Ephrata’s Malone takes top honor in chess tourney
Waypoint Foundation Trustee Troy Pugh, left, stands next to Julian Ochoa Medina, in brown, who took second place at this year’s Waypoint Foundation Scholastic Chess Tournament. In green is this year’s champion, Hayden Malone, a senior at Ephrata High School, and on the right is Waypoint Foundation Trustee Roger Pugh.
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Participants in this year’s Waypoint Foundation Scholastic Chess Tournament in the gymnasium at Parkway Intermediate School in Ephrata this past Saturday. The tournament has cash prizes and is part of the foundation’s efforts to support youth in the Columbia Basin. Participants from throughout the region attend the event.
EPHRATA — For the third consecutive year, Hayden Malone, an Ephrata High School senior took home the top prize in the Waypoint Foundation Scholastic Chess Tournament, according to a statement from the Waypoint Foundation. The competition was held Saturday at Parkway Intermediate School in Ephrata.
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