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Bowman now tops in WCC

Basketball: Heather Bowman became the West Coast Conference’s all-time leading scorer in women’s basketball in Gonzaga University’s 75-46 victory over San Diego on Saturday at McCarthy Athletic Center.

Bowman, a senior, passed Portland’s Martha Sheldon’s mark of 1,953 points scored from 1987-92. Bowman went into the contest needing 19 points to top Sheldon and finished with 21 to increase her WCC leading total to 1,956 career points.

“I was glad she was able to break the record at home,” said GU coach Kelly Graves. “As a local girl (Lewis and Clark HS) playing in front of our fans, that had to be an amazing feeling for her.”

Bowman claimed the title at the 9:49 mark of the second half when she received a pass from sophomore Katelan Redmon and scored a fast break layup. One minute later she added to her total with her final bucket of the game. The Bulldog crowd of 3,018 gave her a loud standing ovation.

The Zags improved to 14-4 overall and 3-0 in the WCC. San Diego is 11-7, 3-1.

Bengals’ Lewis coach of the year

Football: Marvin Lewis won the Associated Press 2009 NFL Coach of the Year award for guiding his team to the playoffs during a season marked by tragedy.

The Cincinnati Bengals won the AFC North with a 10-6 record, just their second division title since 1990, both under Lewis. They did so despite the deaths of wide receiver Chris Henry and Vikki Zimmer, the wife of defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer. Several players’ families also were directly affected by the tsunami in the Samoan Islands.

For holding his team together under such circumstances and leading a turnaround from a 4-11-1 record in 2008, Lewis earned 20 1/2 votes from a nationwide panel of 50 sports writers and broadcasters who cover the league. He beat Sean Payton of New Orleans (111/2) Norv Turner of San Diego (nine) and Jim Caldwell of Indianapolis (seven).

Associated Press

Jenks agrees to one-year deal

Baseball: The Chicago White Sox have avoided salary arbitration with two of their top players, agreeing to a one-year, $7.5 million contract with closer Bobby Jenks and a one-year, $3.2 million deal with outfielder Carlos Quentin.

The moves came Saturday, one day after both players filed for arbitration.

Jenks, a former Spirit Lake resident, was 3-4 with a 3.71 ERA and 29 saves last season, falling one save shy of his fourth consecutive 30-save season.

Associated Press