GALLERY: Grant County Fair 2025
HERALD SPORTS STAFF | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 9 months, 2 weeks AGO
Jay McAllister goes for eight in bareback competition at the Moses Lake Roundup Rodeo.
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Children explore all the things you can do with water at the Waterpalooza exhibit at the Grant County Fair.
The Bubbler fascinates a young visitor to the Grant County Fair with orbs of rainbowy light.
Zany Zoe does a magic trick with the help of an audience member at the Grant County Fair.
Michael Koon, 117, smashes his car into Graham Barker, 44, during the second night of the Moses Lake Demo Derby. Koon would come up as the last car standing, taking first place, with Barker taking second and Seth Dompier taking third.
One of the drivers, Aspen Lang, in Heat Race #7 at the Moses Lake Demo Derby takes a sharp turn, running into one of the tires in the center of the arena and flips their car. Lang was able to safely exit the vehicle where it was then flipped back onto it’s tires and he would go on to earn second in the race.
MOSES LAKE – The barns are closed. The Spaceburger booth is cleaned up and quiet. The rodeo grounds are recuperating, though likely spruced up already, knowing the fairgrounds crew, and another Grant County Fair and Moses Lake Roundup season is behind us. Here are a few glances at what this year’s fair and rodeo offered.
The Columbia Basin Herald sends our congratulations to all the 4-H, Grange and Future Farmers of America competitors who worked hard to earn recognition this year. Well done, and we look forward to seeing next year’s crop of agriculture enthusiasts showing off what they can do.
Children explore all the things you can do with water at the Waterpalooza exhibit at the Grant County Fair.
The Bubbler fascinates a young visitor to the Grant County Fair with orbs of rainbowy light.
Zany Zoe does a magic trick with the help of an audience member at the Grant County Fair.
Michael Koon, 117, smashes his car into Graham Barker, 44, during the second night of the Moses Lake Demo Derby. Koon would come up as the last car standing, taking first place, with Barker taking second and Seth Dompier taking third.
One of the drivers, Aspen Lang, in Heat Race #7 at the Moses Lake Demo Derby takes a sharp turn, running into one of the tires in the center of the arena and flips their car. Lang was able to safely exit the vehicle where it was then flipped back onto it’s tires and he would go on to earn second in the race.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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