Chiefs heading into cross country regionals
Prep sports recaps
WENATCHEE - The Moses Lake boys cross country team got three excellent outings last Thursday before heading into regional meet action this week.
Moses Lake finished sixth among seven 4A squads at the Columbia Basin League district meet at Walla Walla Point Park's 3.0-mile course. Jeff Marsh, as he's done all year, put forth a great time for his team - finishing 14th in 16 minutes, 38 seconds - and was joined in the top 20 by Air Santiago (19th in 16:44) and Nick McAlavy (20th in 16:45).
Also competing at districts for the Chiefs were Daniel Jenkins (33rd in 17:17), Skyler Hoffer (41st in 17:53), Steffen Klespch (45th in 18:06) and Erik Chambers (48th in 18:12).
Moses Lake scored 127 points to finish ahead of seventh-place Wenatchee (157). Eisenhower took the district title with 31 points, edging Richland by 19 points. Eisenhower's Cody Van Debrake was the individual winner in 15:55, with Richland's Ryan Willits, Ike's Bryan Simison, and Richland's Benn Fussner and Nathan Schweiger rounding out the top five.
In the girls' race, Moses Lake's Kristin Budiselich was 23rd in 20:34. Teammates Amy Cromer (38th in 23:08) and Danielle Holle (40th in 23:55) also competed in Wenatchee, though the Chiefs didn't field a complete team.
Richland's girls won the district title with 46 points, four ahead of runner-up Davis, which had the winning individual - junior Sandra Martinez in 18:05. Janette Rodriguez of Pasco, Danielle Amparan of Richland, Shawna Schooley of Davis and Skye Pauly of Wenatchee rounded out the top five.
The Chiefs will compete this Saturday at regionals in Spokane.
Soccer
Moses Lake Christian 2, Trout Lake 1
TROUT LAKE - The Lions' boys earned a victory by rallying in their second-to-last league contest on Saturday.
Trout Lake took a 1-0 lead into the halftime break on an own goal by the Lions. But Moses Lake Christian tied it when Jae Yoon Jung found the back of the net, then got the eventual game-winner courtesy of Jared DeTrolio.
Moses Lake Christian finishes the regular season on Tuesday at Sunnyside Christian, a game that should figure heavily into the race for the league's No. 1 seed. The second and third seeds face each other on Friday, with the winner advancing to take on the top seed on Saturday.
Warden 2, Royal 0
ROYAL CITY - The Lady Cougars knocked off the Lady Knights on Saturday in the SCAC regular-season finale for both teams.
Warden's Diana Rolon put her team on the board at the 16-minute mark with an unassisted tally. Barbara Horta added the insurance goal one minute into stoppage time of the second half, also unassisted.
The Cougars had 14 shots on goal to the Knights' nine. Horta and Randi Wright split time in goal for Warden and combined for seven saves. Royal's Danni Callahan had five stops.
Volleyball
Moses Lake Christian 3, Entiat 1
ENTIAT - The Lady Lions held off the Tigers in North Central Washington League action on Saturday.
Moses Lake Christian stayed undefeated in league play by scores of 25-13, 25-17, 13-25 and 25-19. The Lions' perfect mark was ruined last Thursday in a loss to 2B state power Manson.
Against Entiat, Ashley Cole distributed 30 assists for the Lions. Esther Timofeyev had 20 kills, 17 digs and six blocks. Heidi Sandberg had 20 digs and seven kills, while Madison Jennings chipped in four kills, seven digs and seven serving aces.
Moses Lake Christian returns home on Tuesday, hosting the Pateros Nannies at 5:30 p.m.