Gonzaga hits the road 3
Our Four Corners college basketball page runs in Thursday's S-R, but you can look at the unedited Gonzaga-related content below.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21, 2009
For starters, WSU still not sure 5
COUGARS With only a day until Washington State risks its three-game winning streak against UCLA, the WSU players who will be introduced by Glenn Johnson are still up in the air. That, other notes from Tuesday's practice, and a bunch of links all await you.…
TUESDAY, JAN. 20, 2009
Mediocrity behind leaders 13
After tonight's Greater Spokane League boys basketball turn of events I guess you have to tell it like it is. Behind Gonzaga Prep (12-1) and Shadle Park (11-1) mediocrity reigns. Both won fairly comfortably tonight, although watching the helter-skelter play between the Highlanders and University…
Zags, Daye head for California
Back with a collection of Gonzaga notes, including Austin Daye returning to his old stomping grounds in Southern California this week as GU takes on Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount.Daye, who is from Irvine, Calif., said he's looking forward to seeing family and friends, not to…
Eags hoping for better stretch run
Eastern Washington hosts Montana tonight as it nears the end of the first-half of its Big Sky Conference schedule.You can read an unedited version of the game advance that will appear in Wednesday morning's S-R below. In addition, I've included this link to to the…
Pot pourri Tuesday 9
Tuesday's Prep Notebook day where we discuss a variety of things that occurred over the weekend. There's GSL basketball, how Mead's girls are faring though four players from last year departed; wrestling, a couple of tournament results; and miscellaneous stuff to prepare for the upcoming…
Henderson leads NIC
Here's a link to a feature on University of Idaho-bound Shawn Henderson, who is leading the North Idaho College men's basketball team.
MONDAY, JAN. 19, 2009
Rochestie's not Pac-10 player of week 32
COUGARS Just a quick post tonight before I head out to the Valley. I was expecting to link you to a Pac-10 release in which Taylor Rochestie, WSU's nominee, would be named the conference's player of the week. In the two Cougar road wins, Rochestie…
Gonzaga back in A.P. poll at 23 25
Gonzaga, after a couple weeks absence, on Monday returned to the Associated Press top 25 at No. 23. The Bulldogs are 28th in the ESPN/USA Today rankings. WCC rival Saint Mary's is No. 22 in the ESPN/USA Today poll, but missed the A.P. top 25…
SUNDAY, JAN. 18, 2009
Oregon win, the day after 19
COUGARS Well you folks had a lively discussion this morning. Sorry to interrupt, because I want you to keep going if that's your wish, but I have your links for the day after, along with some more comments from the players and coaches after Saturday's…
Day after San Francisco 10
A bunch of notes, quotes, etc., as we recount Gonzaga's 85-51 dismantling of San Francisco on Saturday night. Read on for the day-after USF post.ALSO: Find a photo gallery of GU-USF game here.
SATURDAY, JAN. 17, 2009
GU gets win, Sorenson gets scholarship 1
Back with the game story, which I took in a different direction after post-game interviews. You'll see why below in the unedited version that will run in Sunday's S-R. Check back Sunday morning for a day-after post.(By the way, the photo that accompanies this post…
WSU's record day at the line 50
COUGARS OK, I'm back in Spokane after racing up I-5 to make my flight. I made some changes in the story and added some web-only items. You can read it all on the link.
Gonzaga moves to 3-0 in WCC 3
Austin Daye scored a career-high 25 points as Gonzaga thumped San Francisco 85-51 on Saturday at the McCarthey Athletic Center.Gonzaga, which led 43-29 at halftime, cruised to its third straight WCC victory. The Bulldogs (12-4, 3-0) have won by 17, 42 and 35 points in…
Idaho drops 2nd straight
A short but dreary road trip for Idaho ended Saturday afternoon with a 74-63 loss at Louisiana Tech. Mac Hopson poured in 25 points for the Vandals, who were plagued by an assortment of blunders down the stretch and porous defense.For more, here's the release…
WSU pulls away in the second half 20
COUGARS Ernie Kent didn't stick around to see the end of WSU's 74-62 victory . He picked up two technicals within 2 minutes, 18 seconds from official Chris Rastatter and was ejected with 12:12 left. That was in the midst of a game-clinching 12-0 run.…
WSU leads 24-17 at the half 11
COUGARS When did this game start? Was it early in the morning? Because at times it seemed like the teams were still asleep. There was one possession in which Oregon had three attempts, the last two without anyone challenging, as the Cougars just stood and…
Ducks, fans ready to test WSU 3
COUGARS How good is Oregon? Or, put another way, how bad are the Ducks? Is the five-loss Pac-10 start a product of their schedule or is this a team that will struggle all year with on-court deficiencies and off-court chemistry? Read on.
Catching up on a Saturday morning 5
COUGARS Just a quick post with links from the morning. We'll have more prior to the game. Read on.
FRIDAY, JAN. 16, 2009
Impressive turn for the Bullpups 7
Gonzaga Prep's big guys stole the show in an easy 53-32 win over Central Valley. The Bullpups dominated the boards, dominated the defense and 6-7 Ryan Nicholas and 6-5 Travis Long hogged the scoring, combining for 43 of the Bullpups' 53 points. CV didn't score…
Idaho preps: Friday hoops 3
The Lake City boys and girls swept visiting Lewiston and the Coeur d'Alene boys and girls did the same to visiting Moscow. Click the tab below to read my unedited roundup.
Zags take on struggling Dons 1
Two teams heading in opposite directions are set to collide Saturday night in the McCarthey Athletic Center. Gonzaga is rolling again with a three-game winning streak while San Francisco had lost six of its last seven. According to America's Line, GU is favored by 26.5…
Wounded Ducks still fearsome for WSU
COUGARS The Cougars held a late practice at Mac Court Friday afternoon, as WSU coach Tony Bennett wanted to give them some rest after Thursday night's overtime win over Oregon State. They shot, they ran through their entries and in-bounds plays and they went over…
Bears bully way past EWU 1
Despite another big night offensively by Benny Valentine, Eastern's men's basketball team lost another road game on Thursday, this one to Big Sky Conference rival Northern Colorado.I included this link the game story that was complied from wire reports for Friday morning's S-R; this link…
Day after Santa Clara
The headlines in Friday's S-R pretty well summarized it. On my game story: "Gonzaga sets season high for points." On John Blanchette's column: "In defense of GU, its defense shines."Gonzaga put together a complete performance in pounding Santa Clara 95-53 on Thursday. We'll recap it…
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