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FRIDAY, NOV. 5, 2010



WSU gets ready for exhibition hoops

COUGARS For the first time since March we are in Beasley Coliseum for a Washington State basketball game. The place is empty as I start this post and I wonder how many people will show up. We have some more notes and thoughts on the…

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Idaho preps, Washington preps, football

PREPSI will be tweeting at the doubleheader at Albi Stadium tonight, and I'll tweet updates from others scores around the region as I receive them.You can keep me updated by sending me an email (gregl@spokesman.com), calling me (208-699-7621), texting or tweeting (SRpreps). In fact, if…

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GNL avoids tiebreakers 

PREPSThe much anticipated Kansas Tiebreaker among Great Northern League football teams was avoided thanks to West Valley knocking off Cheney last night.Click here to read our Thursday roundup. ALSO, the Greater Spokane League got off to a 3-0 start against the Columbia Basin Big Nine…

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Basketball special section out 

As advertised, our college basketball preview came out today.It has a Facebook look and starts with a John Blanchette column on the social media - and you don't want to miss that.Women's basketball information is on Pages 6 & 7 of the complete section which…

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Chiefs visit Brandon

Due to a scheduling conflict, the Chiefs game on tonight from Brandon will be heard on AM KJRB 790. Rob Henderson of The Brandon Sun has a short advance the Spokane Chiefs' visit to the Wheat Kings tonight. It's posted below.Gregg Drinnan had the particulars…

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THURSDAY, NOV. 4, 2010

Another Thursday over at WSU 

COUGARS • UPDATED: MIDNIGHT The usual Thursday practice is finished, with Washington State running through the game plan on both sides of the ball. We have more from the workout, plus cover what coach Paul Wulff had to say in his press conference, so read…

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GU ready for exhibition opener

Gonzaga will entertain Southern Oregon at 6 p.m. Friday in a men’s basketball exhibition game at the McCarthey Athletic Center. The NAIA Raiders lost their exhibition opener to NCAA Division II Humboldt State 74-51 on Tuesday. Southern Oregon, 12-15 last season, was picked to finish…

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Exhibition games on tap this weekend

Our basketball preview section comes out tomorrow. The plan is to link to the women's stories as soon as possible before heading off to the Tri-Cities to cover a football playoff game on Friday and state cross country on Saturday.Plan to use Friday's post as…

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Chiefs fall in Prince Albert

The Spokane Chiefs dropped a 5-2 decision in Prince Alberta Thursday night. Here is John MacNeil's story in the Prince Alberta Daily Herald. The long box is below. Spokane is 2-2 on the road trip and has lost defenseman Grant Leedahl to an injury for…

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Enderle, Vandals looking for consistency

For today's paper, we had a piece on promising young Idaho tight end Taylor Elmo. He's becoming a bigger part of an Idaho offense that's been hard to figure this season. We've got more below from quarterback Nate Enderle and offensive coordinator Steve Axman.

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 3, 2010



Lake City’s Kaleb Mitchell knocks down a pass near the goal line intended for Post Falls’ Jordan Pastras. (BRUCE TWITCHELL)

The rematch: Lake City/CdA

The Lake City and Coeur d'Alene football teams play for a second straight week Friday in the first round of the Idaho 5A state playoffs. Click here to read a story you will see only online about the game.Pictured above is LC junior cornerback Kaleb…

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Online chat Thursday 29 

PREPSThursday we're doing our first online prep chat.Topic: Football and impending state playoffs and anything football related.The chat will begin at 11 a.m. Stay tuned for more details. You'll probably get tired of seeing my frequent reminders in the days to come. Put it on…

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Everyone at WSU could probably use a bye

COUGARS • UPDATE: 10:20 A.M. Think about this. When Washington State's football schedule was first revealed last season, this was the bye week. Yep, after nine consecutive weeks, the Cougars were going to get one off. But the Pac-10 needed to make some adjustments to…

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TUESDAY, NOV. 2, 2010

Eags fall in exhibition opener

With starting guards Glen Dean and Jeffrey Forbes watching from the bench because of injuries, Eastern Washington University suffered an 87-82 loss to visiting Seattle Pacific at Reese Court Tuesday night.You can get an early look at an unedited version of the game story that…

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Chiefs trip Blades 3-2

The Spokane Chiefs are 2-1 on their six game swing east after beating the Saskatoon Blades 3-2 - all three goals scored by defensemen. The complete box is posted below and with the story written by Cory Wolfe of the Star-Phoenix.

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Yellow a popular color at WSU

COUGARS A near-perfect fall day in the Palouse ended with Washington State on the practice field with a less-than-perfect workout. Why was it less than perfect? Because a defensive contributor was unable to finish. Read on.

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