Baseball: Lindemann is foremost for Selah
May 11, 2012 by Roger Underwood
Selah senior Lindemann has been a fixture since he was a freshman, now he’s hoping to lead the Vikings back to the state final four || SELAH, Wash. — Kurt Lindemann dug in for a crucial at bat, issuing subtle reminders to himself. Be patient. Stay back. Work the count. Like all good hitters Lindemann [...]
College football: Central to cap spring
May 11, 2012 by Roger Underwood
Annual game set for Saturday || YAKIMA, Wash. — It has not been an especially warm spring in the Kittitas Valley, and Blaine Bennett is cool with that. All the better to evaluate Central Washington’s spring football season, which concludes with Saturday’s noon spring game at Tomlinson Stadium. The Wildcats will be divided into crimson [...]
Prep report: Brothers in arms lead RC to state
May 11, 2012 by Scott Spruill
YAKIMA, Wash. — Having played the last six games of the league season against two teams they outscored 82-7, Riverside Christian baseball coach Mark Grange was understandably edgy about how sharp his Crusaders would be at district. But it helps to have a trio of brothers around who can pitch. Jacob, Sterling and John Haas [...]
Preps: Scotties roll into state tournament
May 11, 2012 by YH-R Sports
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 [...]
5/11/12 Prep hot tickets
May 11, 2012 by YH-R Sports
TODAY TRACK: The postseason is here and the closest meets will be the CWAC district at Prosser and SCAC West sub-district at Naches Valley. Both meets start at 3:30 p.m. FASTPITCH: The SCAC West title will be on the line when Cle Elum and Zillah, both 8-0, meet on the Leopards’ field for a 3 [...]
5/11/12 Prep spotlights
May 11, 2012 by YH-R Sports
Erica DeMond Davis tennis, junior DeMond has a 20-0 record with five wins in Inland Empire doubles with her sister, Megumi, and 15 wins in No. 3 singles for the league-champ Pirates. Eric Lopez Toppenish soccer, senior Lopez scored the first two goals in the Wildcats’ district semifinal win over Ellensburg and then knocked in [...]
Local report — Yaks swept, fall from first
May 9, 2012 by YH-R Sports
MOSES LAKE, Wash. — Yakima Valley swung the bats well Wednesday in its East Region doubleheader with Big Bend, totaling 29 hits. But the Yaks didn’t do well enough in other aspects of the game to avoid a 5-4, 9-8 sweep that dropped them out of first place. Columbia Basin, with a sweep of Blue [...]
5/10/12 Bulletin Board
May 9, 2012 by YH-R Sports
BASEBALL: Yakima National Little League Juniors (ages 13-14 as of April 30) tryouts and registration will be at 9 a.m. on May 19 and 6 p.m. on May 21, both at the Elks Park green field. Cost is $150 and must be paid at the time of registration. Players will also need to provide a [...]
5/10/12 Valley Sports Weekly
May 9, 2012 by YH-R Sports
Golf Apple Tree WOMEN’S DIVISION Throw out par 5s, May 9 Low gross: Marlene O’Halloran 102. Low net: Lillian Joslin 77. Joslin 45, O’Halloran 50, Connie Wilson 52, Helen Tweedy 54, Barb Kinloch 57, Carolyn Henyan 58. Mount Adams MEN’S DIVISION Wednesday League, May 2 1, Cowboy Snowmen 8; 2, Bitin’ Sows 61?2; 3, Renegades [...]
No time to panic: Patient Naches Valley advances in district baseball playoffs
May 9, 2012 by Dave Thomas
NACHES, Wash. — After a league schedule that required them to rally on several occasions or just hang on in one-run games, the Naches Valley Rangers have honed their patient, no-panic approach. As the postseason arrived Tuesday, the Rangers once again applied that philosophy — first by pitcher Noel Gonzalez and later by the entire offense. [...]
