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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009

Wild Albi soccer twin bill

There was excitement and controversy during Wednesday's Albi Stadium Greater Spokane League doubleheader.East Valley won a shootout 2-1 over North Central and with two wins would overhaul the Indians for the top 3A regional seed. The Knights goal in regulation came during a bone-jarring collision…

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WSU hires Hironaka 

COUGARS There are now more former Seattle Pacific University head men's basketball coaches on WSU's staff than any other college in America. New head coach Ken Bone made that official Wednesday by hiring his former SPU assistant – and SPU's head coach the past seven…

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A new view of softball 

Took a departure from the norm to watch Inland Empire League softball yesterday. While it's difficult to compare, teams from Lake City and Coeur d'Alene doubleheader seemed a little stronger than what I've witnessed in the Greater Spokane League. Maybe it was because of my…

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Viks sweep IEL track 

The Coeur d'Alene boys and girls track teams swept the Inland Empire League championships Tuesday. Read about it here.Our Greater Spokane League prep writer, Mike Vlahovich, helped us out by staffing the Coeur d'Alene/Lake City softball twinbill. Read about the split here.

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Year winds down at WSU 15 

COUGARS • UPDATED: 2:45 P.M. Let's see. There is this week of class. Then next week is a dead one. Then finals and graduation. The academic year in Pullman is winding down quickly. As is spring football, with only Thursday's practice and Saturday's morning scrimmage…

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