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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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