COUGARSUPDATED 5:21 p.m.In Sunday's paper, there will be a feature from me on the WSU women's rowing team. Its top boat, the varsity eight, is ranked fourth in the nation. I'll be posting a link to the article Sunday.But here, first, is a video I…
Defending 5A state champ Lake City will get a chance to repeat after the Timberwolves topped Post Falls 10-5 in a Region I winner-to-state-loser-out game Friday.Click the tab below to read my unedited story.
UPDATED: FridayThe chase for state baseball, softball, golf and tennis berths takes center stage this week.Click the tab below to see what's happening in the various state-qualifying tournaments.
Favorites advanced during the first round of Greater Spokane League baseball and softball.Today things get more serious.District rivals University and Central Valley face off in both sports.
Gonzaga forward Josh Heytvelt, who missed the first 11 games of the 2007-08 season following surgery on a stress fracture in his right foot/ankle, had another operation on the same foot/ankle last week. More on Heytvelt and 2009 recruit Mangisto Arop below in extended entry.
Click here to read an Idaho prep notebook that appeared on the Prep Page today.Here's a feature in the Prairie Voice today about Timberlake multiple-sport standout Nick Puckett, who will do track in college.
After a 4-1 victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Wednesday night, the Spokane Chiefs are Western Hockey League champions for the second time in franchise history.Next up for Spokane is the Memorial Cup in Kitchener, Ontario from May 16th through the 25th. But first, enjoy…
COUGARS, VANDALSI thought I'd offer up the opportunity to answer any of your questions about Tuesday's APR news on WSU and Idaho. So, if you have a question, feel free to add a comment with it and I will try to answer your question as…
Gonzaga has landed a 2009 commitment from 6-foot-5 guard Mangisto Arop. Click below in extended entry for my unedited article. I'll probably add more later as well.Click here,here and here for more information on Arop.
I'm replacing my unedited story with the link to the story that was printed in today's section from the Spokane Chiefs 2-1 overtime victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Tuesday night that gave Spokane a 3-0 lead in the Western Hockey League championship.Keep sharing your…
COUGARSPULLMAN - Pullman Police have recommended one second-degree assault charge and five fourth-degree assault charges against Washington State defensive tackle Andy Roof.The recommendations, sent this week to the Whitman County Prosecutor's Office, are the results of a weeklong investigation after Roof, 22, was arrested outside…
To get you fired up for the track and field post season, as if Mother Nature's cooperation wasn't enough ... West Valley's Ashley Kenney threw the discus 152-feet last week, making her the 20th girl in state history to break the 150-foot barrier. Her throw…
Here's a Then & Now story about some of the players on the special Coeur d'Alene Little League team that came within three outs of qualifying for the World Series in Williamsport, Pa., in 2002.Six of the players were part of Lake City's 2007 5A…
Well, I will be as soon as I feed you some reading material. I'm heading north to catch Games 3, 4 and - if necessary - 5 of the Western Hockey League championship series between the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Spokane Chiefs.Here's my game advance and…
No single game tickets will be sold for the Idaho/Boise State football game this fall.Tickets to that game can be puchased in packets including other games.Click the tab below to read more from the Idaho sports information office.
The Spokane Shock sputtered most of the second half on offense, but reserve quarterback Nick Davila directed two fourth-quarter scoring drives and Brian Jackson nailed a game-winning 21-yard field goal with one second left.Spokane outlasted Lubbock 43-41 on Saturday in Lubbock to hike the Shock's…
Spokane Chiefs goalie Dustin Tokarski could have layed down on the ice and taken a nap for at least 20 minutes on Friday night.That's because the Spokane Chiefs held the Lethbridge Hurricanes to zero shots in the opening period of their 4-1 victory to open…
New University of Idaho men's basketball coach Don Verlin continues to stock his team with more talent.Click the tab below to read about two more recruits that have signed.With the announcement earlier this week of two other signers, this means the Vandals are overstocked with…
There were three stories in today's section on the Spokane Chiefs, who open their Western Hockey League championship series with the Lethbridge Hurricanes tonight at the Spokane Arena.First, my WHL Bantam Draft story got hacked in the edit process, including quotes from my phone conversation…
Ex-Gonzaga assistant coach Bill Grier has added two players to his program at San Diego. One, Roberta Mafra, a 6-foot-9 forward, played at the same high school as ex-Zag J.P. Batista.More here and here.
Gonzaga is apparently under consideration for the Hall of Fame game (actually a doubleheader) in Indianapolis, along with Notre Dame, Indiana, USC and Oklahoma State. More here.
COUGARSUPDATED 4:25 p.m.WSU running-back legend Rueben Mayes has been selected for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. He's the third Cougars player ever to make it, along with Glen "Turk" Edwards (1929-1931) and Mel Hein (1928-1930).So, it's been a while for WSU.My unedited…
Gonzaga basketball has lost 2009 recruit Brock Osweiler to football. Osweiler has decided to play football for Arizona State, verbally committing to the Sun Devils and coach Dennis Erickson on Wednesday. UPDATE: Click here for S-R article (with quotes from Osweiler and his prep football…
Meant to post this yesterday, but it slipped my mind. We've noted here before that Gonzaga is participating in the Old Spice Classic this Thanksgiving.The rest of the eight-team field has been finalized. The only change from what was already known is that Memphis bowed…
University of Idaho running back Ryan Lumbala was the ninth player chosen in the Canadian Football League draft.Click the tab below to read more from this release from Idaho.
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