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BASIN SPORTS SCHEDULE: Dec. 22-29, 2025
COLUMBIA BASIN — Local athletes head into winter break and begin to slow competition, but will still be working ha…
Warden Cougars bring home third-place trophy
SPOKANE – After falling to No. 1 seed Colfax in the 2B girls state semifinals, No. 4 Warden bounced back with a 54-47 win over No. 3 Napavine in the third/fift…
Broncos take fifth at 2B boys state tourney
SPOKANE – The exhaustion of playing four games in as many days at the 2B boys state tournament finally started to wear on the No. 9 seed Lind-Ritzville/Sprague…
Othello girls take sixth at state tournament
YAKIMA — The Othello High School girls basketball team accepts the sixth place trophy at the WIAA 2B State Tournament Saturday. The Huskies season ended with a…
Lions fall out of 1B tourney with loss to Orcas Island
SPOKANE – The MLCA/CCS Lions weren’t able to overcome a slow start in the first half of Friday’s consolation semifinal round of the 1B Boys State Basketball To…
Colfax tops Warden in state semis
SPOKANE – In a rematch of the 2022 2B girls state finals, the No. 4 seed Warden Cougars once against shared the court with the No. 1 Colfax Bulldogs in the Spo…
Broncos fall in state semis
SPOKANE – After holding a nine-point advantage at halftime, the No. 9 seed Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos fell to the No. 5 seed Brewster Bears 55-50 in the 2B…
Lions fall to DeSales in 1B boys quarterfinals
SPOKANE — The No. 5 seed Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School boys fell victim to a strong defensive showing by No. 3 DeSales on Thursday nig…
Cougars on to semis after 15-point win over La Conner
SPOKANE – Defense was the theme in No. 4 seed Warden’s 58-43 win over No. 6 La Conner in the 2B girls state quarterfinals, forcing the Braves into 17 turnovers…
Warden bests La Connor 58-43
Warden senior Quinn Erdmann runs out of the tunnel of Cougar players during player introductions before playing La Conner, which Warden defeated 58-43 late Thu…
No. 9 Broncos upset No. 2 Morton-White Pass, advance to state semis
SPOKANE – Foul trouble was present on both sides of Thursday’s state quarterfinals matchup between No. 9 seed Lind-Ritzville/Sprague and No. 2 Morton-White Pas…
Battle of the Lions
SPOKANE — Despite a scare late in the fourth quarter, the No. 5 seed MLCA/CCS Lions held on to advance to the 1B boys state quarterfinals with a 58-54 win over…
Othello takes 33-31 state playoff win
YAKIMA — The Othello Huskies used tough defense and hit a couple of critical free throws to defeat the Lynden Lions 33-31 and advance to the quarterfinals of t…
Broncos use strong fourth quarter to overwhelm Adna
SPOKANE — A six-point lead going into the fourth quarter turned into a 15-point win over Adna for the Lind-Ritzville Broncos in the Round of 12 in the 2B Boys …
Lions fall to Odessa in girls 1B state tournament
SPOKANE — In a back-and-forth first game inside the Spokane Arena, the Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School Lions fell to Odessa 55-50 in the…
Basin sports schedule Mar. 1-7
COLUMBIA BASIN – It’s the final week of the winter sports season here in the Basin, as five local boys and girls basketball teams chase their dreams of achievi…