Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Kemp, Thomas named to hall of fame

  February 2, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 Two former cross country coaches with area ties – Bill Kemp and Ross Thomas – have been named to the Washington State Cross Country Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame. Kemp, …

• Knight, Weitz tabbed for national team

  December 21, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Cross country: Katie Knight of North Central and Nathan Weitz of Shadle Park were named to the Adidas All-American team and selected for the U.S. Junior National Cross Country team …

• Weitz places third, Gardner sixth at Foot Locker

  December 11, 2011 in Sports on Page C8 SAN DIEGO – At the beginning of the Foot Locker National Championship race on Saturday, Spokane’s Nathan Weitz found himself toward the back of the pack. Just the way he …

• North Central’s Knight places 3rd at Nike Cross Nationals

  December 4, 2011 in Sports on Page C3 Katie Knight capped a spectacular junior season by finishing third Saturday in the eighth Nike Cross Nationals at Portland Meadows. The North Central junior, who won the State 3A championship …

• Alaska runner has to have both feet amputated

  November 22, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An All-American distance runner who spent more than two days in freezing temperatures without winter gear has had his legs amputated just above the ankles. Marko Cheseto, …

• Western State men dominate Division II cross country meet

  November 20, 2011 in Sports on Page C3 Ryan Haebe started smiling long before his chest broke the invisible plane that meant victory. Out of breath and completely exhausted, Haebe looked as if he still had unfinished business. …

• North Central boys to cross country nationals

  November 13, 2011 in Sports on Page C4 BOISE – The North Central boys won the Northwest regional on Saturday to qualify for the Nike Cross Country Nationals for the fifth consecutive year. North Central – running as …

• Area roundup: Eagles secure berth in Big Sky volleyball tourney

  November 13, 2011 in Sports on Page C9 Despite falling 3-1 to Portland State Saturday night at Reese Court in Cheney, the Eastern Washington volleyball team wrapped up fourth place in the Big Sky Conference and the final …

• Racing as brothers

  November 5, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V6 When Kieran Mahoney’s Central Valley Bears line up for today’s state Class 4A boys high school cross country championship race in Pasco, he does not want his runners thinking about …

• Area takes strong contingent to state cross country

  November 3, 2011 in Sports on Page B5 From the first race at 10 a.m. until the last at 2:30 p.m., area runners will be in the mix at the state cross country meet Saturday at Sun Willows … 2

• Top teams handle business

  October 30, 2011 in Sports on Page C3 Since the North Central boys didn’t do anything to hurt their chances of winning a sixth straight State 3A cross country championship … And NC’s Katie Knight had no difficulty …

• Coeur d’Alene boys, Timberlake girls win state

  October 30, 2011 in Sports on Page C3 The Coeur d’Alene Vikings boys team placed five runners inside the top 20 and Coeur d’Alene dominated the 5A state championship race at Eagle Island State Park for its first …

• North Central boys keep streak going

  October 20, 2011 in Sports on Page B5 North Central doesn’t have a senior on its boys cross country team, but it does have a system. Despite saying goodbye to the top end of the stable that led …

• Coeur d’Alene’s boys, girls sweep regionals

  October 20, 2011 in Sports on Page B5 The Coeur d’Alene boys and girls cross country teams were perfect at the 5A Region I state-qualifying cross country meet Wednesday afternoon. Both teams scored 15 points with 1-2-3-4-5 finishes. …

• Cross country runners hold fall tradition

  October 20, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S1 When the school buses pulled up next to Audubon Park last week, kids bolted from the open doors like colts headed for an open field. Backpacks were flung in piles …

• North Central boys don’t miss a step

  October 19, 2011 in Sports North Central doesn’t have a senior on its boys cross country team, but it does have a system.

• LC girls set up cross country title showdown with CV

  October 13, 2011 in Sports on Page B5 Allison Keenan has been running strongly for three seasons as those around her suffered an assortment of injuries or maladies that derailed Lewis and Clark’s expectations of contending for a …

• The fast and few

  October 8, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V6 High school coaches love to talk about well-rounded athletes – kids who engage in multiple sports and many different activities. Such involvements are a good thing, they say. That’s what …

• Education briefs: Whitman principal wins award

  September 29, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S8 Whitman Elementary Principal Bev Lund was recognized for her excellent communication skills and creativity when she was recently named the Dick Stannard Distinguished Elementary Principal of the Year. The award …

• Hearts racing

  September 17, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V5 At the end of the past school year Mike Barbaro made an honest assessment of his University High School boys cross country team. The Titans placed second, behind North Central, …

• NC’s Knights speeds to victory in Walters Invite

  September 11, 2011 in Sports on Page C7 It’s hard to be disappointed with what transpired at the Fifth Annual Tracy Walters Invitational cross country meet, but it’s hard not to be. Before the girls took off at …

• Aggies defeat Cougars for Nike Invite title

  September 4, 2011 in Sports on Page C3 The Washington State women’s volleyball team took second place after being swept by Texas A&M (7-0) in the championship of the Portland Nike Invitational Saturday at the Chiles Center in …

• GSL Preview Cross country

  September 1, 2011 in Sports on Page B5 The GSL boys’ big-school domination ended last year after 22 straight team titles. Instead, the GSL “only” got the top two individuals, Lewis and Clark’s Kenji Bierig and Mead’s Andrew …

• Siblings who race for Shadle Park are each other’s biggest fan

  September 1, 2011 in Sports on Page B5 Neither Nathan or Kendra Weitz is sure if the energy they expend cheering for each other has a negative effect on their own performance. They are convinced, however, that if …

• Mead’s Mires headed to Washington

  February 4, 2011 in Sports Baylee Mires, who could finish high school with more gold medals from the state track meet than any athlete in Greater Spokane League history, will run for Washington next season.

• CdA runner Gomez headed to Oregon State

  February 3, 2011 in Sports Coeur d’Alene long-distance running standout Kinsey Gomez sees many similarities between her hometown and Corvallis, Ore., site of Oregon State University.

• NC boys sixth at Nike Cross Nationals

  December 5, 2010 in Sports on Page C2 Casey Adams and Vincent Hamilton had top-15 finishes to lead North Central’s boys (running as North Spokane XC Club) to sixth place Saturday at the Nike Cross Nationals at Portland …

• In brief: Whits 17th at D-III cross country nationals

  November 21, 2010 in Sports on Page C3 Joy Shufeldt finished in 21 minutes, 56.7 seconds to take 44th place, leading the Whitworth women’s cross country team to a 17th-place finish at the NCAA Division III Championships Saturday …

• Area roundup: Local runners prevail

  November 16, 2010 in Sports on Page B3 As sensational as the high school runners from Spokane were at the state championships on Nov. 6, they may have been even better Saturday in Boise for the Nike Northwest …

• Area runners make splash at Nike regionals

  November 15, 2010 in Sports As sensational as the runners from Spokane were at the state championships in Pasco on Nov. 6, they may have been even better last Saturday in Boise for the Nike …

• 1
• 2
• 3
• Next page ›