Oliphant resigns, other coaching news

July 2, 2009 | 0 

YAKIMA, Wash. — Bob Oliphant has spent much of this week crabbing off Camano Island. Exactly the kind of thing he’s got more time for now.
After 25 years coaching in Eisenhower’s baseball program — the last 13 of which were as head coach — Oliphant has resigned from the position.
“I think it’s time to get [...]

Senior Legion update

July 2, 2009 | 0 

Central Washington League
W    L    Pct.
Kennewick    14    2    .875
Yakima Valley    12    2    .857
Twin City    11    5    .688
Yakima    9    7    .563
Pasco    8    14    .364
Hanford    4    12    .250
Wenatchee    0    16    .000
Wednesday’s results
Yakima 6-8, Twin City 5-9
Kennewick 10-7, Hanford 0-1
REMAINING GAMES
July 6 — Pasco at Yakima, 5:30 p.m.; Yakima Valley at Wenatchee, 5 p.m.
July 7 — Twin City at [...]

West Valley, La Salle 4th in Cup

June 30, 2009 | 0 

Wells Fargo/WIAA Scholastic Cup
Final 2008-2009 standings
Points awarded for academics, sportsmanship and athletic performances throughout the school year.
Class 4A — 1, Mead 1,355; 2, Richland 1,185; 3, Skyview 725; 4, Rogers-Puyallup 715; 5, Newport 705. Locals: Eisenhower 65.
Class 3A — 1, Mercer Island 1,975; 2, Bellevue 1,125; 3, Lakeside 995; 4, West Valley-Yakima 965; 5, Columbia [...]

Borton heading to Vegas academy

June 16, 2009 | 0 

Wanting extra time to develop his skills and fully recover from recent knee surgery, West Valley graduate Matt Borton will forego entering college for a year and attend Impact Basketball Academy in Las Vegas.
Borton, a 6-foot-5 guard who averaged 22 points and 10 rebounds in his final season with the Rams, had surgery this spring [...]

Wells to WSU

June 15, 2009 | 0 

Riverside Christian’s Dana Wells, who two weeks ago led the Crusaders to the Class B state track title, has signed a letter of intent with Washington State University.
Wells, a two-time state champion in the 110- and 300-meter hurdles, joins a program that includes Jeshua Anderson, who recently won his second straight NCAA title in the [...]

Six locals picked for all-state baseball

June 9, 2009 | 0 

Six local players — West Valley’s Cory Urquhart, Selah’s Jake Fife, Davis’ Michael Calderon, Ellensburg’s Brendon Storey and Naches Valley’s Ethan Flory and Thomas Wilcox — have been selected to play in this weekend’s All-State Baseball Series at Parker Field.
Five will play in Saturday’s opener at noon. Urquhart, Fife and Storey will be on the [...]

Summer track results

June 8, 2009 | 0 

Here are local results from Saturday’s BorderDuel Classic track meet at Lewis & Clark College in Portland. Athletes from Washington and Oregon competed.
BOYS
400: Taylor McDowell, West Valley, 51.81.
800: McDowell, 1:58.14 (personal best), placed 5th.
Jav: Anthony Galaviz, Toppenish, 175-4, placed 4th.
GIRLS
400: Liz Vogt, Trout Lake-Glenwood, 1:02.38.
100H: Kira Lewis, West Valley, 15.63, placed 4th.
Shot: Jazmine Frazier, Eisenhower, [...]

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