Recent stories by Jim

• Shock vs. Talons: Offense vs. defense

  May 24, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 If Spokane has an average night offensively, San Antonio is in trouble. If the Talons have an average night defensively, Spokane is in trouble.

• Shock gear up for San Antonio

  May 23, 2013 in Sports The Spokane Shock, second in scoring in the Arena Football League at 66.8 points per game, and the San Antonio Talons, one of the league’s stingiest defenses at 45.2 points …

• Mt. Spokane boys in mix for state golf title

  May 21, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 Mt. Spokane boys coach Greg Schultz says Tri-Mountain Golf Course, site of the State 3A tournament, is gorgeous. It’s a links-style course north of Vancouver with fescue rough and stunning …

• Lakeland’s Ward sets record

  May 19, 2013 in Sports on Page C5 EAGLE, Idaho – Lakeland senior Jordan Ward estimates that she has stored roughly 80 track medals, along with numerous special trinkets, in a box at home. Ward earned two more …

• North Idaho athletes mine gold at state meet

  May 19, 2013 in Sports on Page C5 EAGLE, Idaho – Post Falls’ Steven Beck got Saturday jump-started by winning the pole vault and North Idaho athletes closed the 5A State track and field meet with a flurry …

• Alamillo takes 1st place again

  May 18, 2013 in Sports on Page C5 EAGLE, Idaho – Nikole Alamillo didn’t have her best day, but she had a better day than her competitors in the discus. The Sandpoint junior repeated as state champion, climbing …

• CdA relay team third despite school-record effort

  May 18, 2013 in Sports on Page C5 EAGLE, Idaho – Coeur d’Alene ran much faster than any girls 4x800-meter relay team in school history. But the Vikings had the misfortune of going up against Rocky Mountain, which …

• Marvelous week for high school golfers

  May 18, 2013 in Sports on Page C1 Earlier this week, I watched many of the area’s top prep golfers for about 12 hours at three tournaments at three different courses. Here’s a look back at my week …

• Shock look for magic vs. VooDoo

  May 17, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 As expected, Spokane has shuffled its lineup in hopes of snapping a three-game Arena Football League losing streak. The Shock (5-3) entertain New Orleans (1-6), which brings the league’s worst …

• Strong finish

  May 16, 2013 in Sports on Page B4 Ferris sophomore golfer Tanner Comes set his sights on second place. He’ll just have to settle for winning the District 8 4A Tournament championship. Comes, trailing teammate Eric Ansett by …

• Angry Shock look to end three-game losing streak

  May 15, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 Andy Olson doesn’t sleep well after Spokane Shock victories. One can imagine how restless the head coach was Saturday night following Spokane’s last-minute meltdown against Orlando. Quarterback Erik Meyer noted …

• Mt. Spokane cruises to title

  May 15, 2013 in Sports on Page B5 Mt. Spokane boys golf coach Greg Schultz would be more than happy if his team continues surprising him at every tournament. The Wildcats claimed the top four spots and five …

• Pouttu, Kellogg flourish in rain

  May 14, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 It was the kind of weather – rainy, windy and cold – that sends most golfers to the clubhouse in search of shelter. It didn’t bother the Kellogg girls team …

• Shock blow lead, lose to Orlando 83-82

  May 12, 2013 in Sports on Page C1 An Arena Football League game that had the look of an easy Spokane victory turned into a nightmare loss. The Shock had possession of the ball and a 13-point lead …

• Chambers Bay adjustments already done for 2015 Open

  May 11, 2013 in Sports on Page C1 The 2015 U.S. Open is 787 days away but Chambers Bay is essentially ready right now. The links-style golf course near Tacoma has undergone nearly all of the additions, revisions … 2

• Shock face Garcia with his new team

  May 11, 2013 in Sports on Page C1 At the outset of the Arena Football League season, it would have been logical to assume ex-Shock quarterback Kyle Rowley would be at the helm for Orlando against Spokane tonight. …

• Team win would be Pouttu’s capper

  May 11, 2013 in Sports on Page C7 Kellogg senior golfer Kaceelyn Pouttu wants to win her fourth straight Idaho 3A state title, but she wants a few other things even more. Pouttu wants to help the Wildcats …

• Ansett in driver’s seat

  May 9, 2013 in Sports on Page B5 With two trips to the State 4A tournament in his first two years on the Ferris golf team, Eric Ansett was already an accomplished golfer. He wanted to get better.

• Just when we thought we’d seen it all in golf tourneys

  May 4, 2013 in Sports on Page C1 Having harmed golf balls for roughly 43 years, I figure I’ve played in or heard about nearly every kind of tournament on the planet. Wrong, again.

• Shock want to get back to winning

  May 4, 2013 in Sports on Page C1 One of Spokane Shock coach Andy Olson’s priorities this week was helping his team “get our energy back.” What better place to try to do that than at EnergySolutions Arena …

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