The 4A district tournament begins today with four first-round games, each beginning at 5 p.m.
Cascade Division champion Walla Walla (18-2) will play host to Pasco (10-10), while defending district champion Richland (9-11) will visit Columbia Division co-champ Southridge (15-5).
Moses Lake (14-6), the Columbia co-champion, will play host to Eastmont (17-3), while Kennewick (15-5) will visit Kamiakin (11-7).
Ki-Be 15-15, Wahluke 0-0
BENTON CITY -- Kiona-Benton needed a total of just six innings to record a doubleheader sweep of winless Wahluke.
Wahluke 000 -- 0 0 2
Kiona-Benton (10)32 -- 15 15 0
No outs when game stopped in third inning.
Cassandra and Elizabeth; Kili Brundridge and Sheridan McDonald. Highlights--Sara Vannoy (KB) 3x3, 2B, 3B; Ali Hirschi (KB) 2x3, 2 3B; Brundridge (KB) 6 Ks.
Wahluke 000 -- 0 0 1
Kiona-Benton 438 -- 15 12 0
No outs when game stopped in third inning.
Cassandra and Elizabeth; Jessica Small and Sylvia Valdez. Highlights--Vannoy (KB) 3x3, 2B, 3B; Michelle Ward (KB) 3x3; Small (KB) 7 Ks.
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2011 SCAC preview: Save the date
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Here is the 2011 football schedule for Washington's South Central Atheltic Conference. Game times are 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted
Friday, Sept. 2
Othello at Connell; Kiona-Benton at Highland; Columbia-Burbank at Granger; Mabton at White Swan; Royal at Cashmere; River View at Toppenish; Wahluke at Warden
SCAC East girls roundup: Mabton upsets Connell; Kiona-Benton in first place
SCAC East girls roundup: Mabton upsets Connell; Kiona-Benton in first place
CONNELL -- The Connell girls basketball team's hopes of the SCAC East regular season title took a major hit Friday, as the Eagles lost 53-50 to Mabton at home.
Connell now trails Kiona-Benton by one in the loss column. Kiona-Benton has two games left in the regular season, while Connell is done until the district tournament next week.
"They took it at us in the second half and got us into foul trouble," Connell coach Kameron Jenks said. "We had to recover defensively. It was the free throws that did us in."
SCAC East girls basketball leaders
SCAC East girls basketball leaders
Through Wednesday, Feb. 1
SCAC East
Name Games Points Avg. High
SCAC East girls scoring leaders
SCAC East girls scoring leaders
Here at the SCAC East girls basketball scoring leaders through Jan. 11:
Name Points Avg. Games High
Kim Gier, River View 208 18.9 11 34
Saturday's Mid-Columbia girls roundup: Prosser defeats Othello 58-10
Saturday's Mid-Columbia girls roundup: Prosser defeats Othello 58-10
PROSSER -- Helen Petersen had 15 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, five steals and three blocks to lead the Prosser girls basketball team to a 58-10 victory Saturday against visiting Othello in CWAC action.
The victory clinches a district tournament spot for Prosser with two regular season games remaining.
OTHELLO -- Ab. Garza 2, Villarreal, An. Garza, Tolley 2, Bullis, I. Garza 2, Anderson, Randolph 2, Fleshman 2, Begay, Taylor.
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