COUGARS Gonzaga makes the trek down U.S. 195 to Pullman tomorrow, and with the Spokane weather report calling for sleet and ice, it may not be that easy. We have an advance of the big local non-conference game on the link, so read on.
For those who want to follow along, I will be tweeting (twitter.com/srpreps) at the Shadle Park/Rogers boys game tonight.So much for a transition between fall and winter!
This week's women's basketball notebook is the second chapter catching up with seniors from the local Class of 2007. Though Dara Zack (University) and Roni Jo Mielke (Sprague-Harrington) didn't end up at Division I schools, they have made a big contribution at Saint Martin's and…
EWU's senior linebacker J.C. Sherritt and junior running back Taiwan Jones have both been named to the College Football Coaches Association's FCS All-American.You get a quick read on the related story on the S-R's website here; you can see what Eastern's sports information department posted…
The Spokane Shock signed two defensive linemen last week, and they added another Tuesday. Former LSU Tiger Charles Alexander, who was with the Philadelphia Eagles before the season, has joined the Shock. More here.
COUGARS The coaches' final All-Pac-10 team was announced this morning and there were no Washington State players on either the first or second team. With a 1-8 conference record that is not surprising. But there was one big surprise, to me anyway, so read on.
Friend and colleague Ryan Collingwood, who covers WSU basketball for the Lewiston Tribune and runs the paper's WSU basketball blog, sent me about a dozen questions on the GU-WSU game. He stuck my answers on the Trib's blog, so I'm sticking them on my blog.Here's…
The Lewis and Clark girls basketball team is not only favored to win the Greater Spokane League championship, but the Tigers should make a strong run for a state championship. Here's our preview story here. LC coach Jim Redmon is pictured above.Here's our GSL glance.Here's…
COUGARS Transition time. And by that, I mean it's time to start the gradual transition from football news to basketball news dominating the morning posts. Like the slow transition from fall to winter – except this year when Mother N. decided to dump a foot…
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