Simmons Lifts Ccs Past Walla Walla

Heidi Simmons scored with five seconds left in the match to give visiting Community Colleges of Spokane a 2-1 women’s soccer victory over Walla Walla Community College, the first loss of the season for the Warriors.

Wednesday’s win put CCS (9-1-4) in position to win the division title with two games remaining. If CCS finishes in a tie with WWCC, the Sasquatch would earn the title based on head-to-head competition with the Warriors. The teams tied in their previous meeting.

On the winning goal, Keri Nichols led Simmons with a perfect pass and Simmons one-touched the ball into the goal.

Walla Walla’s Carrie Redding opened the scoring with a goal in the second half.

Simmons followed up 13 minutes later with a goal on an assist from Holly Vanwert to tie the match.

College volleyball

Columbia Basin Community College forged its way into a first-place tie in the NWAACC with a 15-12, 15-8, 15-9 win over visiting Community Colleges of Spokane.

The win gave the Hawks a 7-1 league mark and gave the Sasquatch (7-1) their first league loss.

Sabrina Paige led CCS with 17 digs and teammate JoEne Heimbigner recorded 25 assists.

Whitman held off Whitworth in five games in a Northwest Conference of Independent Colleges match at Whitman, 15-10, 13-15, 12-15, 15-7, 15-8.

The Pirates fell to 3-10 in league and 5-16 overall. Whitman improved to 7-6 and 12-9.

College basketball

The Eastern Washington University men’s and women’s basketball teams will present Halloween Hoop Madness on Friday night at Reese Court.

The event will feature shooting contests, door prizes, costume contests and giveaways. It all starts at 7 for elementary and middle-school aged students. Activities for college students will follow at 8.

Admission is free.

, DataTimes