Wapato 58, Quincy 39
Wapato girls basketball team cruised past Quincy at home defeating the Lady Jacks on Saturday. The Lady Wolves held Quincy to just four points in the 3rd quarter.  Sammi Jo Blodgett led the way for Wapato with 12 points and seven assists.  Briana Cordova and Justine  Sosa chipped in 10 points each for Wapato who remain  in second place (13-1) in the CWAC league with just one loss.  
Toppenish 61, Othello 19
  The Lady Wildcats picked up an easy victory against  the visiting Othello Huskies Saturday.  Toppenish’s quick defense held Othello to under 10 points in each quarter. Osiris Rodriguez had a game high 15 points as Belen Carriedo and Tara Bremer chipped in 10 points each for the Lady Wildcats who move to fourth place in the CWAC league with a (8-6) record.
Granger 59, Naches Valley 32
Granger jumped out to an early 15-6 lead in the first quarter of play Saturday evening, and they didn’t let up from there.  The Spartans picked up their seventh league win against the Naches Valley Rangers.  Granger’s Fantasia Reyes had a game high 16 points. Justine Benner paced the Rangers with 14 points and picked up her 1,000 point of her career.
White Swan 63, Warden 26
It was all Cougars Saturday night as the visiting White Swan Cougars went face to face against the Warden Cougars.  Once tipoff started it was obvious, the White Swan  Lady Cougars were on fire Saturday as they picked up their 13th win of the season.  Their offense was commendable, but White Swans defense was immaculate, keeping Warden from scoring a single point in the second quarter.  Amber Jones was the games high scorer with 23 points for White Swan

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Granger's Andrew Reddout hangs in the air as he lays the ball up between three Goldendale players in Tuesday's league game.

Naches Valley 70, Granger 65
Granger lost a close one in overtime Saturday evening.  Facing the Naches Valley Rangers, the Spartans went into the locker-room down 28-19 at halftime.  Granger came back to tie the game at the end of regulation play as Esau Cervantes scored the hoop to send the contest into overtime The Rangers turned out to be the stronger team outscoring Granger 16-11 in the extra period of play.  Andrew Reddout from Granger was high point man with 28 points
Toppenish 77, Othello 46
The Wildcats took control of their home court against the visiting Othello Huskies. Ahead by three heading into the second half, Toppenish burst past the huskies outscoring them 24-10 in the third quarter.   Kyle Jamison had a game high 24 points, Randy Isadore netted 17 points, and Sal Gudino pitched in 12 points to push Toppenish’s record to a league leading (12-2) and (13-3) overall.
Wapato 69, Quincy 46
The Wolf Pack defeated the Quincy Jacks. Wapato jumped out to a 29-20 at the half.  The Wolves didn’t look back as they continued with the same effort they had in the first two quarters to outscore Quincy 69-46 as the final buzzer sounded. Wapato’s Ozzie George racked up a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Shawn Craig chipped in 17 points and Gibby Patterson added 13 points.  The win pushes Wapato’s record to 10-4 league ad (11-5) overall.  
White Swan 64, Warden 50
The White Swan Cougars are a force to be reckoned with. The Cougars, who were visiting home-court Warden, pushed their undefeated record in the league to (7-0) defeating Warden 63-26. White Swan’s Lawrence Fiander had a game high 27 points, while Johnny Zuniga helped out with 12 points. 
Naches Valley 70, Granger 65
Granger lost a close one in overtime Saturday evening.  Facing the Naches Valley Rangers, the Spartans went into the locker-room down 28-19 at halftime.  Granger came back to tie the game at the end of regulation play as Esau Cervantes scored the

It was a back and forth battle for the Toppenish Girls Saturday evening as they took on the visiting Selah Vikings. Both teams played right with each other the whole game, but there could only be one victor. The lady Wildcats came out the second half five points ahead of the lady Vikings.  Selah cut the lead down to two after the third quarter, which set up a nail biting 4th quarter finish.
It was a tie game with less than 10 seconds remaining as Selah went to the free throw line for two crucial shots that would give them the lead.  Going up 40-39 after hitting one of two, the clock started to tick away on the last drive down the court for the lady Wildcats.  With just one second remaining, Osiris Rodriguez put the ball in the bucket for Toppenish to put them over Selah with a 41-40 victory.  Rodriguez led the way for the lady Wildcats with 16 points. The win pushed their record in league play to (6-5) and (8-5) overall.

Wapato 60, Ephrata 46
Wapato tacked on another win this weekend defeating Ephrata at home.  The Pack had three players in double figures. Leading the way was Shawn Craig, who had a game high 20 points, Ozzie George netted 16 points, and Marcus Guevara pulled in a double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. After the weekend, Wapato’s record improves to (8-3) in conference play and (9-4) overall.

Toppenish 65, Selah 38
Selah traveled to Toppenish to take on the CWAC league leading Wildcats Saturday evening. It looked like it was going to be a close one, as Top-High was up three points on the Vikings after the end of the first quarter.  But the Vikings were unable to tame the Wildcats.  Randy Isadore led Toppenish with 15 points as the Wildcats outscored Selah 38-15 in the 2nd and 3rd quarters.  Toppenish had four players score in double figures. West Williams chipped in 13 points, while Kyle Jamison added 11 and Sal Gudino contributed 10 for the eighth-ranked Wildcats who push their record to (10-1) in league and (11-2) overall.

Wapato’s Darian Gasseling, right, and Justine Sosa, left, defend against Ephrata’s Kelsey Yenney as she goes up for a shot in Saturday night’s matchup. Joe Hampton photo

The lady Pack picked up another conference win at home this weekend, running by the third place Ephrata Tigers.  After heading into the locker room with a 10 point lead at the break, the Wapato girls came out in full force in the 2nd half of play. The lady Pack defense was relentless as they swarmed the Tigers, and held on their lead to come out with a 67-49 win.
Briana Cordova led Wapato with 20 points and six steals, Lexi Gomez chipped in 15 and Justine Sosa scored 11 points for Wapato who settles in at second place behind undefeated East Valley (11-0).   The lady Pack push their record to double digits at (10-1) in CWAC conference play and (12-1) overall.

SAMMI! SAMMI! SAMMI!
Wapato senior guard, Sammi Jo Blodgett scored her 1,000th  point in her career over a week ago against Grandview.  It has been almost 30 years since anyone in the district has repeated this achievement. She was honored this last Friday after the girl’s game at home against Toppenish.  Cathy Gonzales, who was the last player to reach 1,000 points in her career, presented the ball from the Grandview game to Blodgett with a plague recognizing her accomplishment.  Congratulations Sammi, keep up the good work! 
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By Joe Hampton
If you live in Granger and were not at the gym Saturday night watching SCAC league basketball, you missed out. The Zillah Leopards came into town ready for a tough battle against the Granger Spartans.  Both teams looked on point and ready to play as they tipped off a game that came down to a dazzling 4th quarter finish. 

It was close all game, as the Leopards led the Spartans by one point heading into the second half with a 32-31 lead.  Granger stuck with Zillah, outscoring the Leopards in the 3rd quarter, and tying up the game heading into the 4th quarter.

Non-league
WARDEN 34, ZILLAH 32
At Warden, Wash.
285: Josh Aho (Z) p. David Martinez, 1:03. 106: Mikey Canales (W) won by forfeit. 113: Kasey Johnson (Z) tf. Rudolfo Gonzalez, 21-5. 120: Javier Tapia (W) md. Juan Diaz, 13-6. 126: Ramses Rodell (W) p. Kody Johnson, 4:55. 132: J.P. Martinez (W) Md. Fidencio Nicolas, 12-3. 138: Diego Hernandez (Z) Md. Ernesto Orasco, 9-1. 145: Sergio Sanchez (Z) tf. Ocualdo Alda, 19-2. 152: Shane McMurray (Z) P. Alex Edwards, 3:00. 160: Carmello DeLeon (W) d. Chris Worford, 10-6. 170: Jim Myers (Z) d. Hector Camacho, 3-2. 182: Jerry Reyes (W) p. Luis Ochoa, 2:31. 195: Lasaro Ochoa (Z) d. Rudy Martinez, 7-0. 220: Adam Hanson (W) p. Jesus Ocosta, 1:18.

A Toppenish defensive player sticks right on the East Valley offensive. Joe Hampton photo

By Joe Hampton
It was a full house in Red Devil country Saturday evening, as East Valley got ready to defend their home court against the visiting Toppenish Wildcats. The East Valley boys were looking for their first win of the season and it looked as though they were going to get it, but the Wildcats had something a little different in mind.

Toppenish, who lead by just 2 points at the end of the 3rd quarter, was able to brush off their opponent and put a dent in the lead, outscoring the Red Devils 22-12 in the 4th quarter. East Valley had a tough time keeping track of the Isadore brothers who combined for 29 points, and Sal Gudino had 17 points, helping the Wildcats win another one on the road 64-52. Anton Valle led East Valley with 19 points while Frankie Navarro and Victor Davilla chipped in 10 points each.

The victory adds to the Wildcats winning record and push’s them to (6-1) in CWAC conference play and (7-2) overall. Toppenish is now at the top of the CWAC in a three-way tie for first sharing the honor with Ellensburg and Prosser.

The girl’s final outcome did not work out the way they had planned. Leading most of the game, the undefeated East Valley Girls were tough, outscoring Toppenish 24-16 in the second half.  The Lady Wildcats (4-3, 6-3) fought hard, but were unable to bring down the lady Red Devils. Toppenish’s Osiris Rodriquez led both teams with 20 points, while East Valley’s Yasi Mohsenian put up a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds.