Here's a link to a photo published by The Olympian newspaper of what Albi Stadium looked like at 3 p.m. on Friday. Special thanks to Mike Schock for finding the photo."A picture tells a thousand words - much like the rest of Spokane right now…
After two lacklustre periods, the Spokane Chiefs come alive in the third period on a power play goal by Tyler Johnson and a short-handled goal by Matt Marantz (originally credited to Steve Kuhn), but Geordie Wudrick's second goal, a power play marker 42 seconds into…
Cusick stopped Almira-Coulee/Hartline 36-28 in a 1B semifinal at Roos Field in Cheney. The Panthers advance to play Lummi in the state championship game.Here's our game story.
Playing in wet, sloppy conditions at Fresno State, Idaho finished the first half with minus-5 yards and trails 6-0 against the Bulldogs. The Vandals forced and recovered three fumbles while holding Fresno to two field goals and a turnover in red-zone opportunities to keep the…
Three of four women's basketball games picked up wins on Saturday - but that's not surprising since after losing tournament openers they got to face teams that also lost. Gonzaga romped over North Carolina Central by 42 as Courtney Vandersloot scores 22 with 13 assists.Idaho…
The Spokane Chiefs are about to faceoff with the Kelowna Rockets in the Arena - without veteran goalie James Reid. Reid was injured Friday night in Kamloops, where the Chiefs lost in a shootout 4-3, 48-hours after crushing the Blazers 10-1 here. Local goalie Branden…
Eastern Washington got a school-record eight 3-pointers and a career-high 28 points from sophomore guard Kevin Winford Saturday afternoon at Reese Court, but it wasn't enough to keep the Eagles from suffering a 70-60 non-conference men's basketball loss to Idaho.The Vandals, were paced offensively by…
PREPS I just got off the phone with WIAA executive director Mike Colbrese and he said the state football championship games at the Tacoma Dome will go on as scheduled next weekend with one change.Click the link below to read more.
After making only one of their first nine field-goal tries, the Idaho Vandals closed the first half of Saturday's non-conference game against Eastern Washington by going 13-for-20 and building a 37-30 halftime lead.Jeff Ledbetter led UI's first-half scoring with nine points on 3-for-5 shooting from…
UPDATED, 3:30 p.m.The 2B semifinal between Colfax (11-0) and Waitsburg-Prescott (12-0) will be played Monday at 5 p.m. at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Colfax coach Mike Morgan confirmed.The game was postponed today due to poor road conditions.
Updated: 2:05 p.m.Idaho is staring at another postseason elimination game tomorrow night at Fresno State (7 p.m., SWX and other regional outlets). We've got our preview of the game below -- and a look at how BSU's loss to Nevada last night affects Idaho's bowl…
PREPSI just talked with Ferris coach Jim Sharkey. He and his staff met with their players Friday evening and said they were excited about making the trip to Tacoma for the semifinal on Monday.Click the link below to read more.
UPDATED, 11:05 a.m.WIAA executive director Mike Colbrese decided at 5 p.m. on Friday to move the 4A and 2A semifinal football games scheduled for Albi Stadium this afternoon to the Tacoma Dome on Monday because the field was deemed unplayable.Here's a story in today's Olympia…
COUGARS Now that we're back in the Northwest, albeit in SeaTac, we have some time to pass along a few thoughts. But before we do, I want you to think of something. The next time you are on a Horizon flight, whether it be one…
COUGARS We are done with our game story from Fresno, a game Washington State had to overcome a lot of crud to pull out 66-55. Read on for our story and some notes.
COUGARS Kevin Olekaibe's steal and dunk gave Fresno State a 32-31 halftime lead before a sparse crowd in the Save Mart Center tonight. We have some thoughts on the link, so read on.
COUGARS Well, we're finally back in civilization. You don't know how much Internet access has integrated itself in your life until you don't have it. It sucks. But we're at the Save Mart Center and have a pregame post for you. Read on.
PREPSThe Tacoma News Tribune had this feature story about Bellarmine Prep, which will play Ferris on Saturday in a 4A state semifinal at Albi Stadium. Kickoff is at 4.The TNT picks Bellarmine Prep to beat Ferris 20-17 here.Here's a link to a feature on Ferris…
A quick check of women's basketball news on this holiday weekend. It really was Black Friday.Washington and Gonzaga are in Hawaii. The Cougars are down big to No. 15 North Carolina at halftime. Gonzaga (the latest Talking Hoops with Sloot is up) gave a layup…
The Spokane Chiefs, after routing Kamloops 10-1 Wednesday night and have the rematch up north tonight. We had a look at the Chiefs' second line (Kuhn between Gal and Miller), which is a big help on both ends of the ice.
COUGARS We're in the wilds of California – yes, they do exist – visiting my sister's family en route to the Fresno State game tomorrow night in the Save Mart Arena. Ran out of the hills for a few minutes to send out my advance…
It seem like a pretty normal hockey game. Fighting to get out of the basement, the Spokane Chiefs jumped out to a quick 4-1 lead over Kamloops Wednesday night at the Arena. The scored stayed that way until early in the third period when the…
We've got our mid-week Idaho football story for tomorrow's paper all ready to go. You can read it here. The focus is on the Vandals' offensive line, which has been far from consistent but seems to be improving. UI's biggest game of the season comes…
PREPSMake sure to check out Thursday's newspaper if you live in the Spokane area for the All-Greater Spokane League photos and team lists and if you live in North Idaho we'll have our All-North Idaho Football, Boys and Girls Soccer and Volleyball team photos and…
The Cusick vs. Almira-Coulee/Hartline semifinal football game, originally scheduled for Gonzaga Prep and moved to Moses Lake, is coming back closer to Spokane. The game will be played at Eastern Washington University's Roos Field on Saturday. Kickoff is at 3.Let's hope the red turf, which…
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