MOSES LAKE – West Valley senior Calleigh Sinnes hit a pair of home runs and drove in seven runs and the Rams advanced to the Class 4A state slowpitch tournament Saturday with a 22-18 victory against defending state champion Moses Lake in a winner-to-state game.

Sinnes was 5 for 5, and also doubled and scored four runs for West Valley (14-3), which was a semifinalist at state a year ago.

Sophomore Addison Ward added four hits, one of them a double, and drove in four runs, and Lauren Lewis tripled, doubled and knocked in four runs for the Rams.

The Mavericks were led by Mya Martinez’s two home runs and three RBI, and Avanie Avalos had three hits, including a double, and drove in five runs.

Moses Lake finished the season 16-6.

West Valley will make the short trip to Yakima’s Kiwanis Park for the state tournament. They will be joined by District 6 champion Chiawana, which is No. 1 in the WIAA’s RPI, and District 5 winner Eastmont.

The Riverhawks were the state runners-up last fall after winning the previous four state tournaments.

Play begins Friday with the tournament continuing through Saturday.

GIRLS SOCCER

Cadets continue to roll

YAKIMA – Aiyanna Ochoa had a first-half hat trick and Eisenhower remained unbeaten in CBBN play with a 5-2 victory Saturday at West Valley.

Ochoa scored in the third minute, the – after a Rams answer – scored three minutes later. She tallied her final goal in the 28th minute.

West Valley pulled to within a score on an own goal, before Hadley Hanchett and Vianey Esquivel netted goals. Eva Timm had a pair of assists for Ike (9-0 CBBN) which returns to action Tuesday at Moses Lake.

Elsewhere in the Big Nine, Sunnyside notched its first conference victory 1-0 against Davis, and Eastmont was set to host Wenatchee at 6 p.m.

Kamiakin posted a 3-0 victory against Hermiston, and moved into a second-place tie with Richland in the Mid-Columbia Conference standings at 6-1, a game behind Chiawana.

Naches Valley defeated Wahluke 2-1 in SCAC action.

Cashmere was scheduled to host Cascade at 5:30 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL

Cashmere falls Friday night

CASHMERE – Seventh-ranked Lynden Christian handed No. 1 Cashmere its first loss of the season Friday night.

The Lyncs, who finished fifth at last year’s Class 1A state tournament in the Yakima Valley SunDome after losing to the Bulldogs in the quarterfinals, won 25-20, 14-25, 25-22, 25-20.

Cashmere has been top-ranked in the coaches poll all season, and hadn’t dropped a set prior to Friday.

Davis stepped out of CBBN play and defeated East Valley in four sets, and in SCAC league action, Naches Valley defeated Wahluke in four.