GALLERY: WIAA State Basketball tournament gallery
CALEB PEREZ | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 months, 4 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
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.