I'm out at the USA Softball vs. Spokane All-Stars game and ran into Aaron Dunn. He confirmed he's verbaled to WSU for football, but the bombshell is that he'll be doing his tight-end thing at Mead where the family has moved. Mead's gain is Shadle…
Hey baseball fans, Trevor Shull has signed to play professional baseball. The Central Valley grad is headed to West Virginia tomorrow to play in the Appalachian League for Tampa Bay's Rookie team. I have a story in The Spokesman-Review tomorrow. Also, for an update, when…
Ex-Zag Ronny Turiaf might be on the move. The Riverside Press-Enterprise reported that Turiaf has agreed to a four-year, $17 million offer from Golden State. The Lakers have a week to match the offer to keep Turiaf, who just completed his third season in Los…
I'm back from vacation and the Spokane Shock are back to work after their bye week. I caught up with the Shock players and coach Adam Shackleford, who all enjoyed a little bit of rest last week, today at the Arena.Receiver Raul Vijil went to…
I couldn't even jinx him with Thursday's feature story. Minnerly's ability to scramble, throw on the run, throw with precision, run bootleg and option-pitch and occasionally go long, coupled with clock management, proved the difference in the East's comeback 17-14 win over the West in…
It's hot, humid - yes, it's summer - but football is in the air (and will be literally) when East meets West in Thursday's High School All-State Football Summer Classic, 7 p.m. at Central Valley.Here's the second installment, about West receiver Cory MacKay (Eastlake), who…
Can't get enough baseball? The annual American Legion wood bat tournaments are this 4th of July weekend. Games are spread among fields in Spokane and Coeur d'Alene.Also, a couple of former North Central boys and the best of Spokane's and Idaho's girls basketball players are…
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