BASIN SPORTS SCHEDULE: Dec. 22-29, 2025
CALEB PEREZ | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 month AGO
Ephrata competed in a jamboree event earlier this season in Moses Lake where the boys battled against a variety of tough opponents to get ready for the season. This week the Ephrata Tigers along with many other basin teams will be heading to Royal High School.
NANCE BESTON/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD
COLUMBIA BASIN — Local athletes head into winter break and begin to slow competition, but will still be working hard to get themselves ready for the rest of the season. See where your local teams will be heading this week.
Boys Basketball
Dec. 22
Soap Lake @ Odessa – 7:30 p.m.
Wilson Creek @ Columbia HS – 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 26
Wahluke @ Granger – 8 p.m.
Dec. 27
MLHS @ Hanford – 3:15 p.m.
Wahluke vs Sunnyside Christian @ Granger HS – 4:30 p.m.
Ephrata vs Omak @ EHS – 5 p.m.
LRS vs ACH @ Lind-Ritzville HS – 6 p.m.
Royal @ Maryvale Prep Academy – 10 a.m.
Dec. 29
Royal @ Sacred Heart Saratoga – 10 a.m.
Quincy vs Fort Vancouver @ Yakima Sundome – 11 a.m.
Wahluke @ River View – 6:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Dec. 22
Quincy vs Cascade @ Chelan HS – 1 p.m.
Soap Lake @ Odessa – 6 p.m.
Wilson Creek @ Columbia HS – 6 p.m.
Dec. 23
Quincy @ Chelan – 3 p.m.
Dec. 26
Wahluke @ Granger – 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 27
Royal @ Chaparral – 1 p.m.
Wahluke vs Sunnyside Christian @ Granger HS – 3 p.m.
Ephrata vs Omak @ EHS – 3:30 p.m.
LRS vs ACH @ Lind-Ritzville HS – 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 29
Royal @ Scottsdale Christian Academy – 3 p.m.
MLHS @ Walla Walla – 3:30 p.m.
Wahluke @ River View – 5 p.m.
Boys Wrestling
Dec. 27
ACH, Ephrata, Othello, Quincy, Royal, Wahluke, Warden @ Royal HS – 9 a.m.
Girls Wrestling
Dec. 29
Ephrata, MLHS, Quincy, Royal, Warden @ Hanford HS – 8 a.m.
Othello @ Clark County Events Center – 8 a.m.
Bowling
Dec. 29
MLHS vs Selah @ Lake Bowl – 1 p.m.
ARTICLES BY CALEB PEREZ
Winter enrollment up at BBCC
MOSES LAKE — During the President’s Report at the Big Bend Community College trustee meeting Thursday afternoon, the final stats for fall enrollment and stats for Winter enrollment were shared. The winter quarter had increases in enrollment across the board while fall slowed down.
Knights control the mat against Connell and Chiawana
ROYAL CITY — The Royal Knights earned strong team victories over Connell 54-18 and Chiawana 52-30 Wednesday evening. These matches helped prepare the Knights for the tough road ahead as they prepare for the postseason. “We wrestled good teams tonight, and they both got some (great wrestlers) on their team that you have to wrestle tough,” said Knights Head Coach Seth Weeks. “But I felt like the girls wrestled good, it was a lot of fun.”
Lions claim close game over La Salle
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School Lions returned to form Tuesday as they earned an 80-68 win over La Salle. The Lions remain at the top of the Central Washington B league as they head into the final stretch of the regular season. “We just pulled together as a team,” said Lions senior Dennis Gulenko. “When somebody’s down, you come together even stronger.” The game started close in the first quarter as the two teams traded the lead multiple times before La Salle took the lead 13-17. The Lions turned up the heat in the second quarter to post 22 points to claim the lead at 35-33 at the end of the half.