Area sports

LANGLEY, British Columbia – Rookie Mathis Preston recorded his first Western Hockey League hat trick as the Spokane Chiefs build a big lead and held off the Vancouver Giants 7-5 to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series at Langley Events Centre on Sunday. 

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Luis Gil and Anuar Pelaez both scored twice and the Spokane Velocity defeated the Greenville Triumph 4-0 to earn their first League One win of the 2025 season at Paladin Stadium Saturday evening.

Max Jensen would have his runners out for a 15-miler in the days when there were no fancy watches to track mileage. But when his blue van came into view, they’d let out a deep breath of relief, figuring the day’s training was over.

Tommie Reynolds, a popular standout for one of the best-hitting teams in Spokane Indians history, died March 19 after an action-packed three decades as a professional baseball player, coach and manager. He was 83.

From staff reports

The Spokane Chiefs start a Western Hockey League Western Conference best-of-seven first-round playoff series against the Vancouver Giants on Friday in Vancouver.

The Western Hockey League playoffs start Friday, with the Spokane Chiefs forced to open on the road in Vancouver – despite earning home-ice advantage by virtue of their third-place finish in the Western Conference.

A couple of years ago, the Winnipeg Ice won the Western Hockey League’s Eastern Conference, lost the WHL final to the Seattle Thunderbirds – and then relocated to Wenatchee, where the franchise rebranded as the Wenatchee Wild.

The Spokane Chiefs capped the Western Hockey League regular season Saturday with a 4-3 win over division rival Tri-City, already having locked in the third seed to the Western Conference playoffs.

The Spokane Velocity conceded an early second-half goal, but could not answer with one of their own, as they fell short in a 1-0 loss to expansion club FC Naples (2-0-1) Saturday at ONE Spokane Stadium. 

From staff reports

From staff reports

Before Friday’s game against the Seattle Thunderbirds, the Spokane Chiefs organization honored the three 20-year-olds on the roster – Shea Van Olm, Rasmus Ekström and Brayden Crampton – and the team’s award winners in their final regular season home game at the Arena.

Ally Cook scored a go-ahead goal in added time and the Spokane Zephyr escaped with a 2-1 USL Super League win over the Tampa Bay Sun (6-5-6) Wednesday at Riverfront Stadium in Tampa , Florida.

Lexie Hull knows what it's like to win a title.

The Spokane Velocity opened its 2025 campaign with a 2-2 draw against One Knoxville after conceding a game-tying goal in the final minutes on a gusty Sunday evening at ONE Spokane Stadium.

After Saturday’s win, Spokane Chiefs coach Brad Lauer said, “Every team we’re playing right now is a playoff contender for us.”

Spokane Zephyr star Emina Ekic converted the clinching goal on a free-kick opportunity during the late stages of stoppage time, lifting her club to a 3-2 USL Super League victory over visiting DC Power on a cold, blustery Saturday afternoon at ONE Spokane Stadium.