Basin athletes compete at state track
CALEB PEREZ | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 weeks, 6 days 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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