Third-seeded San Francisco pulled away from No. 6 Pepperdine 76-59 late Saturday night to earn a semifinal date with No. 2 Gonzaga in the WCC men's tournament. GU and USF split during the season. The top-seeded Gonzaga women will face No. 4 Portland, which ended…
Kwinn Hanson scored 21 points, including all 17 of Northwest Christian's first-half total and anchored the defense to lead the Crusaders to a 41-32 victory over Napavine for the 2B boys basketball championship Saturday night at the Arena. The Tigers (23-4), appearing in the first…
The Vandals followed much the same script Saturday night in a win over Seattle U as they did in beating Fresno State: start slow, pick it up before halftime and then really start playing. The result was positive, but there are a few troubling signs…
It was odd when Drexler Doherty scored Neah Bay's first 14 points and had 16 in the first quarter in the State 1B championship game. He also had 19 at halftime as his team trailed Sunnyside Christian 31-25. Well, something just as strange is going…
Fourth national anthem is in the books, seventh and eighth teams of the night introduced, tip-off is moments away for the fourth State B championship game at the Arena, 2B boys, Northwest Christian going for its seventh title, Napavine in its first title game. Close…
After two draining games that were decided by a total of six points, the Northwest Christian Crusaders will try and make it three in a row at the state tournament when they take on Napavine. The Tigers, led by the hot shooting of David Lorton,…
Reardan used a 10-0 run in the second half to pull away from Toutle Lake to win the State 2B girls basketball championship 55-42, the Indians' fourth title but first since 1988. Sophomores Chantel Heath scored 16 points and Kelsey Moos 13 for the Indians…
The Lewis and Clark girls basketball team captured its fourth State 4A championship in six years, a 62-49 win over Federal Way on Saturday at the Tacoma Dome. Here's my game story. Meanwhile, I'll be tweeting (twitter.com/srpreps) during the Gonzaga Prep/Curtis boys 4A state title…
It wasn't easy to determine Drexler Doherty matched a State 1B boys basketball record, it took a little longer to figure Derek Isaak's. Doherty scored 31 in Neah Bay's 55-50 loss to Sunnyside Christian Saturday night. That's one more point than Tyler Edwards of Cusick…
COUGARS We put together a feature on the three Florida high school kids who enrolled early at Washington State as a kickoff to spring football, which starts Monday afternoon. But we didn't believe that was enough of the nuts and bolts stuff. So we put…
Last year, the Reardan Indians missed out on playing in the state title game, but hope to follow in Bi-County rival Colfax's footsteps, by winning a title after the Bulldogs won the last two. The Indians will have to get by Toutle Lake, which has…
COUGARS We've got our game story done and turned into the office. We also have a football post to put up. But that will come in a few minutes. First, let's catch up with Washington State's near miss against UCLA at Beasley. Hey, I know…
Steven Broesma scored 24 points to lead Sunnyside Christian to a 55-50 win over Neah Bay in the State 1B boys basketball championship game at the Arena. The Bruins were in it until the end as Drexler Doherty scored a 1B tournament record 31 points,…
After two excruciatingly close semifinal games, the Sunnyside Christian Knights and Neah Bay Red Devils will square off for the State 1B championship. Sunnyside Christian escaped with a win against ACH after giving up a double-digit lead to the Warriors. On the other side of…
Molly Kramer battled foul trouble but still scored 13 points and freshman Jenna Moser contributed some key baskets as Colton won its third straight 1B girls basketball championship by beating Almira/Coulee-Hartline 50-40 in a title game rematch from last year. The Wildcats (25-2) avenged a…
Sometimes a jewel can be mined from a remote source. That certainly could be the case for lanky Dustin Patchen, a 6-foot-6 junior basketball player from Colton. During three days at the State 1B basketball tournament (Hardwood Classic) in the Spokane Arena, Patchen was impressive.…
Just two hours after the Almira/Coulee-Hartline and Colton boys took part in a 57-55 barnburner for third place, the Warrior and Wildcat girls will square of for the State 1B girls' title. ACH has cruised through its first two games to reach the championship, outscoring…
COUGARS After DeAngelo Casto took Marcus Capers' feed and dunked with 40.7 left in the half to give WSU a 32-17 lead over UCLA, Klay Thompson just couldn't sit down on the end of the bench, his feet constantly moving up and down. Thompson, who…
Although it won't become official until all the paper work is signed - Spokane's Spokane Chief Tyler Johnson is about to sign a professional contract. Johnson has accepted an offer from Tampa Bay. He'll sign on Sunday when the Chiefs get back from their trek…
COUGARS I have already been asked a handful of times if Washington State has a chance today without Reggie Moore and Klay Thompson. My answer to everyone is the same as the one I will pass on to you. Read on.
No. 4 Portland defeated No. 5 Santa Clara 75-64 in the women's quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament. Portland's Tara Cronin (Gonzaga Prep) followed her own miss with 20 seconds left and Amy Pupa added a layup before the buzzer as Portland boosted its lead to…
Colfax will try and right the ship today as the Bulldogs face off against Bear Creek in the third-place game of the State 2B boys tournament. The Bulldogs were edged by Northwest Christian 48-44 in their semifinal game and hope a new day will bring…
The first day of the WCC tournaments had a little of everything. On the women's side, No. 5 Santa Clara held off No. 8 San Francisco 62-58. SCU's Alyssa Shoji scored 18 points and Lena Gipson added 14 points and 14 rebounds. The Broncos face…
COUGARS There are all the usual links this Saturday morning, the type you would find here every week. But, with spring football kicking off around the West soon, the NCAA asking Oregon for some documentation – what, the Ducks are going to be deported? –…
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