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• WV wraps up first place in GNL baseball

  May 4, 2013 in Sports on Page C5 West Valley’s road to the Great Northern League baseball championship was a case of mind over matter. A dose of small-ball didn’t hurt, either. The Eagles bunted their way to …

• West Valley returns to tournament

  February 23, 2013 in Sports on Page C6 ELLENSBURG – West Valley rode suffocating defense and the 14-point, nine-rebound performance of Erin Higbee back to the state tournament Friday, toppling Ellensburg 36-19 in the State 2A Regional at …

• West Valley edges East Valley

  October 13, 2012 in Sports on Page C7 Unfortunately, rivalry games don’t always live up to the hype. But this was not one of those occasions. This was the rivalry game that came down to the last play … 1

• Artificial turf forces changes for state softball teams

  May 23, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 Shoe shopping isn’t something many teenage girls dread, but the University and Shadle Park softball teams have uncovered the exception to that rule. Part of the Titans’ and Highlanders’ preparations …

• West Valley, Cheney take top two seeds to 2A softball

  May 19, 2012 in Sports Earlier in the week, West Valley center fielder Brooklyn Robinson pondered aloud. “I don’t know just how good our league is,” said the senior, tabbed the Great Northern League Most …

• Opportunistic West Valley clinches state softball berth

  May 13, 2012 in Sports on Page C5 Between innings midway through the District 7 2A fastpitch softball game at West Valley’s Smith Field Saturday afternoon, a Cheney parent made a plaintive request. “You know, I’d just like …

• Eagles soar into playoffs

  May 8, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 Arguably the best high school softball team in Eastern Washington has quietly zipped through league play undefeated. Now the West Valley Eagles are setting their sights on bigger feats.

• Deer Park out after first-round defeat

  November 13, 2011 in Sports on Page C4 Deer Park’s defense did enough to win Saturday afternoon. The offense just couldn’t keep the ball.

• All three GSL 4A girls soccer teams qualify for state tournament

  November 6, 2011 in Sports on Page C4 Greater Spokane League girls soccer teams showed their greatness Saturday in State 4A elimination games. Central Valley, Gonzaga Prep and Mead all won and advanced to the state playoffs.

• Eagles fight back, beat Greyhounds in GNL volleyball thriller

  October 16, 2011 in Sports on Page C9 Latasha Lofton had 18 digs and Courtney Wold added 18 assists, 13 digs and three aces as West Valley upset Pullman 13-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-21, 15-18 in a Great Northern …

• High school track legend retires

  June 4, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Hall of Fame Spokane Valley high school track and field coach Howard Dolphin is officially calling it quits. To commemorate the nearly 60 years of devotion and success, his family …

• Shadle Park benefits from fresh arms

  April 19, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 Pitching is often the name of the game in softball and that’s what had Shadle Park coach Juju Predisik worried last summer. He was looking at the prospect of throwing …

• Eagles off and flying in GNL

  April 5, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 West Valley High softball coach Paul Cooley likes everything about his team’s impressive start, but he knows the meat of the Great Northern League schedule remains. The Eagles’ pitching, hitting …

• Slow start dooms West Valley in 2A consolation game

  March 6, 2011 in Sports on Page C4 YAKIMA – Saturday’s loss to Grandview in the game for fourth and sixth places at the State 2A basketball tournament was a matter of perspective for West Valley coach Jay …

• West Valley loses in 2A consolation finale

  March 5, 2011 in Sports “When you’re picked fourth in your league and you finish sixth in the state, that’s a great deal,” West Valley boys basketball coach Jay Humphrey said minutes after the Eagles …

• West Valley boys down Tumwater

  March 5, 2011 in Sports on Page C4 YAKIMA – With one final chance for a state tournament trophy, the present and the future of West Valley basketball came together for one standout quarter in the SunDome, dashing …

• West Valley boys will bring home trophy

  March 4, 2011 in Sports West Valley’s win over Tumwater assures the Eagles (23-4) a first 2A trophy in four appearances. They will play Grandview (24-3) at 8 Saturday in the fourth-place game.

• Freeman girls reach 1A title game

  March 4, 2011 in Sports Surviving a game that coach Ashlee Taylor-Nimri termed “our worst team basketball since midseason” the Freeman Scotties powered past Bellevue Christian, in the SunDome on Thursday, 47-39, in the semifinals …

• Kingston tops West Valley’s boys at State 2A with inside play

  March 4, 2011 in Sports on Page B7 YAKIMA – All season long West Valley coach Jay Humphries quietly lived with concerns about his team’s interior defense. It was easy to, as the Eagles zipped through the regular …

• West Valley boys tumble into consolation bracket

  March 3, 2011 in Sports Thursday in the SunDome, West Valley boys basketball coach Jay Humphrey’s worst fears came true as Kingston’s surprising Buccaneers made the most of their first trip to the state tournament, …

• West Valley boys count on Bagby’s evolved game, personality

  March 2, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 On and away from the basketball court, West Valley basketball player Brady Bagby was two different people early in his career. “Off the court,” said coach Jay Humphrey, “he was …

• West Valley’s Bagby grew into lead role

  March 1, 2011 in Sports On and away from the basketball court, West Valley basketball player Brady Bagby was two different people early in his career.

• West Valley boys advance to 2A final eight in Yakima

  February 26, 2011 in Sports on Page C5 ELLENSBURG – The West Valley Eagles postseason boys basketball road show will spend a third consecutive weekend in Central Washington. The Eagles toppled Clarkston 57-51 Friday night in the first …

• West Valley’s roster takes big hits

  January 20, 2011 in Sports on Page B5 It was evident going into the girls basketball season that it would be difficult for West Valley to repeat as Great Northern League champ. After all, Pullman and Clarkston, with …

• Seal of improvement

  December 19, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 It’s a long, time-consuming process to earn a national board certification. But it’s one that more than two dozen Spokane Valley teachers happily completed this year. “This makes us better …

• WV board president to step down

  December 12, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V3 West Valley school board director Debbie Hjortedal announced at Wednesday’s board meeting that she will resign her position at the end of February. It’s something that she’s been thinking about …

• Jarvis named elementary P.E. teacher of the year

  December 5, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V9 Greenacres Elementary teacher P.J. Jarvis has been named the Washington State Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year by the Washington Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, the …

• West Valley downs Othello

    November 21, 2009 in Sports West Valley defeats Othello to advance in the State 2A football playoffs.

• Schoesler helps WV stop streak

  November 21, 2009 in Sports on Page C1 Defense has been a source of pride and the primary reason for West Valley’s football success this year, with Sam Schoesler in the middle of it. The Eagles’ third-year starting …

• Fewer in the league

  November 14, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Parents are known for telling their children to make lemonade if life hands them lemons. After the first fall middle school sports season minus Central Valley, the remaining districts in … 1

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