Column -- Knee injury puts man's best friend on the IR - YAKIMA -- September was a bad month for knees -- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman and nearly every Seattle Seahawks receiver this side of Steve Largent all suffered ACL, MCL and PCL injuries or so...MORE...

Selah goes to a shootout to get past East Valley - YAKIMA -- Saturday's CWAC girls soccer showdown lived up to the billing -- and then some. Unable to settle things in regulation, Selah and East Valley needed not just overtime but a shootout to finally determine a winner. Even then, it took a perfect shoo...MORE...

Ike boys overcome long, sloppy day - YAKIMA -- Eisenhower's boys cross country team competed Saturday a bit like the course it ran on Saturday. Soggy. Having risen to second in the Class 4A state poll on the merit of a westside invitational win last week, the Cadets found themselves a little...MORE...

Local knowledge helps Davis girls - YAKIMA -- Each haul up the terraces, every sharp turn around an ancient tree and all the grassy grades that go up and down but never flat. Sandra Martinez and Shawna Schooley know all the subtleties -- and especially the things not so subtle -- about Fran...MORE...

Reilly ties TD record in rout - ELLENSBURG -- The answer was as simple as the score. And to Blaine Bennett, at least, there was not even a question as to why his Central Washington Wildcats had fought for their football lives against Dixie State in their season opener, only to rout the ...MORE...

Hart, White hold on to win - YAKIMA -- Willy Hart and Taylor White turned in a solid second-day ride Saturday to easily hang on and win the team roping event at the Pro-West Rodeo Finals at the Central Washington State Fair. Hart, from Yakima, and White, from Prosser, had a ride of 8...MORE...

Sunfair invitational results - BOYS Top 10 locals Bryan Simison, Eisenhower 16:06 James Currell, Selah 16:20 Kevin Aubol, Ellensburg 16:32 Timothy Cummings, Eisenhower 16:39 Andy Romfo, Eisenhower 16:53 Ryan Chapman, Eisenhower 17:02 Jesus Alvarez, Selah 17:06 Asa Israel, Goldendale 17...MORE...

Ruiz helps Ike finish 9th at Mukilteo Invite - FEDERAL WAY -- Gabby Ruiz won the 100-yard backstroke, and swam a leg on the winning 200 medley relay team as Eisenhower finished ninth in the Mukilteo Invitational swimming and diving meet Saturday at the King County Aquatics Center. Ruiz had a time of ...MORE...

10/4/08 Prep football roundup - Selah 14Ephrata 13 EPHRATA -- Justin Windsor overcame extremely wet conditions to throw for 175 yards and two touchdowns, and Selah's defense came up big again as the Vikings held on. Selah held Ephrata on a fourth-and-2 from the Viking 35 with less than...MORE...

No. 1 La Salle rallies for win at 8th-ranked White Swan - WHITE SWAN -- On the eve of his top-ranked team's showdown with dangerous White Swan, La Salle senior Jake DeGooyer had a rather interesting dream. "I dreamed it was raining just like this," DeGooyer said in a steady downpour Friday night. "The lights we...MORE...

Hart, White post top team-roping time - YAKIMA -- Willy Hart and Taylor White didn't come into the Pro-West Rodeo Finals at the Central Washington State Fair as the top-ranked team ropers, but that's where they finished in Friday's first go-round. Hart, from Yakima, and White, from Prosser, pos...MORE...

Junior scores twice to lead Red Devils - WAPATO -- Two touches. Two touchdowns. One big win for East Valley football. Those were the sparse yet highly effective contributions of Kyle Fulks, whose 90-yard game-opening kickoff return propelled the Red Devils to a 13-0 victory over Wapato on a slip...MORE...

Classic delayed a week - YAKIMA -- With a weekend weather forecast that looks like trouble, the 21st annual Fall Classic will swerve around the whole mess like a driver dodging a multi-car spinout. Yakima Speedway officials decided late Friday morning to postpone the three-day au...MORE...

CWU-Dixie, the sequel, goes today in Ellensburg - YAKIMA -- Yes, Blaine Bennett conceded for the umpteenth time, a win last week would have been great. But given the opponent, the venue, the crowd and the odds, Central Washington's 38-35 loss at Montana was hardly a season-breaker. As Bennett proudly not...MORE...

Eisenhower defense shuts down Kamiakin - KENNEWICK -- After having its struggles all season, Eisenhower's defense finally rose to the challenge Friday night. Ike limited Kamiakin to six first downs -- just one in the second half -- and 71 total yards as the Cadets posted a 10-0 victory in a CBBN...MORE...

NEW Fall Classic at Yakima Speedway postponed a week - YAKIMA -- The 21st annual Fall Classic at the Yakima Speedway has been postponed a week because of a weather forecast that predicts rain Saturday and Sunday for Yakima. "It's better to cancel it now to save some people some travel," Speedway owner Ted Pol...MORE...

Spanning the globe - YAKIMA -- As the Sunfair Invitational cross country meet extends well into its fourth decade, the reach of its 120-team field seems to grow further each year. And now it's jumped halfway across an ocean. Among Saturday's teams in the 35th annual high scho...MORE...

10/3/08 Hot tickets - TODAY FOOTBALL: La Salle (2-0, 4-0) will put its No. 1 state ranking on the line at No. 8 White Swan (3-0, 4-0). Kickoff for the Central Washington League game is set for 7 p.m. SATURDAY GIRLS SOCCER: The CWAC will pair its division leaders when Selah (...MORE...

UW makes return trip to Selah - YAKIMA -- Last fall, Bill Harris felt fortunate to lure the University of Washington's nationally ranked fastpitch team to Yakima for a pair of games against Yakima Valley Community College and a clinic for young players. As it turns out, that visit turne...MORE...

Zillah bounces back to win - CLE ELUM -- Down two sets on the road, Zillah's volleyball team regrouped and rallied for a five-set victory over Cle Elum in SCAC West play on Thursday. Rosebud Guthrie had 12 kills and 10 blocks and Alisi Uasike collected 32 assists and 14 digs for the ...MORE...

Wilmoth rallies for one-stroke victory - LAKEWOOD -- Troy Wilmoth wasn't at his best Thursday -- until he had to be. The Yakima golf struggled to a final-round 77, but he rolled in a 12-foot putt on the 18th hole to secure a one-stroke victory over Bruce Richards and Wayne Kaneko to win the Supe...MORE...

This is a test headline - CBBN W L Southridge 7 0 Kamiakin 7 0 Walla Walla 5 2 Kennewick 5 2 Eisenhower 4 2 Richland 4 3 Eastmont 4 3 Pasco 4 3 West Valley 3 2 Wenatchee 2 6 Moses Lake 2 6 Sunnyside 0 5 Hanford 0 6 Davis 0 7 Thursday's results Eisenhower d. Sunnyside...MORE...

Classic champ back for more - YAKIMA -- Nothing like a breakthrough to totally change a bad attitude, even a year after the fact. For Erick Hargraves, especially a year later. Returning to Yakima Speedway to defend his 2007 victory in the Fall Classic, Hargraves will savor this weeken...MORE...

10/3/08 Prep spotlights - Kaitlin Kaluzny, Davis cross country, freshman The fourth-ranked Pirates are 10-0 in conference duals and a big reason is the addition of Kaluzny, who ran third in Tuesday's eight-team CBBN meet at Walla Walla. Lindsay Bronkhorst, East Valley volleyball,...MORE...

Elite girls race could be deepest ever at Sunfair - No offense guys, but the marquee race in Saturday's Sunfair Invitational cross country meet will be the girls. When introductions are made to point out elite entries in the final girls race at 3:30 p.m. it could take a while. Two former Sunfair champions...MORE...