Believe it or not, 21 strikeouts in 7 innings is not the national record, although Rusty now apparantly has a Washington state record.Craig Smith from The Seattle Times researched this for me and discovered a 20 in Washington and 24 (in 7 innings, ah what…
COUGARSWe're moving on to football here - after what happened on yesterday's post I think we need to. As Nick Eaton said in an e-mail, if our numbers ever go down, all we have to do mention DeAngelo Casto and they will go right back…
COUGARSThe WSU kickers had a share of the spotlight at practice Thursday, wrapping up the afternoon with some 48- and 49-yard field goals -- that each of the three hit dead-center.Beyond the jump is my story from practice about the kickers and how that oh-so-important…
COUGARSI thought I should update y'all on the fact football coach Paul Wulff has decided to cancel Saturday's scheduled Spring Game, traditionally a WSU Mom's Weekend spectacle, and make it a short practice. In a news release, he cited injuries and a lack of depth…
Central Valley lefty Rusty Shellhorn's stock continues to soar as he works his way up the pecking order of Greater Spokane League pitching standouts.Wednesday he struck out all 21 batters in CV's 7-inning 5-0 victory over North Central. In all my years following high school…
Click the tab below to link to some news regarding former North Idaho prep athletes.
COUGARS • UPDATED:12:10 P.M.; 6:05 P.M.We have some thoughts, believe it or not, about yesterday's announcement by Washington State that Tony Bennett was staying in Pullman. Along with that, we have an interesting mix of links. Read on.
COUGARSFootball practice Tuesday moved into the indoor practice facility due to two inches of hail that accumulated on the ground here. Just spring in Pullman.Read on for my unedited story from practice, about the Cougars' running backs, and how there aren't many right now.
Talk that the weather might actually warm up (by the weekend) has to be encouraging to spring sports athletes. But even with the bum weather this spring, Mead found a way to get through, winning all seven of its games over two weeks between rain…
GSL track teams are back in action this week as the league season gets underway in earnest. So far in boys competition, 3A athletes have the upper hand in 8 of 10 running events, and 4A athletes rule in 6 of 7 field events.
COUGARSSome big news on the football recruiting front, and it has nothing to do with a high school senior. James Montgomery, a highly recruited running back when he came out of Cordova High in the Sacramento area, has decided to transfer from Cal to WSU.Montgomery…
Gonzaga recruit Andy Poling scored 10 points to go with three blocks and three steals, but the 6-foot-11 center and his Oregon teammates lost to Washington 108-105 in the Northwest Shootout. In the girls game, GU-bound Kayla Standish had eight points and eight rebounds to…
I'm officially moving out of the Spokane Arena. I've been here all weekend - two Spokane Chiefs games broken up by the Spokane Shock's home opener.My final assignment of the weekend - tonight's game between the Spokane Chiefs and Vancouver Giants in Western Hockey League…
If you came to this site last night, you probably read my unedited game story in my last post. Here's the link to the game story if you missed it, and here's the link to John Blanchette's column on how the game of arenafootball2 never…
You have to figure either the Stockton Lightning are that bad, or the Spokane Shock are that good. None of the Shock players or coaches were willing to admit that, of course, and it probably lies somewhere in between. Either way, the Shock left no…
The offense led the way in Idaho's second spring scrimmage Saturday.Click the tab below to read more of my unedited story that will be published Sunday.
Future Zags Andy Poling and Kayla Standish will be in action at the Northwest Shootout on Sunday in Portland. Here's more.
Below you will find my undedited game story from the Spokane Chiefs 4-1 loss to the Vancouver Giants on Friday night in the opening game of their best-of-7 Western Conference semifinal series.UPDATE (12:56 a.m.): Columnist John Blanchette joined me at the game, and wrote this…
As promised, I’ve posted a story from this afternoon’s opening day of spring football practice at Eastern Washington University.You can read it in its unedited form by clicking on the extended entry line below. I have also included some additional quotes from first-year head coach…
First-year Eastern Washington head football coach Beau Baldwin will put his Eagles through their first spring practice this afternoon.You can read an advance story on the belated start of spring practice here. I will be checking out the first practice and hope to post a…
COUGARSOn the jump is a revised unedited version of the Tony Bennett contract story that will run in tomorrow's S-R. Included is comment from athletic director Jim Sterk, who returned a call this evening.
A quick roundup of WCC coaching news. Bill Grier has decided to stay at San Diego. Jessie Evans is suing USF. And Loyola Marymount is expected to name Bill Bayno as its new head coach.
COUGARSI've filed a story for tomorrow's S-R concerning Tony Bennett's contract status with WSU. I'm posting the unedited version here, but it could change if I receive call backs. Read on for what's available now.
Below is an unedited version of my story that is running tomorrow on the Spokane Chiefs-Vancouver Giants Western Hockey League Western Conference semifinal series, which begins tomorrow night at the Arena.
Below is an early version of my feature on Spokane Shock defensive back Sergio Gilliam, which is running in tomorrow's section.Any thoughts as the Shock's home opener on Saturday night at the Arena fast approaches?
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