High School Sports
For the latest on high school sports, browse through our sports news articles below.
Season recap with the Royal Knights football team
MOSES LAKE — On this episode of the Basin Box Score podcast, host Mike Maynard sits down with three seniors from t…
Mavs best Tigers 4-0
MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake Mavericks and the Ephrata Tigers went head-to-head Thursday night on the Ephrata soccer pitch with the game ending with a score of …
Earned recognition
OTHELLO — Sammy Rocha said he learned to coach wrestling from the best. Rocha, the girls wrestling coach at Othello High School, was named co-Coach of the …
Wahluke looks to continue building team cohesion after strong start
MATTAWA – Wahluke soccer has started their 2025 season 2-1 and Coach Cele Lopez expressed pride in the team that has been built so far. This season the tea…
Referee shortage hits local fields
EPHRATA – Local communities have been feeling the impact of the nationwide officiating shortage which has had an impact on all sports. According to Bruce …
Jacks best Goats 4-1
QUINCY – The Quincy Jacks beat the Chelan Goats 4-1 Tuesday night to gain their first win of the season on the pitch. Freshman Joel Flores said their grea…
Tigers lose on walkoff in close game against Wenatchee
EPHRATA - The Ephrata Tigers softball team lost to Wenatchee 6-5 in a tight game Tuesday. Ephrata was up 5-3 going into the bottom of the seventh, but Wenatche…
BASIN SPORTS SCHEDULE: March 19-26, 2025
MOSES LAKE – Spring sports is in full swing, whether that’s a bat, a club or a racket and it’s going to be a busy week in the Columbia Basin for local student …
Cougars pull in loss and tie in Ephrata
WARDEN — Warden started its baseball season last weekend with a Friday loss to Freeman and a Saturday tie with Tonasket.
Tigers take a win, a loss and lessons from Johnson-O'Brien Classic
EPHRATA – The Ephrata Tigers hosted several teams from around the state for the Johnson-O-Brien Classic Friday and Saturday. The Ephrata High varsity team had …
Mistakes cost Mavs in baseball season opener
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake High School baseball team opened the 2025 season with a 5-2 loss to Mt. Si (Snoqualmie) Friday afternoon.
Royal’s Arroyo named SCAC co-wrestler of the year
ROYAL CITY — Junior Sharon Arroyo was named as one of two wrestlers of the year, and girls coach Jesus Carlos Villa named coach of the year on the South Centra…
Mavericks named to Big 9 all-league wrestling team
MOSES LAKE — Multiple Moses Lake wrestlers received honors on the Big 9 all-league wrestling team, and the girls wrestling assistant coaching staff was named t…
Basin sports schedule March 13-18
MOSES LAKE — High school spring sports kick off the Columbia Basin in earnest this week, with baseball, softball and other teams kicking off their seasons. Che…
Wrestlers named to All-CWAC team
OTHELLO — Othello boys wrestling Coach Rudy Ochoa II was named Coach of the Year in the Class 2A Central Washington Athletic Conference for the second consecut…
Othello, Ephrata, Quincy girls named to All-CWAC team
OTHELLO — Othello Huskies Coach Sammy Rocha and Quincy Jackrabbits Coach Mark Kondo were named co-Coaches of the year for girls wrestling in the Class 2A Centr…