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• Mary Hardin-Baylor eliminates Whitworth from playoffs

  March 16, 2013 in Sports Their emotions didn’t go down any easier than the shots for the Whitworth Pirates on Saturday night. Another wrenching loss in the Division III men’s basketball playoffs was a little …

• Whitworth’s Farnsworth force to be reckoned with for Pirates

  February 19, 2013 in Sports The seeds of Taylor Farnsworth’s success were planted some 18 months ago; the fruits of it are being harvested now.

• First, he’d like to raise a banner

  February 9, 2013 in Sports on Page C1 Wade Gebbers has always been big on fundamentals. His life is a three-man weave of faith, family and basketball that’s carried him through four standout seasons at Whitworth University, and …

• Whitworth’s Gebbers balances family and basketball

  February 8, 2013 in Sports Wade Gebbers has always been big on fundamentals. His life is a three-man weave of faith, family and basketball that’s carried him through four standout seasons at Whitworth University, and …

• Pirates show off inside strength

  February 1, 2013 in Sports The streak is at 19 games and still counting for Whitworth. The Pirates easily dispatched one of their nearest Northwest Conference men’s basketball challengers, Lewis & Clark, 89-70 at the …

• Men’s basketball: Whitworth romps 80-50

  January 20, 2013 in Sports on Page C5 The Whitworth Pirates are officially halfway to a preseason goal. The No. 4-ranked team in the country used a barrage of first-half 3-pointers and led by as many as 35 …

• Whits welcome Whits tonight

  January 8, 2013 in Sports on Page B5 Whitworth debuts its No. 6 men’s Division III national ranking at home tonight against its most anticipated opponent. Boasting a 12-game win streak and sole possession of first-place in the …

• Youthful Pirates show poise, make Pipers pay

  January 1, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 Call it what you will, losing your temper, blowing your cool or just coming unglued, it proved costly for the Hamline Pipers of St. Paul, Minn. Three technical fouls in …

• Whitworth men win NCAA berth

  February 25, 2012 in Sports The Whitworth Pirates win the Northwest Conference men’s basketball tournament title and the NCAA Division III that comes with it.

• Whitworth men advance to tourney final

  February 24, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Lewis & Clark was in a zone early Thursday night, but so was Idris Lasisi. When Whitworth fell behind early, Lasisi kept the Pirates in the game in a 79-61 …

• Whits remain No. 10

  February 21, 2012 in Sports on Page B4 Whitworth will enter the Northwest Conference men’s basketball championship tournament this week as the 10th-ranked NCAA Division III team in the country and riding a nine-game winning streak. The Pirates …

• Whitworth wraps up league title, awaits NWC tourney

  February 19, 2012 in Sports on Page C4 Saturday was Senior Night at Whitworth. The problem – a nice one to have – is that the seniors aren’t quite ready to leave the Whitworth Fieldhouse, and they made …

• Whitworth expects hostile environment for Division III game at Wooster, Oho

  March 11, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 No need to post a sign. The coaches involved already know there are “No Dogs Allowed” in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament.

• Whitworth men take over No. 1 in Division III basketball poll

  March 2, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Men’s basketball: Whitworth University, the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament that starts Thursday, also moved back into the No. 1 spot in the final …

• Whitworth Pirates sail to NWC title with victory over Whitman Missionaries

  February 27, 2011 in Sports on Page C8 Whitworth University men’s basketball coach Jim Hayford walked into the locker room at halftime of Saturday night’s Northwest Conference tournament final against Whitman with what appeared to be a group …

• Sunday Locals: NIC volleyball’s Strahinic earns AVCA award

  February 6, 2011 in Sports on Page C3 Tina Strahinic, North Idaho College’s 6-foot-1 sophomore outside hitter from Metlika, Slovenia, has added another honor following her outstanding volleyball season. Strahinic was selected a first-team All-American among two-year colleges …

• Dominant Pirates improve to 16-0

    January 18, 2011 in Sports Let Whitman Missionaries basketball coach Eric Bridgeland describe Whitworth’s dominating 104-71 win over his team Tuesday night. “It was an absolute clinic,” he said after the No. 3-ranked Pirates battered …

• Whitworth men open with a victory

  November 20, 2010 in Sports With a starting lineup that featured three Brewster graduates, the Whitworth Pirates opened the 2010-11 men’s basketball season with an impressive, 74-50 win over Loras College from Dubuque, Iowa.