Kamiakin, Richland, Kennewick + 8 other Mid-Col teams begin WA baseball matchups

The Mid-Columbia have 11 teams participating this weekend in the WIAA state baseball tournament.

Leading the way will be three Mid-Columbia Conference schools in Kamiakin, Richland and Kennewick.

And two of the region’s smaller schools — Liberty Christian of Richland (Class 1B) and Tri-Cities Prep (2B) — earned their respective classifications’ top seeds into their tournaments.

Excluding a couple of state play-in games on Tuesday, almost all first- and second-round contests will be played Saturday.

Here is what’s scheduled:

Class 4A: After winning the District 6 tournament, Kamiakin will host a four-team pod as the No. 2 seed. The Braves will play host to No. 15 Olympia at 1 p.m. at LaPierre Field.

The other game, set for 10 a.m., pits No. 10 Jackson of Everett against No. 7 North Creek of Bothell.

Winners will meet in a quarterfinal after the second game is completed.

Richland — which after losing to Kamiakin in the district title game, came back to eliminate Hanford for the second state tourney berth — earned a No. 5 seed, and the defending state champion Bombers will head to Yakima.

Richland will play No. 12 Kennedy Catholic at 1 p.m. at West Valley High School.

The host Rams are seeded No. 4, and they’ll play No. 13 Lake Washington at 10 a.m.

The two winners will meet in the quarterfinals.

The state semifinals and finals will be May 30-31 at Parker Field in Yakima.

Class 3A: Kennewick won the District 6 tournament title last week, and the state gave the Lions a No. 3 seed into the state tournament.

The Lions will host the first two rounds on Saturday at Roy Johnson Field.

Kennewick will play at 10 a.m. against No. 14 Sammamish, which beat No. 19 Bellevue 6-2 in a state play-in game on Tuesday.

The other first-round game at Roy Johnson Field pits No. 11 Enumclaw and No. 6 Stanwood, which is set for 1 p.m.

The two winners will meet in the state quarterfinals around 4 p.m.

The state semifinals and finals will be May 30-31 at Parker Field in Yakima.

Class 2A: The Othello Huskies earned a No. 5 seeding into the state tournament, and they’ll head to Centralia on Saturday to play a first-round game against No. 12 R.A. Long of Longview at 1 p.m. at W.F. West High School. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.

No. 4 West will play host to No. 13 Chief Sealth at 10 a.m. in the other game at West.

The winners meet in the quarterfinals around 4 p.m.

The state semifinals and finals are May 30-31 in Bellingham.

Class 1A: Royal earned the No. 10 seed for state, and the Knights will take on No. 7 Charles Wright/Life Christian at 1 p.m. Saturday at Funko Field in Everett.

No. 2 Cedar Park Christian is the pod host, and it will play No. 15 Castle Rock at 10 a.m.

Winners to meet in the quarterfinals at 4 p.m.

The state semifinals and finals are May 30-31 in Bellingham.

Class 2B: Defending state champ Tri-Cities Prep is again the top seed this year, and the Jaguars will host a first-round pod at Southridge High School.

Prep will meet No. 16 Toutle Lake at 1 p.m., Saturday.

The 10 a.m. game pits No. 9 Colfax against No. 8 Kittitas.

Winners meet in the quarterfinals at 4 p.m.

Two other Eastern Washington Athletic Conference teams also qualified for state, including No. 12 River View (which placed second at state last year).

The Panthers head to Clarkston High School on Saturday. They’ll meet No. 5 Adna in a first-round game at 1 p.m.

The 10 a.m. game pits No. 13 Okanogan against No. 4 Asotin.

Winners meet in the quarterfinals around 4 p.m.

Finally, No. 15 Warden will take on pod host Freeman, a No. 2 seed, at Lewis & Clark High School in Spokane at 10 a.m. Saturday.

The 1 p.m. has No. 10 Napavine taking on No. 7 Liberty Bell. Winners meet in the quarterfinals around 4 p.m.

The state semifinals and finals are May 30-31 in Selah.

Class 1B: Four area schools comprise 33% of the 1B state field.

On Tuesday, No. 7 Sunnyside Christian beat No. 10 Curlew 14-4 in a state play-in game.

SSC now will visit No. 2 DeSales in Walla Walla in a state quarterfinal game at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Also on Tuesday, No. 9 Crosspoint Academy ousted No. 8 Dayton 3-2.

Crosspoint Academy will now play No. 1 Liberty Christian at 1 p.m. Saturday at Richland High School in the quarterfinals.

The state semifinals and finals are May 30-31 in Selah.

State tennis

The state high school tennis tournaments begin Friday at various locations around the state.

The 4A boys and girls will be held Friday and Saturday at both the Pacific Clinic in Kennewick, as well as at Kamiakin High School.

Hanford’s Adam Tan is playing in the boys singles tournament.

In the girls 4A singles tournament, Kamiakin’s Kate Berg and Hanford’s Lily Deng are in the tournament bracket.

Southridge has a contingent of boys playing in the 3A state tournament this weekend at the Vancouver Tennis Center.

Both Ty Parrish and Stockton Parrish will compete in boys singles play for the Suns.

In doubles play, Southridge’s Mitchell Lee and Jake Langdon will compete in the 3A tournament.

Hermiston has a girls doubles team in the 3A tournament in Vancouver. Mallory Caplinger and Grace Winebarger will represent the Bulldogs.

Prosser’s Owen Hartliep will compete in the 2A boys tournament at the Nordstrom Tennis Center in Seattle.