Basin sports schedule, Feb. 2-9
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Yohary Magana (11) calls a play out to her teammates against Royal. Wahluke suffered a loss at home against the Knights Tuesday.
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MOSES LAKE — As the conclusion of the regular season nears, teams are starting to push for the best tournament seeding possible in their respective sports. See below where your favorite team is headed next.
Almira/Coulee-Hartline
Boys Wrestling
Feb. 5, tournament, 6 p.m.
Ephrata
Boys Basketball
Feb. 3, vs East Valley, 7 p.m.
Feb. 6, at Toppenish, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Feb. 3, vs East Valley, 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 6, at Toppenish, 5:30 p.m.
Boys Wrestling
Feb. 5, at Quincy, 7 p.m.
Girls Wrestling
Feb. 5 at Quincy, 6 p.m.
Lind-Ritzville
Boys Basketball
Feb. 3, vs Upper Columbia Academy, 6 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Feb. 3, vs Upper Columbia Academy, 7:30 p.m.
Boys Wrestling
Feb. 5, at Almira/Coulee-Hartline, 6 p.m.
Feb. 7, at Davenport High School, 9 a.m.
MLCA/CCS
Boys Basketball
Feb. 3, at Soap Lake, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 6, vs Oroville, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Feb. 3, at Soap Lake, 6 p.m.
Feb. 6, vs Oroville, 5 p.m.
MLHS
Boys Basketball
Feb. 5, at Davis, 7 p.m.
Feb. 6, vs Eastmont, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Feb. 5, at Davis, 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 6, vs Eastmont, 5:30 p.m.
Unified Basketball
Feb. 4, at Quincy, 4 p.m.
Swim
Feb. 5, home tournament, 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Boys Wrestling
Feb. 3, at Sunnyside, 7 p.m.
Feb. 7, at Wenatchee, 11 a.m.
Girls Wrestling
Feb. 3, at Sunnyside, 6 p.m.
Feb. 7, at Davis, 11 a.m.
Othello
Boys Basketball
Feb. 3, vs Ellensburg, 7 p.m.
Feb. 6, at East Valley, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Feb. 3, vs Ellensburg, 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 6, at East Valley, 5:30 p.m.
Unified Basketball
Feb. 4, at Eastmont, 6 p.m.
Feb. 7, home tournament, 11 a.m.
Boys Wrestling
Feb. 5, at Prosser, 7 p.m.
Girls Wrestling
Feb. 5, at Prosser, 6 p.m.
Quincy
Boys Basketball
Feb. 3, vs Toppenish, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Feb. 3, vs Toppenish, 5:30 p.m.
Unified Basketball
Feb. 4, vs Moses Lake, 4 p.m.
Feb. 7, tournament at Othello, 11 a.m.
Boys Wrestling
Feb. 5, vs Ephrata, 7 p.m.
Girls Wrestling
Feb. 5, vs Ephrata, 6 p.m.
Royal
Boys Basketball
Feb. 3, at Kiona Benton, 7:15 p.m.
Feb. 6, vs College Place, 7:15 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Feb. 3, at Kiona Benton, 5:45 p.m.
Feb. 6, vs College Place, 5:45 p.m.
Soap Lake
Boys Basketball
Feb. 2, @ Pateros, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 3, vs MLCA/CCS, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 5, at Wilson Creek, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Feb. 2, @ Pateros, 6 p.m.
Feb. 3, vs MLCA/CCS, 6 p.m.
Feb. 5, at Wilson Creek, 6 p.m.
Wahluke
Boys Basketball
Feb. 3, at College Place, 7:15 p.m.
Feb. 6, vs Cashmere, 7:15 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Feb. 3, at College Place, 5:45 p.m.
Feb. 6, vs Cashmere, 5:45 p.m.
Boys Wrestling
Feb. 5, at Zillah Middle School, 4 p.m.
Warden
Boys Basketball
Feb. 2, vs Cle Elum-Roslyn, 6 p.m.
Boys Wrestling
Feb. 7, EWAC League Championship, Highland HS, 10 a.m.
Girls Wrestling
Feb. 6, Granger HS, 12 p.m.
Wilson Creek
Boys Basketball
Feb. 3, at Waterville-Mansfield, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 5, vs Soap Lake, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 6, vs Garden City, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Feb. 2, @ Easton, 5 p.m.
Feb. 5, vs Soap Lake, 6 p.m.
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