Back with the game story from Sunday night's rugby scrum, er, basketball game. Gonzaga battled past Loyola Marymount 77-62 to advance to the WCC Tournament title game.My unedited game story is below. Saint Mary's is leading by 22 with about 3 minutes left, so that…
I didn't get back from Tacoma - after a stop at the office - and start calling coaches until about 6:15 p.m.So I apologize that I didn't post this earlier.Click the tab below to find out the draws for the Shadle Park and North Central…
I didn't get back from Tacoma - after a stop at the office - and start calling coaches until 6:15 p.m.So I apologize for not being able to post this story earlier.Click the tab below to check out the draw for the West Valley, Pullman…
Because of the lateness of Saturday's 4A state championship girls basketball game, I wasn't able to get any reaction from coach or players afterward.So I filed this story tonight that will be published Monday.Click the tab below to read.
Spokane native Tyler Alos scored and Burke Gallimore had two goals as Seattle handed Tri-City it's third loss in a row.That means the Spokane Chiefs can pass the Americans if they win their last four of the season. Two of those are a home-and-home with…
Gonzaga will play for the West Coast Conference Tournament title for the 13th straight season. The Bulldogs withstood a Loyola Marymount comeback in the second half and registered a 77-62 semifinals victory Sunday at the Orleans Arena.GU led by 16 at the break, but LMU…
Gonzaga scored the first eight points of the game and didn't let off the throttle. The Bulldogs, behind Steven Gray's 14-points and four assists and significant contributions from reserves Manny Arop and Bol Kong, moved in front 41-25 against Loyola Marymount at half.Gonzaga made 13…
Idaho senior Mac Hopson, a first-team all-WAC point guard last year, was one of five honorable mentions (essentially the third team) by the conference this afternoon. He was on the conference's preseason first team and averaged 15.6 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists per game.…
Gonzaga's opponent in the WCC women's tournament championship will be third-seeded Pepperdine, which rallied from nine down in the second half to defeat No. 2 Saint Mary's 62-56.Miranda Ayim led four Waves (20-10) in double figures with 13 points, including a jumper with 17.5 seconds…
Back with the unedited game story from Gonzaga's 87-47 blowout over Santa Clara. Read on.
A busy day for women's basektball. In an effort to get more recogniton, most conferences play their league tournaments a week before the men so some of the biggest leagues wrap up today and get television exposure. That includes the SEC with Tennessee facing Kentucky…
Gonzaga coasted to an 87-47 win over Santa Clara in the WCC women's tournament semifinals. The Bulldogs (26-4) will face the winner of Pepperdine-Saint Mary's, which tips in about 35 minutes.GU led 46-23 at half and continued to pull away. Heather Bowman led GU with…
After a sluggish start, Gonzaga broke away with a 28-5 burst to take a commanding 46-23 halftime lead. Those 28 points came in a 7:30-minute flurry, fueled by Santa Clara turnovers.At one point, Gonzaga's two leading scorers, Courtney Vandersloot and Heather Bowman, were 0 of…
A number of links as Gonzaga's women prepare to take on Santa Clara in WCC Tournament semifinals in about 25 minutes.There are reports out of Oregon that Ernie Kent has already been fired, which will start the annual Mark-Few-to-Oregon conjecture. There's several more articles on…
COUGARS After an uneventful drive up from Eugene – hit the usual ground fog just south of Salem, but that's it – we're in the Portland airport, waiting for the Horizon flight back to Spokane. It's the first Sunday in March. Some teams have already…
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