From player to coach
Former Moses Lake High School softball player and 2023 Covenant Christian School graduate Ali Stanley, left, talks with Royal sophomore Jill Allred during a May 10 practice in Royal City. Stanley has been coaching with the Knights this season after Big Bend’s softball season was canceled last fall.
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Ali Stanley looks on during warm-ups of a May 10 practice in Royal City. Stanley said she had interest in pursuing a coaching career once she concluded playing collegiate softball, but got a taste of the action a little earlier than expected.
2023 graduate Ali Stanley makes contact with a pitch during a game against Eastmont in the 2023 season. Stanley was a two-time first-team all-league outfielder with the Mavericks, and the Columbia Basin Big 9 Defensive Player of the Year in 2022.
Royal Assistant Coach Ali Stanley, in gray, works with Royal players on fielding ground balls during a May 10 practice. Royal Head Coach Lisa Lawrence praised Stanley’s ability to work with a variety of position groups.
Ian Bivona serves as the Columbia Basin Herald’s sports reporter and is a graduate of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He enjoys the behind-the-scenes stories that lead up to the wins and losses of the various sports teams in the Basin. Football is his favorite sport, though he likes them all, and his favorite team is the Jets. He lives in Soap Lake with his cat, Honey. | May 23, 2024 1:20 AM
ROYAL CITY — When Ali Stanley graduated from Covenant Christian School in the spring of 2023, she anticipated playing collegiate softball locally in Moses Lake, suiting up for the Big Bend Vikings.
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