbeaten

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Breaking a tie game with five runs in the fifth inning, second-ranked Ellensburg remained unbeaten with an 8-2 victory over Ephrata in CWAC baseball on Tuesday. Kody Graham threw a complete game with six shutout innings to help the Bulldogs improve to 10-0 in league and 11-0 for the season. Corbin Richardson [...]

Prep roundup: Top-Hi shuts out Wenatchee

TOPPENISH, Wash. — Toppenish started quickly and cruised from there in posting a 3-0 victory over Wenatchee in a nonleague boys soccer match Thursday. Two of the Wildcats’ goals came in the first 13 minutes, with Jonathan Lopez scoring in the seventh minute off an assist from Ivan Sabalsa, and Sabalsa scoring in the 13th [...]

Prep baseball roundup: Richardson lifts Ellensburg to victory

EPHRATA, Wash. — Corbin Richardson’s two-run single in the seventh inning lifted Ellensburg to a 3-1 win over Ephrata on Tuesday in CWAC baseball action on the Tigers’ turf. The victory improved the Bulldogs to 3-0 in league play. With one out in the top of the seventh, Michael Wyatt walked and Jake Munguia reached [...]

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 [...]

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