Basin boys basketball roundup, Jan. 27 – Feb. 2
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The Knights’ Grant Wardenaar (24) sprints down the court on a fastbreak against the Wahluke Warriors.
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MOSES LAKE — As the regular season wraps up, space in the postseason bracket is getting tighter. Several local teams are making their final pushes for a spot, see below where your favorite teams stand and their current record.
Jan. 27
The Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors defended home court, 55-43
ACH (18-1) vs Garfield-Palouse
The Broncos fell short on the road, 36-73
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (3-16) at Colfax
The Lions earned a statement win on the road, 68-34
Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School (14-2) at Entiat
The Huskies overcame the Tigers in a close game, 71-68
Othello (7-12) at Ephrata (3-16)
The Jacks earned a statement win at home, 68-63
Quincy (6-14) vs Ellensburg
The Knights were victorious on the road against the Wahluke Warriors, 78-43
Royal (16-2) at Wahluke (9-10)
The Eagles suffered a loss on the road, 30-59
Soap Lake (2-15) at Thorp
The Cougars were victorious at home, 75-42
Warden (11-9) vs Mabton
Jan. 28
The Eagles fell short in a competitive game, 29-31
Soap Lake vs Odessa
Jan. 29
The ACH Warriors were dominant at home, 98-62
ACH vs Warden
The Lions earned a statement win on the road over the Devils, 66-40
MLCA/CCS at Wilson Creek (11-8)
The Knights earned a competitive road win, 69-66
Royal at Cashmere
Jan. 30
The Tigers fell short on the road, 44-63
Ephrata at Ellensburg
The Broncos were defeated on the road, 39-55
LRS at Freeman
The Lions fell short in a competitive game at home, 49-54
MLCA/CCS vs Inchelium
The Mavericks suffered a loss on the road, 58-78
Moses Lake (12-5) at West Valley
The Huskies were defeated on the road, 65-85
Othello at Selah
The Jacks fell short on the road, 61-68
Quincy at East Valley
The Eagles fell short at home, 33-67
Soap Lake vs Entiat
The Wahluke Warriors earned a win on the road, 71-67
Wahluke at Wapato
The Devils fell short on the road, 29-45
Wilson Creek at Oroville
Jan. 31
The Mavericks bounced back at home, 90-67
MLHS vs Eisenhower
The Knights earned another road win, 75-49
Royal at Naches Valley
The Wahluke Warriors fell short in a competitive game, 52-60
Wahluke vs Connell
Feb. 2
The Cougars earned a statement win at home, 83-74
Warden vs Cle Elum-Roslyn
ARTICLES BY MIKE MAYNARD
Correia reflects on making All-State team
COULEE CITY — Multiple basin athletes qualified to play in the All-State Baseball Series from June 27-28 in Yakima, with Almira/Coulee-Hartline graduate, Caden Correia being one of them. Correia said he was initially selected for a feeder game ahead of his state qualification. “I was at practice one day, and my head coach (Hunter Lee) came up to me and he’s like, ‘Hey, you got selected for an All State feeder game,’” said Correia. “I actually got invited to two, the Central Washington one and the Spokane one.” Correia said he decided to go with the Spokane feeder game since it was taking place at Avista Stadium and he had a desire to compete at that venue. Once he played there, Correia was informed that he was also selected to play for Team Baker in the All State games, an opportunity that he couldn’t pass up.
Quincy standout ‘Duckie’ Workinger returns home to lead Vikings womens wrestling
MOSES LAKE — Shannon “Duckie” Workinger was named the new head coach of women’s wrestling at Big Bend Community College on June 18, bringing one of the Basin’s own back to help build the next generation of women’s wrestlers. “I'm super excited,” Workinger said. “I spent some time wrestling at different places, and it feels really good to be able to come back to the community that I was born in and really establish more connections here and build on the ones that I already have, and just help grow our Basin into a great wrestling (community), even better than it already is, because we have some good wrestlers that come from here.”
ACH wrestlers earn All-American honors at women’s national duals
COULEE CITY — Karis Butler and Kyanna Garza from Almira/Coulee-Hartline earned All-American status after a strong showing in the 2026 Women’s National Duals in Westfield, Indiana that ran from June 16-20. “It feels really good,” Karis said. “It was very surprising last year when I got on here, and then this year they were like, ‘You can go to whatever weight class you want,’ and it made me feel very recognized for the hard work I've put in.” Wrestlers competed in freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman throughout the four-day tournament. Karis competed in both earning a 7-1 record in freestyle and 4-3 in Greco-Roman. Throughout her path in the tournament, she noted a lot of growth as a wrestler came out of it.