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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2011

Mead earns regional berth

The Mead Panthers held off the Gonzaga Prep Bullpups 18-17 in not a football game but a District 8 4A baseball game Wednesday at Avista Stadium. Click the tab below to read the story and roundup of other games.

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Shock's Josh Ferguson pursues Victor Williams. (Jesse Tinsley)

Keefe's gamble pays off

If you attended Saturday's Shock-Rattlers game, you may have noticed No. 2 quarterback Bill Stull didn't suit up. Find out why head coach Rob Keefe chose to go without a backup quarterback and the severity of DB Josh Ferguson's knee injury in my Shock notebook…

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Spokane Chiefs coach, Don Nachbaur, calls a timeout and has a few words for his team after the Portland Winterhawks scored their fourth goal in the first period on Wednesday,  Feb. 9, 2011, in the Spokane Arena. Portland scored 5 goals in 121 seconds. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)

Nachbaur, Johnson honored by WHL

Spokane Chiefs Don Nachbaur completed a triple play and Tyler Johnson was recognized as a class act when the Western Hockey League handed out its major awards in Calgary on Wednesday. Nachbaur received the Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy as the Coach of the Year for…

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