GALLERY: Greens and diamond stay busy
HERALD SPORTS STAFF | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 11 months AGO
A golfer swings his club from just outside the green at the Sage Hills Golf Club in Warden at Waturday’s Please Hit Straight golf tournament benefitting the Warden High School wrestling program.
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Max Herendeen, from Bellvue, receives the second-place trophy at Thursday’s WA Golf Men’s Amateur Championship at The Links at Moses Pointe.
Othello High School’s Quade Gonzalez, right, waits for a pitch during a game in Friday’s CWU Summer Series game against the Central Washington Sixers. Othello’s Ryan Martinez, left, catches the pitch.
Jackson Suh, from Bellvue, lines up a shot during Thursday’s final round of the WA Golf Men’s Amateue Championship at The Links at Moses Pointe.
A golfer tees off at the tee box of the 10th hole at the Sage Hills Golf Club during Saturday’s Please Hit Straight golf tournament.
A baserunner for the 16U Central Washington Sixers leads off of third base during Friday’s game against RSP Underclass at Big Bend Community College.
A golfer swings his putter in the putting competition at Saturday’s Please Hit Straight golf tournament in Warden.
Dane Huddleston swings his club from the fairway at Thursday’s final round of the WA Golf Men’s Amateur Championship. Huddleston won the tournament.
MOSES LAKE — Whether it was on the golf course or the baseball diamond, athletes in the Columbia Basin have stayed busy throughout the past week.
Max Herendeen, from Bellvue, receives the second-place trophy at Thursday’s WA Golf Men’s Amateur Championship at The Links at Moses Pointe.
Othello High School’s Quade Gonzalez, right, waits for a pitch during a game in Friday’s CWU Summer Series game against the Central Washington Sixers. Othello’s Ryan Martinez, left, catches the pitch.
Jackson Suh, from Bellvue, lines up a shot during Thursday’s final round of the WA Golf Men’s Amateue Championship at The Links at Moses Pointe.
A golfer tees off at the tee box of the 10th hole at the Sage Hills Golf Club during Saturday’s Please Hit Straight golf tournament.
A baserunner for the 16U Central Washington Sixers leads off of third base during Friday’s game against RSP Underclass at Big Bend Community College.
A golfer swings his putter in the putting competition at Saturday’s Please Hit Straight golf tournament in Warden.
Dane Huddleston swings his club from the fairway at Thursday’s final round of the WA Golf Men’s Amateur Championship. Huddleston won the tournament.ARTICLES BY HERALD SPORTS STAFF
Local athletes play in Columbia Basin series senior all-star baseball game
MOSES LAKE — The Sports Council and All-State Baseball announced in a press release that they are hosting the sixth annual Columbia Basin Series Senior All-Star Baseball Game presented by Central Industrial Sales. This annual showcase brings together standout seniors and celebrates the accomplishments of student-athletes from throughout the region. The game will be between some of the top graduating baseball players from across the Yakima Valley and Tri-Cities regions. The Yakima Valley team will consist of Moses Lake’s Noah Hernandez and Othello’s RJay Garza, Quade Gonzalez IV and Aiden Garza while being coached by Othello’s Head Coach Sonny Garza.
Wildcats qualify 11 for Outdoor Championships
INDIANAPOLIS – Central Washington University Track and Field put out a statement Tuesday to announce that 11 student-athletes qualified for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships running from Thursday, May 21 through Saturday, May 23 in Welch Stadium at Emporia State University. Eight female track and field student-athletes qualified. Layla Fields, Zoe Gonzales, and Ashlyn Nielsen all qualified as part of the 4x100m relay team while Donna Marie Harris and Carley Huber qualified as part of the 4x400m relay team. Julie Castillejo will be a relay alternative due to quick turnarounds from some individual events. Ellie DeGroot qualified as a member of the 4x400m relay team as well as for the 400m hurdles. Maliyah Gordon was a qualifier in the shot put. Elise Hopper will represent the crimson and black in four events: the 4x100m relay, the 4x400m relay, the 400m dash, and the 200m dash.
Wildcats athletics reveals 2026 Hall of Fame inductees
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