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Mike Vlahovich

Mike Vlahovich is a sports writer for The Spokesman-Review in the Sports department. He covers high school sports, manages the weekly Prep Page and writes a column. Also writes the Washington Preps blog.

How to contact Mike

Email: mikev@spokesman.com
Phone: 509-927-2180
Fax: 509-927-2175

Recent stories by Mike

Short-handed Eagles eliminated

March 13, 2010 in Sports on Page C1 It’s No. 5 versus No. 6 for the Big Sky Conference berth to the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. Sixth-seeded Montana State University, relentless on defense and playing offense like it … 1
NC, EV make state

March 7, 2010 in Sports on Page C6 North Central’s boys and East Valley’s girls continued an odds-defying 3A regional basketball weekend and in high-scoring basketball games earned the Greater Spokane League a sweep of all four Eastern …
Highlanders return to state

March 6, 2010 in Sports on Page C4 Second in state a year ago, Shadle Park’s girls basketball team is state-bound again. Sparked by Jenna Humphrey’s career night, the Highlanders got the better of a physical up-and-down game …
Shadle heads to state

March 6, 2010 in Sports on Page C4 By any measure, the 3A regional final between North Central and Shadle Park on Friday night had everything imaginable for championship basketball, including a winning 3-pointer. Robby Douglas, who struggled …
Main cog in Bulldogs’ wheel

March 3, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 Bryan Johnson was a member of a State A championship team in 1979 during the glory years of Colfax boys basketball. “My favorite memory was winning that one title,” said …
Post Falls returns to 5A State

February 27, 2010 in Sports on Page C5 With the score tied in the fourth quarter and a state berth on the line, it was left to a sophomore to make the night’s biggest plays. Post Falls guard …
Titans take title

February 21, 2010 in Sports on Page C9 TACOMA – Heart can trump talent when two wrestlers take to the mat. A dose of both led to a banner day for State 4A champion University and third-place North …
Stags make it three

February 21, 2010 in Sports on Page C9 TACOMA – “Awesome” was a word used freely Saturday by Deer Park’s Jake Konzal, describing his feeling after winning his initial state championship as a 103-pound freshman, and coach Matt … 1
Stags stand tall

February 14, 2010 in Sports on Page C5 Seasoned veterans or newcomers alike, it didn’t matter. The Deer Park wrestling beat goes on. Eleven Stags – three of them defending state champions, the rest first-timers, including three freshmen …
Bullpups stop Shadle

January 31, 2010 in Sports on Page C9 Greater Spokane League boys basketball heavyweights Gonzaga Prep and Shadle Park squared off in a game of thrust and parry Saturday afternoon. For every Highlanders lunge, however, the host Bullpups …
Bookend basketball

January 30, 2010 in Sports on Page C5 A quick start and pivotal 3-minute stretch in the fourth quarter were the defining moments in a Greater Spokane League boys basketball game Friday between teams vying for fourth place. …
NC falls in 3A final

January 24, 2010 in Sports on Page C11 North Central landed squarely in the middle of a Hornets nest Saturday during the Washington Dream Duals at East Valley. The Indians, wrestling Enumclaw for the 3A championship, were stung …
Panthers rally to win

January 23, 2010 in Sports on Page C5 When a basketball team finds itself trailing by 17 points midway through the second quarter, particularly to a foe it lost to a couple of weeks earlier, a natural inclination …
North Central ties CV for 2nd

January 22, 2010 in Sports on Page B6 A strategic decision paid dividends late in the Greater Spokane League wrestling showdown when once-beaten North Central traveled to unbeaten Central Valley Thursday night. But one early win in particular …
LC recovers, beats Prep

January 9, 2010 in Sports on Page C5 If you don’t turn the basketball over, Lewis and Clark coach Jim Redmon sagely observed, you win games. Not that his Tigers took the advice to heart during one of …
Indians respond to Leifer’s urging

December 22, 2009 in Sports on Page B3 Luke Leifer was competing for Randy Cloke at North Central nearly two decades ago when the Indians tied Mead in Greater Spokane League wrestling. “My junior year, in 1991 we …
Tri-State wrestling finals hint of things to come

December 20, 2009 in Sports on Page C1 Saturday night’s Tri-State finals were a portent of things to come this wrestling season, not only from the team outcome – a 1-2-3 finish by three Washington 4A powers – …
GSL to have six 4A, four 3A

December 19, 2009 in Sports on Page C5 The lines of demarcation have been formed, the classifications determined by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 sports season, and Rogers just missed a cut. Rogers’ …
As usual, Tri-State tourney loaded

December 17, 2009 in Sports on Page B3 When returning state champions and finalists can be seeded no higher than fifth in their weight classes at an invitational wrestling tournament, you know which tournament it is. The 38th … 2
I’ve had as much fun as athletes

December 17, 2009 in Sports on Page B5 Recently discharged from the Army following a tour in Vietnam and just back from a trip with my brother to the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, I typed my first … 6