Wa-Hi Girls and Wa-Hi Boys teams advance to district playoffs

WALLA WALLA—The Wa-Hi girls basketball team (13-7) qualified for the district playoffs. However, the last two games they played in the regular season were losses against Kennewick and Hermiston. This dropped them from a third-place finish in their conference down to a fifth place finish. As a result, they will be on the road for the first round of the District 8 4A playoffs. That game will be against the Gonzaga Prep Bullpups (14-6) February 12th in Spokane at 5 p.m.

February 4th 58-53 (Loss) Kennewick @ Walla Walla

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total

Kennewick 15 16 21 6 58

Walla Walla 13 13 17 10 53

February 7th 53-42 (Loss) Walla Walla @ Hermiston

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total

Walla Walla 15 9 11 7 42

Hermiston 8 15 13 17 53

The Wa-Hi boys team (16-4) also qualified for the district playoffs finishing their regular season schedule with convincing wins over both Kennewick and Hermiston. The third-place finish in their conference comes with a first round home playoff game in the District 8 4A playoffs. This game will be in Walla Walla against the Mead Panthers (9-11) on February 12th at 6 p.m.

73-59 (Win) Kennewick @ Walla Walla Feb 4th

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total

Kennewick 1 19 20 19 59

Walla Walla 15 23 18 17 73

87-57 (Win) Walla Walla @ Hermiston Feb 7th

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total

Walla Walla 22 25 16 24 87

Hermiston 8 16 15 18 57