Captain Brenden Kichton had one goal and one assist and Eric Williams stopped 36 shots Saturday night as the Spokane Chiefs defeated the Tri-City Americans 3-1 in Kennewick to clinch their best-of-seven Western Hockey League series 4-1. The Chiefs advance to the second round. Spokane…
Brenden Kichton's power-play goal at 7:50 of the second period Saturday night has given the Spokane Chiefs a 2-0 lead over the Tri-City Americans with 20 minutes left in Game 5 at Kennewick. Spokane had been 0 for 5 on the power play until Kichton's…
Mike Aviani's goal has given the Spokane Chiefs a 1-0 lead over Tri-City after one period of Game 5 of their WHL first-round series.
The Spokane Chiefs are one win away from advancing to the second round of the Western Hockey League playoffs. The Chiefs lead the Tri-City Americans 3-1 with Game 5 ready to begin in 30 minutes at Toyota Center in Kennewick. The Americans will have to…
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- Mike Leach was sure to point out that the defense played well during team session, and it did. But WSU's offense -- the receivers, particularly -- had its moments in 1-on-1 drills, too. Read on.
In Idaho coach Paul Petrino's experience, only about 50 percent of junior-college signees become dependable players. But five of the seven JC players he signed in January as early enrollees have already made big impacts this spring, and all five played well in Saturday's scrimmage.…
A GRIP ON SPORTS When you get to this point in the NCAA tournament – the Elite Eight – the talented teams usually rise to the forefront. Not always, of course. But usually. This season is one of the usual ones. The lowest-seeded team still…
COUGARS FROM PULLMAN -- A sunny Saturday morning brings basketball news for WSU. Read on.
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