Story byColumbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. Mike Maynard, Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. Mon, March 2, 2026 at 8:53 PM UTC·3 min readMar. 2—RICHLAND — The Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School Lions (18-3) suffered a loss to the DeSales Irish 80-69 Saturday in the opening round of the 1B state basketball tournament. Despite the loss, Head Coach Emerson Ferguson was proud of how his players battled."We did what we normally do, which is the battle," Ferguson said. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIt was a shootout from the tipoff as DeSales pulled ahead, but the Lions remained on their heels.