18 Tri-Cities area basketball teams looking for WA wins

The Mid-Columbia has 18 high school basketball teams alive in the postseason, which continues until March 5.

There are plenty of high school playoffs this weekend, including five games at Richland High School — two on Friday night, and three more on Saturday afternoon. See the schedule below for more details.

Quick tip: It looks like no one is taking cash or cards for tickets at the game site. Instead, people should go to the WIAA website and purchase tickets online.

I was at the Kennewick boys game Tuesday night, and the line was long as staffers helped people purchase tickets online on their phones.

Here’s a reminder of where and when all Mid-Columbia high school basketball teams will be playing this weekend in state regional playoffs, and what’s at stake:

Class 4A boys (seeds in parentheses)

(4) Kamiakin (19-3) vs. (5) Tahoma (15-8), 4 p.m., Saturday at Richland High School (both to Tacoma Dome next week; winner to quarterfinals at 3:45 p.m., Thursday, March 3; loser plays either Central Valley or Woodinville, 7:15 p.m., Wednesday, March 2).

Class 4A girls

(15) Sunnyside (11-11) vs. (10) Chiawana (17-6), 8 p.m., Friday at Richland High School (winner advances to the Tacoma Dome, and will play either Richland or Sumner at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, March 3; loser is out).

(6) Emerald Ridge (12-3) vs. (3) Pasco (21-1), 12 p.m., Saturday, at Richland High School (both to Tacoma Dome next week; winner to quarterfinals, at 12:15 p.m., Thursday, March 3; loser plays 9 a.m., Wednesday, March 2, against either Moses Lake or Olympia).

(7) Richland (17-6) vs. (2) Sumner (14-2), 12 p.m., Saturday, at Auburn High School (both to Tacoma Dome next week; winner to quarterfinals, at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 3; loser to play either Chiawana or Sunnyside at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 2).

Class 3A boys

(15) Kennewick (16-8) vs. (10) Lake Washington (17-3), 6 p.m., Friday, at Bellevue College (winner to play 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 2, in the Tacoma Dome, vs. either Auburn or Mt. Spokane; loser is out).

Class 3A girls

(14) Hermiston (13-10) vs. (11) Everett (10-8), 2 p.m., Saturday, at Everett Community College (winner to play at 3:45 p.m., Wednesday, March 2, in the Tacoma Dome, against either Arlington or Kelso; loser is out).

Class 2A boys

(13) Enumclaw (14-8) vs. (12) Grandview (17-6), 12 p.m., Saturday, at Davis High School in Yakima (winner to play at 7:15 p.m., Wednesday, March 2, at Yakima Valley SunDome, against either Pullman or Tumwater; loser is out).

(14) Prosser (12-10) vs. (11) Mark Morris (16-8), 12 p.m., Saturday, at W.F. West High School in Chehalis (winner to play at 3:45 p.m., Wednesday, March 2, in the Yakima Valley SunDome against either R.A. Long or White River; loser is out).

Class 2A girls

(14) Enumclaw (17-5) vs. (11) Prosser (17-6), 6 p.m., Friday, at Richland High School (winner advances to play at 9 a.m., Wednesday, March 2, at the Yakima Valley SunDome against either Hudson’s Bay or Port Angeles; loser is out).

Class 1A boys

(16) Wahluke (12-8) vs. (9) Blaine (14-6), 4 p.m., Saturday, at Mount Vernon High School (winner to 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 2, at Yakima Valley SunDome against either King’s or Quincy; loser is out).

Class 2B boys

(15) Ilwaco (20-4) vs. (10) Columbia-Burbank (21-1), 2 p.m., Saturday, at Richland High School (winner to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 2, at Spokane Arena vs. either Adna or Liberty-Spangle; loser is out).

(14) Mabton (10-3) vs. (11) Toutle Lake (15-8), 4 p.m., Saturday, at Mark Morris High School in Longview (winner to 3:45 p.m., Wednesday, at Spokane Arena, against either Colfax or Napavine; loser is out).

(16) River View (6-17) vs. (9) Lake Roosevelt (15-6), 2 p.m., Saturday, at Eastmont High School in East Wenatchee (winner to 9 p.m., Wednesday, March 2, at Spokane Arena vs. either Coupeville or Kalama; loser is out).

Class 2B girls

(14) Columbia-Burbank (16-6) vs. (11) Rainier (13-4), 6 p.m., Friday, at Tumwater High School (winner to 9 a.m., Wednesday, March 2, at Spokane Arena against either Colfax or Lake Roosevelt; loser is out).

(13) Saint George’s (11-8) vs. (12) Mabton (15-8), 6 p.m., Friday, at Davis High School, Yakima (winner to 12:15 p.m., Wednesday, March 2, at Spokane Arena, against either Okanogan or Raymond; loser is out).

(2) Warden (22-0) vs. (7) Liberty-Spangle (17-2), 6 p.m., Friday, at Wenatchee High School (both to state; winner to state quarterfinals at 2 p.m., Thursday, March 3, in Spokane Arena; loser to 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 2, against either Tonasket or Wahkiakum).

Class 1B boys

(8) DeSales (16-3) vs. (1) Almira-Coulee-Hartline (14-3), 12 p.m., Saturday, at Eastmont High School, East Wenatchee (both to state in Spokane Arena; winner to state quarterfinals, 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 3; loser to 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 2, vs. either Orcas Island or Wellpinit).

(5) Sunnyside Christian (14-5) vs. (4) Willapa Valley (16-3), 4 p.m., Saturday, at W.F. West High School in Chehalis (both to state in Spokane Arena; winner to state quarterfinals at 9 a.m., Thursday, March 3; loser to 12:15 p.m., Wednesday, March 2, against either Crosspoint or Oakville).

Spring sports

High school spring sports began practices next Monday, Feb. 28. So there is no rest for multi-sport athletes.

Spring sports consist of baseball, boys and girls golf, boys soccer, softball, boys and girls tennis, and boys and girls track and field.

This story was originally published February 24, 2022 at 12:58 PM.