Basin sports schedule Dec. 6-12
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The Warden Cougars have four games this week, starting with Thursday’s home game against Okanogan.
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COLUMBIA BASIN — Check out this week’s sports schedule, featuring local basketball, swim and dive and wrestling events.
Wednesday, Dec. 6
No events scheduled.
Thursday, Dec. 7
Ephrata boys wrestling vs. Ellensburg — 7 p.m.
LRS girls, boys basketball at Upper Columbia Academy — 6, 7:30 p.m.
LRS girls wrestling at East Valley (Spokane) — 5 p.m.
Moses Lake bowling vs. Wenatchee — 3 p.m.
Moses Lake boys swim and dive vs. Eastmont — 4 p.m.
Moses Lake girls, boys wrestling at Sunnyside — 6, 7 p.m.
Othello girls wrestling vs. Royal — 6 p.m.
Othello boys wrestling at Selah — 7 p.m.
Wahluke girls, boys basketball vs. Ephrata — 6, 7:30 p.m.
Warden girls, boys basketball vs. Okanogan — 6, 7:30 p.m.
Wilson Creek girls, boys basketball — 6, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 8
ACH girls, boys basketball at Entiat — 6, 7:30 p.m.
LRS girls, boys basketball at Asotin — 5:30, 7 p.m.
Moses Lake girls basketball vs. Ellensburg — 7 p.m.
Moses Lake boys basketball at Ellensburg — 7 p.m.
Soap Lake girls, boys basketball at Riverside Christian — 5:45, 7 p.m.
Wahluke, Warden boys wrestling at Granger Ironman — 5 p.m.
Warden girls, boys basketball at Highland — 6, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 9
ACH girls, boys basketball vs. Wellpinit — 4:30, 6 p.m.
ACH, LRS wrestling at Liberty tournament — 9:30 a.m.
Connell Invite — boys wrestling tournament begins at 10 a.m., includes Quincy, Royal, Wahluke and Warden.
Ephrata boys wrestling at West Valley Wrestling Invite — 9 a.m.
Moses Lake boys wrestling at Toppenish tournament — 10 a.m.
Moses Lake girls, boys basketball vs. Davis — 4:30, 6 p.m.
Royal Girls Wrestling Tournament — 10 a.m. at Royal, includes Moses Lake, Othello and Quincy.
Leonard Schutte Roundup — boys wrestling tournament begins at 10 a.m. at Othello, includes Moses Lake, Quincy and Royal.
Quincy girls, boys basketball vs. Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) — 3:30, 5 p.m.
Royal girls, boys basketball at Chelan — 5:45, 7:15 p.m.
Wahluke, Warden boys wrestling at Granger Ironman — 9:30 a.m.
Wahluke girls wrestling at Granger Girls Wrestling Tournament — 9:30 a.m.
Warden Women’s Wrestling Invitational — begins at 10 a.m. at Warden, includes Ephrata, Othello.
Warden girls, boys basketball at Goldendale — 6, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 11
Ephrata, Othello girls wrestling at East Valley (Yakima) — 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 12
ACH girls, boys basketball vs. Wilbur-Creston-Keller — 6, 7:30 p.m.
Ephrata girls, boys basketball vs. Shadle Park — 5:30, 7 p.m.
LRS girls, boys basketball vs. Liberty (Spangle) — 5:30, 7 p.m.
Moses Lake bowling vs. Selah — 3 p.m.
Moses Lake girls, boys basketball vs. Pasco — 5:30, 7 p.m.
Othello girls, boys basketball vs. Connell — 5:30, 7 p.m.
Quincy girls, boys basketball vs. Cashmere — 5:45, 7:15 p.m.
Royal girls, boys basketball vs. Warden — 6, 7:30 p.m.
Warden girls wrestling vs. Connell — 5 p.m.
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