Sports Reporter
IAN BIVONA
Ian Bivona serves as the Columbia Basin Herald’s sports reporter and is a graduate of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He enjoys the behind-the-scenes stories that lead up to the wins and losses of the various sports teams in the Basin. Football is his favorite sport, though he likes them all, and his favorite team is the Jets. He lives in Soap Lake with his cat, Honey.
ARTICLES BY IAN BIVONA
No. 19 Cougars travel to New Mexico
PULLMAN – After taking down Utah State 49-28 at home last weekend, the No. 19 Washington State Cougars will travel to Albuquerque to take on the New Mexico State Lobos, a team that has won four of its last six games after an 0-4 start to the season.
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Eagles end season on the court
SOAP LAKE – Having lost to No. 4 Walla Walla Valley Academy in the second round of the 1B State Volleyball Tournament, the No. 13 Soap Lake Eagles dropped into the consolation bracket for a matchup against No. 12 Willapa Valley, who bested the Eagles 3-1 Wednesday night.
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Warden Cougars end volleyball season with 14-10 record
WARDEN - After rallying to defeat No. 10 Forks in the first round of the 2B State Volleyball Tournament’s consolation bracket, the No. 15 Cougars fell to No. 11 Davenport Wednesday morning.
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Cougars fall to Manson, defeat Forks at state tourney
YAKIMA – After clinching a state berth on Saturday, the No. 15 seed Warden Cougars faced a touch matchup in the opening round of the 2B State Volleyball Tournament on Wednesday, falling 3-0 to the defending state champion and No. 2 seed Manson.
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Eagles battle Pe Ell, Walla Walla Valley at 1B state tournament
YAKIMA — No. 13 seed Soap Lake opened the 1B State Volleyball Tournament with a win over No. 20 Pe Ell, advancing past the loser-out game with a 3-0 sweep of the Trojans. “They were ready to go,” Soap Lake Head Coach Niki Noble said. “They wanted to come out …
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Eagles reach state tournament for second straight year
SOAP LAKE — After defeating Entiat in the Central Washington 1B district tournament on Saturday, the Soap Lake Eagles will return to the 1B State Volleyball Tournament for the second consecutive season. The Eagles bested the Tigers 3-1 in the district consolation bracket. “We were really excited,” Head Coach Niki …
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Basin football roundup: Week 10
MOSES LAKE – Four local football teams are moving on to their respective state tournaments, while the 2024 season came to an end for seven Basin squads last weekend.
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Mavs fall to Kamiakin in state crossover
MOSES LAKE – Moses Lake’s season came to a close on Saturday, falling 49-20 to Kamiakin at Lions Field in the 4A State Crossover round. Moses Lake led the game 20-14 at halftime but was outscored by 35 in the second half.
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Cougars advance to state with win over Kittitas
QUINCY – With a berth to the 2B State Volleyball Tournament on the line, the Warden Cougars defeated Kittitas 3-1 on Saturday morning in the 2B District 5 tournament at Quincy High School, qualifying for the state tournament for the second consecutive season.
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Warriors rout Dayton to earn state tourney run
COULEE CITY – A 30-point first quarter surged the Warriors in their district crossover win over Dayton Friday night, going on to defeat the Bulldogs 58-20 to advance to the 1B State Football Tournament. This is the ninth consecutive season the Warriors have qualified for the state tournament, including winning …
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Huskies win, move on to state tournament
OTHELLO – Tied at seven through the first 24 minutes, Othello shut Rogers (Spokane) out in the second half and added two touchdowns of its own to defeat the Pirates 20-7 Saturday afternoon, qualifying for the 2A State Football Tournament with the win.
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College Football Preview: After a bye, Cougars host Utah State
PULLMAN – Coming off their second bye week of the season, the Washington State Cougars host Utah State on Saturday to begin the stretch run of the 2024 regular season.
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Mavs win Big 9
MOSES LAKE – Playing complimentary football is key for any team to put together a playoff run; for the Moses Lake Mavericks, all three facets of the game have been playing well over the past month.
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Mavericks qualify swimmers for state meet
MOSES LAKE — While Moses Lake finished third at last weekend’s Columbia Basin Big 9 district championship meet, the Mavericks will send several swimmers to the 4A State Swimming and Diving Championships later this month in Federal Way.
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