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SATURDAY, DEC. 12, 2009

Swift Current stymies Chiefs

Swift Current - and the charieties that will share more than 4,500 stuff toys - came up big at the Arena Saturday night as the Broncos defeated the Spokane Chiefs 2-1 on Teddy Bear Toss night.Read below for my unedited game story.

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EWU slips past Seattle in OT 

Eastern Washington, fresh off final exams and ready to head out on the road for its next four games, came up with an impressive overtime win over Seattle University at Reese Court on Saturday.You can read an unedited version of the game story that will…

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UP's Sollers gets 500th

First off, congratulations to good guy Jim Sollers, the Portland coach earned his 500th victory in a win over Idaho Friday night.Saturday afternoon, Eastern Washington had no trouble with Montana Tech, limiting the Orediggers' best player, senior Jessica DePell from Freeman, to five free throws.Meanwhile,…

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Vandals up 43-29 at half

They played fairly nonchalantly for most of the first half, but the Idaho Vandals still lead Eastern Oregon 43-29 at the break. Kyle Barone, making his first career start in place of injured Luiz Toledo, leads UI with eight points. The Mountaineers, an NAIA Division…

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WSU survives against Air Force 10 

COUGARS Well, it took longer than we said it would, but we finally have our game story ready to go. You can read the unedited version of our gamer from WSU's 75-68 win over the Air Force Academy on the link.

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Bouldin won't play vs. Davidson

A quick update from the Battle in Seattle: Matt Bouldin is dressed in street clothes and won't play today. I spoke briefly with Bouldin as he was watching his teammates warm up at KeyArena. He said he was still experiencing some symptoms from Wednesday's head-to-head…

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WSU wins 75-68 

COUGARSKlay Thompson scored 19 and Reggie Moore added 16 as WSU held off the Air Force Academy at the Spokane Arena. The Cougars once again let a big lead almost slip away – the Falcons got within 57-55 with 6 minutes, 49 seconds left –…

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WSU leads 31-24 at the half 

COUGARSLet's see. Klay Thompson has two points. The Cougars have yet to hit a 3-point shot after seven attempts. The five starters were pulled en masse with 5 minutes, 40 seconds left before the half. And they lead by seven? What's going on here? Defense,…

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WSU about ready to tip off

COUGARSA quick post, as I've had a little bit of trouble getting on line. Just wanted to say that the Spokane Arena isn't too crowded. Most of those 7,000 people who bought tickets must be out at Qdoba getting a burrito. We'll be back at…

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