Basin sports schedule March 29-April 4
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The Ephrata boys soccer team has three road games over the next week, traveling to Selah, East Valley (Spokane) and Ellensburg.
Ian Bivona
COLUMBIA BASIN – It’s a lighter week of high school sports action here in the Basin as schools have the week off for spring break, but teams return to a full slate of action on Tuesday.
Wednesday, April 5
Othello boys soccer at Cashmere - 1 p.m.
Thursday, April 6
Ephrata boys soccer at Selah - 6 p.m.
Friday, April 7
ACH baseball doubleheader at Selkirk - 12, 2 p.m.
Moses Lake baseball doubleheader at Eastmont - 4, 6 p.m.
Moses Lake boys soccer vs Wenatchee - 7 p.m.
Othello softball doubleheader at Richland, Hanford - 11 a.m., 1 p.m. at Hanford High School.
Saturday, April 8
Ephrata boys, girls tennis vs Grandview - 10 a.m.
Ephrata boys soccer at East Valley (Spokane) - 12 p.m.
Davis Invitational - track and field meet at Davis High School, includes Moses Lake and Wahluke. Begins at 10 a.m.
Othello baseball doubleheader vs Ephrata - 11 a.m., 1 p.m.
Royal baseball doubleheader vs Quincy - 10 a.m., 12 p.m.
Royal softball doubleheader at Deer Park - 12, 2 p.m.
Royal boys, girls tennis at Deer Park - 12 p.m.
Warden softball doubleheader at Adna - 1, 3 p.m.
Monday, April 10
LRS golf at Deer Park - 2 p.m.
Moses Lake boys soccer at Cheney - 4 p.m.
Wahluke boys, girls tennis at Granger - 4 p.m.
Warden boys, girls golf at Goldendale - 1 p.m.
Tuesday, April 11
CWAC girls golf Pod 2 - 10 a.m. at Ellensburg, includes Ephrata and Othello.
Ephrata boys, girls tennis at Prosser - 4 p.m.
Ephrata boys soccer at Ellensburg - 4 p.m.
Ephrata baseball at Tri-Cities Prep - 4 p.m.
Ephrata softball doubleheader vs Selah - 4 p.m.
Gamble Sands Golf Invite - 1 p.m. at Gamble Sands Golf Course, includes Ephrata, Moses Lake, Quincy and Royal.
LRS baseball, softball doubleheaders vs Liberty - 2, 4 p.m.
LRS track and field at Liberty - 3:30 p.m.
Moses Lake boys, girls golf at Chelan - 1 p.m.
Moses Lake boys, girls tennis at Eisenhower - 3 p.m.
MLCA/CCS baseball doubleheader at Cascade (Leavenworth) - 3:30, 5:30 p.m.
Othello boys soccer at East Valley (Yakima) - 6 p.m.
Quincy boys, girls tennis at Cashmere - 4 p.m.
Quincy baseball, softball vs Cashmere - 4:30 p.m.
Quincy boys soccer at Cashmere - 6 p.m.
Royal baseball, softball doubleheaders vs Zillah - 3, 5 p.m.
Royal boys, girls tennis at College Place - 4 p.m.
Royal boys soccer vs Connell - 6 p.m.
Wahluke boys soccer at College Place - 6 p.m.
Warden baseball doubleheader vs Wahluke - 3, 5 p.m.
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