Local sports schedule Oct. 11-17
HERALD SPORTS STAFF | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 10 months AGO
COLUMBIA BASIN — Check out this week’s sports schedule, featuring local cross country, football, girls soccer, swimming and diving and volleyball teams.
Wednesday, Oct. 11
No games.
Thursday, Oct. 12
ACH volleyball at Chesterton — 6 p.m.
Ephrata girls soccer at East Valley (Yakima) — 6 p.m.
LRS volleyball vs. Liberty — 6:30 p.m.
Moses Lake Invitational at the Gorge — cross country meet begins at 2 p.m., includes Quincy, Soap Lake, Warden and Wilson Creek.
Moses Lake volleyball at Sunnyside — 7 p.m.
Othello cross country vs. Ephrata, Grandview — 4:30 p.m.
Othello girls soccer at Prosser — 6 p.m.
Othello volleyball at Selah — 6:30 p.m.
Quincy girls soccer vs. Chelan — 6 p.m.
Quincy volleyball vs. Chelan — 6:30 p.m.
Royal girls soccer at Connell — 6 p.m.
Royal volleyball at Connell — 6:30 p.m.
Soap Lake volleyball at Cascade Christian — 6 p.m.
Wahluke football vs. Connell — 6 p.m.
Wahluke girls soccer at Toppenish — 6:30 p.m.
Warden girls soccer vs. Goldendale — 6 p.m.
Wilson Creek volleyball at Republic — 6 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 13
ACH football at Wilbur-Creston-Keller — 7 p.m.
Ephrata football vs. Grandview — 7 p.m.
LRS football vs. Reardan — 7 p.m.
Moses Lake football at Sunnyside — 7 p.m.
MLCA/CCS football vs. Oroville — 6 p.m.
Othello football vs. Prosser — 7 p.m.
Quincy football vs. Chelan — 7 p.m.
Soap Lake football at Entiat — 7 p.m.
Warden football vs. Tri-Cities Prep — 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 14
Moses Lake girls soccer vs. Sunnyside — 1 p.m.
Othello volleyball at Wapato — noon
Quincy girls soccer at Freeman — noon
Quincy cross country at Leavenworth Invite — noon
Monday, Oct. 16
MLCA/CCS volleyball at Pateros — 6:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 17
ACH volleyball at Wilbur-Creston-Keller — 6 p.m.
Ephrata girls soccer vs. Prosser — 6 p.m.
Ephrata volleyball at Othello — 6:30 p.m.
LRS volleyball at Davenport — 6:30 p.m.
Moses Lake cross country at Eisenhower — 3 p.m.
Moses Lake slowpitch softball at West Valley (Yakima) — doubleheader begins at 3:30 p.m.
Moses Lake girls soccer at West Valley (Yakima) — 7 p.m.
Moses Lake volleyball vs. West Valley (Yakima) — 7 p.m.
MLCA/CCS volleyball vs. Bridgeport — 6:15 p.m.
Othello girls soccer vs. Ellensburg — 6 p.m.
Othello volleyball vs. Ephrata — 6:30 p.m.
Quincy girls soccer at Cascade (Leavenworth) — 6 p.m.
Quincy volleyball at Cascade (Leavenworth) — 6:30 p.m.
Royal girls soccer vs. Kiona-Benton — 6 p.m.
Royal volleyball vs. Kiona-Benton — 6:30 p.m.
Soap Lake volleyball at Riverside Christian — 6:45 p.m.
Wahluke girls soccer vs. College Place — 6 p.m.
Wahluke volleyball vs. College Place — 6:30 p.m.
Warden girls soccer at Cle Elum-Roslyn — 6 p.m.
Wilson Creek volleyball at Entiat — 6 p.m.
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