Yak attack trips Mountaineers 2-1 Written by Brad Mosher, The Observer August 23, 2010   BRAD MOSHER/The Observer EOU MID FIELDER MAURIANA GONZALEZ battles against Bianca Flores of Yakima Valley in the Mounties’ 2-1 scrimmage loss Saturday. For one team, it was the start of a new direction.  For the other, it was a chance to for a new coach and team to evaluate themselves and see what they have to work on.  On the scoreboard, Yakima Valley Community College walked away from a physical-style game with Eastern Oregon University with a 2-1 victory that won’t be counted in the standings. June 29, 2010 Former YVCC standout ready for jump to Oregon State women's basketball team By Bill Poehler-Statesman Journal Anna Marchbanks has been involved in less-than-ideal situations a number of times in her basketball career, and they have all turned out well. She hopes this one will, too. The 5-foot-8 2008 graduate of McKay High School and 2010 graduate of Yakima Valley Community College has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at Oregon State University. May 25, 2010 YVCC women land Oregon transfer  YAKIMA, Wash. — Aliyah Green, a 5-foot-11 forward-guard who originally signed with Oregon, has inked a national letter of intent to play basketball at Yakima Valley... May 9, 2010 Wargacki, Hubbard lift YVCC to sweep  SPOKANE, Wash. — Matt Wargacki threw a complete-game, scattering seven hits, in leading Yakima Valley Community College to a 4-3...  April 14, 2010 Hometown Heroes Welton’s arm, Berman’s bat helping Yaks’ improvement YAKIMA, Wash. — They took disparate routes over a dissimilar time frame to become baseball teammates playing different positions. April 8, 2010 YVCC baseball sweeps Wenatchee WENATCHEE — If you’re trying to rebuild a college baseball program, starting pitching is a good place to start. And Yakima Valley, in its first season under coach Ken Wilson, seems headed in the right direction — in that regard and otherwise. April 6, 2010 Aimone fires no-hitter, leads Yaks to fastpitch sweep of Big Bend Rachel Aimone is on a roll.Yakima Valley’s freshman right-hander pitched a no-hitter in the Yaks’ first game against Big Bend on Tuesday, then allowed only two earned runs in the second as YVCC swept 3-0 and 5-3 in Eastern Region play at breezy Dunbar Field. April 4, 2010 Aimone Pitches YVCC to Sweep of Spokane YAKIMA, Wash. — Rachel Aimone pitched 16 innings without allowing an earned run and drove in the winning run in the opener to direct Yakima Valley Community College to a 1-0, 7-5 sweep over Spokane in NWAACC East Region fastpitch on Saturday. April 1, 2010 Welton Pitches Yaks to Split PENDLETON, Ore. — Derek Welton pitched a three-hitter with eight strikeouts Wednesday as Yakima Valley shut out Blue Mountain 3-0...  March 15, 2010 YVCC sweeps Linn-Benton YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima Valley’s Matt Wargacki and Steven Schoonover combined to shut out Linn-Benton to set the tone in a 4-0, 9-8 doubleheader sweep on Sunday at Parker Field. March 14, 2010 Hartz, Welton Lead YVCC to Sweep YAKIMA, Wash. — Behind complete-game shutouts from Connor Hartz and Derek Welton, Yakima Valley posted a 10-0, 8-0 sweep of Linn-Benton on Saturday at Parker Field. March 14, 2010 Yaks Repeat as National Champs HAMPTON, Va. — Yakima Valley used six individual champions to wrap up its second consecutive women’s National Collegiate Wrestling Association championship Saturday at the Convocation Center Arena at Hampton University. February 25, 2010 YVCC Women's Basketball clinches share of title Just because it’s nothing new doesn’t mean it’s not worth celebrating. So Yakima Valley’s women, after winning a share of the Eastern Region championship with a 75-63 win over Spokane on Wednesday night in Sherar Gym, cut down the nets.   Lange, Schlagel hoping to bond YVCC baseball to its storied past February 16, 2010 by Roger Underwood   Among the most salient remarks made by a California coaching legend during Tuesday’s gathering of Yakima Valley baseball personalities was this four-word statement that came early on. Pointing toward the corner of the Kendall Hall auditorium where Walt Schlagel and Walt Lange were seated, Al Endriss noted that the Yakima men, both in their 80s, had been teammates 62 years ago and remained close friends. “That,” Endriss said, “is what you want.”... February 14, 2010 Yaks qualify five for nationals DES MOINES, Wash. — Five Yakima Valley wrestlers qualified for the junior college national championships during regional competition held Saturday at Highline Community College. February 14, 2010 January scores 29 in Yaks win over CBC YAKIMA, Wash. — Derrick January scored 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Yakima Valley’s surging men moved closer to an NWAACC Tournament berth Saturday with an 87-75 win over Columbia Basin in Eastern Region play at Sherar Gym. February 14, 2010   Marchbanks leads Yaks to CBC Sweep YAKIMA, Wash. — Anna Marchbanks scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds as third-ranked Yakima Valley rallied to beat Columbia Basin 72-67 on Saturday in Sherar Gym to secure the Yaks’ seventh consecutive NWAACC Tournament berth. February 7, 2010 YVCC men stun first-place Big Bend MOSES LAKE, Wash. —  Getting righted with two lopsided home wins, the Yak men have kept that momentum going with two impressive road wins, the latest an 87-79 victory over NWAACC East Region-leading Big Bend on Saturday afternoon.... January 24, 2010 YVCC women stay perfect defeat CBC PASCO, Wash. — Spurred by a tenacious second-half defensive effort, Yakima Valley overcame a slow start to defeat Columbia Basin College 76-75 in overtime Saturday in an Eastern Region women’s basketball game. January 24, 2010 YVCC men sweep duals YAKIMA, Wash. — Heavyweight Kyle Stults pinned Arjan Bhullar, the defending NAIA national champion, in 28 seconds to complete Yakima Valley’s 27-17 victory over Simon Fraser University in a men’s college wrestling dual meet Saturday at Sherar Gym January 13, 2010 YVCC runs by Big Bend In the women’s game, Marchbanks totaled 24 points and 12 boards while DeRosier scored 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting including 5 of 7 from 3-point range... January 3, 2010 Marchbanks lifts Yaks over Mount Hood YAKIMA, Wash. — She played point guard in high school and center during her first year in college. No wonder Anna Marchbanks...  January 3, 2010  Heavyweights shine for Yaks ATHERTON, Calif. — Heavyweights Nelly Aramburo and Lauren Watts finished second and third, respectively, to lead Yakima Valley’s showing in the Menlo College women’s wrestling tournament Saturday. December 11, 2009 YVCC women have mix of youth, experience YAKIMA, Wash. — They have accomplished much during Cody Butler’s tenure as coach. Yakima Valley’s women have reached the NWAACC Tournament in each of Butler’s six seasons as the Yaks mentor. They have compiled a since-severed 31-game winning streak in Sherar Gym and last season ran the Eastern Region table, negotiating the 14-game schedule without a loss.... more November 21, 2009 YVCC women basketball will play for tourney title YAKIMA, Wash. — It will be Yakima Valley and Walla Walla in today’s title game of the High Hopes Crossover Tournament in Sherar Gym. 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.	YVCC's Anthony Johnson Makes National Headlines and sends Montana to the NCAA National Tournament 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."