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 [...]

Preps: Gonzalez, Johns lift NV

RICHLAND, Wash. — Noel Gonzalez and Koleman Johns combined on a six-hitter as Naches Valley claimed the district title. The Rangers (19-2) will open Class 1A state play at 10 a.m. next Saturday at Moses Lake against Orting. Gonzalez went the first four innings for the win, improving to 9-0, while Johns fanned six over [...]

Baseball/Fastpitch: Selah wins district title

SELAH, Wash. — The Selah Vikings practiced celebrating last week, coach Mike Archer said, and on Saturday night they got to do the real thing. Selah, the CWAC’s fourth seed, claimed the district title Saturday night with a 13-10 victory over East Valley. The eighth-ranked Viks reached the championship game with a 7-5 defeat of [...]

Preps: WV closes out with a sweep

YAKIMA, Wash. — Junior Hannah Souers was 6 for 8 for the day with six RBI as West Valley’s fastpitch team closed out CBBN 3A play with a 19-0, 18-2 sweep over Sunnyside on Friday. Makenzie McFeeley was 3 for 3 with two doubles and three RBI in the opener, and Sara Manning collected three [...]

Prep baseball/fastpich roundup: Pirates still alive in district baseball tournament

RICHLAND, Wash. — Freshman pitcher Elias Moctezuma struck out 10 and Zach Alexander scored three runs to lead Davis to a 4-2 loser-out victory over Moses Lake in the CBBN 4A district tournament on Tuesday. The Pirates advanced to the semifinals later in the afternoon and fell to second-seeded Richland, 7-2. Davis (15-7) will play [...]

Prep tennis/soccer: DeMonds repeat as Inland Empire champs

SPOKANE, Wash. — Davis’ Megumi DeMond and Erica DeMond repeated their title in No. 1 doubles at the Inland Empire Invitational on Saturday, defeating a West Valley team in the championship final. The DeMonds defeated a Clarkston team in the semifinals in three sets, then beat West Valley’s Carly Riehl and Carley Schmidt 6-2, 6-1 [...]

Prep baseball/fastpitch: E’burg wraps up perfect regular season

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Patrick Smith drove in five runs in the first game and Michael Wyatt and Jake Munguia plated four each in the second as Ellensburg capped an unbeaten regular season Saturday with a 17-0, 11-1 CWAC sweep of Wapato. The Bulldogs finished 18-0 in the CWAC and 19-0 overall, thereby claiming the top [...]

Prep Track and Field: Wildman, jumpers help lead Prosser to Jewett Invite team title

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — James Wildman won the 200-meter dash, helped Prosser set a Valley best in the 4×400 and led the Mustangs to the team title in Saturday’s 23rd annual Keith Jewett Invitational at Andreotti Stadium. The Mustangs, who clocked 3:30.38 in winning the 4×400, also swept the jumping events with Wade French (HJ), Dominic [...]

Prep Roundup: Marmolejo records goal, assist in Pirates’ victory

YAKIMA, Wash. — Jetzeal Marmolejo scored the first goal and assisted on the second as Davis’ two-goal halftime lead held up for a 2-1 victory over Walla Walla in CBBN 4A play Tuesday at Davis Field. The first-place Pirates (7-3), who got six saves from goalkeeper Carlos Ordaz, will play Eisenhower on Saturday at Marquette [...]

Prep Roundup: Eisenhower fastpitch earns sweep of Pasco in final at-bat

YAKIMA, Wash. — Josee Saldua singled home Anissa Araiza in the bottom of the seventh inning as Eisenhower capped a sweep of Pasco in nonleague fastpitch action Monday at Kiwanis Park. The Cadets won the second game 7-6 after pounding out 17 hits to cruise 12-3 in the opener. Ike’s Gracie Ortiz had three hits [...]

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