Vince Grippi
Vince Grippi is a freelance local sports blogger for spokesman.com. He also contributes to the SportsLink Blog.
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Recent stories by Vince
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Conley provides the spark
September 18, 2004 in Sports on Page C1 Greg Conley had thrown one pass all night. But, with his North Central Indians trailing Shadle Park by two points with 5 minutes left, the junior quarterback dropped back to …
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Gonzaga Prep cranks it up
September 17, 2004 in Sports on Page C1 Gonzaga Prep has found a new way to win. The Bullpups have been a grind-it-out, run-the-option, field-position type of football team for the past few years, and it’s worked. But …
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LC saved by late penalty
September 11, 2004 in Sports on Page C5 Shadle Park and Lewis and Clark both came out of the first Friday night of Greater Spokane League football play with victories. But that’s all that was the same for …
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Karwacki paces Bullpups
September 10, 2004 in Sports on Page C1 Gonzaga Prep showed it has another option on offense Thursday night during a 19-9 football win over East Valley High at Albi Stadium before 2,410. Ferris showed its spread offense …
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Game exploits, practice ethic make Morris stand out
September 9, 2004 in Sports on Page C5 Tim Morris is a big back at a-not-so-big school. He’s an offensive standout with a defensive mindset.
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Huskies stumble in opener
September 6, 2004 in Sports on Page C1 SEATTLE – The fans filing into Husky Stadium Sunday were hoping the season-opener with Fresno State would answer some questions about University of Washington football, version 2004. Instead, many left …
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Mead falls to Camas in Kickoff Classic
September 5, 2004 in Sports on Page C1 SEATTLE – For the second consecutive year, the Mead Panthers carried the Greater Spokane League’s football banner into the Puget Sound. For the second consecutive year they are headed home …
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Stockton wins it for G-Prep
September 4, 2004 in Sports on Page C7 For about 29 minutes, Gonzaga Prep’s season opening 9-6 win over Bellarmine Prep Friday night at Albi Stadium was a typical season opener. But the last three minutes made up …
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New-look GSL to kick off season
September 1, 2004 in Sports on Page C1 For 23 years football in the Greater Spokane League was a lot like the city it was named for: solid, stable and pretty predictable. The same schools. The same teams …
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Getting handle on it
August 19, 2004 in Sports on Page C6 The first day of fall football practice is equal parts optimism, sweat and paperwork. Organized chaos if you will.
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No pitchers? No problem
July 6, 2004 in Sports on Page B1 One thing is for certain in an American Legion baseball tournament: By the sixth game of a weekend, most teams are scrambling for pitching. Such was the case in Monday’s …
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Four coaches inducted into Hall of Fame
June 29, 2004 in Sports on Page C1 The high school coaching fraternity is a small one. Monday night’s Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame induction banquet at the Red Lion Inn at the Park proved …
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West Valley girls basketball coach takes position at Kent-Meridian
June 4, 2004 in Sports on Page C4 Paul Voorhees has resigned after one year as the West Valley High’s girls basketball coach to accept a similar position at Kent-Meridian. “Paul had a personal situation he had to …
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Metro prevails over Region team at Jack Blair AAU All-Star game
June 3, 2004 in Sports on Page C1 One thing is certain with the Jack Blair Memorial Girls AAU All-Star Basketball Classic. No, it’s not that the Metro team will win, though it did for the fourth consecutive …
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Aide named to replace Mooney at WSU
June 1, 2004 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – Washington State University promoted assistant baseball coach Donnie Marbut to the head coaching position Monday, replacing Tim Mooney, who submitted his resignation last week. Marbut, who came to …
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Bloop single derails U-Hi
May 30, 2004 in Sports on Page C10 TACOMA _ Coaches like to say one way to win a softball game is with a bloop and a blast. The University High Titans belted the blast, but it was …
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University back to defend 4A trophy
May 27, 2004 in Sports on Page C1 Last year the University Titans softball team finished third in the East Regional and came home with the first-place trophy at the State 4A tournament. This year the Titans softball …
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CCS qualifies for NWAACC tourney
May 26, 2004 in Sports on Page C4 For the second consecutive year, the Community Colleges of Spokane will be part of the NWAACC postseason baseball tournament, though it took the Sasquatch 11 innings to accomplish the feat. …
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Mead, U-Hi off to state; Watson lost
May 25, 2004 in Sports on Page C7 The Mead Panthers are going to the State 4A softball tournament for the first time since 1998. The University Titans are going for the ninth consecutive year. Both earned the …
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It’s better to receive
May 20, 2004 in Sports on Page C7 Catching has always received a bad rap, what with the tools of ignorance and all that. And, in fastpitch softball, it’s even worse. The headlines all go to the pitcher …

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