Letters to the editor
GU women deserve more
Last Friday evening, the Gonzaga University women gutted out a victory over the Stanford Cardinal, in Stanford no less, which is easily the biggest win in the program’s history. The men won at home over a game but overmatched Bryant team and were rewarded with page after page of photos and analysis.
The women got a headline on the front page and small story on page 8. The women also have a large following in Spokane as witnessed by the near sellouts each home game and we would appreciate a bit better coverage of their incredible efforts. The newspaper didn’t even list a radio station for the game. I followed it on my computer, forgetting, I guess, to try to listen to the wonderful Steve Myklebust.
I enjoy watching the GU men as much as the rest of Spokane, but please increase your coverage of the women’s games, to which I have been a season ticket holder for many years. Come watch. They are such great players, giving their all each game and deserve the full support of the Spokane community.
Ellen Ostheller
Spokane
Zags women shorted
The Gonzaga men’s basketball team trounces yet another early-season patsy team (Bryant) at home, as expected, and The Spokesman-Review provides huge photo spreads and analysis as if this was March Madness.
Meanwhile, the women’s team upsets Stanford, a ranked team and tough opponent, at Stanford, and all The Spokesman-Review can offer is a short article, no photos, and a single article of which less than two sentences were on the front of the section and the rest was in the back.
Is the political climate affecting sports coverage already?
Nancy Williams
Cottonwood Heights, Utah
Gonzaga represents community
The article written by John Blanchette, “Where is all began” (Nov. 4), was a great example of the vast Bulldog coaching pedigree.
Coach Mike Cooney and his family have been loyal supports of Gonzaga basketball and are clearly elated with their accomplishments. Credit the athletic director Mike Roth and coach Mark Few for scheduling West Georgia in an exhibition game. The opportunity gave Cooney and his team the experience of playing big-time basketball in the Kennel and also allowed his friends and family to share it with him.
There is a good reason that former Zag players stay in Spokane after they graduate. Gonzaga is a very close community that stretches far and wide. We should all be proud of what they represent.
Ryan Saccomanno
Spokane
Ducks fan faces adjustment
Oh where, oh where have my Oregon Ducks gone?
Oh where, oh where can they be? With their wins cuts short and their losses cut long, oh where or where can they be?
What happened between January 2016 and September 2016?
True, the Ducks were never any great shakes when it came to defense. But their offense was a high-scoring, finely tuned machine that scored more points than its defense allowed. Very sad for this transplanted Oregonian.
But I am enjoying seeing the two Washington state teams going to California and giving those big schools their comeuppance. That’s always a treat to watch. Almost as pleasing as if it were the Ducks or the Beavers doing the thrashing. … Almost.
Go Ducks! Go Beavers! Go Huskies! Go Cougs! Well, I am trying to adjust.
William R. Smith
Spokane
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