Area sports

The fourth-ranked Spokane Velocity remained winless on the road following a 1-0 defeat to AV Alta at Lancaster Municipal Stadium in Antelope Valley on Saturday.

EUGENE, Ore. – Max Belyeu hit two of the visitors’ five home runs and the Spokane Indians trounced the first-place Eugene Emeralds 11-2 in the fifth of a six-game High-A Northwest League series at PK Park on Saturday.

EUGENE – Rosemary Longisa entered Saturday's 1,500-meter national final as the top-ranked runner in the event, and the Washington State sophomore left no doubt, separating for a comfortable victory to claim her first NCAA championship and cement herself as a Cougar great.

The Kansas City Royals recalled former Gonzaga standout pitcher Eli Morgan from the minors on Friday, and the San Francisco Giants did the same earlier in the day with Washington State product Ryan Walker.

EUGENE – Washington State distance standout Evans Kurui concluded his sophomore season with a ninth-place finish in the 5,000-meter national final on Friday at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

EUGENE, Ore. – Trevor Cohen launched a solo home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth and the Eugene Emeralds edged the Spokane Indians 7-6 in the fourth of a six-game High-A Northwest League series at PK Park on Friday.

EUGENE, Ore. – Max Belyeu hit a go-ahead solo home run in the ninth inning and the Spokane Indians edged the Eugene Emeralds 7-6 in the third of a six-game High-A Northwest League series at PK Park on Thursday.

EUGENE – Washington State star runner Rosemary Longisa is eyeing a national championship after winning the 1,500-meter semifinal race on Thursday during the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus.

NASCAR Cup Series champion and recently elected Hall of Fame driver Kevin Harvick and his teenage son, Keelan, will bring their star power to Stateline Speedway as they compete in the Championship Auto Racing Series Tour West race on Saturday at the Post Falls oval.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Mt. Spokane High product Drew Rasmussen, the Tampa Bay Rays' ace, continued to pitch like an All-Star, putting together perhaps the best outing of his career Wednesday in a 7-5 win over the Boston Red Sox.

EUGENE – Washington State's Evans Kurui placed sixth in the 10,000-meter national final on Wednesday at the NCAA Championships, earning first-team All-America honors for the second consecutive season.

EUGENE – The Spokane Indians rallied for two runs in the eighth inning Wednesday and defeated the first-place Eugene Emeralds 10-9 in the second of a six-game High-A Northwest League series at PK Park .

EUGENE, Ore. – After finding themselves in a 6-0 hole early, the Spokane Indians kept chipping away at the deficit – but the comeback ended up one run short. 

Gabriel Hughes is certainly no stranger to Spokane. He starred at Gonzaga before being drafted by the Colorado Rockies, then spent the first half of the 2023 season with the Spokane Indians.

A strong wind blew in from right field all day Sunday, but it didn’t seem to bother the Hillsboro Hops.

Minor league baseball means different things to different people. For the fans, obviously, it’s entertainment and diversion. For the players, a training ground in pursuit of their big league dreams. For minor league owners, it’s a passion project or an investment.

Since their inception, the Spokane Velocity have failed to advance past the group stage of the USL Cup for two straight seasons. 

The Spokesman-Review sports department picked up several awards in recently judged contests.

The Spokane Indians took some frustrations out on the baseball Friday night.