State cross country participants released
Ephrata junior Maddax Iverson, in black, races at last weekend’s district meet. Iverson was one of four Tigers that qualified for this weekend’s state cross country meet.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/SALLY KAATZ
MOSES LAKE — Thirty-nine local athletes will travel to Pasco for Saturday’s WIAA State Cross Country Championships meet at the Sun Willows Golf Course. The Royal girls, the Moses Lake boys and the Moses Lake girls all qualified as teams for the meet, while Ephrata, Othello, Quincy, Royal and Wahluke all had individual runners qualify for their respective races.
4A
Boys – 3 p.m.
Moses Lake: freshman Lane Christensen, sophomore Noah Demchuk, senior Jesse Humpherys, sophomore Colton Lucero, junior Liam O’Shea, senior Jaciel Valdez, senior Angel Verduzco, senior Mitchell West and sophomore Duane Zamora
Girls – 1:30 p.m.
Moses Lake: sophomore Breanna Bischoff, junior Bria Bodenman, junior Alexis Feller, freshman Sarah Humphreys, senior Rianne Nelson, sophomore Rachel Nofziger, freshman Kaytlyn Russell, freshman Natalie Vehrs and sophomore Emma Wallace
2A
Boys – 12:30 p.m.
Ephrata: junior Maddax Iverson.
Othello: senior Sylas Garza, junior Alejandro Mendoza.
Quincy: junior Alejandro Birrueta, junior Sergio Esparza.
Girls – 10:30 a.m.
Ephrata: sophomore Abigail Chamberlain, freshman Savannah Harper and sophomore Hannah Malone
1A
Boys – noon
Royal: junior Carlos Barajas, senior Jesus Mendoza.
Girls – 10 a.m.
Royal: sophomore Rebecca Carlson, freshman Alma Cortez, sophomore Sarah Freeman, freshman Caylee Guerrero, junior Jaelyn Mendoza, senior Cindy Rincon, freshman Yanise Rincon, sophomore Valeria Rodriguez and sophomore Alina Valentin
Wahluke: senior Stephany Elias, senior Ayshane Lopez