Basin sports schedule Nov. 1-7
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Runners from Ephrata, Moses Lake, Othello, Quincy, Royal and Wahluke travel down to Pasco for the WIAA State Cross Country Championships on Saturday.
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COLUMBIA BASIN — Check out this week’s sports schedule, featuring local cross country, football, girls soccer and volleyball teams.
This schedule will be updated at www.columbiabasinherald.com as teams progress through brackets.
Wednesday, Nov. 1
Ephrata volleyball vs TBD - 7 p.m.
Othello volleyball vs Prosser - 5 p.m. at Ellensburg High School.
Warden volleyball at Goldendale - 6 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 2
ACH volleyball vs Curlew - 4 p.m.
Othello volleyball at Selah - 7 p.m.
Royal volleyball vs La Salle - 6 p.m.
Royal girls soccer vs Toppenish - 4 p.m.
Soap Lake football at Mary Walker - 7 p.m.
Soap Lake volleyball vs Wilson Creek - 7 p.m. at Wenatchee High School.
Wahluke volleyball at Wapato - 6 p.m.
Warden volleyball at Granger - 5 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 3
ACH football vs Waterville-Mansfield - 7 p.m.
LRS football at Okanogan - 4 p.m.
Moses Lake football vs Chiawana - 7 p.m.
Quincy football at Freeman - 7 p.m.
Royal football vs Naches Valley - 7 p.m.
Wahluke football at Toppenish - 7 p.m.
Warden football vs White Swan - 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 4
ACH volleyball vs Northport - 3 p.m. at Wellpinit High School.
Ephrata volleyball at Ellensburg - 2 p.m.
LRS volleyball vs Lake Roosevelt - 4:30 p.m. at Mead High School.
Moses Lake volleyball vs Davis - 12 p.m. at Wenatchee High School.
Royal soccer vs Kiona-Benton - 1 p.m.
WIAA Cross Country State Championships - includes Ephrata, Moses Lake, Othello, Quincy, Royal and Wahluke. Hosted at the Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. Races begin at 9:30 a.m.
Monday, Nov. 6
No events scheduled. Subject to change.
Tuesday, Nov. 7
Moses Lake bowling vs Davis - 7 p.m.
This Week’s Tournaments
Central Washington 1B Volleyball: includes Soap Lake and Wilson Creek.
Columbia Basin Big 9 Volleyball: includes Moses Lake.
Central Washington Athletic Conference Girls Soccer: includes Othello.
CWAC Volleyball: includes Ephrata and Othello.
District 7 1B Volleyball: includes ACH.
Eastern Washington Athletic Conference Volleyball: includes Warden.
South Central Athletic Conference Girls Soccer: includes Royal.
SCAC Volleyball: includes Royal, Wahluke.
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