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• Winners named in 2012 High School Outdoor Writing Contest

  December 23, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 A story by Kyle Hansen, a junior at West Valley High School, has been judged the best of 214 entries to win The Spokesman-Review’s 2012 Outdoor Writing Contest for high … 1

• Outdoor Writing Contest: Superfund time on the Duwamish

  December 23, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 There’s no bonding experience quite like a father-son fishing trip. I recall canoeing in Z Canyon with Dear Old Dad, interrupted by nothing but the distant hush of the falls, … 1

• Outdoor Writing Contest: Memory slope

  December 23, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 I just woke up Too excited to change

• Outdoor Writing Contest: Detail’s in the Devils

  December 23, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 In eighth-grade earth science we learned all about mountains. Sitting on top of the molten core of the Earth, continent-sized tectonic plates drift imperceptibly due to currents in the magma …

• Boundaries get fresh scrutiny

  November 14, 2012 in City on Page A1 For three decades, Spokane Public Schools’ high school boundaries have remained unchanged despite shifting populations, leading to the district’s current predicament: low enrollment at North Central and overcrowding at Lewis … 10

• High School outdoor writing contest deadline Nov. 15

  September 23, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 It’s time for high schoolers to begin thinking about fame, fortune and the great outdoors. The Spokesman-Review once again is joining the Outdoor Writers Association of America in sponsoring a …

• Wild mallards teach lessons at Ferris High School courtyard

  June 17, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 Students are gone for summer vacation, but school’s still in session for the ducks at Ferris High School. For seven years, mallards have homed in on the two small ponds … 1

• Idaho high schoolers tops in annual Outdoor Writing Contest

  December 26, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C12 A story by Brook Tingey, a junior at Lakeland High School in Rathdrum, has been judged the best of 299 entries to win The Spokesman-Review’s 2010 Outdoor Writing Contest for …

• Wilbur A.D. thankful to be alive

  October 6, 2010 in Sports Steve Jantz is scheduled to head home from the hospital this morning, thankful to be alive. The Wilbur High School athletic director had just finished announcing the lineups for a …

• North Central’s boys, CdA’s Gomez rule Walters Invitational

  September 11, 2010 in Sports State champions from three states and a pair of course records – not to mention glorious running weather – made the fourth Tracy Walters Invitational at Audubon Park on Saturday …

• Just short

  May 30, 2010 in Sports on Page C3 SUMNER, Wash. – Mark Kiver’s eyes were starting to well up with tears. “So close,” the Cheney boys soccer coach silently said after a long, drawn-out exhale.

• Chewelah throwers ready to go

  May 27, 2010 in Sports The State 1A/2B/1B track and field championships begin a two-day run on Friday and among the competitors are a dynamic trio from Chewelah.

• Hamer mixes Mead chemistry

  April 22, 2010 in Sports on Page B3 Mead coach Matt Stueckle knew he had a special kind of soccer player in then-freshman Nick Hamer the day he posed a question to his older brother, Jason, who was …

• GSL to have six 4A, four 3A

  December 19, 2009 in Sports on Page C5 The lines of demarcation have been formed, the classifications determined by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 sports season, and Rogers just missed a cut. Rogers’ …

• GSL Preview: Girls basketball

  December 3, 2009 in Sports on Page B4 The Lewis and Clark girls’ string of three straight State 4A championships was snapped last year, but the Tigers earned a trophy for a fifth straight year (fifth place). The …

• Vikings need to find bats in a hurry

  April 23, 2009 in Sports on Page B5 The Coeur d’Alene softball team is floating along in uncharted waters. Since slowpitch gave way to fastpitch 14 years ago, the Vikings have missed the state tournament just once.

• Instruments up for adoption

  January 22, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page N1 The tuba is a little tired. The cello is past its prime, and the French horns are just exhausted. Many of the band instruments at Lewis and Clark High School …

• Havermale plans Hope Fair for students, families, friends

  December 11, 2008 in Voices on Page N3 Havermale High School students will host the Hope Fair tonight, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the school, 1300 W. Knox Ave. The evening will begin with a free dinner, …

• Friends and rivals

  March 22, 2007 in Sports on Page C5 Andy Seaman and Alex Capaul struck up a friendship the summer before their freshman year in high school. That’s the year the right-handed pitchers played on the Spokane Dodgers select …