Nov YVCC Volleyball wins pool at Skagit Valley October 18, 2009   MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Karlee Arringdale had 35 kills in the tournament, and Jordan Kreider and Emily Harris both had 25 kills to help Yakima Valley finish fourth in the Skagit Valley Crossover volleyball tournament. October 17, 2009 Softball players earn NFCA academic honor YVCC softball players Camille Mackie (West Valley, Spokane), and Brittany Dorn (Evergreen, Vancouver) were honored by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) for their academic achievements during the 2008-2009 year with the girls got game/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete award. August 28, 2009 Yaks sweep Everett in opener EVERETT — Yakima Valley Community College’s volleyball team opened the season Friday with an impressive 25-13, 25-8, 25-22 sweep over Everett. June 30: Restarting the fire, Wilson's goal for YVCC baseball Since 1950 the college has had only five baseball coaches — Bobo Brayton, Bill Faller, Bob Garretson Jr., Ken Mortensen (who announced is resignation last season) and Wilson...... June 5: YVCC’s Mackie earns NWAACC honor YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima Valley Community College baseball player DJ Mackie recently was named the male the winner of the Art Feiro Award which signifies the top scholar athlete in the NWAACC. March 15: YVCC women earn national wrestling championship HAMPTON, Va. — Yakima Valley’s first-year women’s wrestling team has won a national championship. The Yaks, competing in the women’s division of the National Collegiate Wrestling Association championships that concluded Saturday at Hampton University...... March 8: Yak men bounce back for third Sixth-ranked Yakima Valley, which saw its chances for a second straight NWAACC Tournament championship end with a double-overtime loss the previous night, defeated No. 2 Highline 81-73 for third place Sunday in the Toyota Center. February 28: YVCC's Wilkins named NWAACC East MVP Yakima Valley guard Rico Wilkins was named the men’s most valuable player, and the Yaks’ Cody Butler was named women’s coach of the year to highlight the NWAACC Eastern Region all-league teams announced Friday. February 26: YVCC Women go Perfect in the East SPOKANE, Wash. — Chelsey Nill scored 22 points to lead Yakima Valley past Spokane 78-65 on Wednesday night to complete a perfect Eastern Region season for the Yaks. SPOKANE, Wash. — Chelsey Nill scored 22 points to lead Yakima Valley past Spokane 78-65 on Wednesday night to complete a perfect Eastern Region season for the Yaks. February 15: Lady Yaks Sweep CBC, Secure East Crown PASCO — Chelsey Nill scored 15 points to lead a balanced Yakima Valley attack as the Yaks beat Columbia Basin 76-64 on Saturday and clinched their third Eastern Region championship in the last four years Feb. 12: Double Times for Yak YVCC women take thriller; men by 5.   YAKIMA, Wash. — They’re usually much tougher to beat on the road.There’s the three-plus-hour bus trip, of course, plus the hostile environment and, in most cases, a formidable team at Walla Walla. Wednesday night in Sherar Gym, however, Yakima Valley’s frontrunning women sweated several bullets and dodged numerous others, using two monstrous plays from Kaitlin McBride for an 80-78 squeaker. The men rode Jody Johnson’s weighty double-double of 22 points and 16 rebounds to a 90-85 victory. February 11: Bottom Line on YVCC? They're Really Pretty Good YAKIMA, Wash. — Bill Russell had returned to Seattle. Not triumphantly, mind you, but the former SuperSonics coach had come back to the old Coliseum during the spring of 1978, which were heady days for pro basketball fans in the Pacific Northwest. February 8: Wilkins, Sandoval Lead Yaks to Win YAKIMA, Wash. — Rico Wilkins and Nico Sandoval scored 20 points each and Yakima Valley Community College forced 27 turnovers in an 88-81 victory over Big Bend in NWAACC East Region play Saturday at Sherar Gym.	Yakima Valley Community College Athletic Department PO Box 22520 Yakima, WA 98902 "The mission of intercollegiate athletics is to provide competitive sports programs for our students that develop their skills, abilities, leadership, teamwork, and self-discipline. Athletics can also provide preparation for potential career opportunities in teaching and coaching and provide a foundation for lifelong recreational interests. In addition, intercollegiate athletics provide opportunities for some student-athletes to continue their education at four-year institutions. The program adds to student life and is a source of entertainment, camaraderie and community pride."