Basin sports schedule Dec. 27-Jan. 2
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The Moses Lake boys wrestling team travels to Kent for the Gut Check wrestling tournament Thursday.
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COLUMBIA BASIN — Check out this week’s sports schedule, featuring local basketball, swim and dive and wrestling events.
Wednesday, Dec. 27
Moses Lake Girls Basketball mixer — 7 p.m.
Warden girls, boys basketball vs. Othello — 6, 7:30 p.m.
Quincy boys wrestling vs. multiple opponents — 1 p.m.
Royal girls basketball at Freeman Christmas Tournament — noon, 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 28
Winter Cup girls wrestling tournament — 10 a.m. at Hanford High School, includes Ephrata, LRS, Quincy, Royal and Wahluke.
Gut Check boys wrestling tournament — 9 a.m., includes Moses Lake and Othello. Hosted at the accesso ShoWare Center in Kent.
Moses Lake boys swim and dive at Walla Walla — noon
Moses Lake Girls Basketball mixer — 5:15 p.m.
Quincy girls basketball vs. Sunnyside — 3:30 p.m.
Quincy boys basketball vs. Columbia (Burbank) — 5 p.m. at the Yakima Valley SunDome.
Royal girls basketball at Freeman Christmas Tournament — noon, 6 p.m.
Soap Lake boys basketball at Reardan Basketball Tournament — 6:30 p.m.
Wahluke girls, boys basketball at Granger Christmas Classic — 1:30, 3, 6:30, 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 29
ACH girls, boys basketball at Waterville-Mansfield — 6, 7:30 p.m.
LRS boys basketball vs. Royal — 7:30 p.m.
Gut Check boys wrestling tournament — 9 a.m., includes Moses Lake and Othello. Hosted at the accesso ShoWare Center in Kent.
Moses Lake Girls Basketball mixer — 5:15 p.m.
Quincy boys basketball vs Nooksack Valley — noon at the Yakima Valley SunDome.
Royal Christmas Tournament — boys wrestling tournament begins at 10 a.m., includes Moses Lake, Othello, Quincy, Wahluke and Warden.
Wahluke girls, boys basketball vs. Sunnyside Christian — 3, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 30
LRS boys wrestling at Pomeroy Christmas Tournament — 10 a.m.
Moses Lake boys basketball at Coeur d’Alene — 7 p.m.
MLCA/CCS boys basketball vs. ACH — 4:30 p.m.
Royal girls, boys basketball vs. Manson — 3:30, 5 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 1
No events scheduled.
Tuesday, Jan. 2
Ephrata girls, boys basketball vs. East Valley (Yakima) — 5:30, 7 p.m.
Othello girls, boys basketball vs. Selah — 5:30, 7 p.m.
Quincy girls wrestling mix-n-match — 5 p.m., includes Ephrata, Othello and Warden.
Quincy girls, boys basketball at Chelan — 5:45, 7:15 p.m.
Royal girls, boys basketball vs. Kiona-Benton — 6, 7:30 p.m.
Wahluke girls, boys basketball at Toppenish — 6, 7:30 p.m.
Wilson Creek boys basketball at Cascade Christian — 7:30 p.m.
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