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Weekend Wild Card — 3.19-20.11

OK, the Gonzaga men got Jimmered, as feared. But Coach Mark Few, senior Steven Gray, and the rest of the Zags deserve big props for turning in a 25-10 record after many had written them off -- and helping us get through another Inland Northwest winter. Besides, North Idaho College's Lady Cardinals won the NJCAA national title in Salinas, Kansas, yesterday. And two other INW college teams are still playing basketball: the Lady Zags (who'll play UCLA Monday in the 2nd round of the NCAA women's tourney) and the WSU Cougars will be hosting Oklahoma State Monday in the 2nd round of the National Invitational Tournament. Now, to replay the Wild Card ...



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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