Basin sports schedule Sept. 18-24
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The Othello girls soccer team hosts Chelan in a non-league contest at 6 p.m. Thursday.
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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, Sept. 18
Warden volleyball at La Salle – 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 19
ACH volleyball at Valley Christian – 7 p.m.
Ephrata volleyball at Grandview – 6 p.m.
LRS volleyball at Asotin – 6:30 p.m.
Moses Lake slowpitch softball at Eisenhower (doubleheader) - 3:30 p.m.
Moses Lake girls swimming and diving vs Wenatchee – 5 p.m.
Moses Lake volleyball at West Valley (Yakima) - 7 p.m.
MLCA/CCS volleyball vs Easton – 7 p.m.
Othello girls soccer vs Chelan – 6 p.m.
LRS volleyball vs East Valley (Yakima) - 6:30 p.m.
Quincy volleyball vs Prosser – 6 p.m.
Quincy girls soccer at Wenatchee – 7 p.m.
Royal girls soccer vs Wahluke – 6 p.m.
Royal volleyball vs Wahluke – 6:30 p.m.
Warden girls soccer vs Columbia (Burbank) - 6 p.m.
Wilson Creek volleyball at Thorp – 6 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 20
ACH football at Liberty Christian – 7 p.m. at Kamiakin High School.
Ephrata football at Ellensburg – 7 p.m.
LRS football at Newport – 7 p.m.
Moses Lake football at Sunnyside – 7 p.m.
MLCA/CCS football vs Tekoa-Rosalia – 7 p.m.
Othello football vs Grandview – 7 p.m.
Quincy football at Toppenish – 7 p.m.
Royal boys and girls cross country at Hawk Invite – 4:30 p.m.
Soap Lake football vs Dayton – 7 p.m.
Wahluke football at Kiona-Benton – 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 21
Apple Ridge Run Invite – boys and girls cross country meet begins at 11 a.m., includes Ephrata, Moses Lake, Othello, Quincy and Wahluke
Ephrata volleyball tournament – begins at 9 a.m., includes ACH, Ephrata, MLCA/CCS, Othello, Royal and Soap Lake
Ephrata girls soccer at Grandview – noon
Moses Lake girls soccer vs West Valley (Yakima) - 1 p.m.
Othello girls soccer at Prosser – noon
Quincy girls soccer vs Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) - 12:15 p.m.
Royal football at Connell – 7 p.m.
Warden girls soccer at Tonasket – 11 a.m.
Warden volleyball at Tonasket – 2 p.m.
Warden football at Tonasket – 5 p.m.
Wenatchee Invite – boys and girls cross country meet begins at 11 a.m., includes Ephrata, LRS, Quincy, Wahluke and Warden
Sunday, Sept. 22
No events scheduled.
Monday, Sept. 23
MLCA/CCS volleyball at Thorp – 6 p.m.
Wilson Creek volleyball at Lake Roosevelt – 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 24
ACH volleyball at Springdale – 6:30 p.m.
Ephrata girls soccer at Ellensburg – 4 p.m.
Ephrata volleyball at Manson – 6:30 p.m.
LRS volleyball vs Colfax – 6:30 p.m.
MLCA/CCS volleyball vs Soap Lake – 6:15 p.m.
Moses Lake girls soccer at Wenatchee – 7 p.m.
Moses Lake volleyball vs Wenatchee – 7 p.m.
Othello girls soccer at East Valley (Yakima) - 6 p.m.
Othello volleyball vs Quincy – 6:30 p.m.
Quincy girls soccer at Grandview – 6 p.m.
Royal girls soccer at Zillah – 6 p.m.
Royal volleyball at Zillah – 6:30 p.m.
Wahluke girls soccer vs College Place – 4 p.m.
Wahluke volleyball vs College Place – 6:30 p.m.
Warden girls soccer at Goldendale – 6 p.m.
Warden volleyball vs Columbia (Burbank) - 6:30 p.m.
Wilson Creek volleyball vs Easton – 6 p.m.
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