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The Huskies came out ahead last year

Posted by Vince

June 17, 2007 5:10 a.m. • 0 comments

COUGARS, COLLEGE BASEBALL, HUSKIES

Craig Smith of the Seattle Times has a fun story in today’s paper. He rated the year as a contest between the Cougars and UW. The upshot: UW won the year in sports 11-6-1. But WSU fans can still hang their hats on three consecutive basketball wins. Now, if only the Apple Cup …

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• Oregon State is trying to defend its national title with an almost completely new starting lineup, including a young pitching staff. No one is younger than Jorge Reyes, a freshman righthander from Warden, Wash.

Reyes pitched six innings, allowed three hits and yielded a single run in the Beavers’ 3-2 win Saturday before leaving with a sore calf muscle. Not a bad outing for a kid who was the best pitcher on a team that lost to Colfax in the first round of the State 1A Tournament in 2006.

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• The University of Washington’s Spencer Hawes has to decide soon whether to stay in the NBA draft and make a ton of money or return to UW. The 6-foot-11 center is saying it isn’t about the money – it will be there next year too – but it’s about who might draft him. He wants to be in the right spot. Smart call.