Washington high school football teams began practicing Wednesday. Defending 4A state champ Ferris will have a new quarterback after returning starter Ben Goodwin suffered an elbow injury. Click here to read a story about Goodwin (pictured above).
The Lake City and Coeur d'Alene softball teams begin State 5A tournament play Friday. Here's a feature on the LC Timberwolves. The Idaho state track meets begin today, and here's the track notebook featuring Coeur d'Alene hurdler Morgan Struble (pictured above). Perhaps parents' attitudes toward…
Here are our prep baseball and softball notebooks.
I posted our Prep Page feature on Ferris baseball standout Ryan Krustangel last night. Here's a link to my column - the topic of which I could write multiple inches about. This dismissal of a coach is puzzling to say the least. Prediction: The day…
Here's a link to a feature that will be in Thursday's newspaper on Ferris catcher Ryan Krustangel (pictured above).
Ouch! Ughh! The Columbia Basin Big Nine baseball teams swept Ferris, Mead, Gonzaga Prep, Mt. Spokane and University in regional games Tuesday. Click the tab below to read the roundup.
Spencer Ansett tossed a five-inning no-hitter as Ferris handled Mead 10-0 in the District 8 4A championship game Friday. Click the tab below to read my story.
The 4A/3A All-Star Football game returns to Spokane July 1 and will be played on the Red Turf at Eastern Washington University. It's an East vs. West format. It's the 47th time the game has been played and the sixth time it has been played…
The University Titans captured the District 8 3A baseball championship Thursday, topping Mt. Spokane 11-4 at Avista Stadium. Click the tab below to read my story.
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.
University downed Mt. Spokane 12-6 in Game 1 of the teams' best-of-3 series to decide the District 8 3A baseball championship Tuesday at Avista Stadium. Click the tab below to read our roundup which will be longer here than in our Wednesday newspaper because of…
BASEBALL: Paul Miller of Mead (pictured above trying to steal) is headed to Whitworth University like a number of Greater Spokane League athletes. SOFTBALL: Unbeaten Lakeside leads Northeast A League.
Steve Bain, head coach at King's, and Kim Grycel, Lynden Christian's coach, polled the 1A coaches whose teams were at state to select an all-tournament team. "This effort comes about because the media folks that have compiled all-state volleyball teams in the past did not…
BASEBALL: Here's a link to our notebook including a lead item on Shadle Park two-sport standout Danny Rowton (pictured above). SOFTBALL: Here's a link to our notebook with an item of the rebuilding of infields at Lake City and Coeur d'Alene.
All of the Greater Spokane League baseball games Monday were washed out and have been rescheduled for Tuesday - weather permitting. Click the tab below for the updated statistics. Thomas Wakem of University (pictured above) leads in several categories.
BASEBALL: Ferris coach Jim Sharkey (pictured above) pulls rare double duty. SOFTBALL: Shadle Park benefits from transfers, fresh arms.
The WIAA just announced at a meeting in Renton a couple of tweaks to the boys and girls state basketball formats, but nothing major. You can read a story by Doug Pacey of the Tacoma News Tribune here. Here is the Seattle Times' story by…
Just a reminder that if you want to follow prep updates, particularly anything baseball, on Twitter, you can follow them at twitter.com/srpreps. For track updates: twitter.com/srtrim For softball updates, twitter.com/srjimm For soccer updates, twitter.com/srbergum
Dave Trimmer took in the 50th Pasco Invite track and field meet Saturday and here is his story. A number of locals had good efforts.
SOFTBALL: Lake City sophomore pitching sensation Casey Stangel (pictured above) hasn't allowed a run in 38 innings. BASEBALL: The Great Northern League is tight at the top along with other assorted notes.
Click the tab below to see the first batch of Greater Spokane League baseball statistics.
Here's our baseball notebook. Pictured above is University three-sport standout Thomas Wakem. Here's our softball notebook.
I staffed my first Greater Spokane League baseball game Thursday - Mt. Spokane at University. Here's my game story. Spencer Mallonee of Mt. Spokane slides in safely at home in the picture above as U-Hi catcher Hayden Powell scoops up the throw. Lakeside (Nine Mile…
Dave Trimmer wrote this nice feature on Mead track and cross country standout Baylee Mires (pictured above with her dad, the Mead boys track coach) and her family. Here's the Greater Spokane League glance. Here's the Inland Empire League glance.
Vince Grippi's daily take on all things regional sports has been moved to our main sports section online. You can find a collection of these columns here.
