Kirby Moore brings WSU football team to Pasco for spring practice, kids clinic
The Cougars are coming to the Tri-Cities today.
New head coach Kirby Moore is bringing his Washington State University football team to the Tri-Cities for the team’s second spring practice.
The event will be at Edgar Brown Stadium in Pasco.
In addition, the team will hold a free one-hour kids football clinic. The clinic is open to kids all grades from kindergarten through 8th grade.
Spots are limited for the clinic, and parents or guardians must fill out registration forms at the event.
Here’s the schedule:
- 11 a.m., stadium gates open
- 11:45 a.m., WSU team practice begins
- 11:50 a.m., Kids clinic check-in
- 1:30 p.m., WSU team practice ends
- 2 p.m., Kids clinic starts
- 3 p.m., Kids clinic end
Moore was hired as WSU’s head football coach back in December.
He is a Prosser High School graduate and played at Boise State University. He most recently was the offensive coordinator at the University of Missouri.
The Cougars, under Moore, had their first spring practice on Thursday in Pullman.
Other spring football highlights include a scheduled workout at Union Stadium in Spokane on April 4, and the annual Crimson & Gray Game in Pullman on April 25.
Prep basketball
Richland High School celebrated their winter sports championships on Wednesday night, with 115-pounder Savannah Thorpe earning the school’s first-ever girls individual state title in wrestling.
The boys basketball team earned the school’s fourth state championship.
Landen Northrop, a senior, said he’s still considering his college options for basketball.
Northrop said he’s waiting for college coaches to sift through the transfer portal. After that, he’ll weigh his offers.
“I’m hoping to find a school by the end of April,” he said.
Meanwhile, senior Lance Horntvedt said it was an easy decision for him to sign with Eastern Washington University a few months ago.
“Obviously, Eastern has a similar environment as we have here,” said Horntvedt. “The support system at both places is great. And (EWU head coach Dan) Monson has an amazing amount of basketball knowledge.”
College swimming
Matthew Logston (Chiawana) was named an NAIA All-American in two different events at the NAIA men’s swimming and diving championships recently in Elkhart, Ind.
Logston, a sophomore at the College of Idaho, finished sixth in men’s 3-meter diving, and seventh in men’s 1-meter diving.
Both placings earned him All-America status.
Hockey
Former Tri-City Americans head coach Jim Hiller was fired March 1 as head coach for the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings.
Hiller had a 93-58-24 record as the Kings head coach, but the team had been struggling as of late.
Hiller, 56, was the Americans’ head coach for five seasons, from 2009-2014.
Cheer
The Hanford High School cheer team earned two podium finishes at the WIAA state cheerleading championships, held at Battle Ground High School on Feb. 6-7.
The Falcons finished third in the 4A Non-Tumbling Small category, scoring 77.9 points. Lincoln of Seattle won the event with 79.5 points.
Meanwhile, Hanford finished third in the 4A Game Day Medium event with 91.9 points. Bothell (93.4) and Mead (93.3) went 1-2.
Prep bowling
Kennewick High senior Lexis McGarrity was named the Mid-Columbia Conference Bowler of the Year recently.
McGarrity averaged 183.2 pins this season during the MCC regular season.
She also made first-team All-MCC.
Joining her on first team was Kamiakin senior Alyssa Martinez (whose average was 182.1), Southridge senior Maya Ruiz, Hermiston sophomore Maddison Dotson, and Kamiakin junior Makenna Colunga.
Walla Walla’s Bob Hoppen was named MCC Coach of the Year.
College volleyball
Richland High grad Ryan White ended her college volleyball career at Kansas University by being named second-team All-Big 12.
White played three seasons at Oregon State before transferring to Kansas for one final season.
A 5-foot-9 libero/defensive specialist, she compiled 475 digs for the Jayhawks.
Kansas went 24-11 and made it to the NCAA Sweet 16 until being eliminated by Nebraska on Dec. 12.
- Senior Abby Beaton (Chiawana) finished her college volleyball career at Lewis-Clark State College as a statistics leader for the Warriors. Beaton, a middle blocker, had 146 kills and 65 blocks, month ranking third best among LCSC players. She started in 26 of the team’s 27 contests. The Warriors went 17-10 and made it to the NAIA national tournament.
Men’s soccer
Drew Axel (Pasco, Tri-Cities Prep) finished his collegiate career in men’s soccer in November.
Axel, a defender for Hamline University, started all games this past season and was an honorable mention all-conference selection.
In his four-year career, Axel scored 2 goals and had 10 assists, had 30 shots on goal, and compiled 4,874 total minutes over 67 games.
Jeff Morrow is former sports editor for the Tri-City Herald.
This story was originally published March 28, 2026 at 8:05 AM.