Wahluke soccer champs again
The Wahluke Warriors needed two games to become 2A state soccer champions for the seventh time in as many years this weekend.
Tony Langdon's Warriors faced Connell on Friday. The Warriors put Connell away in a 5-1 second half scoring show. In the first half, Rogelio Guerrero scored the only goal for Wahluke, with an assist from Sigi Pulido, in the 38th minute.
Scoring in the second half was sparked by a penalty kick goal by Ernesto Rodriguez in the 56th minute. Four minutes later Aldo Zamora would score with assistance from Rodriguez to make the score 3-1.
Rodriguez found the back of the net again with help from Sigi Pulido. Pulido then scored a goal of his own on an assist from Jairo Rubalcava.
The Warriors matched up against Ridgefield for the championship game Saturday and defeated them 1-0. The only goal of the game came off the boot of Jose Mendez in the 66th minute.
Wahluke out shot Ridgefield 11-7 and Fernando Munoz, Wahluke's keeper, had three saves on the day.
"We played strong defense for the win," said coach Tony Langdon.
Track & Field
Moses Lake places
The Chiefs' David Moore took fifth place in the javelin throw this weekend. He placed with a throw of 180-8.
Tennis
Lady Chiefs
represent at state
Gabe Madson and Nikki Chambers, the one and two singles players during the regular season, teamed up as doubles for the state tournament this weekend. The team played four matches.
Madson and Chambers defeated Henderson/Brown of Gig Harbor (6-1, 6-1) to begin the tournament but lost their second match to last year's state champions from Bellarmine Prep, Fisher/Kennel (6-1, 6-0).
In the consolation bracket Madson and Chambers were matched up against Richardson/Hebert of Riverside-Auburn and won (6-1, 6-3). The team played Davis and lost the second match (7-5, 6-2) to finish out the tournament.
Baseball
Bator named
tournament MVP
Memorial Day weekend was a good one for Zane Bator who was named Most Valuable Player of the Junior Legion tournament in Pasco.
Walleyes split
at Hanford
The Walleyes played a doubleheader at Hanford this weekend and returned with a split.
The first game boasted a football score of 20-13 in favor of Moses Lake. In the first game Derik LeFave, Josh Munoz and Zane Bator shared pitching duties.
In the second game Moses Lake lost, 8-7, with Cory Hitchcock and Adrien Villa on the mound.
Total stats for the doubleheader included: Josh Munoz hitting 6 for 8 with a double and a homerun, Zane Bator going 4 for 10 with a double and three homeruns, Brett Fredrickson hitting 4 for 8 with a double, Bryan Sanchez going 3 for 5 and Cory Hitchcock and Daniel Collins each adding a homerun.