Pullman captures state title
Pullman made it much harder than it had to be, but the Greyhounds claimed the State 2A volleyball championship.Click the tab below to read my unedited story.
SATURDAY, NOV. 14, 2009
Mt. Spokane takes second
Bishop Blanchet defeated Mt. Spokane in the 3A state volleyball championship match.Click the tab below to read my unedited story.
Chiefs dominate Kamloops
Veteran Kyle Beach had his second hat trick and rookie Brady Brassart scored his first Western Hockey League goal as the Spokane Chiefs whipped Kamloops 6-1 Saturday night at the Arena.Click on the link below for the unedited game story I filed for Sunday's paper.
Looking at WSU's defeat 9
COUGARS There really isn't much for me to add. You probably either heard or saw UCLA's 43-7 rout of Washington State. So I'll post my game story, my notebook and a link and leave it at that. Read on.
Zags open with 92-74 victory 5
GU looked every bit the part of a young, talented team in a 92-74 win over Mississippi Valley State on Saturday. The Zags looked great at times, rough at others, but it was more than enough to beat the Delta Devils.Read on for my unedited…
NIchols comes up big in Eagles win over SUU 4
Senior quarterback Matt Nichols had another record-setting performance on Saturday as Eastern Washington's football team kept its postseason hopes alive with a non-conference road win over Southern Utah.You can get more details here from the game story supplied by EWU's sports information department. And don't…
Eagles open with home loss to Portland
Eastern Washington opened its men's basketball season on Saturday by losing at home to Portland 64-58. An unedited version of the game story that will run in Sunday morning's S-R can be found below, and you can read the gamer supplied by Eastern's sports information…
Zags run away from Delta Devils 1
Four Bulldogs scored in double figures as Gonzaga opened the regular season with a 92-74 victory over Mississippi Valley State at the MAC on Saturday.Freshman forward Elias Harris was 5 of 5 from the field and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line before he…
Mt. Spokane, Pullman vie for titles
The Mt. Spokane and Pullman volleyball teams advanced to state championship matches Saturday afternoon.I'll be back later this evening with my stories. Go to www.wiaa.com to see live tournament brackets.
BSU obliterates error-prone Idaho 1
Brian Reader threw for over 300 yards. DeMaundray Woolridge gobbled up 145 yards on the ground. Daniel Hardy had 119 yards receiving. Idaho had to fare pretty well vs. Boise State with all those things happening, right? Uh, no -- not with most of the…
WSU trails 26-0 at halftime 6
COUGARS It's halftime and WSU trails again. This one started out badly, with Marshall Lobbestael throwing interceptions on WSU's first three possessions. UCLA turned those into 14 points, meaning the Cougars have been outscored 159-3 in the first quarter this season. Then it got worse.…
WSU pregame post 3
COUGARS Good afternoon. Hope everybody's day is going well. We've got some notes for you to peruse before the game starts. Enjoy. Read on.
A busy game day at WSU 3
COUGARS Let's see. We have the basketball stories. We have the football advances. We have the UCLA stories. We have a Cougar soccer story. We've got pretty much everything covered. Read on.
Idaho, Boise State square off 1
Since Idaho began piling up wins in September and through October, the question started popping up: Is this the year the Vandals can perhaps topple Boise State? Well, we finally to get find out this afternoon. Kickoff at Bronco Stadium is at 12:30. Click below…
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