WARDEN -- Robert Pruneda's 95-yard kickoff return in the fourth quarter capped the scoring and lifted Warden (2-4 overall) to an intradivisional SCAC victory over visiting Highland (0-6).

WAITSBURG -- Ryan Mason completes 6-of-11 passes for 211 yards and three touchdowns as Waitsburg-Prescott rolled over visiting Tekoa-Oakesdale/Rosalia in Southeast 2B action.

Some fishermen always seem to be looking for an angle -- a way to get one up on the next guy, or better yet, a stab at getting one up on the law.

TV: 3:30 p.m. today, FSN.

MOXEE -- Mark Garza rushed for 69 yards and three touchdowns while Aaron Simmons added 90 yards rushing and two TDs as fifth-ranked Othello beat East Valley.

ASOTIN -- Jacob Kleck's 55-yard TD run in the third quarter helped Dayton avoid being shut out as Asotin (5-1, 3-0) remained tied for the Southeast 2B lead.

Dan Agnew invested time and gobs of money for the chance to bag what is sure to be a new Washington state record bull elk.

CORVALLIS -- Brandon Gibson will leave Washington State with a boatload of memories -- some glorious, some painful.

PASCO -- Julissa Rodriguez scored in the fourth and 73rd minutes and Columbia Basin shut out visiting Clark 3-0 in an NWAACC Eastern Region matchup.

ELLENSBURG -- Dylan Bolt had 28 carries for 176 yards and three second-half touchdowns as visiting Prosser rallied to beat Ellensburg in a CWAC 2A matchup.

RICHLAND -- Liberty Christian played without four of its regular starters Friday night -- including lead rusher Joe Nichols -- as Garfield-Palouse rolled to a Southeastern region win over the Patriots at Hanford High School.

GRANDVIEW -- Storm Shea ran for 124 yards as Grandview (2-4, 1-4) held off a fourth-quarter rally by visiting Ephrata (1-5, 1-4) and post its first CWAC victory of the season.

POMEROY -- Pat Richard threw for a pair of first-half touchdowns to keep DeSales close, then he ran for two second-half scores against Pomeroy as the Irish rallied on the road and remained in a three-way tie for first in the Southeast 2B standings.

The White Bluffs boat launch on the Columbia River will be closed briefly next week to allow spraying for Russian knapweed.

KENNEWICK -- Hunters in Eastern Washington may see fewer deer than a year ago in some game units when they take to the mountains, hills or plains for the opening today of the modern firearms season.

WENATCHEE -- Richland's Liz Dotson qualified for the 4A state meet with a score of 317.35, and Hanford's Sara Diebler won the 3A portion of a CBBN 11-dive meet with a 245.10 score.

PASCO -- Will Hoppes had 441 yards passing and 235 rushing en route to eight touchdowns as Tri-Cities Prep crushed Almira-Coulee-Hartline in a Southeastern 1B Conference game at Edgar Brown Stadium.

YAKIMA -- Andrew Daley tossed three touchdown passes, James Sanchez caught three TDs and Sunnyside held Davis without an offensive touchdown in handing the Pirates their 53rd consecutive league defeat in Columbia Division play.

WALLA WALLA -- Kamiakin's sputtering offense came to life with 348 yards, 241 coming on 33 carries by sophomore Dominic Davis, and the Braves held CBBN rushing leader Spencer Hessler to just 58 yards en route to a Cascade Division win at Borleske Stadium.

Cory Grady had no time to think Thursday night.

BENTON CITY -- Will Christensen ran for a score and caught one of Connor Paysse's two touchdown passes, and top-ranked Royal held Ki-Be to 108 yards of total offense in an SCAC East victory.

CONNELL -- Carlis Bailon-Schubert rushed for 235 yards and three touchdowns as Connell routed Burbank in SCAC East play.

BEND -- Mountain View (5-1, 3-1) entered the fourth quarter with a 24-3 lead and held on despite a late rally engineered by QB Junior Ena for Hermiston (3-3, 3-1).

EAST WENATCHEE -- Travis Chalk rushed for 154 yards and two first-half touchdowns, Kody Winsor added 166 yards and two TDs and Hanford amassed 421 yards on the ground to beat Eastmont in a CBBN Cascade Division matchup.

PULLMAN -- The Washington State Cougars are listed as 30-point underdogs for Saturday's game at Oregon State, and that point spread may grow even wider once Las Vegas discovers that the Cougars may be without their top two running backs.

When I heard Craig West announce that Kyle Birch was starting in goal for the Moose Jaw Warriors on Wednesday against his former team -- the Tri-City Americans -- I knew the kid was in for a long night.

FINLEY -- River View desperately needed someone ... anyone ... to wake it from its slumber.

CONNELL -- Royal's Ethan Tonnemaker won by 32 seconds in a SCAC cross country meet at Connell High School.

PULLMAN -- Taylor Gregg tied the school record with 42 carries as Touchet (5-1, 2-0) moved a half-game atop the Southeast 1B League with a 31-18 road victory over Colton-Pullman Christian (3-3, 1-2).

WALLA WALLA -- It took a perfect storm to produce a career night for Walla Walla senior Spencer Hessler.

KENNEWICK -- Mack Strong's 15-year NFL career may have come to an abrupt end after suffering a neck injury just over a year ago, but you'll never hear him complain about missed opportunities.

In a case of the rich getting richer, the Prosser Mustangs have found another threat in recent weeks to complement the ridiculous numbers their passing game piles up.

RICHLAND -- In the days before Richland's first matchup with Kennewick in three years, Bombers coach Mike Neidhold thought it would be a good idea to play up the history of the cross-river rivalry against the Lions.

MOSES LAKE -- Josh Loera rushed for 57 yards, threw for 149 and had a hand in three touchdowns, but Moses Lake couldn't overcome a hot Wenatchee passing game.

KENNEWICK -- Melissa Merrill won the 50 free and played a part in two relay victories as Hanford improved to 9-1 in the Columbia Basin Big Nine with wide victories over Kennewick and Southridge at Serier Pool in Kennewick.

ECHO, Ore. -- Devin Christesen scored on three long plays in the first half as Echo (4-3, 3-1) built a 50-6 halftime lead and cruised to a Big Sky home victory over winless Nixyaawii.

BURBANK -- Tiffany Idler had 17 kills and 11 blocks, Nicole Roberts had 11 kills and eight blocks and Columbia (Burbank) rallied to defeat visiting Kiona-Benton 3-1 in an SCAC East match.

KENNEWICK -- Mitch Korn has been working with goalies longer than the Nashville Predators have had a team in the National Hockey League.

It didn't take long for the Memorial Cup champion Spokane Chiefs to fall from grace in the CHL poll. The Chiefs are ranked 10th this week, dropping from sixth. The Swift Current Broncos are ranked fourth, but look for them to fall after suffering a 2-1 home loss to the Tri-City Americans.

The Spokane Crossover Classic takes place this weekend at four high schools in the Spokane area, bringing together 64 teams from throughout Washington and Idaho in what is one of the best barometers for where the top teams stand a month out from the state tournaments.

A critical eye on Jordan Ringe's impressive running résumé reveals an interesting item.

PASCO -- The Columbia Basin College women's volleyball team lost the first set 19-25 to Big Bend, then bounced back to win the next three 26-24, 25-10, 25-15 for an NWAACC East victory Wednesday in Pasco.

This is the week that the CBBN Columbia Division football race could be decided -- or thrown into a complete mess.

It has been a while since Connell has faced this many meaningful regular-season matchups in a year.

The 12th annual Tri-City Championships could see a changing of the guard Saturday at Prout Pool in Richland.

MOOSE JAW, Saskatchewan -- Jarrett Toll posted his first four-point game in the Western Hockey League, scoring one goal and adding three assists in helping the Tri-City Americans to a 7-1 victory over the Moose Jaw Warriors on Wednesday.

The Columbia Basin College women's soccer team has been a pretty good team with a lead this season.

RICHLAND -- Hanford raised its record to 7-1 and Richland improved to 5-3 as each posted a pair of victories over Davis and Eisenhower at George Prout Pool.

POMEROY -- Warren Miller of St. John-Endicott and Waitsburg-Prescott's Maya Garcia won the individual races, but Tri-Cities Prep won the boys and girls team titles at Pomeroy Golf Course.

PULLMAN -- On Monday morning, Peter Roberts was a mild-mannered architecture student at Washington State.