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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2010

Carter having second thoughts?

Junior college point guard Marquise Carter, who verbally committed to Gonzaga last week, appears to be having second thoughts. “You know, I just saw him about 30 minutes ago and I told him to get his act together,” Gene Bess, who coached Carter at Three…

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Mead’s Jill Pecka slides safely into home plate before University catcher Alene Bethel can apply the tag in GSL softball Tuesday. (Colin Mulvany)

GSL softball: U-Hi stops Mead 

University handed Mead its first loss in Greater Spokane League softball Tuesday. Click here to read Jim Meehan's story. Jill Pecka of Mead is seen sliding in the picture above.Cheney knocked off Medical Lake in Great Northern League boys soccere Tuesday. Click here to read…

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Huey Whittaker scores his thrid touchdown in the fourth quarter past Milwaukee's Carlton Brown (11) Friday April 2, 2010. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)

One long Shock post

Here's all the Shock news fit to print. My unedited notebook and a lengthy list of former Shock players and coaches whereabouts is below. Meanwhile, the AFL coaches poll has Bossier-Shreveport No. 4 and Spokane No. 9 while the writers poll has the BattleWings No.…

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Former WSU star Leaf gets probation 

COUGARS A little late putting together my post today and now I'm glad I was. We've got some extra news that adds some weight to it. As you all know, former Cougar quarterback Ryan Leaf has waiting for his sentence on eight felony drug charges…

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