4A: G-Prep boys roll 4
Gonzaga Prep cruised past the Auburn Trojans 65-33 Wednesday morning.Click the tab below for more. And the Seattle Times has minute-by-minute updates. Check out the link in the comments.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2010
State 4A feature, notebook
UPDATED: Wednesday morningClick the tab below to read an unedited State 4A feature and a state notebook.I'm headed to the Tacoma Dome for the Gonzaga Prep boys' breakfast opener. Here are some links:Seattle Times: 4A boys capsules.Seattle Times: 4A girls capsules.Tacoma News Tribune: 4A girls…
SATURDAY, FEB. 27, 2010
G-Prep stops Mead boys for title 6
The Mead and Gonzaga Prep boys are now 2-2 on the season after the Bullpups rallied to capture the 4A regional championship Saturday.Click the tab below to read my unedited game story.
3A regional basketball
Click the tab below to read my unedited 3A regional boys and girls basketball story.
Mead girls regional champs 1
The Mead girls basketball team captured the 4A regional title for the first time since 1992.Click the tab below to read more.
FRIDAY, FEB. 26, 2010
Mead, G-Prep boys to state
The Mead and Gonzaga Prep boys are headed to state.And they'll face off a fourth time Saturday in the 4A regional championship game.Click the tab below to read my unedited game story.
Mead wins, Tigers fall, CV stays alive
Mead topped Walla Walla, Chiawana downed Lewis and Clark and Central Valley handled Richland.Click the tab below to read my unedited story.
4A regional basketball
UPDATE:GIRLSHalftime: Chiawana 31, Lewis and Clark 23The Riverhawks used a 10-0 run to open a 24-9 lead with 5:28 left in the second quarter. But Lewis and Clark fought back, pulling within 28-21.Final: Mead 52, Walla Walla 35More later.
THURSDAY, FEB. 25, 2010
Thursday Prep Page 5
Mead volleyball pulled off a hat trick at the Inland Northwest Youth Awards Luncheon on Wednesday. Here's our story. Pictured above is Alexis Olgard of Mead, the Junior Female Athlete of the Year.Here are the 25-year award winners.Here's a preview of the Idaho state wrestling…
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24, 2010
G-Prep, Mead boys win; U-Hi falls 11
UPDATED: Wednesday, 9:25 a.m.The Gonzaga Prep and Mead boys won and University lost in 4A Eastern Regional games Tuesday.Click the tab below to read Mike Vlahovich's unedited story.Here's a link to our 4A and 3A regional girls basketball story/roundup.Here's a link to our State 1B…
TUESDAY, FEB. 23, 2010
Lake City upsets Post Falls 2
The Lake City boys basketball team knocked off Post Falls 51-46 to capture the 5A Region I championship and a state berth.Click more to read my unedited story and a roundup of the other Idaho boys tournament games.
FRIDAY, FEB. 19, 2010
CdA, Lewiston girls in final
As predicted in my column Thursday, the Coeur d'Alene and Lewiston girls basketball teams will face off Saturday in the State 5A championship game. Tipoff is at 7 PST and can be seen live on Idahosports.com.Coeur d'Alene held off Highland 48-39 and Lewiston rallied from…
THURSDAY, FEB. 18, 2010
CdA overcomes fouls, Boise 2
Click the tab below to read my unedited game story. I included blurbs on the Moscow, Kellogg and Clark Fork games. I'll update later with Lewiston and Priest River.
Final: CdA 47, Boise 37
The Coeur d'Alene girls basketball team played some of its best defense of the year and weathered foul trouble as the second-ranked Vikings knocked off No. 1-ranked Boise 47-37 in a State 5A tournament opener Thursday afternoon at the Idaho Center in Nampa.Freshman Kendalyn Brainard…
Idaho: state girls hoops
I'm at the Idaho state girls basketball tournaments in the Boise area. Just a quick note to let you know that all of the 5A, 4A and 3A games will be streamed live at Idahosports.comAll the 2A, 1A Division I and 1A Division II games…
Thursday prep page
Prep notebook: Coeur d'Alene girls basketball team seeks third straight state championship.Feature: North Central wrestlers Ben Carter, Nathan Brown, Jared Berlinger and Steven Taylor.Column: West Valley wrestler deserved chance to go to state.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17, 2010
Idaho state girls capsules 4
Media members across the state of Idaho compiled capsule looks at all the qualifiers for the 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A, 1A Division I and 1A Division state girls basketball tournaments.Click below to see them.Pictured above is Coeur d'Alene senior guard Dayna Drager.
TUESDAY, FEB. 16, 2010
Mead girls knock off CV
The Mead and Lewis and Clark girls basketball teams secured Eastern Regional berths with victories Tuesday.Click the tab below to read my unedited game story.
SUNDAY, FEB. 14, 2010
Monday prep thread 10
OK, I know it's Sunday night, not Monday. But I'm going to be tied up until at least noon on Monday. So I wanted to get this posted so you can start talking about a number of things.Anything from 4A and 3A District 8 boys…
SATURDAY, FEB. 13, 2010
CdA boys upset Post Falls
The Coeur d'Alene boys knocked off Post Falls 58-51 Saturday.Click the tab below to read my unedited game story that includes the 5A and 4A Region I matchups.
FRIDAY, FEB. 12, 2010
CdA girls headed to state
The Coeur d'Alene girls basketball team handled Lake City to earn a state berth.Click the tab below to read my unedited game story and blurbs on the other state-qualifying district tournaments.
THURSDAY, FEB. 11, 2010
Picture is clear among GSL girls
The Central Valley girls captured the Greater Spokane League championship, and seeding is set for the 4A and 3A District 8 tournaments.Read my unedited game story and roundup by clicking the tab below.
Hey, it's still winter, right?
I know the winter sports season has yet to conclude, but I came across this link to maxpreps.com that features a look from their perspective of the best baseball teams state by state. Look which team has been tabbed among the best in Idaho.Here's the…
Thursday prep page 11
Here's a feature on the rise of the Central Valley girls basketball team.Post Falls senior Katelyn Loper, pictured above, is the subject of my column.Here's a look at Washington state-qualifying regional wrestling tournaments.Here's a notebook that includes a look at the final night of Greater…
SUNDAY, FEB. 7, 2010
Spokane-area prep wrestling 1
Here's a roundup of Saturday district and subregional wrestling. This was the first step toward qualifying for Mat Classic, which will be held in two weeks in Tacoma.
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