BASIN SPORTS SCHEDULE: Dec. 1-8, 2025
CALEB PEREZ | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 6 months, 2 weeks AGO
Kyre Wiltbank from the Mavs makes his way up the court during a matchup last season. The Moses Lake Mavericks’ first matchup of the season will be on the road against the Ephrata Tigers on Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA BASIN — Winter sports in the basin begin this week with local athletes taking to the court and the mat as they aim for success this season. See where our local teams will be playing this week.
Football
Dec. 5
Royal vs Cashmere @ Husky Stadium, Seattle – 3 p.m.
Boys Basketball
Dec. 2
Ephrata vs MLHS – 7 p.m.
Othello @ Omak – 7:15 p.m.
Wahluke vs Tri-Cities Prep – 7:15 p.m.
Quincy @ Sageview – 7:30 p.m.
Wilson Creek vs Columbia – 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 3
MLCA/CCS vs Entiat – 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 4
Othello vs Connell – 7 p.m.
Warden @ Naches Valley – 7:15 p.m.
MLHS @ Kennewick – 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 5
MLHS vs Ferris – 7 p.m.
Quincy vs La Salle – 7 p.m.
Warden vs Cle Elum – 7 p.m.
Wahluke vs White Swan – 7:15 p.m.
Ephrata @ Chelan – 7:15 p.m.
LRS @ Davenport – 7:30 p.m.
Soap Lake vs Waterville-Mansfield – 7:30 p.m.
Wilson Creek @ Entiat – 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 6
MLCA/CCS @ Oroville – 4 p.m.
Warden vs LRS – 5 p.m.
Quincy vs Lakeside – 5 p.m.
Wahluke vs Wapato – 5:15 p.m.
Soap Lake vs Nespelem – 6 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Dec. 2
Ephrata vs MLHS – 5:30 p.m.
Othello @ Omak – 5:45 p.m.
Quincy @ Sageview – 5:45 p.m.
Royal @ Chelan – 5:45 p.m.
Wahluke vs Tri-Cities – 5:45 p.m.
MLCA/CCS vs Touchet – 6 p.m.
Wilson Creek vs Columbia – 6 p.m.
Dec. 3
MLCA/CCS vs Entiat – 6 p.m.
Dec. 4
Othello vs Connell – 5:30 p.m.
MLHS @ Kennewick – 5:45 p.m.
Warden @ Naches Valley – 5:45 p.m.
ACH vs Waterville-Mansfield – 8 p.m.
Dec. 5
Quincy vs Omak – 5 p.m.
MLHS vs Ferris – 5:30 p.m.
Warden vs Cle Elum – 5:30 p.m.
Ephrata @ Chelan – 5:45 p.m.
Wahluke vs White Swan – 5:45 p.m.
LRS @ Davenport – 6 p.m.
Soap Lake vs Waterville-Mansfield – 6 p.m.
Wilson Creek @ Entiat – 5 p.m.
Dec. 6
MLCA/CCS @ Oroville – 2:30 p.m.
Warden vs LRS – 3:30 p.m.
Quincy vs Lakeside – 3:30 p.m.
Wahluke vs Wapato – 3:45 p.m.
Soap Lake vs Nespelem – 4:30 p.m.
Boys Wrestling
Dec. 2
MLHS vs Ephrata – 5 p.m.
Royal @ Cle Elum – 5 p.m.
Dec. 4
Warden @ Burbank – 5 p.m.
Quincy vs Selah – 6 p.m.
Ephrata @ Grandview – 6:30 p.m.
Othello @ Ellensburg – 7 p.m.
Dec. 6
Warden @ Ocosta – 9 a.m.
MLHS @ Kennewick – 9:30 a.m.
Royal @ Kennewick HS – 9:30 a.m.
Ephrata @ Davis – 10 a.m.
Girls Wrestling
Dec. 2
Royal @ Cle Elum – 6 p.m.
Quincy vs Cashmere – 6 p.m.
Dec. 4
Othello @ Ellensburg – 6 p.m.
Quincy vs Selah – 6 p.m.
Ephrata @ Grandview – 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 6
Royal @ Kennewick HS – 10 a.m.
Ephrata @ Eastmont – 10 a.m.
MLHS @ Eastmont – 10 a.m.
Warden @ Liberty – 10 a.m.
Swim
Dec. 4
MLHS vs Wenatchee – 5 p.m.
Bowling
Dec. 2
MLHS @ West Valley – 3 p.m.
Dec. 4
MLHS vs AC Davis – 3 p.m.
ARTICLES BY CALEB PEREZ
Erickson looks back on a busy and successful four-sport high school career
WARDEN — A four-sport athlete is not someone you often come across due to the time and dedication it takes for success in one sport, but for Amaya Erickson, tackling that challenge was something she was up for in her senior season. “My family’s always been really big into sports,” said Erickson. “Both my parents have played and my siblings both play, so I guess they’re all a really great inspiration for me.”
Tigers start summer 3-1 after split with Sunnyside Christian
EPHRATA — The Ephrata Tiger Baseball Club (3-1) finished their second matchup of the season as they split a doubleheader with Sunnyside Christian Tuesday evening. “I was pleased with a lot of aspects of the doubleheader,” said Tigers Head Coach David Tempel. “The summertime is all about development and getting some experience. The good part about (Tuesday) is we were in some different situations that we haven’t seen much, so we were able to learn from those and use those to our advantage.” Sunnyside was the first on the board during game one as they put up two runs in the top of the second inning. The Tigers responded at the bottom of the third as they put up five runs to claim the lead.
Fletcher named new Eagles volleyball head coach
SOAP LAKE — The Soap Lake Eagles volleyball team will be under new leadership this fall as Erin Fletcher has been selected as the new head coach. She is following the successful tenure of the previous head coach, Nikki Noble, who helped guide the team to multiple state appearances over the years. “I’m so excited,” said Fletcher. “I’ve had the opportunity to watch these girls play the last couple years as a (referee). I’m really excited to be able to step in after Coach Noble and continue on that winning and competitive spirit that they’ve had for so long and kind of take it now to the next level.” Her love for athletics came from growing up in an athletic family of basketball players, but in second grade, she became the first in her family to start playing volleyball. From there, a passion for volleyball began to grow.