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* 1957 -- Marine sharpshooter C.W.O. Roy F. Rice of Pasco placed second overall with a score of 734x750 at the national service rifle championships in Camp Perry, Ohio.
* 1975 -- Jeff and Wiley Allred and John Turley led the Royal City Knights to a 33-0 shutout over Highland in Yakima Valley A Conference action. Quarterback Wiley Allred connected with his brother twice for scoring passes of six and three yards, while Turley added scoring runs of 70 and 2 yards to boost his total ground yardage to 101 yards on eight carries.
* 1988 -- Tri-Citian Mike Pitman bowled a 269 to place first overall and take home $2,000 in the $16,000 Northwest Pro Bowlers Association Invitational at Atomic Bowl in Richland.
* 2001 -- Ian McDonald scored with 1:42 remaining to lift the Tri-City Americans to a 7-6 win over the expansion Vancouver Giants in New Westminster, B.C. The victory also marked the beginning of the Mark Wagstaff-Bob Tory-Troy Mick era of the Americans franchise.
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Highland 36, Mabton 0
Highland 36, Mabton 0
MABTON -- Antonio Gonzalez scored from both sides of the ball to lead Highland over host Mabton in a nonleague contest.
Gonzalez caught an 18-yard TD pass, then returned an interception 25 yards for another score.
Touchet 40, St. John-Endicott 0
Touchet 40, St. John-Endicott 0
ST. JOHN -- Ruben Butler scored on a 30-yard run and a 98-yard interception return, while Jose Martinez scored on runs of 8 and 2, as visiting Touchet routed St. John-Endicott in a Southeast 1B game.
S. Dakota defeats EWU 30-17
S. Dakota defeats EWU 30-17
VERMILLION, S.D. -- Dante Warren threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score and Jim Thompson returned an interception 67 yards for a touchdown as South Dakota defeated FCS champion Eastern Washington 30-17 on Saturday.
Warren scored on a 2-yard run and threw a 48-yard scoring pass to Jeremy Blount. Warren rushed 19 times for 69 yards and completed 8 of 15 passes for 126 yards.
Thompson's return came with 7:49 left in the second quarter.
Selah 55, Grandview 12
Selah 55, Grandview 12
SELAH -- Kody Ergeson scored three touchdowns to lead Selah to a CWAC home victory.
Ergeson returned the opening kickoff 78 yards for a touchdown, scored on a 2-yard run and caught a 43-yard touchdown pass in the victory.
Grandview pulled with 21-14 in the second quarter, but struggled to do anything else from there.
Granger 52, Mabton 7
Granger 52, Mabton 7
MABTON -- The Vikings struggled in a home loss to visiting Granger.
Carlos Gastleun scored the lone touchdown for Mabton, while Josh Carrasco rushed six times for 24 yards and Emilio Mireles had seven carries for 33 yards in the loss.