District Tournament Schedule CWAC and CWB 1B
CALEB PEREZ | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year AGO
Emiko Kondo from the Quincy Jacks competes with Paige Murray from the Ephrata Tigers for possession of the ball along the sideline during a game earlier this season. Both teams will be playing at home in the second round of the CWAC district tournament with the Jacks facing Prosser and the Tigers facing Ellensburg.
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COLUMBIA BASIN – Volleyball and soccer have entered postseason play for the Central Washington Athletic Conference and the Central Washington B. See where the local high school teams’ upcoming games will be held.
Volleyball
Oct. 28
Wilson Creek (6-12) @ Easton – 5 p.m.
Oct. 29
Othello (7-9) vs Toppenish – 6 p.m.
Ephrata (2-12) @ Grandview – 6 p.m.
Oct. 30
MLCA/CCS (10-7) vs Cascade Christian Academy/Pateros - 5 p.m.
Soccer
Oct. 28
Ephrata (6-7) vs Ellensburg – 5 p.m.
Quincy (11-5) vs Prosser – 5 p.m.
ARTICLES BY CALEB PEREZ
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.