Washington sports schedule Aug. 2-8
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The Seattle Mariners open a four-game road stand against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.
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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. | August 1, 2023 3:47 PM
COLUMBIA BASIN — Check out this week’s Washington sports schedule, featuring local, regional and statewide sporting events.
Wednesday, Aug. 2
Seattle Storm vs Dallas Wings — 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 3
Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels — 6:38 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 4
Chasing Gold Camp — wrestling camp at Moses Lake High School, free for Moses Lake middle and high school wrestlers. Features instruction by collegiate wrestler Frank Almaguer. Begins at 9 a.m.
Moses Lake BMX local single point race — registration begins at 6 p.m., races begin at 7 p.m. Hosted at 610 Yakima Ave in Moses Lake.
Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels — 6:38 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 5
Chasing Gold Camp — wrestling camp at Moses Lake High School, free for Moses Lake middle and high school wrestlers. Features instruction by collegiate wrestler Frank Almaguer. Begins at 9 a.m.
Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels — 6:07 p.m.
Seattle Storm at Phoenix Mercury — 7 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 6
Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels — 1:07 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 8
47th Annual Washington Junior Golf Association State Championship — hosted at Moses Lake Golf Club, Lakeview Golf and Country Club and The Links at Moses Pointe. Youth golfers ages 8-18 will compete over a three-day span.
Seattle Mariners vs San Diego Padres — 6:40 p.m.
Seattle Storm vs Connecticut Sun — 12 p.m.
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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
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Mavs defeat Sunnyside, finish third in league
Moses Lake enters districts with confidence as regular season fades
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