3/5/2026
(Yakima, WA) You can follow along with all the games of the 3A and 4A State Tournaments for both boys and girls. Full schedules, links to the live broadcasts followed up with written re-caps, MVP’s of each game and stats. Our coverage begins 3A boys then 3A girls followed by 4A girls and 4A boys.
*Note: Our coverage will get updated as we can and additional coverage may be added later such as video highlights. We have one person covering each location so we will be posting 60 re-caps each. We hope you understand and can give us a little patience.
All the Yakima SunDome coverage is by Sandy Ringer.
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1A Boys
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Day 2 Quarterfinals
Winners to Semifinals, Losers to Consolation bracket
9a (5) Annie Wright vs (3) Royal
10:30a (7) Chelan vs (1) Zillah
12:15p (6) King’s vs (4) The Bear Creek School
2p (8) Seattle Christian vs (2) Lynden Christian
1A Girls
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Day 2 Quarterfinals
Winners to Semifinals, Losers to Consolation bracket
3:45p (6) Bellevue Christian vs (5) Royal
5:30p (7) Seton Catholic vs (1) King’s
7:15p (4) Annie Wright vs (3) Lynden Christian
9p (8) Lakeside (9-Mile)(8) vs (2) Zillah
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2A Girls
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Day 2 Quarterfinals
Winners to Semifinals, Losers to Consolation bracket
9a (11) Nathan Hale vs (4) Clarkston
10:30a (2) Deer Park vs (1) Lynden
12:15p (5) Archbishop Murphy vs (3) Prosser
2p (8) Selah vs (7) Ellensburg
2A Boys
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Day 2 Quarterfinals
Winners to Semifinals, Losers to Consolation bracket
3:45p (11) Columbia River vs (4) Pullman
5:30p (7) Grandview vs (1) Bremerton
7:15p (5) Tumwater vs (6) Anacortes
9p (8) Renton vs (2) RA Long
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1A Boys
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Day 1 Round of 12
Winners to Quarterfinals, Losers Out
(3) Royal 61, (11) Overlake 33
Grant Wardenaar, a 6-foot-4 junior, scored 11 of his game-high 19 points in the second quarter as the Knights opened up a 36-10 halftime lead. He also wound up with 10 rebounds and five assists to garner game MVP honors.
Royal (22-4) now plays No. 5 Annie Wright (16-9), the defending champion, in Thursday’s quarterfinals at 9 a.m.
Junior Major Andra was the only other Royal player in double figures with 10 points. The young Knights, with just two seniors on their roster, reached the semifinals last year, but then lost two straight to finish fifth.
Overlake, which got 11 points from junior Derek Li and eight from sophomore Carter Douvia, shot just 19.7 percent from the field and end the season at 21-5.
(7) Chelan 60, (10) Cascade Christian 44
After scoring just four points in the second quarter to fall behind 21-19, the Goats got their offense in gear in the second half and took control.
Carson Morgan’s three-pointer gave them a 28-27 lead in the third quarter and they pulled away from there.
Teve Uttech, a 6-foot-7 junior, scored all of his team-high 16 points in the second half and drew the MVP moniker. He had attempted only one shot in the first half, then got aggressive, finishing 7-for-11 for the game. Uttech also grabbed a game-best 13 rebounds.
Sophomore Trevor Faletto chipped in 15 points, while senior Luca Faletto added 10 as Chelan moved into the quarterfinals, where they face top-seeded Zillah (24-5) Thursday at 10:30 a.m.
Cascade Christian’s season comes to an end at 17-9. The Cougars were led Wednesday by senior guard Cole Thieste with 16 points.
(4) The Bear Creek School 44, (12) Wapato 42
The Grizzlies got everything they could handle from the upset-minded Wolves, who never trailed by more than five points.
The Bear Creek School (18-9), which lost to Chelan in the Round of 12 last season, was up 41-36 with 2:57 to play after Conner Jensen’s 10-foot jumper. It was 43-38 thanks to a pair of free throws by Noah Luedke with 55.6 seconds on the clock.
But free throws from Al Garza and Jacob Bobb closed it to 43-42 with 7.7 seconds left.
A quick foul sent Jensen to the line. He made the first, giving the junior guard a game-high 19 points, but he missed the second and Garza grabbed the carom. The Grizzlies had a foul to give and got it quickly, leaving just 1.8 remaining.
Bobb’s off-balanced three-pointer hit the side of the backboard as time ran out. He notched a team-high12 points for the Wolves, who end the season 16-12.
James Whitlock, a 6-foot-5 sophomore, put together 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Bear Creek School, which plays No 6 King’s (18-6) Thursday at 12:15 p.m. the Grizzlies are 2-1 against the Knights this season, most recently winning 55-50 in the championship game of the Emerald Sound Conference tournament.
(8) Seattle Christian 78, (16) Nooksack Valley 44
Balance and board-work were key for the hot-shooting Warriors as senior Sam Althoff led a quartet of players in double figures with 20 points.
Dakota O’Hare had 16, followed by Grant Collier (14) and Micah Nelson (10).
The Warriors (18-6) dominated on the boards, 49-22. Althoff, the game MVP, snagged 16 and Isaia Alvis nabbed 11.
Seattle Christian, which shot 54.0 percent from the field, advances to Thursday’s quarterfinals and face No. 2 Lynden Christian (23-1) at 2 p.m. The Lyncs’ lone loss was to 4A Lake Stevens in the second game of the season.
The Warriors were one-and-done the last time they qualified (2023) and are hunting for their first trophy since placing third in 2005.
This one got out of hand in a hurry. It was 3-3 when Seattle Christian rattled off 10 straight points. The Pioneers closed the gap to five, but trailed 19-9 at the end of the quarter after three-pointers by O’Hare and Nelson.
The Warriors went 9-for-20 from distance.
Nooksack Valley (11-15), which had knocked off No. 9 Fort Vancouver to get here, got 17 points from senior guard Owen Wichers. No one else had more than eight.
1A Girls
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Day 1 Round of 12
Winners to Quarterfinals, Losers Out
(6) Bellevue Christian 68, (11) Wapato 51
Kiana Skogstad knows how to get the party started.
The senior guard scored 12 of her game-high 26 points in the opening quarter as Bellevue Christian took a 20-14 lead.
Then Olivia Reynolds and Grace Reynolds combined for 20 of the Vikings’ 25 second-period points with 11 and nine, respectively, and they were in control 45-25 at the half.
Skogstad was 4-for-7 from beyond the arc for the game and a perfect 8-for-8 at the line, notching game MVP honors.
Bellevue Christian (17-7), which snapped a two-game losing streak, advances to play No. 5 Royal 21-4) Thursday at 3:45 p.m.
Olivia Reynolds, a senior, wound up with 20 points, while Grace, a junior, finished with 12. Freshman Emily Hoffmann was a monster on the boards with 15 of her team’s 34 rebounds. She also scored seven points.
For Wapato (20-6), senior Faith Kenoras scored 18 points, going 8-for-9 at the line, while junior Callie Strong had 14 and sophomore Jordyn Bobb 10.
(7) Seton Catholic 35, (10) Cascade Christian 33
Riley Seymer’s three-point play with a minute and a half to play put Seton Catholic up 33-31 and proved to be the difference as the Cougars move on to the quarterfinals for the second straight year.
They take on top-seeded King’s (21-4) at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. King’s reached the championship game last season, ultimately losing to Bellevue Christian.
Seton Catholic (22-2) has won 20 in a row and hopes to take home its first state trophy. The Vancouver school is here for the fourth straight season, but won a game last year for the first time.
Seymer, a 6-foot senior who was dubbed the game MVP, piled up 18 points and 10 rebounds despite having to sit several minutes after picked up her fourth foul a minute into the fourth quarter.
Remy Jennings, a senior guard, iced this game at the free-throw line and finished with 10 points.
Cascade Christian (18-7) cut the final to 35-33 on a late basket by Brooklyn Whittington, but time expired before shortly after.
Whittington, a junior, was the team’s only player in double figures with 11 points. Sophomore Abigail Shelton was close with nine to go along with six rebounds and four blocked shots.
(4) Annie Wright 47, (13) Montesano 33
Just when it looked like it was going to be all Annie Wright, it wasn’t.
Until it was again.
The Gators jetted to an 18-5 lead in the opening quarter and were in control 29-13 at the half.
Then Montesano warmed up and Annie Wright went cold.
The Bulldogs cut it to 33-22 going into the fourth period and trailed just 39-32 with 3:22 remaining. The Gators responded with an 8-0 spurt to pull back away.
Annie Wright(19-6) takes on No. 3 Lynden Chrisitan (22-3) in a 7:15 p.m. quarterfinal Thursday. That’s a rematch of a consolation game here last season, which L-C won, 50-36, to earn the third-place trophy. Annie Wright finished fifth – the school’s best finish since placing fourth in 2020.
Senior guard Aaliyeh Martin paced the Gators against Montesano with 15 points – 11 in the first half – to land MVP honors. Sophomore Jasmine Andrisek was close behind with 14 and also hauled in 10 rebounds.
Montesano (16-9), which turned the ball over 31 times, got a strong performance from senior Evanjillie, who just missed a double-double with 15 points (11 in the second half) and nine boards. Junior Makena Blancas scored nine of her 12 points after the break.
(8) Lakeside (9-Mile) 44, (16) King’s Way Christian 23
This might be considered the win-win game of the day, considering the kind of season King’s Way Christian has had.
The Knights (17-6) are ultra young with four eighth graders, two freshmen, a sophomore and two juniors dominating a roster that includes just two seniors. The qualified for state for the first time and knocked off No. 9 Nooksack Valley last weekend to advance to the SunDome.
Credit that youth, and a stingy Lakeside defense, for King’s Way Christian’s meager nine first-half points as the Eagles from Nine Mile-Falls took an eight-point lead. That grew to 19 in the third quarter, 30-11, before the Knights finished strong.
Mind you, Lakeside (16-6) is awfully young, too with only one senior and three juniors. Freshman Emmerson Cummings, who missed her only shot attempt in the first half, exploded for 14 in the second and earned the MVP nod. She added six rebounds, three steals and two assists.
Junior Sienna Weinberger keyed the Eagles’ 41-26 rebound advantage with 11 to go along with seven points. Fellow 11th-grader Bella Tobeck pocketed eight steals and chipped in six points and four caroms.
Lakeside moves into Thursday’s quarterfinals and faces No. 2 Zillah (23-2) and 9 p.m.
King’s Way Christian was led by eighth-grader Giesel Diehl, who was just shy of a double-double with nine points and a game-high 14 rebounds to go along with five steals.
2A Girls
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Day 1 Round of 12
Winners to Quarterfinals, Losers Out
(11) Nathan Hale 83, (6) W.F. West 71 (OT)
What a day for Zia-Daye Anderson!
The 5-foot-9 senior guard poured in a tournament-record 52 points to spark the Raiders to the upset victory in their inaugural state appearance.
The previous record was 40 points set by Pullman’s Christa Brossman in 2000.
Anderson, who has committed to Boise State, hit 16 of 38 shots from the field – both are also tournament records. Her six three-pointers tied a tourney mark, and her 18 three-point attempts established another 2A record.
The two teams’ combined 154 points is another new high.
Anderson came in averaging 35.5 points per game in 11 games. She had to sit out the first 40 percent of the season after transferring from Kamiak High School. Her mother, Jolene Grimes, is Nathan Hale’s principal.
The Raiders (15-9) play No. 4 Clarkston (21-3) in a quarterfinal game Thursday at 9 a.m.
W.F. West seemed in control leading 64-55 with just over two minutes left in regulation, but was then outscored 11-2. Anderson, the easy choice for game MVP, tied it on a driving basket with 8.5 seconds left and the Bearcats missed at the buzzer.
Nathan Hale led 73-71 early in OT, then dominated. Senior Aubrey Barker scored 11 of her 14 points after halftime.
For W.F. West, which finishes the season at 20-6, juniors Dilyn Boeck and Joy Cushman led the way with 30 and 22 points, respectively. Kaitlyn Chloupek, another 11th-grader, added 12.
(2) Deer Park 67, (10) Mark Morris 32
Sisters Ashlan and Emma Bryant combined for 48 points to spearhead the lopsided victory and carry the Stags into the quarterfinals.
It should be an epic battle that comes early in the tournament as Deer Park (22-3) meets top-seeded Lynden (24-0), the two-time defending champion currently riding a 72-game win streak. That game tips Thursday at 10:30 a.m.
Deer Park put itself in this position after being upset by No. 7 Ellensburg in last Saturday’s opening round, 58-49. The Stags lost to Ellensburg in the state semifinals a year ago and bounced back to finish third.
Junior Ashlan Bryant scored 25 points against Mark Morris and senior Emma Bryant had 23. They were chosen as co-MVPs of the game. Senior Jacey Boesel added 16 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
Mark Morris (18-7) turned the ball over 22 times in the first half, falling into a 42-13 hole. Junior Mikaila Warfield and sophomore Paisley Fraidenburg both scored 10 points for the Monarchs.
(5) Archbishop Murphy 53, (12) Port Angeles 29
There was never a doubt in this one as the Wildcats dominated throughout, leading 20-4 after one quarter and 30-9 at the half.
Next up is No. 3 Prosser (22-3), which beat Archbishop Murphy in last year’s quarterfinals. The rematch is Thursday at 12:15 p.m.
The Wildcats (19-6), who came back to place fourth last season, got 19 points from senior Brooke Blachly and 15 from junior Ashley Fletcher Wednesday. Blachly came away with MVP honors.
Fletcher did a little bit of everything with six rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Archbishop Murphy dominted the boards, 58-29, with 6-foot junior Kani Cham hauling in10.
Port Angeles (18-7) is a tournament regular but has not placed since taking fifth in 2000. The Roughriders were led in this one by Lindsay Smith with 10 points.
(8) Selah 56, (9) Fife
A strong first half made all of the difference for the Vikings, who used a smothering defense to enroute to a 26-14 advantage.
Junior Elise Kingston scored 13 of her game-high 18 points in the half. She also finished with 13 rebounds, four steals and three blocks.
MVP accolades went to senior point guard Braylee Pendleton, who scored 16 points while running the show.
The Vikings (20-7) play No. 7 Ellensburg (20-5) in a 2 p.m. quarterfinal Thursday. The Bulldogs have played in the past four championship games, winning in 2022 and ’23.
Fife (20-6) had been on fire, riding a 15-game win streak, but was doomed by the slow start, shooting just 20.8 percent in the first half. Junior Olivia Borden scored 12 of her 16 points after intermission, while freshman Devasia Richardson delivered 10 of her 12.
Look for the Trojans to return next season with just two seniors on their roster.
2A Boys
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Day 1 Round of 12
Winners to Quarterfinals, Losers Out
(11) Columbia River 67, (3) Selah 63 (OT)
Senior Alex Pont scored six of his 21 points in overtime to help the Rapids pull off the upset.
Selah (21-5) had some early leads, but River (19-7) stayed within striking distance and actually led by six early in the third quarter.
The Vikings, who placed fifth last season, trailed 56-52 late in regulation, but held the Rapids scoreless for the final two and a half minutes. Carson Decker tied it at 56 with a steal and layin with 1:04 on the clock.
Both teams missed chances to end it in regulation.
Columbia River, which plays No. 4 Pullman (20-3) in the quarterfinals Thursday at 3:45 p.m., scored the first five points in overtime and never trailed. It was 66-60 with 10.1 seconds left, but sophomore William Depell gave the Vikings a glimmer of hope on a three-pointer with 2.3 showing, but they couldn’t come up with a steal and River tacked on a Pont free throw with 1.4 on the clock to seal the victory.
Pont was tabbed the game MVP but had plenty of help. Josh Paxton delivered 17 points and eight rebounds, while Luca Phillips added 13 points and seven boards. Kellen Clary contributed 11 points and six rebounds.
Selah put three players in double figures, led by Depell with 18 – including five three’s. Oliver Pepper followed with 17 points (plus seven rebounds) and Decker wound up with 10.
(7) Grandview 74, (15) Foster 71 (OT)
The bigger the moment, the better Francisco Medina plays.
The senior guard delivered seven of his game-high 37 points in overtime to power his team into the quarterfinals and grab the MVP spotlight.
The challenge gets even bigger tomorrow as Grandview (19-7), which missed last year’s tournament, goes up against top-seeded Bremerton (21-2), the defending champion.
Foster (18-8) was a handful. The Bulldogs closed the third quarter on a 5-0 run to take a 52-45 lead and was up 58-53 midway through the fourth. But a personal 6-0 spurt by Medino put Grandview in front.
The Greyhounds were in front 63-62 with two minutes to go in regulation, but failed to score again in the quarter. Foster senior Khadar Abdullahi tied the game at 63 by making one of two free throws at the 1:48 mark. But the Bulldogs, too, could not come up with a clutch shot to win it.
Foster led 66-65 early in OT, then Grandview went up 70-66. A driving bucket by sophomore Michael Hoston made it 70-68 with 53.2 on the clock. Medina followed with a pair of free throws, then came up with a steal and layin for a 74-68 advantage inside 30 seconds to go.
Hoston’s three-pointer at the buzzer narrowed the final margin.
Sophomore Ammir Hussein led Foster with 19 points. Abdullahi added 15.
For Grandview, junior Braden Santos was also key, providing 17 points and 14 rebounds.
(5) Tumwater 47, (13) West Valley (Spo) 39
Good defense? Bad offensive?
For much of the game, it was a little of both.
A quarter score of 16-14 isn’t bad, but a halftime score? That’s the lead Tumwater enjoyed – highlighted by the first of Luke Overbay’s two big dunks. The second came in the fourth period, giving the Thunderbirds an eight-point lead.
West Valley trailed just 31-28 to start the final stanza, but watched Tumwater race away on a 16-8 run that put the game out of reach.
The Thunderbirds (22-3) face No. 6 Anacortes (21-4) in the quarterfinals Thursday at 7:15 p.m.
Junior Landon Anchors buried a trio of three-pointers and went 7-for-10 at the line to tally a game-high 24 points and take MVP honors. Overlay wound up with seven points and eight rebounds.
West Valley (16-8) was paced by senior Noah Willard, who came up with 10 of his 13 points in the second half.
(8) Renton 46, (9) Lynden 36
Junior guard Sudan Luok put together 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Redhawks to the quarterfinals and pick up MVP accolades.
Renton (13-11) squares off against No. 2 R.A. Long (25-0) Thursday at 9 p.m.
Lynden (18-8) leaves without a trophy for the second straight year after logging three consecutive championships in 2022, ’23 and ’24.
The game was tied at the half, 24-24, then the Lions collapsed shooting just 18.5 percent (5-for-27) the rest of the way in scoring their season low.
Senior Spencer Adams and junior Malachi Koenen had 11 points apiece and senior Ty Jordensen notched nine to account for early all of the scoring.
For Renton, junior Jalen Taylor pitched in 10 points, including a layup early in the fourth quarter that stretched the lead to 35-29. Senior Nate Omar scored just five points but two of them came on a driving basket to beat the shot clock and make it 39-31 with 2:30 to go. Luok accentuated the victory with a breakaway dunk.
The Redhawks are in the quarterfinals for the second time in three seasons. They lost to Bremerton at that stage in 2024 and finished sixth.
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