Basin boys basketball roundup, Jan. 13 – 19
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Manny Ruvalcaba (0) shoots a free throw during the Knights game against Zillah. Royal lost on a last second shot to Zillah 88-84 Friday.
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MOSES LAKE — High school hoops are well underway as local teams hit the hardwood last week. Several were tested on the road as they push further into league competition. Check below to see where your favorite teams stand and their current records.
Jan. 13
The Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors were victorious on the road, 68-34
ACH (14-1) at Oakesdale
The Broncos were dominant as they traveled, 73-44
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (3-12) at Upper Columbia
The Tigers fell short while away, 45-83
Ephrata (3-11) at Prosser
The Huskies suffered a loss on the road, 57-76
Othello (6-10) at Wenatchee
The Jacks were defeated on the road, 44-73
Quincy (4-13) at Grandview
The Knights earned a statement win on the road, 91-52
Royal (11-2) at Riverside
The Wahluke Warriors were victorious in a league matchup, 69-52
Wahluke (7-7) at Kiona-Benton
The Devils earned a win over the Eagles, 51-32
Wilson Creek (8-5) at Soap Lake (1-10)
Jan. 15
The Cougars suffered a loss on the road, 54-63
Warden (7-7) at Riverview
Jan. 16
The ACH Warriors stack another win on their home court, 78-31
ACH vs Mary Walker
The Broncos earn a win at home, 57-36
LRS vs Waterville-Mansfield
The Tigers suffered a loss at home, 30-70
Ephrata vs Grandview
The Lions remain undefeated, 70-56
Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School (11-0) at Wellpinit
The Mavericks defended home court, 90-75
Moses Lake (10-3) vs Davis
The Huskies fall short in a competitive home game, 66-76
Othello vs Prosser
The Jacks suffer another road loss, 49-86
Quincy at Selah
The Knights lost on a last-second buzzer beater, 84-88
Royal vs Zillah
The Devils earn another win at home, 56-57
Wilson Creek vs Entiat
Jan. 17
The Broncos fell short on the road, 36-43
LRS at Asotin
The Jacks bounce back against Othello, 77-52
Quincy at Othello
The Eagles fell short against a league opponent, 32-50
Soap Lake at Waterville-Mansfield
The Cougars fell short at home, 61-84
Warden vs Okanogan
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.