Prep roundup: MLHS softball splits with Chiawana
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Joel Martin has been with the Columbia Basin Herald for more than 25 years in a variety of roles and is the most-tenured employee in the building. Martin is a married father of eight and enjoys spending time with his children and his wife, Christina. He is passionate about the paper’s mission of informing the people of the Columbia Basin because he knows it is important to record the history of the communities the publication serves. | October 15, 2021 1:00 AM
Softball
Moses Lake 19, Chiawana 14 Moses Lake 17, Chiawana 14
The Moses Lake High School Lady Chiefs split a doubleheader Tuesday against Chiawana High School. Ali Stanley hit 5 for 5 with two home runs in the first game, while Rylee McGreevy went 4 for 4 with a double and a homer.
Moses Lake did rather better in the second game. Kendall Reffett hit a grand slam, while Ali Stanley homered twice.
Football
Royal 52, Kiona-Benton 0
Angel Vega’s toe was in fine form Tuesday, making seven extra point kicks and capping it off with a field goal in the fourth quarter. Avery Ellis, Luke Bergeson, Derek Bergeson and Jace Allred all racked up touchdowns. Derek Bergeson led in passing with 111 yards, while Ellis had 161 rushing yards.
Girls soccer
Othello 3, Selah 1
Hailee Guzman scored two goals Tuesday, while Grace Rocha scored the third.
Volleyball
Ephrata 3, Grandview 0
Royal 2, Wapato 3
Royal 3, Wahluke 1
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Open Doors students overcome obstacles to graduate Thursday
MOSES LAKE — It was a short walk across the room, but for the 34 students who graduated from Open Doors Thursday it was the end of a long journey. “I had the motivation I needed to finish school, but not the tools,” said student speaker Mona Martin. “That's when I was directed to Open Doors. Thanks to the support and resources I received there, I was able to make up four years of math and English and pass my GED test with a qualifying score.” Open Doors is a reengagement program established in 2010 to enable students 16-21 years of age, who have left school before graduating, to finish out their high school education. Some students go there to earn their GED, others to earn a high school diploma and some, like Martin, had already earned the GED but wanted to go the extra mile.
The Side Project to play in Moses Lake – for real, this time
MOSES LAKE — When The Side Project takes the stage June 20, the city of Moses Lake’s Summer Concert Series will pick up where it left off, sort of. “They were supposed to be our last concert last summer,” said Jenni Shelton, creative programs coordinator for the Moses Lake Museum & Art Center. “It was the night of a really bad storm, and we had to cancel for the weather. It was one of the nights they even evacuated to the Gorge (Amphitheatre).” The Side Project consists of wife-and-husband Suzie and Ben Bradford, according to its website. The duo, originally from Spokane, have recorded six albums and have performed up and down the west coast for 20 years, according to the announcement. Their music has been broadcast in Starbucks and featured on television shows “Dancing with the Stars” and “So You Think You Can Dance,” as well as scoring a positive review in Music Connection Magazine.
Moses Lake Library story time serves special needs adults
MOSES LAKE — It’s 10:30 on a Thursday morning, and Moses Lake Children’s Librarian Zach Walker is reading a picture book to brothers David and Ray Cavazos, two non-verbal men with special needs. “The boys love it,” said the brothers’ caregiver Mary Lybbert. “They ask every week when they can come to the library.”