Week in sports: Sept. 13-19
IAN BIVONA | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years AGO
ACH junior libero Beth Okamoto awaits a Wellpinit serve during the Warriors’ 3-0 win on Thursday.
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Othello junior quarterback Max Martinez runs the speed option in Ephrata territory during the Huskies’ 14-13 win over the Tigers.
Ephrata senior receiver Hunter Handy evades tacklers after catching a pass on Friday night.
A saddle bronc rider maintains balance on a horse during the Othello PRCA Rodeo on Saturday night.
The Soap Lake defense wraps up a Bridgeport runner in the Eagles’ 22-0 loss to the Mustangs Friday.
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. | September 20, 2022 1:00 AM
COLUMBIA BASIN – From the gridiron to the rodeo arena, the Basin saw several athletic competitions throughout the past week. Check out some photos from athletic events over the past week.
ARTICLES BY IAN BIVONA
Moses Lake boys qualify eight, girls send 11 to Mat Classic
MOSES LAKE -- Nineteen total Mavericks qualified to wrestle at the upcoming Mat Classic, with the Moses Lake girls team qualifying 11 wrestlers and the boys team sending eight wrestlers to the Tacoma Dome. The Moses Lake boys took second at districts, scoring 214.5 points at the tournament. Sunnyside won the district tournament with 278.5 points.
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.”