Excitement builds for outdoor hockey game
The Spokane Chiefs are excited to play in history outdoor game on Saturday. Thursday's practice only got them more fired up ((photo courtesy of Gary Peterson/Action Sports Images/Spokane Chiefs).
FRIDAY, JAN. 14, 2011
EWU's Jones to enter NFL draft
Eastern Washington star running back Taiwan Jones has hired an agent and will enter the NFL Draft. Judging from the follow-up to Eastern Washington's FCS national championship last week, the news is shocking. Check out the Taiwan Jones slide show here.
Day after Pepperdine
There's a good reason this post is a little later than normal. I couldn't see the computer screen too clearly (no comments from the peanut gallery). I visited the eye doc today so I'm living in a blurry, light-sensitive world right now. Onward, perhaps with…
Rain or snow, outdoor hockey game is a spectacle
Who wouldn't be worried about an outdoor hockey game in this weather? After a day in the 40's with plenty of rain, it only cools off to the high 30's tonight, with a high on Saturday for the Spokane Chiefs game with Kootenay at Avista…
WSU's loss at Cal, the morning after 17
COUGARS Washington State had its chances last night. More than one down the stretch and more than one in overtime. But a couple of missed layups, a couple rebounds it wasn't able to corral and Cal came away with an 88-81 overtime win. For more…
Idaho, Gonzaga, EWU women win
Thursday was a busy night in women's basketball, including a historic win for Idaho and easy road wins for Gonzaga and Eastern Washington.
THURSDAY, JAN. 13, 2011
WSU falls 88-81 in OT to Cal 1
COUGARS We need to get out of Haas Pavilion as the cleanup crew is breaking it down, but we have some notes and other items on the link, so read on.
Big Three too much for Waves
Here's my game story from Gonzaga's 92-75 victory over Pepperdine on Thursday. Check back tomorrow for a day-after post and a liltte bit more on Saturday's opponent, Loyola Marymount, which is in overtime against Portland at the time of this post.
WSU trails 42-32 at half 9
COUGARS Give a veteran coach like Mike Montgomery time to prepare, which you have on Thursdays, and his team is going to be ready for your defensive wrinkles. The Bears seemed to be inviting the double-team on the post and looking for the weakside wing.…
Gonzaga wins 8th in a row
Gonzaga's Big Three of Rob Sacre, Steven Gray and Elias Harris combined for 62 points to lead the Bulldogs to 92-75 victory over visiting Pepperdine on Thursday. Sacre had a career-high 24 points on 8 of 8 field goals and 8 of 8 free throws.…
Gonzaga wins 8th in a row
Gonzaga's Big Three of Rob Sacre, Steven Gray and Elias Harris combined for 62 points to lead the Bulldogs to a 92-75 victory over visiting Pepperdine on Thursday. Sacre had a career-high 24 points on 8 of 8 field goals and 8 of 8 free…
WSU minutes away at Cal 3
COUGARS There must be something about Haas Pavilion. We just watched Washington State nail seven consecutive 3-pointers in warmups. Sort of like the show Klay Thompson put on last year during the first half. Read on for more pregame musings.
Arop starting; Bell not for Waves
Manny Arop is back in GU's starting lineup, along with regulars Harris, Sacre, Gray and Goodson. Pepperdine's Keion Bell, who torched Gonzaga for 37 points last year (34 in the second half) is not listed as a starter. He's been battling an ankle injury and…
Chiefs almost giddy for outdoor game
It's only fitting that Bobby Brett, owner of the Spokane Indians baseball team and Spokane Chiefs hockey team, threw out the first pitch at Avista Stadium on a warm winter Thursday afternoon. The big thing is that Darren Kramer, using his stick as a baseball…
Busy weekend for women's basketball
Full slate of games for women's basketball teams, though the Washington State schedule is Friday-Sunday. Gonzaga plays one of its tougher WCC foes, at Pepperdine (game on TV, CBS college sports, hopefully my kids can find that channel for me), with LMU on Saturday. Idaho…
Chiefs closing in on Portland
The Spokane Chiefs picked up a big win Wednesday night in Portland, pulling within two points of the league-leading Winterhawks. Now we're headed to practice at Avista Stadium for Saturday's outdoor game. The weather forecast is for temperatures in the 40 and rain. Hopefully we'll…
WSU faces Bears tonight 10
COUGARS We're a little late today because we are on our way to the Bay Area and all the connections were quite tight. But we've run down links and we have some notes, so read on.
Thursday Prep Page 1
PREPS You know the routine. Click the link below and you'll see the menu for this week's Prep Page.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 12, 2011
Vandals off to best WAC start 1
The Idaho Vandals haven't played this well during the conference portion of their season in a long time -- definitely not since joining the WAC. UI managed to hold off Nevada 72-67 tonight at Cowan Spectrum for their fourth straight win. Read on for an…
Waves' coach won't be at GU game
A couple of items before we shut it down for the night. Pepperdine coach Tom Asbury won't be on the sideline for Thursday's game against Gonzaga. He'll be with his first grandchild, who was born prematurely Sunday. Also, Pepperdine's Keion Bell, who scored 37 points…
Halftime: Vandals lead 30-28
Idaho's Jeff Ledbetter put on a clinic in the last few minutes of the half, scoring seven straight points and grabbing steals on three consecutive possessions to help the Vandals take a 30-28 lead over Nevada at halftime. The Vandals (9-6, 3-1) are seeking their…
Keita making quick strides on, off court
Back with my feature article on Mathis Keita, who has gone from barely playing to starting the last three games. Here's a link to the article that will run on the Four Corners Page in Thursday's S-R. I'll post a short preview of Thursday's GU-Pepperdine…
Tuesday night prep roundup 2
Here's my game story from the Ferris/Rogers boys basketball game and roundup of GSL games. Brett Bailey of University swats a shot by Garrett Sawyer of Central Valley in the picture above. Here's our GSL girls roundup. Here's our area girls roundup. Here's our area…
Rain, rain stay away 2
Did I just hear that? A weather update on a local sports radio station said things are looking good for the outdoor hockey game, it's supposed to rian on Saturday. Not sure that is so good but who can't be excited the game with the…
Updates on Heytvelt, Turiaf, Kong
Never thought I'd have occasion to put these three names in the same sentence, but here are updates on ex-Zags Josh Heytvelt, Ronny Turiaf and Bol Kong. Links on Heytvelt, who left his team in Italy may be heading back to Turkey; Turiaf helping the…
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