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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 29, 2012

Bring on the state tournaments 

I made it over SNOWqualmie Pass this afternoon. Slow going, but a safe trip thankfully. I'll be at all the State 4A and 3A boys and girls basketball games involving our local teams. I will tweet as often as possible. You can follow at: srpreps.…

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Central Valley’s Austin Rehkow splits Richland’s defense Friday during the Bears’ state-qualifying win. (Christopher Anderson)

Which teams can take state? 

I'll post a similar poll about our area small schools in a day or so. The poll I posted last week about regionals drew more than 1,000 votes. Pictured above is Central Valley junior Austin Rehkow driving against Richland in a 4A regional game Friday.…

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How about the smaller schools? 

Here's a poll question for our smaller boys and girls basketball teams. This is the last time I'll re-post this at the top of SportsLink. This is for our area small school basketball teams. Which teams have a realistic shot at winning state titles?

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A win-win for Eagles, fans

Eastern Washington's rousing Senior Night win last night over Idaho State (check out Dan Pelle's great photo essay here) was not only a big win for the program and first-year head coach Jim Hayford, it means that fans will get one more chance to see…

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Hey snow, you can leap this 

A GRIP ON SPORTS Around the Inland Northwest, there is a lot of truth to the old saw about March coming in like a lion. And this year did not disappoint. Here it is, the first day of March and there's more snow ... wait,…

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Call this Turmoil Wednesday 

COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Yes, turmoil. Not for Washington State. But for a couple other teams around the conference -- particularly UCLA -- Tuesday's news isn't great. Regardless, we pass it along after the jump.

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