March 8, 1998 in Sports on Page C6 Ricky Bower of Ricks College hit a 17-foot jumper just before the buzzer sounded as the Vikings trimmed Dixie 66-64 on Saturday night to win the men’s Region 18 basketball …

March 8, 1998 in Sports on Page C7 UCLA’s J.R. Henderson reacts after fouling out in a game against Stanford this season. He isn’t the only one who has a complaint against Pac-10 officials. Photo by Associated Press

March 8, 1998 in Sports on Page C7 Katie Davis is the all-time tournament scoring leader. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review

March 8, 1998 in Sports on Page C7 Five years after celebrating back-to-back B Tournament titles as a player from Davenport, Stacia Marriott Soliday knows what it’s like to take home a trophy as a coach. Yes, it …

March 8, 1998 in Sports on Page C7 Borin Lach is Chief Leschi’s Cambodian connection. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review

March 8, 1998 in Sports on Page C8 State 3A Nina Lowe scored 12 points and Stephanie Hart collected 11 rebounds as Shorewood (23-6) won its first state title with a 41-32 victory over Blanchet (25-5) Saturday night …

March 8, 1998 in Sports on Page C8 Cecil Fielder’s bad moods usually disappear more quickly than a plate of pasta in front of the slugger, who is affectionately known as “Big Daddy.” The Anaheim Angels’ new DH …

March 8, 1998 in Sports on Page C8 Ricky Rudd has won 19 times in his Winston Career and never thought he’d see the day when a 12th-place finish provided a sense of relief. That, however, is exactly …

March 8, 1998 in Sports on Page C8 State 1A Tessa DeBoer scored four points in the final 15 seconds and Lynden Christian (24-4) edged King’s (23-4) 45-42 Saturday in the State 1A girls championship basketball game at …

March 8, 1998 in Sports on Page C8 1. Hasek 2. The afterglow of Hasek’s gold-clinching performance in Nagano has extended into the second half of the NHL season. Photo by Associated Press

March 8, 1998 in Sports on Page C8 UNPUBLISHED CORRECTION: The name of football player Jeremey Williams is misspelled in this story. The correct spelling was confirmed by his mother.

March 8, 1998 in Sports on Page C8 District 7 2A The Pullman girls basketball team continued its run of beating ranked teams, defeating sixth-ranked Riverside 34-28 Saturday on the final day of the District 7 2A basketball …

March 8, 1998 in Sports on Page C11 Whitworth’s men finished fourth and the women fifth Saturday as the NAIA swimming and diving championships concluded in Federal Way. The Whitworth men scored 313 points, missing third place by …

March 8, 1998 in Sports on Page C11 Daniel (ran on C1)

March 8, 1998 in Features on Page E1 This Hollywood thing of Nancy Hanks’ - some would call it a “midlife crisis.” But Hanks wouldn’t. This 48-year-old Wallace, Idaho, woman calls it a journey, an awakening, an adventure. …

March 8, 1998 in Features on Page E1 (Photo of Nancy Hanks)

March 8, 1998 in Features on Page E1 ‘80s icons Reagan, Lauper and Savage.

March 8, 1998 in Features on Page E2 1. Leonardo DiCaprio 2. (Photo of Martha Stewart)

March 8, 1998 in Features on Page E2 Dear Ann Landers: I would like to respond to the letter from Rita Saucier, whose son died as a result of fraternity hazing. I am a 19-year-old college sophomore and …

March 8, 1998 in Features on Page E2 Have you bought your Ancestral Hunting License yet? These licenses, available for all 50 states, come with this explanation: “This license entitles bearer to diligently track and seek to capture …

March 8, 1998 in Features on Page E2 Dear Heloise: It seemed that every time I used a new mop or broom the painted handles slid on my clean white walls and marked them up with whatever color …

March 8, 1998 in Features on Page E2 Q. Doesn’t Brazil celebrate a National Coffee Day? A. Know of none there. But Japan observes such, research reveals. On Oct. 1. Another word for “armpit” - if you’d like …

March 8, 1998 in Features on Page E3 1. John Goodman, right, and Jeff Bridges star in Ethan and Joel Coen’s film “The Big Lebowski.” Goodman is a favorite of the Coen brothers, who gave him his breakout …