
DANNY ROMINGER/Stat Hound contributor
Tuesday Recap: Ellensburg soccer, Wenatchee volleyball get key wins
Bulldogs hand East Valley first CWAC loss and are alone in 1st, Panthers outlast Davis in five
STAT HOUND
Oct 13, 2026
ELLENSBURG – Claire Mays, Emory Walla and Brea Potucek netted goals and Ellensburg handed defending CWAC champion East Valley its first conference loss play, 3-0, on Tuesday.
The victory pushed the Bulldogs into sole possession of first place in the conference at 7-1. Ellensburg hosts Grandview to cap CWAC play next Tuesday.
Elsewhere in the CWAC, Maddie Phinney scored twice to lead Selah to a 2-1 victory at home against Toppenish. The Vikings visit the Red Devils on Thursday in a crucial contest for district positioning.
In the CBBN, Vianey Esquivel and Maarea Ketcham scored and Eisenhower remained unbeaten in CBBN play with a 2-1 victory against Eastmont at Zaepfel Stadium.
Wenatchee, the two-time defending conference champion which lost to the Cadets earlier this month, was a 3-0 winner against Davis. Ike hosts the Panthers on Oct. 27.
Defending Mid-Columbia Conference champion Chiawana won its 17th straight conference game, 3-1, against Southridge.
The Riverhawks are 6-0 in conference play, and hold a one-game lead over Kamiakin and Richland. Both the Braves and Bombers also won Tuesday.
Cashmere won its 44th straight SCAC game, holding off Naches Valley 1-0, and is 12-0 in conference play. The Bulldogs are the two-time defending SCAC champs, and haven’t lost in conference play since joining the conference in 2024.
VOLLEYBALL
Wenatchee outlasts Davis
YAKIMA – Wenatchee, which saw its four-year conference winning streak end earlier this month at West Valley late, outlasted Davis in five sets to break a three-way tie atop the CBBN standings.
The Panthers and Rams remain knotted atop the conference at 5-0, and meet next Tuesday in Wenatchee.
West Valley swept Moses Lake on Tuesday.
Kamiakin and Walla Walla each improved to 4-0 in Mid-Columbia Conference play with sweeps Tuesday, while Richland and Hermiston are a game behind in the standings.
Ellensburg is a match away from again sweeping through the CWAC after sweeping East Valley, 25-15, 25-22, 25-14. The Bulldogs, who have won 56 straight conference matches, travel to Grandview next Tuesday in the conference finale for both teams.
Class 1A No. 1 Cashmere ran its SCAC winning streak to 44 straight matches. The unbeaten Bulldogs swept Naches Valley 25-10, 25-18, 25-13 on Tuesday night.
SLOWPITCH SOFTBALL
Rams roll in district tournament
YAKIMA – Third-seeded West Valley pounded out 16 hits and rolled to a 13-0 victory against sixth-seeded Wenatchee in a loser-out game of the CBBN district tournament.
The Rams will meet No. 4 Sunnyside, which ousted fifth-seeded Eisenhower in Tuesday’s other elimination game, at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at West Valley.
Top-seeded Eastmont will host No. 2 Moses Lake at 5 p.m. Thursday in the district championship and a berth to state, with the loser hosting the West Valley-Sunnyside on Saturday for the district's other state berth.
Lauren Lewis had three hits, including a double and two-run single, and drove in three runs, and fellow senior Ashleigh James doubled twice, drove in two runs and scored two more for the Rams (12-3).
Hailey Stiles and Addison Ward each added two hits and two RBI for WV.
On Monday, second-seeded Chiawana routed Mead in the District 6 tournament, which includes the MCC and Greater Spokane League.
The Riverhawks will meet top-seeded Ferris for the district championship and a state berth Wednesday in Spokane.
In the District 3A/2A tournament, ninth-seeded Grandview was ousted Saturday, while No. 1 seed Walla Walla and third-seeded Sageview lost Monday and were eliminated.
