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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1, 2012


Tuesday prep hoops 

UPDATED The video is of Central Valley boys basketball coach Rick Sloan. I asked him about his team's 10th straight win Tuesday, 69-52 over Shadle Park. Here's a link to the CV/Shadle boys story and roundup of the other Greater Spokane League games. The shocker…

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Vandals reel in 23 recruits

UPDATED: 2:20 p.m Robb Akey and his staff at Idaho have finalized their 2012 recruiting class -- 20 high school and JC players and three JC players who are already on campus. The group includes Coeur d'Alene High's Chad Chalich and Deon Watson. Another Idaho…

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EWU signs 20 to letters of intent

Eastern Washington announced its recruiting class Wednesday morning, which includes seven defensive backs, 12 defensive players total - and a quarterback named Bowe. “Every position required a hole or two to be filled, and we did a good job of that,” said EWU head coach…

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Out goes Bo, in comes Bowe

As in Bowe Merin, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound quarterback from Stockton, Calif., who signed a national letter of intent Wednesday to play at Eastern Washington. Here are some video highlights of Merin from last year. For the season in his only year as a starter at…

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