Highlights from summer 2026
CALEB PEREZ | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 weeks, 5 days AGO
Moses Lake’s Noah Hernandez steps up to bat during the All-Star game in Richland at the beginning of the summer. Hernandez was one of the top 10 players recognized from Team Yakima.
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An angler pulls a largemouth bass out of the water at Potholes Reservoir during the Bass Angler Magazine Pro-Am Bass Tourney. During this tournament, amateur anglers teamed up with professionals to try and catch the most weight within the catch limit.
Shea Stevenson from Royal gives a thumbs up to the sideline during the All-State football game in June. Stevenson competed alongside fellow basin athletes, Miguel Zuniga from Othello and Calvin Lybbert from Ephrata to represent Eastern Washington and won 36-6 over the west.
The competition was fierce at the Sage N Sun 3-on-3 basketball tournament in Ephrata. Athletes of all ages, from youth to adults, took to the court to battle for a championship title while having fun with the community.
Diamond Ducks head coach Hunter Lee talks to his players on the mound during an away game in Ephrata. The Diamond Ducks have spent the summer competing to earn a spot in the end of season Tillage League tournament set to take place the second week of July.
Tigers Baseball Club players Clayton Wolther, left, and Cale Fronsman, right, fist bump after making an out during a home game this summer. As of Friday, the Tigers sit in fifth place in the Tillage League and are preparing for the postseason tourney in July.
MOSES LAKE — Local athletes have been keeping the summer exciting as they test their skills under the hot sun. Here are some highlights from June 2026.
An angler pulls a largemouth bass out of the water at Potholes Reservoir during the Bass Angler Magazine Pro-Am Bass Tourney. During this tournament, amateur anglers teamed up with professionals to try and catch the most weight within the catch limit.
Shea Stevenson from Royal gives a thumbs up to the sideline during the All-State football game in June. Stevenson competed alongside fellow basin athletes, Miguel Zuniga from Othello and Calvin Lybbert from Ephrata to represent Eastern Washington and won 36-6 over the west.
The competition was fierce at the Sage N Sun 3-on-3 basketball tournament in Ephrata. Athletes of all ages, from youth to adults, took to the court to battle for a championship title while having fun with the community.
Diamond Ducks head coach Hunter Lee talks to his players on the mound during an away game in Ephrata. The Diamond Ducks have spent the summer competing to earn a spot in the end of season Tillage League tournament set to take place the second week of July.
Tigers Baseball Club players Clayton Wolther, left, and Cale Fronsman, right, fist bump after making an out during a home game this summer. As of Friday, the Tigers sit in fifth place in the Tillage League and are preparing for the postseason tourney in July.ARTICLES BY CALEB PEREZ
Ephrata duo selected to Tillage All-Star team
EPHRATA — Mitchell Johnson and Isaiah Davis from the Ephrata Tigers baseball club (16-9-1) have been selected to join the Tillage League All-Star 18U team. "I was excited to play on a team of people I didn't know," Johnson said. "I've never played for a team where I don't know anyone playing for it, so that was cool. Then I heard that one of my teammates was going to be on the team a little bit later as a late addition, so that was cool. I'm glad I got to do it with him too."
Men’s summer softball season concludes with three champions
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Men’s summer softball season reached its end Thursday evening as the upper, middle and lower divisions took up three fields at Paul Lauzier Athletic Complex in the pursuit of a championship. When the competition was over, The Kids, Average Joes and OG’s claimed the championships of their respective divisions.
Jacks soccer hosts 2026 alumni game
QUINCY — The Quincy Jackrabbits held their 2026 alumni game July 10 when former Quincy soccer players returned to the field to face off against the current high school roster. Hector Vaca, the high school’s boys' head soccer coach, said he was very happy with the turnout for the event. “I think it was actually a really successful event for us,” said Vaca. “It was really cool to see a lot of different alumni from various years.” Alumni attending the event extended back to players from the class of 2001 and included soccer state champions, he said.