Southridge bowler is state champion. Chiawana wrestlers seize 9 division titles

Mid-Columbia athletes brought home a state champion and plenty of district wins last weekend and a set lineup for basketball tournament play.

Here’s a wrap-up of the weekend’s events:

Girls bowling

Nicole Omlor of Southridge finished off her senior season by winning the WIAA state 3A girls bowling individual championship at Narrows Plaza Bowl in University Place.

She had to come from behind to do it, overcoming North Thurston’s Juliauna Gosney in the sixth and final game.

Omlor rolled a 232 in the opener, and held a 9-pin lead over Gosney.

But in the second game, Gosney had a 289, while Omlor finished with a 212. That gave Gosney a 77-pin lead with four games remaining.

Omlor gained 40 pins back in Game 3, out rolling Gosney 214-174; outscored the North Thurston standout 219-206 in Game 4, and 180-176 in Game 5.

Still trailing by 11 pins in the final game, Omlor finished with a 214, while Gosney had another 176, giving the Suns senior the title by 27 pins total.

Evergreen of Vancouver won the team title with 7,590 pins, while Kennewick finished fourth at 7,263.

• In the girls 4A tournament, Pasco finished strong.

The Bulldogs, who went 6-10 in Mid-Columbia Conference regular-season play, had qualified for the state tournament by placing second in the MCC district 4A tournament.

Coached by Theresa Chavez, Pasco caught fire at state and finished with 6,959 after six games of individual games and 14 Baker games. That gave the Bulldogs second place for the second consecutive year.

Only Emerald Ridge had a better pin total Saturday, with 7,320, to win it all.

Chiawana finished fifth out of eight teams with 6,693 pins.

Individually, Hanford’s Suzanne Gelston placed ninth at 1,037 pins.

Pasco’s Yarelly Ramirez was the highest-placing Bulldog at 11th, scoring a 1,025; while Chiawana’s Paige Beck led the Riverhawks with a 15th-place finish at 997 pins.

Samantha Dolan of Emerald Ridge was the individual champion with a 1,186-pin score.

Wrestling

Shouldn’t come as a surprise, but Jack Anderson’s Chiawana Riverhawks dominated the MCC 4A championships tournament at Pasco High on Saturday.

Chiawana had nine individual champions, won the team title with 521 points, and will send 27 competitors to next weekend’s regional tournament at Mead in Spokane.

The Riverhawks’ champs are Isaiah Anderson (195 pounds), Judah Bishop (145), Riley Cissne (170), Darion Johnson (152), Isaiah Medina (106), Jackson Salazar (126), Lance Stover (132), Tyson Stover (182) and Robby Vaughn (138).

Pasco had four champions: Eric Correa (120), Isaiah Gonzalez (160), Damian Silva (285), and Nathaniel Tovar (113).

Richland’s Kaden James (220) also won a title.

• At the District 8 3A tournament in Spokane, Kamiakin had three individual champions while Hermiston had two.

Joel Chavez (152 pounds), Gilbert Marquez (195) and Jaxin McCallum (285) won titles for the Braves, while Sam Cadenas (220) and Trevor Wagner (160) were champions for the Bulldogs.

The regionals are back in Spokane this coming weekend.

• Othello had two district champions in the CWAC tournament.

Two-time defending state champion Isaiah Perez won the 285-pound title, while Arturo Solorio won at 145.

• Led by the Asselin sisters, Kennewick was the team champion at the sub-regional tournament at Liberty High in Spangle on Saturday with 252 points.

Aubreyanna Asselin won the 145-pound title, Ayanna Asselin took the 155-pound crown, and Alexia Asselin was the 170-pound champ.

Pasco also had three weight-class winners: Alina Gonzalez at 105, Lyqualah Kinsey at 115, and Jazmin Mercado at 125.

Two-time defending state champion Taylor Wilson came out the 100-pound winner, while Richland’s Taylor Bookwalter (235) and Walla Walla’s Annelise Whitaker (140) were also champions.

In another sub-regional, Sunnyside had five champions: Alexxus Ramos (110), Aleyda Rodriguez (120), Eliza Rodriguez (100), Evelin Salazar (145) and Lourdes Torres (170).

In a third sub-regional, Othello and Connell each had two individual winners.

Iyazely Barraza (115) and Emily Mendez (110) won titles for Othello, while Nilaya Coronado (145) and Rosa Saucedo Ramirez (190) were champions for the Eagles.

Also winning titles: Royal’s Alondra Morales (155), Grandview’s Mollee Weddle (135) and River View’s Kira Yount (235).

All Mid-Columbia girls who have qualified for regionals this coming weekend head to Othello to compete on Friday and Saturday.

Cheer

Hanford completed its weekend at the Universal Cheerleaders Association’s National High School and World School Championships on Sunday in Orlando, Fla., with a second-place finish.

The Falcons finished just behind Minnetonka, Minn., in the Worlds Medium Varsity Non-Tumbling competition.

Hanford also placed seventh out of 30 teams on Friday in the Varsity Medium category, and was 14th out of 45 teams Saturday in the Game Day competition.

The Falcons’ junior varsity team finished seventh out of 14 teams in the JV Division.

Prep basketball

The District 8 boys and girls tournaments get under way Tuesday, with the Kennewick boys hosting Rogers of Spokane at 6 p.m., in a loser-out game.

Southridge’s boys travel to play North Central at 7 p.m., also a loser-out game.

In the girls tournament, Kamiakin plays at North Central (loser out) at 5 p.m.; while Shadle Park visits Hermiston (loser out) at 6 p.m.

• The District 8 tournament for both boys and girls will begin on Wednesday, highlighted by a girls-boys doubleheader at Chiawana.

The host Riverhawks finished the MCC regular-season with a sweep at Kennewick, giving the Chiawana boys and girls the outright conference titles.

Mead will play the Riverhawks girls at 5 p.m., while Ferris takes on the Chiawana boys at 7 p.m.

Other boys first-round games include Mead at Walla Walla, 6 p.m.; Richland at Gonzaga Prep, 7 p.m.; and Hanford at Central Valley, 7 p.m.

Other girls first-round games include University at Pasco, 6 p.m.; Walla Walla at Gonzaga Prep, 5 p.m.; Richland at Central Valley, 5 p.m.

• The 1A SCAC district boys tournament begins Tuesday, with four scheduled games (none are loser-out contests).

SCAC East champion River View plays host to Cle Elum, while Naches Valley visits Royal.

Kiona-Benton travels to La Salle, while Wahluke visits Zillah.

All four games begin at 7 p.m.