Chiefs track beats Walla Walla

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Chiefs hosted the Davis Pirates and the Walla Walla Blue Devils in a Columbia Basin League meet Thursday, coming away with an 80-63 victory over Davis.

Returning from injury to lead Moses Lake over the Pirates was Aaron Wafer. The Moses Lake sprinter edged teammate David Gilman and Davis' Demitri Mandapat in a very competitive 100-meter dash. Wafer's time of 11.47 was a step better than Gilman's 11.73, while Mandapat was right with Gilman with an 11.78.

Wafer was also victorious in the long jump with a mark of 20-6, and finished second in the 200 dash and 400 dash. In both the 200 and 400, Walla Walla's Andrew Battenberg outran Wafer for first place.

"With the times he's posting, being out two weeks, he's right there," said Moses Lake coach Nicki Weiland when asked if Wafer was still feeling the effects of his injury. "I think he'll do fine."

Another Chief who shined Thursday was Billy Matthews. The Moses Lake senior finished first in the discus with a throw of 151-00, a personal best in a high school meet for Matthews. After his winning throw, Matthews was congratulated by teammates for his effort.

Despite the winning effort, Weiland expects even more from Matthews before the season is over.

"I think Billy has a lot more than what we're seeing," said the Moses Lake coach. "I'll be surprised if he's not in the 160's and beyond. He has the talent and the heart."

Harman finished second in the discus, and was the winner in the shot put with a toss of 48-03. Matthews was third in the shot put with a throw of 44-06.

Grant Fish finished third in the pole vault for Moses Lake, and Kelland Guerin was third in the pole vault.

In girls' action, Josie Daschel was Moses Lake's only winner, taking top honors in the discus with a throw of 89-11. Carolyn Matthews was third in the discus, recording a mark of 87-09.

Kayla Chamberlain had a strong meet for Moses Lake, earning top four honors in the 100, the 200 and the triple jump.

Boys Results:

Moses Lake 80, Davis 63

Walla Walla 104, Moses Lake 41

Moses Lake Highlights:

110 High Hurdles - 5, Brad Reeder, 20.1; 100 Dash - 1, Aaron Wafer, 11.47; 2, David Gilman, 11.73; 1600 Run - 4, Nick McAlavy, 5:00; 400 Dash - 2, Aaron Wafer, 51.07; 300 Intermediate Hurdles - 5, Randy Koon, 46.83; 200 Dash - 2, Aaron Wafer, 23.27; 4, David Gilman, 24.19; 5, Spencer Fackrell, 24.57; 3200 Run - 5, Daniel Jenkins, 11:23.02; Triple Jump - 4, Spencer Fackrell, 36-091/2; Discus - 1, Billy Matthews, 151-00; 2, Tad Harman, 139-11; Shot Put - 1, Tad Harman, 48-03; 3, Billy Matthews, 44-06; 4, Brandan Anderson, 41-10; Long Jump - 1, Aaron Wafer, 20-06; Javelin - 3, Grant Fish, 149-07; Pole Vault - 3, Kelland Guerin, 12-00.

Girls Results:

Davis 96, Moses Lake 41

Walla Walla 126, Moses Lake 19

Moses Lake Highlights:

100 Dash - 4, Kayla Chamberlain, 13.82; 5, Shavita McDaniel, 14.09; 800 Run - 5, Kristin Budiselich, 2:50.97; 200 Dash - 4, Kayla Chamberlain, 28.72; 3200 Run - 4, Kristin Budiselich, 13:47.43; 5, Megan Schuh, 14:26.61; Triple Jump - 3, Kayla Chamberlain, 31-00; Discus - 1, Josie Daschel, 89-11; 3, Carolyn Matthews, 87-09; Shot Put - 3, Josie Daschel, 29-011/2.