You can't win a state championship without winning the first game, so to that end the Post Falls High girls basketball is in good shape.While there were some nervous moments at the start and the end, the Trojans held up, stopping Highland of Pocatello 54-49…
As my colleague, Dave Trimmer, pointed out in this story, it was the South Hill's day to crow when awards were handed out at the Youth Awards Luncheon Wednesday.A year that produced amazing state championship rewards hailed the accomplishments of Ferris and Lewis and Clark…
This will go down as one of the most bizarre finishes I've seen in 24 years of covering high school athletics.Click the tab below to read my unedited game story.I'll try to post some more thoughts on this game Thursday from the state girls basketball…
Click the tab below to read some more notes about area teams headed to the state girls basketball tournament that we didn’t have space for in my state preview story for Thursday.
Media throughout Idaho exchange capsule information about the teams they cover.So with the state girls basketball tournaments upon us - 1A begins Wednesday - click the tab below to see a closer look at the teams headed to the state tournaments.
As mentioned previously, we checked in with Adam Morrison earlier this month when the Bobcats faced Golden State in Oakland. Click below for an unedited article that will appear in Wednesday's S-R. Also, Jeremy Pargo earned WCC player of the week honors for the second…
Gonzaga took care of business Monday, hanging an 83-50 loss on Loyola Marymount at the McCarthey Athletic Center.The victory kept GU (19-6, 8-1 WCC) in a first-place tie with Saint Mary's. San Diego is tied with those two clubs in the loss column.Click below for…
How do you score seven goals and lose a hockey game? Ask the Spokane Chiefs.Read on for my unedited game story from Monday night's 9-7 loss to the Seattle Thunderbirds.
Well, I was trying to wait out the Saint Mary's-Santa Clara and San Diego-San Francisco games, but click below for an unedited game story from Gonzaga's 83-50 victory over Loyola Marymount on Monday.As I post this, San Diego leads 52-45 with 6:40 left and Saint…
The Eastern men's basketball team had a couple of big rallies, but couldn't make it happen down the stretch, losing at Northern Arizona on Sunday 68-64. Click here for the story on the EWU website.
Gonzaga returns to the court against Loyola Marymount tonight at 5. The Zags defeated the Lions 91-68 on Jan. 12th to open West Coast Conference play.Here's a link to the S-R preview.A couple of quick notes below
Just watched the Comcast On Demand special that recapped the 2007 Spokane Shock arenafootball2 season.What can I say? I'm a night owl. Read on if you'd like.
We're getting to this post early because I'm glad to report I have dad/daughter plans for most of Sunday. So, we'll wrap up GU's 101-59 pounding of Pepperdine on Saturday with notes, quotes, etc. below in extended entry.
Those who follow wrestlng closely probably guessed as the season went on that the Spokane area was pretty good. Turns out after this weekend's regionals our wrestlers are REALLY good.To wit: This was the most lop-sided Greater Spokane League 4A showing in 36 years of…
Click the tab below to see the first-round pairings for the Idaho state girls basketball tournaments.The pairings became complete with Coeur d'Alene's 52-46 win over Lewiston on Monday.
Gonzaga moved back into a tie for first place in the West Coast Conference with a 101-59 rout of Pepperdine on Saturday at the McCarthey Athletic Center. The Bulldogs (18-6, 7-1) are tied with Saint Mary's (20-3, 7-1) atop the WCC. San Diego is 6-1…
The guys were back in good spirits at the press conference today after WSU trounced USC. Here's Tony Bennett, Kyle Weaver, Taylor Rochestie, Robbie Cowgill and Derrick Low.Get the Flash Player to see this video.
HALFTIME: 29-19 WSUIt's been a while since the Cougars finished the first half with a 10-point lead. But at halftime, they had shut down USC's offense and capitalized with their own.Kyle Weaver (leading with nine points) and his team stormed Beasley, shooting 52.2 percent and…
We took a closer look at Gonzaga's offense this season -- overall and in end-of-game and end-of-shot-clock situations -- and compared it with the often prolific Bulldogs' teams from the past.Click below for a link and a few more details that we didn't get into…
To go along with Vince's feature on Chris Henry, I made this video about the WSU men's basketball reserves. Enjoy.Get the Flash Player to see this video.
The Post Falls girls basketball team upset No. 2-ranked Coeur d'Alene 46-45 to capture the 5A Region I championship Friday.Click the tab below to read my unedited game story.
Blizzard-like conditions on Snoqualmie Pass will prevent the Spokane Chiefs from taking the ice tonight for their scheduled Western Hockey League matchup with the Seattle Thunderbirds.
It didn't come easy, but Eastern Washington did manage to secure its first Big Sky Conference road win of the season Thursday night, beating Sacramento State 59-57 on a couple of late free throws by freshman Trey Gross.You can read the story that ran in…
The WCC has had two mid-season coaching changes, including Pepperdine, which visits Gonzaga on Saturday.The Waves changed hands from former coach Vance Walberg to Eric Bridgeland three days after GU hammered Pepperdine 92-57 in Malibu last month.Bridgeland, the interim coach, is just 1-4 since his…
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