GALLERY: Weekend in sports
IAN BIVONA | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years, 3 months AGO
Golfers had the chance to help out the community in different tournaments this weekend, including the Kiwanis and Rotary Club’s 12th Annual Golf Scramble.
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Basin golfers raised nearly $12,000 for Kid’s Hope, with the funds going towards being able to supply children with resiliency kits.
The Pride Color Run featured rainbow-themed stations around Moses Lake, including a rainbow balloon arch finishing line.
Color stations along the two-mile route had flags, bubbles and more to entertain participants during the run.
Cutters gathered at the Grant County Fairgrounds this weekend for the NCHA Weekend.
Riders enter a group of cattle before selecting a cow for their run, where they try to keep the cow from reentering its herd.
The WCHA hosted an NCHA Weekend event, where cutters from the Western US and Canada made their way to Moses Lake for a circuit competition.
The inaugural Please Hit Straight golf tournament was hosted at The Legacy Golf Course in Othello, raising money for an upcoming wrestling camp.
Warden wrestling coaches applaud for those who participated in the tournament.
Winners of the inaugural tournament were awarded with wrestling belts bearing the tournament’s name.
The tournament saw 72 golfers raise an upwards of $4,000, according to Warden assistant wrestling coach Alan Martinez.
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. | June 28, 2022 1:00 AM
COLUMBIA BASIN - This weekend saw many sporting events take to the Basin, from golf tournaments to cutting and more. Check out some photos from this weekend’s events.
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