Peter Gilbert of Pasco and Galia Deitz of Richland were voted the outstanding boys and girls track athletes for the Columbia Basin League 4A classification.
CBL 4A
Boys
Outstanding Track Athlete -- Peter Gilbert, jr., Pasco. Outstanding Field Athlete -- Tad Harman, sr., Moses Lake. Coach of the Year -- Harvey Wellington, Walla Walla.
Girls
Outstanding Track Athlete -- Galia Deitz, sr., Richland. Outstanding Field Athlete -- Jessica Bush, soph., Eisenhower. Coach of the Year -- Jim Qualheim, Richland.
CBL 3A
Boys
Outstanding Track Athlete -- Andrew Gonzales, jr., Southridge. Outstanding Field Athlete -- Carter Nell, sr., Eastmont. Coach of the Year -- Ted Homme, Southridge.
Girls
Outstanding Track Athlete -- Morgan Clem, sr., Eastmont. Outstanding Field Athlete -- Allyssa Thompson, sr., Kamiakin. Coach of the Year -- Sheila Smith, Southridge.
SCAC East
Boys
Outstanding Track Athlete -- Tim Maine, sr., Columbia (Burbank). Outstanding Field Athlete -- Spencer Hadley, sr., Connell.
Girls
Outstanding Track Athlete -- Whitney Leavitt, jr., Kiona-Benton. Outstanding Field Athlete -- Katharine Lotze, jr., Kiona-Benton.
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Armstrong, Kamiakin lead talented pool of runners
Armstrong, Kamiakin lead talented pool of runners
RICHLAND -- The sport of running will never rival the likes of football for attention.
Tonight's football game between Kennewick and Kamiakin high schools figures to fill up the 6,800-seat Lampson Stadium.
The Richland Invite -- the area's biggest regular-season cross country meet -- likely will draw several hundred spectators, mostly family and friends. And even the all-classes state event at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco can't compete with a regular-season showdown between city rivals.
Mid-Columbia prep athletes still snowed in
Mid-Columbia prep athletes still snowed in
Snow days might be a blast for students, but for coaches and athletic directors, they're not the least bit amusing.
A second consecutive day of weather cancellations hit the Tri-Cities on Thursday because of icy roads and treacherous conditions.
"I just hate (cancellations). We've got a schedule, and it's pretty tight," Pasco athletic director Le Burns said. "All of a sudden when you've got to start pushing games toward the end of the season, it's a juggling nightmare that has to happen."
Family Affair
Family Affair
The Kamiakin Braves figure to play a key role in several story lines when the state cross country races take over Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco on Saturday.
Matt and Stephanie Rexus are key players for the Braves -- Matt is the longtime coach of the boys team expected to challenge five-time defending 3A champion North Central, Stephanie a senior and top runner for the girls team looking to repeat as state trophy winners.
But for a twist of fate, the father and daughter might never have gotten into running the first place.
M's caravan back in town Friday
M's caravan back in town Friday
Notes from here and there as I recover from the cold I caught in Las Vegas:
Here come the Mariners
The Seattle Mariners 2012 Caravan kicked off this week, and it'll be in Walla Walla today and Pasco on Friday.
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