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THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2010

Gonzaga notes

Good evening once again. As promised, here's an unedited notebook and Vince Grippi's unedited column. Both will run in Friday's S-R. Read on for more.

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Gonzaga players Matt Bouldin, front, and Steven Gray, rear, answer questions from the media in Buffalo, N.Y., before the Zags' practice Thursday, March 18, 2010. (Christopher Anderson / The Spokesman-Review)

Zags, Seminoles clash in first round

Good evening from Buffalo. Weather's great, the press conferences and team practices are over and we'll give you a couple of posts tonight.First up, my unedited game advance and a quick capsule look at the two teams. Come back in a while for a notebook…

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Wahl, Beach, Cowen, Spurgeon honored

Spokane Chief forwards Mitch Wahl and Kyle Beach were named to the Western Hockey League’s Western Conference All-Star First Team on Thursday morning and defenseman Jared Spurgeon was named the Conference’s Most Sportsmanlike Player. Jared Cowen, the Chiefs Captain and John “Hitman” Hern Defenseman of…

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Gonzaga's Janelle Bekkering, top, and Pepperdine's Skye Barnett scramble for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game for the championship of the West Coast Conference women's tournament Monday, March 8, 2010, in Las Vegas. (Isaac Brekken / Fr159466 Ap)

Bekkering motivated for GU

I was a little remiss in providing stories in a timely fashion yesterday but I was a little busy.There was the advance for the Eastern Washington WNIT game at Oregon tonight as well as a brief look at Gonzaga's first-round opponent in the NCAA Tournament,…

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