Something seems to have clicked for the Vandals. Maybe it's that they're not playing the elite of the WAC, but they're definitely playing better. They won for the fifth time in seven outings Thursday night by beating Seattle University 82-72. My game story is below.
The Mead Panthers played stingy defense and made most of their free throws down the stretch to defeat Gonzaga Prep for the District 8 4A boys basketball championship. It was their second win in three meetings with the Bullpups.Shadle Park captured District 3A by beating…
Only three times this three times this year had Gonzaga scored 70 points or less and won until Thursday night when the Bulldogs defense smothered Loyola Marymount for 73-40 win.Even more amazing is it has been 16 years since Washington State won back-to-back conference games.…
Gonzaga's four-game winning streak ended Thursday as Loyola Marymount knocked off the Bulldogs 74-66 in front of 3,770 at Gersten Pavilion. You can read my unedited game story below and check back tomorrow for a day-after post.
COUGARS Sorry we are a little later than usual, but it took the Cougars a longer-than-usual time to come out of the locker room. And that sat us back. But as my dad used to say, people don't want to hear about the labor pains,…
Mead pulled down the stretch to win the District 8 girls basketball title at Lewis and Clark while Central Valley snagged the third spot to regional by edging Gonzaga Prep.It just goes to show seedings mean little, especially this year. The unedited story is below.
Gonzaga scored the first basket of the second half, but Loyola Marymount took control with 24-10 run and went to upset the 13th-ranked Bulldogs 74-66 at Gersten Pavilion on Thursday. LMU had five players in double figures, led by Ashley Hamilton's 17 points. The Lions…
COUGARSBeasley Coliseum began clearing out with more than 10 minutes left Thursday, not that it was all that full to begin with. But with WSU trailing by about 20 most of the second half, even many of the diehard Cougar supporters were unable to stomach…
Gonzaga stretched its lead to 10 early and was on top by nine with 4 minutes left, but Loyola Marymount shot its way back, closing within 39-36 at half.Steven Gray had nine points, four assists and two steals for the Zags, who shot 14 of…
COUGARSYes, and it could have been worse. What with UCLA shooting nearly 70 percent from the field. It didn't matter what defense the Cougars played, zone or man, they didn't play either well. And, when the shots stopped falling and the turnovers began to burn,…
Click the tab below to read my unedited game story. I included blurbs on the Moscow, Kellogg and Clark Fork games. I'll update later with Lewiston and Priest River.
COUGARSIf you wondered why we didn't have a pregame basketball post, it's because of this. Yes, president Elson S. Floyd offered the athletic director position to Bill Moos today. The story we've put together for tomorrow's paper is on the link. We'll be back at…
The Coeur d'Alene girls basketball team played some of its best defense of the year and weathered foul trouble as the second-ranked Vikings knocked off No. 1-ranked Boise 47-37 in a State 5A tournament opener Thursday afternoon at the Idaho Center in Nampa.Freshman Kendalyn Brainard…
I'm at the Idaho state girls basketball tournaments in the Boise area. Just a quick note to let you know that all of the 5A, 4A and 3A games will be streamed live at Idahosports.comAll the 2A, 1A Division I and 1A Division II games…
Prep notebook: Coeur d'Alene girls basketball team seeks third straight state championship.Feature: North Central wrestlers Ben Carter, Nathan Brown, Jared Berlinger and Steven Taylor.Column: West Valley wrestler deserved chance to go to state.
COUGARS A busy day on, er, with links (sorry, was thinking about how it won't be much longer before we can be out on the golf course again) today, then a basketball game tonight. I'm sorry I couldn't bring you more basketball coverage this week,…
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