Local report: Beetles split doubleheader with Kennewick

KENNEWICK, Wash. — Jens Jensen and Kris Janis each had two hits and drove in two runs and the Yakima Pepsi Beetles defeated the Kennewick Bandits 8-5 in the first game of a Central Washington League doubleheader Monday night. Erik Sauve was 3 for 3 with an RBI for the Beetles in the opener. The [...]

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 [...]

Local report: Yaks sweep Columbia Basin

YAKIMA, Wash. — Ariel McKinley and Karyssa Marbet pitched back-to-back complete games with just one earned run each to power Yakima Valley to a 10-1, 10-2 sweep over Columbia Basin in NWAACC East play Saturday at Dunbar Field. Kiley Dunn was 3 for 3 with a double, triple and five RBI in the opener, and [...]

Local report—CWU men’s basketball adds big man

ELLENSBURG — Central Washington’s defending GNAC championship men’s basketball team got bigger and better Tuesday with the signing of Kevin Davis, a 6-foot-9 sophomore from Tacoma Community College. Davis, who prepped at Todd Beamer in Federal Way, played last season for former CWU assistant Carl Howell. He joins a returning group including Jody Johnson, Roby [...]

Northwest Naturals win consolation title

ROCKFORD, Ill. — Kevin Thompson’s sacrifice fly scored Mo Lebron with the winning run in the bottom of the eighth as Northwest Naturals beat the Palm Springs Express 6-5 to win the consolation bracket championship in the North American Fastpitch Association Class A World Series. Lebron opened the eighth with a double and moved to [...]

Northwest Naturals fall in fastpitch World Series

ROCKFORD, Ill. —Despite a two-run home run by Yakima’s Jason Scheibner, the Northwest Naturals couldn’t hold a late lead and fell 6-5 to Ramsey Financial on Friday at the North America Fastpitch Association Class A World Series. NW Naturals 410 000 0 — 5 9 4 Ramsay Financial 001 005 x — 6 3 3 [...]

Local report: Snelson sweeps at Renegade

PARKER, Wash. — Derek Snelson was a double winner Wednesday night, sweeping the feature events at Renegade Raceway’s Night of Fire. Snelson directed his Warhawk Jet Funny Car to a top speed of 261 miles an hour — just off his track record of 267 set earlier this year — in a final run set [...]

Magers, Arndt help lift JRW to title

YAKIMA, Wash. — Tom Magers hit a grand slam in the first inning and that was plenty to back pitcher Shayne Arndt as JRW & Associates repeated as Yakima men’s fastpitch champions with a 10-2 victory over Jason Davis Insurance on Wednesday at Kiwanis Park. Arndt pitched a complete game with 10 strikeouts, no walks [...]

JRW wraps up second-half title

YAKIMA, Wash. — Shayne Arndt threw two complete games, striking out 16 total in 11 innings pitched, leading JRW & Associates to a pair of adult fastpitch victories Tuesday at Kiwanis Park. JRW defeated Jason Davis insurance 9-4 in six innings, and then stopped the Morton’s Supply Gamblers 11-2 in five innings, clinching the second-half [...]

Local report: Upper Valley wins again at state

ARLINGTON, Wash. — The Upper Valley Little League Juniors defeated Stilly Valley 7-1 in the Washington State Juniors state tournament on Wednesday. Upper Valley’s Taylor Logan pitched five innings with four strikeouts against the tournament hosts. On offense, Upper Valley was led by Nolan Cookson, who went 2 for 3. With a win in today’s [...]

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