Basin athletes compete at state track
CALEB PEREZ | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 months, 2 weeks AGO
Saige Galbreath from the Lind-Ritzville Broncos gets ready to compete in the final round of shot put at the state meet.
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MLCA/CCS athlete Ben Bishop runs in the boys 1600m event during the state championships Friday afternoon.
Zoe Galbreath and Allesandra Mendez from the Lind-Ritzville Broncos are joined by a friend at the track and field championships in Yakima.
MOSES LAKE — Athletes from schools all around the Columbia Basin competed in the state championships over the weekend with Ephrata, Moses Lake High School, Othello and Quincy competing in Tacoma and Almira/Coulee-Hartline, Lind-Ritzville, Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School, Royal, Soap Lake and Wahluke competing in Yakima.
Full coverage of how each track team did at the state championships will be posted in a future edition of the Columbia Basin Herald.
MLCA/CCS athlete Ben Bishop runs in the boys 1600m event during the state championships Friday afternoon.
Zoe Galbreath and Allesandra Mendez from the Lind-Ritzville Broncos are joined by a friend at the track and field championships in Yakima.ARTICLES BY CALEB PEREZ
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Tigers pull off OT victory over Huskies
OTHELLO — The Ephrata Tigers (4-7-2) earned a competitive 3-2 overtime victory on the road against the Othello Huskies (5-6) Tuesday evening. Both teams are now looking to close out the regular season on high notes. “Great game, we had a tough first half trying to match them, they’re so fast up top and they have some really great through balls,” said Tigers Head Coach Gary Keplec. “We had trouble matching that and then we mixed things up in the second half, brought girls in and put girls in different places. We went back out and we challenged them.” The first half was strongly in favor of the Huskies. Othello held control of the ball for much of the time, putting pressure on Tigers goalkeeper junior Aiyana Valle, who made multiple key stops.
Vikings earn road victory over Wenatchee Friday
WENATCHEE — The Big Bend Community College Vikings (5-8) gained a competitive road win over the Wenatchee Valley College Knights (3-17). Both teams were looking to come back from losses, and the Vikings got back in the win column 3-0. “It was very exciting,” said Vikings Head Coach Lindsey Linthicum. “Our girls just came in with a fire in their belly, ready to compete and ready to take on Wenatchee.” The first set showed BBCC’s strength as they had nine total kills. While Wenatchee Valley battled hard, the Vikings gained a 25-20 victory to start the match.