Moses Lake wraps up fourth straight CBBN title
Devin Moos makes his way to first base against West Valley Friday at Larson Field.
MOSES LAKE — West Valley made Moses Lake work for its fourth straight Columbia Basin Big Nine league championship.
Playing two seven-inning games in a row for the first time all season, Marnie Skinner and a late rally helped the Chiefs sweep the Rams 5-0 and 9-5. The win in Game 1 clinched the league championship, top district seed and state tournament berth,
“It’s a good feelings,” head coach Dave Gregory said. “The kids really wanted it this year.”
Skinner cruised in the opener, no-hitting West Valley. From the plate, she added three hits and a double. Peyton Ries and Nikea Holman drove in two runs each.
The nightcap was much closer as the two teams were even 5-5 after six innings.
“It was no cake walk,” Gregory said. “It’s hard to play a team three times in a row. They’re out to get you.”
Moses Lake pulled ahead in the seventh after loading the bases and scoring on a wild pitch. Skinner capped the rally with a three-run homer.
Moses Lake hosts Wenatchee Tuesday, 4 p.m., for senior day.
Warden allows one hit in sweep of White Swan
WARDEN — Warden blitzed White Swan with a pair of 15-0 wins, wrapping up a Central Washington 2B South league title.
The Cougars finished a perfect 10-0 in league — with nine shutouts and five no-hitters — and are 18-0 overall.
Aaiyah Enriquez pitched a perfect in Game 1 and Jizelle Pruneda allowed one hit in Game 2.
Ashlyn Yamane was 4-for-6, Allycia Gonzales was 3-for-5 with a home run, Enriquez was 4-for-6 with a homer and Amanda Contreras was 3-for-5 with three doubles.
More, Lexi Gonzalez drove in five runs.
Warden will host Cle Elum/Roslyn Thursday for a tune-up before the district tournament begins Saturday in Ephrata.
Baseball
Selah 10, Ephrata 0
SELAH — Ephrata was unable to get to Selah starter Cort Dietrich and was no-hit in a 10-0 loss.
Selah scored four runs in the fifth inning to end the game.
Ephrata will travel to East Valley Tuesday to determine seeding for the Great Northern League crossover games.
Logan Moss struck out four in 2 1/3 innings.
Moses Lake swept by West Valley
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake ended its regular season with two losses to West Valley 8-2 and 6-2.
In the opener, West Valley led 5-0 after four innings before Moses Lake scored twice in the fifth. Cameron Duke singled home two runs.
Jason Cole allowed eight runs and struck out seven in 5 2/3 innings.
The Rams opened up an early 3-0 lead in Game 2. The Chiefs drew within one run after RBI singles by Cole and Caleb Juarez in the fourth inning.
However, West Valley pulled away with a run in the fifth inning and two in the sixth.
Moses Lake will try to extend its season Tuesday, traveling to Davis for a district play-in game.
Boys soccer
Eastmont 6, Moses Lake 3
EAST WENATCHEE — Moses Lake’s up-and-down season ended with a 6-3 loss to Eastmont in a district play-in game.
“We had great moments and we had some really poor defensive moments,” head coach Rian Allred said.
Moses Lake ended its season 7-0, but boasted wins over the Columbia Basin Big Nine’s top two teams — Sunnyside and Davis — under first-year coach Allred.
Davis and Sunnyside will play for the district championship Tuesday at Sunnyside. Wenatchee and Eastmont also play Tuesday at the Apple Bowl in a loser-out game.
Royal 2, Mabton 1
ROYAL — Michael Rojas scored two second-half goals, rallying Royal past Mabton 2-1 in a district playoff game.
Oscar Aguilar put Mabton ahead with a goal in the 12th minute. After being out-shot 7-6 in the first half, the Knights settled down over the course of the final 50 minutes and tallied 16 attempts to the Vikings’ three in the second half.
Royal travels to Connell Tuesday with a state tournament berth on the line.
College basketball
Big Bend guard Shelley signs with Westminster
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend shooting guard Max Shelley recently signed her letter of intent for play for Westminster College.
Shelley averaged 13.07 points per game for the Vikings as a sophmore. She is the fifth Viking to sign with Westminster in recent years.
Former Big Bend guard Aubrie Vale signed with the Griffins last year.
College baseball
Big Bend splits with Yakima Valley
YAKIMA — Big Bend split with first-place Yakima Valley, winning the first in extra innings 5-4 before winning the second 13-3.
Nathan Ball drove in three runs in the opener and Cameron Ball picked up the win in five innings of relief. More, Blake Springer was 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Yakima Valley scored five runs each in the third and fifth inning in the Game 2 blowout. Justin DeHoog had two RBI for the Vikings and Miles Bigelow was tagged with the loss.
Big Bend holds a one-game advantage over Spokane and Walla Walla for the final NWAC East playoff berth.
College softball
Big Bend loses three of four
WALLA WALLA — Big Bend split a series with Blue Mountain and was swept by Walla Walla.
The Vikings won the opener against the Timberwolves 4-3 before losing the nightcap 10-5. The Warriors won both games 15-7 and 8-0.