High School Sports
For the latest on high school sports, browse through our sports news articles below.
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…
Cougars take third at 2B Girls state tournament
SPOKANE – No. 2 seed Warden closed out the 2023-24 season with a third-place trophy after defeating No. 6 Adna in Saturday’s 2B Girls State Basketball Tourname…
Lions defeat Lummi Nation in OT, place 4th at state
SPOKANE – Heading into overtime tied at 38, the No. 3 seed MLCA/CCS Lions outscored No. 1 Lummi Nation 7-2 in the four-minute overtime period to defeat the Bla…
Lions defeat Columbia Adventist in 1B Boys consolation semifinal
SPOKANE – The No. 3 seed MLCA/CCS Lions responded to Thursday’s quarterfinal loss in the 1B Boys State Basketball Tournament by defeating No. 16 Columbia Adven…
Cougars lose 52-45 to Okanogan in state semis
SPOKANE – Warden’s state championship hopes came to an end Friday evening at the Spokane Arena, falling 52-45 to Okanogan in the 2B Girls State Basketball Tour…
Cougars advance to state semis with win over Mabton
SPOKANE – The No. 2 seed Cougars punched their ticket to their third consecutive appearance in the 2B Girls State Basketball Tournament’s semifinals Thursday, …
Lions fall to Neah Bay in 1B Boys quarterfinals
SPOKANE – MLCA/CCS’s defense couldn’t slow down the Neah Bay offense during Thursday’s 1B Boys State Basketball Tournament quarterfinals, as the No. 3 seed Lio…
ACH Warriors fall to Garfield-Palouse
SPOKANE – No. 5 seed Almira/Coulee-Hartline’s season came to a close Wednesday night in Spokane, falling 41-32 to No. 12 Garfield-Palouse in the Round of 12 in…
An infectious smile
EPHRATA – The halls of Ephrata High and Middle schools have seemed a bit dimmer for the last week and a half. Jett Johnson, a sophomore at the high school and …
Ephrata HS tags Burck for varsity tennis
EPHRATA – The Ephrata School District is pleased announced that Courtney Burck has been named the new head coach of Ephrata High School’s varsity boys tennis p…
Burck announced as Ephrata boys tennis coach
EPHRATA — Courtney Burck will be taking over the Ephrata boys tennis program, the Ephrata School District announced in a release Tuesday. Burck was a four-year tennis player with the Tigers during her time at th…
Royal ends season at 1A state tournament
YAKIMA — A bad day rebounding and shots that wouldn’t quite fall ended the Royal High School boys basketball season with a 55-40 loss to Riverside (Chattaroy) …
Cougars open state tournament with win over Davenport
SPOKANE — The No. 2 seed Cougars snapped a two-game skid with Wednesday’s Round of 12 win over No. 10 Davenport, defeating the Gorillas 64-49 in the 2B Girls S…
Basin sports schedule Feb. 28-March 5
COLUMBIA BASIN – Royal, Warden, Almira/Coulee-Hartline and MLCA/CCS all hit the court this week for state basketball play.
'It was like a dream come true'
TACOMA – Being a two-time state placer, along with previous wrestling experience against some of the other top wrestlers in her bracket, Warden senior Jada Her…
Removing the pressure: Royal’s Villa wins a state title at the Mat Classic
TACOMA – Having placed in the top three on the podium at the 2022 and 2023 Mat Classics, Royal senior Emma Villa knew she had one more shot to leave the Tacoma…