BASIN SPORTS SCHEDULE: Dec. 8-13, 2025
CALEB PEREZ | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 months, 3 weeks AGO
Tigers freshman Sophie Molitor gains possession of the ball and makes her way down the court during last week’s matchup against MLHS. This week the Tigers will be on the road against West Valley and then at home against Prosser.
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COLUMBIA BASIN — Winter sports have officially begun as local athletes aim towards new heights this season. See where the local teams will be headed this week.
Boys’ Basketball
Dec. 9
MLCA/CCS vs Oakesdale – 5:30 p.m.
Soap Lake vs Garden Academy – 6 p.m.
MLHS @ Ellensburg – 7 p.m.
Othello vs Sageview – 7 p.m.
Wahluke vs Kiona Benton – 7:15 p.m.
LRS vs Columbia (Burbank) - 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 10
Soap Lake vs Cascade Christian – 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 11
MLCA/CCS vs Wilson Creek – 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 12
Ephrata @ West Valley – 7 p.m.
LRS @ Kittitas – 7 p.m.
MLHS vs Wenatchee – 7 p.m.
Othello @ Toppenish – 7 p.m.
Quincy @ Prosser – 7 p.m.
Warden vs La Salle – 7 p.m.
ACH @ Odessa – 7:30 p.m.
Soap Lake @ Oroville – 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 13
Ephrata vs Prosser – 5 p.m.
Quincy vs Grandview – 5 p.m.
Wahluke vs Zillah – 5:15 p.m.
MLHS @ Eisenhower – 6 p.m.
Othello @ Tri Cities Prep – 6 p.m.
Royal vs Connell – 7:30 p.m.
Wilson Creek vs Bridgeport – 7:30 p.m.
Girls’ Basketball
Dec. 9
Othello vs Sageview – 5:30 p.m.
Wahluke vs Kiona Benton – 5:45 p.m.
LRS vs Columbia (Burbank) - 6 p.m.
Wilson Creek vs Easton – 6 p.m.
MLHS vs Hanford – 7 p.m.
Dec. 10
Soap Lake vs Cascade Christian – 6 p.m.
Dec. 11
MLCA/CCS vs Wilson Creek – 6 p.m.
Royal vs Riverside – 6 p.m.
Dec. 12
Ephrata @ West Valley – 5:30 p.m.
LRS @ Kittitas – 5:30 p.m.
MLHS vs Wenatchee – 5:30 p.m.
Othello @ Toppenish – 5:30 p.m.
Quincy @ Prosser – 5:30 p.m.
Warden vs La Salle – 5:30 p.m.
ACH @ Odessa – 6 p.m.
Dec. 13
Ephrata vs Prosser – 3:30 p.m.
Quincy vs Grandview – 3:30 p.m.
Wahluke vs Zillah – 3:45 p.m.
MLHS @ Eisenhower – 4:30 p.m.
Othello @ Tri Cities Prep – 4:30 p.m.
Royal vs Connell – 6 p.m.
Wilson Creek vs Bridgeport – 6 p.m.
Boys’ Wrestling
Dec. 11
Ephrata vs Ellensburg – 7 p.m.
MLHS vs Eastmont – 7 p.m.
Othello vs Grandview – 7 p.m.
Quincy @ East Valley – 7 p.m.
Dec. 13
MLHS @ East Valley HS – 8:30 a.m.
Ephrata @ Connell – 10 a.m.
Royal, Wahluke @ Cashmere – 10 a.m.
Warden @ Liberty – 10 a.m.
Girls’ Wrestling
Dec. 10
Wahluke @ Wapato – 5 p.m.
Dec. 11
Ephrata vs Ellensburg – 6 p.m.
MLHS vs Eastmont – 6 p.m.
Othello vs Grandview – 6 p.m.
Quincy @ East Valley – 6 p.m.
Dec. 13
MLHS, Royal @ Kennewick – 9:30 p.m.
Ephrata, ACH @ Warden – 10 a.m.
Boys Swim
Dec. 11
MLHS @ Wenatchee – 4:30 p.m.
Bowling
Dec. 9
MLHS @ Sunnyside – 3 p.m.
Dec. 10
MLHS @ Eastmont – 2 p.m.
ARTICLES BY CALEB PEREZ
BBCC eyes budget and spring enrollment
MOSES LAKE — During Big Bend Community College’s April 30 board meeting the college President, Sarah Thompson Tweedy, shared the counts for spring enrollment and Full Time Enrollment numbers for Spring of 2026 along with updates on where the budget sits. “We still have some work to do in terms of systematically going through our expenses and seeing how much of the requests that we have before us, how many of those we can put off,” said Thompson Tweedy. “There’s the opportunity to close that gap by reducing our expenses, but the challenge is, we’ve also had some expenses go up.” As of April 15, 2026 the spring quarter head count was up nearly 18% from 2025, but total FTE’s and state-funded FTEs were down 6.9% and 11.6% respectively, according to the board agenda.
Huskies best Tigers in OT
Othello moves on to second round of districts
OTHELLO — The Othello Huskies (11-5) extended their postseason push after earning a close 2-1 victory in overtime against the Ephrata Tigers (7-10) in the first round of the 2A district tournament. The game winning goal came in second overtime when Othello sophomore Samuel Marroquin knocked the ball into the back of the net. “It was a tough game, Ephrata is definitely a tough opponent, but I feel like we had prepared well for the week,” said Marroquin. “We definitely had a good game plan and we just gave everything. We knew if this was our last game we were going to go out with a bang.” The game was a tight battle from the very beginning as the Tigers and Huskies battled under the hot sun. Othello scored in the first half and maintained their lead in throughout, going into halftime 1-0.
BASIN SPORTS SCHEDULE: May 4-11, 2026
COLUMBIA BASIN — The postseason has begun for high school athletes in our area with teams gearing up to compete against the best of the best. Check out where our local teams are heading this week.