G-Prep boys, LC girls go for gold ball
The Gonzaga Prep boys and Lewis and Clark girls basketball teams will play for the 4A state championship Saturday. Here's my boys game story and my girls game story.
FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2011
Some late night links from WSU 4
COUGARS Well, I wasn't going to post again tonight, but finally decided to after my advance for tomorrow's game was posted. But we're keeping it short, because there is a lot of important breaking news on the site. ... You can read my advance here,…
Reardan highlights last pair of games
The final pairings for Friday's games will be Reardan against Darrington in the 2B girls' game and Colton against Neah Bay in the 1B boys. The Reardan Indians are fresh off a 63-48 win over Napavine and will look to double their pleasure against Darrington,…
Warriors eye spot in title game
The Almira/Coulee-Hartline boys will try and join their female counterparts in tomorrows 1B title games. To get there, the Warriors will have to beat Sunnyside Christian in their State 1B semifinal. The Knights pounded Lummi 62-23. ACH also made quick work of its first opponent,…
Eagles out to "prove it" in BSC tourney
Eastern Washington's men's basketball team will make its first postseason appearance in five years when it takes on Weber State in Ogden, Utah, in Saturday night's opening-round of the Big Sky Conference Tournament. You can get an early look at the game advance that will…
ACH, Columbia meet again in rematch of District 7 title game
The last time ACH and Columbia met, the Warriors sent the Lions packing, earning the top spot out of District 7. The result? ACH needed just one game to advance to Hardwood Classic, while the Lions needed back-to-back wins. Both teams held up their end…
League foes battle for spot in finals
Colfax and Northwest Christian have seen plenty of each other this season, splitting two games during the Bi-County 2B league season and playing again for the district title. NWC holds a 2-1 edge in the season series and now both teams will battle for the…
WSU's Wulff talks about spring
COUGARS • UPDATED: 3:20 P.M. We got out of Paul Wulff's pre-spring-practice press conference, ran and bought some lunch and now are ready to dump out the notebook on the blog. Read on.
Colton coach and I go way back
When I learned Seth Paine was boys basketball coach at Colton, a scene flashed before my eyes. It was the spring of 1990 and East Valley's soccer team, on which he was a member, was playing. The Knights were one of the most physical, fearless…
Elimination Friday continues
After two lopsided girls' games and two hotly contested boys games in the opening session, Brewster and Adna will try and prove they deserve to stick around in the State 2B girls' bracket, while Lummi and Mt. Rainier Lutheran will do the same in boys'…
WSU's win over USC, the hangover 14
COUGARS • UPDATED: 10:25 A.M., 1:30 P.M. What a way to burst a bubble. After the crucial win over USC on Thursday night, not only had Washington State ensured a bye in the first round of the Pac-10 tournament but it also made Saturday's game…
WSU's Thompson arrested Thursday night 13
COUGARS • UPDATED: 9:35 A.M. What a way to start the morning. Here's the story on Klay Thompson's arrest last night. We'll be back soon with more. • UPDATE: WSU released a statement saying Thompson was suspended for tomorrow's UCLA game and the situation would…
breakfast bracket games
For the teams who fell Thursday, the next day of competition becomes a fight for their tournament lives. Elimination Friday will mean the difference between returning home with a piece of hardware or going home empty-handed. In the opening elimination game in the State 2B…
Vandal women clinch 5th seed
Idaho got a key win for seeding purposes but Washington State couldn't close in Los Angeles and Eastern Washington can't find the touch. Our women's basketball roundup, read on.
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