High School Sports

Photo credit: Kevin Phillips 2019 Selah (Wash.) running back Jake Weber was incredibly patient in the recruiting process, and it paid off with a perfect landing spot in Eastern Oregon University. He had a multitude of college offers he was considering, including schools like Pacific Lutheran University, Whitworth University, George Fox University, and Dakota-Wesleyan University...

Photo credit: 1460 ESPN Yakima  Key players Jadon Bugni C - Bugni is one of the top overall baseball recruits in the state. Last year he hit .431 with six home runs, en route to 2A Player Of The Year honors. Bugni had multiple Division I schools reach out to him, and he chose Washington State this past Summer...

Key Players Jackson Van De Brake SS - Jackson comes from a long lineage of quality Van De Brake baseball players. The returning First Team All Leaguer has a compact swing that generated a .338 average last season. Defensively he’s as good as they come at shortstop...

Key Players Justin Hudson SS/P - Hudson returns as one of the top players in the EWAC this season. Last year he had an incredible season with a .418 average and 30 runs scored. He’s also going to be one of the Coyotes top pitchers. Dawson Byers 3B/P - He’s a returning second team all EWAC performer...

The biggest thing the Cadets need to work on this year is playing mistake-free baseball. Errors and wasted starts killed this group down the stretch last season. While there is a good level of talent on this years ballclub, there isn’t enough to just coast by.

Photo credit: 1460 ESPN Yakima Three Key Players Kaden Magana 2B/P - Magana is an excellent leadoff hitter who almost never finds himself in a slump. He had a special season last year hitting .364, and striking out just one time. Defensively he’s highly versatile, but will find himself at second base this year...

Selah is going to be tested. Anything short of a 20+ win season would be surprising; pencil them in very lightly at the top of the CWAC standings.

Photo credit: Brenda Hartline-Juarez 2020 Yakima (Wash.) Davis Guard Earl Lee picked up one of the biggest honors in the state this season, the Big Nine Conference MVP award. The 6-foot-1 junior sensation had by far the best year in the league, and it wasn’t very close...

Every once in a while you’ll get that one game, and you’ll realize, I need to see that one. Saturday night's Zillah vs. Cashmere matchup is that game.

Photo credit: S. Carter Action Images 2019 Zillah (Wash.) guard Cesar Diaz is a player that’s largely flown under the radar throughout his high school career. That’s through no fault of his own however. The 5-10 prospect is a multi-year starter for powerhouse Zillah, he has two All-League awards to his name, and there’s an array of colleges knocking on his door...