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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2009

Good day (week) for Panthers

Friday was a particularly good day of a good week for Mead baseball and softball teams. The Panthers boys kept up the torrid offense (although Shadle Park to its credit matched 'em) in a 12-9 victory at Al K. Jackson Field. Of Mead's 10 hits,…

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Game coverage 27 

Back with the game story and some notes from Gonzaga's 98-77 loss to North Carolina on Friday. It was GU's second worst NCAA Tournament loss. The Bulldogs fell to Maryland 87-63 in their first trip to the NCAAs in 1995.Read on for unedited articles that…

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North Carolina overwhelms GU, 98-77 

Gonzaga's season came to an end Friday night as top-seeded North Carolina rolled to an impressive 98-77 victory at FedExForum in Memphis. North Carolina led by as many as 17 in the first half and settled for a 53-42 lead at the break. The Tar…

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Workmanlike WSU will rest the weekend 

COUGARS The last day without pads passed without the same energy of the first day. But that's to be expected. The workmanlike day might have been even more impressive, however, because it looked like the Cougars were a little sharper offensively – though the wide…

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Jeremy Pargo dunks and is framed by bright lights and the NCAA logo in Memphis, Tenn.  (Christopher Anderson / The Spokesman-Review)

Game day for GU, UNC 

Game day for Gonzaga and North Carolina in what appears to be a great Sweet 16 matchup. A couple of items in today's S-R, authored by John Blanchette. First, his column on GU's previous losses in the Sweet 16 and how it can avoid a…

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