Basin athletes compete at state track
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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
Basin athletes compete at state track
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 at a later date.
Barnes-Keller looks to continue his successful career in Wenatchee
QUINCY — After a successful senior season, Quincy Jackrabbits pitcher Ashton Barnes-Keller earned Second Team All-Conference honors and is planning to continue his pitching career with the Wenatchee Valley Knights. As the senior heads on to the next step in his career, he looks back on his long-time passion that has opened doors for his future. “I began at age four,” said Barnes-Keller. “After playing (baseball) a lot, it was always so fun. I knew it was going to be my favorite.”
More Basin athletes head to the state meets
MOSES LAKE — Track and field athletes from all around the Basin are competing in state track meets this weekend. Here are more athletes who qualified for the championships during their district meets last weekend.