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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Huskies sweep Cougars

Krista Vansant had 19 kills and 14 digs and No. 5 Washington secured the Pac-12 Conference volleyball championship with a 25-21, 25-21, 25-14 sweep of Washington State on Friday night in Seattle.

Kaleigh Nelson added 10 kills and Jenni Nogueras and Katy Beals dished out a combined 43 assists for the Huskies (26-2, 18-2).

Kyra Holt had 12 kills and Jaicee Harris added 10 kills and nine digs for the Cougars (18-15, 5-15) in the regular-season finale.

• Eastern Washington outside hitter Allie Schumacher earned All-Big Sky Conference honorable mention. Schumacher, a sophomore, led the Eagles in kills in 14 matches. She notched a season-high 24 kills in EWU’s five-set win over Sacramento State on Sept. 19.

Men’s basketball

R.J. Magar led five players in double figures with 22 points and Everett (2-0) surged offensively in the second half to beat Community Colleges of Spokane 86-83 at the Red Devil Classic in Longview, Wash.

The loss left the Sasquatch with a 1-1 record.

The Trojans trailed by three at the half, but shot 53.1 percent from the floor in the second half and made 12 of their 13 second-half free throws.

CCS’ Kwinn Hanson had game-highs of 26 points and 12 rebounds. Chase Haack added 24 points for the Sasquatch (1-1).

Junior hockey

Austin Fisher’s goal early in the third period broke a 3-all tie and gave the Kelowna Chiefs a 4-3 win over the Spokane Braves in a KIJHL game at Eagles Ice-A-Rena in Spokane.

Coleman Macdonald, Kurtis Redding and Tanner Stolz scored goals for the Braves.