Basin sports schedule Jan. 2-7
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The Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors host the Banks Lake Brawl on Saturday.
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MOSES LAKE – AFter a slowdown for the winter break high school athletics across the Columbia Basin are back on the agenda, including bowling, competitive cheerleading, basketball, swim and dive and wrestling events.
Thursday, Jan. 2
MLCA/CCS girls, boys basketball vs Manson – 6, 7:30 p.m.
Othello girls, boys wrestling vs Ephrata – 6, 7 p.m.
Wilson Creek boys basketball vs Pateros – 6 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 3
ACH girls, boys basketball vs Liberty Bell – 12:30, 3 p.m.
Ephrata girls, boys basketball vs Othello – 5:30, 7 p.m.
LRS girls, boys basketball vs Northwest Christian (Colbert) - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Moses Lake girls basketball at Lewis & Clark – 2 p.m.
Gut Check – boys and girls wrestling tournament, hosted at the accesso ShoWare Center in Kent. Begins at 8 a.m., includes Moses Lake
Othello boys wrestling at Pacific Northwest Classic – 2:30 p.m. at University High School.
Quincy girls, boys basketball vs Ellensburg – 5:30, 7 p.m.
Royal boys basketball vs Riverside – 6 p.m.
Wahluke girls, boys basketball vs River View – 5:45, 7:15 p.m.
Warden girls, boys basketball at Reardan – 6, 7:30 p.m.
Wilson Creek boys basketball vs Columbia (Hunters) - 3 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 4
Banks Lake Brawl – wrestling tournament hosted by ACH, begins at 10 a.m. Includes ACH, Ephrata, LRS and Quincy.
Battle at the Lake Invite – competitive cheer competition hosted at Moses Lake, includes Ephrata, Moses Lake and Soap Lake.
Ephrata girls, boys basketball at Ellensburg – 3:30, 5 p.m.
Gut Check – boys and girls wrestling tournament, hosted at the accesso ShoWare Center in Kent. Begins at 8 a.m., includes Moses Lake
Othello boys wrestling at Pacific Northwest Classic – 2:30 p.m. at University High School.
Othello girls, boys basketball at Selah – 3:30, 5 p.m.
Quincy boys wrestling at Blackhawk Invite – 9 a.m. at Cheney High School.
Quincy girls, boys basketball at East Valley (Yakima) - 3:30, 5 p.m.
Royal, Warden boys wrestling at The Bavarian Wrestling Tournament – 10 a.m. at Cascade (Leavenworth) High School.
Royal girls, boys basketball vs Zillah – 3:45, 5:15 p.m.
Soap Lake girls, boys basketball at Nespelem – 6, 7:30 p.m.
Warden girls, boys basketball vs Freeman – 3:30, 5 p.m.
Wilson Creek girls, boys basketball at Entiat – 4:30, 6 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 5
No events scheduled.
Monday, Jan. 6
Warden boys wrestling vs multiple opponents – 5 p.m. at Highland High School.
Tuesday, Jan. 7
ACH girls, boys basketball at Odessa – 6, 7:30 p.m.
Ephrata girls, boys basketball vs East Valley (Yakima) - 5:30, 7 p.m.
LRS girls, boys basketball at Medical Lake – 5:45, 7:15 p.m.
LRS wrestling at Freeman - 6 p.m.
Moses Lake bowling vs Wenatchee – 3 p.m.
Othello girls, boys basketball vs Ellensburg – 5:30, 7 p.m.
Royal girls, boys basketball at Naches Valley – 5:45, 7:15 p.m.
Soap Lake girls, boys basketball vs MLCA/CCS - 6, 7:30 p.m.
Wahluke girls, boys basketball vs Connell – 5:45, 7:15 p.m.
Warden girls, boys basketball vs Tri-Cities Prep – 5:30, 7 p.m.
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