CALEB PEREZ

Mavs D-team completes season undefeated

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Mavericks boys basketball’s D-team made a statement this season by finishing undefeated with a final record of 15-0. The young team of freshmen and sophomores battled hard and, with the leadership of first-year Head Coach Eric Salgado, found success on the court. “I was very direct with these kids, I ran things very sharp, and it was a really exciting season. We’re all really happy with it,” said Salgado. Coming into this season, the coach said he had prior experience coaching for seven years in AAU basketball before he was invited to become a coach at MLHS. Under the supervision of Varsity Head Coach Craig Groth, Salgado was given the tools he needed to transition into a high school-level coach.

Devils overcome Waterville-Mansfield to make district finals

WATERVILLE — The Wilson Creek Devils kept the season alive after winning 48-43 in a close matchup against Waterville-Mansfield Wednesday evening. Coming off a big win, the Devils get ready to head to Wenatchee for a chance to make the state tournament. “It was a pretty good game,” said Devils Head Coach Caleb McMillan. “It was neck-and-neck all the way through.” Wilson Creek and Waterville-Mansfield were both consistent in the first half, pressing the net and scoring points one after another. By the end of the half the two were tied. In the third quarter, the Devils kept up their momentum and were persistent in scoring, but the opposition stayed right there with them. It wasn’t until the final moments of the fourth quarter that Wilson Creek finally pulled away through their free throws to gain the victory by five.

Devils prepare for final round of districts

WILSON CREEK — The Wilson Creek Devils are entering the third-place game for districts this weekend after earning a 51-32 home victory over Entiat Tuesday evening. The young Devils team battled hard throughout this season, and Head Coach Jeff Sackmann said the team has proven themselves in these last few games. “It feels like we’re peaking at the right time,” said Sackmann. “I’ve got a really young team, no seniors, a lot of girls with not a lot of experience, but we’ve managed to make it fun enough that they keep showing up and working hard in practice. We just try to get better every day.” The Devils took an early 15-0 lead in the first quarter. Their opposition chipped away at the lead in the second quarter, but at halftime Wilson Creek remained ahead by eight points.

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Lions move ahead to district finals

MLCA/CCS moves forward after defeating Soap Lake, 48-30

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School Lions came back to win 48-30 over the Soap Lake Eagles Tuesday evening to move on to the third-place round in the District 5 1B tournament. Both teams came into this game knowing it was win-to-stay-in.

Wildcats finish second in GNAC Indoor Championships

SPOKANE — The Central Washington University track and field team had a strong performance at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor Championships at The Podium. The women scored a total of 152 points, and the men scored 102.5 points, earning both teams second place out of the nine teams that participated. On the women’s side, reigning national Champion Emy Ntekpere brought home three gold medals and earned Female Field Athlete of the Meet and Female High Point Scorer honors. Ntekpere won the long jump with a leap of 5.81 meters, the high jump with 1.71 meters and secured the triple jump with 12.81 meters, which not only shattered the meet record for triple jump but also ranks second in NCAA Division II this season.

Huskies wrap up districts with 28 state contenders

OTHELLO — The Othello Huskies finished out district competition Saturday with the team sending 13 boys and 15 girls, for 28 total wrestlers heading to the state tournament this weekend. Boys The Huskies boys team brought 23 wrestlers into the district meet and came out of the event third overall with a score of 275.5 and had 13 of those boys qualify to head to Tacoma this weekend.

Tigers bring home three district titles ahead of state

EPHRATA — A hard-fought season in the Central Washington Athletic Conference came to a close Saturday at the 2A district tournament where the Ephrata Tigers qualified 16 wrestlers from among the boys and girls teams for the Mat Classic. Boys The Ephrata boys ended up qualifying six boys into state after a hard-fought weekend at the district tournament in Toppenish.

Cougars make their way to state

WARDEN — After a tough weekend at districts, the Warden Cougars are sending 16 wrestlers to the Mat Classic in Tacoma; a dozen boys and six girls.

Devils claim road victory against Eagles in districts

SOAP LAKE — The Wilson Creek Devils (16-5) earned a stunning 51-44 win on the road against the Soap Lake Eagles (12-7) Thursday evening in the second round of the 1B District 5 tournament. Both teams put up a competitive and physical performance as they battled it out on the court.