Basin sports schedule for Jan. 4-10
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Moses Lake junior Lexi Cox takes the ball up the floor against Othello on Friday. The Mavericks will return to their home floor against Eisenhower on Friday at 5:45 p.m.
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COLUMBIA BASIN – Winter sports are back in full swing here in the Basin after teams had time off due to the holiday break. Check out this week’s packed sports schedule for all 12 schools here in the area.
Wednesday, Jan. 4
Moses Lake girls, boys wrestling vs West Valley (Yakima) - 6, 7 p.m.
Othello boys wrestling at Ellensburg - 7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 5
ACH wrestling at Republic - 5 p.m.
Ephrata boys wrestling at Prosser - 7 p.m.
Lind-Ritzville wrestling at Colfax - 5 p.m.
MLCA/CCS girls basketball vs Pateros - 6 p.m.
Quincy boys wrestling at Chelan - 6 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 6
ACH girls, boys basketball at Odessa - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Ephrata, Moses Lake, Royal, Warden girls wrestling at Kelso tournament - 3 p.m.
Ephrata girls, boys basketball vs Ellensburg - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Lind-Ritzville girls, boys basketball at Northwest Christian - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Moses Lake girls, boys basketball vs Eisenhower - 5:45, 7:30 p.m.
MLCA/CCS boys basketball vs Riverside Christian - 7:30 p.m.
Othello, Quincy girls wrestling at Gut Check Tournament - hosted at accesso ShoWare Center in Kent.
Othello girls, boys basketball at Prosser - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Quincy girls, boys basketball at Omak - 5:45, 7:15 p.m.
Quincy boys wrestling vs Royal - 7 p.m.
Royal girls, boys basketball at Zillah - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Soap Lake girls, boys basketball at Entiat - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Wahluke girls, boys basketball vs College Place - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Warden boys wrestling vs Tonasket - 7 p.m.
Warden girls, boys basketball at Columbia (Burbank) - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Wilson Creek girls, boys basketball at Waterville-Mansfield - 3:30, 5 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 7
ACH girls, boys basketball at Wellpinit - 4, 5:30 p.m.
ACH wrestling tournament - 10 a.m., includes Ephrata, Lind-Ritzville.
Lind-Ritzville girls, boys basketball vs Chewelah - 4:30, 6 p.m.
Moses Lake boys swim and dive at Kentridge Invite
Moses Lake girls, boys basketball at West Valley (Yakima) - 4:45, 6:30 p.m.
Othello girls, boys basketball vs Ephrata - 4, 5:30 p.m.
Quincy, Royal boys wrestling at Cheney tournament - 9 a.m.
Quincy girls, boys basketball vs Liberty Bell - 3:30, 5 p.m.
Royal girls, boys basketball vs La Salle - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Wahluke girls, boys basketball vs Naches Valley - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Warden boys wrestling tournament - 10 a.m., includes Moses Lake, Othello, Wahluke.
Warden girls, boys basketball at Tri-Cities Prep - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 10
ACH girls, boys basketball vs Wilbur-Creston-Keller - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Ephrata, Othello, Royal girls wrestling at CWAC Mix-n-Match - 5 p.m. at Wapato.
Ephrata girls, boys basketball vs Grandview - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Lind-Ritzville girls wrestling at Newport - 5 p.m.
Moses Lake boys wrestling at Eisenhower - 7 p.m.
MLCA/CCS girls, boys basketball at Entiat - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Othello girls, boys basketball at East Valley (Yakima) - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Royal girls, boys basketball vs Connell - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Soap Lake girls, boys basketball at Riverside Christian - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Wahluke girls, boys basketball at Kiona-Benton City - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Warden girls, boys basketball at Dayton-Waitsburg - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Warden girls, boys wrestling vs Connell - 7 p.m.
Wilson Creek girls, boys basketball vs Cascade Christian Academy - 6, 7:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SPORTS: Thursday, Jan. 5
CWU women take on Western Wash. Univ on the court at Big Bend Community College - 5:15 p.m.
CWU men face Alaska Anchorage on the BBCC court at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 7
CWU women face Simon Fraser at BBCC at 4 p.m.
CWU men face Alaska Fairbanks at 6:15 p.m.
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