Title IX: Living the journey

Holden’s playing, coaching career spans length of Title IX || YAKIMA, Wash. — If Cheryl Holden had graduated from high school this month, her athletic credentials would have made her a prize recruit for some lucky college. She was a 5-foot-11 center with a 22-point scoring average in basketball and a powerful, athletic hitter on [...]

Errors doom Bears

EUGENE, Ore. — A night after the Bears were done in by Eugene’s Clark Murphy, they were done in by — well, mostly themselves. Hampered by 10 walks and four errors, Yakima dropped its second straight game to the Emeralds, 5-2 on Saturday night. The five-game series continues today before the Bears stage their home [...]

6/17/12 Yakima Bears update

Next game Opponent: Eugene Emeralds. When, where: 1:05 p.m. today, PK Park, Eugene, Ore. Radio: KUTI (1460). Probable pitchers: Yakima LHP Alexander Carreras (0-0, 0.00) vs. TBA. Click here for box score Click here for standings

CWU unveils new logo

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Central Washington has redesigned its Wildcat logo. The new cat’s head, red and outlined in black, is more streamlined than its predecessor, which had adorned CWU athletic material since at least 2000 and perhaps longer. It will also be available to the rest of the school, according to a staff member. The [...]

Beetles advance at Garretson

YAKIMA, Wash. — Landon Messmore pitched a complete game with eight strikeouts and Yakima erupted for seven runs in the fifth inning as the Pepsi Beetles defeated Mudville 8-2 in the Bob Garretson Sr. Memorial Tournament on Saturday at Parker Field. Trenton Dupre lashed a two-run triple and LeVonte Allen hit a two-run double in [...]

Yakama team wins Thorpe title

OKLAHOMA CITY — They’re back at it again. The Yakama Nation’s 19-and-under all-star boys basketball team, which won tournaments in Arizona and Hawaii last year, captured the Jim Thorpe Native American Games basketball title this week. Capping a 6-0 run in the three-day tournament, Yakama Nation defeated the Seminoles from Florida 37-34 in the championship [...]

6/17/12 Letters to sports

Thanks to coaches of EV Little League To the sports editor — My son got the opportunity to play in the City Classic tournament Little League this past weekend. He plays for East Valley and is on the Phillies Minors team. His team played at the West Valley fields as well as Selah, West Valley, [...]

Thnings are looking up for WSU athletics

YAKIMA, Wash. — Returning to Washington State a little more than two years ago, Bill Moos knew he had his work cut out for him. His task was elevating not just the fortunes and facilities of the athletic programs, particularly football, but also the enthusiasm among the school’s boosters. Moos wasted little time making inroads [...]

6/16/12 A Night With Cougar Athletics photo gallery

Photos from Friday’s A Night With Cougar Athletics at the Harman Center in Yakima, Wash. All photos by Andy Sawyer of the Yakima Herald-Republic.

Eugene’s Murphy carries Emeralds past Bears in Northwest League opener

EUGENE, Ore. — Some baseball games come down to one pitch or one play. For the Bears in their season-opener on Friday night, it came down to one player. Clark Murphy, Eugene’s first baseman, clubbed a walkoff double to cap a Herculean game and give the Emeralds a 6-5 Northwest League victory in 10 innings. [...]

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