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GALLERY: Mid-season review

by IAN BIVONA
Sports Reporter | January 12, 2023 3:52 PM

COLUMBIA BASIN – As the mid-way point of the winter sports season passes on, local teams are ramping up for the final stretch into various postseason tournaments and competitions.

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The Moses Lake girls wrestling team has had strong showings in competitions across the state, recently placing third at the Kelso girls tournament where five wrestlers placed individually.

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Challenged with a roster full of young talent, the Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors have begun the season 8-5 – including a 4-2 record in league play.

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The Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School girls basketball team has jumped out to an 11-2 start to the season, winning games by an average of 16.1 points.

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Othello boys wrestlers have placed well at tournaments all season, highlighted by a top-ten finish at Tri-State in Idaho and recently placing fourth out of 56 teams at Gut Check last weekend.

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After a three-game loss streak during the holidays, the Quincy Jackrabbits have rallied to win 3 of their last four games including an exciting 83-81 come-from-behind win against Chelan last week. Quincy is currently 8-6 on the year.

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In their quest to defend their 2021-2022 state championship, the Warden girls basketball team has started the season 9-4 and stands on top of the Eastern Washington Athletic Conference (East) with a perfect 4-0 record in league play.

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Ahead of a Thursday dual against Grandview, the Ephrata Tigers hold a 4-1 record in duals this season.

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With some impressive outings from junior Pavlo Stoyan, the Soap Lake Eagles check in at 6-5 at the midway point of the season, including winning four-straight games from Dec. 15 to Jan. 3.