Basin sports schedule for Nov. 23-29
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Royal quarterback Dylan Allred advances the ball upfield in the Knights’ 41-9 win over Montesano on Saturday. The Knights will look to advance to their third-consecutive 1A state title game with a semifinals matchup against Freeman on Saturday.
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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. | November 23, 2022 1:25 AM
As fall sports enter its final two weeks of the season, winter sports competitions in the Basin begin as soon as next week. Check out this week’s sports schedule, including two state football semifinal games being played in Moses Lake.
Saturday, Nov. 26
No. 1 Odessa vs No. 5 Liberty Bell - 1B state semifinals playoff game, kickoff at 12 p.m. at Lions Field in Moses Lake.
No. 1 Royal football vs No. 12 Freeman - 1A state semifinals playoff game, kickoff at 3 p.m. at Lions Field in Moses Lake.
Tuesday, Nov. 29
Royal girls basketball at Newport - 7:30 p.m.
Warden girls and boys basketball at Cashmere - 5:45 p.m., 7:15 p.m.
This week’s tournaments
1A State Football - includes Royal.
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