The Seattle Times released its first state basketball polls this week for Class 4A and 3A boys and girls.
The highest-ranked team from the Mid-Columbia region is the Kamiakin girls, who come in at No. 2 in the 3A poll, just behind Prairie.
The Kamiakin boys are picked sixth in the 3A boys poll.
In 4A boys, Davis of Yakima is picked No. 1.
The Chiawana girls are among the others to watch in 4A, as is Moses Lake and Wenatchee. Eastmont is among the teams to watch in 3A girls.
Class 4A boys
1. Davis
2. Bothell
3. Skyline
4. Mount Rainier
5. Union
6. Bellarmine Prep
7. Curtis
8. Gonzaga Prep
9. Evergreen
10. Federal Way
Keep an eye on: Ballard, Battle Ground, Ferris, Garfield, Jackson, Kamiak, Kent-Meridian, Kentridge, Kentwood, Redmond, Roosevelt.
Class 3A boys
1. Seattle Prep
2. Lakes
3. Rainier Beach
4. O'Dea
5. University
6. Kamiakin
7. Lake Washington
8. Lincoln
9. Franklin
10. Foss
Keep an eye on: Bellevue, Chief Sealth, Decatur, Kennedy Catholic, Mercer Island, Mountain View, Mountlake Terrace, Mount Vernon, Oak Harbor, Sammamish, Shadle Park, West Valley.
Class 4A girls
1. Lewis & Clark
2. Mount Rainier
3. Central Valley
4. Lake Stevens
5. Woodinville
6. Stanwood
7. Skyview
8. Eastlake
9. Jackson
10. Federal Way
Others to watch (alphabetically) -- Auburn Riverside, Beamer, Bellarmine Prep, Bethel, Chiawana, Edmonds-Woodway, Emerald Ridge, Garfield, Gonzaga Prep, Inglemoor, Issaquah, Jefferson, Marysville-Pilchuck, Mead, Moses Lake, Mount Tahoma, Skyline, South Kitsap, Wenatchee.
Class 3A girls
1. Prairie
2. Kamiakin
3. Wilson
4. Shadle Park
5. Juanita
6. Auburn Mountainview
7. Holy Names
8. Glacier Peak
9. Seattle Prep
10. Cleveland
Others to watch (alphabetically) -- Camas, Eastmont, Franklin, Hazen, Kennedy Catholic, Lake Washington, Lakes, Lakeside, Liberty, Lynnwood, Meadowdale, Mercer Island, North Central, Shorecrest, Timberline, University, Yelm.
