Boys Basketball
Columbia River Conference
Pendleton 72, Hood River Valley 60: Wes Persinger scored 22 points and Sonny Green as the Buckaroos led from wire to wire to take sole possession of first place in the CRC. Noah Noteboom and Dallas Buckley scored 12 points apiece to lead the Eagles, who remain in second place in the league by one game over Hermiston.
The Dalles 48, Hermiston 44: Coby Conlee scored 13 points and Colin Noonan tallied 11 to go along with nine rebounds to lift the Riverhawks to their third win of the season. Dillon Zimmerly led the Bulldogs with 15 points.
Big Sky Tournament First Round
Dufur 77, Ione 36: The Rangers will face Sherman in round two on Friday at 4:30 p.m. at Hermiston.
South Wasco 64, Mitchell-Spray 46: The Redsides move on to meet regular season league champ Horizon Christian in a semi-final at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in Hermiston.
Girls Basketball
Columbia River Conference
Hermiston 46, The Dalles 43: The Bulldogs clinched the league title by holding off a spirited effort by the Riverhawks.
Pendleton 77, Hood River Valley 35
Southwest Washington Class 1-A District Tournament
Columbia 34, Eatonville 33: The Bruins keep their season going with the narrow win, and will face Kalama on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at W.F. West High School in Chehalis.
Greater Columbia League Tournament
Bickleton 34, Lyle-Wishram 33