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CBC softball season ends at NWAACC

PORTLAND — Columbia Basin College appeared to be well on its way to a second win at the NWAACC softball championships Saturday morning when one bad inning proved the Hawks’ downfall.

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WSU coach relishes Tri-City connection

Cougars baseball coach Donnie Marbut loves playing in the Tri-Cities, almost as much as he loves having players from the Tri-Cities.
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NWAACC BASEBALL: Walla Walla swept out of NWAACC playoffs

ONTARIO, Ore. — Walla Walla’s hopes of reaching the NWAACC championship ended abruptly Friday with a pair of losses in the East Regional tournament.
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Washington beats WSU 4-3 in baseball opener

Friday night’s 4-3 loss to the Washington Huskies fit that bill just fine, with some home-grown thrills and late-inning chills keeping the 2,739 fans at Gesa Stadium at the edge of their seats. Unfortunately for the Cougars, the same defensive bugaboos that have bitten them all season took...
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NWAACC SOFTBALL: CBC splits in return to NWAACC playoffs

PORTLAND — Returning to the NWAACC softball tournament for the first time since 2010, the Columbia Basin College Lady Hawks (26-20) recorded a 14-10 come-from-behind opening win over the Lower Columbia Red Devils (24-17) Friday at Portland’s Delta Park.
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Pac-12 baseball hits town Friday

Washington State and Washington play Friday to open a four-game stand by the WSU baseball team in the Tri-Cities for the third annual Diamond Classic.
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Willie Burton returns to Minnesota . . . to a degree

Willie Burton will walk across a stage Saturday morning to receive his University of Minnesota diploma, and it will not be difficult to distinguish him from his classmates.
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Buffs hoping to stampede way back to respectability

It's been more than two decades since the football team at the University of Colorado hoisted its one and only national championship trophy, and the program has struggled to remain relevant ever since.
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Big money to be made for USC figures

LOS ANGELES-Pat Haden took on a challenging job when he was hired to oversee a USC athletic program that had been hit hard with NCAA sanctions.
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Baseball: Walla Walla gunning for East regional title

Contrary to popular belief, there is an NWAACC East Regional baseball playoff this season. Just because the fields are quiet at Columbia Basin College doesn’t mean they’ve called it off.
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Softball: Columbia Basin ready for NWAACC tourney

After being on the outside looking in the last two seasons, the Columbia Basin College softball team is headed back to the NWAACC Tournament.