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…
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