It was a tough day for Great Northern League teams at the State 2A tournament in Tacoma.All six teams lost games today, four dropping into the consolation bracket and two others eliminated.

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We've had a few stories involving the Gonzaga women, who play Pepperdine in the first round of the WCC Tournament in a couple of hours (1510-AM on your radio dial, pregame 1:30 p.m.).The Bulldogs swept every WCC honor (complete list on the league site), led…

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This post isn't about Cougars or Zags or Saxons or Tigers, but we figure there has to be some skiers and boarders among you. If you have played in the snow at our area ski resorts, we want your opinion. Click here for Bill Jennings'…

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A week of rest, and upon return, little relaxation.Jared Spurgeon scored a goal and added three assists, Mitch Wahl scored a pair of goals and added two helpers and Chiefs captain Chris Bruton finished with three points – a goal and two assists – as…

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This will run on the Four Corners college basketball page in Thursday's S-R, but you can read my GU contribution if you click below.

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Eastern Washington's Kellen Williams has been named to the second team All-Big Sky Conference men's basketball team that was announced this afternoon.You can read more about Williams and what first-year Eagles coach Kirk Earlywine had to say about his senior forward here, and you can…

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Click the tab below to read more about the annual District I All-Star basketball games for area seniors that will be played Friday at Mullan.

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Pullman's girls have advanced to the second round of the State 2A tournament in Tacoma, but their foe won't be Clarkston.The Greyhounds built a nine-point lead through three quarters and won 57-51 over Anacortes. Clarkston's girls were outscored 32-22 in the second half and lost…

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It sounds as if the WCC presidents vote on Saturday is essentially a formality (see previous post), which isn't really a surprise. The WCC Tournament appears headed to Las Vegas, beginning in 2009, according to a Nevada newspaper.An announcement is expected Sunday.Santa Clara coach Kerry…

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Eastern Washington closed its 2007-08 men's basketball season with a 76-74 road loss to Big Sky regular-season champion Portland State on Tuesday night.You can read the game story that ran in Wednesday morning's S-R here, and you can get more details and additional post-game quotes…

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I don't know about you, but I can't wait for the press release frenzy to end and the season to begin. That said, the Spokane Shock added a player and released one on waivers today.The links are below, which includes two I forgot from a…

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Gonzaga junior guard Jeremy Pargo was named the WCC player of the year, the conference announced Tuesday afternoon.Gonzaga's Mark Few and Saint Mary's Randy Bennett shared coach of the year honors. Saint Mary's Diamon Simpson was named top defensive player and the Gaels' Patty Mills…

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I've watched nearly all of the replay of Gonzaga's 88-54 win over Santa Clara on Monday night. Deadline on an 8:30 start wiped out most of my opportunity to interview players and coaches afterward, but we've got plenty for our usual day-after post.Also, All-WCC honors…

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The Inland Empire League boys basketball coaches have announced their all-league teams.Click the tab below to read more.

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It's almost indoor football time. The Spokane Shock have been busy with transactions - additions, subtractions and a retirement - in getting prepared to open training camp this Saturday.Read below for some links.

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Whitworth University has received a first round bye in the NCAA Division III tournament and will host the winner of a Thursday night game between Pomona-Pitzer Colleges and Occidental College on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. Click here for the rest of the release.

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COUGARSThere is a chance of rain today, but there will probably be nothing more than a few showers, sort of like today's WSU news on the Web. You would always like a downpour, but, on a Monday like this, with only one game on Saturday,…

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OK, we're operating in reverse today.Click below for a link to my unedited GU-Santa Clara preview that will run in Monday's paper. There's also some info on WCC tournament seeding scenarios.And come back in about an hour for our day-after Saint Mary's post.

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COUGARSAs I sit in the Oakland airport, waiting for my Southwest flight to board – got a pretty decent number in my pocket today – I've scanned around the Net and found about all there is to find concerning the Cougars' loss Saturday.When the schedule…

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The Idaho men's basketball team made it two road wins in a row.Click the tab below to read the story provided by Idaho's sports information department.

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Click below for a my unedited Gonzaga-Saint Mary's game story.

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Matt Bouldin scored 21 points and Jeremy Pargo had all 18 of his points in the second half as No. 24 Gonzaga defeated No. 25 Saint Mary's 88-76 on Saturday.Gonzaga secured no worse than a share of the WCC title _ its eighth straight _…

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COUGARSThe second half was all Stanford and so was the final score, 60-53. The Cougars scored 20 points in the second half.We'll be back in a while with our game story.

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There are some happy coaches earlier this week and friday following the outcome of district and regional 2A and 3A state qualifying.

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Here are some leftovers from Friday's 5A state semfinals (and this ain't meatloaf!).Click the tab below to read more.

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