TROJANS, 40-35One thing you can say about USC, the Trojans can score in a hurry. And they did just that late in the first half, breaking from a tie at 31 with seven points in less than a minute.And most of those points came via…
COUGARSWSU will be playing for the second seed in the Pac-10 tournament when they host USC in about five minutes, so this game means something.The winner, however, will probably play UW in the tournament, and the Huskies shocked everyone with a 10-point win over UCLA…
STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTAt the end of three quarters, Mead leads 45-20 and is ready to pick up their fourth-place trophy.We'll be back at the end of the game with a link to the game story. See you then.
STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTThis isn't the same Mead team we saw the first three days in Tacoma. The players are the same, but the energy hasn't been at the same level.Still, at the end of the first quarter, the Panthers are ahead by three, 14-11.That's…
COLLEGE BASKETBALLOne post before I head to the Tacoma Dome for a full day of watching the prep basketball. Well, I am coming back to the hotel to watch and blog on the WSU game with USC (you can read Glenn Kasses' advance of that…
STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTThe U-Hi Titans will play for their first State 4A girls title Saturday night. They can thank No. 12 for a big part of it.Angie Bjorklund scored 34 points, grabbed eight rebounds, had six assists … she did it all in leading…
STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTLewis and Clark built a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter, saw it all slip away under Kentwood pressure, but still won 60-57 when Lyndi Seidensticker nailed a 3-pointer with 5 seconds left.You can read the game story here.We have to cover…
STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTOne thing a fan never wants to hear in the first half: "That's her third foul."Lewis and Clark fans heard it twice in this one, and the announcer was talking about the Tigers two disruptive guards: Ula Taula and Brittany Kennedy.All of…
STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTThe first part of Lewis and Clark's semifinal game with Kentwood answered a question I had: Would LC play its usual in-your-face full-court pressure defense or would the Tigers back off because Kentwood's excellent guards?The answer is yes to the former, no…
STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTA sound game plan and some superb guard play combined to lift Mead into the hardware round Saturday, as the Panthers hammered overrated Roosevelt, 71-56, Friday.You can read how the Panthers did it in this story.The Panthers played 21 minutes of near-perfect…
STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTA tall order awaits Mead and I mean that literally.Roosevelt's Mackenzie Argens, the Riders' 6-foot-3 senior center who is headed to the University of Washington, anchors the middle.If the Panthers are to win, and play for fourth place Saturday at 1:30 p.m.,…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL, FOOTBALLThe Whitworth Pirates open NCAA Division III championship play this afternoon (4; 1230-AM) with a game in St. Louis against DePauw University.If the Pirates win, they'll face the winner of the Washington U./ Fontbonne College game Saturday.••••••••••The Idaho Vandals lost in Hawaii late…
STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTI realized when I got up this morning I never linked the U-Hi girls' story from late last night.I meant to, but good intentions and the road to … all that stuff.Anyhow, here's the link to Mike Vlahovich's story on all the…
STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTI posted this earlier but it never showed up, so I'm posting it again.The Ferris Saxons received one of their sternest tests of the season from a hot-shooting, disciplined Redmond team that sported just a 14-12 record.But the Saxons played a disciplined…
STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTThe Kentwood guards – Courtney Vandersloot (who has 12 points at the half), Lindsey Moore and Jessica Rogers – are a good bunch, effective on both ends of the court.But the Panthers' trio of Kami Clark, Alysha Green and Jazmine Redmon are…
STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTThe Lewis and Clark Tigers are at it again.Thursday they met one of the West Side's highly touted teams and turned up the pressure. It worked. The Roosevelt Rough Riders could ride out wave after wave of LC ball hawking.Because of that,…
STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTTo combat pressure, you have to be a good passing team. The Roosevelt Rough Riders are not a good passing team. Ergo, the Lewis and Clark pressure is getting to them.The undefeated Rough Riders haven't been tested that much this season and…
STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTThe Greater Spokane League schools haven't taken the court yet, but there was some news from here in Tacoma.Ferris and Lewis and Clark have agreed to change the format of the Rubber Chicken game slightly next year, moving the main performances from…
COLLEGE BASKETBALLThe Idaho Vandals finish up the season this weekend with games at Hawaii and San Jose State (you can see the Week Ahead here).The WAC tournament is next week (WAC notes are here) and Idaho will open with San Jose.For more, check Jim Meehan's…
PREPSFirst a pat on the back to the on-line folks at The Spokesman-Review (hey, that's us) for the fine work on the State 2B website. If you are a fan of the small school tournament, there's very little you could ask for that's not available…
COUGARSTonight's the night, the night the Bruins come to Pullman.Glenn Kasses has a preview of tonight's showdown (7:30; FSN; 920-AM) in Pullman between the No. 2 Bruins and the No. 13 Cougars. But that's just the start of today's coverage. First, check out Glenn's blog.…
STATE 4A TOURNAMENTIf this continues – and Lake Stevens has shown nothing to make you think it will rally – the four Greater Spokane League representatives will have gone 4-0 – and the six East Side teams will be 6-0.The first three GSL teams all…
STATE 4A TOURNAMENTWhen facing the Ferris High match-up zone, an offensive player is often times surprised by where the defense comes from.A clear pass clearly isn't. An open lane to the hoop is suddenly closed. A one-on-one dribble turns into a double team. And the…
STATE 4A TOURNAMENTState 4A boys' tournament games are notoriously physical. But the Ferris Saxons lead 12-9 after one quarter in their opener in one of the more physical games you'll see, no matter the venue.The teams played almost seven minutes before a foul was called…
STATE 4A TOURNAMENTWhen was the last time you were at a girls' high school basketball game and the teams combined for 41 points in a quarter?But that's exactly what Mead and Jackson did in the opening quarter of their tournament opener with the Panthers scoring…
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