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• Top-ranked Dragons avoid upset in overtime

  March 1, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 There is nothing easy about the State 2B boys basketball tournament. Ask the St. George’s players. Or Colfax’s. Or the guys from Lind-Ritzville/Sprague. And they were among Thursday’s winners. By …

• Northeast teams dominate boys 2B

  February 28, 2013 in Sports on Page B4 Looking down the list of boys State 2B champions you notice one thing in common over the past nine years: Seven of the winners are schools that currently compete in …

• NWC beats St. George’s to win State 1B/2B boys soccer title

  November 18, 2012 in Sports on Page C6 SUMNER, Wash. – The St. George’s Dragons were the lone team this season that had any kind of success slowing down Northwest Christian forward Jacob Weaver. The Dragons held the … 1

• NWC beats St. George’s for first time in four tries, wins title

  November 17, 2012 in Sports Jacob Weaver scored a hat trick on Saturday night in the Class 1B/2B state championship game at Sunset Chev Stadium, lifting Northwest Christian to a 4-0 win over St. George’s …

• St. George’s, NW Christian play for State 2B/1B soccer title

  November 17, 2012 in Sports on Page C6 SUMNER, Wash. – Northwest Christian High senior forward Austin Friedly remembers sitting in the stands at Sunset Chev Stadium as a seventh-grader in 2007 watching his older brother Jared celebrate … 1

• Mt. Spokane girls win away from title

  November 15, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 It’s mission accomplished for the Mt. Spokane girls soccer team, but there’s time, motivation and talent for just one more. The Wildcats are 19-0 and winners of everything they set …

• St. George’s, NWC win boys soccer subregionals

  November 3, 2012 in Sports on Page C9 St. George’s and Northwest Christian earned spots in the State 2B/1B tournament with 2B subregional wins on Friday. Ty Cowles-Meyer scored two second-half goals as St. George’s beat Riverside Christian …

• Music and faith helped Nolan heal

  May 24, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S15 When Andrea Nolan receives her diploma, one face will be missing in the commencement crowd: her mom’s. Debbie Nolan died Aug. 26, 2010, just days before her daughter started her …

• Almira/Coulee-Hartline wins State 1B boys basketball title

  March 4, 2012 in Sports on Page C6 Derek Isaak carried his team to the State 1B boys basketball championship. They reciprocated by hoisting him onto their shoulders for a ride to the locker room. Isaak scored a …

• Colfax boys win State 2B basketball crown

  March 4, 2012 in Sports on Page C7 The Spokane Arena nets were in pieces, the gold ball covered with fingerprints, the hoarse voices finally silenced. Colfax High’s Brandon Gfeller took a breath. And the junior guard explained …

• Colfax, Northwest Christian set up title matchup

  March 3, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 In one corner this afternoon will be the Colfax Bulldogs, who last played in a State B final in 1947. They won. In the other corner will be the Northwest …

• Northwest Christian tops Lake Roosevelt

  March 2, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 Even in basketball, there is not much better than a 2-for-1 deal. It was Northwest Christian with the two Thursday night, as in two inside post players – including one, … 1

• Giants’ Affeldt out for the season

  September 9, 2011 in Sports San Francisco Giants left-hander Jeremy Affeldt, out of Northwest Christian HS, is out for the season after severely cutting his right hand.

• NWC conquers Bulldogs

  March 5, 2011 in Sports on Page C1 There was no way Kwinn Hanson was going to miss any more basketball just because he got an elbow sandwich. “No way,” the 6-foot-5 Northwest Christian junior said after the …

• Northwest Christian returns to State 2B with tough inside game

  March 3, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Compared to Lake Roosevelt or Colton, the sense of relief at Northwest Christian for making the state basketball tournament may not draw much attention. But when the Crusaders tip off …

• Northwest Christian boys back and hungry

  March 2, 2011 in Sports Compared to Lake Roosevelt or Colton, the sense of relief at Northwest Christian for making the state basketball tournament may not draw much attention. 1

• Education Notebook: Check out Montessori, APPLE

  February 10, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S13 Parents interested in enrolling their children in Spokane Public Schools’ Montessori or APPLE (Alternative Parent Participation Learning Experience) programs will have an opportunity to attend an orientation meeting beginning next …

• Crusaders win fourth straight 2B title

  March 8, 2009 in Sports on Page C1 If would seem like there should be a certain amount of pressure that comes with being the cover subject on a state tournament program. But if that’s the case, Northwest …