SPOKANE -- Josh Oslund went 3-for-6 with a triple and three RBIs and Kyle Saueressig added a home run as Hanford defeated Mount Spokane 12-6 on Friday to reach the finals of the 3A Eastern Regional.
"It was a great team effort," Falcons coach Tom Dewitz said. "I'm very happy with the way we put the bat on the ball."
Hanford, which is a win away from qualifying for state, will face West Valley at 10 a.m. today.
The Rams drilled Rogers 22-5. The loser of that game will face the winner of Mount Spokane-Rogers for the second berth to state.
Hanford 015 011 4 -- 12 18 0
Mt. Spokane 101 220 0 -- 6 6 0
Dan Scheibe, Kyle Saueressig (5) and Chance Beebe; Leonard, Fitzpatrick (4), Baughman (6) and Jackson. Highlights--Josh Oslund (H) 3x6, 3B, 3 RBI; Saueressig (H) HR; Nick Betzsold (H) 4x5; Scheibe (H) 2H, 2B; Riley Shintaffer (H) 2x3; Marcus Manderbach (H) 3x3, 2W.
Burbank 11, River View 10
FINLEY -- Dyllon Smith hit the game-winning home run in the top of the seventh as Columbia-Burbank edged host River View in an SCAC 1A winner-to-state contest.
Columbia-Burbank 012 142 1 -- 11 16 2
River View 240 004 0 -- 10 4 1
Nick Byrd, Neal Schuck (6) and Kevin Ireland; Dennin Harding, Brendan Hoch (5) and Tanner Bates. Highlights--Zach Werlinger (CB) 2x5; Dyllon Smith (CB) 3x5, game-winning HR in top of 7th; Dillon Byrd (CB) 2x4, HR; Ethan Ireland (CB) 4x4, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI; K. Ireland (CB) HR, 2 RBI.
Ki-Be 15, Zillah 5
Kiona-Benton 032 504 1 -- 15 15 2
Zillah 200 300 0 -- 5 7 3
Brundridge, Mason (4), Staats (6) and Salyers; Zigler, Quigley (2), Rodriguez (3), Fink (3), Curfman (5), Messmore (6) and Olivas. Highlights--Christensen (KB) 2x5, 2B; Thornton (KB) 2x4, 2B; Mason (KB) 3x5, 2 2B; Lucatero (KB) 2x4; Staats (KB) 2x3, 2B; Wing (KB) 1x2; Gomez (KB) 2x2.
Naches valley 10, Connell 0
Connell 000 00 -- 0 1 3
Naches Valley 104 14 -- 10 9 0
2 outs when 10-run rule invoked.Nate Eppich, Brad Berry (5) and Ethan Dillon; Tom Wilcox and Brandon Gillespie. Highlights--Chandler Salisbury (C) 2B; Ethan Flory (NV) 3x3; Gillespie (NV) 3x4; J.R. Weigel (NV) 2x3.
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CBBN 4A
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CBBN 4A
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Chiawana, Richland football face off tonight
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PASCO -- When the fifth-ranked Chiawana Riverhawks (4-0, 2-0 CBBN 4A) meet the Richland Bombers (3-1, 0-1) at 7:30 tonight at Fran Rish Stadium, fans will get exactly what they came for.
They'll see the two best rushing teams in the CBBN 4A and two of the best defenses in the Mid-Columbia region.
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Sunnyside wrestlers clean up at Winter Cup
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Isaac Guerrero at 138 pounds, Isidro Ramirez at 145 and Austin Carman at 220 won their respective weights for the Grizzlies, who finished 17 points ahead of East Valley (Spokane).
Hanford finshed fourth with 123 points; Southridge sixth with 113.5 and Richland eighth with 98. Grandview was ninth with 75.
Mid-Columbia football playoffs shaping up
Mid-Columbia football playoffs shaping up
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CBBN 4A
Chiawana (7-0, 5-0) has locked up the No. 1 seed and will host the Greater Spokane League No. 3 seed next weekend, while Eisenhower (7-1, 4-1) has the No. 2 seed and will play at the GSL No. 2 seed.
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