Basin soccer roundup Oct. 30 – Nov. 4
MIKE MAYNARD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 8 months AGO
The Wahluke Warriors’ Yaira Gonzalez (19) battles for ball control as the Knights’ Aurora Santillan (22) and Hali Christensen (21) apply defensive pressure. The Warriors defeated the Knights 1-0 on Tuesday.
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MOSES LAKE — District tournaments are well underway as multiple Basin teams are still competing for an opportunity to advance to the state tournament. In the last week some teams have fallen out while others are on the verge of earning a state tourney bid. See below where your favorite teams stand and their current record.
Oct. 30
The Knights advanced to the semifinals of the 1A district tournament.
Royal (13-5) vs Omak
Final Score: 5-0
The Wahluke Warriors were defeated on the road.
Wahluke (13-6) at Cascade
Final Score: 1-4
Nov. 1
The Knights fell short in the semifinals of the 1A district tournament.
Royal at Naches Valley
Final Score: 0-3
The Mavericks fell short in a competitive game on the road.
Moses Lake (8-6-1) at Eastmont
Final Score: 3-5
The Warriors bounced back on the road.
Wahluke at College Place
Final Score: 4-0
Nov. 4
The Mavericks earned a big win at home.
Moses Lake vs West Valley
Final Score: 3-0
The Warriors overcame the Knights in penalty kicks.
Wahluke at Royal
Final Score: 1-0
ARTICLES BY MIKE MAYNARD
Correia reflects on making All-State team
COULEE CITY — Multiple basin athletes qualified to play in the All-State Baseball Series from June 27-28 in Yakima, with Almira/Coulee-Hartline graduate, Caden Correia being one of them. Correia said he was initially selected for a feeder game ahead of his state qualification. “I was at practice one day, and my head coach (Hunter Lee) came up to me and he’s like, ‘Hey, you got selected for an All State feeder game,’” said Correia. “I actually got invited to two, the Central Washington one and the Spokane one.” Correia said he decided to go with the Spokane feeder game since it was taking place at Avista Stadium and he had a desire to compete at that venue. Once he played there, Correia was informed that he was also selected to play for Team Baker in the All State games, an opportunity that he couldn’t pass up.
Quincy standout ‘Duckie’ Workinger returns home to lead Vikings womens wrestling
MOSES LAKE — Shannon “Duckie” Workinger was named the new head coach of women’s wrestling at Big Bend Community College on June 18, bringing one of the Basin’s own back to help build the next generation of women’s wrestlers. “I'm super excited,” Workinger said. “I spent some time wrestling at different places, and it feels really good to be able to come back to the community that I was born in and really establish more connections here and build on the ones that I already have, and just help grow our Basin into a great wrestling (community), even better than it already is, because we have some good wrestlers that come from here.”
ACH wrestlers earn All-American honors at women’s national duals
COULEE CITY — Karis Butler and Kyanna Garza from Almira/Coulee-Hartline earned All-American status after a strong showing in the 2026 Women’s National Duals in Westfield, Indiana that ran from June 16-20. “It feels really good,” Karis said. “It was very surprising last year when I got on here, and then this year they were like, ‘You can go to whatever weight class you want,’ and it made me feel very recognized for the hard work I've put in.” Wrestlers competed in freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman throughout the four-day tournament. Karis competed in both earning a 7-1 record in freestyle and 4-3 in Greco-Roman. Throughout her path in the tournament, she noted a lot of growth as a wrestler came out of it.