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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Mike Vlahovich

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Gonzaga Prep sweeps junior SWABs awards

Unbeaten Gonzaga Prep football and girls basketball teams and coaches swept the 2015 Inland Northwest Sportswriters and Broadcasters youth awards honors, winning the trophies in six categories.

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Colton shoots past Sunnyside Christian in State 1B final

What’s the answer to a team that towers over you and builds a 10-point lead almost entirely at the free throw line? Boom, boom; shoot out the lights. In a basketball game that amassed a plethora of records, the most telling statistic, though not a record, were the 15 3-point baskets that rallied Colton to its seventh straight State 1B Girls championship, 89-70 over Sunnyside Christian.
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Colton’s 70th straight win gives it shot at 7th title in row

Colton continues to add to its legacy. The Wildcats qualified for their eighth straight girls State 1B championship game and are seeking their seventh straight title after winning their 70th straight game with a 69-23 rout of Neah Bay on Friday at the Arena. Next up is Sunnyside Christian, 71-59 winner over previously unbeaten Republic at 3 p.m. today.
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McGlathery, Danekas, Lukens recipients award

A trio of individuals who for a quarter century and more have given of themselves for the welfare of Spokane area athletics were recognized for their contributions Saturday at the State 2B and 1B basketball tournaments at the Arena. Hal McGlathery, Kurt Danekas and Rick Lukens were recipients of the 2014 Inland Northwest Sportswriters and Broadcasters 25-Year Award plaques presented by KHQ-6 sports director Sam Adams.
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Unbeaten Republic opens 1B Tournament with resounding win over Evergreen Lutheran

Evergreen Lutheran received an early morning wake-up call by Republic in the 9 a.m. opener of the State 1B girls basketball tournament Thursday at the Spokane Arena. Six minutes into the contest the Eagles (17-9) trailed 21-1 and things didn’t improve as the Tigers cruised to a 64-34 triumph and a date at 3:45 this afternoon against Sunnyside Christian, whose 75-44 pasting of Crosspoint Academy that followed mirrored Republic’s romp.

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