BASIN SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: May 13, 2025
MIKE MAYNARD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 6 months, 3 weeks AGO
The ACH Warriors finished their regular season strong, only giving up four losses on the year.
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COLUMBIA BASIN – The regular season for Basin softball has concluded with schools like Royal and Almira/Coulee-Hartline sitting at the top of their leagues.
May 2
The Knights were victorious in their doubleheader against the Rangers.
Naches Valley at Royal
Final score 3-8, 4-15
The Mavs took care of business against the Rams in their doubleheader.
Moses Lake at West Valley
Final score 14-2, 9-7
The Tigers split their doubleheader against the Bulldogs.
Ellensburg at Ephrata
Final score 10-6, 2-13
May 3
The Broncos split their doubleheader against the Panthers.
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague at Asotin
Final score 5-2, 4-5
The Warriors forced a shutout in both games against the Chargers.
Almira/Coulee-Hartline at Mary Walker
Final score 19-0, 7-0
May 5
The Mavs were victorious over the Huskies.
Othello at Moses Lake
Final score 2-10
May 7
The Huskies shut out the Toppenish Wildcats.
Toppenish at Othello
Final Score 0-10
The Tigers suffered a competitive loss to the Red Devils
Ephrata at East Valley
Final Score 2-3
May 9
The Mavericks split their doubleheader against the Eastmont Wildcats.
Eastmont at Moses Lake
Final Score 9-6, 3-13
May 10
The Huskies defeated the Bulldogs but fell short by one point to the Red Devils.
Othello at Ellensburg
Final Score 12-2
Othello at East Valley
Final Score 8-9
The Knights were victorious in both games against the Pioneers and the Mountain Goats.
Omak at Royal
Final Score 1-0
Chelan at Royal
Final Score 18-2
The Tigers fell short to the Vikings.
Ephrata at Selah
Final Score 3-5
Current Records
ACH 14-4
Ephrata 18-10
LRS 6-15
Moses Lake 15-6
Othello 12-12
Quincy 0-20
Royal 15-2
Wahluke 1-18
Warden 11-10
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Wahluke falls to Tri-Cities in home opener
MATTAWA — The Wahluke Warriors (0-1) were defeated 46-24 in their home opener by the Tri-Cities Prep Jaguars. Despite the loss, Head Coach Makai Hirai said he was proud of the effort his players gave on the court. “That was the biggest thing that I took away is we had a lot of effort. We have a lot of girls who are hungry, and the coaches were excited about (that). Our girls look pretty motivated ... they’re working hard,” Hirai said. The Jaguars started fast and held the lead the entire game. Tri-Cities Prep put up double-digit scores in each quarter except for the third. The Warriors finished strong with 10 points in the fourth quarter, but the Jaguars came out victorious.
From overtime thriller to championship stage
The Knights meet Cashmere once again
ROYAL CITY — On Friday, the No. 1 seed Royal Knights (12-0) will travel to Husky Stadium to play the No. 2 seed Cashmere Bulldogs (11-1) in the 1A state championship game. The Knights Head Coach Wiley Allred was not surprised to see the Bulldogs reach the state championship game. “I was hoping there wasn't a team better than them, because that's a pretty tough team right there. We'll meet our match,” Allred said. When these two met in October, it was the Knights pulling off a late comeback to win 21-15 in overtime. Coming into that game, both teams were undefeated. The Knights had only allowed seven points all season, while the Bulldogs had not allowed a score by any team.
Warriors fall short in home opener
MATTAWA — The Wahluke Warriors (0-1) were defeated 67-43 by the Tri-Cities Prep Jaguars Tuesday in their return to the hardwood. Wahluke Head Coach Anfernee Cortez said some of the loss may be attributed to first-game jitters. “We started too flat and just kind of dug ourselves into a hole early. Against a team like Tri-Cities Prep, it’s tough to catch up at that point,” Cortez said. A slow start by the Warriors allowed Tri-Cities Prep to take hold of the momentum early and build a commanding lead. In the first half, the Warriors struggled to knock down shots and attack the rim. The Jaguars carried their momentum into the second half to run away with the game. Wahluke had a stronger second-half showing, but Cortez said it was not enough to get back in the game.