Roundup: Southridge soccer ekes out 3-2 win over Hanford

Southridge outscored Hanford 4-3 in the shootout to escape with a 3-2 Mid-Columbia Conference victory Thursday at Lampson Stadium.

“It was sloppy, that’s why it went into a shootout,” Falcons coach Mike Pardini said.

Alan Pena and Jorge Mendez scored in regulation for the Suns, while Iovani Rodriguez and Shiv Sanan scored for the Falcons (5-4 MCC).

Will Eldred had two assists for Hanford. He leads the Falcons with six goals and six assists.

PASCO 7, WALLA WALLA 0: Jesus Meraz-Rodriguez scored twice, and Nathan Martinez scored the last goal to cap off a solid performance by the Bulldogs on the road against the Blue Devils.

Pasco improved to 11-0 overall and 9-0 in Mid-Columbia Conference play.

KAMIAKIN 2, RICHLAND 1: Isaiah Archiga and Andrew Scrimsher scored a goal apiece, leading the Braves to an MCC road win against the Bombers.

Richland’s Jake VoordePoorte posted 13 saves in goal, while Cole Ybarra had the lone goal for the Bombers.

CONNELL 3, WAHLUKE 1: Pablo Gil had two assists, while Josue Vargas scored a goal and had 10 saves for the Eagles, leading Connell to a win at home against the Warriors.

Emmanuel Hidalgo had the lone goal for Wahluke, while Ulysses Gonzalez had 14 saves.

TOPPENISH 3, OTHELLO 0: Cristobal Cervantes found the net twice on the road against the Huskies, leading the Wildcats to a CWAC victory.

ROYAL 3, NACHES VALLEY 1: The Rangers (2-5) opened the scoring 11:52 into the game, but it was all Knights from there.

Royal (8-1-1) scored all three of its goals in the second half to win the nonleague game at home.

Golf

PENDLETON INVITE: Mike Legard shot a 79 to help Kamiakin finish third at Pendleton Country Club with 333 points — just 10 behind champion The Dalles (323).

Hermiston finished fourth and Hanford fifth in the eight-team event.

Reilly Hegarty of Pendleton took medalist honors with a 78, while Legard tied for second with Chase Snodgrass of The Dallas.

PALOUSE RIDGE INVITE: Othello’s Ben Garza shot an 82 to lead the Huskies in Pullman. Othello finished 18th in the team standings.

Ryan Harle led Prosser with an 88 as the Mustangs finished 14th in the team race.

Central Valley’s Jake Dringle fired a 71 to take medalist honors by a stroke in Pullman.

Post Falls claimed the team title, with Cameron Flores shooting 72 to help the Trojans win by 10 shots.

DISTRICT 9 MATCH: Pomeroy’s Devon Caruso shared medalist honors with an 82 to lead the Pirates to the team title Wednesday at Horn Rapids Golf Course.

Steven Xiao of DeSales also had an 82. Hogan Jones of Tri-Cities Prep had an 89.

In the girls match, Deana Caruso of Pomeroy shot an 86 for medalist honors as the Pirates won the team title with a 307.

Rachel Armijo of Tri-Cities Prep was second with a 98.

Prep football

An independent investigation of the storied Bellevue High football program has found that its boosters paid for athletes to attend an alternative private school and that false addresses were used to help players gain eligibility, officials said Thursday.

Along with the booster payments, the investigation found that Bellevue coaches had directed athletes to attend the alternative Academic Institute in Bellevue, and that coaches coordinated tuition payments for athletes there. The rules of the WIAA, which govern high-school athletics, prohibit programs from giving athletes special privileges or inducements.

If the findings are confirmed, penalties could possibly range from probation to forfeiting state championships.

This story was originally published April 14, 2016 at 10:32 PM with the headline "Roundup: Southridge soccer ekes out 3-2 win over Hanford."