Recent stories by Mike

• Mt. Spokane edges Ferris in GSL baseball

  April 25, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 Dr. Jekyll, meet Mr. Hyde. The good doctor’s offense offset his alter ego’s defensive shortcomings and Mt. Spokane held off host Ferris 8-7 in Greater Spokane League baseball. The victory …

• Phelan, East Valley rise to top of GNL

  April 20, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 Although only a sophomore, J.T. Phelan has already had a major impact on East Valley athletics. He caught touchdown passes in all but two football games and was a standout … 3

• Sturgis’ four-hitter keeps University ahead of pace among GSL 3A teams

  April 20, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 With the Greater Spokane League baseball season winding down, the University Titans have a 3A playoff berth on their minds. Thursday’s game against Central Valley loomed largely in the scheme, …

• Mead takes over first place in GSL baseball

  April 18, 2012 in Sports on Page B6 When opportunity knocked, Mead seized it and finds itself alone atop Greater Spokane League baseball. Gonzaga Prep’s shortcomings came home to roost and Dan Mattingly’s sixth-inning RBI double, followed by …

• It’s Mead’s turn in 3-1 baseball win

  April 13, 2012 in Sports on Page B7 If it seemed you were looking into a mirror at Thursday’s Mead-Mt. Spokane baseball game after watching Tuesday’s contest, you were. Each team won a game, the Panthers gaining a …

• Wells brothers bode well for West Valley

  April 13, 2012 in Sports on Page B7 For Harry and Hunter Wells, athletics is genetic. The two West Valley baseball players – Harry at first base, Hunter at shortstop and pitching in relief – have been mainstays …

• Mt. Spokane defeats Mead in baseball

  April 11, 2012 in Sports on Page B6 For the second consecutive day, Mt. Spokane faced an opponent’s ace on the road in Greater Spokane League baseball. While still without theirs – although Garrett Hoffnagle did a fine …

• Sturgis tames Mt. Spokane

  April 10, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 Austin Sturgis has been a pitcher who University can hang its hat on. In a Greater Spokane League makeup baseball game on Monday at U-Hi, Sturgis was at his best. …

• Mills hits his way into G-Prep lineup

  April 6, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 Wyatt Mills was a not-so-unlikely hero when Gonzaga Prep won the second game to sweep Ferris this week in a pivotal Greater Spokane League baseball doubleheader. He was batting .400 …

• Ferris’ Goodwin stands tall in any field

  April 5, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 If size alone mattered in athletics, Ben Goodwin would neither be in his fourth year starting at third base for the Ferris Saxons nor, as a junior, have quarterbacked the …

• G-Prep sweeps Ferris in GSL baseball

  April 4, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 If the weather is good, why tempt fate? Some Greater Spokane League teams, Gonzaga Prep and Ferris included, decided to play baseball doubleheaders Tuesday instead of single games on back-to-back …

• New tarp helps Bullpups avoid more postponements

  March 30, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 Sunday was a perfect day for a round of golf: Shorts and T-shirts were appropriate attire under a blue sky with temperatures in the 60s. Naturally, it is the day …

• Gonzaga Prep sweep Shadle in GSL baseball

  March 28, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 Despite a 3-1 record entering this week in Greater Spokane League baseball, Gonzaga Prep coach Brian Munhall said that the Bullpups’ hitting has been anemic. “Our pitching has been great …

• Mead bests Ferris

  March 20, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 The Greater Spokane League baseball season finally opened Monday and it was a case of too much Nick Sagendorf and judicious use of small ball that propelled Mead past Ferris …

• Mt. Spokane pitcher one of GSL’s toughest

  March 15, 2012 in Sports on Page B6 For as long as Kelly Fitzpatrick can remember, he’s always loved baseball. “I always felt comfortable,” Fitzpatrick said. “It may seem weird, but whenever I played football I liked it, …

• Almira/Coulee-Hartline wins State 1B boys basketball title

  March 4, 2012 in Sports on Page C6 Derek Isaak carried his team to the State 1B boys basketball championship. They reciprocated by hoisting him onto their shoulders for a ride to the locker room. Isaak scored a …

• ACH, Valley Christian boys will meet for title

  March 3, 2012 in Sports on Page C6 The 1B boys basketball season comes down to this: a rubber match between two Bi-County League powers for the state championship. Valley Christian’s Houdinis for the second straight day snatched …

• Valley Christian, ACH boys move to semifinals

  March 2, 2012 in Sports on Page B4 Somehow, someway, Valley Christian dethroned returning State 1B champion Sunnyside Christian on its way to the semifinals. Fellow Bi-County League team Almira/Coulee-Hartline joined them.

• Valley Christian makes its way back to state

  March 1, 2012 in Sports on Page B4 During a period in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Valley Christian School was an annual State B basketball tourney staple, finishing as high as second place. Since 2003, the …

• Senior Isaak does it all for ACH Warriors

  February 29, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 Scott Isaak, Almira/Coulee- Hartline basketball coach, third-generation farmer and raconteur, likes to tell this story about his then-fourth-grade son, Derek. “He eventually wandered up to this thing called Hoopfest,” Scott …

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