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• Seniors did Gonzaga proud

  March 25, 2012 in Sports Kayla Standish knew it was over. They all did. And so with 44 seconds remaining in Gonzaga’s loss to Kentucky on Sunday night in the Sweet 16 of the women’s …

• Zags, Knights hope for future journey

  March 17, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 As if her resume isn’t already impressive enough, C. Vivian Stringer can probably etch psychic onto the list. Like all other at-large hopefuls, the Hall of Fame coach and her …

• BYU burns Gonzaga in women’s title game

  March 6, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 LAS VEGAS – This time Gonzaga cooled off and the opponent didn’t. The Bulldogs had no defensive answers for BYU’s inside-outside attack as the Cougars dominated the final 25 minutes …

• Karr ruling didn’t cause polar shift

  March 4, 2012 in Sports Before the start of practice back in October, the faceless monolith of college athletics ruled that Taelor Karr would not have to sit out this season at Gonzaga after transferring …

• Gonzaga women have momentum heading into WCCs

  March 2, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 LAS VEGAS – The Gonzaga women’s basketball team won its eighth consecutive West Coast Conference regular-season championship and it proved to be much harder than the seventh a year ago. …

• BYU humbles Gonzaga women

  February 10, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PROVO, Utah – Kim Parker had 16 points and BYU scored 20 straight in the second half to rout No. 19 Gonzaga 70-40 on Thursday night at the Marriott Center, …

• Standish guides No. 20 Gonzaga women to win

  February 3, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 You hate to consider any game a gimme. In fact, you’ll never hear a coach – and rarely a player – even consider making such a statement.

• Gonzaga women rally past Santa Clara

  January 20, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Senior Katelan Redmon scored a career-high 32 points to lead the Gonzaga Bulldogs to an 81-68 West Coast Conference women’s basketball victory over Santa Clara Thursday …

• Service for Paton at SP Saturday

  January 10, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 A memorial service for Jim Paton is scheduled Saturday at 1 p.m. at Shadle Park High School. Paton, a Shadle graduate, died at age 68 from complications of Parkinson’s Disease …

• USC uses 13-0 run to beat GU women

  December 4, 2011 in Sports Everything the Gonzaga Bulldogs have been recently they weren’t Sunday afternoon. A crunch-time dry spell allowed Southern California to go on a 13-0 run that sent Gonzaga, ranked 24th in …

• Gonzaga women edge WSU by 2

  November 30, 2011 in Sports There wasn’t much time when Ireti Amojo knocked down a 3-pointer in front of the Washington State bench but Gonzaga’s Taelor Karr proved that 10 seconds is plenty of time …

• Redmon, Standish lead GU to rout of Portland State

  November 27, 2011 in Sports Gonzaga coach Kelly Graves was pleased, and Portland State coach Sherri Murrell was impressed. Senior stars Katelan Redmon and Kayla Standish combined for an early 18 points as the Bulldogs …

• Graves records 300th career win in Gonzaga rout of Idaho

  November 17, 2011 in Sports Normally, there wouldn’t be anything memorable about the way Gonzaga defeated Idaho 91-42 in a women’s basketball game Thursday night in Memorial Gym at Moscow, Idaho.

• Gonzaga women win opener 101-88

  November 12, 2011 in Sports on Page C3 Minus the best player in program history, the Gonzaga women’s basketball team is going to be just fine. The post-Courtney Vandersloot Era opened Friday night at McCarthey Athletic Center with …

• Gonzaga women get good news for first practice

  October 6, 2011 in Sports The NCAA made an unprecedented decision by granting Kansas State transfer Taelor Karr eligibility to play with the Gonzaga women’s basketball team this season.

• Vandersloot’s rookie WNBA season ends in Seattle

  September 11, 2011 in Sports SEATTLE – There were a couple of minutes left in the first half when Courtney Vandersloot gathered in a long outlet pass and took off for the opposite end of …

• In brief: Edition includes annual fishing guide

  April 14, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Outdoors: Fishing 2011, The Spokesman-Review’s annual update on fishing prospects, rules and opportunities throughout the Inland Northwest, is inserted in today’s paper. The tabloid includes a map of all the …

• Graves signs 10-year deal with Gonzaga

  April 1, 2011 in Sports Fresh from taking the Gonzaga women’s basketball team to the NCAA round of eight, coach Kelly Graves said Friday he has signed a 10-year contract to remain at the school.

• Gonzaga’s Vandersloot makes AP All-American team

  March 30, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Courtney Vandersloot achieved another milestone on Tuesday, becoming the first Gonzaga and West Coast Conference women’s basketball player to earn Associated Press second-team All-America honors. Vandersloot, who led the Bulldogs …

• Vandersloot lands on AP second team

  March 29, 2011 in Sports Courtney Vandersloot achieved another milestone on Tuesday, becoming the first Gonzaga and West Coast Conference women’s basketball player to earn Associated Press second-team All-American honors. 4

• GU women, Stanford get rematch in Elite Eight

  March 28, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 The faces haven’t changed but the teams have. Though Stanford and Gonzaga played four months ago, the teams that square off tonight for a berth in the Final Four of …

• Blanchette: Perfect storm draws big Arena crowds

  March 28, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 I was ready to concede that the very concept of attending women’s basketball games was hatched right here in our city until I peeked into the Spokane Arena during the …

• Graves compares Vandersloot to Stiles

  March 28, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 It’s a credit to Gonzaga coach Kelly Graves that he can tell a tale so well his team understands what he’s talking about even if they don’t know what he’s …

• GU women, Stanford get rematch in Elite Eight

  March 27, 2011 in Sports The faces haven’t changed but the teams have. Though Stanford and Gonzaga played four months ago, the teams that square off Monday night for a berth in the Final Four …

• Gonzaga women zoom to first Elite Eight

    March 27, 2011 in News, Sports on Page C2 They are Elite. The magical season for the Gonzaga women’s basketball team continued Saturday night – to the delight of 10,717 fans at the Spokane Arena – as the Bulldogs … 5

• Stanford slips past Tar Heels to set up final with Zags

  March 27, 2011 in Sports on Page C15 A fourth straight trip to the Final Four is within Stanford’s reach. A national championship? That, too, is in sight.

• Blanchette: Bekkering steps up when Zags need new star

  March 27, 2011 in Sports on Page C2 Say, that wasn’t entirely the Gonzaga group hug everyone began anticipating. For a few minutes there, throats couldn’t have been tighter if a drill sergeant with a toothbrush and latrines …

• Zags set sights on Louisville

  March 24, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 If you think the Gonzaga players are glad they don’t have to play Xavier in their next NCAA basketball tournament game, you’re right. But if you think that means the …

• Blanchette: Standish shines at just the right time

  March 21, 2011 in Sports One thing about basketball this time of year: There’s always room for another somebody special. For all the milestones passed, records set, poster poetry inspired and oohs aahed, Courtney Vandersloot …

• Gonzaga women beat Bruins, return to Sweet 16

    March 21, 2011 in Sports Gonzaga ran right past UCLA straight to the Spokane Arena on Monday night. The 11th-seeded Bulldogs shredded the vaunted defense of the third-seeded Bruins for an 89-75 win in the … 3

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