Prep report: Mercer’s 35 gives ’Stangs a big lift

YAKIMA, Wash. — Following up a state championship season is never easy, especially for a team that graduated two all-state scoring stars and has a new head coach. But the Prosser girls are finding their way. And for a time last Saturday night, Sydney Mercer gave the Mustangs a nice flashback that they hope is [...]

Signs of change for Davis trio

Kupp signs with EWU, Wright, Chapman heading to W. Oregon || YAKIMA, Wash. — They’ve played together since they were nine years old. They’ve been instrumental in producing a run of football success not seen at Davis High School in many years, culminating in a record-setting season this past fall. Now, members of that impressive [...]

2/2/12 Davis signing day photo gallery

Photos from Wednesday’s National Letter of Intent signing day event at Davis High School in Yakima, Wash. Click here for information on purchasing any of these photos.

Davis’ Wright commits to Western Oregon

YAKIMA, Wash. — Deion Wright, who rewrote all of Davis’ single-game, season and career passing records, has committed to Western Oregon University, Davis coach Rick Clark confirmed on Sunday. Wright will join an NCAA Division II program, located in Monmouth, Ore., that competes in the GNAC along with Central Washington. The senior quarterback is coming [...]

Football: Kupp commits to EWU

YAKIMA, Wash. — Davis’ Cooper Kupp, a two-way all-state football standout, made a verbal commitment on Saturday to attend Eastern Washington University in the fall. The Eagles got commitments from two of the CBBN’s best seniors on Saturday with Chiawana’s Miquiyah Zamora joining Kupp in EWU’s 2012 recruiting class. Kupp was the CBBN’s leading 4A [...]

Prep football: Davis, Ike an all-state twofer

For second time in three seasons, each school represented on 4A first team || YAKIMA, Wash. — Cooper Kupp of Davis and Mike Jones of Eisenhower were each named to the Class 4A first team Friday when the Associated Press released its 2011 all-state football team, while Alex Sampson and Roy Watlamet of Class 2B [...]

Rams lead Athlete of the Year nominees

YAKIMA, Wash. — Perfect on the court this past season, the West Valley volleyball team was as dominant when it came to nominations for the Athlete of the Year awards. The Rams squad, which finished the season 35-0 and claimed its first state championship in more than 20 years, garnered five nominations — three in [...]

Football: Mead powers past Pirates

GSL co-champ ends Davis’ season || SPOKANE, Wash. — Pick your description: the Davis Pirates got run over, run past, run around and run through Friday night at Joe Albi Stadium. No matter way you choose to describe it, the operative word was: run. Mead, the co-champion of the Greater Spokane League, punished Davis with [...]

Who deserves the Week 10 game ball?

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Prep report: Determined return by Pirates’ Karn was perfectly timed

YAKIMA, Wash. — Like all of his Davis teammates, Orion Karn has had his ups and downs this season. But his have been especially extreme. One Friday night he’s on crutches watching his once state-ranked team getting shut out. A few weeks later he’s a standout during one of the program’s finest nights ever. “It [...]