BOB KIRKPATRICK

Moses Lake tennis splits with Eastmont

Boys win, girls lose

MOSES LAKE - Moses Lake boys tennis avenged an early season road loss at Eastmont with a 4-3 win over the Wildcats at home Tuesday.

Chiefs drop first league game

Lose to Eastmont

EAST WENATCHEE - The Chiefs nine game win streak in Big 9 league play came to an end Tuesday with a 7-1 loss on the road at Eastmont High School.

Chiefs softball drops game to Wildcats

Lose at home

MOSES LAKE - It was a classic battle between the two top softball teams in the Columbia Basin Big 9 Conference Tuesday evening at Larson Field.

Area girls golf action heats up

Othello and Ephrata win

TOPPENISH - The Ephrata Tigers put back-to-back wins together on the links over the past five days.

Warden boys win three in-a-row

Face Wahluke today

GRANGER - The Cougars maintained a tight grip on second place in the 1A SCAC East soccer standings with three wins on the pitch over a span of four days.

Chiefs return from Hermiston

At Davis next

HERMISTON, Ore. - The Chiefs traveled to Hermiston Saturday to take part in the 28th annual Kiwanis Invitational. Moses Lake competed against schools from Eastern Washington and Northeastern Oregon, and turned in some impressive performances.

Moses Lake blanks Ike

MOSES LAKE - The Chiefs pulled within a game of first place in Big 9 league soccer action with a 2-0 win over the Cadets at home Saturday afternoon.

Warden sweeps Burbank

Still unbeaten

BURBANK - Moving up a classification to 1A competition has not been a deterrent for the Warden softball team as the Cougars have defeated every opponent to date to run their record to a perfect 14-0 on the season.

Boys and girls tennis split with Davis

YAKIMA - Coach Jon Wrigley knew his team would have to be on its game if the Chiefs were going to post wins on the road at Davis Friday.

Chiefs baseball takes twin bill from Cadets

YAKIMA - Two convincing wins on the road at Eisenhower Friday extends the Chiefs (9-0, 12-2) league winning streak to nine games, and moves the team into sole possession of first place in the Columbia Basin Big Nine standings.

Moses Lake track shines at home meet

Dominate competition

MOSES LAKE - The Chiefs drew oohs and awes from the home crowd as fans were treated to some outstanding performances by the high school track team Wednesday.

Moses Lake boys take POD 3

Win by 28 strokes

WENATCHEE - Brendon Cox carded a 71,Tanner Montgomery was six strokes back with a 77, and four other Chiefs broke 90 to lead Moses Lake to its second POD match win of the season April 15.

Chiefs tennis sweeps Grizzlies

Play Davis next

SUNNYSIDE - Moses Lake tennis came up big on the road at Sunnyside Tuesday as the boys and girls recorded shutout wins.

BBCC baseball splits with Blue Mountain

TVCC next

MOSES LAKE - Inconsistent is how coach Pete Doumit describes they way the Vikings are playing at the mid-way point of the season after pulling out a split in doubleheader action at home against Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) yesterday.

Chiefs come from behind to beat Grizzlies

Win 3-2

MOSES LAKE - Saul Maciel (Andrew Camren) scored with less than two minutes to go to break a 2-2 tie, and the Chiefs held on in the waning moments to pull out a hard fought 3-2 comeback win over Sunnyside in Big 9 soccer action at Lions Field last night.

Royal soccer back on track

Beats Granger 3-1

ROYAL CITY - The Knights Christian Guerrero scored two goals and Louis Alvarez add another in a 3-1 home win over the Granger Spartans Monday.

Moses Lake baseball downs Eisenhower

Takes single game

MOSES LAKE - The Chiefs (7-0) extended their win streak to seven games with a 9-1 win over Eisenhower at home Tuesday to remain undefeated in the Columbia Basin Big Nine standing.

Warden girls sweep Ki-Be

Remain undefeated

WARDEN - It was a cold windy day when Warden and Kiona-Benton took the field for doubleheader action Saturday.

BBCC softball splits doubleheader with YVCC

Walla Walla next

YAKIMA - The Lady Vikings ended a six-game losing streak with a 6-5 win in the second game of a doubleheader against the Yaks from Yakima Valley Community College (YVCC) Saturday.

Chiefs back from Pasco Invite

Girls 6th, boys 38th

PASCO - Several hundred top high school track and field athletes from around the Pacific Northwest competed at the Pasco Invitational Saturday.

Moses Lake takes doubleheader

Beats Sunnyside

MOSES LAKE - The Chiefs extended their win streak to six games in Columbia Basin Big Nine league play with a twin killing over Sunnyside at home Friday.

Moses Lake tennis splits with Cadets

Boys win, girls lose

MOSES LAKE - The Chiefs boys team bounced back in a big way after being shutout by Wenatchee Tuesday with a dominate 7-0 win at home over the Eisenhower Cadets.

Boys golf takes POD 2 match

Win by 24 strokes

YAKIMA - Moses Lake golfers earned the top four finishes at the par 71 Elks Golf Course in Yakima Tuesday, and were key in the Chiefs win in the second Big 9 POD match of the season.

Chiefs tennis splits with Panthers

Girls win, boys lose

MOSES LAKE - Moses Lake girls tennis made history at home Tuesday with their initial win over Wenatchee.

Moses Lake blanks Grizzlies

Win on road

SUNNYSIDE - The Chiefs Jacob Price pitched 6 innings of 1-hit ball, and Drew Loera went 3-for-5 at the plate and scored 3 runs in a 15-0 win over the Sunnyside Grizzles Tuesday.

Cougar soccer dominates Kiona-Benton

Blanks Bears

WARDEN - Defense was the name of the game for the Cougars as Warden shut out Kiona-Benton 5-0 on the pitch at home Tuesday.

Chiefs softball clobbers Sunnyside

MOSES LAKE - A week-long layoff had little impact on the Chiefs performance in a single game against Sunnyside last night at Larson Field.

Moses Lake golf second in Wenatchee

Lose by 3 strokes

WENATCHEE - The Chiefs girls golf team got back in the swing of things after a week off for spring break with a second place finish in POD match No. 2 at the Wenatchee Golf and Country Club Monday.

Ephrata girls golf runner-up at Apple Tree

West Valley first

YAKIMA - Kendall Sage shot the best round of her career with an 84 and was the low round medalist in the first league match in the Central Washington Athletic Conference (CWAC) at the par 72 course at Apple Tree in Yakima Monday.

Local athletes receive honors

Named to All-State teams

MOSES LAKE - Two standout Moses Lake Christian Academy basketball players received accolades last week for their stellar efforts over the 2012-13 season.

Chiefs boys and girls track shines at invite

Set several PRs

YAKIMA - Eighteen high school track teams took part in the 87th annual Davis Invitational at Eisenhower High School in Yakima Saturday. Although the team scores are yet to be posted, Moses Lake came away with some impressive results, including several personal records set on the boys team.

Vikings baseball drops twin bill

1-7 in league play

SPOKANE - Big Bend Community College (BBCC) baseball hit the road to Spokane Saturday looking to earn a split at the very least in doubleheader action against the second place Sasquatch.

Warden soccer defeats Mabton

Alba scores three goals

MABTON - Orlando Alba recorded a hat trick and Osbaldo Alba had 4 saves in a 3-1 victory over the Vikings on the pitch in Mabton Saturday.

Big Bend hires volleyball coach

Former OHS graduate

MOSES LAKE - Allison Baker is the new head volleyball coach at Big Bend Community College. Baker takes over the position vacated by Natalie Coulston who resigned after one season when she and her husband moved out of state in January.

BBCC baseball splits with Walla Walla

1-5 in league play

MOSES LAKE - Vikings baseball resumed play with a twin bill at home against Walla Walla Community College (WWCC) Wednesday.

Chiefs baseball drops twin bill

6-2 overall

MOSES LAKE - Two 1-run losses to Mead at Larson Field Saturday ended the Chiefs six game win streak.

TVCC takes two from BBCC

Vikings 0-4 in conference play

MOSES LAKE - A pair of set backs at home to Treasure Valley Community College Saturday has the Big Bend Community College (BBCC) Vikings off to an 0-4 start in Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) East Region standings.

Chiefs soccer races past Panthers

Win 4-1

MOSES LAKE - Moses Lake dominated play against Wenatchee at Lions Field last night to earn a decisive 4-1 victory in Big 9 soccer action. The win improves the Chiefs to 2-1 in the league standings, and 5-2 overall.

Moses Lake tennis splits with Eastmont

Girls win, boys lose

EAST WENATCHEE - Moses Lake evened its record to 1-1 in the Columbia Basin Big Nine tennis league standings with a win from the girls team and a loss for the boys at Eastmont High School Tuesday. The Lady Chiefs turned back the Wildcats 4-3, while the boys were handed a 5-2 defeat.

Warden soccer shuts out Wahluke

Win 1-0

MATTAWA - Richardo Araujo recorded his second goal of the season in the 78th minute of action against Wahluke Tuesday to give Warden a 1-0 win over the Warriors.

Chiefs lose to Pirates

1-1 in CBBN

YAKIMA - Moses Lake came oh so close to picking up a league win on the road at Davis High School Tuesday, but was outscored 5-4 in a shootout and dropped the soccer match to the Pirates 2-1.

Chiefs girls runner-up at Ray Cross Invite

Boys sixth

EPHRATA - Moses Lake track posted some impressive marks at the annual Ray Cross Invitational at Ephrata High School Saturday.

Quincy, Warden split games

Combine for 38 runs

QUINCY - The Cougars hit the road to Quincy Saturday looking to earn a split at the very least in 1A doubleheader action against the Jacks.

Local golfers hit the links

MOSES LAKE - Several area high school golf teams throughout the Columbia Basin descended on courses the past few days to pit their skills against one another. The following is a look at how they performed.

Manta Rays return home

End season on a high note

FEDERAL WAY - One hundred-fifty teams from the Pacific Northwest, Montana, Wyoming and Northern Utah took part in the Northwest Regional Swim Championships at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way over the weekend.

Huskies take four games

2-2 in CWAC

OTHELLO - After dropping a league opening doubleheader on the road at Selah March 12, the Huskies softball team has turned things around with twin bill wins over Southridge and East Valley.

Moses Lake sweeps Davis

Undefeated in CBBN

YAKIMA - Moses Lake baseball picked up two wins on the road in doubleheader action at Davis High School Friday.

Chiefs softball blitz Pirates

Take twin bill

MOSES LAKE - Hailie Bishop went 4-for-4 with a double, a triple, a home run and 2 RBI in game one, and Vanessa Rodriguez just missed hitting for the cycle with a double, two triples, a home run and 4 RBI in game two to lead the Chiefs to a sweep over the Pirates in doubleheader action Friday.

Lady Vikings softball drops four games

0-4 in league play

MOSES LAKE - The Lady Vikings stumbled out of the gate dropping four home games to start East Region Conference play over the weekend.

Chiefs soccer beats Cadets

Shut out Eisenhower

YAKIMA - Jonny Cortez scored one goal and assisted on another to help lead Moses Lake to a 2-0 road win over Eisenhower Tuesday.