It sounds like it's going to be another interesting week in Shockville. I spoke with head coach Rob Keefe earlier tonight about the trade of Khreem Smith and Antonio Narcisse to Utah for QB Erik Meyer and Raymond McNeil. The coach indicated it was the…
Ex-Zag Demetri Goodson is transferring to Baylor to play football, according to a Houston television station report. Goodson announced earlier this month he was bypassing his senior season at Gonzaga to pursue football. The TV station's report doesn't indicate if Goodson is receiving a scholarship.…
Spokane has made a trade it hopes will solve its quarterback issues, but it came at a hefty price. The Shock dealt standout defensive end Khreem Smith and starting center Antonio Narcisse to Utah for quarterback Erik Meyer and starting center Raymond McNeil. Meyer, the…
So, after filing three track stories from Tacoma, I did the only logical thing, put my feet up, quenched my thirst and took a little deeper look at the results. Keep reading for the final post from D on all the D's.
So, after a certain reporter had a little rant on Friday about theThursday DQ's at the State track and field meet in Tacoma, it turns out two Spokane 400 runners suffered the same fate. One was from Mt. Spokane, who was on the relay team…
COUGARS Before I head out to cover some college baseball this evening – showers permitting – I wanted to pass along this link. We have a story for tomorrow's S-R on the newest addition to Washington State's football coaching staff. As we told you a…
Spokane coaches were still fuming on Friday because both the Mt. Spokane boys and Mead girls were disqualified in the prelims of the 1,600-meter relay Thursday night. The Wildcats are the second-fastest quartet in the state, the Panthers two-time defending champions. Both, who easily qualified…
Jeremy Thielbahr, Idaho's running backs and co-special teams coach, has left to take the head coach and assistant athletic director position at Eastside Catholic High in Sammamish, Wash. Thiehlbahr is the second UI coach to leave during the offseason, following offensive line coach Dan Finn.…
Spokane has made some changes on its defensive front, signing former Duke Blue Devil Ayanga Okpokowuruk and releasing ex-EWU Eagle Lance Witherspoon. Okpokowuruk was on the N.Y. Giants practice squad last year. He's an AFL rookie. Witherspoon, who fell on a fumble in the end…
UPDATED: 5:43 p.m. The newest four-year Academic Progress Rates have been unveiled by the NCAA, and the Idaho football team has lost one scholarship because of its multi-year APR of 923, just below the penalty threshold of 925. That might sound like bad news --…
I visited Shock practice today and checked in with Casey Hansen, who absorbed some punishment from Tampa Bay's defensive front in Friday's 51-42 loss. More on Hansen, Markee White's health and other notes here. One note that didn't make it: The AFL has extended the…
COUGARS A busy day for those of us at Cougar Central, what with trying to sift through the debris of the APR results for the local Division I colleges as well as deal with the latest Louis Bland news. Oh, and some rumor control. For…
Spokane dropped to 4-6 with a 51-42 home loss to Tampa Bay, which turned its pass rush loose and overwhelmed fill-in quarterback Casey Hansen. S-R article here.
It should be an interesting one tonight when Spokane, with Casey Hansen under center, and Tampa Bay, with Brian Zbydniewski at the controls, collide tonight at the Arena. Hansen joined the Shock earlier this week after the team lost quarterbacks Bill Stull and Kyle Rowley…
The Lake City and Coeur d'Alene softball teams begin State 5A tournament play Friday. Here's a feature on the LC Timberwolves. The Idaho state track meets begin today, and here's the track notebook featuring Coeur d'Alene hurdler Morgan Struble (pictured above). Perhaps parents' attitudes toward…
Casey Hansen will start at quarterback when Spokane takes on Tampa Bay on Friday, head coach Rob Keefe said. Hansen was one of three quarterbacks brought in this week as the Shock were forced to replace Bill Stull (knee) and Kyle Rowley (shoulder), both of…
Spokane’s muddled quarterback situation is clearing up. The Shock, who lost quarterbacks Bill Stull and Kyle Rowley to injuries in Saturday’s win over Dallas, brought in three quarterbacks for tryouts and Casey Hansen and Steven Sheffield have been added to the roster. Hansen was Spokane’s…
Checked in at Shock practice today where Bill Stull (pictured above) received some good news regarding his left knee and Kyle Rowley was placed on injured reserve. Three quarterbacks audtioning for the starting -- and backup -- job threw about a billion passes. WR Markee…
Spokane doesn't know the full extent of injuries to quarterbacks Bill Stull's knee and Kyle Rowley's right (throwing) shoulder. In the meantime, the team will bring in three quarterbacks for tryouts: Casey Hansen, who backed up Nick Davila in Spokane's 2009 af2 championship season; Steven…
COUGARS We spent a little time this week looking at Washington State's financial future. The result was a couple stories and graphics we ran in today's Spokesman-Review. For that, more thoughts and some links, read on.
I've seen my share of strange arena football games over the years, but Saturday's has to rank as one of the strangest. Spokane, which made headlines earlier in the week for changing quarterbacks with Bill Stull taking over as the starter in place of Kyle…
Spokane, coming off a disappointing loss to Pittsburgh, tries to rebound against Dallas at the Arena on Saturday. Here's my preview that will run in Saturday's S-R.
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