Yak men bounce back

SEATTLE — Skyler Gillispie scored 16 points to lead a balanced attack and Yakima Valley bounced back from a disappointing loss with an 86-82 win over Seattle on Wednesday.
The No. 2-ranked Yaks, who lost a 20-point lead and the game, 86-84 to Shoreline on Tuesday, improved to 11-2. They are scheduled to host South Puget Sound at 4 p.m. Monday in a makeup game, and will open Eastern Region play at home Jan. 10 against Wenatchee Valley.
“This one had a better ending,” YVCC coach Ray Funk said, “but I’m telling you, we still have a lot of work to do. My assistants have been telling me that I shouldn’t expect too much after an 11-day layoff, and that does make a little bit of sense.”
Yakima Valley lost another 20-point lead, having held a 44-24 advantage in the first half.
The Storm (3-7) rallied to take an 82-81 lead in the final minute, but Nico Sandoval drove the lane and kicked the ball out to Rico Wilkins for a go ahead 3-pointer with about 10 seconds left. Following a Seattle turnover, YVCC added to its margin.
Sandoval finished with 10 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. Ben Wilson and LeMar Anglin scored 13 points each and Wilkins finished with 11.
The Storm’s Nuk-Chin Douglas led all scorers with 24 points, hitting 5 of 10 3-pointers.
YAKIMA VALLEY — Ben Wilson 4-9 2-2 13, Rico Wilkins 4-11 1-2 11, Johnson 2-6 0-0 5, Nico Sandoval 5-13 0-0 10, Skyler Gillispie 4-9 8-9 16, LeMar Anglin 5-8 3-6 13, Wilson 1-2 0-0 2, Sandifer 2-8 0-1 4, Spellman 2-5 1-2 5, Holliday 3-7 0-0 7. Totals 32-78 15-22 86.
SEATTLE — Nuk-Chin Douglas 9-17 1-2 24, Brian Walker 4-7 0-0 10, Wil Bush 4-10 2-2 12, Anwar Asadi 4-9 2-4 10, Kunduklija 2-6 0-3 4, Bettys 3-4 2-4 8, Rugamba 1-5 3-5 5, Taboh-Graziano 3-4 1-3 7, Opada 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 31-65 11-23 82.
Halftime — Yakima Valley 44, Seattle 36. 3-point goals — YVCC 7-16 (Wilson 3-6, Wilkins 2-4, Johnson 1-2, Holliday 1-1, Sandoval 0-1, Gillispie 0-2); SCC 9-22 (Douglas 5-10, Walker 2-4, Bush 2-6, Rugamba 0-2). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — YVCC 47 (Sandoval 7); SCC 45 (Asadi 8); Assists — YVCC 18 (Sandoval 8); SCC 20 (Asadi 6). Turnovers — YVCC 15, SCC 15. Total fouls — YVCC 21, SCC 21.

Harris sparks Redhawks

DREW HARRIS (Eisenhower) scored on a putback with less than a second left to give Seattle University a 60-59 win at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo last month. It was the first Division I road win for the Redhawks in 28 years. Harris, a sophomore, finished with eight points, six assists and four rebounds.

KAREN CHASE (West Valley), a senior on the University of Puget Sound women’s basketball team, had a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds in a 73-54 Loggers loss to second-ranked Illinois Wesleyan in the recent Nick-N-Willy’s Winter Classic in Tacoma. Chase had grabbed a team-high nine rebounds ina 69-59 win over Luther Norse earlier in the tournament, and was named to the all-tournament team.

Rec notes–WV Rams win Santa title

The West Valley Rams seventh grade boys basketball team won the 2008 Santa Hoops Classic in Ellensburg last month.
The Rams posted victories over the Ephrata Orange 46-23, Eastmont Wildcats 41-37 in overtime, Ephrata Black 64-28, and the Moses Lake Mustangs 58-31.
Team members are Ryan Engquist, Ryan Ross, Ben Larson, Josh King, Chris Croshaw, Dylan Peters, Cooper Hinton and Jace VanDeBrake. The coaches were by Darin Peters and Kevin VanDeBrake.

WV fourth grade girls win
The fourth grade West Valley Elite girls won the sixth annual Bring Your Game tournament in Yakima last month.
West Valley compiled five victories, including a 30-21 decision against the Lightning in the title game.
Team members include Parker Webb, Allison Conrad, Alexis Davis, Erika Meyer, Nicole Meyer and Lauryn Peters. The girls are coached by Jeff Webb and Rob Conrad.

Bulletin Board

BASEBALL: The January meeting of the Yakima National Little League will be Jan. 5 at the Regional Hospital auditorium, starting at 7 p.m. There will be a coaches meeting Jan. 26. Online registration for the 2009 season begins Jan. 15, with on-site registration at Kimmels Sports starting the third week of February. Tryouts are the first week of March, with the season starting the first week of April. YNLL’s annual Spaghetti Feed will be April 18. For more information, call Hutch at 457-0651, Mike at 952-1716, or leave a message at 248-9870.
• Baseball Advantage is holding a meeting about the formation of U-12 and U-10 tournament teams at 6 p.m. Jan. 8 at Baseball Advantage, 702 F, N. 1st Ave. Also, speed and agility, hitting and pitching clinics will begin Jan. 13. For more information on any of those, call 961-6559.
• Brooklyn Baseball Club is starting its Winter Clinic on Jan. 5. There are 12 sessions available. Also, tickets are available for the club’s annual auction, which will feature an appearance by former Major League pitcher Jim “Mudcat” Grant, on Jan. 16 at the Selah Civic Center. For more information on either the clinic or auction, call 509-249-5454 or visit the club’s Website at www.Brooklynbaseballclub.com.

BASKETBALL: The 11th annual Yakima Valley Invitational AAU basketball tournament for boys and girls in grades 2 through 8 will be Jan. 9-11. Cost is $140 per team with a three-game guarantee. Registration deadline is Friday. Entry forms and more information is available online at www.ieaau.org, or by calling 509-453-2696.
• Registration has started for the Three Rivers Winter Youth AAU Basketball League Jan. 24-March 7. Cost is $220 per team if registered by Jan. 6, or $250 after that. Each team plays six games, and is open to boys and girls in grades 1 through 8. Entry forms and more information is available online at www.ieaau.org, or by calling the AAU office at 453-2696.

Valley Sports Weekly

Pool
Upper Valley
WINTER LEAGUE
Standings, Dec. 24
Monday North: Ranch 2 38, Ranch 3 37, Ranch 1 36, Little Dutch 1 25, Old Town Pump 1 19, Susie’s 1 13, Bill’s Place 10, Ranch 4 6.
Wednesday North: Michael’s 1 32, Ranch 6 29, West Valley 1 25, Ranch 5 22, Brews&Cues 20, Little Dutch 2 14.
Wednesday South: Little Dutch 3 41, Little Dutch 4 33, T&T Lounge 1 28, Ranch 7 21, Michael’s 2 20, Susie’s 2 20.
Thursday North: Little Dutch 5 30, Old Town Pump 2 29, Silver Creek 28, Susie’s 3 27, T&T Lounge 2 22, Hoops 18.
Thursday South: Little Dutch 6 38, West Valley 3 29, Ranch 8 18, Curly’s 2 18, Susie’s 4 15, Susie’s 5 14.

Shooting
Yakima Valley Rifle League
STANDINGS
Yakima 3-1, Selah 3-1, Tieton 3-1, Wapato 2-2, Ellensburg 1-3, Toppenish 0-4.
DEC. 23 RESULTS
WAPATO 2354, ELLENSBURG 2344
Wapato (2354)
Name    Pr.    Sit.    Kn.    Std.    Std.    Total
Jack Polumsky    100    99    99    88    91    477
Mike Cuillier    100    97    95    94    92    478
Tim Ryan    98    97    91    87    84    457
Greg Cuillier    99    99    88    88    93    467
Bill Sullivan    100    99    92    91    93    475
Kim Woodcock    98    96    96    84    80    454
JR White    100    98    95    75    77    445
Ellensburg (2116+175=2344)
Mel Goudge    100    94    97    89    82    462
Marilyn Mason    99    96    92    87    89    463
Ed Taasevigen    98    97    74    78    74    421
Oatmeal Graham    83    86    93    80    87    429
Scott Mattson    95    88    85    74    52    394
SELAH 2399, TOPPENISH 2364
Selah (2399)
Name    Pr.    Sit.    Kn.    Std.    Std.    Total
Dennis Martinen    100    99    100    96    98    493
Jim Bolm    100    99    94    91    95    479
Jason Galloway    100    100    95    93    88    476
Ray Hinton    100    93    98    89    96    476
Todd Taylor    100    98    95    89    93    475
Leonard Pittman    100    99    95    80    82    456
Jim Pettie    95    8284    73    76    410
Toppenish (2271+93=2364)
Larry Garcia    99    95    94    73    91    452
Troy Brown    99    96    99    91    93    478
Wayne Inaba    98    99    96    90    90    473
John Camren    84    83    83    96    89    435
Steve Hert    99    95    92    74    73    433
Larry Martin    85    78    71    74    85    393
Lezlie Camren    73    77    78    73    83    384
TIETON 2406, YAKIMA 2388
Tieton (2344+62=2406)
Name    Pr.    Sit.    Kn.    Std.    Std.    Total
Sarah Miles    100    95    94    95    91    475
Matt Miles    100    98    100    94    97    489
Matt Clark    99    91    96    90    77    453
Tara Mize    100    99    99    90    94    482
Lynn Bonson    95    97    90    81    82    445
Joe Molano    95    92    79    62    76    404
Yakima (2388)
Nathan Humbard    100    100    100    93    95    488
Ed Humbard    99    98    96    93    90    476
Jim Humbard    99    99    95    91    96    480
Craig Donaldson    100    98    96    89    94    477
Bob Rains    100    97    91    89    90    467
Craig Gifford    98    93    91    78    87    447

Bowling results

Nob Hill Bowling Center
Rising Star Women — Mary Stevenson 544, Kristina Conrad 536 (227), Sandy Parker 527.
Rising Star Women — Mary Stevenson 575 (226), Julie Cluff 556 (200), Sandy Parker 542. A-Rhonda Loranz 171.
Monday Night Mix or Match — Terry Lai 593 (246), Scott Kessinger 548 (203), Doug Evans 510, Dottie Garfein 484 (201), Melissa Kessinger 482, Jane Hines 466. A-Jane Hines 165, Doug Evans 195. L-Lucky Strikes, 6-2.
Better All Auto Sales MD — Janice Chouinard 576, Kimberly Holt 523, Tracie Schuster 508, Dan Gilcher 661 (245, 224), Pat Lincoln 633 (205, 244), Cal Anderson 627 (224, 233). A-Janice Chouinard 203, Dan Gilcher 209. L-Miss Matched Winners of 1st Half, 42-18.
Commercial — Jim Weaver 656 (256, 222), Ryan Ballew 652 (223, 230), Jody Bouchey 626 (212, 221).
Commercial — Mark Knobel 646 (205, 216, 225), Drew Poplaski 631 (219, 209, 203), Eric Gillespie 621 (218, 214). A-Pete Christensen 213. L-System’s West Won 1st Half.
Nob Hill Seniors — Kathy Vetsch 557 (202), Evelyne Searl 511, Ann Boyes 496, Jim Rein 617 (235, 209), Jim Richartz 614 (213, 210), Richard Schuster 609 (204). A-Gloria Fernandes 168, Steve Pfau 200. L-SunShiners, 3-1.
Good Time Rollers — Sue Roberts 540, Su Dalrymple 527, Maureen Byers 441, Larry Rathjen 627, Adam Rathjen 600, Ed Covey 570. A-Su Dalrymple 161, Larry Rathjen 188.
Motor — Randy Harper 701 (259, 209, 233), Darren Balam 611 (235), Tony Luna 609 (203, 211). A-Travis Gahan 200. L-Rahier Trucking Won 1st Half.
Nob Hill Trio — Sandy Parker 530, Connie Drapeau 479, Linda Ross 464. A-Sandy Parker 176. L-Parry’s Gems Winners of 1st Half.
Thursday Nite Swingers — Kathy Darby 522, Mary Nelson 503, Terry Sunderland 499, John Nelson 622 (235, 216), Jim Purdin 560 (208), Dave Smith 554. A-Chandra Sunderland 170, John Nelson 189. L-Apple Valley Gang Winners of 2nd Quarter, 27-5.
Ladies Star Classic — Carmen Calhoun 582 (225). A-Nona Cook 181. L-Major’s Restaurant, 15-1.
Junior Stars — Kayla Nickles 550, Holly Wood 461, Shannon Bedell 459, Marshall Kent 648 (244, 203, 201), Cody Smith 553 (213), Derek Wood 543. A-Kayla Nickles 174, Marshall Kent 208. L-Team 1, 4-0.
Nob Hill Majors (4 games) — Don Bautch 929 (238, 236, 229, 226), Nick Poplaski 924 (257, 225, 233), Brad Bailey 896 (266, 246, 221). A-Don Bautch 224. Points- Brad Bailey, 76 Pts.
No Wo To — Jane Hartinger 569 (222), Bobbie Scouller 546, Barbara Locke 508. A-Debbie Cadwallader 172. L-All Valley Refrigeration & Ruegsegger Polygraph Svc., 4-0.

Minda Lanes
Monday Night Mixed — Pete Alvarado 678 (240, 255), Mel Light 633 (217, 234), Dan Lnenicka 601 (202, 206), Diana Boen 516, Gayle Calvert 507, Linda Light 497. A-Mel Light 198, Diana Boen 161. L-Animals Winners of 1st Half.
Bud LIght Scratch — Bruce Damaskos 692 (237, 207, 248), Doug Bettarel 679 (210, 289), Joey Adams 669 (277), Gabe Rodriguez 662 (232, 201, 229), Elray Compo 651 (247, 208). A-Doug Bettqarel 215. L-Better All Motors, 12-4.
Frontier — Doug Trout 665 (226, 246), Troy Grow 655 (259, 204), Ben McInroy 624 (233, 202). A-Elray Compo 214. L-Michaels Winners of 1st Half, 225-159.
Tuesday Seniors — Roy Warren 629 (203, 224, 202), Ralph Wade 624 (225, 203), Dave Donahue 607 (231). A-Jim Rein 202. L-Akland Pump & Whistlin Jack Lodge, 4-0.
Tillicum (4 games) — Tony Alvarez 1021 (227, 249, 266, 279), Paul Price 982 (279, 257, 212, 234), Nona Cook 888 (257, 216, 224). A-Travis Carr 210, Nona Cook 200. L-Banana Splits, 561?2-231?2.
Hit & Miss — Gwen Seward 508, Janice Haskell 477. A-Gwen Seward 168.

Sunnyside Valley Lanes
Early Birds — Donna Gorence 557 (221), Maria Goedhart 486, Sharon Minter 469, Margaret Duim 456, Barbara Nolan 443, Robbie Ward 443. A-Maria Goedhart 151. L-L&L Drive Inn, 4-0.
Sunny Valley Women —    Judy Brulotte 538 (214), Stacee Isaac 528, Stephanie Luke 515, Alyce Kinney 496, Linda Rex 489, Madlyn Simpson 489. A-Stephanie Luke 186. L-Canyon Orchards, 20-8.
Valley Lanes Jrs — Micky Moore 532, Julian Villegas 503, Andre Sarmiento 498, Maleesha Maltos 454 (200), Jadelynn Howard 454, Rosa Garza 397. A-Trey Rice 173, Jadelynn Howard 159. L-Pin Headz, 16-4.
Lower Valley Scratch (5 games) — Brandon Rice 1,145 (226, 236, 234, 246, 203), Rob Rice 1,118 (202, 233, 243, 248), Derek Colley 1,091 (266, 217, 211, 206), Chuck Curtiss 1,072 (235, 202, 238, 214), Stacee Isaac 960 (235). A-Rob Rice 232, Stacee Isaac 181. L-Loft Boys, 1261?2-531?2.

HONOR ROLL

MEN
Weekly High Series
Paul Brice, Minda    748
Tony Alvarez, Minda    742
Don Bautch, Nob Hill    703
Randy Harper, Nob Hill    701
Brandon Rice, Valley    696
Derek Colley, Valley    694
Bruce Damaskos, Minda    692
Rob Colley, Valley    690
Doug Bettarel, Minda    679
Weekly High Games
Doug Bettarel, Minda    289
Tony Alvarez, Minda    279
Paul Brice, Minda    279
Joey Adams, Minda    277
Rob Colley, Valley    269
Derek Colley, Valley    266
Brad Bailey, Nob Hill    266
Randy Harper, Nob Hill    259
Troy Grow, Minda    259
Nick Poplaski, Nob Hill    257
WOMEN
Weekly High Series
Stacee Isaac, Valley    618
Carmen Calhoun, Nob Hill    582
Janice Chouinard, NH    576
Mary Stevenson, Nob Hill    575
Jane Hartinger, Nob Hill    569
Kathy Vetsch, Nob Hill    557
Donna Gorence, Valley    557
Julie Cluff, Nob Hill    556
Bobbie Scouller, Nob Hill    546
Sandy Parker, Nob Hill    542
Sue Roberts, Nob Hill    540
Judy Brulotte, Valley    538
Weekly High Games
Stacee Isaac, Valley    235
Kristina Conrad, Nob Hill    227
Mary Stevenson, Nob Hill    226
Carmen Calhoun, Nob Hill    225
Jane Hartinger, Nob Hill    222
Donna Gorence, Valley    221
Judy Brulotte, Valley    214

Making progress

Henderson leads young Pirates past Selah

SELAH — It is never an even progression for a team as young as Davis, even if the team is as quick as Davis and plays as hard as Davis.
So it’s comforting for coach Eli Juarez, especially when the Pirates’ youth is showing, to find the poised and persistent form of his only senior starter, Les Henderson.
With Henderson scoring 12 of his 22 points during a seven-minute span of the third and fourth quarters, Davis fought off Selah 71-60 in a Tuesday night non-league game in Carl Kellman Gym.
“When you need a score,” Juarez said, “Les is the type of player who can get to the foul line or finish or, as he did tonight, do both.”
And the Pirates (3-4) needed Henderson at his best to maintain the upper hand on coach Merle McLain’s hustling Vikings (2-3), who got 27 points from Nick Longmire and 19 from Brett Dodeward.
“We took a step forward tonight,” Juarez said, “especially coming off a loss at Sunnyside that wasn’t our best game. Our young kids committed themselves to making some improvement tonight, and that was encouraging to see.”

Especially given that beyond the 6-foot-2 Henderson, Davis started two juniors and two freshmen. And especially since Longmire, a 5-11 junior transfer from Olympia, had his shooting eye dramatically focused.
Longmire missed only once in his first seven field goal attempts, including two 3-pointers, and scored all 14 of his team’s first-quarter points.
“Our kids kept saying, ‘We’re on him when he gets to the (3-point) line,’” Juarez said, “and we kept telling them, ‘That’s not enough.’”

Pirate junior Herman Mendoza was nearly Longmire’s scoring equal through the first two quarters, totaling 15 of his 19 points, and while Selah made repeated charges from a 15-point first-half deficit, Davis always answered.
Often the point man was Henderson.
When a Longmire long ball brought the Viks to within 53-48 early in the fourth quarter, Henderson drove hard to the basket, scored through a foul and then made the free throw.
After a Longmire 2-pointer, Henderson posted up near the basket, scored again while being fouled, and again converted from the line. Davonte Luckett, who along with point guard David Trimble (14 points) were the Pirates’ starting 9th-graders, followed with a free throw for a 60-50 lead with 3:26 left.
Selah got no closer than seven points thereafter.

“These games are getting us ready for league,” Henderson said. “We had a tough practice after the Sunnyside game, and I think we did make some progress tonight.”
Juarez, meanwhile, tossed kudos toward McLain and his players.
“It says a lot for them and their coach that they’re playing as well as they’re playing, and playing as hard as they’re playing,” he said. “I would say they’re an up-and-coming team.”

DAVIS — Les Henderson 22, Herman Mendoza 19, Lopez 6, David Trimble 14, Luckett 8, Cuevas 0, Marquis 2, Hata 0, Rainey 0, Miner 0. Totals 24-58 19-26 71.
SELAH — Washut 5, Nick Longmire 27, Valencourt 2, Escalera 1, Brett Dodeward 19, Chavez 0, Dallman 6, Buttrey 0. Totals 22-62 12-20 60.
Davis 27 11 15 18 — 71
Selah 14 17 14 15 — 60
Shooting percentages — FG: Dav .414, Sel .355; FT: Dav .731, Sel .600. 3-point goals — Dav 4-15 (Henderson 1-4, Mendoza 3-4, Lopez 0-3, Marquis 0-1, Trimble 0-2, Miner 0-1); Sel 4-14 (Longmire 3-6, Escalera 0-1, Dallman 1-5, Dodeward 0-2). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — Dav 43 (Luckett 9, Trimble 9, Lopez 8); Sel 37 (Washut 6). Turnovers — Dav 21, Sel 14. Total fouls — Dav 16, Sel 18.

White Swan stays perfect

TOPPENISH — Sparked by a defense that allowed just 18 points in the first half, White Swan’s boys kept their unbeaten record intact with a 60-45 victory over Toppenish in non-league play Tuesday night.
Guy Sanchey popped in 14 points to lead the offense as the Cougars improved to 8-0. White Swan resumes play next Tuesday at home against Sunnyside Christian.
Patrick Peters paced Toppenish (3-2) with 13 points.
WHITE SWAN — Drew Blodgett 8, T. Fiander 2, Guy Sanchey 14, Dimilanta 8, L. Fiander 9, J. Williams 6, Yellow Owl 5, Owens 4, C. Willaims 6, George 0, Sampson 0.
TOPPENISH — Gawhega 0, Ramon Ramirez 7, Josh Schutz 10, Patrick Peters 13, Ross 0, Roman Ramirez 6, M. Sanchez 3, S. Sanchez 4, Mesplie 2.
White Swan 17 16 9 18 — 60
Toppenish 10 8 12 15 — 45

WEST VALLEY 65, LAKE WASHINGTON 55: At Phoenix, the Rams jumped out to a 22-13 lead in the first quarter and held on for their second win in three games at the Cactus Jam tournament.
Matt Borton, who was named to the all-tournament team, had 25 points and nine rebounds. He averaged 32.3 points in the three games.
Alix Hernandez added 16 points and seven rebounds for the Rams (7-1), who play at Sunnyside on Saturday.
WEST VALLEY — Goodman 9, Gravbrot 0, Taffolla 0, Leman 6, Matt Borton 25, Urquhart 4, Alix Hernandez 16, Berndt 5, Croshaw 0, Wagar 0, Moulton 0.
LAKE WASHINGTON — Staudacher 0, Ashkon Namini 12, Guisness 8, Houghton 2, K. Blue 2, Shimabukuro 1, Wozeniak 8, Fawcett 7, Hill 0, Greyson Blue 15.
West Valley 22 12 11 20 — 65
Lake Washington 13 9 12 21 — 55
Highlights: Borton (WV) 9 rebs; Hernandez (WV) 7 rebs; Goodman (WV) 3 assists.

KAMIAKIN 59, PROSSER 45: At Kennewick, Anthony Flores scored a game-high 21 points for the visitors but the Mustangs (2-3) couldn’t overcome a 14-point first half.
Garrett Anderson amassed 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Braves (5-2).
PROSSER — Garza 2, Durbin 2, Anthony Flores 21, Hazzard 4, Crawford 2, Milne 6, Heintz 6, Zocher 2.
KAMIAKIN — Hayfield 3, Holle 5, Jeremy Rojas 18, Fletcher 2, Case Rada 13, Mehic, Garrett Anderson 12, En’Wezoh 6.
Prosser 6 8 13 18 — 45
Kamiakin 16 16 12 15 — 59
Highlights: Anderson (K) 13 rebs.

CLE ELUM 61, KITTITAS 31: At Kittitas, Greg Strom scored 15 points for the Warriors, who jumped out to a 16-4 lead in the first period and improved to 3-5.
CLE ELUM — Greg Strom 15, Evan Jones 10, Greene 8, Anderson 3, C. Zapel 2, J. Cushing 7, Terrance Cushing 10, J. Zapel 2, Craft 4, Newman 0.
KITTITAS — Santler 0, Morris 3, Newman 7, Larson 0, Hunt 6, Oursland 2, Romo 4, Slyfield 3, Lyons 0, Brown 6.
Cle Elum 16 16 15 14 — 61
Kittitas 4 13 7 7 — 31

RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN 40, NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN 35: At Lacey, Derrick Byrne fired in 23 points for the unbeaten Crusaders (6-0), who gained control with an 18-8 second quarter.
RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN — Pynch 9, Gartrell 0, Derrick Byrne 23, S. Stein 2, Neiffer 2, Shiveley 4.
NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN — B. Chase 5, Warren 0, G. Chase 4, Owens 2, Dunn 4, Morgan 5, Groeschell 4, Sowers 9.
Riverside Christian 8 18 10 4 — 40
Northwest Christian 13 8 10 4 — 35
Highlights: Jeremy Pynch (RC) 3 steals; Stephen Stein (RC) 8 rebs.

LA SALLE 54, LAKESIDE 45: At Chelan, Jake DeGooyer scored a game-high 21 points and Mike McGree contributed a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds as the Lightning placed third in the Chelan Holiday Invitational.
La Salle (5-3) plays at Highland next Tuesday.
LA SALLE — Satler 7, Mike McGree 12, Kilsimer 5, Kennedy 1, Jake DeGooyer 21, Tri 0, Duffy 1, Smith 0, Anderton 3, Cacchiotti 0, Glazier 0.
LAKESIDE — Jacob Hilsabeck 20, Herzer 0, Cochran 6, Duclous 8, Erickson 1, Sherwood 2, Watkins 8, Smokosko 0.
La Salle 13 6 8 17 — 54
Lakeside 15 11 13 6 — 45
Highlights: McGree (L) 12 rebs.

WAITSBURG-PRESCOTT 53, KLICKITAT 49: At Helix, Ore., Caleb Keys put together 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Vandals (4-3) in the championship game of Helix tournament.
KLICKITAT — Ramsey 7 , Mason 3, Ron Prominski 11, Brewer 0, Davis 0, Michael McConville 11, Caleb Keys 17.
WAITSBURG-PRESCOTT — Jeff Hofer 17, Withers 5, Barthlow 2, Girkey 6, Ron Mason 11, Fletcher 0, McDaniel 4, Lehr 1, Kiefer 7.
Klickitat 5 11 15 18 — 49
Waitsburg-Prescott 8 11 13 21 — 53
Highlights: Caleb Keys (K) 11 rebs; Prominski (K) 5 rebs, 3 steals.

Curtis lifts West Valley past Edmonds-Woodway

EDMONDS — Haley Curtis’ tiebreaking free throw and steal in the final eight seconds lifted West Valley to a 60-59 victory over Edmonds-Woodway in non-league girls basketball Tuesday night.
Erin Richardson and Kaitlin Sillery scored 16 points each and combined for 23 rebounds for the Rams (4-4), who rallied with a 20-point fourth quarter.
Kellee Toner chipped in 10 points for West Valley, which travels to Sunnyside for a CBBN contest on Saturday.

WEST VALLEY — Bealer 6, Martinez 3, Erin Richardson 16, Kaitlin Sillery 16, Curtis 9, Kellee Toner 10, Curry 0, Larson 0, Winkfield 0.
EDMONDS-WOODWAY — Singh 7, Albertson 9, Donaldson 6, Kenney 5, Kasper 3, Nash 2, Angela Woods 16, Abby Butler 11, Stafford 0.
West Valley 17 14 9 20 — 60
Edmonds-Woodway 22 16 8 13 — 59
Highlights: Richardson (WV) 14 rebs; Sillery (WV) 9 rebs.

WHITE SWAN 59, TOPPENISH 49: At Toppenish, sophomores Danika Pimms and Cassy Espindola scored 17 and 13 points, respectively, as the Cougars improved to 7-2.
Marissa Gonzalez led Toppenish (0-5) with 12 points.

WHITE SWAN — Van Pelt 9, Pruneda 8, Cassy Espindola 13, Danika Pimms 17, Wallahee 3, James 0, Moore 1, Amber Jones 10.
TOPPENISH — Zuniga 4, Rodriguez 0, Marissa Gonzalez 12, F. George 2, L. Rodriguez 6, Sammarippa 0, J. George 0, Monoyian 5, Laura Bennett 10, Prieto 8, Ciroco 0.
White Swan 11 18 20 12 — 59
Toppenish 12 11 11 13 — 49

LA SALLE 64, CHELAN 57: At Chelan, sophomore Savannah Bonny scored nine of her 26 points in the fourth quarter of the Chelan Holiday Invitational title game.
Katie Vickers scored all seven of her points in the final period, and teammates Lauren DeGooyer and Melissa McCanna each grabbed nine rebounds.
La Salle (6-2), which put up 31 points in the second quarter and then got held to three in the third period, plays at Highland on Jan. 6.

LA SALLE — Vickers 7, Hernandez 5, Savannah Bonny 26, Ashby 7, McCanna 7, Knoebel 0, Marquis 2, Adkins 2, Sullivan 0, Wytko 2, DeGooyer 6.
CHELAN — Lippincott 0, Harris 9, Syndey Austin 11, Houston Robinson 15, Nelson 0, Brunner 5, Kelli Bowers 15, McClelland 2.
La Salle 11 31 3 19 — 64
Chelan 10 12 17 18 — 57
Highlights: Lauren DeGooyer (L) 9 rebs; Melissa McCanna (L) 9 rebs.

KITTITAS 60, CLE ELUM 40: At Kittitas, Natalie Gibb collected 26 points, five steals and four assists for the Coyotes, which outscored Cle Elum 35-16 in the middle quarters.
Kayvonne Vaver turned in a double-double for Kittitas (1-4) with 17 points and 10 rebounds.

CLE ELUM — Brittany Ren 10, Hayley Bator 12, Reed 4, Malcom 2, Alexander 0, Whelpley 2, Strom 8, Ballard 0, Swigart 0, Potts 2.
KITTITAS — Uceny 0, Kilgore 5, Natalie Gibb 26, Erickson 0, Kayvonne Vaver 17, Paul 1, Hudson 3, Garnish 8.
Cle Elum 13 8 8 11 — 40
Kittitas 13 17 18 12 — 60
Highlights: Vaver (K) 10 rebs; Gibb (K) 5 steals, 4 assists.

RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN 64, ORCAS ISLAND 37: At Lacey, Amy Van Beek’s 19 points, eight rebounds and five steals sparked the Crusaders.
Madison Hahn put together 15 points and four assists for RC (6-1), which hosts Mabton on Jan. 6.

RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN — Conradi 0, Amy Van Beek 19, Van Horn 2, Madison Hahn 15, Griffith 5, Lawson 8, Kinder 2, Imperial 0, Calhoun 7, Staymates 6, Fulton 0.
ORCAS ISLAND — Smith 3, A. Thomas 2, Harris 6, Parnell 3, Padbury 6, Stephanie Shaw 15, Coughman 0, M. Thomas 0, O’Tooley 2.
Riverside Chr. 21 15 19 9 — 64
Orcas Island 2 12 8 15 — 37
Highlights: Van Beek (RC) 5 steals, 2 blocks, 8 rebs; Calhoun (RC) 6 rebs; Van Horn (RC) 8 rebs; Hahn (RC) 4 assists.
WAITSBURG-PRESCOTT 45, KLICKITAT 40: At Helix, Ore., Samanta Brewer and Tia Spino combined for 29 points, but it wasn’t enough for the Vandals (3-5) in the non-league tournament game.

KLICKITAT — Samantha Brewer 17, Tia Spino 12, Lindner 5, Parsons 3, McConville 2, Curtis 1.
WAITSBURG-PRESCOTT — Beckman 10, Hamann 10, Coila 6, S. Potter 5, K. Potter 1, Hafen 2, Withers 1, Cole 4, Weis 2, Hoilman 2, Carter 2, Larson 0, Hernandez 0.

Klickitat 12 6 12 10 — 40
Waitsburg-Prescott 7 11 11 16 — 45
Highlights: Brewer, Parsons, Lindner 7 rebs.

WHITE SALMON 49, LYLE-WISHRAM 18: At Stevenson, Lacey Kruse popped in 20 points for the winners. Lyle-Wishram (4-4) travels to Yakama Tribal on Jan. 9.

WHITE SALMON — Connely 3, Rude 7, Struck 2, Delay 3, Lacey Kruse 20, Buchanan 2, McMillan 5, Heff 7.
LYLE-WISHRAM — Didley 5, Roth 5, Churchwell 2, Price 6, Freemantle 0, Becker 0, Wright 0, Newton, Thysell 0.
White Salmon 13 12 12 12 — 49
Lyle-Wishram 2 4 11 3 — 18
Highlights: Tiara Churchwell (L) 6 rebs; Lexi Becker (L) 6 rebs.

Sunnyside wins title at Hanford Cup

RICHLAND — Unbeaten Steven Romero captured his fourth invitational title this month and led Sunnyside’s wrestling squad to the team title in Tuesday’s 15-team Hanford Winter Cup tournament.
Romero swept through the 112-pound bracket, winning the final by technical fall, as the Grizzlies rolled up 208 points and bested runner-up Othello by 34 points.
Sunnyside got second-place finishes from Christian Reyes (103), Shawn Olivarez (135), Baltazar Avalos (140) and David Huizar (171).
Grandview’s Santos Guillen remained unbeaten for the season at 103, outscoring Reyes 23-9, and Prosser’s Osmar Jaimez and David Godinez won titles at 119 and 171, respectively.

Team scores: Sunnyside 208, Othello 174, North Central 170, Richland 136, Kennewick 130.5, Grandview 123.5, Hanford 122, Prosser 101.5, Southridge 97.5, River View 81, West Valley 80, Hanford JV 58, Wapato 41, Pasco 40, Kamiakin JV 25.5.
Championship finals
103: Santos Guillen (Gv) md. Christian Reyes (Su) 23-9. 112: Steven Romero (Su) tf. Jared Berlinger (NC) 17-2. 119: Osmar Jaimez (Pro) d. Nathan Brown (NC) 8-4. 125: Dustin Utecht (Rich) m.d. Matt Jordan (Oth) 10-1. 130: Chance Watt (RV) d. Mark Schlagel (WV) 4-1. 135: Reuben Lopez (Oth) md. Shawn Olivarez (Su) 15-6. 140: Caleb Gifford (Han) md. Baltazar Avalos (Su) 8-0. 145: Mike Ruane (Han) p. Efren Ramos (Gv) 3:41. 152: Amando Deleon (Oth) md. Chris Strawn (RV) 11-3. 160: Saul Soto (Ken) p. Josh Fischer (SR) 1:01. 171: David Godinez (Pro) inj. def. David Huizar (Su). 189: Nicholas Lee (Rich) d. David Stratton (NC) 10-6. 215: Joey Gomez (Oth) md. Tyler Tinney (NC) 9-1. 285: Grant Robinson (SR) p. RJ Harris (Han) 1:54.
Third-fourth place
103: Nathan Gonzales (Su) md. Gilberto Villa (Oth) 10-1. 112: Corey Morris (Rich) p. Seth Ackley (Ken) 4:11. 119: Jake Smith (Oth) p. Daniel Lopez (Pas) 4:06. 125: Ross Kamimoto (WV) d. Kevin Young (Pas) 4-3. 130: Anthony Melo (Oth) d. Emmanuel Tijeda (Su) 6-4. 135: Scott Sullivan (RV) d. Mike Rorie (Han) 10-4. 140: Eddie Galindo (Gv) inj. def. Nate Wood (Ken). 145: Ryan Funke (NC) p. Sam Cooke (Kam) 4:47. 152: Israel Armenta (SR) d. Tamrich Perez (SR) 4-3. 160: Ben Carter (NC) p. Lupe Mendoza (Su) :49. 171: Joe Clements (Han) p. Tyson Alvarez (Oth) 3:58. 189: Miguel Godinez (Pro) d. Randell Burton (SR) 7-2. 215: Brian Reil (Ken) p. Brady Simpson (Rich) 1:45. 285: Steven Taylor (NC) p. Matt Latka (Han) 2:13.

POMEROY INVITATIONAL: Champions Luis Padilla, Daniel O’Shaugnessy, Nate Paulsen and Gabe Lucero led Kittitas to the title in the 10-team Pomeroy Invitational. It was the Coyotes third tournament title this month.

Team scores: Kittitas 194.5, Pullman 127.5, Pomeroy 122, St. John-Endicott 70, Joseph, Ore., 68, Prairie, Ore., 62, Pateros 51.5, Colfax 41, Mercer Island 20, Dayton 15.
Kittitas placers
112: Carson Arnold, 1-1, 2nd. 119: Cesar Espinoza, 1-1, 2nd. 125: Luis Padilla, 2-0, 1st. 130: Daniel O’Shaugnessy, 2-0, 1st. 135: Dillon Holton, 1-1, 2nd. 140: Tanner Wallace, 1-1, 3rd. 152: Nate Paulsen, 3-0, 1st. 171: Brett Lovell,1-1, 2nd. 189: Nate Sorensen, 2-2, 4th. 215: Dustin Dean, 3-1, 3rd. 285: Gabe Lucero, 2-0, 1st.

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