Washington sports schedule July 19-25
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The Seattle Seahawks open training camp for the 2023 season on July 25.
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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. | July 18, 2023 3:20 PM
COLUMBIA BASIN – Check out this week’s Washington sports schedule, featuring local, regional and statewide sporting events. Next week, the Washington Range will be headed to nationals, but for this week’s local competition, look to the Columbia Basin River Dogs, Manta Ray Aquatics team, Moses Lake BMX and the Columbia Basin Barrel Racing Club for local competitions.
Wednesday, July 19
14U Babe Ruth Pacific Northwest Regional Baseball Championship - includes 14U Columbia Basin River Dogs, playing at 4 p.m. Games played in Ferndale.
Seattle Mariners vs Minnesota Twins — 6:40 p.m.
Thursday, July 20
Seattle Mariners vs Minnesota Twins — 12:40 p.m.
Seattle Storm vs Las Vegas Aces — 7 p.m.
Friday, July 21
Manta Ray Aquatics at Inland Empire Swimming Long Course Championships — hosted at Pasco Memorial Pool.
14U Babe Ruth Pacific Northwest Regional Baseball Championship — includes 14U Columbia Basin River Dogs, playing at 4 p.m. Games played in Ferndale.
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 vs Toronto Blue Jays — 7:10 p.m.
Saturday, July 22
8/9/10U Little League State Tournament — hosted at Lions Park in Othello. Games begin at 9 a.m.
Manta Ray Aquatics at Inland Empire Swimming Long Course Championships — hosted at Pasco Memorial Pool.
14U Babe Ruth Pacific Northwest Regional Baseball Championship — includes 14U Columbia Basin River Dogs, playing at 4 p.m. Games played in Ferndale.
Seattle Mariners vs Toronto Blue Jays — 1:10 p.m.
Seattle Mariners vs Chicago Sky — 6 p.m.
Sunday, July 23
8/9/10U Little League State Tournament — hosted at Lions Park in Othello. Games begin at 9 a.m.
Manta Ray Aquatics at Inland Empire Swimming Long Course Championships — hosted at Pasco Memorial Pool.
Seattle Mariners vs Toronto Blue Jays — 1:10 p.m.
Monday, July 24
8/9/10U Little League State Tournament — hosted at Lions Park in Othello. Games begin at 9 a.m.
Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins — 4:40 p.m.
Tuesday, July 25
8/9/10U Little League State Tournament — hosted at Lions Park in Othello. Games begin at 9 a.m.
18U Babe Ruth Pacific Northwest Regional Baseball Championship — hosted in Calgary, Alberta, includes the 18U Columbia Basin River Dogs.
Columbia Basin Barrel Racing Club Tuesday Club Race No. 8 — hosted at the Grant County Fairgrounds. Time runs begin at 5:15, race begins at 6:30.
Manta Ray Aquatics at Western Zone Senior Championships — hosted in Clovis, Calif.
Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins — 4:40 p.m.
Seattle Storm at New York Liberty — 4 p.m.
Training camp begins for the Seattle Seahawks.
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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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