Recent stories by Mike

• A rough go for GSL 3A baseball teams

  May 10, 2013 in Sports on Page B6 It was not the Greater Spokane League’s finest hour, all four of the league’s 3A teams losing to Mid-Columbia Conference foes in the first round of the postseason. There was …

• G-Prep captures 4A championship

  May 7, 2013 in Sports on Page B5 Gonzaga Prep couldn’t have had a worse day running the base paths at Whitworth’s Merkel Field. Two runners were caught stealing. Two base-running gaffes cost the Bullpups at least a …

• WV wraps up first place in GNL baseball

  May 4, 2013 in Sports on Page C5 West Valley’s road to the Great Northern League baseball championship was a case of mind over matter. A dose of small-ball didn’t hurt, either. The Eagles bunted their way to …

• Tigers get their roar back

  May 3, 2013 in Sports on Page B4 Don’t look back, someone might be gaining on you. A moribund Lewis and Clark baseball program is showing signs of life under first-year coach Steve Bennett. Following a slow start, …

• Bullpups cruise to win over Saxons

  May 2, 2013 in Sports on Page B5 One down, two to go for the Gonzaga Prep and Ferris baseball teams. The Bullpups – who took game one 11-2 Wednesday afternoon at Ferris – and Saxons switch fields …

• Ferris sweeps Mead series

  April 30, 2013 in Sports on Page B5 The first 11 innings were essentially batting practice masquerading as a baseball game when Ferris and Mead faced off in their two-game Greater Spokane League series that began Friday and …

• Blatner, Bullpups continue streak

  April 27, 2013 in Sports on Page C5 It was a satisfying week for Gonzaga Prep’s Justin Blatner. His team won three times to secure at least a tie for the Greater Spokane League baseball championship.

• Sutherland resigns as University’s baseball coach

  April 26, 2013 in Sports on Page B5 Citing health issues, Scott Sutherland has tendered his resignation as University’s head baseball coach. He had been on paid administrative leave from nearly the beginning of the season. Sutherland has …

• GSL-leading Bullpups pound Mead

  April 24, 2013 in Sports on Page B3 At the outset it seemed innocent enough; a routine two-out ground ball to second base. But make a mistake against a Bullpup on the prowl and you’re liable to get …

• Mt. Spokane slows down G-Prep in baseball

  April 19, 2013 in Sports on Page B5 Gonzaga Prep had cruised through the Greater Spokane League, outscoring the bottom five teams in league 103-13 for a 10-0 record. Now things get serious as Thursday night’s game at …

• Meads counts on McGowan as jack of all trades

  April 18, 2013 in Sports on Page B5 If there were a baseball equivalent to those handyman shows that proliferate on cable television, senior Jordan McGowan would be a natural as the do-it-yourself host. McGowan has played nearly …

• Nelson helps own cause in Mead’s win over Mt. Spokane

  April 13, 2013 in Sports on Page C5 Mead pitcher Matt Nelson was doing his best to hold the fort in a decidedly offensive contest against rival Mt. Spokane, and the Panthers needed one big hit in order …

• This was a doubleheader of sorts

  April 12, 2013 in Sports on Page B5 It wasn’t exactly Dickensian, but Tuesday’s baseball matchup between Mt. Spokane and University, won by Mt. Spokane’s Wildcats 5-4 was decidedly a tale of two games. The first part was …

• Cantu sparks Cats’ offense

  April 5, 2013 in Sports on Page B5 Cantu can do. Connor Cantu, left fielder for Mt. Spokane, swung his bat with authority during the Wildcats’ sweep of Shadle Park before Greater Spokane League baseball teams shut down …

• Boomers in line to change the world; someone else got there first

  April 1, 2013 in Features on Page C1 What about us, what about us. Don’t want to cause no fuss, 9

• Wildcats slug 3 HRs in row

  March 29, 2013 in Sports on Page B5 Old song lyrics croon that “love is lovelier the second time around.” You’ve got to love it when baseball players hit back-to-back-to-back home runs the second time through the order …

• U-Hi wins pitchers’ duel

  March 27, 2013 in Sports on Page B4 Pitching and defense is at the core of baseball, and the University Titans took it to heart. The Titans turned a timely double play and had a highlight-reel effort by …

• Athletic landscape tough to navigate

  March 26, 2013 in Sports on Page B5 In his role as faculty athletic representative, Dennis Phillips weighed in with concerns that have led to the current state of university athletics. “There have been a number of major …

• Inside knowledge

  March 26, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 Basketball enabled 1968 Ferris graduate Dennis Phillips an opportunity to circle the globe as a player; to become a coach, educator and administrator privy to the mire of collegiate sports. …

• Entire GSL baseball lineup appears to be improving

  March 21, 2013 in Sports on Page B5 As far as baseball seasons go, last year treated the Greater Spokane League well. Three schools – Gonzaga Prep, Mead and Mt. Spokane – reached State 4A or 3A rounds …

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