Basin district basketball sees busy weekend
CALEB PEREZ | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 months AGO
Mavericks senior Tyce Miller scans the court for an open teammate to pass the ball over to during an away game earlier this season.
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Akleigh Hebdon, a freshman from the Knights, looks to make a pass toward a teammate who is open on the three-point line during a previous matchup this season.
MOSES LAKE — The remaining basin basketball teams finished their district play over the weekend, and many are now preparing for state playoffs. The results of some games were not available at the time of publication. Additional coverage will be featured in the Tuesday and Wednesday editions of the Columbia Basin Herald.
Almira/Coulee-Hartline
The ACH Warriors boys team traveled to Reardan on Saturday to face DeSales to decide seeding for the state tournament. Both teams were guaranteed a slot at state.
The ACH Warriors girls team traveled to Reardan on Saturday to face fellow No. 1-seeded Garfield-Palouse. Both teams were guaranteed a state berth and played for tournament seeding.
Lind-Ritzville
The LRS Broncos girls team made their way to West Valley High School to conclude the 2B District 6 tournament. The Broncos played Friday evening against Davenport for a chance to guarantee a spot at state and play for seeding Saturday.
MLCA/CCS
The Lions girls faced the Wilson Creek Devils in a third-place matchup Saturday afternoon to decide who goes to state.
MLHS
The MLHS Mavericks boys team fell on the road to West Valley on Thursday. The Mavs returned home Saturday to face Sunnyside in a matchup to decide who goes to state.
Royal
The Royal Knights boys team faced Zillah in a battle for first place in districts Friday evening. Both teams qualify for state.
The Knights girls played Zillah in the 1A District 6 championships on Friday evening. Both teams move on to state.
Warden
The Warden Cougars boys played Liberty Bell Saturday at Eastmont High School for seeding in the 2B state tournament.
Wilson Creek
The Wilson Creek Devils boys team played against Entiat on Friday afternoon in Wenatchee for the District 5 1B third-place matchup to keep their postseason alive.
The Devils’ girls team faced MLCA/CCS on Saturday afternoon for third place in District 5 1B and the winner got to move on to state.
Akleigh Hebdon, a freshman from the Knights, looks to make a pass toward a teammate who is open on the three-point line during a previous matchup this season.ARTICLES BY CALEB PEREZ
Knights win in overtime shootout against Naches
ROYAL CITY — The Royal Knights girls soccer team (6-0-1) had a tight game against Naches Valley (5-1-1) Tuesday evening that came down to a penalty kick shootout that the Knights won 6-5. Though the game was ruled as a tie in official standings, winning the PKs brought excitement for the team. "We played hard and we never gave up," said Knights junior Sarah Bergeson who shot the final PK. "We're proud of us." The game was a defensive battle from the beginning with Naches making an early shot on goal that was stopped by Knights freshman goalkeeper Areli Romero. Following this, Royal gained possession of the ball and proceeded to apply pressure on the opposing goal for a majority of the half.
Knights fall in five-set match against Naches Valley
ROYAL CITY — The Royal Knights volleyball team (0-6) had a tough battle at home against Naches Valley Tuesday night as they fell 3-2 in the five-set game. "The first two sets were definitely rough," said Knights senior Graycie Kast. "We didn't have a lot of energy starting off, but that third set, we got our energy back and just started having fun and the game just came to us." The Knights fell behind early in the first set as they struggled to score, giving Naches Valley an advantage. Royal began to find momentum as the set went on to cut into the deficit, but Naches Valley remained dominant on the court to win 25-12.
Tigers girls XC takes first at Apple Ridge
EPHRATA— The Ephrata Tigers had a successful day at the Apple Ridge Run Invite Saturday as the boys took third overall, while the girls took first out of 20 schools that competed. Tigers Head Coach Lyndsy Roberts said he was very proud of the way his athletes performed in the early season meet. "Our girls showed up and competed," said Roberts. "They didn't back down from the competition and proved they are going to be a team to watch this year. Winning this meet was a big step for the program." The Apple Ridge meet had a unique scoring format with three different race courses with two athletes scoring on each course, Roberts said. This gives a total of six scoring athletes rather than the traditional five.