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Barrientoz duo find success a PNW Bagfest
MOSES LAKE — Father-son cornhole duo Camryn and Fabian Barrientoz found success in Spokane at the Pacific Northwest Bagfest. When they began competing six years ago during the COVID-19 pandemic, they never would have anticipated where they’d find themselves today. “Back in 2020 I didn't think that I was ever going to be this competitive into a backyard game that people drink, play and just get together,” Camryn said. “Now this is like a competitive sport. There are colleges actually giving out scholarships, and there's actually a high school and middle school in Grandview. It's pretty cool how Washington's picking up on that.”
Eagles camp strengthens Mavs on and off the pitch
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Mavericks girls soccer program recently returned from a three day soccer camp at Eastern Washington University. This experience provides players an opportunity to dip their toes into the water of college athletics and gauge their interest, Overland said. “This is our third year going, so we like to take a group of girls if we can get enough interest down there to get a little bit of the dorm experience,” she said. “It's a good bonding time for them and then get some drills in with the Eastern coaches and players, and kind of experience a little bit of what that's like.”
GALLERY: Summer sports highlights
MOSES LAKE — It’s the last week of July and with the arrival of August, fall sports is set to begin imminently. Though high school athletics has been on pause since the end of May, there has been no shortage of local sports. Let's take a look back at some of the highlights of summer sports this year.
Ephrata youth fall sports registration open
EPHRATA — Registration for fall youth sports like soccer and flag football in Ephrata is open. Though it’s still somewhat early in the process, turnout has been strong so far, Recreation Supervisor for Ephrata Parks and Recreation Gunner Blankenship said. “In the spring we had about 250 kids for soccer, and we're projecting about the same amount for fall this year,” Blankenship said. “Last year we had a total of 71 kids turn out (for flag football) between first grade and sixth grade, and there's differentleagues for each of those age groups.”
'Good Dude' Christian Berezay selected to the Patriot Games
COULEE CITY — Christian Berezay, a football player and wrestler from the Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors, has been one of two high school athletes selected to represent Washington in the 2026 Patriot Games. The honor felt surreal, he said. "I did feel a little weird because I never thought in my life that this would happen to me," Christian said.
Rage 16U builds momentum ahead of national tournament
MOSES LAKE — The Washington Rage 16U (10-9-1) finished second in the Summer Meltdown tournament in Chehalis. It was one more warmup tourney ahead of their trip to Nationals in Newberg, Oregon this weekend, Head Coach Bob Richardson said. "The team played well," Richardson said. "We were able to battle in some tight games and pull it out in the end. The girls were playing good defense, we hit the ball well and pitching was good, so that helps and makes it for a nice, successful weekend. We just ran out of gas in the championship game."
Sixers 18U finish season with first tournament championship
MOSES LAKE — The Central Washington Sixers 18U (17-16-1) finished their summer season as champions after winning the Whitworth Prospect Series in Spokane. It was a great way to end the summer season, Head Coach Trey Evans said. "Guys came together and decided to end the year on a good little streak," Evans said. "Definitely had a little bit of up and down in the tournament but ended up coming together at the end and getting the job done."
Sixers 14U cap summer with Moses Lake Meltdown championship
MOSES LAKE — The Central Washington Sixers 14U (18-18-1) concluded their summer season with a championship win in the Moses Lake Meltdown tournament. "It's nice to be able to win the last one and cap off of a good summer," Head Coach Steve Keller said. "For a lot of these kids going to high school next year, it's a good way to end the summer and get ready for school."
Eastern Washington football to attend Big Sky Conference kickoff weekend
CHENEY — Eastern Washington football Head Coach Aaron Best, Isaiah Perez and Malik Dotson are slated to represent the Eagles at the Big Sky Conference Kickoff Weekend in Spokane, according to EWU Athletics.
From Othello to Pocatello, McDonald finds her place with Bengals softball team
OTHELLO — Before Camryn McDonald became an everyday shortstop and leadoff hitter for Idaho State, she was an Othello kid playing in front of a crowd that had known her since childhood. Three seasons into her college softball career, McDonald said that support system still shapes how she views her success with the Bengals. "It has been nothing but awesome," McDonald said. "It's fun, I play with all my best friends, and it's just been a roller coaster of emotions. We have two championships now and a tournament win, it's been exciting."