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@Yakima_Herald outdoors/sports reporter. Soccer referee. @bringonthecats podcaster. Formerly @Shreveporttimes HS sports. He/him.

Yakima, WA
Joined July 2011
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7 years
@romeo_christin @oscarmiked You're not going to believe this, but the article in question was written by a white male.
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Cooper Kupp finished his remarkable regular season with 145 catches for 1,946 yards, second in NFL history in both categories. He became the 4th player all-time and the first since 2005 to win the triple crown, leading the league in receptions, rec yards and rec touchdowns.
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5 years
What a shot! Toppenish wins 64-62!
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@harrylylesjr @SamanthaDewig No, he doesn't. From the article: "Mendenhall, from San Diego, has been eating at Chick-fil-A every day (excluding Sundays) for the past several months..." The headline is a lie.
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2 years
This is the scene at the Henry Beauchamp Center as friends, family and supporters wait for MarJon Beauchamp to hear his name called at the NBA Draft.
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@AttackingThird This was also my reaction.
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@eric_nehm @TheAthletic He’s gotta save money for his newspaper subscriptions.
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8 years
@JulieDiCaro @realDonaldTrump It was Jan. 21st in very eastern Russia.
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2 years
There are a few people who wanted to see MarJon Beauchamp today at YVC.
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6 years
@slPelifian87 @betsy_klein Oh, that's well-documented. A Google search turns up much more, but this is a good start:
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9 years
Here's Maddy Talbot's save to send Byrd to New Orleans for the title game vs. Mt. Carmel next Saturday at 5 p.m.
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3 years
@RexChapman If you made just a minimal effort at sourcing, you would know this is a little girl (who happens to live in Yakima), not a little boy. I mean, when you can’t even match the sourcing standards of E! News, it might be time to reevaluate how you’re doing things.
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@TimbersFC @ctoner @SportsCenter The rare goal that would fit in on both the Top 10 and the Not Top 10.
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9 years
The #STLCards appear to enjoy the big stage/pressure situations. They improved to 4-0 on Sunday Night Baseball with yet another comeback.
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5 years
Selah’s Payton Andreas finishes off a complete game for the state title with a strikeout. 7-1 final.
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9 years
#STLCards beat the Cubs 10-9 to become the first team to win 19 of its first 25 since the 2003 Yankees, who finished 101-61.
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2 years
MarJon continues to deliver on his goal of giving back to the Yakima community every month, even during a busy rookie season.
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🗓: Pre-registration The Holiday Dinner is FREE TO ALL. Every child 12 and under will receive a gift, 📞: PLEASE Call (509)-575-6114 for more information on Pre- Registration & All Other Questions. Please let less fortunate families know 🙏🏽 Love yall Yakima 💚 forever my home
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7 years
Unreal. Brock Ellis just got this shot to give Zillah its first lead of the game, 84-83. 4 seconds left.
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4 years
@CriswellWJ @bubbaprog You didn’t need to Google that. It’s right there on the check.
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Awesome news for Big Sky MVP and former Ellensburg standout Steele Venters. He'll be moving down the road from Cheney to Spokane with 2 seasons of eligibility remaining.
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ITS GO TIME! 🐶
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9 years
#STLCards win 7-5 and still haven't allowed more than 5 runs in a game all season.
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9 years
Matt Carpenter on Wacha: "Every time he goes out, you feel like you’re going to win a game." So far, that feeling has been right. #STLCards
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9 years
The #STLCards got outhit 12-6, got a runner to 3rd with less than 1 out and didn't score twice, but still won. This team....
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9 years
Northwood WR is officially a Houston Cougar. #HTownTakeover @uhcougarfb
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4 years
@eegodeath @Rcoleman_21 The conservative media, sure. The Seattle Times got this horrific story right. Please don’t group all media together like this.
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9 years
Grichuk got a single and disliked the rare feeling of being on first base so much, he stole second base on the first pitch. #STLCards
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4 years
@ddale8 Socks with sandals? This is the first time I've seriously questioned your judgment.
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9 years
Believe it or not, Jhonny Peralta leads the #STLCards in all 3 Triple Crown categories. He's batting .321 with 9 HRs and 34 RBIs.
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1 year
@BrianMFloyd This dude’s Wikipedia page is incredible.
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9 years
Matt Adams delivers the clutch hit and the #STLCards win their fourth straight, 2-1 in 10 innings. Randy Choate gets a rare win.
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5 years
Former Zillah guard Callie Delp semes to be adjusting to college basketball well. She hit a jumper with 3 seconds left today to give YVC a 56-55 win over Peninsula at the Wenatchee Valley Classic.
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8 years
@realDonaldTrump I can't imagine why!
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5 years
Imagine being a 1A wrestler and knowing that Toppenish will be dropping down to your classification next year after obliterating 2A competition (and everyone else in WA) the last two years.
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5 years
Davis entered tonight averaging 73 points per game. West Valley went into the Davis gym and won 62-22 to stay unbeaten in Big 9 play. 🔒🔒🔒
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9 years
Matt Carpenter leads the Cardinals all by himself in BA, SLG %, runs, RBIs, HRs, doubles, hits, and total bases. Not walks. #STLCards
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9 years
Greg Garcia said he's getting his home run ball back, and he's going to sign another ball for the fan who caught it. #STLCards
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3 years
Only a handful of high school basketball players score 1,000 points. I've never actually heard of anyone grabbing 1,000 rebounds, until Selah's Noah Pepper reached the milestone tonight with 25 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Ellensburg to keep the Vikings unbeaten.
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9 years
Kolten Wong is hitting 13-for-22 (.591) with 8 RBIs during his 6-game hitting streak. How do you say "red-hot" in Hawaiian? #STLCards
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9 years
I just saw a fan wearing #STLCards jersey and a #Royals hat. I don't think that's OK in any scenario.
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9 years
Walking back to my car, I saw a Cubs fan fall down, which is probably a good metaphor for the Cubs offense so far this series. #STLCards
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9 years
Thru 70 games, despite all the injuries, the #STLCards are 8 wins ahead of the pace set by the '11 World Champs, 4 ahead of the '06 team.
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3 years
MarJon Beauchamp showed out again at Treasure Valley with a Rockets scout in attendance: 36 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists in 35 minutes of a 107-76 YVC win. Apparently he’s taking the advice to work on his shot to heart: 13-24 from the field, 7-10 from 3 and 3-3 from the line.
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9 years
Man in Kris Bryant jersey is telling #STLCards to "step it up." Cards fans around him are offering some historical facts about the Cubs.
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7 years
More good news for Gonzaga fans after the big win over BYU. Kittitas guard Brock Ravet broke a longstanding Yakima Valley record with 55 points in a big win over Walla Walla Valley. He hit 15 (!) threes and still dished out 8 assists. #RavetWatch
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9 years
Fun Fact: The Reds have scored more runs in 7 innings tonight (16) than they scored in 6 games against the Cardinals (15).
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5 years
Zillah's Teegan Waldman hit 12 threes tonight. Ridiculous. That accounted for all 36 of his points, which actually isn't the high score of the night. But we'll get to that later....
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6 years
Brock Ravet hits a reverse layup for the record. 2,852 points.
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9 years
Greg Garcia could not have picked a better time for his first career MLB home run. We are tied, and the #Cubs have their 10th blown save.
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9 years
Mike Matheny on his pitchers: "Lance Lynn's our most improved hitter by far, mostly 'cause you couldn't have gotten much worse." #STLCards
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3 years
@ddale8 The irony of that coming from an account that begins with "No lie" is great. Thank you for all the excellent fact checking you do.
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9 years
Yadi's walk means every #STLCards position player in the lineup has reached base for the second straight game.
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5 years
Congratulations to Toppenish's Isaac Perez for surpassing 1,000 career points with 21 tonight at Quincy. This is my 4th year covering Yakima Valley basketball and Perez has definitely been among my favorite players to watch.
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9 years
Today's crowd of 47,875 is the largest in the history of this edition of Busch Stadium. #Cardinals
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2 years
🚨🚨No-hitter alert🚨🚨 Yakima Valley’s Carson Judd went 5 innings and Quentin O’Connor came on in relief for the final 2 to no-hit Grays Harbor for a 10-0 win today at Parker Faller Field.
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9 years
That's Greg Garcia's first home run since August 3, 2014. At any level. #STLCards
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7 years
East Valley wins the district title 49-47 thanks to this game-winner from Delanea Bivins with 5 seconds left.
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9 years
Adam Wainwright has pitched 14 consecutive scoreless innings in Opening Day or Night starts. #Cardinals
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Jhonny Peralta's walkoff home run gives the #STLCards a 3-2 Memorial Day win and puts them back in first in MLB.
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John Lackey says he and the other pitchers gave Carlos Martinez some trouble for being the only #STLCards starter without a hit this season.
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5 years
Luciano Martinez puts in the winning kick for Toppenish in the shootout over Grandview.
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9 years
Here's hoping Greg Garcia's home run went to a fan willing to give up the baseball. That's one he might want to keep. #STLCards
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6 years
Gonzaga signee Brock Ravet went off again for another triple-double. 36 points (32 after 3 quarters), 11 rebounds, 11 assists in a 92-53 win for Kittitas over a small Oregon school that was 16-1 before tonight. Caleb Harris had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
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4 years
I hope someone asks Ryan what he thinks about this interview 20 years from now. Amazing.
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Ryan Moffet scored 28 points to lead Odessa to a 62-36 win over Yakama Nation Tribal to capture the 1B state championship. After cutting down the nets, Washington's all-time leading scorer joined @TaylorBrooksTV and... Let's just say that it's worth a watch.
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9 years
All 5 #STLCards starters have now gone at least 7 innings in their last outing. Impressive.
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5 years
If there's a Sixth Woman Award in the NWAC I think it would have to go to Toppenish grad Jenni Johnson. She just keeps scoring for YVC and put up 31 tonight in an 85-61 win over Spokane to move the Yaks into sole possession of 2nd place in the NWAC East.
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4 years
Congrats to AP 1st team all-state selections Noah Pepper (Selah), Isaac Perez (Toppenish), Mason Landdeck (Zillah), Levi Rivera (Riverside Christian), Bryce Strom (Yakama Tribal), Dylan Philip (Ellensburg), Kylie Sherman (Selah), Trista Hull (La Salle) and Jada Liulamaga (YT).
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4 years
Congratulations to Toppenish's Isaac Perez on breaking his brother Isiah's school-record with 1,304 career points. As coach JoJo Mesplie said, he's going to be difficult to replace.
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9 years
Randal Grichuk just Lorenzo Cain'd Lorenzo Cain. What a play. #STLCards
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6 years
Hailey Van Lith sored 36 with 7 rebounds but fell to 0-2 in state titles. Something tells me she'll be OK. LeBron was once 0-2 in NBA Finals.
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1A Girls Basketball Championship: Lynden Christian 50 - Cashmere 48 #HardwoodClassic
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9 years
After 7 shutout innings from John Lackey, the #STLCards starting rotation has an ERA of 2.19, easily the lowest in the NL.
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9 years
Matt Carpenter gives a quick curtain call for his game-tying 3-run HR, and the Cardinals fans are pleased.
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5 years
Prosser QB Haden Hicks is done for the season after he broke his collarbone in two places last night and he'll have surgery Monday. Obviously a huge loss for the Mustangs. The one piece of good news is Hicks should be healthy in time for basketball season.
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5 years
Toppenish survives to beat Selah 85-77 and capture its first district title since 1985. What a game.
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8 years
@Edpilkington Is this some kind of weird joke?
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9 years
Randal Grichuk: The man who doesn't hit singles. #STLCards
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9 years
Yadi gets a nice cheer from #STLCards fans for his first at-bat since he got hit in the knee with a foul ball last Friday.
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9 years
Since the game when Matt Holliday got hurt, Randal Grichuk is batting .317 with 5 home runs and 11 RBIs. Not bad for a "backup." #STLCards
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7 months
My seats at the Moda Center weren't as good this season thanks to the other guy making his celebrated return to the PNW, but I still got to catch up with Yakima's MarJon Beauchamp to talk about the successes and struggles of his second NBA season.
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7 years
More WIAA RPI absurdity: The undefeated Zillah girls are ranked 4th behind La Salle (17-4), a team Zillah beat twice in league play.
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6 years
Always great to see local teams supporting each other.
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T-Tone
6 years
Combine student sections for tonight??? La Salle @ 3:00, Us @ 5:00, Selah @ 9:00?? Let’s make it happen??👀👀 @jakeweber2311 @aubreylraymond @Elijah_pepper12 @calvin_herting @kamdizz_ @KieranKershaw24 @GraceGabriel3
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2 years
Congrats to Toppenish soccer on clinching yet another league title with today's 3-1 win over Highland. Alexander Magana scored all 3 goals to bring his season total to 30, twice as many as anyone else in the Yakima Valley.
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4 years
@cubosh @gidalkaiser This pairs well with the line from @KillerMike : “Never forget in the story of Jesus, the hero was killed by the state.”
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3 years
This is a serious question for Washington high school football historians: Has any team ever had a more dominant season than Royal? 14-0 with 8 shutouts, no games closer than a 35-14 semifinal win and a 41-0 rout of No. 2 Eatonville in the championship. Hard to top that.
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7 years
Prosser’s Teegan Cox with the CLUTCH 3 to tie this game at 60. 5 seconds left.
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9 years
The #STLCards have 8 doubles in their last 9 innings, and 6 of those hitters have come around to score.
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9 years
Another gem from Carlos Martinez and a lot of doubles results in a 4-1 win to complete the sweep against the Cubs. #STLCards
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3 years
Toppenish just took a sledgehammer to Zillah's remarkable 122-game SCAC West win streak. Wildcats win 72-44 on Senior Night. Incredible defensive effort, especially by Shane Rivera against Luke Navarre.
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6 years
Kim Mulkey and the Baylor staff are back in Yakima to watch Cashmere’s Hailey Van Lith.
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3 years
MarJon Beauchamp went off again for YVC, scoring 34 points in 32 minutes and grabbing 8 rebounds while dishing out 5 assists. He hit 6 threes, which I believe is a season-high, in a 111-90 win over Big Bend.
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7 years
I asked Zillah coach Mario Mengarelli how you guard this. His response? "You don't."
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9 years
Matt Holliday's on-base streak will end on a pitch MLB GameDay says did not touch the inside corner. #STLCards
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3 years
After a relatively quiet first game, YVC's MarJon Beauchamp is putting up the kind of numbers you'd expect from an NBA prospect playing in the NWAC. He's got 18 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists at halftime in Wenatchee.
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3 years
I spoke to Marjon Beauchamp and others at YVC to learn more about how his basketball journey came to include a stop at his old local community college, and why he's enjoying the ride.
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9 years
5 straight wins for the #STLCards as they finish the sweep by beating Cincinnati 2-1. Washington is next.
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9 years
Whitey Herzog on his best player: "When I'm in KC, I say George. When I'm in StL, I say Ozzie and when I'm in Columbia, I say both of them."
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5 years
How did Toppenish go from 8-10 in the CWAC last season to 17-1 district champs? It all starts with senior point guard Isaac Perez and his understanding that for the team to be great he wasn't the only one who needed to be better.
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7 years
Selah, undefeated CWAC champions.
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5 years
Clay Delp put up a season-high 25 points for Zillah in their 67-58 win over La Center. I'm looking forward to watching him and Mason Landdeck go up against Seattle Academy guard Leo DeBruhl tomorrow at 4:30.
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