Soaring Eagles tourney off to good start

Soap Lake inaugural 3-on-03 tourney organizer happy with first event.

SOAP LAKE — The Soaring Eagles 3-V-3 Basketball Tournament was held on the court at Smokiam Park on Saturday, hosted by the Soap Lake Prevention Coalition with assistance from various other groups around the area. “It was the first year that we’ve held it, and it was quite a success,” SLPC Coordinator Ryan Boldman said. In addition to putting on a fun tournament for youth aged 13-19, the goal of the tournament was to bring awareness to the dangers of vaping. Items like basketballs, wristbands, towels, markers and journals were handed out with anti-drug messaging and featured the Choose You campaign, a state-wide vaping and commercial prevention campaign organized by the Washington State Department of Health.