CONNOR VANDERWEYST
Staff Writer
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Warden routs River View, finishes 6-0 against SCAC East
Warden softball
WARDEN — At this rate, the South Central Athletic Conference might not let Warden rejoin next year.
Warden sweeps Kittitas by way of walk-off
Warden softball
Warden benefited from a pair of walk-offs against Kittitas to complete its sweep.
Warden splits with Kittitas
Warden baseball
WARDEN — Shoddy defense and a lack of timely hitting doomed Warden in its 5-3 loss to Kittitas.
Quincy retains Battle of the Basin trophy with 4-0 win
Battle of the Basin
EPHRATA — “Guerrero! Guerrero! Do you want me to go get it?” Johan Farias shouted to his head coach as the referee readied his whistle.
Marnie Skinner, big second inning propel Chiefs past Pirates
MOSES LAKE — Give Moses Lake an inch and it will take a mile.
Warden routs Royal in doubleheader
ROYAL CITY — A solid day from the dish helped Warden complete a sweep of Royal on the road.
Moses Lake blanks Sunnyside, ends skid
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake head coach Rian Allred finally got those two good halves he’d been searching for.
Moses Lake finishes first run through CBBN with 5-0 loss to Wenatchee
ML soccer
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake’s first run through the Columbia Basin Big Nine was filled with peaks and valleys.
Big Bend takes two from Spokane
BBCC baseball
MOSES LAKE — Blake Springer collapsed in a heap at second base, cramping after his latest double.
Desmond Ortega's sac fly helps Moses Lake outlast Sunnyside
ML baseball
MOSES LAKE — Desmond Ortega did his job.
Moses Lake overmatched in losses to Wenatchee
ML baseball
MOSES LAKE — Overmatched against a senior-laden Wenatchee squad, Moses Lake was swept at home.
Moses Lake scores 39 runs combined in sweep of Sunnyside
ML softball
MOSES LAKE — Peyton Ries’ first few starts of the season didn’t go as expected.
Ephrata's Peters shoots 79 at ANA Junior Inspiration
Kenedee Peters
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Ephrata golf standout Kenedee Peters wrapped up competition at the ANA Junior Inspiration in Rancho Mirage, California recently.
Warden's Aaliyah Enriquez looks to build on strikeout record, become winningest pitcher in school history
Aaliyah Enriquez
WARDEN — Throw after throw, Aaliyah Enriquez’s rise ball rose just a little too far and clanged against the back-stop.
Anthony Cortez's two goals lift Moses Lake over Eastmont
ML soccer
MOSES LAKE — Anthony Cortez was upset at halftime.
Sophomore Richardson, freshman Bailey help Moses Lake complete sweep of Ike
ML Softball
MOSES LAKE — Entering this season, Moses Lake head coach Dave Gregory didn’t think his lineup would pack as much power as it did last year.
Huge sixth inning powers Chiefs past Cadets
ML baseball
MOSES LAKE — Eisenhower almost escaped the sixth inning with minimal damage.
Eddie Reyes leads Moses Lake to shootout win
ML Soccer
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake’s faux shootout with Lewis and Clark last week seemed like a footnote after a 5-0 loss.
Moses Lake drops two non-league games
ML Baseball
MOSES LAKE — Summers spent on the Moses Lake Walleyes or Central Washington Spuds don’t quite compare to high school varsity.
Moses Lake swept by Wenatchee
ML Tennis
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake boys tennis had a shot at upsetting Wenatchee after No. 1 singles player Canon Gregoire dispatched Tobi Butler 6-0, 6-1.
Moses Lake struggles to contain Goff, Lewis and Clark
ML Soccer
MOSES LAKE — Saul Maciel drew a foul and came down hard near the left sideline.
Jessie Loera named to WIBCA 4A All-State Team, Matt Strophy to coach
Jessie Loera
Moses Lake head coach Matt Strophy and point guard Jessie Loera just finished competing against some of the best Class 4A players in the state at the 2016 Hardwood Classic.
Big Bend third at NWAC tourney
BBCC at NWAC
EVERETT — Big Bend bounced back from a letdown in the NWAC Tournament semifinals to claim third place.
Moses Lake rallies to beat G-Prep 2-1
ML Soccer
MOSES LAKE — The technical proficiency wasn’t quite there yet for Moses Lake, but the grit and determination was.
Warden's Whitney and Mendoza ink with WVC
Warden soccer
WARDEN — Brenna Whitney and Jenny Mendoza made for quite the duo on the field this season, guiding Warden to a district championship and a state tournament berth.
Young Chiefs ready to start season
ML baseball
MOSES LAKE — Fresh faces dotted Larson Field during practice as Moses Lake prepared for its season-opening jamboree this Saturday.
Moses Lake has chance to make history
ML Softball
MOSES LAKE — Dave Gregory has been coaching softball a long time,
Moses Lake finishes fourth, Jessie Loera dazzles in final high school game
ML girls basketball
TACOMA - It was fitting that the last point of Jessie Loera’s high school career was the most important.
Lady Chiefs go down swinging
No. 2 Moses Lake succumbs to Central Valley in quarterfinals ML girls' basketball
TACOMA — In the throes of late-game execution, a team with a strong interior presence more often than not fares better than a team predicated on the perimeter.
Moses Lake pulls away from Skyview, keeps season alive
TACOMA - A beast.
Warden's Zach Askin inks with YVCC
Zach Askin
WARDEN — Zach Askin worked toward this moment since he was a five-year-old.
Big Bend enters NWAC tourney as top team
BBCC men's basketball
MOSES LAKE — It will be a match-up of contrasting styles when Big Bend takes the court against Bellevue in its first-round NWAC Tournament game.
No. 1 Central Valley and No. 2 Moses Lake meet in state quarterfinals
ML girls' basketball
MOSES LAKE — Surprised and frustrated is how Moses Lake head coach Matt Strophy described his reaction to the 4A Girls Hardwood Classic tournament draw.
Jessie Loera named CBBN Player of the Year
Jessie Loera
MOSES LAKE — After leading Moses Lake to its first undefeated season and third straight district championship, point guard Jessie Loera was named the Columbia Basin Big Nine Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.
Warden gets crack at state tournament berth against LRS
On the prowl
When JR Delgado, Adam Richins, and Tanner Skone were seventh-graders the trio traveled to Lewiston, Idaho for an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) tournament.
BBCC routs WVC 100-76
BBCC men's basketball
WENATCHEE — Big Bend improved to 12-1 in the NWAC East after a blowout win against Wenatchee Valley.
Moses Lake and Chiawana meet again with state berth on the line
ML girls' basketball
MOSES LAKE — Oftentimes at this point in the basketball season, when the field has been whittled down to 16 teams, the match-ups will be unfamiliar.
Othello's Anthony Ruiz, Quincy's Victor Tafoya CWAC all-league first team
Just two days after finishing his high school career as a three-time state placer, Anthony Ruiz (195) of Othello was named to the Central Washington Athletic Conference all-league first team.
No. 2 Moses Lake girls three-peat as district champions
ML girls' basketball
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake girls basketball improved to 22-0 and three-peated as district champions after wins over Wenatchee and Sunnyside.
Dylan Morris wins state championship, Moses Lake second in team race
ML wrestling
TACOMA — Dylan Morris was the consummate underdog.
Warden crowns two individual champions, wins team title
Warden wrestling
TACOMA — His head coach, Brent Cox, and teammates teased Tyson Yamane throughout the season about his penchant for close wins despite being the top-ranked wrestler in Class B at 126 pounds.
CWAC all-league teams announced
All-league teams
Four local boys basketball players were named to the Central Washington Athletic Conference all-league second team recently.
MLCA pulls away from Wilson Creek in the fourth quarter
MLCA boys' basketball
EPHRATA — In an otherwise tightly contested game, Moses Lake Christian Academy used a dominant fourth quarter to pull away from Wilson Creek and keep its postseason hopes alive.
5 Cougars named all-league
Warden basketball
With the district championship just days away, Warden was recognized with five players on the Central Washington 2B South all-league teams.
Moses Lake eliminates Eastmont, moves on to semis
ML boys' basketball
MOSES LAKE — For a stretch during its season, it looked as if Moses Lake would limp into the Columbia Basin Big Nine playoffs and be a one-and-done.
No. 2 Moses Lake finishes regular season 20-0
ML girls' basketball
MOSES LAKE — Ran the table.
Moses Lake wins fourth straight regional title, sends nine to state
ML wrestling
SPOKANE VALLEY — In the third round of his finals match against Mead’s Trevor Senn, Hudson Mauseth (170) knew his opportunity was close.
Ephrata controls rebounds in district win over Wapato
Ephrata girls' basketball
EPHRATA — Madi Youngers and Harley Vanatta are buddies off the court and, so to speak, on the court as well.
Cooper McCullough eyes return to state finals
Unfinished business
MOSES LAKE — Cooper McCullough walked off the mat at the end of an exhaustive quadruple overtime 3-2 loss to Central Valley’s Bryson Beard in the state finals.
Moses Lake hangs on against Eastmont
ML boys' basketball
MOSES LAKE — In a game where Moses Lake struggled from the free throw line, it was fitting that the outcome was decided at the charity stripe.