Basin sports schedule Oct. 30-Nov. 5
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Warden travels to Kittitas Saturday at 1 p.m. for its Eastern Washington Athletic Conference district crossover game.
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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 and volleyball events.
This schedule will be updated at columbiabasinherald.com as teams progress through district playoff brackets.
Wednesday, Oct. 30
Ephrata volleyball vs Othello – district playoff game begins at 5 p.m.
MLCA/CCS volleyball vs Pateros – district playoff game begins at 5 p.m. at Waterville High School.
Soap Lake volleyball vs Wilson Creek – district playoff game begins at 5 p.m. at Entiat High School.
Thursday, Oct. 31
Ephrata football at Grandview – 6 p.m.
Moses Lake cross country at Columbia Basin Big 9 districts – 4 p.m. at Franklin Park in Yakima.
Moses Lake girls swim and dive at Columbia Basin Big 9 districts – 5 p.m. at home.
Moses Lake volleyball at Eastmont – 7 p.m.
Wahluke girls soccer at Cascade (Leavenworth) - 5 p.m.
Warden volleyball vs Tri-Cities Prep – district playoff game begins at 6 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 1
ACH football vs Odessa – 7 p.m.
LRS football vs Freeman – 7 p.m.
Moses Lake football vs Davis – 7 p.m.
Royal girls soccer vs Kiona-Benton - district playoff game begins at 6 p.m.
Soap Lake football vs MLCA/CCS - 7 p.m.
Quincy football vs Othello – 7 p.m.
Royal football at Wapato – 7 p.m.
Wahluke football at Connell – 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 2
Ephrata, Othello, Quincy cross country at 2A District 5/6 Championships – noon at Apple Ridge Run.
Ephrata volleyball vs Toppenish - 4 p.m. at Selah High School.
LRS cross country at regional meet – 11 a.m. at Colfax
Moses Lake girls swim and dive at Columbia Basin Big 9 districts – 11 a.m. at home
Moses Lake girls soccer vs Eastmont – 1 p.m.
Royal volleyball vs Connell - district playoff game, begins at noon at Chelan High School.
Warden football at Kittitas – 1 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 3
No events scheduled.
Monday, Nov. 4
No events scheduled.
Tuesday, Nov. 5
LRS volleyball vs Northwest Christian (Colbert) - district playoff game begins at 4 p.m. at Freeman High School.
Moses Lake girls soccer vs Eisenhower - district playoff game begins at 6 p.m.
Moses Lake volleyball vs Eastmont - district playoff game starts at 6 p.m.
MLCA/CCS volleyball at Waterville-Mansfield - district playoff game begins at 7 p.m.
Royal girls soccer vs Wahluke - district playoff game begins at 6 p.m.
Soap Lake volleyball vs Entiat - district playoff game begins at 5 p.m. at Waterville High School.
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