DESERT AIRE -- DJ Solis of Royal shot 1-under-par 71 to finish second in the SCAC subdistrict tournament at Desert Aire.
Desert Aire (par 72)
Top 25--1, Zach Wanderscheid (Goldendale) 70; 2, DJ Solis (Royal) 71; T7, Trevor Iverson (Roy) 92; 9, Nate Stott (Warden) 93; T10, Chris Kalous (Warden) and Eric Spartveit (Roy) 94; T13, Ben Bisnett (War) and Kyle Spartveit (Roy) 95; 20, Cory Dixon (Roy) 103; T24, Kevin Whitaker (War) 112.
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Royal grinds out 38-35 win at Colville
Royal grinds out 38-35 win at Colville
COLVILLE -- In a wild, snow-filled game, the Knights' offense had the final say as Alex Myrick scored on a 1-yard run with 2 1/2 minutes remaining to win the Class 1A state playoff first round matchup, 38-35, at Colville.
Colville led 28-26 after three quarters, before Royal went mainly to the run game and rallied for the victory.
"It was a back and forth game," Royal coach Wiley Allred said. "The O-line for us kind of got rolling in the second half. We were driving the ball the whole second half."
Myrick, Royal beat River View 42-24 (w/ gallery)
Myrick, Royal beat River View 42-24 (w/ gallery)
FINLEY -- Behind Alex Myrick's three touchdown runs, Royal defeated River View on the road 42-24 on Friday night, setting up next week's 1A SCAC East first-place showdown against Connell.
The Knights and the Eagles enter next Friday's matchup with matching 6-1, 4-0 records.
"We're excited to play for the league championship," Royal coach Wiley Allred said. "Hopefully we show better than we did last year (in a 50-14 loss to Connell)."
Ki-Be repeats SCAC East title
Ki-Be repeats SCAC East title
Kale Setzer (138 pounds), Cruz Del Angel (170) and Cody Zyph (220) won titles for Kiona-Benton, and the Bears cruised to a repeat first-place finish as SCAC East sub-district champions Saturday at Connell.
Royal (5) and Connell (4) each had more indivdiual titles than Ki-Be, but the Bears had six more runner-up finishes to pile up 2451/2 points for a winning margin of 76.
The top four in each weight advance to the next Saturday's regional with the SCAC West at Zillah. The Bears will send along 14 wrestlers, while Royal and Connell have nine each.
2011 SCAC preview: 2010 replay
2011 SCAC preview: 2010 replay
Here is a look back at the 2010 season for South Central Athletic Conference football:
Conf. Overall
Connell 6-0 12-2
On this date in Mid-Columbia sports history
On this date in Mid-Columbia sports history
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* 2008 -- Yvette Yzaguirre rolled games of 192 and 204 to help Pasco split with Wenatchee in a CBBN 4A/3A girls match at Eastmont Lanes.
* 1995 -- Former Kennewick assistant coach Roy Albertson called the shots as head coach of a robust Chewelah squad in a 28-13 Class A quarterfinal victory over top-ranked Royal at Lampson Stadium.