Basin sports schedule Dec. 4-10
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MOSES LAKE – Check out this week’s sports schedule for high school athletics across the Columbia Basin, including bowling, competitive cheerleading, football, basketball, swim and dive and wrestling events.
Wednesday, Dec. 4
MLCA/CCS girls basketball vs Cascade Christian – 6 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 5
Ephrata girls, boys wrestling vs Prosser – 6, 7 p.m.
LRS girls wrestling at East Valley (Spokane) - 5 p.m.
Moses Lake bowling at Davis – 3 p.m.
Moses Lake boys swim and dive vs Davis – 5 p.m.
Moses Lake girls, boys basketball vs Kennewick – 5:30, 7 p.m.
Othello boys wrestling vs Ellensburg – 6 p.m.
Quincy boys, girls wrestling at Selah – 7 p.m.
Wahluke girls wrestling at Mabton – 5 p.m.
Warden girls, boys basketball vs Naches Valley – 5:30, 7 p.m.
Wilson Creek girls, boys basketball at Odessa – 5:30, 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 6
Ephrata girls, boys basketball vs Chelan – 5:30, 7 p.m.
LRS girls, boys basketball vs Davenport – 6, 7:30 p.m.
Moses Lake girls, boys basketball at Joel E. Ferris – 5:30, 7 p.m.
Quincy girls basketball vs Omak – 5:30 p.m.
Quincy boys basketball vs La Salle – 7 p.m.
Royal football vs Seton Catholic – state championship game begins at 3 p.m. at Husky Stadium in Seattle.
Soap Lake girls, boys basketball vs Oroville – 6, 7:30 p.m.
Warden girls, boys basketball at Cle Elum-Roslyn – 5:30, 7 p.m.
Wilson Creek girls, boys basketball vs Easton – 5, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 7
ACH girls, boys basketball vs Kettle Falls – 4:30, 6 p.m.
Bob Mars Invite – boys wrestling tournament begins at 9:30 a.m. at Kennewick High School. Includes Moses Lake and Royal.
Davis Wrestling Invite – includes Ephrata. Begins at 10 a.m. at Davis High School.
Ladycat Kickoff Invite – girls wrestling tournament includes Ephrata, Moses Lake, Othello, Quincy, Royal and Warden. Begins at 10 a.m. at Eastmont High School.
LRS girls, boys basketball vs Warden – 6, 7:30 p.m.
Moses Lake competitive cheer at Southridge – 11 a.m.
MLCA/CCS boys basketball vs Tonasket – 4 p.m.
Omak Invitational – boys wrestling tournament begins at 10 a.m. at Omak High School, includes Warden.
Othello boys wrestling at Deer Park tournament – 9 a.m.
Othello girls, boys basketball at Connell – 5:45, 7:15 p.m.
Quincy girls, boys basketball at Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) - 4:15, 5:45 p.m.
Wahluke girls, boys basketball at Wapato – 3:45, 5:15 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 8
No events scheduled.
Monday, Dec. 9
MLCA/CCS girls, boys basketball at Cascade (Leavenworth) - 5:30, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 10
ACH girls, boys basketball vs Oakesdale – 6, 7:30 p.m.
Ephrata girls wrestling vs multiple opponents – 5 p.m. Includes Othello and Royal.
LRS girls, boys basketball vs Columbia (Burbank) - 5:30, 7 p.m.
Moses Lake girls basketball at Hanford – 6 p.m.
Moses Lake boys basketball vs Ellensburg – 7 p.m.
Quincy girls, boys basketball vs Kittitas – 5:30, 7 p.m.
Royal girls basketball at Riverside – 6:30 p.m.
Soap Lake girls, boys basketball at Manson – 6, 7:30 p.m.
Wahluke boys, girls wrestling vs Warden – 7 p.m.
Wahluke girls, boys basketball vs Kiona-Benton – 5:45, 7:15 p.m.
Wilson Creek boys basketball at Columbia (Hunters) - 6 p.m.
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