Basin football round-up week three 2025
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The Mavs' Taggart Rathbun hauls in a touchdown pass from quarterback Brady Jay. The Mavericks were victorious 49-13 in their first home game of the season.
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MOSES LAKE – Week three of Basin football has concluded. While schools like Moses Lake hosted their first home games, others hit the road. See below how your favorite Basin football teams did. Numbers in parentheses indicate the team's record season-to-date.
Sept. 19
The Broncos (1-2) were shut out at home Friday.
Lind/Ritzville vs Newport
Final Score: 0-42
The Eagles (1-2) were defeated at home.
Soap Lake vs Dayton
Final Score: 16-46
The Huskies (3-0) remain undefeated after a road win.
Othello at Grandview
Final Score: 57-7
The Jacks (0-3) were unsuccessful on the road.
Quincy at Toppenish
Final Score: 6-50
The Knights (3-0) were dominant in their home victory.
Royal vs Connell
Final Score: 54-7
The Lions (2-1) lost in a shootout on Friday.
MLCA at Waitsburg
Final Score: 62-66
The Mavericks (3-0) secured their first home win of the season.
Moses Lake vs Sunnyside
Final Score: 49-13
The Tigers (3-0) continued their winning ways on Friday.
Ephrata vs Ellensburg
Final Score: 43-20
The Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors (1-1) suffered their first loss.
ACH vs Liberty Christian
Final Score: 18-44
The Wahluke Warriors (1-2) logged their first win of the season.
Wahluke vs Kiona-Benton
Final Score: 30-6
Sept. 20
The Cougars (3-0) won a nailbiter on Saturday.
Warden vs Tonasket
Final Score: 20-18
ARTICLES BY MIKE MAYNARD
Maverick's trainer shares tips for safe summer conditioning
MOSES LAKE — With August on the horizon, the return of local high school athletics is drawing closer by the day. Lily Rodriguez, who serves as the athletic trainer at Moses Lake High School, shared some tips for how athletes can prepare for outdoor sports amidst heat and fluctuating air quality. "They need to start slowly entering into the heat as well," Rodriguez said. "They need to be acclimated (to the heat). It takes about 10 to 14 days of slow and gradual increase in activity. The first thing that they got to start doing is physical conditioning."
Eastern Washington BMX tracks team up for Race for Life fundraiser
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake BMX will be participating in the Race for Life fundraiser the first weekend of August. A nationwide event, Eastern Washington BMX entities are adapting it into a four-track series across Walla Walla, Columbia Basin, Spokane and Moses Lake, President of Moses Lake BMX Jeff Niehenke said. "We try to see who can raise the most money amongst the tracks," Niehenke said. "We have a traveling trophy that goes along with that for bragging rights. Along with that, we also do a four-race series for the riders, and we have end-of-series awards for those who get the most points through those four races."
Mavericks wrestlers gain national experience in Fargo
MOSES LAKE — Eli Anderson and Conner Duvall from the Moses Lake Mavericks wrestling program recently returned from Fargo, North Dakota for the 2026 US Marine Corps Junior nationals. "I think I performed good," Anderson said. "But I don't think I performed my best; I could have done better in my last match to make it further."