Washington sports schedule Nov. 22-28
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Former Zags forward Drew Timme, now with the Milwaukee Bucks' G League team, reacts after making a basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, against Kentucky, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Spokane. The Zags defeated Kentucky in that matchup.
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MOSES LAKE — Check out this week’s professional, collegiate and local sports happening over the next week across the state. The Columbia Basin Herald wishes our local athletes good luck and safe journeys as they travel for competition.
Wednesday, Nov. 22
Gonzaga men’s basketball vs. Chaminade OR UCLA — TBD
WSU volleyball vs. Arizona State — noon
Seattle Kraken vs. San Jose Sharks — 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 23
Gonzaga women’s basketball vs. Liberty — 11:15 a.m. in Katy, Texas
EWU women’s basketball at Tarleton State — 5 p.m.
EWU men’s basketball vs. Walla Walla — 6 p.m.
EWU volleyball at Northern Colorado — 6 p.m.
WSU women’s basketball vs. Maryland — 8 a.m. in Cancun, Mexico.
Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers — 5:20 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 24
Big Bend men’s basketball vs. Peninsula — 5 p.m. in Turkey Tournament
Gonzaga women’s basketball vs. Alabama — 11:15 a.m. in Katy, Texas
CWU men’s basketball vs. Point Loma — 4 p.m. in Nampa, Idaho
CWU women’s basketball vs. Hawaii Pacific — 4:30 p.m. in Bellingham
WSU women’s basketball vs. UMass — 8 a.m. in Cancun, Mexico
WSU men’s basketball vs. Utah Tech — 1 p.m.
WSU volleyball at Washington — 7 p.m.
Seattle Kraken vs. Vancouver Canucks — 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 25
No. 1 Royal football vs. No. 12 Seton Catholic — noon 1A State Football Playoff semifinal game
Big Bend men’s basketball vs. Whatcom — 4 p.m. in Skagit Valley Tournament
Gonzaga women’s basketball vs. Louisville — 10:45 a.m. in Katy, Texas
CWU football at Bemidji State— - 11 a.m.
WSU women’s basketball vs. Green Bay — 10:30 a.m. in Cancun, Mexico.
WSU football at Washington — 1 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 26
Big Bend men’s basketball vs. Skagit — 4 p.m. in Skagit Valley Tournament
Monday, Nov. 27
WSU men’s basketball vs. EWU — 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 28
Big Bend women’s basketball vs. Spokane — 5:30 p.m.
Gonzaga men’s basketball vs. CSU Bakersfield — 6 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Chicago Blackhawks — 5:30 p.m.
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