Mid-Columbia sports briefs for Monday, Jan. 25
Coleman doubles up for EWU track
Eastern Washington University senior Kaytlyn Coleman (Kennewick) took home a pair of golds from the WSU Open Indoor on Saturday, winning the women’s shot put (47 feet, 6 1/4 inches) and weight throw (61-4 3/4).
Coleman ranks second in the West Region in the weight throw and 30th in the nation.
Larry Still (Richland) was third in the men’s pole vault (15-3 3/4).
Gonzaga’s Maggie Jones (Richland) placed sixth in the 800 meters in 2 minutes, 23.06 seconds.
Shot putter Mayfield nationally ranked
Whitworth senior Scott Mayfield (Richland) ranks 26th among Division III shot putters.
Mayfield had a toss of 49 feet, 1/4 inch to finish sixth at the recent Idaho Vandal Indoor Invitational.
Sira Toure transfers to Auburn for hoops
Former Kamiakin standout Sira Toure has joined the Auburn University women’s basketball team after transferring from Weber State.
The sophomore guard played in 19 games for Weber State last season, averaging 2.7 points and 1.3 rebounds. She played in one game this season.
Her older sister, Khadidja, is a junior for East Carolina and is averaging eight points and three rebounds with 15 starts in 20 games. Younger sister Oumou is a standout freshman on the Kamiakin basketball team.
9 Kennewick baseball players sign at YVCC
The Yakima Valley Community College baseball roster will feature a large Kennewick contingent next spring.
Kennewick High’s Charlie DeWitt, Tyler Detloff, Matt Driver and Gerald Hein; Southridge’s Jashaun Simon, Jake Kirchhoff and Kyle Harvey; and Kamiakin’s Easton Henke and Hunter Mulderig have signed letters of intent to play for YVCC next year.
Last season, the Yaks went 23-19 overall and were fifth in the NWAC East with a 12-16 record.
2016-17 NWAC SIGNEES
COLUMBIA BASIN
Softball: Taylor Neville, Kamiakin
Volleyball: Allyson Bott, Pomeroy; Momo Calzadillas, Kiona-Benton; Esther Schuh, Pomeroy
WALLA WALLA
Baseball: Sean Coffey, Centennial (Boise); Dimick Wood, Borah (Boise)
Softball: Shaylee Butterfield, Potlatch (Idaho); Hailey Danly, Prairie (Cottonwood, Idaho); Whitney Enriquez, Walla Walla; Brandi Schoessler, Walla Walla
Women’s soccer: Jessica Garcia, Connell; Madison Hemenway, Richland; Tate Kautzky, Richland; Paige Kubista, Skyview; Erin Leseberg, Kamiakin; Nicole Macaluso, Kuna (Idaho); Chelsea Marozik, Hanford; Hannah Templeton, Kennewick; Emily Thornton, Kiona-Benton
YAKIMA VALLEY
Baseball: Tyler Detloff, Kennewick; Charlie DeWitt, Kennewick; Matt Driver, Kennewick; Kyle Harvey, Southridge; Gerald Hein, Kennewick; Easton Henke, Kamiakin; Jake Kirchhoff, Southridge; Hunter Mulderig, Kamiakin; Jashaun Simon, Southridge
Volleyball: Kylee Hawley, Othello
Women’s soccer: Irene Milanez, Sunnyside; Biviana Rivera, Grandview
BLUE MOUNTAIN
Baseball: Chase Becker, Hanford; Trevor Smith, Hanford
TREASURE VALLEY
Baseball: Ryan Sanders, Southridge
This story was originally published January 25, 2016 at 9:36 PM with the headline "Mid-Columbia sports briefs for Monday, Jan. 25."