CONNOR VANDERWEYST
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Huge innings help Moses Lake sweep Wenatchee
WENATCHEE — Moses Lake wanted to send a message during its three-game set against Wenatchee.
Hunter Cruz officially commits to Fresno State
MOSES LAKE — Hunter Cruz had quite the collective gather in the Moses Lake High School office as he made his college choice official.
Moses Lake prevails in battle of CBBN unbeatens
MOSES LAKE — Forget the mitt-pounding fastball or knee buckling changeup.
Basin roundup: Moses Lake baseball's win streak halted at Wenatchee
WENATCHEE — Moses Lake could not closeout rival Wenatchee, losing 3-1.
Prep roundup: Moses Lake sweeps Sunnyside, sets up showdown with Wenatchee
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake softball continue to hum, sweeping Sunnyside on Friday 12-0 and 17-0.
Prep roundup: Ephrata's Kenedee Peters runner-up at Gamble Sands
BREWSTER — Ephrata’s Kenedee Peters finished sandwiched between two Bellingham golfers to finish second at Gamble Sands.
Vance Alvarado throws 3 perfect innings; Moses Lake routs Sunnyside
MOSES LAKE — Sometimes a team needs a spark.
Basin roundup: Moses Lake softball completes sweep of Davis
YAKIMA — There was no containing Moses Lake in its doubleheader at Davis.
Moses Lake's Cruz to continue wrestling at Fresno State
MOSES LAKE — Hunter Cruz finished his high school wrestling career as a three-time state placer and two-time state champion.
Cascade comes back to beat Warden late
WARDEN — Warden head coach Dan Caballero wasn’t happy with the result, but he was happy with the effort level his team gave Thursday.
Prep roundup: Zack Valdez's big day helps Moses Lake beat Davis
YAKIMA — Moses Lake scored seven runs in the fifth inning to blow out Davis 13-2.
Moses Lake routs Davis in return to diamond
MOSES LAKE — Head coach Mike Hofheins has confidence in his lineup, top to bottom.
Basin roundup: Moses Lake's Hunter Cruz finishes third at national tournament
INDIANA, Penn. — Hunter Cruz, a two-time state wrestling championship for Moses Lake, took his talents across the country to the 2018 FloNationals in Indiana, Penn.
Prep roundup: Moses Lake unable to keep pace with Sunnyside's attack
MOSES LAKE — Typically, there’s a little extra when Moses Lake and Sunnyside link up.
Boys soccer roundup: Moses Lake boys soccer falls to Wenatchee
MOSES LAKE — Senior forward Luis Navarette gathered a through ball, outran one defender and fired a right-footed rocket by Moses Lake goalkeeper Michael Villarreal.
Basin roundup: Warden softball takes two from Royal
ROYAL CITY — Warden stayed perfect in the SCAC East with two wins over Royal 14-2 and 11-1.
Prep roundup: Ephrata's Peters holds off 4A champion for Joe Lenberg title
YAKIMA — Ephrata’s Kenedee Peters is one of the best prep golfers in Washington, regardless of classification.
Warden's Amanda Contreras inks with Mt. Hood
WARDEN — Tears were intermittently wiped away as family, friends, coaches and teammates cycled in and out for pictures.
Moses Lake's Loera highlights Basin all-state selections
Moses Lake point guard Jamie Loera capped her high school career with a selection to the Associated Press all-state first team.
Warden overcomes gusting winds to take two from Connell
WARDEN — It was spring sports in name only at Warden’s softball diamond Saturday afternoon.
Basin roundup: Moses Lake baseball splits with West Valley
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake was able to salvage a split with West Valley, dropping the opener 6-4 before winning the second 6-5.
Brooklyn Bailey has 7 RBI, Moses Lake routs West Valley in CBBN opener
MOSES LAKE — Brooklyn Bailey was unable to play in last year’s series against West Valley.
Prep roundup: Moses Lake baseball stifled in loss to West Valley
YAKIMA — Moses Lake out-hit West Valley 6-5, but could not scratch out a run in its 4-0 loss.
Prep roundup: Moses Lake softball starts season 1-1
Moses Lake split a pair of non-league games to start its season.
Hailey Garrity leaves everything on the court because she knows adversity
MOSES LAKE — Hailey Garrity called it the best three days of the year.
Moses Lake can't convert opportunities in loss to Lewis and Clark
MOSES LAKE — The progress hasn’t translated to the win column, yet, but there has been gradual improvement for Moses Lake boys soccer since the start of the season.
Prep roundup: Ephrata boys soccer blitzes Prosser in first half, wins comfortably
PROSSER — Ephrata is out to prove it didn’t trip, fall and land in last year’s CWAC district tournament.
Basin roundup: Moses Lake boys soccer drops a pair of games
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake boys soccer is still finding its footing, so to speak.
First-year coach Richie Ramirez looks to bring 'fight' to Chiefs
MOSES LAKE — First-year head coach Richie Ramirez didn’t mince words when asked what he hopes to bring to the Moses Lake boys soccer program.
Big Bend meets No. 1 seed Grays Harbor in first round of NWAC Tournament
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend women’s basketball sat in its locker room following a 80-76 loss to Yakima Valley.
Moses Lake blows open fourth quarter against Eastlake, finishes third in state
TACOMA — During a stoppage in play with about a minute left, Moses Lake senior starters Ellie Mayo, Morgan Yamane, Abby Rathbun and Jamie Loera were able to check out of the game and walk off the court to an ovation.
Bears end Chiefs' unbeaten run for second time in three seasons
TACOMA — Moses Lake did everything it was supposed to do against top-ranked and undefeated Central Valley.
Sky's the limit for Moses Lake softball
MOSES LAKE — Last year, it appeared Moses Lake’s reign atop the Columbia Basin Big Nine would be in jeopardy.
Moses Lake rides Loera's record night into state quarterfinals
ELLENSBURG — Woodinville was determined to not let Jamie Loera beat them.
Moses Lake returns to regionals, this time it's Woodinville
MOSES LAKE — Abby Rathbun, in eighth grade at the time, watched from her seat in the Tacoma Dome as Moses Lake lost a one-point game in the state semifinals to Mt. Rainier.
Basketball roundup: Moses Lake girls defend district championship
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake used its depth to rack up another district championship, beating Sunnyside for the third time this season 62-49.
Moses Lake's Hunter Cruz repeats as state champion
TACOMA — Hunter Cruz is an adaptable wrestler.
Warden's Martin Dominguez captures 220-pound championship
TACOMA — Warden’s Martin Dominguez was eliminated early in last year’s state tournament.
Warden has high ceiling entering state tournament
TACOMA — The common refrain when it comes to the state tournament is, “anything can happen.”
Moses Lake sinks 8 free throws in final minute, eliminates West Valley
MOSES LAKE — Free throws had been a bugaboo for Moses Lake throughout the season.
Hunter Cruz, Payton Castro regional champs; Moses Lake sends 7 to Tacoma
YAKIMA — Hunter Cruz has the aura of a defending state champion, sure.
Basin roundup: Moses Lake girls complete undefeated regular season
YAKIMA — Moses Lake left little to chance Friday at Davis.
Vikings ride big first half in win over Spokane
MOSES LAKE — Leah Dougherty and Hailey Garrity took turns punishing Spokane early.
Prep roundup: Moses Lake stifles Wenatchee on senior night
MOSES LAKE — Zach Phillips, in his final regular-season home game, twisted under the hoop and scored through contact.
Local ballers set to return to Columbia Basin
MOSES LAKE — Tonight at the DeVries Activity Center will be a homecoming, of sorts, for three Columbia Basin ballplayers.
Chiefs overcome foul trouble to beat Panthers
MOSES LAKE — The whistles came early and often.
Tigers run away from Huskies in district opener
EPHRATA — Ephrata ran, ran and then ran some more.
Basketball roundup: Ephrata completes sweep of Quincy
QUINCY — Ephrata created separation with an 18-6 second quarter to beat Quincy 60-43.
Wrestling roundup: Moses Lake's depth leads to district championship
YAKIMA — Moses Lake put eight wrestlers in the finals, crowned five champions and placed 19 en route to its first district championship since 2015.
Moses Lake basketball falls to West Valley in OT
MOSES LAKE — Elation turned to devastation in just over four minutes of game time.