Basin Select Gold state champs
Bottom row (left to right): Madison Maedke, Mya Spender, Lindsay Gonzales, Madison Krogh, Jazlyhn Verduzco, Aaliya Escamilla, Baylee Bluhm. Back row (left to right): Coach Kevin McDonald, Coach Bill Sarver, Madelyn Balsz, Rilee Heist, Emily Mendoza, Bailey Whitney, Courtney Richardson, Giselle Monroy, Sidnee Pixlee, Morgan Skone, Taya Rogers, Kendall Kemp, Coach Armando "Rambo" Vasquez. Not pictured: Denali Knowles.
The Cobra Basin Select Gold 13U soccer team, consisting of girls from Othello, Warden, Moses Lake, and Ephrata, recently traveled to Lacey, WA, to compete in the Washington State Cup. The team went 3-0 in the tournament to earn rights as state champs. The team won its first game on Saturday against Tyne Castle of Seattle, 2-0. On Sunday, Basin Select Gold defeated Kitsap Pumas 3-1, and in the championship game defeated Cascade of Issaquah 1-0 in overtime.