Basin softball roundup, March 31 – April 4
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The Royal Knights’ Sarah Bergeson (1) steps into her swing against Zillah earlier this season. The Knights are currently 8-1 at the midpoint of the season.
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MOSES LAKE — The halfway point of Basin high school softball is here, as many teams are playing their final games before spring break or returning to the diamond for the first time since. See below how your favorite teams have fared and their current record.
March 31
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (4-8) vs Freeman
Final: 1-2
Royal (8-1) at Cashmere
Final: 6-1, 9-5
April 3
Almira/Coulee-Hartline (4-2) at Liberty Christian
Final: 1-6, 2-13
Moses Lake (6-1) at Eisenhower
Final: 18-0, 25-5
Quincy (1-5) vs Ellensburg
Final: 0-19, 0-20
Royal at Montesano
Final: 0-13
April 4
ACH vs Mary Walker
Final: 15-0, 17-2
Ephrata (1-8) vs Selah
Final: 0-18, 0-14
LRS at Freeman
Final: 0-17, 1-11
Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School (2-5) at Oroville
Final: 28-19, 17-18
Othello (4-3) at Prosser
Final: 7-1. 1-13
Warden (4-3) at Kittitas
Final: 6-11
Warden at Toledo
Final: 3-12
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LIND — If you ask Lind/Ritzville (14-2) Head Coach Cari Galbreath, last season was special for the Broncos. “It was just a good mix of players filling their roles all very well, and they were all competitive and intense. It was a memorable season for sure,” Galbreath said.
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.”