EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE SPORTS: May 14-21, 2025
CALEB PEREZ | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 3 months AGO
Eastern Washington University's Track and Field team will be competing in San Francisco today and Thursday. Throughout Washington, college athletes are hitting regional and national competitions as spring sports winds up to a finale.
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MOSES LAKE – College athletes push through the final weeks of the season as they go through regional and national tournaments.
Wednesday, May 14
Golf
UW, WSU Men @ NCAA Regionals, Bremerton, WA 8 a.m.
Track and Field
EWU @ Big Sky Outdoor Champions, Sacramento, CA
Thursday, May 15
Baseball
UW vs USC 7 p.m.
Gonzaga @ Portland 6 p.m.
Yakima Valley vs Clark @ Roseburg, OR 1 p.m.
Yakima Valley @ Umpqua 4 p.m.
WSU @ San Diego State 6 p.m.
Softball
Wenatchee Valley @ Chemeketa CC, NWAC Tournament 1 p.m.
Yakima Valley vs Everett @ Portland, OR NWAC Tournament 10 a.m.
Yakima Valley vs SW Oregon/Centralia @ Portland, OR NWAC Tournament 3:30 p.m.
Track and Field
EWU @ Big Sky Outdoor Champions, Sacramento, CA
Friday, May 16
Baseball
UW vs USC 6 p.m.
Gonzaga @ Portland 3 p.m.
Yakima Valley @ Umpqua 1 p.m., 4 p.m.
WSU @ San Diego State 6 p.m.
Track and Field
UW @ Big Ten Outdoor Championships, Eugene, OR noon
EWU @ Big Sky Outdoor Champions, Sacramento, CA
Softball
UW vs Mississippi State @ NCAA Lubbock Regional 5 p.m.
Wenatchee Valley @ NWAC Tournament 6 p.m.
Rowing
Gonzaga, WSU Women @ WCC Championships, Sacramento, CA 5 p.m.
Saturday, May 17
Baseball
UW vs USC 1 p.m.
Gonzaga @ Portland 1 p.m.
WSU @ San Diego State noon
Track and Field
UW @ Big Ten Outdoor Championships, Eugene, OR 9:30 a.m.
Gonzaga, WSU Women @ West Coast Last Chance, San Francisco, CA 9 a.m.
EWU @ Big Sky Outdoor Champions, Sacramento, CA
Rowing
UW, Gonzaga Men @ MPSF Championships, Gold River, CA 12:30 p.m.
UW Women @ Big Ten Championships, Indianapolis, IN 6 a.m.
Gonzaga Women @ WCC Championships, Sacramento, CA 8:20 a.m.
Sunday, May 18
Track and Field
UW @ Big Ten Outdoor Championships, Eugene, OR 10 a.m.
Rowing
UW, Gonzaga Men @ MPSF Championships, Gold River, CA 9 a.m.
UW Women @ Big Ten Championships, Indianapolis, IN 6 a.m.
Wednesday, May 21
Baseball
WSU @ Mountain West Baseball Championships, Mesa, AZ TBD
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MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Grid Kids football program is gearing up for the start of its 26th football season this fall. This year, alongside their tackle football program, the Grid Kids have expanded their flag football options. “It’s one of those things that you just don’t really know how well it’s going to go, but right now we’re looking pretty strong,” said Brian Gwinn, the Gird Kids administrator and communications contact. The tackle opportunities remain the same for third through sixth grade with third and fourth graders playing together and fifth and sixth graders separately from the younger players. The format for third and fourth grade will remain at a regular 11-man game, but for fifth and sixth grade there is consideration for moving down to an eight-on-eight format.