High School Sports
Members of the Brewster High School varsity track and field team include, front row, from left: Ernie Nanamkin, Kim Nila, Kelsey Ochoa, Giselle De La Paz, Victoria Rios, Julissa Olvera, Betty Martinez, Miriam Garcia. Standing, from left: Freddi Bastidas, Tessa Orozco, Brandon Bach, Clarissa Zepeda, Alfredo Nila, Marta Martinez, Ubaldo Arellano, Esmeralda Ochoa, Samantha Arellano, Juan Arellano, Karste Wright, Juan Garcia, Ramiro Rincon, Duvan Martinez, Raul Jimenez, Miguel Hernandez.
BREWSTER – Despite losing three state competitors – Chance Williams, Cade Smith and Drew Dezellem – to graduation last year, the Bears varsity track and field has two state athletes among 14 veterans returning this season. The team more than held its own in its first meet of the season at the well...
Members of the Brewster High School varsity boys’ baseball team are, front row, from left: Cade Gebbers, Logan McGuire, Javier Whitehouse, Eric Martinez, Jeff Sonneman, Jorge Ramirez, Gage Fletcher, and Corey Jarrell. Pictured back row, from left, are: Anthony Olvera, Kade Kelpman, Caiden Riggan, Isaac Baker, Ben Witt, and Joe Taylor.
BREWSTER – In a pair of lopsided wins, the Brewster High School varsity boys’ baseball team held visiting Oroville scoreless in a doubleheader played Saturday, March 18.
Following a 5-3 loss to Okanogan on Thursday, March 16, it was the Bear’s first home-season win.
Coach Todd Phillips said...
Maret Miller fields an Oroville hit…
The Lady Bears varsity softball team picked up a pair of wins over visiting Oroville Hornets, 15-0, and 17-2, last Saturday, March 18. See the story on page B3.
Members of the Pateros Billygoats varsity baseball team include, front row, from left: Andrew Gonzalez, Jess Ginter, Zane Dodge, Kobe Thixton, Slade Ginter. Osvaldo Amaya, and Lucas Miller. Back row, from left are: Dakota Poole, Logan Robinson, Max Ewing, Tag Easter, Jeremy Piechalski, Alex Vargas, and Doug Viebrock. Not pictured are Dan Rossman and Scott Moore.
PATEROS – Long-time Pateros High School varsity baseball coach, Bob Van Lith lost one senior to graduation and has the core of his experienced veterans back for another season of Billygoats varsity baseball.
All of Van Lith’s returning players are multi-sport athletes including Dakota Poole,...
Confluence Club Volleyball draws players like these seven girls from Omak, Brewster and Pateros to practice in the Pateros High School gym. Pictured front row, from left are: Catie MacDonald (eighth grade, Omak), Cassidy Coffell (sixth grade, Omak), and Emerson Webster (eighth grade, Brewster). Back row, from left, are: Mariah Campos (eighth grade, Omak), Jessi Hixon (freshman, Pateros), Taylor Harrild (freshman, Pateros), and Jessica Contreras (freshman, Pateros). Club volleyball begins after the high school season ends in mid-November and ends at the Evergreen Region (Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho, Montana) Championships in mid-April.
Members of the Pateros High School varsity tennis team include, front row, from left: Aidan Hall, Macayla Buchmann, Lupe Martinez, and Monse Hernandez. Pictured in the back row, from left, are: Luis Solis, Connor Hernandez, Fiona Maitland, and Jesus Mota. Not pictured are Ivan Ceniceros and Sam Larsen.
PATEROS – When young athletes are getting their first exposures to a sport and their first experiences with varsity competition, a focus on fundamentals of the game and improvement is often a sound choice for a coach.
That’s what Pateros High School varsity tennis coach, Sean Hiltz plans to do...
Members of the 2017 Bridgeport varsity baseball team include, front row, from left, Jesus Torres, Cristian Duran, and Brandon Valdovinos. Middle row, from left, Andrew Gaines, Francisco Torres, Miguel Mendoza, Daniel Ibarra, Erik Gomez, Leo Razo, Brandon Medel, David Valdovinos, and Axel Martinez. Back row, from left, Jonathan Flores, Carlos Flores, Jose Flores, Zachary Gonzalez, Miguelangel Orozco, Daniel Galvan, David Garcia, Bryan Flores, and Karim Martinez. Not pictured are Isai Acevado and Tano Martinez,
BRIDGEPORT – With just three veterans returning to its 2017 lineup, the Bridgeport High School varsity baseball team will be heavily into rebuilding this year, according to new coach, Jesse Macy.
“We’ve had a drastic turnover from this year to last,” said Macy. “We have three returning veterans,...
Members of the Bridgeport High School 2017 varsity boys’ soccer team include, back row, from left, Kevin Cervantes, Luis Mendoza, Carlos Mariles, Richie Torres, Hugo Santana, Rafael Martinez, Dustin Garcia (manager), Kevin Moreno, Freddy Valdovinos, Samuel Garcia, Juan Garcia, Fernando Garcia (manager), and Omar Ibarra. Pictured in the third row, from left, are: Alex Zarate, Osvaldo Orozco, Ramiro Espino, Diego Martinez, Daniel Valdovinos, Santiago Moreno, Luis Campos, Leonel Espinoza, and Gustavo Garcia. Second row, kneeling, from left, are: Sergio Penaloza, Jose Garcia, Tony Ruiz, Beto Dominguez (manager), Gustavo Galvez, Florentino Martinez, Edward Martinez, John Hernandez, Tommy Gutierrez, Raul Martinez, and Alexis Valdovinos. Reclining in front are Carlos Ruiz and Edgar Meza. Not pictured are Elvis Gomez, Kevin Torres, and Oscar Gomez.
BRIDGEPORT – The Mustangs varsity boys’ soccer team got their first taste of competition against 1A Chelan and 2B Manson at Chelan Falls last Monday, March 13.
Playing abbreviated 25-minute games against the Goats and Trojans, Bridgeport came up short, 2-0, in both matches, but coach Gabe Gonzalez...
The Bridgeport High School 2017 varsity track and field team members include, front row, from left; Mateo Martinez, Nicanor Palacios, Ethan Skiff, Rubi Galvan, Edgar Alcantara, Josias Lucas, Leonardo Sanchez, Jose Lopez, Luis Cervantes, and Jenny Gomez. Pictured in the second row, from left, are: Maura Morales, Samantha Martinez, Emily Saucedo, Elizabeth Landin, Jesse Gomez, Ana Trejo, Catalina Martinez, Alondra Jimenez, Liliana Medel, Yareli Palacios, Yojaira Velazquez, Karina Craig, Itzel Muniz, Lesly Velasco, Jesus Alameda, Steven Bucio, Jesus Bravo, Raquel Hernandez, and Maria Silva. Third row, from left, includes: Esmeralda Garcia, David Ochoa, Ivette Orozco, Yohana Velazquez, Kaiden Morris, Brevin Evenson, Kobe Oregon, Lupe Cancino, Jonathon Taizan, Clay Morris, Ivan Munoz, Joshua Villegas, Ronaldo Ubaldo, Jordi Hernandez, Ian Dodson, Issac Ochoa, Juan Trejo, and Jasmine LeDuc.
BRIDGEPORT – Nearly 50 Mustangs and Fillies, including state veterans and school record-holders, will give the high school varsity track and field team a large and well-spread representation at meets this year.
Coach Mike Selle said he has state veterans in David Ochoa, Nicanor Palacios, Jenny...
Sophomore, Isaac Baker (12) gets fouled on a shot attempt and then hits one-for-two from the free-throw line.
SPOKANE – It was anybody’s game right down to the final seconds between the Brewster Bears and Liberty (Spangle) Lancers as both teams fought to survive the loser-out first round of Central Washington 2B state basketball competition in the Spokane Arena last Wednesday, March 1. As the clock played...
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