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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

TUESDAY, JAN. 20, 2009

Mediocrity behind leaders 13 

After tonight's Greater Spokane League boys basketball turn of events I guess you have to tell it like it is. Behind Gonzaga Prep (12-1) and Shadle Park (11-1) mediocrity reigns. Both won fairly comfortably tonight, although watching the helter-skelter play between the Highlanders and University…

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Gonzaga’s Austin Daye drives to the hole in the second half.  (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

Zags, Daye head for California

Back with a collection of Gonzaga notes, including Austin Daye returning to his old stomping grounds in Southern California this week as GU takes on Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount.Daye, who is from Irvine, Calif., said he's looking forward to seeing family and friends, not to…

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Eags hoping for better stretch run

Eastern Washington hosts Montana tonight as it nears the end of the first-half of its Big Sky Conference schedule.You can read an unedited version of the game advance that will appear in Wednesday morning's S-R below. In addition, I've included this link to to the…

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Pot pourri Tuesday 

Tuesday's Prep Notebook day where we discuss a variety of things that occurred over the weekend. There's GSL basketball, how Mead's girls are faring though four players from last year departed; wrestling, a couple of tournament results; and miscellaneous stuff to prepare for the upcoming…

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