BASIN SPORTS SCHEDULE: Jan. 5-12, 2026
CALEB PEREZ | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 6 months AGO
Clarissa Shopbell from the Lions prepares to shoot a free throw during a previous home matchup. The Lions will return to their home court Friday to face a Central Washington B league rival, the Soap Lake Eagles.
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CORRECTION: The Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School Lions and Soap Lake Eagles basketball teams are set to play Jan. 8 at the MLCA gym. The girls play at 6 p.m. and the boys play at 7:30 p.m.
COLUMBIA BASIN — Student athletes all around the basin return to regular competition following a bit of rest over winter break. See where local teams will be heading this week.
Boys Basketball
Jan. 5
MLCA/CCS (7-0) vs Waitsburg – 7 p.m.
Jan. 6
Ephrata (2-6) @ East Valley – 7 p.m.
Othello (2-6) @ Ellensburg – 7 p.m.
Quincy (3-7) @ Toppenish – 7 p.m.
Wilson Creek (6-3) @ Garden City Academy, Wenatchee Valley College – 7 p.m.
Royal (7-0) vs Naches Valley – 7:15 p.m.
Wahluke (5-5) @ Connell – 7:15 p.m.
ACH (5-0) vs Valley Christian – 7:30 p.m.
LRS (1-7) vs Colfax – 7:30 p.m.
MLCA/CCS (7-0) @ Waterville-Mansfield – 7:30 p.m.
Warden (5-2) @ Tri-Cities Prep – 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 8
MLCA/CCS (7-0) vs Soap Lake (1-6) – 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 9
LRS (1-7) @ Liberty (Spangle) – 6 p.m.
Ephrata (2-6) vs Toppenish – 7 p.m.
MLHS (8-2) @ Eastmont – 7 p.m.
Othello (2-6) vs East Valley – 7 p.m.
Warden (5-2) vs Granger – 7 p.m.
Royal (7-0) @ College Place – 7:15 p.m.
ACH (5-0) vs Wellpinit – 7:30 p.m.
Wilson Creek (6-3) vs Oroville – 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 10
LRS (1-7) vs Freeman – 4:30 p.m.
Othello (2-6) vs Toppenish – 5 p.m.
Quincy (3-7) vs Prosser – 5 p.m.
Royal (7-0) vs Kiona Benton – 5:15 p.m.
Wahluke (5-5) vs College Place – 5:15 p.m.
ACH (5-0) @ Okanagan – 6 p.m.
MLHS (8-2) vs West Valley – 6 p.m.
Soap Lake (1-6) vs Manson – 6 p.m.
Warden (5-2) @ Mabton – 6 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Jan. 6
Ephrata (0-8) @ East Valley – 5:30 p.m.
Othello (1-6) @ Ellensburg – 5:30 p.m.
Royal (8-1) vs Naches Valley – 5:45 p.m.
Wahluke (1-9) @ Connell – 5:45 p.m.
ACH (3-2) vs Valley Christian – 6 p.m.
LRS (7-1) vs Colfax – 6 p.m.
Warden (2-6) @ Tri-Cities Prep – 6 p.m.
Jan. 8
MLCA/CCS (6-1) vs Soap Lake (4-1) – 6 p.m.
Jan. 9
Ephrata (0-8) vs Toppenish – 5:30 p.m.
MLHS (3-7) @ Eastmont – 5:30 p.m.
Othello (1-6) vs East Valley – 5:30 p.m.
Warden (2-6) vs Granger – 5:30 p.m.
Royal (8-1) @ College Place – 5:45 p.m.
ACH (3-2) vs Wellpinit – 6 p.m.
Wilson Creek (8-2) vs Oroville – 6 p.m.
LRS (7-1) @ Liberty (Spangle) – 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 10
Othello (1-6) vs Toppenish – 3:30 p.m.
Royal (8-1) vs Kiona Benton – 3:45 p.m.
Wahluke (1-9) vs College Place – 3:45 p.m.
MLHS (3-7) vs West Valley – 4:30 p.m.
Soap Lake (4-1) vs Manson – 4:30 p.m.
Warden (2-6) @ Mabton – 4:30 p.m.
LRS (7-1) vs Freeman – 6 p.m.
Boys Wrestling
Jan. 5
Warden @ Kittitas – 5 p.m.
Jan. 6
Wahluke @ Naches – 6 p.m.
Ephrata vs Othello – 7 p.m.
Jan. 7
ACH @ Oroville – 5 p.m.
LRS vs Freeman – 6 p.m.
Quincy @ Toppenish – 7 p.m.
Jan. 8
Royal @ Connell – 6 p.m.
Jan. 9
Ephrata @ Post Falls – 3 p.m.
LRS @ Rainier – 6 p.m.
Jan. 10
Ephrata @ Selah – 9 a.m.
ACH @ Colfax – 9:30 a.m.
Quincy @ Cheney High School – 10 a.m.
Warden vs. Wahluke – 10 a.m.
Girls Wrestling
Jan. 6
Ephrata vs Othello – 6 p.m.
Jan. 7
ACH, Wahluke @ Lake Roosevelt – 6 p.m.
Quincy @ Toppenish – 7 p.m.
Jan. 9
Ephrata, Othello, Royal, Wahluke @ Kelso – 3 p.m.
Jan. 10
Othello, Wahluke, Warden @ Connell – 10 a.m.
Swimming
Jan. 6
MLHS vs Eisenhower – 5 p.m.
Jan. 10
MLHS @ King County Aquatic Center – 9 a.m.
Bowling
Jan. 6
MLHS (5-3) @ Eastmont Lanes – 2 p.m.
Jan. 8
MLHS (5-3) vs West Valley, Lake Bowl – 3 p.m.
ARTICLES BY CALEB PEREZ
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.
Tigers first wrestling camp deemed a success
EPHRATA — The Ephrata Tigers Wrestling camp was held June 29 through July 1 where young wrestlers came together to practice and learn more about the sport. Tigers Boys Wrestling Head Coach Joe Knox said he was pleased with how the camp turned out. “We had mostly younger boys and then some middle school girls, so we had a good mix of kids, and I thought it went really well,” said Knox. “The kids were really energetic, we had a lot of fun, and we learned a little wrestling along the way.” The main goal for Knox at the camp was to teach the young group of kids the fundamentals and focus on the basic skills of wrestling.
World Cup Round of 16 begins this weekend
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