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SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2010

Mitchell comes up big again in EWU scrimmage

Eastern Washington University staged is second scrimmage of spring football practice at Woodward Field on Saturday, and Bo Levi Mitchell seemed to further solidify his case for becoming the Eagles' next starting quarterback.You can read an unedited version of the scrimmage story that will appear…

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WSU Saturday morning links 

COUGARS There's no football this weekend on the Palouse, as Washington State spends this Saturday on a team-building exercise in the woods north of Spokane. But that doesn't mean there isn't any news. It was just a little harder to find. Read on for what…

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FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2010


Lake City trips CdA

The Lake City baseball team, behind a one-hitter from lefty Ben Pharis, topped Coeur d'Alene 3-0 in a 5A Inland Empire League game Friday.Click the tab below to read my unedited story.

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Eags move Minnerly to safety

Eastern Washington's football team will hold its second scrimmage of the spring at Woodward Field on Saturday at approximately 12:30 p.m.And when the hitting starts, Coach Beau Baldwin's crowded stable of quarterback candidates will be down to six, following Baldwin's announcement on Friday that sophomore…

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WSU has a week left in spring practice 

COUGARS The weekend looms before us like a jelly doughnut, with sunshine today and Sunday supposedly covering a gooey day tomorrow. But it doesn't matter, with no Washington State football scheduled until an early – and by that I mean before the time Captain Kangaroo…

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THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010


bartr@spokesman.com Central Valley pitcher Scott Simon went 10-1 for the Spokane Dodgers last summer. (J. Bart Rayniak)

Thursday Prep Page 

Click here to read a feature on Central Valley ace Scott Simon (pictured above).Click here to read Greg Lee's column.Click here to read a notebook feature an item on Mead standout sophomore wrestler Jordan Rogers.ALSO: Click the tab below to read a story by Rene…

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WSU sees improvement at tight end 

COUGARS Four weeks of spring practice are in the books – remember, Washington State won't be holding a scrimmage this weekend, having moved the one scheduled for this Saturday's to earlier in the spring. Today's practice was held in bright sunshine and featured the offense…

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Vandal men add two signees

Don Verlin has brought two more basketball players into the fold -- Matt Borton from West Valley of Yakima and junior-college standout Deremy Geiger. The Vandals are expected to have one more signee, Stephen Madison of Jefferson High in Portland. His letter of intent should…

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Bossier-Shreveport player has Spokane ties

Bossier-Shreveport FB/LB Henry Bryant apparently won't need a travel guide when his team visits Spokane this weekend. Find out why here. (You'll notice the writer uses 'Battle Wings' while the team's official site uses 'BattleWings.' It also looks like one word in photos on the…

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Carter on his decision

Back with a bit more on Marquise Carter. You can read it below. UPDATE: Here's GU's release on Carter's signing with a couple of Mark Few quotes.Meanwhile, UW sophomore guard Elston Turner announced Thursday he's transferring. Not sure if he's interested in Gonzaga, but I…

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Carter officially signs with GU

Just spoke to Marquise Carter and he said after a couple of days of thinking about his situation he arrived at the same conclusion he did last week when he verbally committed to Gonzaga. Carter said Gonzaga is the right spot for him. He signed…

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Warm day awaits WSU practice 

COUGARS • UPDATED: 1 P.M. Yesterday was the first day of the spring signing period, but there were few basketball signings of consequence on the West Coast, and none for the Washington State men's program as of yet. But that doesn't mean we don't have…

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2010

Carter having second thoughts?

Junior college point guard Marquise Carter, who verbally committed to Gonzaga last week, appears to be having second thoughts. “You know, I just saw him about 30 minutes ago and I told him to get his act together,” Gene Bess, who coached Carter at Three…

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Mead’s Jill Pecka slides safely into home plate before University catcher Alene Bethel can apply the tag in GSL softball Tuesday. (Colin Mulvany)

GSL softball: U-Hi stops Mead 

University handed Mead its first loss in Greater Spokane League softball Tuesday. Click here to read Jim Meehan's story. Jill Pecka of Mead is seen sliding in the picture above.Cheney knocked off Medical Lake in Great Northern League boys soccere Tuesday. Click here to read…

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Huey Whittaker scores his thrid touchdown in the fourth quarter past Milwaukee's Carlton Brown (11) Friday April 2, 2010. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)

One long Shock post

Here's all the Shock news fit to print. My unedited notebook and a lengthy list of former Shock players and coaches whereabouts is below. Meanwhile, the AFL coaches poll has Bossier-Shreveport No. 4 and Spokane No. 9 while the writers poll has the BattleWings No.…

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Former WSU star Leaf gets probation 

COUGARS A little late putting together my post today and now I'm glad I was. We've got some extra news that adds some weight to it. As you all know, former Cougar quarterback Ryan Leaf has waiting for his sentence on eight felony drug charges…

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TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2010

Long day at WSU

COUGARS So, as practice days go, Tuesday's was the least focused of the spring. But don't take my word for it. That was Paul Wulff's assessment. With that as the prelude, read on for our practice report and a story on one of the spring's…

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WSU returns to spring practice 

COUGARS • UPDATED: 10:50 A.M. Let's see, what were we doing? Oh ya, spring football. Washington State gets back to the practice field today, for one of two workouts this week – the Cougars will also practice on Thursday. We gave some thoughts about the…

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MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2010

SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2010

Looking back on EWU's first scrimmage

Beau Baldwin was dealing with some mixed feelings Saturday afternoon after putting his Eastern Washington football team through its first scrimmage of spring drills.The Eagles offense ran 55 plays, turning several into big gains, but coughed up the football four times. You can read the…

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