NWL -- Everett handcuffs Yakima - 
EVERETT -- Two early home runs proved more than enough as the Everett AquaSox beat the Yakima Bears 7-1 on Friday night at Everett Memorial Stadium. Everett's Dennis Raben hit a solo home run in the second inning, while Nate Tenbrink followed with a two-r...

7/5/08 Bears Update - 
Next game Opponent: Everett AquaSox. When, where: 7:05 p.m. today, Everett Memorial Stadium, Everett. Radio: KUTI (1460). Probable pitchers: Yakima LHP Pat McAnaney (0-0, 0.00) vs. TBA. Box score AquaSox 7, Bears 1 YAKIMA EVERETT ab r h bi ab r h...

Local Report -- Briones leads Beetles to big Firecracker win - 
YAKIMA -- Gibby Briones had four hits as the Yakima Pepsi Beetles beat the Fraser Valley Chiefs 10-2 in six innings during the Firecracker Tournament Friday at Parker Field. The game was called because of an eight-run rule. Tyler Berman, Kevin Komstadius,...

NWL -- Homer in 8th lifts Yakima - 
EVERETT -- Collin Cowgill was at it again Thursday night. The Bears center-fielder followed his three-homer outburst of the previous evening with another round-tripper, his 11th of the season, as Yakima beat Everett 5-4 before an announced crowd of 2,901 ...

Little League -- Selah Nationals will play for championship - 
YAKIMA -- Max Jones' grand slam pushed Selah National's 11-year-olds past Pasco National 7-4 on Friday at East Valley. Selah will play in the championship series against Greater Richland. Braden Hussey was 2-for-4 with an RBI for Selah. Selah will need tw...

Firecracker Tournament -- Rolling along - 
YAKIMA -- For much of this Senior Legion season, the Yakima Pepsi Beetles have struggled to find their footing, falling four games under .500. That all changed about a week ago with a non-league doubleheader sweep, and Yakima hasn't slowed down since. In...

Little League -- Petrea's homer keeps Selah alive - 
YAKIMA -- On the verge of elimination, Selah stayed alive in the District 12 Little League Age 11 Tournament when Garrhett Petrea smacked a walkoff three-run homer Thursday at East Valley. Petrea's shot gave Selah a 9-7 victory over Richland National in t...

NWL -- Cowgill not your average slugger - 
YAKIMA -- First of all, he's not that big. This is no Prince Fielder lookalike, the Bears center-fielder who of late has performed Ruthian feats to the delight of Yakima County Stadium's masses. But if Collin Cowgill doesn't stand especially tall at 5-foo...

Local Report -- Hudson will take over Selah girls hoops - 
YAKIMA -- Paul Hudson, who over the past several years has been a boys basketball assistant coach at La Salle, Ellensburg and Eisenhower and the boys golf coach at Selah, will be the varsity girls basketball coach at Selah. Hudson, who also teaches specia...

7/4/08 This week on track - 
RENEGADE RACEWAY Schedule: Today and Saturday, Nitro Nights Under the Lights. Pro Mod, Pro Street, Pro Comp, Super Pro, Pro Bracket Shootout, Funny Cars. On Today gates open at 6 p.m., racing at 9 p.m. On Saturday gates open at 4 p.m., racing at 8 p.m. Tr...

NWL -- Homers, heroics lift Bears - 
YAKIMA -- One good hero deserves another, it seems. At least it worked out that way Wednesday night at Yakima County Stadium where the Bears, carried early by Collin Cowgill's three homers, scored three runs in the bottom of the 11th inning to beat Spokan...

7/3/08 Bears update - 
Next game Opponent: Everett AquaSox. When, where: 7:05 p.m. today, Everett Memorial Stadium, Everett. Radio: KUTI (1460). Probable pitchers: Yakima RHP Houston Summers (2-0, 1.83) vs. TBA. Notes THE DAY AFTER: Numbers, as they say, don't come much more...

College fastpitch -- CWU duo's 'moment' up for ESPY - 
BRISTOL, Conn. -- Next stop for Mallory Holtman and Liz Wallace? The ESPYs. The Central Washington fastpitch duo which last spring earned national acclaim by helping an injured opponent round the bases has been nominated for a "best moment" ESPY, the netw...

Local report -- Pak wins its Firecracker opener - 
YAKIMA -- The Yakima Valley Pepsi Pak had a dramatic debut, while the Yakima Pepsi Beetles never got started as the Beetles' annual Firecracker Tournament opened Wednesday. Overcoming an early deficit, the Pak scored in each of its last three at-bats, cap...

Sonics Oklahoma-bound after lawsuit settled - 
SEATTLE -- The Sonics' 41-year run in Seattle ended Wednesday with a legal settlement that will let owner Clay Bennett take the team immediately to Oklahoma City in exchange for a $45 million payment -- and Seattle gets no promise of a replacement team. T...

Sonics move -- Current, former players upset by the team's exit - 
SEATTLE -- In NBA parlance, two words sum up the Sonics' move to Oklahoma City: Bad trade. "I would say so, but then I'm a little emotional right now," said Damien Wilkins, who has played his entire four-year NBA career with the Sonics. "I'm really, reall...

Sonics move -- Don't expect a resurrection - 
SEATTLE -- Basketball died in Seattle on Wednesday afternoon. It died because too many people who should have cared didn't. It died of neglect. It died because all of the powers-that-be stopped paying attention. It's no secret the sport has been sick in t...

Golf -- Whitaker struggles at Sahalee - 
SAMMAMISH -- Dan Whitaker improved on his opening-round score, but he was still well back in the pack after two rounds of the 15th Sahalee Players Championship. The third round, also scheduled for Wednesday, was suspended because of thunderstorms. Whitake...

7/3/08 Yakima Valley scorecard - 
Central Washington PGA JUNE 23 AT THREE LAKES Pros Gross: 1, (tie) Ed Paine (Golfers Edge) 67, Von Smith (Bear Mountain Ranch) 67. Net: 1, Gary Momberg (Canyon Lakes) 68, 2, Frank Crimp (Ellensburg) 69. Amateurs First Division--Gross: Vince Jimenez (Walla...

NWL -- Living the dream - 
YAKIMA -- As Dustin Brader munched on a pregame sandwich and confirmed an interview with a reporter Tuesday, a Spokane Indians teammate said, "You're a legend, dude." And he is. Among the thousands of youth baseball players who aspire to play professional...