Basin sports schedule May 24-30
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The Royal Knights, who earned the No. 2 seed in the 2023 1A State Softball Tournament, begin their tournament run on Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Columbia Playfields in Richland.
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COLUMBIA BASIN — It’s the final week of WIAA athletics for teams all around the Basin, several of which are still active and competing for state championships. Check out this week’s sports schedule for a list of state tournaments, meets and matches.
Wednesday, May 24
4A State Boys Golf Tournament - hosted at Qualchan Golf Course, includes Moses Lake.
4A State Girls Golf Tournament - hosted at Indian Canyon Golf Course, includes Moses Lake.
2A State Boys Golf Tournament - hosted at Liberty Lake Golf Course, includes Ephrata and Othello.
2A State Girls Golf Tournament - hosted at MeadowWood Golf Course, includes Ephrata and Othello
1A State Boys, Girls Golf Tournament - hosted at Riverside Golf Club, includes Royal
1B/2B Boys, Girls State Golf Tournament - hosted at Tumwater Valley Golf Club, includes ACH, LRS and Warden.
Thursday, May 25
1B, 2B, 1A Boys and Girls State Track and Field - hosted at Eisenhower High School, includes ACH, LRS, MLCA/CCS, Quincy, Royal, Soap Lake and Wahluke.
2A, 3A, 4A Boys and Girls State Track and Field - hosted at Mount Tahoma High School, includes Ephrata, Moses Lake and Othello.
Friday, May 26
ACH softball vs DeSales - state tournament game begins at 12 p.m. at the Gateway Sports Complex in Yakima.
Moses Lake softball vs Richland - state tournament game begins at 11 a.m. at Columbia Playfields in Richland.
Othello softball vs Olympic - state tournament game begins at 11 a.m. at Carlon Park in Selah.
Royal softball vs TBD - state tournament game begins at 1 p.m. at Columbia Playfields in Richland.
Warden softball vs TBD - state tournament game begins at 2 p.m. at the Gateway Sports Complex in Yakima.
1B, 2B, 1A Boys and Girls State Track and Field - hosted at Eisenhower High School, includes ACH, LRS, MLCA/CCS, Quincy, Royal, Soap Lake and Wahluke.
2A, 3A, 4A Boys and Girls State Track and Field - hosted at Mount Tahoma High School, includes Ephrata, Moses Lake and Othello.
1B/2B Baseball semifinals - hosted at Johnson-O’Brien Stadium at Ephrata High School. Games begin at 10 a.m.
4A State Boys Tennis Tournament - hosted at The Pacific Clinic and Kamiakin High School, includes Moses Lake.
2A State Boys, Girls Tennis Tournaments - hosted at the Nordstrom Tennis Center in Seattle, includes Ephrata.
1B/2B/1A State Boys Tennis Tournament - hosted at the Yakima Tennis Club, includes Quincy.
Saturday, May 27
1B, 2B, 1A Boys and Girls State Track and Field - hosted at Eisenhower High School, includes ACH, LRS, MLCA/CCS, Quincy, Royal, Soap Lake and Wahluke.
2A, 3A, 4A Boys and Girls State Track and Field - hosted at Mount Tahoma High School, includes Ephrata, Moses Lake and Othello.
1B/2B Baseball finals - hosted at Johnson-O’Brien Stadium at Ephrata High School. Games begin at 4 p.m.
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