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MONDAY, NOV. 1, 2010

State football playoff games

PREPSDates and times have officially been set for the other Idaho state playoff football games involving North idaho schools. The 5A playoff, featuring Lake City at Coeur d'Alene, was already set for Friday at 7 p.m.Click the tab below to see the rest of the…

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SUNDAY, OCT. 31, 2010

SATURDAY, OCT. 30, 2010


Coeur d’Alene High state-champion runner Kinsey Gomez improved her times during the summer.  (Kathy Plonka)

A third state championship

UPDATEDCoeur d'Alene senior Kinsey Gomez did something no other Idaho 5A runner has done - she captured a third state championship today at the state cross country finals. Also, the Coeur d'Alene boys, second a year ago, took third. Gomez (19 minutes, 01.92 seconds) was…

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FRIDAY, OCT. 29, 2010

Ferris tops G-Prep, CdA wins 

A couple of great ballgames tonight. Ferris captures Greater Spokane League championship 38-13 over Gonzaga Prep while top-ranked Coeur d'Alene held off upset-minded Lake City 19-14. Click here to read the Ferris/G-Prep story and click here to read CdA/LC.

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Mt. Spokane's Tyler Green, center, faces North Central defenders Jacob Ecklund, (66), Nolan Riley (71) and Kiel Rhodes. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)

Zettle 8th all-time 

University clipped Mead in overtime last night and Titans running back Jory Zettle finishes eight all-time in single season rushing at 1,458 yards. Also, Mt. Spokane topped North Central. More here. Tyler Green of Mt. Spokane is pictured above.

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THURSDAY, OCT. 28, 2010


WEDNESDAY, OCT. 27, 2010

All-Area teams 11 

For years I've done All-North Idaho teams for football, boys and girls basketball, volleyball, soccer and wrestling. And we'll continue to do those. It's like a franchise that we've owned and the coaches have bought into it, too. It's a step above all-league but a…

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TUESDAY, OCT. 26, 2010

MONDAY, OCT. 25, 2010

Now: Scott McGlocklin, who piled up big-yardage games like building blocks at Mead, is a construction project manager.  (Christopher Anderson)

Then & Now: Scott McGlocklin

Here's a Then & Now feature I did on former Mead football standout Scott McGlocklin that will run in Tuesday's newspaper. You can read it here. McGlocklin is pictured above at his office at Bouten Construction where he's a project manager.

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SATURDAY, OCT. 23, 2010

Post Falls captures 5A Region I

UPDATED: Sunday afternoonPREPSThe Post Falls volleyball team prevailed at the 5A Region I Tournament Saturday.Click the tab below to read our Idaho volleyball roundup with the pairings for the six state tourneys on the bottom of the roundup.

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FRIDAY, OCT. 22, 2010

Gonzaga Prep running back Bishop Sankey (9) stiff-arms the defense in the midst of a 20-yard scamper in the second quarter.  (Jesse Tinsley)

Sankey runs wild, G-Prep wins 10 

UPDATED: Friday, 10:30 a.m.Gonzaga Prep running back Bishop Sankey cruised past the Greater Spokane League's all-time rushing record as the Bullpups held off Mead 35-21.The story is here. Sankey's overall career yardage is now 4,801. So he will crack the 5,000 yard mark with at…

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THURSDAY, OCT. 21, 2010

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20, 2010


TUESDAY, OCT. 19, 2010

Preps this week

We're nearing the end of the soccer, volleyball and cross country seasons in Idaho and we're getting close to starting the state-qualifying process for those sports in Washington.Buckle your seat belts folks. The next few weeks will be busy to say the least. Not to…

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MONDAY, OCT. 18, 2010

SATURDAY, OCT. 16, 2010

Ferris' Cole Lemer (39) and Kurtis Karstetter (33) corral Mead's Mike Smith in the second quarter. (Dan Pelle)

Nothing short of amazing 

PREPSI've watched hundreds of prep football games in my 26 years here, but the comeback win by the Ferris Saxons was impressive. Click here to read the story. By the way, Ferris is 7-0. My story listed a 6-0 record. Here's our GSL roundup here…

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THURSDAY, OCT. 14, 2010

MONDAY, OCT. 11, 2010

Six-foot-7 Charlie Hopkins runs interference for Gonzaga Prep running back Bishop Sankey in last Friday’s win over University.  (Jesse Tinsley)

G-Prep loses Hopkins 

Gonzaga Prep senior and two-way standout Charlie Hopkins has been lost for the rest of the season because of a knee injury, Bullpups coach Dave McKenna confirmed moments ago.Hopkins (6-foot-7, 265 pounds), who has given Stanford University an oral commitment, suffered a torn anterior cruciate…

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SATURDAY, OCT. 9, 2010

Ferris receiver Riley Stockton, right, fends off Mt Spokane's Trevor Kissinger in the first half Friday night. (Jesse Tinsley)

Ferris too much in showdown 

After Mt. Spokane pulled even, Ferris pulled away in the Greater Spokane League showdown between unbeatens. Click here to read more.Gonzaga Prep running back Bishop Sankey routinely beats teams with his legs. Friday, he used his arm as well as the Bullpups handled Central Valley.…

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THURSDAY, OCT. 7, 2010

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