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Sports

Tiger boys top Prosser, Quincy; Lady Tigers split

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Senior Jacob Bartlett launches a throw during the javelin competition Thursday, May 7. Bartlett won the event at 151 feet, 9 inches.
Senior Micah Sandberg launches a throw during the javelin competition Thursday. Sandberg placed seventh at 121-11.
Sophomore Clairissa Johnson braces the starting blocks for junior Jasmine Hernandez during the girls 400. Hernandez placed fourth at 1:03.07, a season best.
Sophomore Brinlea Ohl runs her leg of the 4x200 relay. The Lady Tiger relay of Alexis St. Mary, Jasmine Hernandez, Cynthia Villagran Morales and Ohl placed second in 1:53.26, just 13 hundredths behind Prosser.

Photos by GCJ.news student intern Brooke Kleyn

Ephrata boys swept their home Central Washington Athletic Conference tri-meet Thursday, May 7, defeating Prosser 77-67 and routing Quincy 110-35. The Lady Tigers handled Quincy 114.5-34.5 but fell to league-leading Prosser 102-48.

Ephrata did well in the boys sprints. Hunter Mills won the 100 in 11.64 and the 200 in 23.17. Andy Addink took the 400 in 53.21 trailed by teammate Cooper Black, who ran a personal-best 53.48 for second. The 4x400 relay of Alexander Belino, Maddax Iverson, Black and Addink finished the day with a win in 3:31.62.

Jacob Reyes won the 110 hurdles in 17.31 and took second in the 300 hurdles at 42.83, a season best. Iverson won the 300 hurdles in 40.94.

Caleb Fitts won the 1600 in 4:47.23. Niko Diaz claimed the 3200 in 10:37.54 after running a 4:55.18 personal best for second place in the 1600.

In field events, the Tigers' Jacob Bartlett won the javeline with a toss of 151 feet, 9 inches while Benson Bair was fourth at 137-8. Cooper Kriete had a personal-best throw of 48-8 to take second in the shot put, and 133-10 for second place in the discus. Calvin Lybbert added a 48-6 personal best for fourth in the shot put. Tyler Kono was fourth in the discus at 126-2.

For the Lady Tigers, Zarianna Garcia won the shot put with a personal-best 31-1. Jaiclynn King took the discus with a personal-best 83-8. Lila Buchmann won the javelin at 94-7, followed in second place by Aliyah Lafferty at 92-8.

Ella Schultz cleared a season-best 8-0 for second in the pole vault. Cassidy Cox was second in the high jump at 4-8. Delanie Killinger landed 32-10.5 for second in the triple jump, a season best.

On the track, Ephrata scored two individual firsts. Bella Wood won the 100 hurdles in 17.20 and Abigail Chamberlain took the 3200 in 11:56.88.

Rebecca Wiser ran second in the 800 in 2:41.09 and third in the 1600 in 5:36.23.

The 4x200 team of Alexis St. Mary, Jasmine Hernandez, Cynthia Villagran Morales and Brinlea Ohl narrowly missed the win by just .13 of a second, finishing in 1:53.26 to Prosser's 1:53.13.

Ephrata travels to Grandview this Thursday, May 14 for their final league contest with the Greyhounds and East Valley starting at 3:30 p.m.

The boys (5-1) are currently tied for second in the CWAC with East Valley, setting up a showdown for control of second place in Thursday's meet. The girls are fourth at 4-2, a win ahead of East Valley and Grandview, both 3-3 in league meets.

Next week, the two-day district meet will be hosted by Quincy on Tuesday, May 19 and Friday, May 22, beginning at 3:30 p.m. each day.

CWAC athletes can qualify for the Class 2A state meet May 28-30 at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma by placing in the top three at districts or by hitting the WIAA 2A state minimum standard during the district meet.

Tigers Track and Field — Box Score

CWAC #3 · May 7 at Ephrata Tigers vs. Prosser, Quincy
Dual Results — Tigers swept (2-0) Ephrata 110, Quincy 35 Ephrata 77, Prosser 67
100 Meters
Won by Ephrata Sr. Hunter Mills, 11.64
1Hunter Mills, Sr.11.64
6Casey Melcher, Sr.12.15
8Chance Lee, So.12.24
9Maddax Iverson, Sr.12.28 PB
10Lance Melum, So.12.37
11Jose Barrita, Jr.12.41
12Jacob Reyes, Sr.12.45
13Nain Guerrero, Sr.12.48
19Jaxson Taylor, So.13.03
21Gauge Force, Fr.13.12
22Ty Plaisted, Jr.13.13
23Kyle Strickler, Fr.13.22
24Jett Davis, So.13.25
27Isaac Butterly, Fr.13.69
28Dominic Beaulieu, Jr.13.72
29David Morfin, Fr.13.79
30Isaac Barajas, Sr.13.83
31Niles Johnson, Fr.14.06
200 Meters
Won by Ephrata Sr. Hunter Mills, 23.17
1Hunter Mills, Sr.23.17
4Lance Melum, So.24.96
6Jacob Reyes, Sr.25.07
7Chance Lee, So.25.36
9Nain Guerrero, Sr.25.66
12Josiah Caldwell, So.26.18 PB
13James Cook, So.26.27 PB
20Kyle Strickler, Fr.27.00
21Gauge Force, Fr.27.54 PB
22Niles Johnson, Fr.28.22 PB
23Dominic Beaulieu, Jr.28.70
400 Meters
Won by Ephrata Sr. Andy Addink, 53.21
1Andy Addink, Sr.53.21
2Cooper Black, Sr.53.48 PB
5Lance Melum, So.55.06
11Josiah Caldwell, So.59.07 PB
14Gauge Force, Fr.1:00.43 PB
800 Meters
Won by Quincy Sr. Alejandro Birrueta, 2:03.23
6Noah Goldy, So.2:31.49
1600 Meters
Won by Ephrata So. Caleb Fitts, 4:47.23
1Caleb Fitts, So.4:47.23
2Niko Diaz, So.4:55.18 PB
4Grant Adams, Jr.5:02.05
5Ryan Delgado, So.5:03.94
6Caleb Schooler, Fr.5:06.96 PB
7Connor Liffengren, Jr.5:11.87
10Noah Goldy, So.5:37.01 PB
3200 Meters
Won by Ephrata So. Niko Diaz, 10:37.54
1Niko Diaz, So.10:37.54
3Grant Adams, Jr.11:39.62 PB
110m Hurdles
Won by Ephrata Sr. Jacob Reyes, 17.31
1Jacob Reyes, Sr.17.31
300m Hurdles
Won by Ephrata Sr. Maddax Iverson, 40.94
1Maddax Iverson, Sr.40.94
2Jacob Reyes, Sr.42.83 SB
4x100 Relay
Won by Prosser, 44.14
2Belino, Addink, Mills, Melcher44.58
4x400 Relay
Won by Ephrata, 3:31.62
1Belino, Iverson, Black, Addink3:31.62
Shot Put
Won by Prosser Sr. Gavin Case, 51-9
2Cooper Kriete, Jr.48-8 PB
4Calvin Lybbert, Sr.48-6 PB
5Brice Strickler, Sr.42-0
7Tyler Kono, Sr.38-11 PB
9Jacob Bartlett, Sr.38-7 PB
10Benson Bair, Jr.38-0
15Micah Sandberg, Sr.36-7
16Cooper Bessette, Jr.34-0
17Jesse O'Neel, Fr.33-10 PB
19Andres Ponce Mota, Jr.32-8 PB
21Isaiah Gonzalez, Jr.31-8
22Bryson Fleurkens, Fr.31-5
23Drew Weitzel, Jr.30-10 PB
Discus
Won by Prosser Sr. Gavin Case, 165-6
2Cooper Kriete, Jr.133-10
4Tyler Kono, Sr.126-2
5Cooper Bessette, Jr.118-4 PB
7Jacob Bartlett, Sr.108-0
8Benson Bair, Jr.105-9 PB
11Calvin Lybbert, Sr.99-10
13Bryson Fleurkens, Fr.86-10
17Isaiah Gonzalez, Jr.80-5
20Jaxson Taylor, So.71-1
21Andres Ponce Mota, Jr.70-7
23Zxander Williams, So.69-7
24Jesse O'Neel, Fr.67-11
26Drew Weitzel, Jr.64-8 PB
Javelin
Won by Ephrata Sr. Jacob Bartlett, 151-9
1Jacob Bartlett, Sr.151-9
4Benson Bair, Jr.137-8
5Zxander Williams, So.123-3
7Micah Sandberg, Sr.121-11
8Brice Strickler, Sr.117-9 PB
11Kylan Lus, Sr.109-9
13Jaxson Taylor, So.100-6 PB
14Cooper Bessette, Jr.96-11
17Ty Plaisted, Jr.92-2 PB
19Jesse O'Neel, Fr.82-2
21Isaiah Gonzalez, Jr.72-1
22Bryson Fleurkens, Fr.68-2 PB
23Drew Weitzel, Jr.49-11
High Jump
Won by Prosser So. Brody Buxton, 5-8
3Casey Melcher, Sr.5-6
4Jose Barrita, Jr.5-4
5Ty Plaisted, Jr.5-4
6James Cook, So.5-4 PB
T-7Carson Andrus, Jr.5-2
T-9Jett Davis, So.5-0
T-9Isaac Barajas, Sr.5-0
11David Morfin, Fr.5-0
12Isaac Butterly, Fr.5-0
Pole Vault
Won by Quincy So. Isaic Gregg, 11-0
2Jens Bair, Sr.11-0
5Nathan Wolther, Jr.10-0
7Adrian Negrete, Jr.9-0
8Jett Davis, So.9-0 PB
11David Morfin, Fr.7-6 PB
Long Jump
Won by Prosser So. Brody Buxton, 20-0.25
3James Cook, So.17-7
7Isaac Barajas, Sr.16-1.25
9Josiah Caldwell, So.14-3.25 PB
Triple Jump
Won by Prosser Sr. Evan Carey, 41-1
3James Cook, So.34-7.75
4Isaac Barajas, Sr.34-2.5
5Kylan Lus, Sr.33-4.25 SB
6Isaac Butterly, Fr.32-0.75
Dual Results — Lady Tigers split (1-1) Ephrata 114.5, Quincy 34.5 Prosser 102, Ephrata 48
100 Meters
Won by Prosser Sr. Katharine Hudak, 12.95
4Addison Vasquez, Fr.13.71 PB
5Alexis St. Mary, So.13.88
8Bella Wood, Sr.14.13
9Clairissa Johnson, So.14.13
10Staci Guerrero, Fr.14.34
11Cynthia Villagran Morales, Sr.14.43 SB
13Aliyah Lafferty, So.14.87
14Navi Kaur, So.15.06
23Elizabeth Fowler, So.15.77
27Gracie Hundtoft, Sr.16.48
32Kaylee Simonsen, Jr.18.43 PB
200 Meters
Won by Prosser Sr. Katharine Hudak, 26.79
6Cynthia Villagran Morales, Sr.29.13
8Staci Guerrero, Fr.29.68
9Clairissa Johnson, So.29.75 PB
10Bella Wood, Sr.29.90 PB
13Navi Kaur, So.31.30
22Elizabeth Fowler, So.33.26 SB
24Kaylee Simonsen, Jr.39.33
400 Meters
Won by Prosser Sr. Katharine Hudak, 1:01.22
4Jasmine Hernandez, Jr.1:03.07 SB
6Cynthia Villagran Morales, Sr.1:04.04 SB
7Bailee Morris, So.1:06.63 PB
800 Meters
Won by Prosser Sr. Elizabeth Norris, 2:34.31
2Rebecca Wiser, So.2:41.09
5Annabelle Adams, Fr.3:09.22 PB
1600 Meters
Won by Prosser Sr. Elizabeth Norris, 5:28.29
3Rebecca Wiser, So.5:36.23
4Hannah Malone, Jr.5:55.30
6Annabelle Adams, Fr.6:43.42
3200 Meters
Won by Ephrata Jr. Abigail Chamberlain, 11:56.88
1Abigail Chamberlain, Jr.11:56.88
3Savannah Harper, So.12:46.29
100m Hurdles
Won by Ephrata Sr. Bella Wood, 17.20
1Bella Wood, Sr.17.20
4Alexis St. Mary, So.18.64
6McKinley Cobb, So.19.14
8Aliyah Lafferty, So.19.49
300m Hurdles
Won by Prosser Jr. Alexa Halfmoon, 51.00
5Brinlea Ohl, So.55.22
7Addison Vasquez, Fr.55.79
8McKinley Cobb, So.56.20
4x100 Relay
Won by Prosser, 51.46
2St. Mary, Guerrero, Vasquez, Ohl53.76
4x200 Relay
Won by Prosser, 1:53.13
2St. Mary, Hernandez, Villagran Morales, Ohl1:53.26
4x400 Relay
Won by Prosser, 4:15.97
2Johnson, Morris, Kaur, Guerrero4:51.42
Shot Put
Won by Ephrata Jr. Zarianna Garcia, 31-1 PB
1Zarianna Garcia, Jr.31-1 PB
3Gabbie Bafus, So.28-4 PB
5Lydia Myrick, So.27-10
8Aundrea Contreras, Jr.24-8
9Megan Truscott, Jr.23-11
15Jaiclynn King, So.22-5
20Analia Navarro, Jr.20-0 PB
24Mayari Domingo Guzman, Jr.18-1
27Gisselle Sandoval Gonzalez, Jr.17-0 PB
Discus
Won by Ephrata So. Jaiclynn King, 83-8 PB
1Jaiclynn King, So.83-8 PB
5Gabbie Bafus, So.78-6 PB
9Zarianna Garcia, Jr.76-6
10Aundrea Contreras, Jr.72-11
11Kaylie Perryman, So.67-7
15Lydia Myrick, So.61-3
17Lila Buchmann, Jr.59-2
22Megan Truscott, Jr.51-6
25Mayari Domingo Guzman, Jr.49-4 PB
26Analia Navarro, Jr.44-4
30Gisselle Sandoval Gonzalez, Jr.36-7
Javelin
Won by Ephrata Jr. Lila Buchmann, 94-7
1Lila Buchmann, Jr.94-7
2Aliyah Lafferty, So.92-8
5Jaiclynn King, So.65-9 PB
6Evangeline Springs, Jr.65-3
7Kaylie Perryman, So.59-8
9Rachel Mathis, Fr.56-0
10Gabbie Bafus, So.54-8
11Megan Truscott, Jr.53-8 SB
14Aundrea Contreras, Jr.43-6
15Analia Navarro, Jr.40-2
18Mayari Domingo Guzman, Jr.31-11
20Gisselle Sandoval Gonzalez, Jr.23-10
High Jump
Won by Prosser So. Rebekah Den Hoed, 5-0
2Cassidy Cox, So.4-8
3Clairissa Johnson, So.4-6
4Evangeline Springs, Jr.4-6
6Devanae Bazan, Fr.4-2
9Rachel Mathis, Fr.3-8
Pole Vault
Won by Prosser Jr. Kylie Koelzer, 8-9 PB
2Ella Schultz, Jr.8-0 SB
4Alexis Edwards, Jr.7-6
5Gracie Hundtoft, Sr.7-0 PB
Long Jump
Won by Prosser Jr. Kiele McClure, 15-5
4Bailee Morris, So.13-8.5 SB
6Navi Kaur, So.13-5.5 PB
8Sophia Tackett, Jr.12-10.5
10Devanae Bazan, Fr.12-6
11Evangeline Springs, Jr.12-0
13Rachel Mathis, Fr.9-8.5
Triple Jump
Won by Prosser So. Rebekah Den Hoed, 33-2 PB
2Delanie Killinger, Sr.32-10.5 SB
4Evangeline Springs, Jr.30-0
5Bailee Morris, So.29-1
7McKinley Cobb, So.28-2
10Sophia Tackett, Jr.27-5.5 PB
11Devanae Bazan, Fr.27-4.5
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