It wasn't a good day for Greater Spokane League baseball teams.The Central Valley Bears jumped ahead early but couldn't add on and lost 4-3 in eight innings to eventual regional champion Richland.And U-Hi never got its offense started and couldn't stop Redmond's in a 15-0…
Bellingham's the place to be on Tuesday for state golf, particularly if you have ties to Lewis and Clark.Courses in the Bellingham area host all classification tournaments boys and girls. The Tigers have the numbers to chase a couple of titles. They advanced four boys…
What would a 4A softball season be without a post-season matchup between Shadle Park and University? The teams failed to connect in the district finals as had been the case the previous three years, but they'll play today, 10 a.m. in the eastern regional tournament…
Spokane puts its unbeaten record on the line against Tri-Cities at 4 p.m. Saturday. Read on below for an unedited game preview.
COUGARSJust a quick note today, with a couple links.
Let the games begin! The Memorial Cup kicks off today with the host Kitchener Rangers taking on the Gatineu Olympiques. The Spokane Chiefs' first round-robin matchup is Saturday afternoon against the Belleville Bulls.There are a handful of links and some reading material below. Also, those…
Shock assistant coach Matt Sauk is leaving the team to take another shot at quarterback in the AFL. He's joining the Arizona Rattlers, who recently lost one of their QBs to injury, but plans to return to Spokane at the conclusion of the AFL season.…
The Spokane Chiefs (and one caffeine-buzzed beat writer) have arrived in Kitchener, Ontario, after a 3-1/2 hour chartered flight. No layovers, our own security checkpoint (meaning no lines) and a 4 to 1 passenger-flight attendant ratio. Not a bad day at all. Except it's pouring…
Click the tab below to see this week's North Idaho track and field honor roll.State-qualifying meets are Friday and Saturday. The 5A and 4A teams are at Volmer Bowl in Lewiston; the 3A teams are at Timberlake; and the 1A teams are at Kootenai.Here is…
The Spokane Chiefs have announced that each game of the MasterCard Memorial Cup will be available to all Comcast customers on channel 78 as well as to Comcast Digital Cable customers with the Sports Tier package on NHL Network channel 419.
My pitcher story finally made it in The Spokesman-Review on Sunday. Don’t know how many got a chance to read it, but here ya go. All six made the playoffs and four are still playing as of today (Rusty Shellhorn and Trevor Shull of CV…
Click the tab below to see the first-round pairings for the State 5A, 4A and 3A baseball and State 5A, 4A and 3A softball.
Shock receiver Raul Vijil beat me to it -- he beat several Boise defensive backs Saturday night, too -- when his post-touchdown celebration included grabbing a Happy Mother's Day sign and displaying it to an appreciative audience at Arena.So, we add our Happy Mother's Day…
COUGARSUPDATED 5:21 p.m.In Sunday's paper, there will be a feature from me on the WSU women's rowing team. Its top boat, the varsity eight, is ranked fourth in the nation. I'll be posting a link to the article Sunday.But here, first, is a video I…
Defending 5A state champ Lake City will get a chance to repeat after the Timberwolves topped Post Falls 10-5 in a Region I winner-to-state-loser-out game Friday.Click the tab below to read my unedited story.
UPDATED: FridayThe chase for state baseball, softball, golf and tennis berths takes center stage this week.Click the tab below to see what's happening in the various state-qualifying tournaments.
Favorites advanced during the first round of Greater Spokane League baseball and softball.Today things get more serious.District rivals University and Central Valley face off in both sports.
Gonzaga forward Josh Heytvelt, who missed the first 11 games of the 2007-08 season following surgery on a stress fracture in his right foot/ankle, had another operation on the same foot/ankle last week. More on Heytvelt and 2009 recruit Mangisto Arop below in extended entry.
Click here to read an Idaho prep notebook that appeared on the Prep Page today.Here's a feature in the Prairie Voice today about Timberlake multiple-sport standout Nick Puckett, who will do track in college.
After a 4-1 victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Wednesday night, the Spokane Chiefs are Western Hockey League champions for the second time in franchise history.Next up for Spokane is the Memorial Cup in Kitchener, Ontario from May 16th through the 25th. But first, enjoy…
COUGARS, VANDALSI thought I'd offer up the opportunity to answer any of your questions about Tuesday's APR news on WSU and Idaho. So, if you have a question, feel free to add a comment with it and I will try to answer your question as…
Gonzaga has landed a 2009 commitment from 6-foot-5 guard Mangisto Arop. Click below in extended entry for my unedited article. I'll probably add more later as well.Click here,here and here for more information on Arop.
I'm replacing my unedited story with the link to the story that was printed in today's section from the Spokane Chiefs 2-1 overtime victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Tuesday night that gave Spokane a 3-0 lead in the Western Hockey League championship.Keep sharing your…
COUGARSPULLMAN - Pullman Police have recommended one second-degree assault charge and five fourth-degree assault charges against Washington State defensive tackle Andy Roof.The recommendations, sent this week to the Whitman County Prosecutor's Office, are the results of a weeklong investigation after Roof, 22, was arrested outside…
To get you fired up for the track and field post season, as if Mother Nature's cooperation wasn't enough ... West Valley's Ashley Kenney threw the discus 152-feet last week, making her the 20th girl in state history to break the 150-foot barrier. Her throw…
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