Basin sports schedule Oct. 23-29
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The Moses Lake slowpitch softball team begins the 4A State Slowpitch Softball Tournament Friday at 10 a.m. against Woodinville.
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MOSES LAKE — Check out this week’s sports schedule for high school athletics across the Columbia Basin, including cross country, football, girls soccer, girls swimming and diving, slowpitch softball and volleyball events.
Wednesday, Oct. 23
Quincy volleyball vs Othello – 6 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 24
ACH volleyball vs Waterville-Mansfield – 6 p.m.
Ephrata cross country vs East Valley (Yakima), Grandview – 4:30 p.m.
Moses Lake girls swimming vs Davis – 5 p.m.
Moses Lake volleyball vs Ephrata – 7 p.m.
MLCA/CCS volleyball vs Bridgeport – 6:15 p.m.
Othello, Quincy cross country at Toppenish – 4:30 p.m.
Royal football vs Naches Valley – 6 p.m.
Royal girls soccer at College Place – 6 p.m.
Royal volleyball at College Place – 6:30 p.m.
Wahluke girls soccer at Kiona-Benton – 6 p.m.
Wahluke volleyball at Kiona-Benton – 6:30 p.m.
Warden girls soccer vs Goldendale – 6 p.m.
Warden volleyball vs Granger – 6:30 p.m.
Wilson Creek volleyball vs Soap Lake – 6 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 25
ACH football vs Wilbur-Creston-Keller – 7 p.m.
Ephrata football vs Selah – 7 p.m.
LRS football at Asotin – 7 p.m.
Moses Lake slowpitch softball vs Woodinville – state playoff game begins at 10 a.m at the Gateway Sports Complex in Yakima
Moses Lake football at West Valley (Yakima) - 7 p.m.
MLCA/CCS football at Bridgeport – 7 p.m.
Othello football vs Toppenish – 7 p.m.
Quincy football at East Valley (Yakima) - 7 p.m.
Soap Lake football at Waterville-Mansfield – 7 p.m.
Wahluke football at Zillah – 7 p.m.
Warden football vs Granger – 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 26
ACH volleyball at Odessa – 1 p.m.
Moses Lake volleyball at Prosser – 11:30 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 27
No events scheduled.
Monday, Oct. 28
No events scheduled.
Tuesday, Oct. 29
Ephrata girls soccer at Selah - district playoff game begins at 5 p.m.
LRS volleyball vs Freeman – 6:30 p.m.
Moses Lake girls soccer at Eisenhower – 7 p.m.
Moses Lake volleyball vs Eisenhower – 7 p.m.
Quincy girls soccer at East Valley (Yakima) - district playoff game begins at 5 p.m.
Royal girls soccer vs Kiona-Benton – 6 p.m.
Royal volleyball vs Kiona-Benton – 6:30 p.m.
Wahluke girls soccer vs Connell – 6 p.m.
Wahluke volleyball vs Connell – 6:30 p.m.
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