Richland girls soccer enters postseason with a perfect 16-0 record
The Richland girls soccer team continues to get better.
Bombers head coach Justin Almquist led his team to a perfect 16-0 Mid-Columbia Conference record this fall, and the team becomes the top seed in the District 8 4A tournament, which begins this week.
Richland gets a bye until Saturday, and will play the winner of Tuesday’s Chiawana at Central Valley playoff game.
The other half of the bracket has Kamiakin playing host to Lewis & Clark on Tuesday, with the winner traveling to play Gonzaga Prep.
The tournament continues into next week, with the top three placers qualifying for the state tourney.
▪ Meanwhile, Hermiston, Southridge and Walla Walla are all involved in the District 8 3A girls soccer tournament. The teams had first-round contests on Tuesday night. The top three placers in the eight-team tournament advance to state.
Slowpitch softball
The state slowpitch softball tournament field is set, and it all begins Friday at the Gateway Sports Complex in Yakima.
The two-day event is broken up into two tournaments: Class 4A, and Class 3A-2A.
In the 4A event, Chiawana will enter play as the top seed in the field.
The Riverhawks are 17-1 and have the top Ratings Percentage Index at .692.
Chiawana will open the eight-team tournament at noon Friday against Battle Ground (8-3-2).
Meanwhile, both Hermiston and Walla Walla are among the eight teams that have qualified for the 3A-2A tournament.
Both teams will open play at 10 a.m. Friday, with Hermiston (12-8) playing Lake Washington (8-5), and Wa-Hi (11-8) opening with Kelso (14-0-1).
Championship games for both tournaments are scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Weekend football recap
EASTMONT 31, SUNNYSIDE 26: The host Grizzlies’ hopes of making the postseason took a hit on Friday, as the visiting Wildcats held on for the Big Nine victory.
Sunnyside quarterback Logan Rodriguez had a big game, passing for 376 yards and two touchdowns.
Noah McNair caught 10 of those passes for 179 yards. Meanwhile, Eli Fernandez rushed 14 times for 137 yards, and he rushed for one touchdown and caught a TD pass.
PROSSER 37, EAST VALLEY 17: The visiting Mustangs stayed unbeaten in 2A CWAC play, as Kaiden Rivera tossed four touchdown passes and rushed for another.
Rivera finished the game with 411 passing yards.
A.J. Gonzalez caught 14 passes for 2209 yards and two touchdowns for Prosser.
CONNELL 40, REDMOND, ORE. 12: Carson Riner had a monster game for the host Eagles, rushing for 330 yards and five touchdowns.
Riner has rushed for over 750 yards in the past three games for Connell.
The Eagles were scheduled to host Kiona-Benton in a 1A SCAC East contest, but the Bears were forced to cancel because of Covid. Redmond was able to step in at the last minute to play.
ROYAL 56, EPHRATA 6: Derek Bergeson passed for 180 yards and three touchdowns, and rushed for 50 more yards and a score, as the visiting Knights beat 2A Ephrata.
Both teams had their regularly scheduled games canceled — College Place for Royal; Grandview for Ephrata — due to Covid. So Royal agreed to play Ephrata in the Tigers’ Homecoming game.
Jace Allred added three catches for 80 yards and two touchdowns for Royal. Defensively, the Knights held Ephrata to just 58 yards of total offense.
WAHLUKE 26, LA SALLE 7: Andrew Yorgesen tossed two touchdown passes and rushed for another as the Warriors won the non-league contest.
RIVER VIEW 66, DAYTON-WAITSBURG 0: Miguel Farias rushed for 166 yards, scored three touchdowns, and had 8 tackles to lead the host Panthers to the victory.
Teammate Pio Guzman caught 9 passes for 161 yards and two touchdowns, while River View linebacker Zane Hickman had 11 tackles.
2A CWAC FOOTBALL STANDINGS
Prosser 4-0 CWAC, 5-1 overall; Othello 4-2, 5-3; Selah 2-2, 4-3; Ephrata 2-2, 4-4; Ellensburg 2-2, 3-4; East Valley 1-4, 1-7; Grandview 0-3, 1-6.
Oct. 22: Grandview at Ephrata, canceled; Othello 28, Ellensburg 0; Prosser 37, East Valley 17; Royal 56, Ephrata 6; Selah 42, Rogers-Spokane 6.
Friday, Oct. 29: East Valley at Ellensburg, 7 p.m.; Ephrata at Prosser, 7 p.m.; Selah at Grandview, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 30: Othello at Quincy, 1 p.m.
1A SCAC EAST FOOTBALL STANDINGS
Royal 2-0 SCAC, 8-0 overall; Connell 2-0, 4-2; College Place 2-1, 4-3; Kiowa-Benton 0-2, 2-3; Wahluke 0-3, 2-6.
Oct. 22: Connell 40, Redmond, Ore., 12; Kiona-Benton at Connell, canceled; Royal at College Place, canceled; Royal 56, Ephrata 6; Wahluke 26, La Salle 7.
Thursday, Oct. 28: Wahluke at Kona-Benton, 6 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 29: Connell at Royal, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 30: College Place at Wapato, 2 p.m.
2B EWAC EAST FOOTBALL STANDINGS
Columbia-Burbank 4-0 EWAC, 8-0 overall; River View 3-1, 6-2; Tri-Cities Prep 2-2, 4-3; Mabton 2-2, 2-4; Warden 1-3, 4-4.
Oct. 21: River View 66, Dayton-Waitsburg 0; Tri-Cities Prep 34, Warden 20.
Oct. 23: Columbia-Burbank 22, Mabton 21.
Friday, Oct. 29: Columbia-Burbank at Dayton-Waitsburg, 7 p.m.; Warden at River View, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 30: Mabton vs. Tri-Cities Prep, Chiawana High, 6 p.m.
1B SOUTHEAST 8-MAN FOOTBALL STANDINGS
Sunnyside Christian 5-0 SE, 8-0 overall; Pomeroy 4-0, 7-0; DeSales 3-1, 3-2; Liberty Christian 2-2, 3-5; Tekoa-Rosalia 1-3, 2-4; Touchet 1-4, 2-5; Yakama Tribal 1-4, 1-4; St. John-Endicott/La Crosse 0-3, 0-5.
Oct. 22: Pomeroy 74, Yakama Tribal 0; Sunnyside Christian 52, Liberty Christian 40; Touchet 86, St. John-Endicott/La Crosse 72.
Thursday, Oct. 28: DeSales at Sunnyside Christian, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 29: Liberty Christian at Pomeroy, 7 p.m.; Yakama Tribal at St. John-Endicott/La Crosse, 7 p.m.