Central unanimous pick to win GNAC - ELLENSBURG -- To the surprise of no one, Central Washington has been picked to win the GNAC football championship by a unanimous preseason vote of the conference's coaches. The Wildcats, 10-3 and a Division II playoff quarterfinalist last year, include pr...MORE...

Bears falter again - YAKIMA -- En route to their 21-40 record, worst in the Northwest League, the Bears had of late shown their home fans a more proficient side. They had, in fact, won five of their last six at Yakima County Stadium, including three straight last week. Tuesda...MORE...

Yakima Bears update - Next game Opponent: Tri-City Dust Devils. When, where: 7:05 p.m. tonight, Yakima County Stadium. Radio: KUTI (1460). Probable pitchers: Yakima RHP Houston Summers (4-5, 5.88) vs. Tri-City RHP Ken Durst (4-3, 3.29). Notes YAKIMA-BASED TEAM TO BE HONORED...MORE...

Northwest League -- Hose puts on pitching clinic in Bears loss - PASCO -- The Tri-City Dust Devils manufactured a run in the bottom of the 11th inning to end a back-and-forth game with a 3-2 win against the Yakima Bears on Sunday night at Gesa Stadium. Erik Wetzel scored the decisive run on a sacrifice fly by Leonardo ...MORE...

8/18/08 Bears Update - Next game Opponent: Tri-City Dust Devils When, where: 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, Yakima County Stadium. Radio: KUTI (1460). Box score Dust Devils 3, Bears 2 (11) YAKIMA TRI-CITY ab r h bi ab r h bi Cooper ss 4 0 2 0 Blackmon dh 5 0 1 0 RRdriguez cf 4 0...MORE...

Local Report -- Plesha beats Chang for men's city title - YAKIMA -- Sunnyside's Danny Plesha beat Yakima's Abe Chang for the men's open singles title at the Yakima City Tournament on Sunday at the Yakima Tennis Club. Selah's Kevin Bertelsen beat Yakima's Aaron McCausland for the men's 3.5 singles championship. B...MORE...

Northwest League -- Blackmon goes for extra bases to beat Bears - PASCO -- Charles Blackmon hasn't hit a home run this season but a penchant for extra-base hits has made Tri-City's leadoff batter one of the most feared sluggers in the Northwest League. And Blackmon introduced himself to the Yakima Bears in a big way on ...MORE...

8/17/08 Bears Update - Next game Opponent: Tri-City Dust Devils When, where: 7:15 p.m. today, Gesa Stadium, Pasco. Radio: KUTI (1460). Box score Dust Devils 5, Bears 4 YAKIMA TRI-CITY ab r h bi ab r h bi Cooper ss 1 1 0 0 Blackmon dh 5 1 3 2 RRdriguez cf 3 0 0 0 Wetz...MORE...

College Football -- UW's loss is CWU's gain - ELLENSBURG -- It already was warm Saturday morning when Central Washington's football Wildcats gathered for their first official event of the season. Not that hot mid-August weather is rare here, mind you. But already there were apprehensive glances towar...MORE...

Basketball -- WV's Strait plans to play in Austria - YAKIMA -- When Andrew Strait left Yakima for the University of Montana four years ago, one of the things the West Valley graduate liked about that move was being only a days' drive from home. Well, Strait is on the move again and you can forget the road t...MORE...

Wanderscheid loses final - MILL CREEK -- Zach Wanderscheid's run at the 54th PNGA Junior Boys Amateur Championship ended with a loss to Christian Boudreau in the Sixth Flight final Friday at the Mill Creek Country Club. Boudreau, from Beaverton, Ore., edged the Goldendale golfer 3 ...MORE...

Yakima Bears update - Next game Opponent: Tri-City Dust Devils When, where: 7:15 p.m. today, Gesa Stadium, Pasco. Radio: KUTI (1460). Probable pitchers: Yakima RHP Sean Morgan (0-2, 6.75) vs. TBA. Box score Bears 4, AquaSox 3 EVERETT YAKIMA ab r h bi ab r h bi Phill...MORE...

Meet the Bears - GREG BORDES Second baseman, shortstop Bear facts: The 5-foot-9,160-pound Bordes was born June 3, 1985 in New Orleans, one of Charlie and Jeannie Bordes' six children. He went to Dobson High School in Mesa, Ariz., then played at nearby Arizona State. One o...MORE...

Bears roll on - YAKIMA -- It's a modest achievement, one which many professional baseball teams have accomplished this summer several times over. It becomes a big deal, however, if it's your first. And for the Bears, who have absorbed so many more lumps than they've admi...MORE...

Mel Jr. makes rounds - Mel Stottlemyre Jr. squinted into the bright afternoon sun, and his expression changed from one of pleasure from speaking to some of baseball's invigorating aspects to extreme distaste when discussing its worst. "No one in this game," he said, "likes to g...MORE...

Summers knuckles down - By now, virtually everyone in the Northwest League knows that Houston Summers throws a knuckleball. And it's no secret that he's been told to use his money pitch the vast majority of time. Still, a microsecond of uncertainty can put a hitter off balance a...MORE...

Yakima Bears update - Next game Opponent: Everett AquaSox. When, where: 7:05 p.m. today, Yakima County Stadium. Radio: KUTI (1460). Probable pitchers: Yakima LHP Ian Harrington (3-5, 3.92) vs. Everett RHP Walter Suriel (4-2, 5.37). Box score Bears 4, AquaSox 0 EVERETT...MORE...

Local golf notes -- Donahue, Wanderscheid win matches - YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC MILL CREEK -- Brad Donahue and Zach Wanderscheid both won their sixth-flight openers as the 54th PNGA Junior Boys Amateur Championship moved into match play Wednesday at the Mill Creek ...MORE...

Bears prove to be double trouble for Everett - For two innings at least, they were fence busters -- peppering the gaps and walls of Yakima County Stadium in a manner reminiscent of Conor Jackson. And while the Bears didn't sustain their extra-base assault Wednesday night against Everett, two innings w...MORE...

08/14/08 Bears Update - Next game Opponent: Everett AquaSox. When, where: 7:05 p.m. today, Yakima County Stadium. Radio: KUTI (1460). Probable pitchers: Yakima RHP Houston Summers (3-5, 6.18) vs. RHP Nolan Gallagher (0-0, 2.37). Notes WAIT AND SEE FOR DUFFY: Bears outfielder...MORE...