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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2011

Spokane Chiefs Tyler Johnson (7) is elbowed by Chilliwack's Tyler Stahl (9) in the second period of their WHL first round playoff  match, Wednesday, March 30, 2011, in the Spokane Arena. Stahl was given a five minute penalty and a game misconduct. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)

Bruins shock Chiefs in OT

Kevin Sundher scored the last two goals of the game, the second 3:20 into overtime, to rally the Chilliwack Bruins to a 4-3 win over the Spokane Chiefs Wednesday night at the Arena. The Bruins shocked the 4,737 fans by rallying from a 3-0 deficit…

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Spokane Chiefs  goaltender James Reid falters as Chilliwack's Kevin Sunher ties up the score 3-3 in the third period of their WHL first round playoff  match, Wednesday, March 30, 2011, in the Spokane Arena. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)

Chiefs vs. Chilliwack

Kevin Sundher scored the last two goals of the game, the second 3:20 into overtime, to rally the Chilliwack Bruins to a 4-3 win over the Spokane Chiefs at the Spokane Arena on Wednesday, March 30, 2011.

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Courtney Vandersloot, who scored a game-high 25 points, drives through a maze of arms to score late against Stanford. (Christopher Anderson)

Two more honors for Vandersloot

Gonzaga star Courtney Vandersloot picked up two more All-American Awards on Wednesday, giving her three in two days. The first is the John R. Wooden Award All-American team. Only five players were picked by the almost 1,000 members. She is joined by Maya Moore of…

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Taylor on IR; Arizona No. 1

A couple of Shock notes. The team has added LB/WR Chris Hemphill, who was with the Shock in 2009 training camp before joining the Tri-Cities Fever. Defensive lineman Terrance Taylor has been placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury. Injured reserve is a minimum…

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Brenden Kichton (8) aims to check Seattle’s Brenden Dillon. (Dan Pelle)

Kichton, Chiefs return to action

Brenden Kichton, the subject of a story in the Wednesday morning paper, and the Spokane Chiefs return to action tonight for Game 3 of their Western Hockey League playoff series with Chilliwack. Spokane swept the first two games in Chilliwack. Game Four is Thursday. A…

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