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TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2011


State 1A all-tourney volleyball team

Steve Bain, head coach at King's, and Kim Grycel, Lynden Christian's coach, polled the 1A coaches whose teams were at state to select an all-tournament team. "This effort comes about because the media folks that have compiled all-state volleyball teams in the past did not…

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MONDAY, MAY 2, 2011

Chiefs season over 

Troy Rutkowski, Ty Rattie and Nino Niederreiter scored in the third period as the Portland Winterhawks ended the Spokane Chiefs season with a 6-3 win Molnday night at the Arena, taking the Western Conference best-of-7 finals in six games. The Chiefs jumped to a 2-0…

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Spokane Chiefs celebrates Jared Cowen's goal against Portland Winterhawks in the first period during game 3 of WHL Western Conference finals in Spokane, Wash., Wednesday, April 27, 2011. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)

Chiefs' Cowen wants to keep going

I slacked off Sunday, calling it a day after returning from Portland (well, I did mow the grass and attend to a few other chores). John Blanchette advanced tonight's Western Hockey League playoff Game 6 between Spokane and Portland with this column on Chiefs' captain…

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