Basin district basketball sees busy weekend
CALEB PEREZ | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 months, 3 weeks 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
Erickson looks back on a busy and successful four-sport high school career
WARDEN — A four-sport athlete is not someone you often come across due to the time and dedication it takes for success in one sport, but for Amaya Erickson, tackling that challenge was something she was up for in her senior season. “My family’s always been really big into sports,” said Erickson. “Both my parents have played and my siblings both play, so I guess they’re all a really great inspiration for me.”
Tigers start summer 3-1 after split with Sunnyside Christian
EPHRATA — The Ephrata Tiger Baseball Club (3-1) finished their second matchup of the season as they split a doubleheader with Sunnyside Christian Tuesday evening. “I was pleased with a lot of aspects of the doubleheader,” said Tigers Head Coach David Tempel. “The summertime is all about development and getting some experience. The good part about (Tuesday) is we were in some different situations that we haven’t seen much, so we were able to learn from those and use those to our advantage.” Sunnyside was the first on the board during game one as they put up two runs in the top of the second inning. The Tigers responded at the bottom of the third as they put up five runs to claim the lead.
Fletcher named new Eagles volleyball head coach
SOAP LAKE — The Soap Lake Eagles volleyball team will be under new leadership this fall as Erin Fletcher has been selected as the new head coach. She is following the successful tenure of the previous head coach, Nikki Noble, who helped guide the team to multiple state appearances over the years. “I’m so excited,” said Fletcher. “I’ve had the opportunity to watch these girls play the last couple years as a (referee). I’m really excited to be able to step in after Coach Noble and continue on that winning and competitive spirit that they’ve had for so long and kind of take it now to the next level.” Her love for athletics came from growing up in an athletic family of basketball players, but in second grade, she became the first in her family to start playing volleyball. From there, a passion for volleyball began to grow.