Seniors ready for final Martin Stadium game
COUGARSGood morning. There was a boatload of news yesterday, most of which was posted here. So we'll move forward quickly, with the emphasis on football.
THURSDAY, NOV. 15, 2007
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14, 2007
Cowen to play for Team West
Jared Cowen is heading to London in December.London, Ontario, that is – and not for vacation purposes.One of several rookies making a splash this season in the Western Hockey League, the Spokane Chiefs defenseman will play for Team West at the Under-17 World Hockey Challenge…
Eags mum on new basketball signees
I had hoped to have some news on Eastern's basketball signees today, but was informed that first-year coach Kirk Earlywine won't have any announcements on that front until later this week or next.I'm not sure what to read into that, but stay tuned. I'm sure…
Idaho girls basketball
Click the tab below to see a break down of each conference and team-by-team capsules of North Idaho teams.
Cougars sign numerous basketball players
COUGARSA quick note about letter of intent day. The Cougar men received LOIs from the five guys who gave them commitments: Marcus Capers, Michael Harthun, Klay Thompson, James Watson and Nick Witherill. Coach Tony Bennett will be talking about them soon.The Cougar women signed seven…
College Sporting News honors Nichols
College Sporting News has named Eastern Washington University quarterback Matt Nichols as one of its four national NCAA Football Championship Subdivision players of the week.Nichols, a sophomore from Cottonwood, Calif., threw for 317 yards and five touchdowns in last Saturday's 52-24 rout of Big Sky…
Davis' dad improving
Theo Davis made his Gonzaga debut Tuesday night, playing the final two minutes and scoring two points in an 80-43 win over Idaho.It's been a difficult couple weeks for Davis, who was sidelined by an infection in his foot and then left the team last…
More views of Cougar comeback ... and football
COUGARSNot a lot available, of course, about Cougar basketball, as we were the only guy who covers WSU on a regular basis in Boise last night.But there are a few things we can link to and talk about.
TUESDAY, NOV. 13, 2007
Cougars score one for the offense
COUGARSThe first road win was earned on the offensive end tonight – did you ever think you would read those words about a Tony Bennett team? The 74 points given up was the most ever by a TB team in a win, and the 86…
GU-Idaho game story
Gonzaga improved to 2-0 with an 80-43 victory over Idaho on Tuesday. GU led just 36-30 at half, but limited the Vandals to 13 second-half points. According to GU's sports information department, GU allowed 15 second-half points to Arkansas-Pine Bluff in a 92-42 win during…
Woah there, Zags
Well, I hadn't seen something like that in a while. Going into the second half, the Bulldogs were up just six points: 36-30. The final score? Well, let's just say it was a little lopsided.Read on.(And stay tuned for a post-game interview video.)
Shock add two more
The Spokane Shock roster continues to grow.The Shock announced today that offensive lineman Seth Cook and defensive lineman Roderkus Wright have been added to their 2008 roster.
Idaho prep football finals
Click the tab below to see the matchups for the Idaho high school state football championships.All six title games will be Web cast live on IdahoSports.com
Off to cover basketball
COUGARSHeaded to Boise and we'll try to post later, but here are a couple things for the early folks.
Some reading material
Good morning. Just woke up to find a couple of links on tonight's opponent, the Prince George Cougars. Jim Swanson of the PG Citizen has this story on the Cougars' four-game slide and one on injuries.
MONDAY, NOV. 12, 2007
Eags lose big again in " Pit"
Eastern's basketball teams lost big again on Monday night, falling to New Mexico 92-57 in the "Pit," but it sounds like the Eagles did some good things early.You can read the game story filed by EWU's sports information director Dave Cook by clicking here.
Chiefs remain atop WHL poll, Kelner suspended
For the second straight week, the Spokane Chiefs were voted the top team in the Western Hockey League poll released Monday by the Western Major Junior Hockey Writer’s Association.
Brink up for another award; Collins questionable
COUGARSA couple of quick notes and links ...• Alex Brink is a finalist for a national sportsmanship award.• Jed Collins is in a boot, but head coach Bill Doba hopes he'll be able to practice by Thursday. If he can, then he'll play Saturday. Still,…
Great volleyball weekend
In case you didn't see the story in Sunday's The Spokesman-Review, it was an all-GSL final at the State 4A volleyball tournament when Mead and Lewis and Clark squared off for the second year in a row.The Panthers captured their fifth straight state championship, unprecedented…
Monday morning blues
COUGARSAs per usual on Monday morning, there's not a lot to link to directly concerning WSU. But we'll give you what we've found, along with a couple of bonus links concerning basketball and football.
SUNDAY, NOV. 11, 2007
Zags roll, two scheduled for surgery
Gonzaga opened its season with an impressive 77-54 drubbing of Montana on Sunday. GU played without three players _ Josh Heytvelt, Steven Gray and Theo Davis _ and could be without at least two of those players for as long as six weeks.Much more below,…
Zags up on Grizzlies at half
Talk about a lopsided game. Up 44-25 at halftime, the Zags have been suffocating Montana on defense and shooting over the Grizzlies on offense. Montana rarely got inside, attempting many 3-pointers but sinking few.It's essentially what one might expect from a match-up between the 14th-ranked…
Getting to the core of the Cougars
COUGARSFor the past 24 years I would tell anyone who would listen John Blanchette has a way – an unmatched way, actually – of getting to the core of an issue. He did it again Saturday night from the Cougar game.Blanchette's column is just one…
SATURDAY, NOV. 10, 2007
Huge win for the Eagles
Eastern Washington used a big first quarter to spring past Northern Arizona in Big Sky Conference matchup that had post-season playoff consequences.
Some postgame stuff from WSU's 33-17 win
I didn't get this post up sooner because I've been scrambling to get video for some post-game multimedia. Below is a compilation of clips from post-game interviews with the players. We'll also have an audio slide show coming, too.Here's a link to my quick gamer.…
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