COUGARS Brandon Jones, quite possibly the Cougars' best cover corner, wore a boot on his right ankle today, hobbling around the practice field instead of shutting down one side of it. With Jones out, there were changes in the secondary. Read on for that and…
COUGARS The best laid plans often get waylaid. We had this secondary preview pretty well done this week and then Brandon Jones sprained his ankle. He could be out for two-to-three weeks, depending on how the injury responded to treatment (we'll have more on the…
There isn't a lot of room for new players to join the Spokane Chiefs hockey team with 18 players returning, but one newcomer has already joined the team - former star defenseman Jon Klemm."He gives us some intanglibles that obviously no one here has been…
The Spokane Shock threw a party Tuesday night to celebrate a 19-1 season and ArenaCup championship. John Blanchette filed this column on the event and what's next for the Shock.
Next up was a swing north on Tuesday to watch Mead, Mt. Spokane, Rogers and North Central and the reminder that district rival Panthers and Wildcats open their seasons against each other. Last year was a one-touchdown thriller won by Mead, but the team ultimately…
COUGARS It must be getting closer to game week. Tensions are rising, positions are being filled, injured players are making miraculous recoveries and there are stories, multiple stories, from Cal and Stanford. Read on for your morning fix.
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