Basin tennis roundup, April 4-11
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Maycee Black from the Tigers prepares for an oncoming serve during a previous matchup on the road.
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MOSES LAKE — While many took a rest during their spring break, a handful of Columbia Basin tennis teams competed fiercely in matches as their seasons march forward. See below how your favorite teams have performed.
Boys
April 4
Othello (7-2) at Ellensburg
Final: 3-2
April 6
Quincy (6-4) at Toppenish
Final: 3-2
April 7
Othello vs East Valley
Final: 1-4
April 8
Othello vs Toppenish
Final: 4-1
April 9
Quincy vs Prosser
Final: 3-2
April 11
Ephrata (1-8) at Prosser
Final: 2-3
Girls
April 4
Othello (9-0) at Ellensburg
Final: 4-1
April 6
Quincy (1-9) at Toppenish
Final: 1-4
April 7
Othello vs East Valley
Final: 4-1
April 8
Othello vs Toppenish
Final: 4-1
April 9
Quincy vs Prosser
Final: 1-4
April 11
Quincy at Grandview
Final: 1-4
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.