Basin sports schedule Feb. 1-7
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The Moses Lake boys and girls basketball teams will celebrate senior night on Friday against West Valley (Yakima). The girls tip off at 5:45 p.m., followed by the boys at 7:30 p.m.
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COLUMBIA BASIN – Local teams in the Basin will wrap up their regular seasons this week, with district competitions beginning as soon as Thursday when the Moses Lake boys swim and dive team hosts its district meet. Check out this week’s Basin sports schedule, which includes a Saturday full of district wrestling tournaments.
Wednesday, Feb.1
Lind-Ritzville girls, boys basketball at Upper Columbia Academy - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 2
Moses Lake boys swim and dive district meet - 4 p.m., hosted at Moses Lake.
Othello girls, boys basketball at Ellensburg - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Quincy girls, boys basketball vs Cascade (Leavenworth) - 5:45, 7:15 p.m.
Warden girls, boys basketball vs River View - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Wilson Creek girls, boys basketball at Cascade Christian - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 3
Ephrata girls, boys basketball vs Selah - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Moses Lake girls, boys basketball vs West Valley (Yakima) - 5:45, 7:30 p.m.
Moses Lake cheerleading at State Cheer - Mavs perform in 3A/4A Tumbling Coed at 8:40 p.m. at Battle Ground High School.
MLCA/CCS girls, boys basketball vs Entiat - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Soap Lake girls, boys basketball at Riverside Christian - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Wahluke girls, boys basketball vs Royal - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 4
ACH wrestling at Northeast B Championships - begins at 10:30, hosted at ACH.
Class 2A District 5/6 Boys Wrestling Championships - begins at 9 a.m., hosted at Ellensburg High School. Includes Ephrata, Othello.
District 5 2A/1A/2B Girls Sub-Regionals - hosted at Selah, includes Othello, Warden.
District 6 2A/1A/2B Girls Wrestling Tournament - begins at 10 a.m., includes Ephrata, Quincy.
District 7/9 boys wrestling tournament - begins at 10 a.m., includes Lind-Ritzville.
Lind-Ritzville girls wrestling at Girls Sub-Regional - begins at 10:30 a.m. at Liberty. Includes Royal, Wahluke.
Moses Lake cheerleading at State Cheer - Mavs perform in 3A/4A Tumbling Coed at 7 p.m. at Battle Ground High School.
Moses Lake girls wrestling at district meet - 11 a.m. at Sunnyside High School.
Moses Lake boys wrestling at district meet - hosted at Davis High School.
Moses Lake boys basketball at Ferris - 4 p.m.
Quincy boys wrestling at district meet - hosted at Omak High School.
Royal boys wrestling Sub-District Tournament - includes Wahluke.
Warden boys wrestling at district meet - hosted at Granger High School.
Big Bend
Basketball
Big Bend women, men at North Idaho - Feb. 1 at 5:30, 7:30 p.m.
Big Bend women, men vs Spokane - Feb. 4 at 2, 4 p.m.
Wrestling
Big Bend men, women at WSU - Feb. 5.
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