Basin sports schedule May 3-9
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The Royal Knights open the South Central Athletic Conference boys soccer playoffs with a home game against Toppenish on Thursday.
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COLUMBIA BASIN – Welcome back to district tournament season! Eleven local teams begin their respective district tournaments in baseball and boys soccer over the week, aiming to advance to state tournament berths. Check out all that and more and this week's sports schedule.
The schedule will be updated on www.columbiabasinherald.com as teams progress through their brackets.
Wednesday, May 3
LRS tennis vs Chewelah - 4 p.m.
Othello boys soccer vs Grandview - district playoff game at 5 p.m.
Quincy boys soccer at Omak - 6 p.m.
Wahluke boys, girls track and field at Connell - 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 4
ACH softball doubleheader at Omak - 3 p.m.
Ephrata girls golf at Palouse Ridge Invite - 9 a.m.
Ephrata boys, girls track and field at Prosser - 3:30 p.m.
Ephrata softball at Shadle Park - 4 p.m.
LRS baseball vs Kettle Falls - district playoff game, 1 p.m. at Colfax.
Moses Lake boys, girls tennis vs Eisenhower - 3 p.m.
MLCA/CCS baseball vs Pateros - 4:30 p.m.
Othello baseball vs Ephrata - district playoff game at 1 p.m.
Othello boys, girls tennis vs Ephrata - 4 p.m.
Othello boys, girls home track meet - 3:30 p.m.
Quincy boys, girls tennis vs Cashmere - 4 p.m.
Royal boys, girls tennis vs College Place - 3 p.m.
Royal boys soccer vs Toppenish - district playoff game at 6 p.m.
Wahluke boys, girls tennis vs Granger - 3:30 p.m.
Wahluke boys soccer vs La Salle - 5 p.m.
Warden boys, girls golf at Cascade (Leavenworth) - 2 p.m.
Friday, May 5
LRS track and field at Twilight Battle - 5:30 p.m. at Pomeroy.
LRS tennis at Davenport - 3 p.m.
Moses Lake boys, girls track and field at Richland.
Moses Lake baseball doubleheader vs West Valley (Yakima) - 4 p.m.
Moses Lake softball doubleheader at West Valley (Yakima) - 4 p.m.
Royal softball doubleheader at College Place - 3 p.m.
Royal boys track and field Vanderholm Invite - home meet, begins at 3:30 p.m. Includes MLCA/CCS, ACH.
Warden baseball, softball doubleheaders vs White River - 3 p.m.
Saturday, May 6
Ephrata softball doubleheader at Prosser - 11 a.m.
LRS tennis at St. George’s - 11 a.m.
MLCA/CCS baseball doubleheader vs Waterville-Mansfield - 10 a.m.
Othello boys, girls tennis at East Valley (Yakima) - 10 a.m.
Othello softball doubleheader at East Valley (Yakima) - 11 a.m.
Quincy baseball vs Omak - district playoff game at 11 a.m.
Warden softball doubleheader vs Adna - 12 p.m.
Monday, May 8
LRS golf at district meet - 9 a.m. at MeadowWood Golf Course.
Moses Lake girls golf at Wenatchee - 1 p.m.
Othello boys, girls tennis vs Royal - 4 p.m.
Suncadia Invite - boys golf meet at Suncadia Resort Golf Courses, includes Ephrata and Othello. Begins at 9 a.m.
Tuesday, May 9
CWAC Girls Golf Pod #6 - at East Valley, includes Ephrata and Othello. Begins at 11 a.m.
CWAC Boys Golf Pod #6 - at Ephrata (Lakeview Golf & Country Club), includes Ephrata and Othello. Begins at 1 p.m.
LRS track and field sub-district meet - 2:30 p.m. in Ritzville.
Moses Lake boys golf at West Valley (Yakima) - 11 a.m.
Royal softball vs Eastmont - 3 p.m.
Royal boys, girls tennis at Connell - 4 p.m.
SCAC boys, girls sub-districts - 10 a.m. at Suntides Golf Course, includes Royal, Wahluke.
Wahluke boys, girls tennis at College Place - 4 p.m.
Wahluke softball vs College Place - 4:30 p.m.
This Week’s Tournaments
4A
Columbia Basin Big-Nine boys soccer - includes Moses Lake.
2A
Central Washington Athletic Conference baseball - includes Ephrata, Othello.
Central Washington Athletic Conference boys soccer - includes Ephrata, Othello.
1A
South Central Athletic Conference Soccer - includes Royal, Wahluke.
South Central Athletic Conference baseball - includes Royal.
Caribou Trail League Baseball - includes Quincy.
2B
Eastern Washington Athletic Conference baseball - includes Warden.
Northeast 2B baseball - includes LRS.
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