UW claims first national soccer title in program history

CARY, NC — The University of Washington Huskies Men’s soccer team (16-6-2) faced off against the NC State Wolfpack in the NCAA National Championships on Monday where they won 3-2 in overtime. This victory secured the first national title in program history.

Ephrata Police Department logs for Aug. 7, 2025

The reports below were provided by the Ephrata Police Department. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. July 22 Report of indecency in the 200 block of Parkside Place. Reporting party said neighbor exposed himself this morning.

Jimenez brothers lead Royal to state title

Freshman Ethan Tonnemaker also a key for Knights' cross country championship

New Washington law directs $100M in grants toward hiring police, improving public safety

OLYMPIA — On his first day, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson angered many Democratic lawmakers by demanding the Legislature put $100 million in the next state budget to help local police departments hire police officers. “That idea was a cornerstone of my campaign for Governor. Any budget I sign must include this funding,” he said in his Jan. 15 inaugural address. On Monday, there were clear signs of a rapprochement as Ferguson signed House Bill 2015 that embeds a $100 million grant program in a broad policy bill designed to let local and tribal governments decide how best to use those dollars – even if that means not hiring a single new cop. “It’s a wonderful bill,

Tigers roar past Ellensburg

EPHRATA – The Ephrata Tigers’ football team earned a strong 43-20 home victory over Ellensburg Friday night to improve their record to 2-1. “We started off kind of shaky, we made a few mistakes, but we tied it together, and then we came out and did what we needed to do to win,” said Tigers junior Ty Plaisted.

BASIN BASEBALL ROUNDUP: May 7, 2025

COLUMBIA BASIN – As Basin baseball begins to wrap up, the competition has gotten a little fiercer as teams make one final push for post season play. See below how the previous weeks competition unfolded.

Coach McNamara recalled

MOSES LAKE – When asking about Ed McNamara, the responses are always positive.

Ephrata boys win Quincy Invitational, Royal girls second

QUINCY — The Ephrata boys won just three events at the 15-team Quincy Invitational on Saturday, but carried the day with depth points, winning by 20 points over second-place Omak.

BBCC women take two, drop one

BELLEVUE - The Big Bend Community College  (BBCC) Lady Vikings took two of three games at the Bellevue Classic Tournament in last weekend's round ball action.

Helping prevent fires in the Great Outdoors

The recent Cle Elum wildfire has brought my focus this week back to preventing wildfires. The word recent is misused in this instance.

Local builders expect lots of work in 2021

Demand for housing in Grant County should translate to a lot of activity in the residential construction market in 2021.

Deadbeat Illinois serves as a warning

Royal City girls place second at Quincy Invite

QUINCY — Royal's Maggie Delay won both the 100-meter hurdles (15.73 seconds) and the triple jump (34 feet, 7.5 inches) to lead the Knights to a second-place finish in the 17-team, predominantly 2A girls meet on Saturday at the Quincy Invitational.

Have a bit of Glee in you? Take your stage presence into the classroom

(ARA) - Not everyone with a strong set of pipes sets out to be the next American Idol, nor does every young dancer end up with a career on Broadway. A strong educational foundation in the fine arts, however, can lead to an equally rewarding career teaching others how to take center stage.

Ukraine wants aid, NATO support from Blinken's visit

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — On the frontlines of the battle against Russia-backed separatists and in the halls of government in Kyiv, Ukrainians hold strong hopes for Thursday's visit of the U.S. Secretary of State — increased military aid and strong support for NATO membership among them.

Lady Cougars: State champs!

SPOKANE - The Warden High School Lady Cougars finished the business they had at the state tournament this weekend with a state championship trophy. After three long days at the Spokane Arena, the Lady Cougars were finally in the championship game. Warden would battle Colfax for the glory of being named the WIAA 2B girls state champions and win 70-55. “We’ve been on a mission this whole season and the girls followed through with what we said we wanted to do,’” said Warden head coach Josh Madsen. “We never shied away from it, we never backed down, we said we wanted a state title, we wanted a gold ball, we went and got it.”

Two face off for Quincy mayor

QUINCY — Incumbent Paul Worley and Luke Garrison, running for the four-year term as Quincy mayor, both said they like the direction the town is going, and want to keep up the momentum.

Vikings use strong frontcourt play to take down Central women’s hoops

MOSES LAKE — Despite a 36-point outing by redshirt senior center Samantha Bowman, the Central Washington Wildcats were unable to keep up with an experienced Western Washington Vikings frontcourt on Thursday night, falling 82-70 to the Vikings in Moses Lake. “We were getting the ball inside to Sam, a massive strength to us,” CWU Head Coach Randi Richardson-Thornley said. “We weren't forcing things, and also we were able to defend them inside in the first quarter, and force them into tough shots and rebound out of it.” After the Wildcats held up against the WWU frontcourt in the first quarter, the Vikings began using their experience in transition to get back in the game, later taking the lead after being down 20-11 at the end of the first quarter. The two squads found themselves tied five times in the second quarter before the Vikings took a 33-32 lead into the halftime locker room. “After (the first quarter) they started getting out in transition, and I think the pace of the game and the physicality just wore on our young group after a while,” Richardson-Thornley said.

Eagles move to 3-1 with sweep of Cascade Christian

SOAP LAKE — Soap Lake improved to 3-1 in the early season, clinching its third-straight sweep after a 3-0 win over Cascade Christian on Tuesday night.

Zach Edey scores 23, No. 24 Purdue tops No. 6 Gonzaga 84-66

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Zach Edey and his Purdue teammates were admittedly too excited early on for the chance to compared themselves to one of the top teams in the country. Once the 24th-ranked Boilermakers calmed down, they showed they are worthy of their own consideration as a top team after a thorough 84-66 thumping of No. 6 Gonzaga in the semifinals of the Phil Knight Legacy tournament on Friday night.