Mt. Spokane is no stranger to the Tacoma Dome this time of year. The Wildcats have reached the state venue the past five tournaments – with a second, third and fifth to show for it. Still, the ultimate prize has eluded David Wagenblast's team.
The past two weeks have been rarified air for the North Central boys basketball team. First, it knocked off Mt. Spokane, ranked third in the state at the time, for its first district championship in 32 years.
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Thank goodness March is here. After the four weeks of Feb … wait, what? It’s still February? A leap year? Again? Didn’t we just have one last year? We have to wait one more day for the madness? Darn it.
PULLMAN – Shortly before Washington State clashed with USC for the first time this season, an eight-point win early last month in Los Angeles, the Cougars made a decision on their defense.
Dora Davis’ team of high school basketball players huddled around her in a locker room at the Arena Wednesday as she worked the play chart during halftime.
YAKIMA – Amid the disappointment of a season-ending loss in the State 2A tournament Wednesday at the Yakima Valley SunDome, Rogers boys basketball team could realize just how far it has come.
Midway through the first half Saturday against Northern Colorado, Eastern Washington’s hold on first place in the Big Sky Conference standings looked tenuous.
BILLINGS – Recently announced funding from the Department of the Interior will go to reintroducing bison to Glacier National Park and helping Yellowstone expand its program of bison transfers to tribes.
SAN FRANCISCO – Chris Gerlufsen spent considerable time weighing the pros and cons of leaving San Francisco’s hostile arena on the Hilltop for one of the marquee games on the Dons’ home West Coast Conference calendar.