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Prep roundup: Warden routs Ki-Be, clinches league title

BENTON CITY — Warden scored eight goals in the second half to beat Kiona-Benton 11-0.

Hadleigh Cranston and Moses Lake's defense shine in sport where offense rules

MOSES LAKE — Slowpitch softball is still in its infancy in the Columbia Basin Big Nine.

Football roundup: Moses Lake can't maintain halftime lead against WV

YAKIMA — Moses Lake’s slide continued in a 27-7 loss at West Valley.

Moses Lake loses to Eastmont in match for second place

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake’s volleyball match against Eastmont had all the makings of a classic.

Moses Lake comeback bid falls short against Ike

MOSES LAKE — The rain began just before kickoff and started to relent when the final whistle blew, acting as a dark cloud that hovered over Moses Lake football like an on-the-nose cartoon.

Prep roundup: Moses Lake slowpitch clinches CBBN

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake asserted itself as the best slowpitch softball team in the Columbia Basin Big Nine with two wins over West Valley 14-4, 18-3.

Prep roundup: Moses Lake volleyball sweeps Sunnyside

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake held off a scrappy Sunnyside team in three sets 25-18, 27-25, 25-22.

Mix of newcomers, experience helping Quincy out of CWAC cellar

Quincy entered the locker room at East Valley down 3-1 at halftime.

Top-ranked Royal handles Warden with 35-point second quarter

ROYAL CITY — It was lights out for the halftime fireworks show.

Royal, ACH unanimously voted No. 1 in latest AP poll

Local teams Royal (1A) and Almira/Coulee-Hartline (1B) were unanimously voted No. 1 in the latest Associated Press Washington High School Football Poll.

Moses Lake completes comeback against Eisenhower

MOSES LAKE — Gabi Rios sprinted toward the visiting bleachers, her back to the net, and flung both her arms over her head for a desperation return that landed just inbounds.

Moses Lake opens CBBN play with rout of Davis

MOSES LAKE — First, Lerenz Thomas took a pitch 26 yards for a first-quarter rushing touchdown. Next, on defense, Thomas ripped the ball away from Davis running back Dimitri Rodriguez and went 34 yards in the opposite direction for another touchdown. Finally, Thomas returned a punt for a touchdown in the third quarter to enact a running clock.

Moses Lake freshman Natalie Bunch scores game-winner against Wenatchee

MOSES LAKE — It was double overtime against the reigning district champions.

Prep roundup: Ephrata girls barrage Othello with goals

OTHELLO — Ephrata scored four goals in each half to beat Othello 8-1.

Big Bend no match for undefeated Spokane

MOSES LAKE — Big Bend head coach Michael De Hoog sat down after a match last season and illustrated the path to success.

Prep roundup: Moses Lake struggles against No. 7 Mt. Spokane

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake proved to be over-matched in a 41-16 loss to No. 7 Mt. Spokane.

Warden opens league play with rout of Connell

CONNELL — Warden scored seven unanswered goals to upend South Central Athletic Conference East foe Connell 7-1.

Warden beats Quincy in season opener

WARDEN — Playoffs are far in the distance.

Prep roundup: Moses Lake football stumbles in season opener

SPOKANE — It will take some time for Moses Lake to find its identity after graduating over 20 seniors from last year’s state tournament qualifier.

Former WHS wrestler Guerra prepares for derby

MOSES LAKE — Josiah Guerra is a man of many talents.

Mel Olson's remarkable life celebrated by community members

MOSES LAKE — Jon Lane posed two rhetorical questions during his address at Mel Olson's celebration of life.

Mel Olson's remarkable life celebrated by community members

MOSES LAKE — Jon Lane posed two rhetorical questions during his address at Mel Olson’s celebration of life.

Warden's Arredondo ready to test himself at Florida tournament

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Ryan Arredondo is taking his talents to south ... Florida.

Longtime Moses Lake broadcaster Mel Olson remembered fondly

MOSES LAKE — It was a cold Saturday evening in February of 1996.

Summer baseball roundup: CB River Dogs capture Bozeman Invite Championship

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Tristan Garland homered and doubled in the championship game of the Bozeman Invite and the Columbia Basin River Dogs defeated host Bozeman for the second time 4-3.

Big Bend hires Jose Tanguma, Ryan Foster to lead wrestling programs

MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College has found its wrestling coaches for the upcoming school year.

Baseball roundup: Moses Lake River Dogs 4-1 in Centralia

CENTRALIA — The River Dogs nearly finished their tournament run in Centralia undefeated before a loss in the championship game to the Black Sox 8-5.

Southridge pulls away from Central Washington in late innings

KENNEWICK — Southridge scored six runs over the final two innings to break a 6-6 tie and beat Central Washington 12-6.

Baseball roundup: Moses Lake River Dogs solid on west side

AUBURN — The Moses Lake River Dogs suffered one loss in four games at the Cam Christian Memorial Tournament.

Spuds drop season opener to Bandits

MOSES LAKE — Southridge High School just won a Class 3A state championship.

Almira/Coulee-Hartline repeats as Scholastic Cup champions

RENTON — Almira/Coulee-Hartline (ACH) asserted itself as the premiere Class 1B school in Washington, comfortably repeating as Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Scholastic Cup champions.

Big Bend to add men's, women's wrestling

MOSES LAKE — Wrestling fans across the Basin will have a collegiate program to root for this upcoming school year.

Prep roundup: ACH baseball wins state, completes perfect season

CENTRALIA — Almira/Coulee-Hartline rectified its loss in last year’s 1B state championship with a win over Colton 8-4.

Moses Lake ousted from 4A state softball tournament

SPOKANE — Moses Lake was unable to rally in a pair of games and was eliminated from the 4A state softball tournament Friday at Merkel Sports Complex in Spokane.

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Moses Lake’s 4x100 relay reaches state for first time in 33 years

MOSES LAKE — Jon Ochoa, Gabe Garza, Joey Robertson and RJ Koreis were unaware they made history until after their 4x100 relay race on the first day of the District 6 Championships.

Hard work pays off for Moses Lake hurdler Abonyi

MOSES LAKE — Obiomachi Abonyi said it was the months of hard work leading up to the district meet, not what she did during the 300-meter hurdles itself, that allowed her to set a personal best and qualify for the Class 4A state meet at Mount Tahoma High School.

Basin roundup: Moses Lake softball defends district championship

MOSES LAKE — Brooklyn Bailey knew the ball was gone as soon as it left her bat.

Sixth-inning rally sends Warden to district semis

WARDEN — Ashlyn Yamane said she probably should have slid when she scored the game-tying run, but it counted all the same.

Ephrata blanks Othello in district softball opener

OTHELLO — Ephrata’s players and coaches gathered near the visitor’s dugout after the fourth inning and repeated the season-long mantra: “We are not taking our foot off the gas.”

3 Chiefs make college commitments

MOSES LAKE — It was a packed house in the Moses Lake High School office on Tuesday afternoon.

Basin roundup: Moses Lake softball routs Eastmont in opener, second game rained out

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake outlasted Eastmont 1-0 to clinch its sixth consecutive Columbia Basin Big Nine league championship on Tuesday.

Lone senior Brooke Richardson has the Chiefs ready for another run at state

MOSES LAKE — It’s not easy to be a leader.

Moses Lake's Morgan Yamane signs with Willamette

MOSES LAKE — College basketball wasn’t on Morgan Yamane’s radar after she finished her senior season for Moses Lake High School in March.

Kleyn's gem elevates Ephrata over Othello

EPHRATA — Ephrata starting pitcher Trenton Kleyn has a penchant for working himself out of jams.

Prep roundup: Moses Lake outlasts Eastmont, captures sixth consecutive CBBN crown

EAST WENATCHEE — Moses Lake did just enough to beat Eastmont 1-0 and clinch its sixth consecutive Columbia Basin Big Nine league championship.

Moses Lake takes two from Ike

MOSES LAKE — It would be extreme to call it a scare, but Moses Lake was pushed in its sweep of Eisenhower.

Basin roundup: Moses Lake baseball sweeps Ike, heads into districts as No. 1 seed

YAKIMA — Moses Lake clinched the Columbia Basin Big Nine league championship on Tuesday. Friday, the Chiefs added an exclamation point.

Arredondo strikes out 14, Warden extends season to play-in game

WARDEN — Warden did just enough to extend its season to at least one more game.

Prep roundup: Big innings aid Moses Lake softball again

YAKIMA — Moses Lake eventually broke through to score nine runs in the seventh inning and beat Eisenhower 16-0.

Huge innings help Moses Lake sweep Wenatchee

WENATCHEE — Moses Lake wanted to send a message during its three-game set against Wenatchee.