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COLUMBIA BASIN – More than 200 local athletes earned all-league honors during the fall sports season, ranging from honorable mentions to players of the year. Read along to see what awards athletes from all 12 local schools earned this fall sports season.
EPHRATA – An exciting second half came down to the wire in Friday night’s Central Washington Athletic Conference matchup between Ephrata and previously undefeated East Valley (Yakima), with the Tigers answering a late Red Devil touchdown to take a 21-17 win. “East Valley is a great team, and it was going to take everything that we had,” Ephrata head coach Patrick Mitchell said. “We’ve been through some adversity this year, and that’s only stuff that makes it stronger. There’s going to be an adverse atmosphere at some point and time, and we’re going to be ready for it.” ...
MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake Mavericks lit up the scoreboard in Friday’s season-opening win over Ephrata, scoring multiple times both on offense and special teams in a 58-3 win against the Tigers. “That’s a goal always, to execute in all three phases,” Moses Lake Head Coach Brett Jay said. “We did that tonight, it was a team win. Everyone on the field had an impact.” ...
EPHRATA – The Ephrata Tigers flipped the script on the 2022 season, rallying from a 1-4 start to qualify for the 2A state playoffs and nearly upsetting No. 2 seed W.F. West.