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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2009

GSL baseball: Moon no-no clinches title

Billy Moon pitched University top its second straight Greater Spokane League title with an 8-0 no-hitter at Mead. The Titans can become the first to win 19 league games, I was told by coaches, if they beat the Panthers at home on Friday. Moon's breaking…

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Sandpoint High School soccer player Bailey Hewitt, front, plays during a match at Post Falls High School on Tuesday.  (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)

T-Wolves 5A regional champs

The Lake City softball team captured the 5A Region I championship Wednesday. Read about it here.Knee surgery last fall in soccer sidelined Clark Fork's Bailey Hewitt, keeping her from defending four state titles in track. But it won't keep her from pursuing her passion at…

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Jeremy Pargo of Gonzaga shows the strain of defeat as he wipes the sweat from his face in the final minutes of his final game for Gonzaga.  (Christopher Anderson / The Spokesman-Review)

Zags score 975 on APR

The Gonzaga men's basketball team scored 975 on the APR, safely above the 925 target figure. Read more about the men's team and the numbers for the rest of GU's programs here. (Pictured is Jeremy Pargo, who will be part of Gonzaga's commencement ceremonies this…

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TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2009

John Booker of the Shock celebrates his touchdown in the second quarter. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)

Shock notes

I went out to Shock practice Tuesday and filed this unedited notebook that will run in Wednesday's S-R. You can read it below. (Pictured above is John Booker, in 'surf' celebration mode against Iowa.)

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Time to think prep baseball post-season

League championships will be determined this week in Greater Spokane League and Great Northern League baseball. University (17-1), which is assured a title tie and was ranked No. 1 in the Washington State baseball poll this week, hosts Mead (15-3) tomorrow with a chance to…

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MONDAY, MAY 4, 2009

Tanner Schalk practices at Lake City High School  April 29. (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)

Handle Extra sports 21 

Here's a feature on Lake City hurdles standout Tanner Schalk that was published in the Handle Extra on Sunday.Click the tab below to see the latest North Idaho Track Honor roll going into state-qualifying meets this week.

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SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2009

SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2009


This and that for WSU's Saturday

COUGARS • UPDATED: 11:45 A.M. Hope you're planning to have an action-packed weekend, what with the beautiful weather predicted for today and Bloomsday, a Spokane institution, on tap for Sunday. We've got the Kentucky Derby-viewing and baseball-watching on our to-do-list. Read on for links.

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FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2009

Shadle's Rodgers commits to WSU 

COUGARS Just got finished talking with Shadle Park High's Jake Rodgers, who decided Thursday he is going to accept a football scholarship from Washington State. The 6-foot-7, 245-pound senior-to-be said he like the WSU atmosphere and how everyone seems so close knit, among other reasons…

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The Spokesman-Review Shock head coach Adam Shackleford has assistant Rob Keefe looking on. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)

Shock back home to face Iowa

No. 1-ranked Spokane, healing up after a run of injuries the last two weeks, returns to the Arena on Saturday night to take on Iowa, which started off 3-0 before dropping its last two games. Read on below for an unedited game preview that will…

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Patience at the plate can pay dividends

Having sat through countless college softball games this spring and witnessing the Mead-Central Valley Greater Spokane League baseball game Thursday afternoon, I remain mystified how impatient hitters can be. Panther Cody Lunt had been brilliant for five innings against the Bears, but his relief, Kramer…

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