Prep roundup: MLCA stays in league lead after win against Easton
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EASTON — Moses Lake Christian maintained its first-place spot in the Central Washington B (CWB) league with a win at Easton 66-38.
Deana Gulenko led the Lions with 15 points. Aspen Merkle connected from long range four times and totaled 14 points. Kali Kast chipped in 12 points and eight assists.
Moses Lake Christian is now 7-1 in its league with four games left in the regular season. The Lions’ most important upcoming game is a Feb. 3 showdown with second-place Riverside Christian in Moses Lake.
The Lions beat the Crusaders in Yakima 42-31 on Jan. 17.
In other CWB results, Riverside Christian beat Wilson Creek 49-41 to keep pace with Moses Lake Christian.
Soap Lake girls basketball lost to Lake Roosevelt 70-17 in Central Washington 2B league action. The Soap Lake boys lost to Lake Roosevelt 89-28.
Boys wrestling
Toppenish 59, Ephrata 15
EPHRATA — Toppenish continued its romp through the regular season with a 59-15 win at Ephrata.
Mac Laird pinned Damian Gama at 195 pounds and Kevin Pelayo edged Rocco Clark 3-2 at 220 pounds for the Tigers’ two wins. Ephrata also received a forfeit at 106 pounds.
The Wildcats finished their Central Washington Athletic Conference dual schedule 9-0, allowing at most 18 points to Othello and Selah throughout the regular season.
Ellensburg 37, Quincy 33
QUINCY — Lorenzo Gonzalez pinned Kian Fox at 170 pounds and Ellensburg outlasted Quincy 37-33.
The Jacks took a 33-31 lead into the final match after consecutive pins from Oswaldo Perez and Alex Bonilla erased a 31-21 deficit.
The most contested match was at 182 pounds between Quincy’s Mykenzi Realme and Ellensburg’s Henry Reinhart. Eighth-ranked Reinhart outlasted fifth-ranked Realme 2-1.
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