2020 News Media

2020 News Articles

• • Closer Look: Decision to move WA high school football, other sports to spring 2021

    Tri-City Herald: Thursday July 23, 2020

    Article by Jeff Morrow detailing the plan to move sports to the spring of 2021 in hopes that the COVID-19 virus will have faded. [pdf]

• • GSL football coaches adjust to new reality of playing in spring

    Spokane Spokesman-Review: Thursday July 23, 2020

    Spokesman-Review article by Dave Nichols on the impact of the WIAA decision to move football to the spring. [pdf]

• • WIAA continues to tweak high school sports for 2020-2021 term

    Tri-City Herald: Thursday July 30, 2020

    Article by Jeff Morrow detailing WIAA changes due to COVID-19 on July 30, 2020 [pdf]

• • 2021 Richland Varsity Football Roster

    bomberfootball.org: Saturday March 13, 2021

    Roster updated on March 9, 2021 [pdf]

• • $16 million worth of reasons for Richland sports fans to cheer

    Tri-City Herald: Monday March 15, 2021

    Article by Cameron Probert in the Monday, March 15, 2021 edition of the Tri-City Herald giving an update on the progress of the Hanford and Richland stadium projects that were approved by voters in 2017. [pdf]

• • 2021 All Mid-Columbia Conference Football Team

    Mid-Columbia Conference: Wednesday April 14, 2021

• • Mid-Columbia all-conference

    Tri-City Herald: Thursday April 15, 2021

    Article by Jeff Morrow in the Thursday, April 15, 2021 edition of the Tri-City Herald highlighting the all-conference football teams in the Mid-Columbia Conference. [pdf]

GAME 1: Friday February 26, 2021 — Kamiakin Braves

• • Chiawana rolls past Hanford in schools' first game in over a year

    Tri-City Herald: Tuesday March 2, 2021

    Article by Jeff Morrow in the Tuesday, March 2, 2021 Tri-City Herald reviewing the first week of spring football games. [pdf]

GAME 2: Friday March 5, 2021 — Kennewick Lions

• • Mid-Columbia teams head into another week of prep football

    Tri-City Herald: Friday March 5, 2021

    Article in the Friday, March 5th edition of the Tri-City Herald previewing the week's prep football matchups. [pdf]

• • Broken bone can't stop Kennewick's Mayovsky in stellar performance

    Tri-City Herald: Tuesday March 9, 2021

    Article by Jeff Morrow in the Tuesday, March 9, 2021 edition of the Tri-City Herald providing the game story of Kennewick v. Richland as well as all of the games in the region. [pdf]

GAME 3: Friday March 12, 2021 — Southridge Suns

• • Kamiakin v. Chiawana is one of the season's most anticipated games

    Tri-City Herald: Friday March 12, 2021

    Article by Jeff Morrow in the Friday, March 12, 2021 edition of the Tri-City Herald previewing the weekend football games across the region. [pdf]

• • Late field goal gives Chiawana last-minute win over Kamiakin

    Tri-City Herald: Tuesday March 16, 2021

    Article by Jeff Morrow in the Tuesday, March 16, 2021 edition of the Tri-City Herald. [pdf]

GAME 4: Friday March 19, 2021 — Pasco Bulldogs

• • More fans can watch in Week 4, when teams will test defenses

    Tri-City Herald: Friday March 19, 2021

    Article in the Friday, March 19, 2021 edition of the Tri-City Herald highlighting this weeks high school football matchups in the region. [pdf]

• • Chiawana beats Walla Walla, improves to 4-0 in MCC

    Tri-City Herald: Tuesday March 23, 2021

    Article by Jeff Morrow in the Tuesday, March 23, 2021 edition of the Tri-City Herald covering the weekend football games in the region. [pdf]

GAME 5: Thursday March 25, 2021 — Hanford Falcons

• • Mid-Columbia Conference football teams play Thursday

    Tri-City Herald: Thursday March 25, 2021

    Article in the March 25, 2021 edition of the Tri-City Herald by Jeff Morrow previewing the contests in the region. [pdf]

• • GSL Update: Four teams will sit, but just one is in protocol

    Spokane Spokesman-Review: Thursday March 25, 2021

    Article by Dave Nichols in the Thursday, March 25, 2021 edition of the Spokesman-Review previewing the weekend's high school football action in the Spokane area and also detailing some issues with COVID-19 and the GSL schedule. [pdf]

• • Richland Bombers 41, Hanford Falcons 7

    bomberfootball.org: Friday March 26, 2021

    Game story by bomberfootball.org along with game stats for both teams. [pdf]

• • Richland 41, Hanford 7

    bomberfootball.org: Friday March 26, 2021

    bomberfootball.org game story from Friday, March 26, 2021 [game story]

• • Rout keeps Riverhawks unbeaten heading into final day of season

    Tri-City Herald: Tuesday March 30, 2021

    Article by Jeff Morrow in the Tuesday, March 30, 2021 edition of the Tri-City Herald summarizing the weekend's results and previewing Tuesday's contest around the region. [pdf]

GAME 6: Tuesday March 30, 2021 — Chiawana Riverhawks

• • Riverhawks finish on top of conference as season ends

    Tri-City Herald: Thursday April 1, 2021

    Article by Jeff Morrow in the Thursday, April 1, 2021 edition of the Tri-City Herald reviewing the football games from Tuesday around the region. [pdf]

• 2020 Notes & Highlights
• The COVID-19 virus took a toll on all Fall sports in Washington State. The Fall football season was pushed to February/March 2021 with a shortened six game schedule and a truncated State tournament.
• Due to the virus restrictions, most games were played in front of empty stands save for parents and gameday personnel.
• Ben Fewel and Elijah Rodriguez both made first team all-conference at two positions: Fewel at defensive back and wide receiver; and Rodriguez at defensive line and running back. Jacob Kump also made first team on the offensive line.
• Second team all-conference honors went to Deacon Boyce at defensive back, Ryan Johnson on the defensive line, and Kalani Steward at linebacker.
• Jacob Kump made all-conference honorable mention on the defensive line.

• Mid-Columbia Conference
• •  
  • League
  • Overall
  •  
• • Chiawana
  • 6 - 0
  • 6 - 0
  • 4A
• • Kamiakin
  • 5 - 1
  • 5 - 1
  • 4A
• • Kennewick
  • 5 - 1
  • 5 - 1
  • 3A
• • Walla Walla
  • 2 - 2
  • 2 - 2
  • 3A
• • Richland
  • 3 - 3
  • 3 - 3
  • 4A
• • Hermiston
  • 1 - 3
  • 1 - 3
  • 3A
• • Pasco
  • 1 - 4
  • 2 - 4
  • 4A
• • Hanford
  • 1 - 4
  • 1 - 4
  • 4A
• • Southridge
  • 0 - 6
  • 0 - 6
  • 3A

• Week 6 Schedule
• Tuesday, March 30, 2021
• Chiawana
  @
  Richland
• Fran Rish Stadium, Richland 7:00 PM
• Kennewick
  @
  Kamiakin
• Neil F. Lampson Stadium, Kennewick 7:00 PM
• Southridge
  @
  Pasco
• Edgar Brown Memorial Stadium, Pasco 7:00 PM
• Hanford
  @
  Walla Walla
• Borleske Stadium, Walla Walla 7:00 PM
  Cancelled/COVID-19 issue.