Weekend in Sports
IAN BIVONA | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years, 3 months AGO
The Moses Lake Rattlers advanced to the A bracket championship game, bouncing back after falling into the loser’s bracket
Ian Bivona
The 13U Columbia Basin Riverdogs advanced to regional play, being held later this month in Kelso. The winner of the regional tournament advances to the World Series in Virginia.
Riverdog bats popped off late in the matchup, scoring several runs in the late innings of the 13U state tournament.
Riverdog pitcher Eli Nash got the start for the 13U Riverdogs against the Venom on Saturday, July 9.
The Moses Lake Rattlers defeated the Whatcom Wolverines 6-1 in the semifinal matchup.
Teams from the Basin, west and east sides were all present in Moses Lake for the 16U tournament.
A 16U USA Softball of Wastington state tournament was held at the Larson Playfields this weekend, bringing in 20 teams from around the state.
The top 10 teams with the most fish weight advanced to Sunday’s competition for a chance at the title.
Anglers brought up their five biggest fish to the stage for the official weigh in at the Shootout at Potholes tournament.
The team of Berto/Doucet had the top weight in Saturday’s competition, checking at 18.01 total pounds.
Ian Bivona serves as the Columbia Basin Herald’s sports reporter and is a graduate of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He enjoys the behind-the-scenes stories that lead up to the wins and losses of the various sports teams in the Basin. Football is his favorite sport, though he likes them all, and his favorite team is the Jets. He lives in Soap Lake with his cat, Honey. | July 12, 2022 1:15 AM
From the diamond to the lakes, several sporting events were held around the Basin this weekend. Check out some photos from these past events.
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Moses Lake boys qualify eight, girls send 11 to Mat Classic
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Basin wrestlers bound for state after districts
MOSES LAKE – District tournaments were held across the state on Friday and Saturday, where boys and girls wrestlers punched their tickets into next week’s Mat Classic in Tacoma.
Mavs defeat Sunnyside, finish third in league
Moses Lake enters districts with confidence as regular season fades
MOSES LAKE – The Mavericks closed out the regular season with a trip to Sunnyside on Thursday night, coming out on top of a closely contested game with a 67-66 win over the Grizzlies. “They’ve been playing better, scoring more,” Head Coach Craig Groth said. “We’ve been doing a little bit better job on defense in certain situations and winning games leading up to that. Even games we haven’t won, we’ve been in really close games. Our confidence is really good right now, we felt great going into the game.”