Basin sports schedule Dec. 11-17
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The Quincy girls wrestling team is one of four local squads traveling to the Kennewick Lioness Invite on Saturday.
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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, basketball, swim and dive and wrestling events.
Wednesday, Dec. 11
LRS wrestling at Colfax – 5 p.m.
Moses Lake girls, boys wrestling at Eastmont – 6, 7 p.m.
Othello boys, girls wrestling at Grandview – 7 p.m.
Quincy boys, girls wrestling vs Toppenish, East Valley (Yakima) — 5 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 12
Ephrata boys, girls wrestling at Ellensburg – 7 p.m.
LRS girls wrestling at Colfax – 5 p.m.
Moses Lake bowling vs Eastmont – 3 p.m.
Moses Lake boys swimming and diving vs Wenatchee – 5 p.m.
Royal boys basketball vs Melba – 8 p.m. in Boise, Idaho. Part of Pro Image Sports Holiday Classic.
Soap Lake girls, boys basketball at Pateros – 6, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 13
ACH girls, boys basketball at Tonasket – 6, 7:30 pm.
Ephrata girls, boys basketball vs West Valley (Spokane) — 5:30, 7 p.m.
LRS girls, boys basketball vs Kittitas – 6, 7:30 p.m.
Moses Lake girls, boys basketball at Wenatchee – 5:30, 7 p.m.
Othello girls, boys basketball vs Toppenish – 5:30, 7 p.m.
Quincy girls, boys basketball vs Prosser – 5:30, 7 p.m.
Royal boys basketball at Pro Image Sports Holiday Classic – opponent and time TBD, game played in Boise, Idaho.
Soap Lake girls, boys basketball vs Waterville-Mansfield – 6, 7:30 p.m.
Tri-State boys wrestling tournament – 8 a.m. at North Idaho College, includes Moses Lake, Othello and Quincy.
Warden boys basketball at La Salle – 7 p.m.
Wilson Creek girls, boys basketball vs Entiat – 6, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 14
ACH girls, boys basketball at Wellpinit – 4:30, 6 p.m.
ACH, LRS wrestling at Liberty tournament – 9:30 a.m.
Cashmere Invitational – boys wrestling tournament begins at 10 a.m. at Cashmere High School, includes Quincy, Royal and Wahluke.
Connell Invitational – boys wrestling tournament begins at 10 a.m. at Connell High School, includes Ephrata, Othello and Warden.
Ephrata competitive cheerleading at Spokane Showdown – 10:30 a.m. at Mead High School.
Ephrata girls, boys basketball at Prosser – 3:30, 5 p.m.
Kennewick Lioness Invitational – includes Moses Lake, Othello, Quincy and Royal. Begins at 10 a.m. at Kennewick High School.
Moses Lake girls, boys basketball at Eisenhower – 4:30, 6 p.m.
Othello girls, boys basketball at Tri-Cities Prep – 4:30, 6 p.m.
Quincy girls, boys basketball at Grandview – 3:30, 5 p.m.
Royal boys basketball at Pro Image Sports Holiday Classic – opponent and time TBD, game played in Boise, Idaho.
Royal girls basketball at Connell – 7:15 p.m.
Tri-State boys wrestling tournament – 8 a.m. at North Idaho College, includes Moses Lake, Othello and Quincy.
Wahluke girls, boys basketball at Zillah – 3:45, 5:15 p.m.
Warden Girls Wrestling Invite – includes ACH and Ephrata, begins at 10 a.m.
Wilson Creek girls, boys basketball at Bridgeport – 4, 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 15
No events scheduled.
Monday, Dec. 16
No events scheduled.
Tuesday, Dec. 17
ACH girls, boys basketball at Wilbur-Creston-Keller – 6, 7:30 p.m.
Ephrata girls, boys basketball vs Grandview – 5:30, 7 p.m.
LRS girls, boys basketball vs Asotin – 6, 7:30 p.m.
Moses Lake bowling vs Eisenhower – 3 p.m.
Moses Lake girls basketball vs Walla Walla – 6:30 p.m.
Othello girls, boys basketball at Prosser – 5:30, 7 p.m.
Quincy girls, boys basketball at Selah – 5:30, 7 p.m.
Quincy boys wrestling vs multiple opponents – 7 p.m., includes Royal.
Royal girls, boys basketball vs Wapato – 5:45, 7:15 p.m.
Soap Lake girls, boys basketball vs Nespelem – 5:30, 7 p.m.
Wahluke girls, boys basketball vs Naches Valley – 5:45, 7:15 p.m.
Warden boys basketball vs MLCA/CCS — 7 p.m.
Wilson Creek girls, boys basketball vs Pateros – 4:30, 6 p.m.
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