CONNOR VANDERWEYST
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Moses Lake defeats cross-state rival Lake Stevens
MOSES LAKE — Lake Stevens head coach Brent Barnes took exception to a takedown awarded to Max Zamora at the start of his 152-pound match against Wyatt Springer.
Moses Lake makes short work of West Valley
MOSES LAKE — Call it the calm before the storm.
Foul trouble plagues BBCC in loss to WVC
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend only had one scorer reach double figures and lost to Wenatchee Valley 62-51.
Prep roundup: Ephrata wrestling beats Royal in non-league dual
ROYAL CITY — Ephrata accepted six forfeits, won four matches and beat Royal in a non-league dual meet 57-21.
Ephrata grinds out win against hot-shooting Wapato
EPHRATA — Friday night had trap game written all over it.
Moses Lake to host youth hockey tournament
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Coyotes will return to the rink this Friday for the 18U Winter Hockey Classic.
Prep roundup: ML’s Washburn completes ‘Iron Man’ for third year in a row
YAKIMA — Moses Lake junior Zach Washburn has a penchant for making the spectacular seem routine.
Moses Lake bowlers Rogers, Christie stay in their lane
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake girls bowling head coach Danny Stevenson described Haley Rogers and Kylee Christie as the “glue” of the team.
Moses Lake picks up CBBN win against Ike
MOSES LAKE — Joey Freidig was one shoulder down away from completing one of the more improbable comebacks on the mat.
Basin roundup: Moses Lake boys basketball drops home game to West Valley
MOSES LAKE — West Valley methodically outscored Moses Lake in each quarter to win 57-45.
Chiefs overcome shaky shooting to beat WV
MOSES LAKE — The shots just weren’t falling for Moses Lake.
Pro baseball league may come to Moses Lake this summer
MOSES LAKE — Ben Weber, now a World Series champion, used to work as the mascot for the Salinas Peppers when he wasn’t pitching.
Big second quarter lifts Big Bend to first NWAC East win
MOSES LAKE — Not known as a dead-eye marksman, Anna Yarbro let loose a 3-pointer from the right wing that tickled the twine. It was Yarbro’s seventh consecutive point, which highlighted a 17-3 run by Big Bend to close the first half.
Prep roundup: Moses Lake boys hold off Rogers in OT
SPOKANE — Moses Lake senior Kyle Karstetter scored 34 points and Moses Lake upended Rogers 76-70 in overtime.
Recounting the decade in Basin sports
I can’t believe the decade is complete.
Wrestling roundup: ML’s Tanguma wins Winter Cup
RICHLAND — With only 13 wrestlers in tow and 11 possible scorers, Moses Lake placed fourth at the Hanford Winter Cup.
Wrestling roundup: ML’s Tanguma, Othello’s Perez win Tri-State championships
POST FALLS, Idaho — Moses Lake crowned one Tri-State champion and nearly took the whole tournament over the weekend in Post Falls.
Moses Lake pins its way to first CBBN win
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake recorded the most pins out of any team at last weekend’s El Cajon Invitational.
Basin roundup: Moses Lake stuns No. 6 Chiawana after trailing big in first quarter
MOSES LAKE — It might be one of the oldest sports adages.
Wrestling roundup: Moses Lake 2nd at Bob Mars Invite
KENNEWICK — Moses Lake finished with 11 placers and five champions to take second overall at the Bob Mars Invitational.
Wahluke sophomore wrestler Laly Gonzalez-Nunez had a memorable first season, but her career is far from finished
MATTAWA — Laly Gonzalez-Nunez had no idea who she was going to wrestle in her first-ever state tournament match.
Moses Lake pulls away from Davis with four straight wins
MOSES LAKE — The Guzman brothers, Sergio and Bryan, didn’t come up in the Moses Lake club wrestling scene.
Moses Lake rallies to force OT, loses to league-leading Sunnyside
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake fell behind Sunnyside by as much as 13 points in the second half and trailed by 10 entering the fourth quarter.
Wrestling roundup: Othello puts two on podium at Tri-State Tournament
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — Othello’s Isaiah Perez reached the semifinals of the Tri-State Tournament in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, however, the Husky heavyweight lost to a pair of Central Valley of Spokane Valley teammates to finish fourth.
Ephrata stifled by Ellensburg's length in defeat
EPHRATA — Ellensburg is a big high school basketball team.
Warden girls overcome turnovers, fouls to remain unbeaten
WARDEN — Warden girls basketball is still a “work in progress,” according to first-year head coach Josh Madsen.
Wrestling roundup: ML's Riley Burgess 3rd at Inland Empire Invite
SPOKANE VALLEY — Riley Burgess shook off a loss in the second round to finish third at the Inland Empire Invitational.
Michael Byers posts double-double, late free throws sink Moses Lake against U-Hi
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake flew around the court to start the fourth quarter, forcing turnovers and — mercifully — knocking down shots from distance.
Moses Lake's Dominic Signorelli inks with Boise State
MOSES LAKE — The Signorelli name is synonymous with baseball in the Columbia Basin.
Close calls don't go Moses Lake's way in dual with No. 5 Sunnyside
MOSES LAKE — Jonathan Tanguma and EJ Villanueva of Sunnyside — two top 10 wrestlers in the Class 4A 120-pound weight class — traded points throughout the entirety of their match.
Moses Lake unable to upset state tournament hopeful Kamiakin
MOSES LAKE — On the playgrounds it’s called a “wolf.”
Wrestling roundup: Othello runs away with Bob Mars Invite title
KENNEWICK — Othello crowned five champions to handily win the Bob Mars Invitational.
Madisyn Clark's 21 points helps Moses Lake hold off King's
MOSES LAKE — Madisyn Clark picked up her fourth foul 11 seconds into the fourth quarter and had to reenter the game at the 5:22 mark when backcourt mate Kiara McPartland fouled out.
Northeast 1B South powerhouses to square off for 1B title
COULEE CITY — For Almira/Coulee-Hartline (ACH) to repeat as Class 1B state champions it will have to do something it hasn’t done since 2015.
Moses Lake girls basketball ushers in new era
MOSES LAKE — It’s a new era for Moses Lake girls basketball.
Moses Lake boys basketball has potential in wide open CBBN
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake boys basketball has the potential to return to the regional round of the state tournament.
Moses Lake's Rodriguez holds his own with 2A state champion Isaiah Perez at jamboree
MOSES LAKE — The line stretched about 30 deep from the Moses Lake High School box office.
Basin roundup: ACH, Odessa set up rematch for 1B state championship
WENATCHEE — Reigning Class 1B state champion Almira/Coulee-Hartline (ACH) will have an opportunity to go for two titles in a row this weekend at the Tacoma Dome.
Moses Lake's Tanguma looks to move up state podium as a sophomore
MOSES LAKE — The Class 4A 106-pound bracket at last season’s Mat Classic was one of the more competitive fields in the Tacoma Dome.
Moses Lake wrestling optimistic about upcoming season
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake head coach Jaime Garza is entering his seventh season.
ACH scores school record 100 points, advances to state semifinals
MOSES LAKE — The Lions Field scoreboard read 00-16 when the final whistle blew.
No. 2 Almira/Coulee-Hartline opens state title defense against No. 7 Crescent
MOSES LAKE — Brandon Walsh wants his team playing its best when the calendar turns to November and, if things go to plan, December.
Big Bend women hope to build on Final Four appearance
MOSES LAKE — The NWAC Tournament trophy for third place sat prominently on the desk of head coach Preston Wilks.
Moses Lake divers Bateman, Tolley ready to represent
MOSES LAKE — A typical swim race, especially at the statewide level, is filled with a fervor that can startle a newcomer.
Warden's historical season ends in 1A state opener
WARDEN — There will be much to remember from Warden’s 2018 season.
Warden to make debut in 1A state tournament tonight
WARDEN — Hannah Mohs didn’t even realize her team had made history until an off-hand remark by her significant other.
Prep roundup: Moses Lake stunned in district semis by Eastmont
MOSES LAKE — The last team to beat Moses Lake in the regular season was the team to eliminate it from the postseason.
Basin roundup: Warden girls soccer qualifies for state tournament
WARDEN — The celebration was well-deserved, yet muted.
Moses Lake records 10th shutout, wins CBBN league title
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake’s players echoed the same sentiment throughout mid-season interviews: Play for each other, win for each other.
Basin roundup: Moses Lake football shuts out Southridge, ends skid
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake returned to the win column against Southridge of the Mid Columbia Conference 33-0.