The Auburn Riverside Ravens capped an undefeated season by holding off the Mead Panthers 56-52.Click the tab below to read my unedited game story. Because of the lateness of the game and our deadline, I couldn't track down quotes from the coach or players.
The other semifinal matchup is set at the WCC men's tournament. No. 3 Portland defeated San Diego 72-57 late Saturday night. The Pilots advance to take on No. 2 Saint Mary's. That game follows the Gonzaga-Loyola Marymount contest, which tips at 5:30.
Kyle Beach scored two goals, giving him 51 on the season, and the Spokane Chiefs dominated Seattle 4-1.Beach is the first Chief since Ryan Duthie in 93-94 to get 50. Duthie had 57. There has been only one 50 goal scorer in the WHL in…
Click the tab below to read our story about the Post Falls Trojans capturing a state championship.
Imagine this: The Mead Panthers are leading at halftime for a change.In a game featuring mostly atrocious shooting from the field - especially by Mead - the Panthers have a 23-22 lead. Senior guard Jazmine Redmon hit a 3-pointer with nine seconds to go before…
The second half of the Portland-San Diego men's game just started (Pilots 39-28 at the time of this post), so I thought I'd go ahead and post this look ahead to Gonzaga's assignments Sunday at the West Coast Conference tournaments.Before we get to that, here's…
COUGARS The Cougars said their goodbyes to Mac Court on Saturday, playing the role of accommodating guest. Their most important going-away gift? How about 36 missed shots? Or 21 missed 3-point attempts? They certainly didn't give this one away – their 11 turnovers were four…
The Greater Spokane League swept all four available berths to 3A state today when North Central's boys and East Valley's girls captured the final two during games at Rogers today. Shadle Park boys and girls, the Indians and Knights will play in Tacoma Wednesday-through-Saturday.Both of…
How good were things for the Idaho Vandals and their fans Saturday night? After UI connected on its 10th 3-pointer -- it went on to make 14 -- the crowd erupted when the P.A. announcer declared that everyone was getting a free Wendy's hamburger. Who…
The Post Falls Trojans topped the Eagle Mustangs 68-60 to claim the State 5A championship.Check back later and we'll post our game story.
The Priest River Spartans capped a winter sweep by the school's basketball teams by capturing the 3A state championship.Click the tab below to read our unedited story.
A quick post before I head to the interview room. Gonzaga will play Loyola Marymount, which eliminated San Francisco 84-76, in the semifinals Sunday at the WCC men's tournament.The Lions lost twice to USF in the regular season, but they won Saturday to extend their…
COUGARS Washington State waited a lot longer to dig a big hole for itself Saturday night, staying close to Oregon until the second half. But a 16-5 run helped the Ducks build a 15-point edge in the first 7 minutes, 33 seconds after intermission. The…
COUGARS Sorry, but there are no stats here at Mac Court, and the ESPN box isn't working, so I had to spend a few minutes figuring out my own. Anyhow, the Cougars are once again shooting poorly – I have them 8 of 29 (27…
Eastern Washington played like Big Sky champions Saturday afternoon, turning back Portland State 78-68. The game story is below.Now the Eagles await the Big Sky tournament, which begins Thursday in Cheney. The Eagles have a bye until Friday. Thursday, March 113:30 p.m. :: No. 3…
COUGARS • UPDATED: 5 P.M. We're going rogue here. Instead of writing about tonight's game, which I know you all are excited as heck about, I'm going to check in with some of your questions, comments and thoughts from the previous few days. If you…
I've arrived in Las Vegas -- I know this because the wireless is finally free and I stood next to Penn on the tram ride to baggage claim. The man is a small forward, a good 6-foot-6 (no wonder Teller looks so short). They have…
The Mead Panthers built a 15-point lead and held off a late charge to top the Skyline Spartans 49-39 at the State 4A tournament Saturday.Click the tab to read my unedited game story.
In a largely sluggish first half, the Mead Panthers used a late flurry to take a 20-15 lead at halftime.Jeremy Beck and Brendon Myers hit 3-pointers in the final minute, then Aaron Dunn got a steal and took a shot and was fouled as time…
COUGARS It's the last Saturday of the Pac-10 basketball regular season. Next week is the Pac-10 Tournament at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The week after that is the postseason – for a few conference teams. After tonight we'll know the seeding for next…
The Post Falls Trojans will play for the state championship tonight when they take on the No. 1-ranked and favored Eagle Mustangs. The game can be seen via a webstream on Idahosports.com.Click the tab below to read our unedited story.
The Shadle Park Highlanders - boys and girls - are regional 3A basketball champions and headed to state in Tacoma. That gives the school a sweep of all four regional winter titles, a first in all likelihood said principal Herb Rotchford. Earlier Shadle won regional…
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