Ephrata Tigers Sports Schedules 2022

Sports schedules for Ephrata Tigers for fall 2022.

ACH Warriors Sports Schedule 2022

Football and volleyball schedules for the ACH Warriors.

‘Two Goofy Dogs’

Ephrata author’s children’s book celebrates rescued pets

EPHRATA — Denver Morford is just wild about Harry. And Charlie. Morford, the former owner of Barry Chevrolet in Ephrata, recently published “Two Goofy Dogs,” a children’s book about his experiences with two pooches named Charlie and Harry. Morford had always liked golden retrievers and found them to be well-behaved and trainable. “They were grownups,” he said. “They were mature animals that didn't require a leash. I taught them hand signals so that … I could run my business and they wouldn't be in the way.” Then in 2016 his wife Sarah Morford - who also serves as the public information officer for the Ephrata School District - brought home Charlie, an English cream golden retriever, and everything changed...

Lasaro G. Juarez

Lasaro G. Juarez, 58, has gone home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He passed away peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2022, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington.

Jill Elaine McLane

Jill Elaine McLane unexpectedly lost her battle with mast cell disease on July 20, 2022.

Larson Playfield to host Summer Sizzle this weekend

Softball tournament set to 'cap' summer season

MOSES LAKE – The Summer Sizzle softball tournament will return to Moses Lake this weekend, giving teams a chance at a final tournament during summer ball. “It’s the off-season, pretty much everybody has done their state tournaments, their national tournaments, so what we try to do is put on a little fun tournament to put a cap on the whole (summer),” Tournament Director Willie Holmes said. Holmes said that most of the teams that participate in off-season tournaments are travel teams, who are taking a look at their rosters for the next season. “Also, it gives coaches on the travel teams a chance to try out new players and get an idea what they’re going to have for the coming season,” Holmes said. “Not everybody has the tendency to play softball and practice year-round now.” To help coaches with this examination process, the Summer Sizzle features alternated rules allowing more players to enter the game...

Tigers sweep in season opener

EPHRATA – The Ephrata Tigers opened the 2022 campaign with a 3-0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-10) sweep over Cascade (Leavenworth). Coming off an appearance in the 2A state tournament, the Tigers look to stay their momentum entering a new season. “(It feels) good,” head coach Britney MacLeod said of the season-opening win. “We’re coming off of a really strong team, strong season last year. They did a good job.” After Ephrata scored on the opening rally, the Kodiaks bounced back, taking a 4-2 lead. Once the set was tied at six, the Tigers went on a six-point run to double Cascade. Ephrata never looked back, eventually winning the first set 25-14. “We made some mistakes, we made the mistakes we thought we were going to make, but it feels good for them to settle in and know they can do it,” MacLeod said...

Information sought in dog incident

The Wenatchee Valley Animal Care & Control are seeking information about a dog that was involved in an incident with another dog over the weekend and bit a person on Sept. 5.

Bird lovers

Central Basin Audubon Society looking for new members in the Basin

MOSES LAKE — The hills are alive with the sound of chirping - and twitttering, and chittering, and cheeping and hooting. The Columbia Basin is filled with birds, and the Central Basin Audubon Society wants to help folks enjoy them all and is looking for new members to join the birding community. “We have quite a few activities that we do, and we're trying to get more,” said Gayle Talbot of Moses Lake, the organization’s newly-elected president. CBAS is a chapter of Audubon Washington, which in turn is a state field office of the National Audubon Society. The nationwide organization was established in 1950 and named for the 19th-century naturalist John James Audubon, The goal of the society is to protect birds and the environments they thrive in using science, advocacy, education and conservation efforts, according to the organization’s website...

Sports schedule Sept. 7-13

With high school sports firing back up, sports fans have quite a few options in the Columbia Basin. When student-athletes aren’t competing on the gridiron, the volleyball court, soccer field or various tracks - pro sports teams are here to keep the action moving. Here’s a look at sporting events coming up this week...

“A great way to start”

Ephrata girls soccer looks to improve in 2022

EPHRATA – Following a “struggled” 2021 season, the Ephrata girls soccer team returns to the pitch in 2022 as a closer-knit unit, according to head coach Gary Klepec. The Tigers opened the 2022 campaign with a 6-0 home win over Cascade (Leavenworth), with three goals scored in each half. “We struggled last year, so we’ve got some ground to make up – this is a great way to start,” Klepec said after the team’s season-opening 6-0 win...

FCAD celebrates 41

Farmer Consumer Awareness Day returns to Quincy

QUINCY — A parade, antique tractors, a car show, a quilt show, a memorial for military veterans and games for children are among the events - but by no means all the events - scheduled for the 41st Farmer Consumer Awareness Day Saturday in Quincy. “A lot going on, oh yes,” said FCAD President Wyman Duggan. Farmer Consumer Awareness Day started as a way to show consumers the contributions made by farmers, and that’s still FCAD’s foundation. Bierlink Farms and its owners will be recognized as the farm family of the year, and a longtime community volunteer, the late Grace Kok, will be honored for her contributions to Quincy. Kok was named the honorary farmer of the year. “She did many, many, many things for this community,” Duggan said...

K-9 Nado serves residents of Adams Co.

RITZVILLE - Adam’s County Sheriff’s Office has a new K-9 after K-9 Garrett was medically retired this past year. The new K-9, Nado, is a German Shepherd and Belgian Malinois mix. ACSO Deputy Joe Phillips is Nado’s handler and was also the handler for K-9 Garrett. Nado is two years old and originally from Hungary. He has been trained in both suspect tracking and apprehension and narcotic detection.

‘Young and talented’

ACH volleyball looks to build on young team

COULEE CITY - The Almira/Coulee-Hartline volleyball team is young but ready for what the season ahead will bring. “Our volleyball team is very young and talented,” said Athletic Director Brandon Walsh. “They had a productive off-season and they're really looking forward to this fall.” The team went 10-7 last season and their most recent state appearance was in the 2019-2020 season where they took third place. From the 2021-22 season to this year...

‘It’s a growing year’

Soap Lake volleyball looks to make strides in 2022 season

SOAP LAKE - The Soap Lake volleyball team is looking to make strides with a fresh set of faces as it moves into the season. “It’s a growing year,” said Head coach Nicole Noble. Noble explained that she has only three returning players from the 2021 season - two juniors and a freshman. The rest of her 13-girl team is made up of six freshmen, two juniors and two seniors. Despite half her team being freshmen, she is very optimistic about their athletic abilities. “We have a good, strong, athletic freshman class,” said Noble...

Challenging but exciting

Othello girls soccer looks to build on success

OTHELLO — The Othello High School girls soccer team had a good 2021, and Coach Juan Garcia said the goal is to keep building on that success in 2022. “This is going to be a challenging year, but exciting,” Garcia said. The Huskies finished third in the Central Washington Athletic Conference in 2021, advancing to the state playoffs before losing 1-0 in the first round. Garcia said that’s the starting point for 2022. “We want to make it our goal to finish again in the top three in league. We want to be able to start consistently keeping up with Ellensburg and Selah - those are kind of the model schools for the CWAC,” he said...

A tune-up

Wilson Creek looks to refine skills on the court with new coach

WILSON CREEK - The Wilson Creek volleyball team has a new coach looking to build the team's skill levels and fine-tune the fundamentals. “Obviously winning is nice but I want the girls to develop as players more than anything,” said first-year head coach Christa Christopherson. Christopherson said she started off the season with only six girls but has grown in just the last week to 10...

Committed to improvement

Using experience to earn wins is goal for Quincy volleyball

QUINCY — A challenging 2021 season is expected to yield some dividends for the Quincy High School volleyball team in 2022. “They’re a good group of kids,” Jacks Coach Dean Pratt said. “They don’t stop learning and they don’t stop competing.” Quincy started five freshmen and one sophomore in 2021, and Pratt said the inexperience showed. The Jacks finished 0-8 in the Caribou Trail League and 0-15 for the season. “We had a tough year last year,” he said...

‘That gave these girls hope’

Cougars look to build off of 2021 season

WARDEN – Coming off a 2021 season where the Cougars were one game shy of state, Warden girls soccer welcomes the return of standard soccer season in the Basin. “It’s good,” Warden girls soccer head coach BryLee Pruneda said of the return of the season. “Especially without COVID, you don’t have to wear the mask. I’m so happy to be back to normal.” Pruneda, who is in her fourth year as head coach of the Cougars, said that the previous two seasons were difficult for the players due to COVID-19 restrictions...

Local pet rescue to hold food, supply drive

SOAP LAKE - The Rock Bottom Rocker Pet Pantry will be holding their third annual fundraiser yard sale and animal supply drive from Sept. 16 to 18 in Soap Lake. They will be accepting donations of new and gently used leashes, pet beds, toys, cat litter, food and other pet-related supplies. Donations will be accepted before or during the event...