Area sports

The Spokane Zephyr earned their largest margin of victory in the team’s history after they shut out Brooklyn FC 4-0 in their USL Super League regular-season finale at ONE Spokane Stadium on Saturday.

HILLSBORO, Ore. – Yassel Soler hit a two-run double in the seventh inning, breaking a tie and sending the Hillsboro Hops to a 5-4 win over the Spokane Indians in a Northwest League game at Hops Stadium.

MONTCLAIR, N.J. – Whitworth fell into a four-run hole, then rallied to cut its deficit to one run late in its NCAA Division III Regional opener. But the comeback bid was thwarted by a Montclair State freshman who had frustrated the Pirates all day.

Second-year midfielder Emma Jaskaniec knows what’s at stake when the Spokane Zephyr host Brooklyn FC in their regular -season finale Saturday afternoon at ONE Spokane Stadium.

Hillsboro, Ore. – John West was Hillsboro’s third pitcher of the game, but the most effective of all of them.

As Michael Chiesa tightened his grip around the neck of Niko Price, the crowd inside Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle erupted. It was déjà vu for UFC fans: Chiesa had done this before – and on March 28, he did it one last time, securing his 13th submission win in his retirement fight.

MIAMI – Terrance McKinney is living the dream – multiple, actually.

HILLSBORO, Ore. – The Spokane Indians couldn’t get anything done against the Hillsboro Hops bullpen in a 6-2 loss in the second of a six-game High-A Northwest League series at Hillsboro Hops Ballpark on Wednesday.

Someone in Samantha Rensvold’s dugout said it first. An infielder from the other team looked too much like her.

HILLSBORO, Ore. – Jacob Humphrey and Jacob Hinderleider both hit two-run home runs and the Spokane Indians beat the Hillsboro Hops 7-3 in the opener of a six-game High-A Northwest League series at Hillsboro Hops Ballpark on Tuesday.

The Spokane Indians took four of six on the recently concluded home stand against Tri-City last week, securing their first series win since the three-game season-opening series in April against Everett.

The Spokane Chiefs have signed head coach Brad Lauer and assistant coach Jake Toporowski to multiyear contract extensions, the team announced Monday.

Gonzaga’s baseball team wrapped up a title-clinching weekend with another dominant win.

Forward Anuar Pelaez propelled the Spokane Velocity with a goal and an assist as they scored in each half to earn their first victory since mid-April in a 2-1 triumph over fourth-place FC Naples at ONE Spokane Stadium on Sunday. 

With temperatures in the mid-70s for Mother’s Day on Sunday and absolutely no breeze for most of the game, Avista Stadium lived up to its reputation as something of a home run haven.

Although midfielder Emma Jaskaniec is one of Spokane's most consistently available players as she ranks in the top three in minutes played and has started in 25 of 27 matches, she has struggled to find the back of the net. 

Left-hander Bryson Hammer made his first start after 93 career relief appearances over four minor league seasons. It did not go well.

SAN FRANCISCO – Karsten Sweum didn't feel his best warming up on Saturday, suffering from a mediocre night of sleep on the road. Hard to imagine what he could have done at full rest.