BASIN SPORTS SCHEDULE: May 20-24
CALEB PEREZ | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 5 months AGO
Caitlin Decubber pitches for the Mavericks in a previous game against Eastmont. Moses Lake High School softball begins its push through the state tournament this week. Their first opponent is Issaquah on Friday.
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COLUMBIA BASIN – Local teams finish up their district tournaments and head off to state championships. Here’s the lineup for this week:
Tuesday, May 20
Soccer
Othello vs Franklin Pierce 6 p.m.
Quincy at North Kitsap 6 p.m.
Golf
MLHS Boys at 4A State Day 1 Hawks Prairie Golf Club, Lacey 7 a.m.
MLHS Girls at 4A State Day 1 Eagles Pride Golf Club, DuPont 7 a.m.
Ephrata, Othello, Quincy Boys at 2A State Day 1 Riverside Golf Course 7:30 a.m.
Ephrata, Othello, Quincy Girls at 2A State Day 1 Tumwater Valley Golf Course 8 a.m.
Wednesday, May 21
Golf
MLHS Boys at 4A State Day 2 Hawks Prairie Golf Club, Lacey 7 a.m.
MLHS Girls at 4A State Day 2 Eagles Pride Golf Club, DuPont 7 a.m.
Ephrata, Othello, Quincy Boys at 2A State Day 2 Riverside Golf Course 7:30 a.m.
Ephrata, Othello, Quincy Girls at 2A State Day 2 Tumwater Valley Golf Course 8 a.m.
Thursday, May 22
Track
MLHS at CWD5 District Championships Day 1, Eastmont High School 4 p.m.
Friday, May 23
Soccer
Royal vs King’s @ Columbia (White Salmon) High School 4 p.m.
Wahluke vs Seton Catholic @ King's High School 5 p.m.
Softball
MLHS vs Issaquah at Columbia Playfields, Richland 9 a.m.
Ephrata vs Olympic at Carlon Park, Selah 11 a.m.
Ephrata vs Winner No. 6 with victory over Olympic 3:30 p.m.
Royal vs Cashmere/Rochester at Columbia Playfields, Richland 1 p.m.
Warden vs Adna High School at Gateway Complex Kiwanis Park, Yakima 10 a.m.
Tennis
Ephrata at 2A State Day 1, Nordstrom Tennis Center 8 a.m.
Royal at 1A State Day 1, Yakima Tennis Club 9:30
Track
Ephrata, Othello, Quincy at CWAC District Finals, Prosser High School 3:30 p.m.
Royal, Wahluke at District 5 1A Championships, Cashmere High School 2 p.m.
Saturday, May 24
Baseball
MLHS at Puyallup 1 p.m.
Othello vs R.A. Long at W.F. West HS, Chehalis 1 p.m.
Othello vs Winner No. 6 with victory over R.A. Long at W.F. West HS, Chehalis TBD
Royal vs Charles Wright/Life Christian at Funko Field, Everett 1 p.m.
Royal vs Winner No. 4 at Funko Field, Everett TBD
Warden vs Freeman at Lewis and Clark HS, Spokane 10 a.m.
Warden vs Winner No. 3 with win over Freeman TBD
Track
MLHS at CWD5 District Championships Day 2, West Valley High School 11 a.m.
Softball
MLHS at 4A State Day 2 with victory on Friday
Royal vs Winner No. 5 with victory on Friday
Tennis
Ephrata at 2A State Day 2, Nordstrom Tennis Center 8 a.m.
Royal at 1A State Day 2, Yakima Tennis Club 11 a.m.
Postseason schedules are subject to change. Stay up to date on local teams by visiting their athletics websites or finding them on the WIAA website.
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Mavs claim District 5 swim and dive title
MOSES LAKE — The series of successful meets this season fully paid off for the Moses Lake Mavericks girls swim team over the weekend as the girls claimed the District 5 title. By the end of Saturday, the Mavs won the district meet with a score of 466 to Wenatchee's 449. "Just as we expected with Wenatchee, it was close all the way to the end. Could have gone either way, but it went our way," said Mavs Head Coach Tony Preston. "The girls were super excited to get their district championship."
Tigers qualify both boys and girls teams to state
EPHRATA — The Ephrata Tigers Cross Country team continued their successful season in the District 5 and 6 Championships Saturday afternoon. Both the boys and girls had strong races to qualify for state with the boys taking third and the girls taking second. Tigers Head Coach Lyndsy Roberts said because of their high ranking all season the girls team set their sights high on the district meet. Heading into Saturday, they knew their toughest challenge would be against Ellensburg, who has been ranked second in the state all season.
Knights battle into district championships
ROYAL CITY — The second seeded Royal Knights (16-2-1) battled in a tight matchup against the third seeded Naches Valley Saturday afternoon in the district semifinals. Both teams put forward a strong effort, with the Knights securing a 1-0 victory. "We were all putting our heart out in this game and trying our best because we have a really good team this year," said Knights junior Sofia Villafana. "We were just giving it our all." The tone of the game was set from the very start as Royal and Naches Valley went back and forth on their attack. While the Knights controlled the ball for most of the first half, Naches Valley's defense kept things in check.