Tigers fall to Selah 1-6 in first league game of ‘25

EPHRATA — The Ephrata Tigers fell to Selah Tuesday night 1-6 in their first league game of the year. “(Selah is) perennially one of the top teams in our league,” said Tigers head baseball coach David Tempel. “Had a couple of innings where we gave them some freebies in terms of walks ... and those tend to come around to hurt you.”

Tigers and Huskies tie 1-1

Ephrata defense able to hold up against Huskies’ strong offense

EPHRATA – The hard-fought soccer game between the Ephrata Tigers and the Othello Huskies ended in a tie Tuesday night with both teams scoring one goal in the second half on the Ephrata pitch. “It was kind of back and forth and it came down to the wire; within the two-minute range they got a corner kick ... and put a goal on us,” said Tigers head coach Ivan Garay. “We didn’t let that break us up or put us down, we turned it around really quick.”

MLHS earns first at Appletree Golf Course

YAKIMA – Moses Lake Mavs boys golf team took first place in Monday’s tournament at Appletree Golf Course in Yakima.

Jacks pull in 1-0 win over Huskies

Second half with a penalty kick leads to Jacks fictory

OTHELLO – The Quincy Jacks grabbed a win in a faceoff on the soccer pitch against the Othello Huskies Saturday afternoon, taking the game 1-0. "I thought it went well; we were pretty dominant throughout the majority of the game,” said Jacks’ head coach Hector Vaca. “There were some moments where we got a little sloppy, but we were able to respond to that and get the right things going again.”

Ephrata falls in doubleheader against Aberdeen

EPHRATA – The Ephrata Tigers fell to Aberdeen 0-10 and 1-4 in a home doubleheader Saturday. Ephrata Head Baseball Coach David Tempel said some good things happened on the diamond, despite the loss. “I think in the first game the big takeaway is even though we got down early we never gave up,” said Tempel.

Othello goes 1-1 against Kennewick

First game loss in doubleheader spurs Huskies to push for second-game win

OTHELLO – The Othello Huskies played in a doubleheader Friday night against the Kennewick Lions losing their first game 0-14 and winning their second 7-6. “We did really good hitting today,” said Huskies Head Coach Ceci Rodriguez. “We’ve been working on it and this last game it really showed.

MLHS Tennis bests Davis in first meet of league play

MOSES LAKE- The Mavericks boys and girls tennis teams were both able to defeat Davis Thursday afternoon in their first match-up of league play. It was close for the boys who ended up beating Davis 4-3, winning all of their doubles matches and one singles. The girls won all of their games in singles and doubles, going 7-0 for the evening.

Knights win overall against Wahluke on the court

MATTAWA – The Royal City Knights were able to come out on top in what was looking to be a stormy pairing against the Wahluke Warriors Friday afternoon. Royal was able to win both matches with the girls winning 4-1 and the boys winning 3-1.

Mavs best Tigers 4-0

Strong Moses Lake offense pushes past Ephrata defense

MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake Mavericks and the Ephrata Tigers went head-to-head Thursday night on the Ephrata soccer pitch with the game ending with a score of 4-0 in favor of Moses Lake. The Mavs scored twice in the first half, resulting in the Tigers going on the defensive early in the game. Ephrata worked to regain control in the second half but were unable to overcome the Mavs’ defense with a goal and a penalty kick putting the Mavs up to four by the end of the game.

Referee shortage hits local fields

EPHRATA – Local communities have been feeling the impact of the nationwide officiating shortage which has had an impact on all sports. According to Bruce Shields, an officiant signer for Washington State, before COVID the area had over 100 umpires ready to officiate for baseball and as of last year that number had dropped down to 37.

Wahluke looks to continue building team cohesion after strong start

MATTAWA – Wahluke soccer has started their 2025 season 2-1 and Coach Cele Lopez expressed pride in the team that has been built so far. This season the team has added new faces to the roster and is working on building a new defense. On top of this Coach Lopez has noticed a particularly strong bond that has been building among his players.

Jacks best Goats 4-1

Quincy looks to strengthen team bond and come together even more after win

QUINCY – The Quincy Jacks beat the Chelan Goats 4-1 Tuesday night to gain their first win of the season on the pitch. Freshman Joel Flores said their greatest asset in the victory was their ability to communicate.

Tigers lose on walkoff in close game against Wenatchee

EPHRATA - The Ephrata Tigers softball team lost to Wenatchee 6-5 in a tight game Tuesday. Ephrata was up 5-3 going into the bottom of the seventh, but Wenatchee was able to score three runs on two hits and a walkoff home run. “The girl just got hold of a pitch and just put it out,” said Tigers Head Coach Heather Wood. “They had two singles that put the two runners on and then the girl just took a pitch and drove it to right field.”

Moses Lake Youth Baseball recruiting coaches

MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake Youth Baseball Association needs coaches to continue the 2025 season after changes to coaching requirements were put in place recently. Association President Justin Morigeau went live on Facebook Monday to provide more information on the requirements necessary.

Cougars pull in loss and tie in Ephrata

WARDEN — Warden started its baseball season last weekend with a Friday loss to Freeman and a Saturday tie with Tonasket.