The Spokane Chiefs peppered a pair of Calgary Hitmen goalies with 53 shots, but it was one of them, a non-shot, that kind of defined this game as the home team wins 8-1. Blake Gal (10) got a hat trick, and was almost embarassed, but,…
The Spokane Chiefs are about to tackle defending Western Hockey League champion Calgary at the Arena. The Hitmen played at Tri-City on Tuesday, losing 3-1, but Chiefs coach Don Nachbaur came away impressed, saying Calgary was the better team. The complete box is posted below.…
COUGARS For the third consecutive day, Washington State went sans pads at practice, limiting the hitting and concentrating on the mental aspects of preparing for Saturday's game with Stanford. For more on practice, read on.
Thursday's single football game at Albi Stadium between Mead and Gonzaga Prep is at 6:30, not 7:15 as listed on some schedules. Make note.
The 2010-11 college basketball season has not started off well for Eastern Washington men's coach Kirk Earlywine and his Eagles.Less than a week into practice, Earlywine has lost sophomore point guard Glen Dean for an indefinite time because of a stress fracture in his foot.…
Greater Spokane League secretary Randy Ryan just confirmed the football play-in and crossover seeds/sites between the GSL and CBBN in two weeks.Click the tab below for more.
COUGARS Literally got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning and hit my knee on the way out to the kitchen. Not a good way to start the day. But the morning got immeasurably better when I started to travel around the…
Suspended Idaho wide receiver Maurice Shaw was in pads this afternoon and practiced with the Vandals. He missed last week's game at Louisiana Tech and his status for Saturday's Homecoming game with New Mexico State is still in question.We've got more Vandal football notes below.
COUGARS With the number of Washington State players banged up – not injured mind you, though there are quite a few of those, but banged up – the coaching staff decided to go in shorts, T-shirts, shoulder pads and helmets today. In other words, not…
Both the WAC coaches and media tabbed the Idaho men's basketball team to finish eighth -- which is where coach Don Verlin thought the Vandals, with just one returning starter, would end up in the preseason polls. Also worth mentioning: No Vandals were honored with…
The Spokane Shock are expected to name Fred Biletnikoff Jr. as its new offensive coordinator, according to Arena Football League sources.Biletnikoff was the head coach at Central Valley, one of Spokane's rivals in arenafootball2, but the Coyotes decided not to play in 2010. He is…
The Western Athletic Conference released its women’s basketball preseason coaches and media polls Tuesday, and the Idaho Vandals were picked to finish fourth by the league’s head coaches, and fifth by the media.ESPN's women's basketball schedule is also out. (We interrupt this regularly scheduled blog…
The regular season ends for cross country this week so we'll try to sort out what's happening in the Greater Spokane League and Great Northern League, with their standings on the extended entry, the next post-season step or steps with State at Pasco on Nov.…
The Spokane Chiefs face some new blood this week with a pair of Central Division teams coming in, starting with defending Western Hockey League champion Calgary Wednesday. For other WHL news and a little more on the Chiefs, click the tab below.
We're nearing the end of the soccer, volleyball and cross country seasons in Idaho and we're getting close to starting the state-qualifying process for those sports in Washington.Buckle your seat belts folks. The next few weeks will be busy to say the least. Not to…
COUGARS An interesting morning what with some news on the Pac-12 expansion front, some notes out of last night's Washington State practice and a few thoughts about the rest of the season. Read on.
COUGARS Monday nights are getting a bit colder this time of year and the number of players who watch the installation of the game plan due to injuries or hurts seems to be growing. Read on for more.
The WIAA has posted the state football and soccer brackets. You can see them here.
Idaho senior starting cornerback Isaac Butts did not travel to Louisiana Tech last week and will not play the rest of the season, coach Robb Akey said this morning. Akey declined to give details on Butts' departure. "That’s between me, him and this football team,…
COUGARS With the long march to open the season a little over halfway done, the Washington State Cougars are contemplating some changes to the practice schedule this week. The goal will be try to continue the steps toward respectability without straining a roster that's starting…
COUGARS Some things have changed around Washington State, that's for sure. We document them, plus add our day after post, so read on.
COUGARS It's late, so here's our post for tonight on Washington State's 24-7 loss to Arizona. We'll have more in the morning, if I wake up. Read on.
The Spokane Chiefs get a pair of power play goals and defeat the Everett Silvertips 3-1. The stars were 3, Tyler Johnson (goal, 2 assists); 2, James Reid (18 saves) and 1, Brenden Kichton (assists on both power plays). Complete box below. Here is the…
That opportunistc, big-play Idaho defense? Today in Ruston, La., it showed only a faint resemblance to the UI defense of previous weeks. And the result was a 48-35 beatdown from Louisiana Tech.We've got all the details below.
COUGARS Though Arizona has moved the ball consistently – and Washington State hasn't – the Cougars head to halftime trailing by just two scores, 14-0. Part of it has been a WSU defense that's forced one turnover, plus a successful onside kick by the Cougars…
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