Area sports

During their title-winning season last year, the Spokane Indians had the Vancouver Canadians ’ number. They went 23-9 against them overall and won the best-of-five Northwest League championship series 3-1 over their neighbors to the north.

The Spokane Chiefs have been resting since Saturday when they closed out their Western Hockey League best-of-seven, first-round matchup against Vancouver in five games with a 9-4 win at the Arena.

The start of the 2025 Northwest League season hasn’t gone exactly as planned on the field for the Spokane Indians. Despite opening the season at Avista Stadium on Friday, the Indians were edged that night and then blanked on two hits Saturday.

A highly regarded pitching prospect in the Seattle Mariners’ organization showed impressive potential during his professional debut for High-A Everett, and a few rising names in the major league franchise’s farm system shined at the plate for the AquaSox, who rolled past the Spokane Indians 8-0 on Saturday.

They say playoff hockey is about defense and goaltending. “They” haven’t met the Spokane Chiefs.

On an otherwise dominant offensive night, the Spokane Velocity played to a scoreless draw against expansion club Portland Hearts of Pine at ONE Spokane Stadium on Saturday.

Some players flew 3,000 miles to Spokane and others drove from around the corner. Some are fresh out of high school and others have years of professional basketball experience.

There are certain yearly occurrences that mark the passing of time – birthdays, holidays, anniversaries and so on. For baseball fans, those significant milestones pale in comparison to Opening Day – when hopes are renewed, ballpark “families” reunited, and everyone starts off in first place.

Not every ballplayer takes a linear developmental path. There can be fits and starts along the way. Some sort of explode onto the scene. And still others, it takes a little time before an exponential jump.

It has taken several years, and a lot of maneuvering, but the MLB-mandated improvements to 67-year old Avista Stadium are complete.

The Colorado Rockies assigned 30 players to the Spokane Indians’ roster on Monday for the start of the 2025 Northwest League season, which opens Friday against the Everett AquaSox at Avista Stadium.

Andrew Cristall has had an adventurous season.

The Spokane Zephyr earned their fourth win in their past six games as they defeated visiting Brooklyn FC 1-0 at ONE Spokane Stadium on Thursday.

Pride, cash and prizes are on the line for nearly 100 teams from Native American tribes across the nation as they hit the hardwood this weekend in Spokane and Liberty Lake.

From the mountains to the desert, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship featherweight champion Kai Stewart has relentlessly chased after growth in the bare knuckle boxing world.

Chilly weather, hot dogs and an array of enthusiastic mascots mean Spokane Indians baseball is back.

After winning the first two games of their best-of-seven first-round series on the road, the Spokane Chiefs had to feel pretty good about their chances with the next three games against the Vancouver Giants in the friendly confines of the Spokane Arena.

TUKWILA, Wash.-The Spokane Velocity battled the Tacoma Defiance (MLS Next Pro) to a 2-1 loss in extra time in an evenly matched contest at Starfire Sports Complex on Wednesday. 

From staff reports