Sports roundup: Othello girls take Hanford Winter Cup
HANFORD — Othello had seven finalists, three champions and ran away with the Hanford Winter Cup.
Othello had 213 points — the only team to top 200 — for first place. Sunnyside finished second with 173.5 points and Warden took third with 144 points.
Quincy and Ephrata finished 15th and 24th, respectively.
Recently, the Huskies moved up to No. 2 in the state rankings and showed they are the best team east of the Cascades with a convincing win in Hanford.
“It shows us where we're at on the east side,” Othello head coach JJ Martinez said. “The good thing about us is we're dominating with so many errors and mistakes we're making.”
Nikki Velazquez (130) defeated teammate Ruby Villegas by fall. In the 145-pound finals, Kaylee Martinez won by major decision 9-0 against Warden's Andrea Hernandez. Estephania Vargas (190) was Othello's third champion.
Gabby Rodriguez (100) was edged by Warden's Aaliyah Escamilla in the finals 6-1. Emily Mendez (105) and Elizabeth Giles (14) also were runner-ups.
Mariah Garza (135), along with Hernandez, finished second for the Cougars.
Othello hosts a league meet Jan. 5 before the Huskies and the Cougars travel to the Kelso Invite on Jan. 6.
“What I like is we haven't peaked yet,” JJ Martinez said.
Local champions:
- 100-Aaliyah Escamilla, Warden
- 130-Nikki Velazquez, Othello
- 145-Kaylee Martinez, Othello
- 190-Estephania Vargas, Othello
Local placers:
- 100-2nd, Gabby Rodriguez, Othello
- 105-2nd, Emily Mendez, Othello
- 5th, Jacqueline Torres, Quincy
- 110-3rd, Denise Guerra, Othello
- 120-3rd, Mya Spencer, Ephrata
- 5th, Iyalhe Barraza, Othello
- 125-3rd, Rose Gutierrez, Othello
- 130-2nd, Ruby Villegas, Othello
- 3rd, Monica Canales, Warden
- 135-2nd, Mariah Garza, Warden
- 5th, Nakisha Guerra, Othello
- 140-2nd, Elizabeth Giles, Othello
- 145-2nd, Andrea Hernandez, Warden
- 235-3rd, Carly Garcia, Warden
- 5th, Amanda Contreras, Warden
Boys wrestling
Quincy takes fourth at Vashon Island
VASHON ISLAND — Quincy had six finalists and finished fourth at The Rock tournament at Vashon Island.
Sultan won the tournament.
Danny Cruz (113), Raul Barajas (132) and Rey Rubio (285) all finished second. Jerry Hodges (182), Devon Salcedo (145) and Ruben Vargas (220) finished third.
Boys basketball
Rio 64, Moses Lake 63
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Moses Lake closed its time in Arizona with a close loss to Rio 64-63.
The Chiefs led by as much as eight points before Rio closed the game on a 13-4 run.
Evan McLean and Zach Phillips poured in 17 and 16 points, respectively.
Omak 51, Warden 48
OMAK — Warden was unable to overcome a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter and lost to Omak 51-48.
“We battled back and gave ourselves a chance to win,” head coach Wes Richins said.
JR Delgado scored a team-high 16 points and Adam Richins had 15.
Girls basketball
Moses Lake 50, Kamiakin 48
KENNEWICK — Moses Lake handed Class 3A Kamiakin its first loss 50-48.
The Braves had a game-winning three-pointer just miss as time expired.
“We knew it was going to be a tough test,” head coach Matt Strophy said.
The trio of Jamie Loera, Jessica Olson and Abby Rathbun combined for 34 points; Loera scored a team-high 13.
The Chiefs led early before Kamiakin slowed the pace and used a 13-8 second quarter to lead 22-20 at halftime. However, Moses Lake came out aggressive in the third quarter to retake the lead 35-33.
With Rathbun and Morgan Yamane in foul trouble, senior forward Alexya Sandmann came off the bench to score six points.
Oumou Toure of Kamiakin led the comeback bid with 12 of her 24 points in the fourth quarter.
Moses Lake hosts reigning 4A state champ Central Valley today at 7 p.m.
Omak 52, Warden 36
OMAK — Bailey Whitney posted a double-double of 16 points and 14 rebounds, but Warden lost to Omak 52-36.
“We got out-worked on the boards,” head coach Dan Caballero said.
Grandview 61, Quincy 37
QUINCY — Rachel Faw scored 14 points, but Quincy fell to Grandview 61-37.
“They have a couple girls that can score,” head coach Cory Medina said. “They're hard to defend, but I was pretty happy with how we swung it around.”
Hanna Soelter added seven points for the Jacks.
Grace Meza paced the Greyhounds with 14 points.
Men's college basketball
Big Bend 92, Mesa 89
MESA, Ariz. — Big Bend used a 53-point second half to down host Mesa 92-89.
Jacob McCord posted a monster line of 40 points and 13 rebounds; Joey Andrews added 21 points.
Women's college basketball
Skagit Valley 71, Big Bend 61
MT. VERNON — Big Bend dropped to the consolation bracket after a 71-61 loss to Skagit Valley.
The Cardinals controlled the glass with 27 offensive rebounds.
Emily Allan led the Vikings with 22 points and Madison Wilcox scored 15.