GRANGER — For the first time several seasons, Granger sports fans got to see their home team, the Spartans, prevail over the Zillah Leopards in an intense volleyball match-up between these long-time rivals.

Pictured: Members of the Zillah High School varsity volleyball team go up for a block during their game Thursday at Granger High School against the Lady Spartans. Photo by William Lewis

TOPPENISH 3, PROSSER 1: At Toppenish, Amy Gone’s 18 kills helped the Wildcats rally to a 21-25, 25-14, 25-16, 25-20 victory.

WAPATO — The Selah Vikings achieved a 5-2 victory against the Wapato Wolves in a Central Washington Athletic Conference (CWAC) league girls’ varsity soccer match-up, held Saturday morning at Wapato High School.

Pictured: Wapato’s number 16 tries to get past a Selah defender during a game Saturday in Wapato. Photo by William Lewis

Showing that they have what it takes to win big, the Zillah Leopards boys’ cross country team won the 1A division at the Connell Invitational with a score of 98 points which turned out to be the top score in all four of the classifications.  The top finishers in each race were awarded ribbons and first place teams received trophies.

TOPPENISH — Marc Garza tossed three touchdown passes and Lee Gomez ran for 178 yards and two TDs as Othello bounced back from a home loss to Prosser by handing the Toppenish Wildcats its first defeat of the season in Central Washington Athletic Conference (CWAC) action on Friday night in Toppenish.

BRIDGEPORT — Moises Contreras ran for two touchdowns and Cesar Hernandez passed for a pair as the eighth-ranked Cougars ran their record to 4-0 heading into next week’s showdown at home against top-ranked La Salle.

ZILLAH — Blair Collins snagged four passes for 78 yards and two touchdowns, and he also returned a second-quarter punt for 71 yards for a TD as defending state champion Royal sailed past the Zillah Leopards in a SCAC battle.

COWICHE — Mychal Lopez ran, threw and returned a kick for a touchdown as the Spartans used a 21-point third quarter to take control of Friday night’s game in Cowiche.

EPHRATA — The Wapato Wolves fell to 1-3 after a 14-0 loss at Ephrata on Friday.

GRANGER — The biggest rivalry game of the season in the South Central Athletic Conference (SCAC) West division ended in a shutout victory for the visiting Zillah Leopards Friday night in Granger.