The Western Hockey League announced earlier today that Ed Chynoweth, WHL chairman of the board and president of the Kootenay Ice, passed away this morning in Calgary after a long battle with cancer. He was 66.Here's the link to the release, and I will have…
Monday afternoon we gathered together the six Division I Greater Spokane pitching arms for a photo shoot.Seniors Andrew Kittredge (Ferris-UW), Rusty Shellhorn (CV-WSU), Trevor Shull (CV-Centenary)and Tyler Olson (U-Hi-Gonzaga U), plus junior Gonzaga futures Billy Moon (U-Hi) and Jacob Partridge (Rogers)will be the subjects of…
Those of you who were at the Arena tonight to take in the Spokane Chiefs 2-0 shutout of the Tri-City Americans certainly know it was an interesting night for a couple of different reasons, beginning with the fires.Yes, a literal fire - an electrical short…
COUGARSUPDATED 3:50 p.m.Only good news has come out of Pullman City Hall ever since I got the bad-news phone call this morning that Glenn Johnson was hospitalized. Below is my unedited brief that should appear in Tuesday's newspaper.Also, I've got a few Web-only comments after…
Saturday's practice-field football scrimmage at Eastern Washington University proved enlightening, but only to a minor degree.With so many front-line players missing spring drills, it is hard to get a handle on just how good the Eagles will be come fall.
COUGARSHere is my video to go along with Vince's update on the Martin Stadium renovation.Get the Flash Player to see this video.
The University of Idaho football team concluded spring practice with its Silver and Gold game Friday.Here's a link to my story.
Double-overtime hockey games are a beauty to watch. They are great except for one thing - deadline.So when Ondrej Roman scored 49 seconds into double-overtime on Friday night to give the Chiefs a series-opening 1-0 victory over the Tri-City Americans, the fans weren't the only…
NBA owners have approved the Seattle SuperSonics' move to Oklahoma City for the 2008-09 season, pending the resolution of litigation between the team and the city of Seattle.Click here for the AP story. Here is a link to the Seattle Times and the Seattle PI.Do…
COUGARSThe signing of Ferris High's DeAngelo Casto to a letter of intent yesterday may have been the biggest news coming out of Pullman, but it wasn't the only piece of information.Yes, there is more. Read on.
University held on for a 5-4 win over Central Valley to open a two-game lead on the Bears and stand within half a game of Mead in the three-team race for that second automatic regional softball berth. Next Thursday the Titans host the Panthers in…
COUGARSAs promised, here is the unedited version of the story I wrote for Friday's S-R on DeAngelo Casto's decision to attend WSU. There are a couple notes on the bottom.
COUGARSJust a quick spin around the Pac-10 as there's very little on the Cougar front.
When I took in the Lewis and Clark-Gonzaga Prep baseball game Tuesday and interviewed Donnie Santos after the game it was like talking to the spitting image of his dad, Don, (Shadle Park '85).Donnie walked with the bases loaded in the 10th inning for the…
Here's our first North Idaho track and field honor roll. Click the tab below to see it. I will post it weekly on Wednesdays through May 28.The Idaho Statesman newspaper has posted its first state track and field honor roll. The top 10 marks, including…
COUGARSOK, so Jim Meehan posted a quick brief about this earlier, but beyond the jump is my unedited article about WSU's hiring of a new volleyball coach.Information is added because I went to the press conference and talked to the coach, some players and Jim…
Gonzaga's Jeremy Pargo has declared himself eligible for the NBA draft, but won't hire an agent. It's believed Pargo will return to Gonzaga for his senior season if he doesn't project as a first-round pick. For an unedited article that will run in Wednesday's S-R,…
April 15 - Tax Day - and it snowed in the Coeur d'Alene area.In fact, the weather turned so foul today that several events have been postponed/canceled.The annual Christina Finney Co-Ed Relays at Post Falls High School was canceled 30 minutes after a brief blizzard…
Washington State has a new volleyball coach.South Dakota State head coach Andrew Palileo will take over Cougars' program. An announcement is expected later today.Read a story I filed for the Web site below in extended entry.
As they say, anything can happen - and usually does - when it comes to playoff hockey.The Vancouver Giants are now behind them and their longstanding rivals ahead of them as the Spokane Chiefs topped the Giants 3-1 to eliminate Vancouver from the Western Hockey…
A couple of items to catch up on. First, Duke's Taylor King, who was mulling a transfer to GU, Villanova and USC, visited Villanova and quickly picked Villanova. More here and here.And USF's coaching search is over. The Dons will hire Rex Walters. More here…
Ex-Shadle Park and Gonzaga U player Darin Holcomb is still flourishing in the minor league's.Here's a story from South Carolina:
Just call them the road warriors.Owners of the Western Hockey League’s top road record in the regular season, the Spokane Chiefs picked up 2 of 3 victories on the road last week to take a 3-2 lead in their Western Conference semifinal with the Vancouver…
COUGARSThis just might be the last in-depth post for a while, what with spring football over and basketball news winding down. So this morning we'll catch you up on the accessible news concerning Saturday's final football practice, we'll take you to Stillwater, Oklahoma, home of…
COUGARSUPDATED 3:45 p.m.Here I am, just as Vince promised, with a story from Saturday's final spring practice. There are plenty of notes at the bottom -- which will probably end up being mostly Web-only -- so be sure to read all the way to the…
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