Boys basketball: Leopards surge past Spartans
February 5, 2012 by Roger Underwood
Big 4th quarter pushes Zillah past Granger || ZILLAH, Wash. — It can’t be easy, ignoring the elements. Not on a night like Saturday in a place like Zillah Alumni Gymnasium, where the stands were full, the decibels high and the pressure — from the perspective of playing a rival from only 10 miles down [...]
2/5/12 Zillah-Granger boys basketball photo gallery
February 5, 2012 by Andy Sawyer
Photos from Saturday’s SCAC West boys basketball game between Zillah and Granger at Zillah Alumni Gymnasium in Zillah, Wash. Click here for information on purchasing any of these photos.
Girls basketball: Top-Hi beats No. 1 East Valley
February 5, 2012 by YH-R Sports
TOPPENISH, Wash. — Just beating East Valley would be reason enough for Toppenish’s girls basketball team to celebrate. Beating an East Valley team ranked first in the state made Saturday’s upset all the more satisfying. Osiris Rodriguez scored 19 points, hitting five of Toppenish’s 11 3-pointers, to lead the Wildcats to a 48-44 victory over the [...]
Boys roundup: Wapato upends Grandview
February 5, 2012 by YH-R Sports
WAPATO, Wash. — A night after the race for the CWAC boys basketball championship gained some clarity, Wapato jumbled things up again. Behind Ozzie George’s 12 points, 10 each for Marcus Guevara and Martin Valdez and a stellar defensive effort, the Wolves stopped Grandview 50-36 on Saturday night. The Greyhounds had taken a one-game lead [...]
Girls roundup: Oswalt, Reyes carry Spartans to win
February 5, 2012 by YH-R Sports
ZILLAH, Wash. — Granger’s tandem of Fantasia Reyes and Lyndsay Oswalt proved to be just a bit too much for Zillah as the Spartans hung on for a tough SCAC West road victory Saturday night. Reyes scored 21 points, and Oswalt had a double-double of 18 points and 15 rebounds as the eight-ranked Spartans edged the [...]
Wrestling: Bulldogs take second at CWAC districts
February 5, 2012 by YH-R Sports
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — With a tournament-high four champions and a pair of repeat winners, Ellensburg finished second in Saturday’s CWAC district wrestling championships on the Bulldogs’ home mats. Tyler Coates and Wyatt Scribner captured their second district titles as Ellensburg amassed 228.5 points behind team champ Othello and qualified a Valley-best 14 for regionals. PHOTO [...]
2/5/12 CWAC wrestling photo gallery
February 5, 2012 by Sara Gettys
Photos from Saturday’s CWAC wrestling district tournament at Ellensburg High School in Ellensburg, Wash. Click here for information on purchasing any of these photos.
Wrestling: Sunnyside takes 3A district title
February 5, 2012 by YH-R Sports
RICHLAND, Wash. — Led by three-time winner Nathan Gonzalez and four other champions, Sunnyside easily repeated its team title at Saturday’s CBBN 3A district wrestling tournament at Hanford High School. The Grizzlies rolled up 353.5 points to win by nearly 100 points over runner-up Pasco. Gonzalez won the 126-pound bracket, besting teammate Christian Ruiz 5-0 [...]
Swimming: WV’s Hausken wins backstroke title
February 5, 2012 by YH-R Sports
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — With a winning margin of nearly six seconds, West Valley’s Kian Hausken captured the 100-yard backstroke final at Saturday’s Class 3A district swimming and diving championships at Central Washington University. Hausken, a freshman, clocked 57.77 seconds to qualify for state and he picked up a second Valley best in the 100 free, [...]
State bowling: Selah winds up 8th
February 5, 2012 by YH-R Sports
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — A week after dominating the Baker games, Selah was simply average Saturday and the Vikings were unable to move up the leaderboard in the Class 3A-2A state bowling tournament at Narrows Plaza Bowl. Selah finished eighth in the eight-team division, although the Vikings’ final total was better than two of the eight [...]
