3A boys: Shadle, NC win 1
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The Shadle Park Highlanders played well in the first half, building as much as a 10-point lead before going into halftime with a 36-28 lead over the O'Dea Irish.Senior point guard Robby Douglas led the Highlanders with 12 points. O'Dea trimmed Shadle's lead to 26-23…
Click the tab below to read my unedited State 3A tournament girls basketball story.
COUGARS We didn't post right after the game, but we do have to unedited version of our game story about the women's team loss to Arizona. Read on.
The first sign that something was amiss came in Game 2 of the season on Nov. 15, when Idaho traveled to Texas Southern after toppling Utah and lost by 7. Don Verlin seemed at a loss to describe the loss to such a pedestrian team…
It's a good thing we told you in the advance the Big Sky Conference women's basketball court at Eastern Washington's Reese Court was all about parity or you might think the first day was full of upsets with the No. 6 and No. 5 seeds…
The Shadle Park Highlanders played a solid first half, taking a 24-14 lead into halftime.They welcomed the return of sophomore standout Aleisha Hathaway, who scored seven of Shadle's nine first-quarter points.But she had to sit out the second quarter with two fouls.More later.
COUGARS We're in the Galen Center for the opening game of the women's Pac-10 basketball tournament. The Washington State band is in attendance. A few administrators and a sprinkling of fans. As the Cougars prepare to face the Arizona Wildcats the one thing that stands…
Try as they might to give it away in regulation, the East Valley Knights prevailed over the Mount Rainier Rams 77-72 in double overtime in the State 3A tournament Thursday at the Tacoma Dome.Jenni White and Kimmie Thatcher led the Knights with 22 points apiece.More…
The North Central Indians used balance and better execution to pull away from the Bremerton Knights 71-55 at the State 3A tournament Thursday morning at the Tacoma Dome.Four players ended up in double figures led by Lucas Evans (18 points) and Brendon Olsen (15).NC (16-12)…
COUGARS The worst thing about overtime games, if you are on the losing side, is the sense afterward that one thing, one little thing, one block out, one shot, one pass, may have made the difference between winning and losing. Or 13 missed free throws.…
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