Local sports recap Oct. 17-22
The Moses Lake Mavericks lost their first conference game of the year on Friday, losing 41-35 on the road to West Valley (Yakima) on Friday. The Mavs are tied with Sunnyside and Eastmont at the top of the Columbia Basin Big 9 Conference.
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The Othello Huskies dropped their games last week, but still made the Central Washington Athletic Conference’s district tournament. The Huskies face off at home against Prosser on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
The Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School Lions finished the regular season with a 13-3 overall record and now prepare to face off against Pateros on Thursday in the district tournament.
Soap Lake volleyball won two of their four games last week and will play Wilson Creek on Thursday in the second round of the District 6 1B tournament for the opportunity to go to the state tournament.
COLUMBIA BASIN – Another week of high school athletics has wrapped up in the Basin, with many teams now preparing to make runs to state tournaments. Read along for updates on each team in the Basin, complete with results and win-loss records.
Almira/Coulee-Hartline
The Warriors lost on the road to Odessa on Saturday, losing 54-14 to the Tigers. Sophomore quarterback Carter Pitts rushed for 14 yards and a touchdown in the loss and sophomore running back rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown on six attempts. ACH, now 5-3 overall, is third in the Northeast 1B (North) league ahead of a home game against Curlew in the division crossover this Friday.
Other ACH results:
ACH volleyball (5-5) lost 3-2 to Odessa on Thursday.
Ephrata
The Tigers went 1-1 on the volleyball court this past week, first sweeping Othello and then losing 3-2 on the road to East Valley (Yakima). With four games remaining in the regular season, Ephrata (9-3) sits in third place in the Central Washington Athletic Conference with a 5-3 record in league play. With a two-game distance between Ephrata and fourth-place Othello, the Tigers look to hold a top-three seed in the CWAC tournament next Saturday.
Other Ephrata results:
Ephrata football (4-4) defeated Prosser 20-17 on Friday
Ephrata girls soccer (6-10) won 2-1 over Prosser and lost to Ellensburg 1-0
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington
The Broncos went 2-0 in volleyball last week, first winning 3-1 over Davenport on Tuesday before sweeping Kettle Falls on Saturday. The Broncos are now 11-2 overall with an 8-1 record in league play. Winners of six straight, the Broncos now have a crucial game against league-leading Colfax on Tuesday. The Bulldogs are 9-2 overall and 9-0 in the Northeast 2B league, with the game determining the leader in the league.
Moses Lake
The Moses Lake football team dropped their first conference game of the year on Friday, losing 41-35 on the road to West Valley (Yakima). The Mavericks (6-2) is now part of a three-way tie for the lead in the Columbia Basin Big 9 Conference, with Sunnyside, Eastmont and the Mavs all having 4-1 conference records. Moses Lake defeated Sunnyside at home 21-19 two weeks ago and hosts Eastmont this Friday.
Other Moses Lake results:
Moses Lake slowpitch (17-3) lost to West Valley (Yakima) 20-11 to lose the district championship but advanced to state with an 18-2 win over Davis.
Moses Lake volleyball (7-7) lost 3-0 to West Valley (Yakima) and 3-2 to Davis last week.
Moses Lake girls soccer (5-10) lost 3-0 to West Valley (Yakima) and 1-0 to Davis last week.
Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School
The Lions improved to 13-3 overall in volleyball last week with 3-0 wins over both Easton and Yakama Nation Tribal. MLCA/CCS finished the regular season with a 9-3 conference record and third in the Central Washington 1B league. The District 6 volleyball tournament begins on Thursday for the Lions, who will take on Pateros at 7 p.m. at home. The Lions are 2-0 against Pateros this season, sweeping in both games
Other MLCA/CCS results:
Lions boys soccer (0-8) lost to Upper Columbia and Saint George’s last week.
Othello
The Huskies dropped both of last week’s girl's soccer games, losing 4-0 to Ellensburg and 2-0 to Grandview. Othello (8-7) begins the District 5/6 tournament on Tuesday with a home matchup against Prosser. The Huskies split their matchups with Prosser this season, losing 2-0 on the road on Sept. 24 and winning 1-0 on Oct. 13. The winner will move on to face No. 1 seed East Valley (Yakima) on the road on Thursday.
Other Othello results:
Othello volleyball (6-6) lost on the road to Ephrata 3-0 last week.
Othello football (6-1) had its game canceled against Kelso on Friday.
Quincy
The Quincy football team won their third game of the year on Friday, defeating Medical Lake in a 43-30 road win. The Jackrabbits are now 3-5 this season with one game remaining in the regular season against Cashmere at home.
Other Quincy results:
Quincy girls soccer (6-10) lost 6-0 to Cascade (Leavenworth) and 2-0 to Omak.
Quincy volleyball (3-12) lost to Cascade (Leavenworth), Omak and Royal last week.
Royal
The Royal football team kept up their high-scoring ways with a 69-0 win over College Place on Friday. The Knights scored 10 touchdowns in the win, including two on special teams and one on defense. Royal (6-1) now enters a Week 8 matchup on the road against Connell to determine the winner of the South Central Athletic Conference (East). Both teams are 3-0 in league play.
Other Royal results:
Royal girls soccer (6-8) lost 2-0 to Kiona-Benton City and defeated College Place 1-0 last week.
Royal volleyball (8-7) beat Kiona-Benton City and Quincy and lost to College Place last week.
Soap Lake
The Eagles won two of their four volleyball games last week, sweeping Thorp and Cascade Christian and losing to Waterville-Mansfield and league-leading Entiat. Soap Lake (10-7) is now finished with regular season play and now prepares for a second-round matchup against No. 4 seed Wilson Creek at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Eagles are the No. 5 seed in the tournament.
Wahluke
The Warriors had their four-game win streak snapped with a 2-1 loss to Connell on Thursday, but the Wahluke girls soccer team got its tenth win of the year with a 7-1 win over College Place earlier in the week. Wahluke (10-4-1) takes on South Central Athletic Conference (East)-leading Kiona-Benton City on Tuesday in the regular season finale.
Other Wahluke results:
Wahuke football (2-6) lost 34-7 to La Salle last week.
Wahluke volleyball (0-15) lost to College Place and Connell last week.
Warden
The Cougars split their volleyball games last week, first losing 3-1 to Walla Walla Valley on Monday and bouncing back with a win over Dayton-Waitsburg on Thursday. The loss to Walla Walla Valley dropped Warden to third place in the Eastern Washington Athletic Conference (East). Warden (10-5) Has one game remaining on the schedule in a home match against River View on Thursday.
Other Warden results:
Warden football (2-6) lost to Dayton-Waitsburg 12-7 on Friday.
Warden girls soccer (6-8) went 0-2 with losses to Highland and Cle Elum-Roslyn last week.
Wilson Creek
Wilson Creek’s back-to-back 3-1 wins over Pateros and Riverside Christian last week moved the Devils up to the No. 4 seed in the District 6 1B tournament. With a win, the Devils (6-7) would move on to face the winner of No. 1 seed Entiat and Riverside Christian/Easton for the opportunity to go to state.
Ian Bivona may be reached at ibivona@columbiabasinherald.com.
