WSU’s Nick Lewis named ABCA gold glove award finalist
PULLMAN — Washington State University Cougars’ lefthander Nick Lewis was named one of three finalists for a 2026 ABCA Rawlings Gold Glove, the American Baseball Coaches Association announced Monday. Lewis, along with Ruger Riojas from Texas and Eric Segura from Oregon State are the three pitchers up for the national award, according to a release from WSU Athletic Communications. The award is presented annually to the top defensive players from each division of collegiate and high school baseball. The 2026 NCAA Division I Gold Glove finalists were voted on and selected by the ABCA NCAA Div. I All-America and Coach of the Year Committee. In a release from ABCA, the Gold Glove winners in all divisions were announced Wednesday by Rawlings Sporting Goods. Results of this were unavailable at the time of publication.
Athletic Breakthrough gym helps local athletes train beyond the season
QUINCY — While local Basin student athletes may be out for the summer, their opportunities to remain in shape for their respective sports are not. Head Baseball Coach at Quincy High School and owner of Athletic Breakthrough Gym David Garza has made his business available to local Basin athletes to continue developing during the offseason. “You're starting to see the kids who are trying to be more dedicated to their sport,” Garza said. “One thing that contributes to a lot of that success is dedication in the offseason, their hard work in the weight room, the dedication that they're putting in, as well.”
Vikings athletics names Shannon Workinger head coach of women's wrestling
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College announced the hiring of Shannon Workinger as the next Head Coach of the Vikings Women's Wrestling program. As a lifelong resident of Quincy, Wash., Shannon grew up in this agricultural town and Quincy is where her love of Wrestling began. She was one of a very small handful of females who participated in the youth programs there and later went on to be Quincy's first female state champion.
Wildcats’ Asher Cai named Female Athlete of the Year
MOSES LAKE — After a strong senior season with the Wildcats women's basketball program, Asher Cai was named the GNAC Female Athlete of the Year, according to a statement by GNAC. The GNAC Athlete of the Year award is presented annually to one male and one female deemed to have achieved the highest performance athletically. “To be recognized among so many talented student-athletes across our conference is truly amazing,” Cai said in the GNAC’s statement. “While this is an individual award, it’s a reflection of the people who’ve supported me throughout this journey. I am especially thankful for my teammates and the commitment they made this season was so special. Every practice, game and challenge we faced together helped shape me into the player I am today, and I share recognition with them in this.”
Vikings volleyball camp draws athletes from across the region
MOSES LAKE — High school volleyball athletes from as near as the Basin to as far as Seattle and Idaho gathered at Big Bend Community College for a day camp with the Vikings program. “I'm super thrilled that we had this many girls come out,” Head Coach Lindsey Linthicum said. “It's fun to see, we have a girl that came from Seattle, we had a girl that came from Idaho, we've had some that have come a little bit farther, like Tri Cities and whatnot. That was a really fun turnout as well, just to see the expanse of how far people have come for this.”
Quincy standout ‘Duckie’ Workinger returns home to lead Vikings womens wrestling
MOSES LAKE — Shannon “Duckie” Workinger was named the new head coach of women’s wrestling at Big Bend Community College on June 18, bringing one of the Basin’s own back to help build the next generation of women’s wrestlers. “I'm super excited,” Workinger said. “I spent some time wrestling at different places, and it feels really good to be able to come back to the community that I was born in and really establish more connections here and build on the ones that I already have, and just help grow our Basin into a great wrestling (community), even better than it already is, because we have some good wrestlers that come from here.”
Knights’ Briana Cedillo joins the Lady Vikings
MOSES LAKE — Briana Cedillo from the Royal Knights girls basketball team has signed with Big Bend Community College and will join the Lady Vikings womens basketball program. “It's been a long time coming,” Cedillo said. “I was kind of late to the decision. I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep playing or not, but coach (Preston) Wilks and all the girls there were really great.”
Two Eagles earn preseason recognition ahead of 2026 season
CHENEY — Jaylon Jenkins and Othello native Isaiah Perez have garnered preseason recognition by Stats Perform as part of their preseason All-American team ahead of the 2026 season for Eastern Washington football, according to a statement by EWU Athletics. While it's great to be recognized nationally, Perez is also drawing motivation from it. "It feels good to see that we are getting recognition for some of the work we're putting in," Perez said. "It's pretty exciting to see your name on one of those lists, but we know that we have a lot of work to do, and it's a preseason list, and we want to have our names on that list at the end of the season as well."
Washington wins Allstate Big Ten women's championship
SEATTLE — The University of Washington women's sports programs combined efforts have led to them being recognized as the inaugural Allstate Big Ten Women's Championship Series. This award measured conference finishes across all Big Ten women's sports for the 2025-26 academic year, according to UW Athletics. "Winning is in the DNA of Washington," said Director of Athletics Pat Chun in an interview with the Big Ten Network. "Having success across the board is something that's critically important to us."
Cougars golfer reflects on overcoming hardships of WSU career
PULLMAN — After Hannah Harrison’s freshman season with Washington State Women's Golf, she asked herself one simple question: What am I doing here if I am not playing good golf? Harrison had to sit down and talk with her parents. She remembers telling them she does not want to play golf anymore. She could not go on with it for another three years. Harrison could not have seen this drift from the sport coming. Ever since she was in middle school, collegiate golf has been her goal. Yet being a division one golfer put a strain on her relationship with the sport. She did not perform as well as she hoped during the fall season and for the first time in her career, she felt performance anxiety on the course.
