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TUESDAY, OCT. 4, 2011

This week in preps 11 

We reached the halfway mark of the regular-season in Washington football last week. What do you see happening from here on out? The big game this week in the Greater Spokane League is University (2-3) vs. North Central (2-3) in 3A. The winner will most…

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A Tuesday morning post from WSU 

COUGARS Before practice last night we thought we would have to write a quarterback-situation story. Then during practice realized, because Washington State wasn't wearing any pads, Monday's practice wasn't any different for Jeff Tuel than the ones he participated in last week. No story. Then…

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MONDAY, OCT. 3, 2011


Akey has no doubts about decision

Idaho football coach Robb Akey isn't budging. He said today it wasn't a difficult decision to go for two at the end of the first overtime in a 21-20 loss at Virginia on Saturday. The Vandals didn't convert, but Akey said "there's no question in…

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Williams back in Shock uniform

Defensive back Travis Williams, a member of the Shock's 2010 AFL championship team, has signed with Spokane. Williams had six interceptions and 21 passes broken up with the Shock. He has been with CFL B.C. the last two seasons. He's the 20th player to sign…

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PR football player in hospital 

UPDATED, Tuesday, 1 p.m. Bobby Clark, a Priest River High football player, is at Sacred Heart Medical Center recovering from an injury believed to have been sustained in a 63-6 loss to Timberlake on Friday. Details are sketchy because Priest River High School isn’t releasing…

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Harris on Wooden Top 50 list

Gonzaga junior forward Elias Harris has been named to the Wooden Award Preseason Top 50. Harris averaged 12.4 points and 6.0 rebounds last season, down from his freshman year totals of 14.9 points and 7.1 rebounds. Harris and Steven Gray were on the 2011 Wooden…

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WSU begins UCLA week 12 

COUGARS • UPDATED: Noon Good morning from the Inland Northwest. After a day off yesterday, the Washington State Cougars will get back to the weekly grind this evening with practice. After the weekend grind, you folks get back to slouching around at work today. We'll…

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SUNDAY, OCT. 2, 2011


SATURDAY, OCT. 1, 2011

Chiefs crush Tri in home opener

Anthony Bardaro scored three goals, Steven Kuhn had a pair and the Spokane Chiefs went 4-12 on the power play to roll over rival Tri-City 7-2 in Spokane’s home opener on Saturday night. Here is our story. Long box below.

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A dramatic win for WSU 15 

COUGARS So how noisy was it in Pullman when Marquess Wilson gathered in Marshall Lobbestael's perfectly thrown pass to save Washington State's Pac-12 opener? I'm guessing really, really loud, especially in a few taverns around town. Read on.

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Vandals fall in OT at Virginia

UPDATED There would be no repeat of the 2009 Humanitarian Bowl for the Idaho Vandals at Virginia. They tied the game in the fourth quarter to force overtime, but Robb Akey's call to go for two and win the game in the first overtime backfired…

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A pregame post from Boulder 24 

COUGARS This might be my favorite blog post of the week. The pregame post. When we look at the upcoming game, pass along our thoughts on how the game will go, then sit and watch the opposite occur. Read on.

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CdA/Moscow game will be played

Just talked with Coeur d'Alene athletic director Todd Gilkey, who drove to Moscow this morning to meet with Moscow administrators. After Gilkey talked with Moscow officials, they in turn met with some concerned Moscow players. Gilkey shared that CdA's players are tiny but speedy. He…

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Ferris' Kurtis Karstetter, left, carries the ball out of his own backfield past Central Valley's Jordan Tabish on Friday night. (Jesse Tinsley)

Ferris grinds past Central Valley

Here's a link to the Ferris/CV game story. Pictured above is Kurtis Karstetter of Ferris scoring a touchdown. Here's a link to our Post Falls/Lake City game story. Our roundup, led by Cheney stopping Deer Park. A link to statistics of area games. QUESTION: Any…

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Vandals start new month at Virginia

The Idaho football team would probably rather forget September happened. The Vandals lost three of the four games they played (by 17, 30 and 24 points), and as quarterback Brian Reader said earlier this week, "We’ve had only a couple really good halves as (an…

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