Here's our first prep baseball notebook that will be in our Tuesday newspaper and appear weekly thereafter through the season. Danny Rowton of Shadle Park (pictured above during American Legion last summer) is hitting .818 after a week. Here's our first prep softball notebook that…
Mason Kelley of the Seattle Times posted his first 4A and 3A state baseball rankings. Ferris (4A) and Mt. Spokane (3A) are ranked. Doug Pacey of the Tacoma News Tribune is at the WIAA meetings in Renton. He reports the WIAA won't make a decision…
Here's a link to our preseason softball glances. Here's a notebook including three coaching resignations.
Click the tab below to see the Prep Page stories and assorted links to things around the state.
Former Lake City basketball standout Katie Baker is enjoying life at the University of Montana, which takes on UCLA in an NCAA tournament opener Saturday at Gonzaga University's McCarthey Athletic Center. I caught up with Baker on Wednesday. Here's the story.
Here's a link to our Greater Spokane League and Inland Empire League baseball glance. Pictured above is Ferris senior catcher Ryan Krustangel, who is headed to the University of Washington.
The Tacoma News Tribune has announced its All-State boys and girls basketball teams. Matty McIntyre of Gonzaga Prep and Gabe Medrano of North Central were named Coaches of the Year. Chris Sarbaugh of G-Prep (pictured above) was a first-team pick along with Tia Presley of…
I'm linking to John Blanchette's column last week about the WIAA's new state basketball tournament format. I was in Tacoma when this was published, and I was in a fog fighting a cold and severe cough and didn't see this posted on our website. This…
The Lewis and Clark girls basketball team captured its fourth State 4A championship in six years, a 62-49 win over Federal Way on Saturday at the Tacoma Dome. Here's my game story. Meanwhile, I'll be tweeting (twitter.com/srpreps) during the Gonzaga Prep/Curtis boys 4A state title…
The Gonzaga Prep boys and Lewis and Clark girls basketball teams will play for the 4A state championship Saturday. Here's my boys game story and my girls game story.
I'll be tweeting updates (www.twitter.com/srpreps) from the 4A and 3A boys and girls state hoops tourney in Tacoma. First up is Gonzaga Prep/Kentridge boys and North Central/Auburn Mountainview girls at 2.
Here are a couple more state basketball tournament stories that will be published in Thursday's newspaper. First, a feature by Steve Bergum on the five Eagle Scouts and teammates on the Rosalia boys basketball team. And here's a state tournament notebook.
The final weekend of state events in Washington and Idaho is here. Click the tab below to see stories published in the paper today. I just arrived in Tacoma for the 4A and 3A boys and girls state tournaments.
Just talked with North Central boys coach Jay Webber. He directed me to a link on YouTube which shows the final minute of the Indians' 44-43 win over Kamiakin. Check it out here.
You have to check out Tacoma News Tribune colunist John McGrath's take on the WIAA's new state basketball tournament format. The North Central boys get some love in the column.
Drove back from the Tri-Cities late this morning. I always enjoy assigments there since mom and dad live in Kennewick. After taking wife and son out to lunch, I settled in to write a general overview story for Monday's paper and typing up the pairings…
The Greater Spokane League continued its dominance of the Columbia Basin Big Nine. I suspect the CBBN can't wait for baseball - since that's about the only sport the league can beat the GSL in these days. Here's my 4A girls story from Richland. LC's…
I'll be in Richland on Friday and Saturday for the Eastern Region first round of the State 4A boys and girls basketball tournaments. You can follow the action at twitter.com/srpreps. I'll post updates as often as possible.
I'm re-posting this because a number have made some good comments. Here's a link to my column about the new state tourney format. All the play-in qualifiers and regional spots have been decided for the Washington state boys and girls basketball tournaments. You can check…
Coeur d’Alene 6-foot-3 post Carli Rosenthal (pictured above) has given Saint Mary’s College an oral commitment. Rosenthal said she gave the California school the commitment on Monday. She will join Lewis and Clark forward Hayley Hendricksen, who signed with St. Mary’s earlier. Rosenthal led CdA…
Here's a link to my Ferris-Richland boys story.
UPDATED OK, click the tab below to see first-round state boys and girls basketball games at regional sites for all area teams in all classifications. If you want to see all the games for each bracket, here's a link to all the state brackets. ALSO,…
The Coeur d'Alene and Lewiston girls basketball teams will meet for a second straight year in the Idaho 5A state final. Read about Coeur d'Alene's semifinal win here. Timberlake of Spirit Lake will play in the 3A state final.
It started with the Lewis and Clark girls knocking off top-seeded Gonzaga Prep 56-51 in the District 8 4A championship game. It ended with the Gonzaga Prep boys snapped the Ferris Saxoxns' 19-game winning streak 58-50. Here's the girls story. Click the tab below to…
Click the tab to read about the North Central girls basketball team capturing its first - yes its first - state berth, and a few other things including a story about the Coeur d'Alene girls rallying from a 41-29 deficit to win their state opener.
Vince Grippi's daily take on all things regional sports has been moved to our main sports section online. You can find a collection of these columns here.
