Prep track and field -- RC's 300 game - YAKIMA -- For Dana Wells, there was never any question about it, a family calling made it inevitable. For Natalie Nobbs, the process took much longer but considering her athleticism she, too, seemed a natural for it. Riverside Christian's track and field...MORE...

Track and field roundup -- Blanshan scorches at CWAC districts - QUINCY -- A week after his scintillating 10.36-second dash in the 100 meters, Selah's Brett Blanshan popped a state-leading time in the 200 and finished with three wins at Friday's CWAC district track and field meet. Blanshan won the  100 convincingly in...MORE...

Regional tennis roundup -- West Valley doubles team among few bright spots - SPOKANE -- It was a rough day for area standouts in the Class 4A and 3A tennis regional in Spokane on Friday. West Valley sophomore Alexis Filliol, the defending 3A girls champion, was ousted in the first round and will not return to the Tri-Cities to def...MORE...

Prep soccer -- Cheney beats Grandview for state semifinal berth - GRANDVIEW -- Grandview's season ended one game short of making a trip to Sumner for the semifinals of the Class 2A state soccer tournament. Oscar Guerrero struck first for the Greyhounds off Cesar Barriga's assist, but it was all Cheney from there as the ...MORE...

Golf -- Ursino feels at home while winning Blossom - YAKIMA -- A serious shoulder injury earlier this year which was re-aggravated just two weeks ago nearly kept Sue Ursino away from this year's Blossom Invitational at the Yakima Country Club. But in the end, the lure of the tournament, in its 56th year, an...MORE...

Arena football -- Af2 investor meeting delayed - YAKIMA -- Arenafootball2 representatives must wait until Tuesday to pitch a local investor group on purchasing and bringing a team to Yakima. Brady Nelson, majority owner of the Spokane Shock and a member of af2's executive committee, confirmed in a text...MORE...

WNBA Preview — Storm prepared for season of lofty expectations - SEATTLE — Four years ago, after bringing the WNBA championship trophy to Seattle, Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson appeared on the cusp of a lengthy run atop the league....MORE...

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College basketball -- Big Sky's the limit for Blodgett - YAKIMA -- Height has always been a fact but rarely a factor for Andrea Blodgett. So it came as no real surprise when Blodgett, listed at 5-foot-4 on the Yakima Valley Community College women's basketball roster, explained her decision to pursue a career i...MORE...

Prep baseball -- Heat is on for East Valley, Selah - YAKIMA -- It's the one question baseball coaches who are fortunate enough to make it this far hear the most and the one they're most reluctant to answer. Even, sometimes, with their own players. "Who you going start in that first game, coach?," the inquir...MORE...

Prep roundup -- Cuillier, EV shut out Ephrata - YAKIMA -- Renee Cuillier's swing and fling got East Valley off to big start in Thursday's opening round of the CWAC district fastpitch tournament. The senior clubbed a three-run homer and went 3-for-4, and she pitched six shutout innings with 11 strikeout...MORE...

Mariners to honor CWU's Holtman, Wallace - The Seattle Mariners will pay homage to the Central Washington fastpitch players lauded for an unusual act of sportsmanship earlier this season....MORE...

Prep report -- World becomes faster and more complicated for Selah, Blanshan - YAKIMA -- Kelly Mattson admits it's been an "educational" week. That will happen when a track athlete of yours goes out and runs 100 meters in 10.36 seconds. When Selah's Brett Blanshan recorded that eye-popping performance at last Friday's CWAC North sub...MORE...

5/16/08 Prep spotlights - CLASS 4A-3A Tommy McLaughlin, Davis soccer, senior A four-year anchor on defense, McLaughlin earned all-league honors every season -- first team as a senior and junior, second team as a sophomore and honorable mention as a freshman. CLASS 2A Wes Ferrell,...MORE...

5/16/08 Yakima Valley track and field leaders - THROUGH WEDNESDAY BOYS 100: Brett Blanshan (Selah) 10.36, Cade Wandling (Prosser) 10.72, Marco Martinez (Toppenish) 10.78, Dana Wells (Riverside Christian) 11.23, Jonathan Newport (Eisenhower) 11.24, Cody Bruns (Prosser) 11.43. 200: Cade Wandling (Prosse...MORE...

Bobo Brayton Day proclamation - A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, Yakima has great sports legends and heroes with regional, national and worldwide sports acclaim, we honor our Sports Legend, Bobo Brayton. WHEREAS, our community seeks to pay tribute to individuals who lived in the Yakima Valley an...MORE...

Bat sale will benefit PYSF - The Parker Youth and Sports Foundations is taking a swing at fundraising by selling commemorative baseball bats. The wood bats were made by Hillerich & Bradsby, the company that makes Louisville Sluggers, and honor the careers of former Yakima Valley ...MORE...

A day all his own - If a marriage of bureaucracy and baseball at first seems a bit odd, consider that the primary proponent of this one, Dave Edler, played third base for Bobo Brayton at Washington State. Also be reminded that Edler, Yakima's mayor, became visibly emotional...MORE...

Prep roundup -- Grizzlies, Hounds advance - YAKIMA -- Relying on their defenses to do most of the work, Sunnyside and Grandview took care of home-field business on Tuesday and advanced in the state boys soccer playoffs. After a scoreless first half, Sunnyside pulled away for a 2-0 victory over Kami...MORE...

State soccer -- A refreshing win - COWICHE -- They were worn out, they didn't impress their coach with team play and their best shots hit more post than net. But in the first round of the Class 1A state boys soccer playoffs, it would require much more than that to derail the two-time defen...MORE...

Away at School -- Moseley snaps EWU's 1,500-meter mark - YAKIMA -- CAMILLE MOSELEY (Kittitas), a senior distance runner on the Eastern Washington track and field team, set a new school record in the 1,500-meter run this season with a time of 4 minutes, 30.33 seconds, breaking Hannah Lohrmann's 1999 mark of 4:31...MORE...

PREP REPORT -- La Salle shuts out Bridgeport in district opener - UNION GAP -- Whitney Anderson and Elise Fenich drove in two runs as the La Salle fastpitch team beat Bridgeport 9-0 in a loser-out Class 2B district game Monday. Anderson went 3-for-3 at the plate and also scored a run, and teammate Lauren Nichols added a...MORE...

Prep fastpitch -- Going the distance for split - ELLENSBURG -- Renee Cuillier's facial muscles have as much wear and tear on them as her arm this year. Because the East Valley starter smiles after every delivery home no matter what happens with the batter. She grinned right through a 1-0 loss to Ellensb...MORE...

LOCAL REPORT -- Longton takes Late Model race - Yakima -- Moxee's Mike Longton made an outside pass with 30 laps remaining and took the 75-circuit ASA Late Model race Saturday at Yakima Speedway. Longton, who had the second fastest time in qualifying, passed Mike Zamora to the lead. Zamora finished sec...MORE...

Prep baseball -- Selah outlasts East Valley in classic CWAC district championship - SELAH -- The scary thing is, they could do it all over again in six days. In a proverbial nobody-deserved-to-lose game, second-ranked Selah captured its second straight CWAC district baseball championship with a 9-8 white-knuckle victory against East Val...MORE...

College football -- Spring in their step - ELLENSBURG -- The whole point of spring football games is to not pay too much attention to them. To the points, that is. What counts is whether experienced players perform to expectations, whether newcomers show promise and whether anyone gets hurt. So ba...MORE...

Prep soccer -- Grizzlies win regional title - SUNNYSIDE -- It's been home sweet home for Sunnyside's boys soccer team. Playing on their home field for the third straight regional game, the Grizzlies once again rode their powerful defense to a 2-0 victory over Eastmont in the championship match Saturd...MORE...

Baseball roundup -- Forgey fans 10 as Rangers claim SCAC district - MOSES LAKE -- Lucas Forgey scattered five hits and struck out 10 as Naches Valley claimed the SCAC District baseball title with a 3-1 win over Connell on Saturday night. The win earned the Rangers, Class 1A state runners-up last year, the district's No. ...MORE...

Fastpitch roundup -- Powers helps NV claim share of SCAC West - NACHES -- Stephanie Powers collected four hits and three RBI, and pitcher Casi White struck out 15 for the day as Naches Valley swept Goldendale 7-6, 12-10 to earn a share of the SCAC West fastpitch title on Saturday. Powers finished 4-for-6 for the day...MORE...

Tennis/Golf roundup -- Davis' Chang, Ike's Bemis reach 4A semifinals - YAKIMA -- Davis' Abe Chang and Eisenhower's Eric Bemis stormed through their respective singles brackets to reach the semifinals of the CBL 4A boys district tennis tournament Saturday at Kissel Park in Yakima. After first-round byes, both players posted t...MORE...

Local report -- CWU's Nilsen shines in finale, despite losing pair to NNU - NAMPA, Idaho -- Central Washington lost both games of a doubleheader to Northwest Nazarene on Saturday to end its season, but CWU senior Jamie Nilsen nonetheless went out in a blaze of glory. Though the Wildcats fell 10-8 and 6-5, Nilsen's remarkable care...MORE...

Semi-pro football -- Mavericks still undefeated - SPOKANE -- The Yakima Mavericks inched closer to matching the program's best start with a patient 26-16 victory against the State Line Miners on Saturday at North Central High School. Jesse Cardenas scored rushing touchdowns of 4 and 5 yards to go with Mi...MORE...

PNGA Cup -- Washington team rallies to beat Oregon - BEND, Ore. -- Dan Whitaker and his Washington teammates staged a stunning rally Saturday to capture the PNGA Cup in a sudden-death playoff over two-time defending champion Oregon. Whitaker won his singles match Saturday, 2 and 1 over British Columbia's Cr...MORE...

5/11/08 Letter to sports - CWU women set records as well To the sports editor -- I really enjoyed Roger Underwood's column about the first 49 years of CWU's Nicholson Pavilion. Yes, the men's teams were quite dominant. I also remember a women's team that holds a record on that co...MORE...

5/11/08 Prep standings - CWAC Final W L x-Othello 17 1 x-East Valley 15 3 x-Ellensburg 15 3 x-Selah 13 5 x-Quincy 7 11 x-Ephrata 7 11 x-Grandview 7 11 x-Prosser 5 13 Toppenish 2 16 Wapato 2 16 x-qualified for district Saturday's results Ellensburg 1-0, East Valley 0-3 Grandview...MORE...