Day after WSU
Good morning. Let's start with the links from WSU's 81-59 humbling of Gonzaga: S-R gamer, Blanchette column, S-R photos. Here's a day after post from WSU beat writer Vince Grippi.Read on for my day after post.
THURSDAY, DEC. 9, 2010
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 8, 2010
WSU routs Gonzaga, 81-59 8
WSU scored the game's first eight points and led 25-6 with 7:15 left in the first half. Gonzaga rallied within six at half but the Cougars, behind Klay Thompson's 21 second-half points, pulled away, leading by as many as 29 points before settling for a…
Chiefs crush Winterhawks 9-3
Chiefs roll to 5-0 lead in first period and whip first-place Portland 9-3. Stars are Brenden Kichton, Steve Kuhn and Mike Aviani. Box score reflects corrections, Vanscourt gets another assist and a goal, giving him a four-point night. Here is the story.
WSU leads 30-24 at half 7
COUGARS Washington State used a near-perfect run of 3-point shooting to open a 19-point first half lead Wednesday, but the Cougars' Achilles heel started to show as the half wore on. Read on.
It's a numbers game at WSU 3
COUGARS It's time for our usual pregame post. Tonight's post is dedicated to the number 1, and 2, and 3 and, heck, all of them. May they rest in peace on this Wednesday evening. Read on.
Trufant signs with Jets' practice squad
Isaiah Trufant, a former Eastern Washington Eagle and Spokane Shock defensive back, is now a member of the New York Jets practice squad. He signed Wednesday.Trufant was the UFL defensive player of the year for the 2010 champion Las Vegas Locomotives. More here.
WSU players charged in marijuana arrest 3
COUGARS • UPDATED: 2:10 P.M. A quick post concerning an old story. The two Washington State football players who were arrested, and suspended from the team, in October have been charged in Whitman County Superior Court. Read on.
Shock sign OL, lose QB
Spokane has added offensive lineman Vladimir Richard, a former University of Tennessee product who was briefly with the Tampa Bay Bucs, but the Shock are in the market for a backup quarterback.RJ Archer is leaving the Shock after being signed to the Minnesota Vikings practice…
Rogers boys trip up Shadle 5
If the Rogers/Shadle Park boys basketball opener Tuesday is a harbinger of what Greater Spokane League play will be like - and I think it is - it should be a fun roller coaster this winter.Here's a link to my game story. Rogers' Deavon Daniels…
WSU, Pac-10 notes for a Wednesday 1
COUGARS As the nonconference basketball season hits its stride, we get a late start with our morning links. There are reasons, but they involve Pullman's finest and we don't want to go into it. So read on.
Zags, Cougs ready for 145th meeting 1
Gonzaga will make the 90-minute drive (weather permitting) south to face Washington State tonight. S-R Cougar beat writer Vince Grippi filed this preview. More previews in the Lewiston Tribune and Seattle Times.Remember, in-game updates at Twitter.com/SRjimm.
TUESDAY, DEC. 7, 2010
WSU, GU face off Wednesday 4
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.
GSL boys basketball
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!
Saint Martin's seniors Zack, Mielke get home game at EWU
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…
Eags Sherritt, Jones named to AFCA All-Ameria Team
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…
Shock sign another defensive lineman
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.
All-Pac-10 awards announced 5
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.
Chatting GU-WSU 1
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…
GSL girls: Lewis and Clark favored
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…
Hoops takes the stage at WSU 3
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…
MONDAY, DEC. 6, 2010
Gonzaga notes
Media day this afternoon at the MAC and I put together a notebook that will run in Tuesday's S-R.The first topic is GU's 4-3 start, the worse season-opening seven-game record in Mark Few's 12 seasons. That's followed by a note on Steven Gray being the…
Vandersloot, Loper honored, EWU game changed 1
News today is shocking, I tell you, shocking. After averaging more than 30 points a game in easy road wins over the two supposedly best teams in the Big Sky Conference, Gonzaga senior Courtney Vandersloot is the West Coast Conference Player of the Week.Enough of…
Vandals place one on All-WAC first team
Idaho punter Bobby Cowan was the only Vandal honored on the All-WAC first team, the conference announced this morning. Four other Vandals -- Eric Greenwood, Shiloh Keo, Aaron Lavarias and Daniel Hardy -- were second-team selections. Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore and Nevada QB Colin…
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