Local report -- Central signs Spokane point guard - 
ELLENSBURG -- Central Washington, which lost starting point guard Nate Jackson to graduation, has possibly found a successor. Jon Clift, who helped lead Spokane to a runner-up finish to Yakima Valley in the NWAACC Tournament in March, has decided to conti...

Prep golf -- Overcoming over and over - 
YAKIMA -- In the opening minute of what would be one of the biggest victories in the history of West Valley's girls basketball program, Liz Tikriti was forced to do something which for her was unthinkable. She sat. Inside her right knee was so much ligame...

5/9/08 This week on track - 
YAKIMA SPEEDWAY What: Late Models, Super Stocks, Hobby Sportsman, Hobby Stocks, Hornets, Bump to Pass, Youth Hornets. When: Saturday. Gates open at 4 p.m., racing at 5. Note: Quiet since the Apple Cup, the Speedway hosts its first full local slate of raci...

Prep report -- Small-school vaulting flying high with TL-G - 
Is it track and field for the Trout Lake-Glenwood program or, more specifically, simply track and pole vault? Hard to tell since nine of the 15 boys in the two-school program have competed in the event and three of them are among the top four 1B vaulters...

Yakima Valley track and field leaders - 
THROUGH WEDNESDAY BOYS 100 -- FAT: Brett Blanshan (Selah) 10.79, Cade Wandling (Prosser) 10.86, Marco Martinez (Toppenish) 11.00, Dana Wells (Riverside Christian) 11.23, Cody Bruns (Prosser) 11.43, Jonathan Newport (Eisenhower) 11.43. Wind aided: Blanshan...

CBA -- Potential Sun Kings owners emerge - 
YAKIMA -- While work progresses on a deal with local investors to buy the Sun Kings, another potential buyer has emerged -- and he's one quite familiar to fans. Otis Harlan said Thursday that he's seriously interested in reaquiring the team that he owned ...

CWU Hall of Fame -- Central marks a season of firsts - 
YAKIMA -- More than one member of the 1987-88 Central Washington women's basketball team admitted to memory lapses when asked about the historic team. "That was, after all, 20 years ago," one of them explained. True. But closer examination reveals that a...

5/9/08 Hot Tickets - 
TODAY BASEBALL: Take your pick between these two CWAC district semifinals -- Ellensburg at Selah and Ephrata at East Valley. Both start at 4 p.m. Meanwhile, Naches Valley hosts Kiona-Benton in a SCAC semifinal. SATURDAY BOYS SOCCER: Sunnyside hosts Eastm...

5/9/08 Prep standings - 
Fastpitch CWAC W L Othello 15 1 East Valley 14 2 Ellensburg 14 2 Selah 13 3 Grandview 5 11 Prosser 5 11 Quincy 5 11 Ephrata 5 11 Toppenish 2 14 Wapato 2 14 Today's games Othello at Selah (2), 3:30 p.m. Saturday's games Prosser at Grandview (2), 10 a.m. T...

Prep Roundup -- Mercado's goals lift Selah - 
YAKIMA -- Senior Israel Mercado scored early and late -- both times with the help of Michael Fadden -- and lifted Selah to a 2-1 overtime victory over East Valley in a loser-out CWAC district boys soccer match on Thursday. Mercado scored on an assist from...

5/8/08 Valley Sports Weekly bulletin board - 
BASEBALL: Yakima National Little League will be hosting an all-you-can-eat spaghetti feed at 6 p.m. Saturday at the V.F.W. Post 379 located at Fifth and Walnut avenues. Tickets are $20. There will be door prizes, a silent auction, and music by Wise Blood....

Rec notes -- Rebels teams win tourney titles - 
YAKIMA -- Two Yakima Rebels teams posted top-two finishes in their inaugural Rebel Yell youth baseball tournament last weekend at Elks Park. The U-10 Rebels won the championship, defeating the Moses Lake GTLs 12-2 on Sunday afternoon. The U-12 Rebels were...

Local report -- Wilkins' double helps lift Yaks to split - 
YAKIMA -- Ezzard Wilkins' two-run double highlighted a four-run eighth inning and lifted Yakima Valley to a 10-7 win over Blue Mountain and a split of its Eastern Region doubleheader Wednesday at Parker Field. The Timberwolves won the opener 9-3. Wilkins'...

Prep roundup -- Sunnyside soccer nabs state berth - 
SUNNYSIDE -- Who needs 80 minutes to win a soccer match when you only need three? Sunnyside's boys punched in a goal just that quick on Wednesday and it stood up for a 1-0 victory over Kamiakin in the Class 3A regional tournament. With their eighth consec...

CWU Hall of Fame -- An early call - 
YAKIMA -- A lengthy look at the grand scheme of Central Washington basketball, plus a cursory glance at the Wildcats' record book, makes clear that since Ryan Pepper's departure in 1995, his induction into the school's hall of fame would be less a matter...

5/8/08 Valley Sports Weekly results - 
Golf Apple Tree MEN'S DIVISION May 4 First Flight -- Gross: 1, Van Johnson 76; 2, Mike Sutton 81. Net: 1, Butch Lenberg 68; 2, Jack Shaw 76. Second Flight -- Gross: 1, Kirk Galloway 85; 2, Joe Lenberg 93. Net: 1, (tie) Jack Shaw 73, Stan Hinson 73. WOMEN...

Prep baseball -- Forgey leads Ranger blowout - 
NACHES -- Finding the difference between this year's Naches Valley baseball team and last year's state-runner-up version wasn't easy against River View. There's still plenty of patience at the plate and starter Lucas Forgey's whiff-inducing pitching hide ...

5/7/08 Fastpitch standings - 
Fastpitch CWAC W L Othello 15 1 East Valley 14 2 Ellensburg 14 2 Selah 13 3 Grandview 5 11 Quincy 5 11 Ephrata 4 10 Prosser 4 10 Toppenish 2 14 Wapato 2 14 Tuesday's results Othello 6-5, East Valley 2-1 Ellensburg 13-16, Toppenish 0-1 SCAC West W L Zi...

Prep soccer/fastpitch roundup -- Wahluke rallies to beat Highland in SCAC semifinals - 
COWICHE -- Rallying from an early deficit, Wahluke's boys soccer team surged to a 3-1 victory over Highland in a SCAC semifinal match on Tuesday. The Warriors (13-5) will play at Connell on Thursday at 4 p.m. in the district championship. The winner quali...

Prep soccer -- Grandview gets defensive in win over East Valley - 
GRANDVIEW -- Nice time to bring out your best defensive performance of the season. With a trip to the Class 2A state playoffs on the line, Grandview's boys soccer team rode the eight-save effort of junior goalkeeper Teclo Perez to a 1-0 victory over East ...