South Bend 68, Mules 50

The Wahkiakum Mule boys basketball team lost their season opener 68-50 at South Bend on Saturday.

The hosts jumped to a 15-2 first quarter lead and pushed that to 38-16 at halftime.

"We're young," Mule Coach Bill Olsen said. "We've got to do some building."

Cody Olsen led the Mule scoring with 17 points; Ty Bain added 10.

The Mules are at Adna on Saturday. They host Pe Ell on Tuesday and go to Toutle Lake next Friday.