YAKIMA -- Amanda Hall hit three doubles and drove in five runs to help Kennewick beat Richland 12-4 in the first round of the 4A regional tournament at Kiwanis Field.
Kylie Rail hit a home run and drove in two runs for the Lions, who will play Moses Lake at 10 a.m. today in the semifinals.
Richland 000 300 1 -- 4 6 2
Kennewick 324 030 x -- 12 12 4
Kelsay Jager, Meghan Sparks (5), Monique Deffenbaugh (6) and Emily Mills, Bethany Burch (5); Taylor Bakos and Eryn Nelson. Highlights--Ashlen Ayres (K) 3x4, 3 runs scored; Amanda Hall (K) 3x3, 3 2B, 5 RBIs; Sara Bakos (K) 2x4, 2 RBIs; Larissa Johnson (K) 2x4, 2B; Kylie Rail (K) 2x3, 2 RBIs, HR.
Walla Walla 3, Kamiakin 2
YAKIMA -- Alicia Baker scored the winning run with no outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to propel Walla Walla past Kamiakin and into the 4A regional semifinals at Kiwanis Field.
Baker singled, stole second and then scored when a sacrifice bunt by Jill McDaniels led to the Braves' third error of the game.
Kamiakin 000 002 0 -- 2 5 3
Walla Walla 000 020 1 -- 3 4 1
No outs when winning run scoredLindsay Kamphius and Jessica Miracle; Alison Ambler and Vicki Reardon.
Highlights--Kelsie DeBroeck (WW) 2B, RBI; Stephanie Chrystal (K) 2x3.
1B district tournament
Touchet 8, Colton 5
Touchet 021 031 1 -- 8 7 4
Colton 002 001 2 -- 5 5 3
Nicole Brown and Chelsey Dorman; Moser and Kramer.
Highlights--Steph Samuels (T) 2x4, RBI; Alex Sasser (T) 1x2, 2 RBIs; Brown 3K.
L-W 13, Tri-Cities Prep 3
Tri-Cities Prep 101 10 -- 3 7 2
LaCrosse-Washtucna 025 24 -- 13 9 3
One out when 10-run rule invoked. Mairi Rodriguez and LeAnn Becker; Koller and Martinez.
Highlights--Erica Cole (TCP) 2x3; Rodriguez (TCP) 2x3, RBI; Clara Arcia (TCP) RBI; Martinez (LW) 3x4; McKay (LW) 2x3, 2B; Weekes (LW) 2x4; Michel (LW) 2B. TCP finishes season 1-23.
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ABERDEEN, Md. -- The Kennewick American All-Star 12-year-olds lost twice Monday at the Cal Ripken Major/70 World Series at Ripken Academy fields.
The All-Stars opened American Division pool play with a 5-3 loss to the Charles County Chargers of Maryland and followed with a 10-4 loss to Texas Tri-Counties.
But at least the Pacific Northwest regional champions finally were given the greenlight to do what they came to do: play in the best-of-the-best tournament. Heavy rainshowers Sunday tabled Kennewick's originally scheduled debut against the Maryland state champions.
VIDEO: High school football highlights for Sept. 23, 2011
VIDEO: High school football highlights for Sept. 23, 2011
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DeSales 54, TC Prep 14
DeSales 54, TC Prep 14
WALLA WALLA -- Jeremiah Cox threw for four touchdowns and 230 yards to lead DeSales to a Southeast 2B home win over Tri-Cities Prep.
Tri-Cities Prep 0 6 0 8 -- 14
DeSales 14 7 26 7 -- 54
Manzo leads Sunnyside boys past Kennewick
Manzo leads Sunnyside boys past Kennewick
The Sunnyside Grizzlies followed one impressive win with another.
Israel Manzo scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half, and Greg Spini's layup with 14 seconds left proved the winning basket in the Grizzlies' 62-61 win over visiting Kennewick on Saturday in a CBBN 3A thriller.
Sunnyside, coming off a 62-43 win over Southridge on Friday, got a fine game from Manzo with six rebounds and seven assists, including a dish on the winning basket.
Corvallis beats Walla Walla for WCL title
Corvallis beats Walla Walla for WCL title
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- The Corvallis Knights won the West Coast League championship Thursday night, beating the Walla Walla Sweets 11-4 at Corvallis' Goss Stadium.
The Knights opened the best-of-3 series Tuesday with a 14-3 peeling of the Sweets at Borleske Stadium.
Oregon State senior Ryan Gorton led the Knights with four RBIs on three hits.