Swimming lessons are underway at the Toppenish pool. The Toppenish pool staff will offer four swimming lesson sessions. Registration for Session II will be July 2 and 3, with the second lesson series underway on July 6. Session III begins July 20 and Session IV will start Aug. 3. The fee for swimming lessons is $25 for Toppenish residents and $31 for non-residents. Swimming lesson registration is at the pool. The Toppenish pool is open daily for public and family swimming. For a complete list of pool swimming times, contact the pool or City hall. Daily swimming fees are $3 for adults in Toppenish, $3.75 for adult non-residents, $2 for Toppenish children 12 and under and $2.75 for children outside the Toppenish area. Individual and family pool passes are available at Toppenish City Hall.

The SCAC State Tournament proved to be tough competition this past weekend, however both Cody and Troy Dunbar said they feel great about how they played. 

Anthony Galaviz of Toppenish won the state 2A Track & Field title in the javelin throw on Friday in Tacoma. Galaviz also won a state title in swimming this spring during state competition in Federal Way

Zillah earned a state berth in Saturday’s SCAC district tournament at the Gateway Sports Complex.

Two Zillah High School tennis players will compete in the state championships in Yakima on May 29 and 30, following SCAC 1A District play.

Registration is now available for the Zillah Leopard basketball camp for grades K-8, to be held June 15-17.
Registration is $65, and forms may be picked up at Fulton Elementary School.
Checks should be made payable to Zillah Athletic Boosters, and mailed or dropped off at the school at 211 4th Ave., Zillah, 98953.
For more information on the upcoming camp, contact Mindi Winters at 829-5565, or Doug Burge at 829-5400.

PROSSER  — Victor Corona fired in two goals in a six-minute span in the second half to spark Prosser’s boys soccer team to a 2-0 victory over Toppenish in the CWAC district championship on Saturday.
Corona, a junior, broke the scoreless tie in the 54th minute and added his second goal in the 60th minute.
Toppenish (10-9) hosted a first-round state match on Tuesday against Medical Lake (11-8), the Great Northern runner-up.
First half: No scoring.
Second half: 1, Prosser, Victor Corona, 54:00; 2, Prosser, Corona, 60:00.
Saves: Leo Fuentes (T) 6, Amado Torres (P) 7.

Saturday, May 16th:
GOLDENDALE 16-16, GRANGER 2-7: At Granger, Sydney Bloom pitched a one-hitter in the first game and had two hits in the second as the Timberwolves concluded their regular season with a sweep to earn the West Division’s No. 4 seed into next week’s district tournament.

Saturday, May 16th:
ELLENSBURG 13, WAPATO 1:
Wapato          100    000    0    —    1    3    4
Ellensburg    182    002    x    —    13    9    0
Pitt, DeLeon (2), Alvarado (5) and DeLeon; Storey, Smith (5), Ferrell (6), Engel (7) and Morris, Smith (6).
Highlight: Taylor Young (E) 2-3, 3 RBI; Joel Greear (E) 2-3, 2b, 3 RBI; John Ellersick (E) 1-1, HR, 2 RBI; Michael McNeight (E) 1-2, 2 RBI.

Toppenish High School’s Angie Zuniga finishes the 4x100 relay during the Toppenish Track and Field Meet on April 16. Photo by Peggy Plumlee