Area sports

Tom Hodges, a legendary figure in Spokane hockey history, is remembered fondly by the vast majority of people who encountered him over the years.

Nursing home housekeeper by day, professional mixed martial artist by night, Mark Coates (13-10) is set to fight Joseph Poirier (6-2) in Wilmington, Massachusetts on Friday.

Monday was NHL roster cut-down day, and with that came the news that 19-year-old Berkly Catton made the opening night roster of the Seattle Kraken. The move carries ramifications for both the Kraken and the Spokane Chiefs.

It’s official 19-year-old Berkly Catton, the third-highest scorer in the Western Hockey League last season, will start the NHL season with the Seattle Kraken.

The Spokane Chiefs have had a bit of an uneven start to the 2025-26 Western Hockey League season, with returning players adjusting to new roles on and off the ice and youngsters trying to find their place in the lineup.

Kooper Gizowski scored on a power play with 7:38 left in the third period to propel the Prince George Cougars past the Spokane Chiefs in a Western Hockey League match in Prince George on Friday.

SEATTLE – There no longer are true quarter poles in the NFL season with the 17-game schedule.

The Spokane Chiefs 2025-26 season is underway and they are already exhibiting some of the traits that many expect to carry them back into the Western Hockey League playoffs and challenge to be one of the best teams in the league.

The Spokane Chiefs had an up-and-down opening weekend to the 2025-26 Western Hockey League season, picking up an 8-2 win over Kelowna on Sept. 19 before dropping a 6-4 decision to Kamloops the next night.

Chapa Herrera converted a first-half penalty kick, and Greenville Triumph topped Spokane Velocity 1-0 in a USL League One match at ONE Spokane Stadium Saturday. 

The 18 position players and two goalies who dressed for the Spokane Chiefs in their opening night road win over Kelowna on Sept. 19 were much different than the group who dressed in the Western Hockey League championship series against Medicine Hat in May. The roster will look different again for the home opener on Saturday when several players who were out at NHL camps return.

The nature of junior hockey as a developmental level means that when players age out or move up to professional or collegiate hockey, a new group of players are thrust into the spotlight.

Zephyr newcomer Tori Zierenberg scored her first goal of the season in her first start, and Spokane defeated Carolina 1-0 for its first-ever win over the Ascent at American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina Wednesday. 

ARLINGTON, Texas – Last fall, Troy Johnston figured his baseball career was nearly over.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Playing the second of back-to-back road games to start the season, the Spokane Chiefs looked a little fatigued through much of their Saturday matchup against the fresher Kamloops Blazers.

LEXINGTON Ky.– One of Spokane's keys to securing a result at Lexington SC Stadium, was limiting former Zephyr star Emina Ekic's scoring opportunities, and disallowing her to create chances for her new teammates, as she led Lexington with 12 chances created, and two assists through three games.

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He is one of four runners selected to represent the United States in the U20 Mountain Running 8k.

The 2024-25 version of the Spokane Chiefs finished just shy of reaching junior hockey’s Holy Grail – the Memorial Cup championships. Before the puck has even been dropped on the 2025-26 season, the Chiefs have already been hailed as one of the teams to beat in the upcoming season.