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SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2007

Cougars, Zags have tournaments to win

SUNDAY MORNING NEWSNow on to the college basketball coverage, what with WSU winning in double overtime and Gonzaga starting the West Coast Conference tournament …Cougars: What can I say? It was an incredible game that had just about everything. You can read Glenn Kasses' account…

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SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2007

Saxons win title to cap undefeated season

STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTI know everyone has been waiting for this; so have I. In double overtime Ferris wins its second State 4A boys' basketball title, defeating Kentridge 68-61.The game story is here. I'll be back in the morning with some thoughts on the game.But…

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Ferris trails by three at the half

STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTThe first half ended with Shawn Stockton nailing a 3-pointer as the clock expired, pulling Ferris within three, 28-25.When the Saxon guards break down the Kentridge defense, the Charger bigs are rotating to help. And no one is helping on DeAngelo Casto.…

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One more time for Lewis and Clark

STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTThe Lewis and Clark Tigers got the one spurt they needed, nine quick points midway through the fourth quarter and they rode it to a 39-34 State 4A girls championship game win over U-Hi.You can read the game story here.The Tigers' Katelan…

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Stars aren't the only ones shining

STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTBefore the girls State 4A championship game started I thought about everything, thought about it again and picked Lewis and Clark to defend its title.When two teams know each other so well, the stars are usually not the ones that shine the…

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Cougars grab second in the Pac-10

COUGARSWashington State is No. … well they are second. And that's pretty darn impressive.You can read the game story here.The game was so tightly contested that, according to the radio, the two coaches had some things to say to each other. I'm sure Glenn Kasses…

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Trojans streak into halftime

TROJANS, 40-35One thing you can say about USC, the Trojans can score in a hurry. And they did just that late in the first half, breaking from a tie at 31 with seven points in less than a minute.And most of those points came via…

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Second all alone is better than sharing it

COUGARSWSU will be playing for the second seed in the Pac-10 tournament when they host USC in about five minutes, so this game means something.The winner, however, will probably play UW in the tournament, and the Huskies shocked everyone with a 10-point win over UCLA…

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Mead leads but have yet to play its best

STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTThis isn't the same Mead team we saw the first three days in Tacoma. The players are the same, but the energy hasn't been at the same level.Still, at the end of the first quarter, the Panthers are ahead by three, 14-11.That's…

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FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2007

Titans headed to their first final

STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTThe U-Hi Titans will play for their first State 4A girls title Saturday night. They can thank No. 12 for a big part of it.Angie Bjorklund scored 34 points, grabbed eight rebounds, had six assists … she did it all in leading…

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LC puts heat on Kentwood guards

STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTThe first part of Lewis and Clark's semifinal game with Kentwood answered a question I had: Would LC play its usual in-your-face full-court pressure defense or would the Tigers back off because Kentwood's excellent guards?The answer is yes to the former, no…

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Make room for a trophy in the Mead case

STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTA sound game plan and some superb guard play combined to lift Mead into the hardware round Saturday, as the Panthers hammered overrated Roosevelt, 71-56, Friday.You can read how the Panthers did it in this story.The Panthers played 21 minutes of near-perfect…

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Mead has to play big to win big

STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTA tall order awaits Mead and I mean that literally.Roosevelt's Mackenzie Argens, the Riders' 6-foot-3 senior center who is headed to the University of Washington, anchors the middle.If the Panthers are to win, and play for fourth place Saturday at 1:30 p.m.,…

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Pirates makes second NCAA appearance tonight

COLLEGE BASKETBALL, FOOTBALLThe Whitworth Pirates open NCAA Division III championship play this afternoon (4; 1230-AM) with a game in St. Louis against DePauw University.If the Pirates win, they'll face the winner of the Washington U./ Fontbonne College game Saturday.••••••••••The Idaho Vandals lost in Hawaii late…

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It's easy to forget when you're old

STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTI realized when I got up this morning I never linked the U-Hi girls' story from late last night.I meant to, but good intentions and the road to … all that stuff.Anyhow, here's the link to Mike Vlahovich's story on all the…

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THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2007


Guard play is fun to watch

STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTThe Kentwood guards – Courtney Vandersloot (who has 12 points at the half), Lindsey Moore and Jessica Rogers – are a good bunch, effective on both ends of the court.But the Panthers' trio of Kami Clark, Alysha Green and Jazmine Redmon are…

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Tigers claw their way back to semifinals

STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTThe Lewis and Clark Tigers are at it again.Thursday they met one of the West Side's highly touted teams and turned up the pressure. It worked. The Roosevelt Rough Riders could ride out wave after wave of LC ball hawking.Because of that,…

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Roosevelt wilting under LC pressure

STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTTo combat pressure, you have to be a good passing team. The Roosevelt Rough Riders are not a good passing team. Ergo, the Lewis and Clark pressure is getting to them.The undefeated Rough Riders haven't been tested that much this season and…

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Rubber Chicken will get a facelift next season

STATE 4A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTThe Greater Spokane League schools haven't taken the court yet, but there was some news from here in Tacoma.Ferris and Lewis and Clark have agreed to change the format of the Rubber Chicken game slightly next year, moving the main performances from…

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Vandals long season winds to an end

COLLEGE BASKETBALLThe Idaho Vandals finish up the season this weekend with games at Hawaii and San Jose State (you can see the Week Ahead here).The WAC tournament is next week (WAC notes are here) and Idaho will open with San Jose.For more, check Jim Meehan's…

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