Basin girls basketball roundup, Feb. 3 – 7
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The Mavericks’ Ella Wiltbank (24) brings the ball across halfcourt against Eastmont Friday. Moses Lake suffered a loss at home to the Wildcats.
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MOSES LAKE — As we enter the final week of the regular season for most basin girls basketball teams, several are making their final pushes for the postseason, while others look to finish strong. See below where your favorite teams stand and their current record.
Feb. 3
The Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors defended home court, 53-34
ACH (17-4) vs Inchelium
The Tigers were defeated at home, 19-43
Ephrata (2-19) vs East Valley
The Broncos were victorious at home, 73-30
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (16-5) vs Upper Columbia
The Lions were victorious over the Eagles on the road, 42-34
Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School (13-4) at Soap Lake (12-8)
The Huskies were defeated at home, 16-67
Othello (4-16) vs Ellensburg
The Jacks suffered a loss at home, 29-60
Quincy (4-16) vs Toppenish
The Knights were dominant on the road, 49-17
Royal (18-3) at Kiona-Benton
The Wahluke Warriors fell short on the road, 31-53
Wahluke (1-20) at College Place
The Cougars fell short on the road, 49-61
Warden (8-16) at White Swan
Feb. 4
The Mavericks suffered a loss on the road, 13-71
Moses Lake (4-16) at Davis
The Eagles defeated the Devils on the road, 50-40
Soap Lake at Wilson Creek (15-7)
The Cougars defended home court, 49-14
Warden vs River View
Feb. 6
The Tigers were defeated on the road, 18-70
Ephrata at Toppenish
The Lions were victorious at home, 60-25
MLCA/CCS vs Oroville
The Mavericks suffered a loss at home, 34-54
Moses Lake vs Eastmont
The Huskies fell short on the road, 26-53
Othello at East Valley
The Knights took care of business at home, 60-34
Royal vs College Place
The Wahluke Warriors were defeated on the road, 22-45
Wahluke at Cashmere
Feb. 7
The ACH Warriors were dominant at home, 46-29
ACH vs Wellpinit
The Broncos earned a statement win at home, 69-16
LRS vs Newport
The Cougars were defeated on the road in a competitive game, 29-39
Warden at Tri-Cities Prep
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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.”