Huskies beat Jacks

OTHELLO —The Othello boys soccer team survived a physical Central Washington Athletic Conference (CWAC) match at home with defending league champion Quincy Saturday to remain atop the conference standings.

The Huskies battled the Jackrabbits throughout Saturday’s conference match to hold on to the 3-2 victory, knocking off formerly unbeaten Quincy.The Huskies improved to 3-0 in CWAC play with the victory.

Othello jumped on the scoreboard first, taking a 1-0 lead late in the first half when B.G. Guzman fielded a pass from Estie Miron and the Huskies took a one-goal advantage into the half.

After playing tight for the majority of the first half, Quincy and Othello continued to battle until Estie Miron found Jorge Campos for a 2-0 Othello lead.

Othello head coach Bernie Garza said Saturday’s CWAC contest was both physical and important.

“Saturday’s game had league (championship) implications,” Garza said. “We were both undefeated and the game was highly physical.”

Garza was right.

Quincy and Othello played through a total of 10 yellow cards and three additional red cards.

“It was a tough, physical match. Every ball was contested,” he said. “The ref was quick to pull out the cards.”

The Jackrabbits tried to narrow the gap in the 71st minute when Ronald Sorto cut Othello’s lead in half at 2-1.

With momentum beginning to swing in Quincy’s favor, the Huskies did their best to stop the Jackrabbits. Just two minutes after Quincy pulled within a goal of Othello, Eddie Morales helped Othello take a 3-1 lead after he scored on a pass from Oscar Pena.

Quincy capped the scoring with their second goal of the afternoon in the 78th minute before falling on the road 3-2.

Saturday’s CWAC contest was physical and Garza said he was proud to see his team knock off the defending champions.

“We are still undefeated,” he said. “We hope to continue that.”

Moses Lake 4, Hanford 3

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake boys soccer team harassed the Hanford Falcons throughout their Columbia Basin Big Nine contest Saturday for a 4-0 victory at Lions Field.

The Chiefs found their way onto the scoreboard in the game’s 15th minute and Moses Lake never looked back. Moses Lake took the 1-0 lead when Stephen Nganga fielded a pass from Derrick Gonzales.

Moses Lake moved ahead 2-0 when Devin Petersen scored on a penalty kick and the Chiefs took a 2-0 lead into the half.

The Chiefs continued to add to their lead in the second with a pair of goals, the first coming when Petersen scored on a pass from Adolfo Cortez.

Moses Lake capped the scoring when Nganga scored his second goal of the day. His second came on another Moses Lake penalty kick.

Moses Lake head coach Bill Bertram said Nganga and Petersen played well in the win over Hanford.

“Devin and Stephen really took charge offensively today,” he said. “Collectively, our spirited play up from created a bunch of scoring chances and our finishing is getting better. But there’s always room for improvement.”

The Chiefs return to the field when they travel to Lampson Stadium in Kennewick to take on the Kamiakin Braves. Kick off is scheduled for 5 p.m.

Girls Golf

Othello 334; Royal 361; Warden 369; Wapato 373; Wahluke 381; East Valley 393

OTHELLO —The Othello girls golf team defended their home course over the weekend cruising past Royal for a 26-stroke victory at the Othello Invitational.

Othello’s Ashley Amoruso led the Huskies to victory with an 18-hole, medal-winning 94 at the par-74 Othello Golf Club.

Royal’s Shelby Forester and Lacey Goroski led the second-place Lady Knights. Both golfers finished with 98s.

Othello’s Delaney Towle and Warden’s Taylor Edson tied for the nine-hole medal, both finishing with a 61 on the front nine.

Warden’s Kim McPartland led the Cougars to third place with a 114.

Track and Field

BRIDGEPORT, Wash. — The Columbia Basin Secondary School (CBSS) track team traveled to Bridgeport over the weekend to compete in the Bridgeport Invitational track meet.

CBSS junior Josh Conner led the Phoenix on the track, bringing three first-place finishes home to Moses Lake. Conner finished first in each the 100-meter, the 400-meter and the 800-meter sprints.

In addition to his personal medals, Conner helped the Phoenix 4X400-meter relay team to a second-place finish, said CBSS track coach Lanny Ledeboer.

“(Conner ran) an awesome anchor leg,” he said. “(He made) up 30 meters on the last lap, missing first place by one second.”