Basin football roundup – Week 7
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The Knights’ Shea Stevenson (23) avoids a tackle from Wahluke defenders on his way to the endzone. The Knights defeated the Warriors 65-6 at home on Friday.
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MOSES LAKE – Week seven of Basin football has concluded, and local teams are gearing up for postseason competition. Some teams continued their dominating league play, and others just fell short in their games. See below where your favorite teams stand and their current record.
Oct. 16
The Cougars were defeated at home.
Warden (5-2) vs Tri-Cities Prep
Final Score: 8-61
The Lions earned a shutout win at home.
MLCA (5-2) vs Pateros
Final Score: 52-0
Oct. 17
The Broncos fell short on the road.
Lind-Ritzville (2-5) at Northwest Christian
Final Score: 0-48
The Eagles were defeated on the road.
Soap Lake (1-5) at Bridgeport
Final Score: 20-74
The Huskies earned an important league win on the road.
Othello (6-1) at Prosser
Final Score: 36-26
The Jacks lost a close game at home.
Quincy (1-6) vs Grandview
Final Score: 24-27
The Knights were victorious over the Wahluke Warriors.
Royal (7-0) vs Wahluke (2-5)
Final Score: 65-6
The Mavericks shut out Eastmont on the road.
Moses Lake (7-0) at Eastmont
Final Score: 21-0
The Tigers earned their fourth win of the season at home.
Ephrata (4-3) vs Toppenish
Final Score: 28-0
The Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors were dominant at home.
ACH (5-1) at Odessa
Final Score: 54-6
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Diaz returns to alma mater, takes over Jacks girls soccer
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Knights eye state bid ahead of 2026 season
ROYAL CITY — After a strong 2025 that fell just short of a state tournament bid, the Royal Knights (13-3) come into this season eager to take that next step. “I think we need to score,” Head Coach Jens Jensen said. “We need to score from more set pieces than we did last year. That's going to be huge. So free kicks, corners – we got to find more goals.”