Northwest Notes July 4, 2020

Rosario makes it official, signs with WSU hoops

PULLMAN — After verbally committing to the Washington State men’s basketball team last week, incoming freshman Carlos Rosario made it official with the signing of his national letter of intent as announced by head coach Kyle Smith.

Rosario, a 6-foot-7 wing from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, becomes the sixth new Coug for the upcoming season, joining Efe Abogidi (Delta State, Nigeria), TJ Bamba (Bronx, NY), Dishon Jackson (Vallejo, Calif.), Andrej Jakimovski (Skopje, Macedonia), and Jefferson Koulibaly (Montreal, Quebec) in Washington State’s top-30 ranked recruiting class.

Rosario’s addition “provides us with another player with length and athleticism on the perimeter,” Smith said in a news release. “His ballhandling and size makes him unique, giving him the ability to defend and create offense.”

Rosario came to the U.S. prior to his junior year from the Dominican Republic to play at Veritas Prep in California. Playing for the young program, Rosario helped lead his team to a 22-12 record as a senior averaging 13.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game in just his second season. In just two years at Veritas Prep, Rosario played his way into the top ranks of recruits in the state, ranking No. 14 in California according to 247Sports.com. Throughout the year, the lanky wing made a name for himself at elite prep tournaments like the Jerry Tarkanian Classic, earning all-tournament honors, and playing along the top recruits in the country in the Grind Session prep circuit.

Ansett, Bayley compete at Dakotas Tour event

HARTFORD, S.D. — Eric Ansett, who led The Oaks Academy of Spokane Valley to a victory over North Idaho Christian in the 2014 Mountain Christian League basketball tournament championship game, finished tied for fifth in the first Dakotas Tour golf event of the season, which concluded Friday at Central Valley Golf Club.

Ansett shot 64-67-71—202, 14 under par, five shots behind the winner.

Derek Bayley of Rathdrum, who played at Lakeland High and Washington State, fired rounds of 68 and 71 and missed the 36-hole cut Thursday by one stroke.