BASIN SPORTS SCHEDULE: March 4-7, 2026
CALEB PEREZ | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 8 months AGO
COLUMBIA BASIN — The high school basketball season is wrapping up this week as the final teams from the basin go on a run for a state championship. Check out how the bracket is churning out in the next few rounds of the state tournament.
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ACH
Boys Basketball
March 5 vs Columbia Adventist or Wakiakum @ Numerica Veterans Arena, Spokane, 2 p.m.
March 6 Semifinals @ Numerica Veterans Arena, Spokane, TBD
March 7 @ 1B State Finals @ Numerica Veterans Arena, Spokane, TBD
Girls Basketball
March 4 vs Lummi Nation @ Numerica Veterans Arena, Spokane, 9 p.m.
March 5 (with win over Lummi Nation) vs Garfield-Palouse, 9 p.m.
March 6 Semifinals @ Numerica Veterans Arena, Spokane, TBD
March 7 Finals @ Numerica Veterans Arena, Spokane, TBD
MLCA/CCS
Boys Basketball
March 4 vs Touchet @ Numerica Veterans Arena, Spokane, 12:15 p.m.
March 5 (with win over Touchet) vs TBD @ Numerica Veterans Arena, Spokane
March 6 Semifinals @ Numerica Veterans Arena, Spokane, TBD
March 7 Finals @ Numerica Veterans Arena, Spokane, TBD
Royal
Boys Basketball
March 4 vs Overlake @ Yakima Valley SunDome, 9 a.m.
March 5 (with win over Overlake) vs Annie Wright @ Yakima Valley SunDome, 9 a.m.
March 6 Semifinals @ Yakima Valley SunDome, TBD
March 7 Finals @ Yakima Valley SunDome, TBD
Girls Basketball
March 5 vs Wapato or Bellevue Christian @ Yakima Valley SunDome, 3:45 p.m.
March 6 Semifinals @ Yakima Valley SunDome, TBD
March 7 Finals @ Yakima Valley SunDome
ARTICLES BY CALEB PEREZ
Mavs claim District 5 swim and dive title
MOSES LAKE — The series of successful meets this season fully paid off for the Moses Lake Mavericks girls swim team over the weekend as the girls claimed the District 5 title. By the end of Saturday, the Mavs won the district meet with a score of 466 to Wenatchee's 449. "Just as we expected with Wenatchee, it was close all the way to the end. Could have gone either way, but it went our way," said Mavs Head Coach Tony Preston. "The girls were super excited to get their district championship."
Tigers qualify both boys and girls teams to state
EPHRATA — The Ephrata Tigers Cross Country team continued their successful season in the District 5 and 6 Championships Saturday afternoon. Both the boys and girls had strong races to qualify for state with the boys taking third and the girls taking second. Tigers Head Coach Lyndsy Roberts said because of their high ranking all season the girls team set their sights high on the district meet. Heading into Saturday, they knew their toughest challenge would be against Ellensburg, who has been ranked second in the state all season.
Knights battle into district championships
ROYAL CITY — The second seeded Royal Knights (16-2-1) battled in a tight matchup against the third seeded Naches Valley Saturday afternoon in the district semifinals. Both teams put forward a strong effort, with the Knights securing a 1-0 victory. "We were all putting our heart out in this game and trying our best because we have a really good team this year," said Knights junior Sofia Villafana. "We were just giving it our all." The tone of the game was set from the very start as Royal and Naches Valley went back and forth on their attack. While the Knights controlled the ball for most of the first half, Naches Valley's defense kept things in check.