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• Area prep basketball teams get their state assignments

  February 27, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Come Thursday, east Spokane County will be down a few residents. That will be largely because the Central Valley School District is sending four teams to the 4A and 3A … 1

• Valley teams invade state tournaments

  February 26, 2012 in Sports Come Thursday, east Spokane County will be down a few residents. That will be largely because the Central Valley School District is sending four teams to the 4A and 3A …

• Friday’s high school basketball stats

  February 4, 2012 in Sports on Page C6 BOYS Washington

• CdA’s Higbie hits winner

  January 14, 2012 in Sports on Page C5 Ty Higbie hit a 3-pointer as time expired, giving Coeur d’Alene a 51-48 upset of Post Falls in Inland Empire League 5A play Friday night in Coeur d’Alene. Higbie and …

• East Valley fends off West Valley

  January 14, 2012 in Sports on Page C5 Alex Rankin’s layin with 25 seconds left gave East Valley a four-point cushion and the Knights held on to beat West Valley 34-33 in a Great Northern League game Friday …

• Michigan high school honors fallen player

  March 8, 2011 in Sports on Page B6 HOLLAND, Mich. – Days after a southwest Michigan high school basketball player collapsed and died, his team was back on the court Monday, honoring the star player who helped lead …

• Prep basketball star collapses, dies from enlarged heart after scoring winning basket

  March 5, 2011 in Sports on Page C9 FENNVILLE, Mich. – One moment: a perfect shot to end a perfect season. The star player, just 16, lifted off the floor in celebration. Crowds cheering, the district playoffs ahead, …

• State basketball quarterfinals get under way Thursday

  February 28, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Different seems to fall short in describing Washington’s boys and girls high school basketball tournaments. There would be some – make that most, perhaps – who would argue that the … 2

• New-look state tournaments tip off Friday

  February 22, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 The road to Tacoma, Yakima and Spokane for boys and girls basketball teams – or, in this case, the road to the Hardwood Classic as the WIAA has dubbed it …

• North Central girls defying the odds

    February 21, 2011 in Sports One of the oldest schools in the state added another chapter to its history when North Central girls won three consecutive loser-out games to earn its first state berth. 2

• Ferris girls knock off CV

  February 15, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 Katara Belton-Sharp, fouled shooting a 3-pointer with the score tied at 57 with 31 seconds to play, knocked down three free throws to send Ferris on the way to a …

• Lee: Hoop treats spiced up the holidays

  January 6, 2011 in Sports on Page B5 Is it tough for you to go back to work – or in the case of the preps – go back to school after a long break? This year is …

• Late surge carries Gonzaga Prep past University

  January 5, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 In the midst of a helter-skelter pace, the Gonzaga Prep boys basketball team picked an opportune time to have three of its best possessions back-to-back-to-back. University had trimmed the Bullpups’ …

• Preps roundup: Presley propels Bullpups

  January 5, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 Tia Presley scored half of her game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter as Greater Spokane League-leading Gonzaga Prep held off University 60-49 in a physical game at U-Hi. Presley …

• Preps roundup: Eagles slip past Bantams in GNL

  January 5, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 Shaniqua Nilles had 16 points and Torrey Finn added 13 points as West Valley (7-1, 1-0) started out its Great Northern League season with a 52-46 victory over Clarkston (5-3, …

• Basketball roundup: Greyhounds turn back East Valley

  January 5, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 Corey Langerveld scored 18 points to go with six rebounds and two blocks and Pullman (7-1, 1-0) hit 5 of 6 free throws in the final 12 seconds to upend …

• Priest River rolls to win

  January 4, 2011 in Sports on Page B4 Keefer Peterson hit 10 of 11 shots from the field in scoring a game-high 24 points to lead Priest River past visiting Lakeland 72-43 in a makeup boys basketball game …

• Basketball roundup: Rosenthal, Vikings handle Riverhawks

  December 30, 2010 in Sports on Page B7 Carli Rosenthal scored a game-high 21 points and Coeur d’Alene (7-3) advanced to the championship of the North Idaho College Holiday Tournament with a 51-46 victory over Chiawana (4-2) Wednesday …

• Basketball roundup: Ferris wins, grabs top spot in GSL

  December 30, 2010 in Sports on Page B7 Chase Haack tallied 14 points, eight rebounds and four blocks Wednesday and host Ferris (5-1, 5-0) jumped out to a 16-point first-half lead and held on to beat Gonzaga Prep …

• Basketball roundup: Langerveld’s 20 sparks Pullman

  December 22, 2010 in Sports on Page B4 Corey Langerveld notched a game-high 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting and Pullman (5-1) used 15 offensive rebounds to knock off host Lakeland (0-6) 68-54 in nonleague action Tuesday in Rathdrum. …

• GSL girls basketball: G-Prep wins handily

  December 22, 2010 in Sports on Page B4 Leaders profited in Greater Spokane League girls basketball, but there were some suspenseful games. Only unbeaten Gonzaga Prep (6-0, 6-0) had an easy outing Tuesday.

• GSL roundup: Ferris thumps University

  December 22, 2010 in Sports on Page B4 Ferris boys basketball players believe this year they’ve made a greater commitment to defense. You wouldn’t get an argument from University coach Garrick Phillips. The Saxons provided formidable obstacles Tuesday … 1

• Girls basketball roundup: Hawks dump Greyhounds

  December 22, 2010 in Sports on Page B4 Jenna Davis tallied a game-high 20 points, hitting 80 percent of her shots, to lead host Lakeland (6-5) to a 49-40 win over Pullman in a nonleague game Tuesday in …

• Colville prevails despite Wellpinit effort in second

  December 14, 2010 in Sports on Page B4 It was a tale of two halves – Colville won the first, Wellpinit the second – but the end result was a 53-47 nonleague boys win for Colville at Wellpinit …

• Area roundup: Hill scores 30 as Post Falls beats Ferris

  December 12, 2010 in Sports on Page C6 Connor Hill led all scorers with 30 points and added six rebounds and Michael Hillman added 10 points as Post Falls (3-0) outdueled Ferris (0-1) in nonleague action at Ferris. …

• Waters carries No. 3 Lewiston to top CdA in OT

  December 10, 2010 in Sports on Page B3 The way Lewiston coach Pat Teichmer and Coeur d’Alene coach Dale Poffenroth both figure, their teams could end up playing each other five times this season. If the other four …

• Girls basketball roundup: Hawks open IEL play with win over Bulldogs

  December 8, 2010 in Sports on Page B4 Nena Buchmann tallied 14 points and Cieana Close added 11 as the Lakeland Hawks (3-4, 1-0) opened Inland Empire League play Tuesday night with a 41-26 victory over the Sandpoint …

• Rogers capture opener over Shadle Park

  December 8, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 The Rogers Pirates talked about their rally. The Shadle Park Highlanders talked about squandering a six-point lead with 1:39 remaining.

• Prep basketball roundup: Lake City cuts down Bantams

  December 8, 2010 in Sports on Page B4 Chris Wheelock hit three 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 17 points and Mark Smyly chipped in 15 points as Lake City (3-1) edged Clarkston (1-1) 53-46 in a nonleague …

• GSL girls basketball

  December 7, 2010 in Sports on Page B5 Outlook Lewis and Clark returns the strongest starting lineup and enough bench support to supplant Central Valley as league champ.

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