GALLERY: WIAA State Basketball tournament gallery
CALEB PEREZ | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 6 months, 2 weeks AGO
Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School Lions Head Coach Emerson Ferguson walks off the court with the game ball in one hand and the team’s fourth place trophy in the other hand with his team behind him after coming out victorious in the state finals. Ferguson had also earned the title of Central Washington B League 2025/2026 Coach of the Year earlier in the postseason, which he attributes to the hard work from his players and assistant coaches, Curtis Weber and Kameron Firouzi.
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Lions senior Johnny Ferguson finds himself open to shoot for three during the 1B state tourney over the weekend. Ferguson along with fellow seniors, James Robertson, Dennis Gulenko and Antonio Serrato said they were all happy to end off their high school careers with a victory in state.
Warriors senior Caden Correia takes a photo with ACH Principal Kelley Boyd after being presented the sportsmanship award following Friday’s game against Tulalip. Correia said he will look back fondly on all the memories he made as a basketball player for the Warriors.
Josh Booker, a senior from ACH, prepares to sink a three with pressure approaching from a Tulalip Hawks player during the state semifinals. Booker is one of the four seniors who will be graduating from the team in the
The Knights’ Grant Wardenaar takes a deep breath before shooting a free throw in the 1A state semifinals against Zillah Friday. Wardenaar scored 25 points for the Knights.
The Knights’ Briana Cedillo (11) calls out a play to her teammates during the 1A state semifinals against King’s Friday.
MOSES LAKE — Multiple basin teams battled among the best players in the state during the state basketball tournament over the weekend.
Lions senior Johnny Ferguson finds himself open to shoot for three during the 1B state tourney over the weekend. Ferguson along with fellow seniors, James Robertson, Dennis Gulenko and Antonio Serrato said they were all happy to end off their high school careers with a victory in state.
Warriors senior Caden Correia takes a photo with ACH Principal Kelley Boyd after being presented the sportsmanship award following Friday’s game against Tulalip. Correia said he will look back fondly on all the memories he made as a basketball player for the Warriors.
Josh Booker, a senior from ACH, prepares to sink a three with pressure approaching from a Tulalip Hawks player during the state semifinals. Booker is one of the four seniors who will be graduating from the team in the
The Knights’ Grant Wardenaar takes a deep breath before shooting a free throw in the 1A state semifinals against Zillah Friday. Wardenaar scored 25 points for the Knights.
The Knights’ Briana Cedillo (11) calls out a play to her teammates during the 1A state semifinals against King’s Friday.ARTICLES BY CALEB PEREZ
Knights win in overtime shootout against Naches
ROYAL CITY — The Royal Knights girls soccer team (6-0-1) had a tight game against Naches Valley (5-1-1) Tuesday evening that came down to a penalty kick shootout that the Knights won 6-5. Though the game was ruled as a tie in official standings, winning the PKs brought excitement for the team. "We played hard and we never gave up," said Knights junior Sarah Bergeson who shot the final PK. "We're proud of us." The game was a defensive battle from the beginning with Naches making an early shot on goal that was stopped by Knights freshman goalkeeper Areli Romero. Following this, Royal gained possession of the ball and proceeded to apply pressure on the opposing goal for a majority of the half.
Knights fall in five-set match against Naches Valley
ROYAL CITY — The Royal Knights volleyball team (0-6) had a tough battle at home against Naches Valley Tuesday night as they fell 3-2 in the five-set game. "The first two sets were definitely rough," said Knights senior Graycie Kast. "We didn't have a lot of energy starting off, but that third set, we got our energy back and just started having fun and the game just came to us." The Knights fell behind early in the first set as they struggled to score, giving Naches Valley an advantage. Royal began to find momentum as the set went on to cut into the deficit, but Naches Valley remained dominant on the court to win 25-12.
Tigers girls XC takes first at Apple Ridge
EPHRATA— The Ephrata Tigers had a successful day at the Apple Ridge Run Invite Saturday as the boys took third overall, while the girls took first out of 20 schools that competed. Tigers Head Coach Lyndsy Roberts said he was very proud of the way his athletes performed in the early season meet. "Our girls showed up and competed," said Roberts. "They didn't back down from the competition and proved they are going to be a team to watch this year. Winning this meet was a big step for the program." The Apple Ridge meet had a unique scoring format with three different race courses with two athletes scoring on each course, Roberts said. This gives a total of six scoring athletes rather than the traditional five.