Prep report: Mercer’s 35 gives ’Stangs a big lift
February 3, 2012 by Scott Spruill
YAKIMA, Wash. — Following up a state championship season is never easy, especially for a team that graduated two all-state scoring stars and has a new head coach. But the Prosser girls are finding their way. And for a time last Saturday night, Sydney Mercer gave the Mustangs a nice flashback that they hope is [...]
Signs of change for Davis trio
February 2, 2012 by Dave Thomas
Kupp signs with EWU, Wright, Chapman heading to W. Oregon || YAKIMA, Wash. — They’ve played together since they were nine years old. They’ve been instrumental in producing a run of football success not seen at Davis High School in many years, culminating in a record-setting season this past fall. Now, members of that impressive [...]
2/2/12 Davis signing day photo gallery
February 2, 2012 by Gordon King
Photos from Wednesday’s National Letter of Intent signing day event at Davis High School in Yakima, Wash. Click here for information on purchasing any of these photos.
Davis’ Wright commits to Western Oregon
January 29, 2012 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — Deion Wright, who rewrote all of Davis’ single-game, season and career passing records, has committed to Western Oregon University, Davis coach Rick Clark confirmed on Sunday. Wright will join an NCAA Division II program, located in Monmouth, Ore., that competes in the GNAC along with Central Washington. The senior quarterback is coming [...]
Prep roundup: Sunnyside girls squeak past Southridge
January 23, 2012 by YH-R Sports
SUNNYSIDE, Wash. — Vanessa Alvarez, Natalia Bazan and Jordan Rodriguez each scored 10 points for Sunnyside as the Grizzlies defeated Southridge 46-43 in CBBN 3A girls basketball action Monday night. Sunnyside improves to 5-4 in league and 8-6 overall. Emma Sanders had 19 points for the Suns (2-7, 2-12), who had a chance to tie [...]
Football: Kupp commits to EWU
January 22, 2012 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — Davis’ Cooper Kupp, a two-way all-state football standout, made a verbal commitment on Saturday to attend Eastern Washington University in the fall. The Eagles got commitments from two of the CBBN’s best seniors on Saturday with Chiawana’s Miquiyah Zamora joining Kupp in EWU’s 2012 recruiting class. Kupp was the CBBN’s leading 4A [...]
Prep football: Davis, Ike an all-state twofer
December 17, 2011 by YH-R Sports
For second time in three seasons, each school represented on 4A first team || YAKIMA, Wash. — Cooper Kupp of Davis and Mike Jones of Eisenhower were each named to the Class 4A first team Friday when the Associated Press released its 2011 all-state football team, while Alex Sampson and Roy Watlamet of Class 2B [...]
Rams lead Athlete of the Year nominees
December 16, 2011 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — Perfect on the court this past season, the West Valley volleyball team was as dominant when it came to nominations for the Athlete of the Year awards. The Rams squad, which finished the season 35-0 and claimed its first state championship in more than 20 years, garnered five nominations — three in [...]
Denzel Jones on TNT all-state team
December 1, 2011 by Scott Spruill
THE NEWS TRIBUNE’S 2011 ALL-STATE FOOTBALL TEAM STATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Tyler Hasty, Bellevue QB/DB, 5-11, 185, Senior Hasty makes top-ranked Bellevue’s fine-tuned offensive go and provides pop on defense. He turned in his finest offensive performance in one of the Wolverines’ biggest games, rushing for 113 yards and four TDs on 17 carries [...]
Murphy’s law: Prosser falls in state semifinals
November 27, 2011 by Scott Spruill
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Benji Sonnichsen paused to search for the right word and it didn’t take long. “The best way I can describe it is they just suffocated us,” said Prosser’s head football coach. “We’d get a little breathing room, then boom — they’d come in and make a big play on offense or defense. [...]
