Spring sports are here!
REBECCA PETTINGILL | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years, 4 months AGO
Royal High School pitcher Derek Bergeson throws a pitch in the first inning against Lake Roosevelt on April 27 of last year at Royal High School.
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Ephrata's Rylee Peters looks to beat the tag in the first inning as Warden's Alexsus Leinweber makes the catch for the out on April 16 of last year at Warden High School.
COLUMBIA BASIN - Spring sports are already up and running around the Columbia Basin. Among the spring sports are baseball, softball, golf, track and field, boys soccer and tennis.
This weekend’s events include, but are not limited to:
Girls golf at Rock Island Golf Course for Quincy, Ephrata and Moses Lake on March 18.
Boys and girls track and field at Wahluke High School for Wahluke, Royal, Quincy, Moses Lake, MLCA/CCS, Wilson Creek and Othello on March 18.
Baseball Wahluke vs Quincy, at Quincy on March 19.
Fastpitch Wahluke vs Quincy, at Wahluke on March 19.
Quincy boys and girls tennis at Quincy High School on March 19.
Quincy boys soccer at Quincy March 19.
Ephrata boys and girls tennis at Lake Chelan Shores on March 18.
Ephrata boys soccer at Prosser on March 19.
Boys and girls track and field for Othello and Ephrata at East Valley on March 19.
Baseball Othello vs Ephrata at Othello on March 19.
Ephrata fastpitch at Hanford on March 19.
Othello boys and girls tennis at Yakima Tennis Club on March 19.
Othello boys soccer at Grandview on March 19.
Royal boys and girls tennis at Royal on March 19.
Royal baseball at Toppenish on March 19.
Royal boys soccer at Royal on March 19.
Warden baseball at Warden March 19.
Warden boys soccer at Warden March 19.
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