THURSDAY, SEPT. 29, 2011
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28, 2011
Idaho, Washington football rankings
Click the tab below to see this week's Washington Associated Press football rankings. Ferris continues atop 4A as the Saxons were a unanimous selection. Central Valley is eighth. Coeur d'Alene continues atop the 5A rankings in Idaho.
Two days until big showdown 6
PREPS Anybody in the know about prep football probably saw this week coming. The biggest game of the year in the Greater Spokane League thus far occurs Friday when No. 1-ranked Ferris (4-0) visits eighth-ranked Central Valley (4-0). Kickoff is at 7. Take a nap…
SATURDAY, SEPT. 24, 2011
This little pig is CV's 27
Central Valley took home the bacon, topping rival University 27-14 in the Greasy Pig game Friday. Ring my bell ... and that's what Mead did to Mt. Spokane in the Battle for the Bell. Clarkston tops Cheney in Great Northern League opener and roundup. Scores…
FRIDAY, SEPT. 23, 2011
Volleyball: Mead sweeps
Mead avenged a loss to Mt. Spokane a year ago, sweeping the Wildcats in a Greater Spokane League match at Mt. Spokane. Here's our story. Pictured above getting a kill is Mead outside hitter Hannah Zalopany.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 22, 2011
Lewis and Clark, North Central prevail
When push came to shove, the Lewis and Clark Tigers did most of it, topping the Gonzaga Prep Bullpups 31-21 in the opener at Joe Albi Stadium, while North Central evened its record at 2-2 with a 17-10 win over the Shadle Park Highlanders.
Mead lineman overcomes hurdles 9
Here's a feature on Mead lineman James Volz (pictured above), who has overcome a health issue to succeed in athletics. In the classroom he's off-the-charts smart. This is the centerpiece feature of our Thursday Prep Page. HERE are other links to Prep Page stories and…
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21, 2011
Idaho football rankings
Click the tab below to see this week's Idaho prep football rankings. Coeur d'Alene (4-0) continues to lead 5A.
New computerized grid rankings
You have to check this out. West Valley is ranked No. 1 in 2A in new computerized football rankings by the Tacoma News Tribune. Here's the link. In 4A, Ferris is 17th. In 2A, Cheney is eighth, East Valley is 0th and Deer Park is…
TUESDAY, SEPT. 20, 2011
State volleyball, soccer, XC rankings
Here are the Seattle Times' volleyball rankings and girls soccer rankings. Here are the state cross country rankings.
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PREPS I'm reposting this from Friday because there's a good conversation going about how football games are scheduled. Feel free to check in with your thoughts. It's rivalry week in Greater Spokane League football. A couple of interesting games: Gonzaga Prep (2-1) vs. Lewis and…
SUNDAY, SEPT. 18, 2011
Ferris moves atop rankings 5
There's a new No. 1 in the Tacoma News Tribune's 4A state football rankings - Ferris. And the Saxons vaulted to No. 1 in the Seattle Times' rankings.
CdA wins easily, Lake City falls
It's doubtful the Coeur d'Alene football team could have played better Saturday in its 55-6 win over Whitney of Rocklin, Calif. And Lake City lost in a thriller to Rio Linda (Calif.). Click here to read the story.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 16, 2011
Mt. Spokane rallies, tops Shadle 4
Here's a link to our Mt. Spokane/Shadle football story from Thursday. Above, Chase Naccarato of Mt. Spokane makes one of his 11 catches.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 15, 2011
TUESDAY, SEPT. 13, 2011
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UPDATED Although not so surprising to me, there's been an interesting development in Greater Spokane League football the first two weeks. It will be the topic of my column Thursday. Click the tab below to read more. ALSO: You can follow me live on Twitter…
SATURDAY, SEPT. 10, 2011
Friday prep football
Here are links to our Friday prep football stories. CENTRAL VALLEY rallies against Mead. LEWIS AND CLARK also rallies, one of four unbeaten teams in GSL. ROUNDUP: Colfax fends off DeSales.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 8, 2011
Thursday Prep Page 7
Sorry I'm late posting this. I just got back from a quick trip to Tri-Cities to see my dad who suffered a mild stroke. He's going to have surgery to unblock a clogged artery Saturday. He was up last weekend and watched the Central Valley/Mt.…
TUESDAY, SEPT. 6, 2011
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Did Week 1 offer any surprises to you? It did to me. Click the tab below to read more.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 3, 2011
4A GSL teams romp over 3A teams
Here's a link to our Friday Greater Spokane League roundup. Centra Valley quarterback Gaven Deyarmin is pictured above scoring a touchdown.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 2, 2011
Ferris, Mead impressive 1
Here's a link to our GSL story from Thursday's openers.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 1, 2011
BF coach resigns after one game 3
UPDATED New Bonners Ferry football coach Steve Fisher resigned after one game. Click the tab below to read more.
Would you support pay to play? 26
PREPS, UPDATED I'm putting this at the top again because we've had a great continuing conversation. I would like to see a few athletic directors check in and comment. Don't use your real name. Make something up. But we need to get the point of…
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All of our prep football previews can be found at this link. Let's continue the conversation we started on the earlier post. Which teams should we watch for this fall? Chase Naccarato of Mt. Spokane is pictured above. Also, here's a link to my column.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 31, 2011
Prep football teams getting ready 45
UPDATE WE'RE ABOUT 30 hours away from kickoff in the first Washington prep football game. Can you smell pork (pigskin) in the air? Our combined college and prep football preview section that will be included in Thursday's newspaper. It should be a good read full…
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