YAKIMA -- Mary McDonald shot 9-over-par 81, a stroke behind Ike medalist Christine Cook, to help Richland roll to a 43-stroke victory in a Columbia Basin Big Nine girls pod match at Apple Tree.
Apple Tree GC (par 72)
Team scores--Richland 349, West Valley 392, Eisenhower 401, Eastmont 404, Davis 423, Hanford 431, Kamiakin 434, Walla Walla 439, Southridge 440, Wenatchee 459, Kennewick 463, Moses Lake 534, Pasco, Sunnyside inc.
Top 10--1, Christine Cook (Ike) 40-40-80; 2, Mary McDonald (Ric) 40-41-81; 3, Kristin Strankman (Ric) 43-41-84; 4, Madison Hamm (Ric) 42-45-87; 5, Tia Snyder (Est) 42-46-88; 6, Liz Tikriti (WV) 42-49-91; 7, Cortney Munson (Ike) 45-50-95; 8, (tie) Amy Verderber (Kam) 51-46-97, Gina Ojeda (Ric) 49-48-97, Alexa David (Ric) 50-47-97, Paige Blackburn (WW) 46-51-97, Jordan Takasugi (Wen) 45-52-97.
Hanford--Erin Fardell 53-46-99, Bri Hadler 49-52-101, Sarah Rausch 48-57-105, Jennifer Jones 68-58-126. Kamiakin--Katey Spiel 52-57-109, Brooke Childers 56-55-111, Kelsey Bigness 60-57-117. Walla Walla--Kylar Boggs 48-53-101, Brittany Hodgen 60-60-120, Mikaela Rivard 57-64-121.
Southridge--Kylee Haynes 52-52-104, Lauren Goetz 53-54-107, Destiny Brito 49-59-108, Sarah Green 56-65-121. Kennewick--Emily Valerio 54-56-110, Amanda Blackketter 53-59-112, Mariah Zabach 67-52-119, Ayla Espinoza 59-63-122. Moses Lake--Sam Byam 56-63-119, Jacy Jones 67-63-130, Vanessa Goodwyn 71-59-130. Pasco--Shelly Johnson 60-59-119. Sunnyside--Renae Visser 51-54-105.
CBBN standings (through 3 matches)--Richland 42 points, West Valley 37.5, Eastmont 32, Davis 31.5, Southridge 30.
Individual leaders--Cook (Ike) 182 points, Strankman (Ric) 160, Tikriti (WV) 139, Takasugi (Wen) 137.5, Snyder (Est) 128.5, Ojeda (Ric) 116, Hamm (Ric) 116.
CWAC boys
Black Rock Creek (par 72)
Team scores--Prosser 337, East Valley 341, Grandview inc. Medalist--(tie) Wade French (Pro), Tyler Jensen (EV) 82. Prosser--Devin Bender 83, Chad Hancock 83, Noah Bowen 89. Grandview--Josh Jardine 95, Ryan Contreras 96.
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Moses Lake outruns tired Chiawana 3-2
Moses Lake outruns tired Chiawana 3-2
PASCO -- Colby Happer scored the game-winning goal in the 78th minute to rally Moses Lake to a 3-2 win at Chiawana in CBBN 4A action Saturday.
"I think we are tired as a team," Riverhawks coach Rich Zoller said. "We've played seven games in 13 days. We have a really young team. We need to learn how to close out a game. We felt we had it and let them back in. We will learn from it and hopefully it won't happen again."
Scoring--1, C, Megan Rocha (Lexi Miller), 33:00. 2, C, Miller, 50:00. 3, ML, Caylah Lunning, 72:00. 4, ML, Alysha Overland (Colby Happer), 74:00. 5, ML, Happer, 78:00. Shots--ML 8, C 4. Saves--ML, Liza Bruneel 2. C, Shelby English 3.
On this date in Mid-Columbia sports history
On this date in Mid-Columbia sports history
On Sept. 27 in ...
* 2004 -- Club pro John Thorsnes fired a 9-under-par 63 at Walla Walla Country Club to win the final event of the Central Washington Chapter of the PGA Pro-Am Series. Scott Johnson, a pro at Horn Rapids, finished second with a 65 but also clinched the season-long title.
* 1997 -- Hope Solo scored a goal off a header 30 minutes into the match, and the Richland girls soccer team defeated visiting Walla Walla 1-0.
Mid-Columbia wrestling rankings
Mid-Columbia wrestling rankings
Here are the Tri-City Herald's Mid-Columbia wrestling rankings, as of Wednesday, Dec. 14:
106 pounds
1. Fernando Leyva, so., Moses Lake
Richland's Garland, Southridge's Bjorge qualify for state gymnastics all-around
Richland's Garland, Southridge's Bjorge qualify for state gymnastics all-around
SPOKANE VALLEY -- Carly Garland of Richland and Kiya Bjorge of Southridge qualified for the state all-around championships with quality finishes in the gymnastic regionals Saturday at Central Valley High in Spokane.
Garland placed fourth overall in the 4A with a score of 35.2. Mead earned the team title their top two all-around finishers -- Victoria Moyer (2nd, 36.350) and Cadie Pratt (3rd, 36.125) -- did not figure into the allocation of the two available berths. Nicole Moss of Heritage won the all-around with a 36.375.
Bjorge tied with Shadle Park's Alana Norman for the 3A all-around title, as each posted a 37.35 score. Southridge seniors Nicole Claver, Courtney Giaramita, Maeloni Ogle and Lindsey Potts put in solid performances as the Suns placed fifth in the team race with an aggregate 148.650 score.
Girls basketball standings
Girls basketball standings
Area girls basketball standings:
CBBN 4A
League Overall