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• LeBrun proves himself on the baseball field for Zags

  April 19, 2013 in Sports on Page B5 There was a time, before Cory LeBrun was an offensive cornerstone of a team competing for an NCAA tournament bid, when the Gonzaga outfielder wondered if he was capable of …

• Mary Hardin-Baylor eliminates Whitworth from playoffs

  March 17, 2013 in Sports on Page C1 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 …

• Blanchette: Whitworth still has a legacy to work on

  March 17, 2013 in Sports on Page C1 They were calling this the biggest thing to happen at Whitworth University since Jay Graves gave them all this land. And, yes, the students were squeezed under the dome so …

• 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 would be thrilled for a road trip next

  March 16, 2013 in Sports on Page C1 The Whitworth Pirates are in uncharted waters, even more so because they’re at home. Tonight’s NCAA Division III men’s basketball third-round playoff game against Mary Hardin-Baylor figures to be one …

• Whitworth would be thrilled if road trip next

  March 15, 2013 in Sports The Whitworth Pirates are in uncharted waters, even more so because they’re at home. Saturday’s basketball NCAA Division III third-round playoff game against Mary Hardin-Baylor figures to be one of …

• Whitworth home again

  March 11, 2013 in Sports on Page B5 Home sweet home, indeed. For the third time in as many weeks, Whitworth will host an NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament game, this time in the Sweet 16 against … 1

• McCargar heating up as Pirates’ ‘sixth starter’

  March 7, 2013 in Sports Warming the bench never felt this good. Not that it stays warm for long, the seat Colton McCargar leaves behind before he puts the heat on another team at Whitworth …

• Whitworth teams head to D3 tourneys

  February 25, 2013 in Sports The sixth-ranked Whitworth men drew Redlands for a first-round home game in the Divisiion III tournament. The Whitworth women have a little farther to travel, drawing Emory University in the …

• Pirates return to title game

  February 21, 2013 in Sports Wade Gebbers scored 22 points to lead Whitworth to a come-from-behind, 74-69 win over Lewis & Clark in a Northwest Conference semifinal men’s basketball game Thursday at the Fieldhouse. The …

• 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.

• Hernandez details revealed

  February 15, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 Baseball: Felix Hernandez will make $27 million in the final year of his new $175 million, seven-year contract with the Seattle Mariners, which includes a conditional eighth-year option should he …

• 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 …

• Whitworth’s Guthrie has range

  November 27, 2012 Describing Emily Guthrie as Whitworth’s long-range specialist is quite an understatement. Guthrie, a senior guard, led the Pirates in scoring as a sophomore and was their top 3-point shooter last …

• Whitworth’s offense busts out against UPS

  October 21, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 Coming home after back-to-back losses, the Whitworth Pirates looked to Saturday’s Parents Weekend football game at the Pine Bowl against longtime rival Puget Sound as a chance to get back …

• Big plays lift Pirates to win

  September 16, 2012 in Sports on Page C6 The Whitworth Pirates defense and special teams picked up the slack for a struggling offense en route to a 45-20 win over the La Verne Leopards in La Verne, Calif. …

• Blanchette: Pirates coach Ramsay one for ages

  May 3, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 This replays itself probably once a season anyway, even now. The umpires come to the ballpark for the Saturday doubleheader, make their way to the Whitworth Pirates dugout and encounter … 1

• Friedt scores 35 as Whitworth advances

  March 3, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 BELTON, Texas – Felix Friedt scored a career-high 35 points as No. 7-ranked Whitworth University held off a pesky McMurry University 90-79 Friday to advance to the second round of …

• Whits hit road for D3 opener

  February 27, 2012 in Sports At Whitworth, the cup is always half-full, even when the NCAA turns it upside-down. Instead of a first-round bye and a home game, the 10th-ranked Pirates will open the Division …

• NCAAs for Whits, who hope to host game

  February 26, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 Whitworth played one of its cleanest games of the season Saturay night. The Pirates turned it over just seven times in a 86-71 victory over Puget Sound in the Northwest …

• Whitworth players, fans gear up for postseason

  February 23, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Wade Gebbers has seen it before: The Whitworth men’s basketball team is peaking at the right time, and so are its fans. “It’s exciting to play at home, and the …

• You gotta know Jack

  February 19, 2012 in Sports Athletes take it one step at a time. That’s what they say, anyway. Three years ago, Jack Loofburrow couldn’t even do that. The former high school basketball star “had lost …

• Whitworth baseball loses opener

  February 3, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 CLAREMONT, Calif. – Pomona-Pitzer scored 11 runs in the fifth inning and the Sagehens stung Whitworth 19-2 in the Pirates’ baseball season opener on Thursday. Nick Motsinger had two of …

• Whitworth football great Long dies

  January 26, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 Doug Long, one of the top football players in Whitworth history and the most recent Pirate to play regularly in the NFL, died Saturday after a 2 1/2-year battle with …

• Pirates rule with defense

  January 13, 2012 in Sports Whitworth’s defense created enough fast-break opportunities to turn back stubborn Pacific 65-55 in a Northwest Conference men’s basketball game Friday night at the Whitworth Fieldhouse.

• Late 3-pointer lifts Whitworth past Northwestern College

  December 18, 2011 in Sports Whitworth University seemed in no hurry Sunday afternoon to start its next long home-court winning streak. But with just 7 seconds left in a nonconference men’s basketball matchup against visiting … 1

• Whitworth men rally to win after losing lead

  December 3, 2011 in Sports on Page C3 When an early lead evaporates as quickly as Whitworth University’s did at Whitworth Fieldhouse Friday night, it’s not always the fault of the team that lets it slip away. The …

• Gebbers scores 25 as Whits pound Wash. U

  November 20, 2011 in Sports Whitworth University has had plenty of chances in the past five years to measure its NCAA Division III men’s basketball program against the best in the country. It got another …

• Pirates take step with 20-win season

  May 12, 2011 in Sports Baseball success has taken awhile at Whitworth University. The Pirates last had a winning record in Northwest Conference play in 2006. They last won 20 games in 2002.

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