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Eastmont boys to lock horns with Rams again
EAST WENATCHEE — There’s a long and heated history between the Eastmont and West Valley boys basketball programs, but the winner of Friday’s 7 p.m. Big Nine 3A district tournament contest in Yakima between the old Mid-Valley League rivals will have the ultimate last word. The game will be the last for the foreseeable future that the fifth-seeded Wildcats and fourth-seeded Rams will play as league opponents — West Valley is moving down to Class 2A to play in the CWAC next school year, while Eastmont will move up to the 4A ranks of the Big Nine — but even more importantly, whichever team loses will be sent home for the winter.
Prep playoff brackets; standings; AP prep polls
Prep playoff brackets; standings; AP prep polls
Tuesday’s prep box scores; playoff brackets
Tuesday’s prep box scores; playoff brackets
'Cats considering colleges
EAST WENATCHEE — With the college football signing period in full swing, two Eastmont football players are considering joining college programs.
Wrestlers don’t let diabetes keep them down
Grueling sport adds obstacles
Wrestling is known for the toll it takes on its participants. Practices are a taxing affair, tournaments are day- or weekend-long feats of endurance, and there’s the constant struggle to keep weight. Now imagine trying to handle that all while dealing with diabetes.
EHS boys clinch playoff spot
Girls lock up second place
Eastmont boys basketball coach Mike Waters called Friday’s 62-53 win over old rival West Valley “the biggest win of the season.” It’s not a stretch, because it ensured that the Wildcats’ season would last into next week.
Wild split with Fairbanks
Wenatchee finishes homestand at 3-3; still in third place
WENATCHEE — With the Wenatchee Wild’s three-weekend-long homestand in the books, the good news is the Wild were able to tread water. Of course, that could be taken as bad news as well.
Panther wrestlers 3rd at districts
PASCO — The Wenatchee wrestling team finished third Saturday at the Columbia Basin Big Nine 4A district championships, held at Chiawana High School. The Panthers advanced 11 wrestlers to next week’s regional tournament, and had two district champions — Kyle Lesmeister, who pinned Walla Walla’s Logan Reardon to win the 220-pound weight bracket, and Ignacio Molinero, who defeated teammate Ryan Osterlund 5-1 to take first-place honors in the 285-pound bracket.
Defense allows Goats to leapfrog Kodiaks
LEAVENWORTH — A dominant defensive performance in the second half keyed the Chelan boys to a 59-39 victory over Cascade Friday night, moving the Goats past the Kodiaks into the third seed to next week’s district playoffs. Though the Kodiaks led 26-21 at halftime, they managed just 13 points on four field goals in the second half.
Swimming: WHS, EHS finish 3rd
Wenatchee and Eastmont both finished third in their respective boys swim and dive district championship meets at Central Washington University Friday and Saturday. Eastmont broke five previous state records but ended up with just four individual titles in the 3A meet — team champ Hanford (3:25.87) also broke the district record in the 400 free relay and just out-touched the Wildcats (3:26.24) to take the win.