ARTICLES BY RODNEY HARWOOD FOR SUN TRIBUNE
Huskies counting on sound defense to back solid pitching
OTHELLO — Both Ellensburg coach Todd Gibson and Selah manger Mike Archer agree Sonny Garza has changed the baseball culture in Othello in just two short years.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Wahluke track team ready to let 'er buck
MATTAWA — The thing about track and field, scoring 10 points at a time is the idea, but depth points is how a team wins championships.
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Othello's Perez selects Brigham Young University
OTHELLO — Isaiah Perez couldn’t stop smiling as he sat looking at his cell phone just before 9 a.m. Thursday morning.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Royal boys take Connell to final shot before losing at 1A Hardwood Classic
YAKIMA — If you rolled the rock out to Royal sophomore Caleb Christensen and asked him to shoot 3-pointers from the wing, he’d probably make 9 of 10. But his shot to send the game to overtime with time ticking down at the 1A Hardwood Classic caught the rim, bounced …
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The ol' yellar dog talks about Royal basketball
YAKIMA — I brushed the six-inch accumulation of snow off the car Wednesday night after Yakima city proper got hammered with the latest Pacific Northwest blast of winter, backed out and followed the hordes toward the exit.
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Wahluke standout part of Big Bend women's basketball history
MOSES LAKE — At 5-foot-2, all former Wahluke standout Jacky Hidalgo was looking for was a chance to play at the next level.
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Wahluke investing in a lasting legacy
MATTAWA — It’s easy to sit on the sidelines in this instant-access world, type a complaint into the response box, spew negativity off into cyberspace, some mindless, anonymous source of information meant to make yourself feel good, while kicking the next guy.
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Royal boys bounce Naches Valley in SCAC 1A District opener
ROYAL — The word came down before the SCAC 1A District game against Naches Valley that Royal senior Owen Ellis needed 48 points to surpass 1,500 career points.
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Wahluke boys wrap up season on Senior Night
MATTAWA — Playing for pride, playing with your guys, getting ready for districts, it’s all the same thing when it comes right down to it.
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Man, what a week of sports it was
Man o’ man what a weekend.
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Othello girls run away with Region 4 Sub-Regional North title
EAST WENATCHEE — “Team score is irrelevant, it’s all about qualifying at this point,” Othello coach JJ Martinez said during the break as officials set up the championship mat at the Girls Region 4 Sub-Regional North tournament in East Wenatchee Saturday afternoon.
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Royal's Wiley Allred inducted into the hall of fame
ROYAL CITY — There’s been a lot of players and coaches, fans and family that have made the journey with him. And of course, the highly influential Bob Nielsen, whom he still thinks of as “Mr. Nielsen,” is looking down with a big ol’ smile.
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Scorers pass English 101A exams
Growing up in Denver, I took an instant liking to Nuggets eight-time NBA All-Star Alex English. Alex was a shooting sensation back when the Lakers were Showtime and the Celtics were showstoppers.
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Royal girls fall to Warden in SCAC East action
ROYAL — The SCAC East girls standings look a little like the carnival shell game, round, round she goes, where she stops nobody knows.
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Othello senior had some help getting to the 1,000-point club
OTHELLO — Back in 1995, Jon Bon Jovi told the crowd before his set at the concerts for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, “ … My mother once told me if you were going to call somebody one your influences, then you need to know who their influences …
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