Idaho state girls hoops
Idaho media over the years have done a coop when it comes to state tournaments. We put together capsules glances of our area teams and share them with media statewide. Click the tab below to see glances of all the teams.
THURSDAY, FEB. 17, 2011
Thursday Prep Page, other things
Click the tab below to see all of Wednesday's prep-related stories.
MONDAY, FEB. 14, 2011
Mat Classic XXIII brackets 1
You can check out the Mat Classic XXIII brackets by clicking this link.
CBBN district tourney update
PREPS I got on the Tri-City Herald website (sportstricities.com) to see how the Columbia Basin Big Nine 4A and 3A district tournaments are progressing. Click the tab below for more information.
Final GSL scoring leaders 2
Click the tab below to see the final Greater Spokane League boys and girls scoring leaders. Pictured above in a 2010 photo is Mead's Garrett Swanson, who finished atop the boys leaders. He came back in early January after suffering a displaced knee cap. In…
FRIDAY, FEB. 11, 2011
GSL teams brace for district
Click the tab below to see a schedule for the District 8 3A and District 8 4A boys and girls basketball tournaments. Riley Stockton of Ferris is pictured above in action against University. ALSO, feel free to post your thoughts on which teams could fare…
THURSDAY, FEB. 10, 2011
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 9, 2011
Presley breaks record, prep roundups
A busy Tuesday night for preps. Click the tab below to read more.
TUESDAY, FEB. 8, 2011
Parking at the Tacoma Dome
Todd Milles of the Tacoma News Tribune wrote a story about parking issues at the Tacoma Dome. Thought state-bound wrestling and boys and girls basketball teams, along with the throngs of friends and family, should give it a read here.
MONDAY, FEB. 7, 2011
GSL scoring leaders 2
Here are the updated Greater Spokane League scoring leaders. Gonzaga Prep's Tia Presley is 11 points away from the all-time GSL scoring record set by Angie Bjorklund of University (1,314).
THURSDAY, FEB. 3, 2011
CdA runner going to OSU
Preps Coeur d'Alene standout runner Kinsey Gomez (pictured above) signed a letter of intent with Oregon State University on Thursday. Read about her here.
TUESDAY, FEB. 1, 2011
Wednesday prep signers 2
UPDATED These are the area football players that I'm aware of that are signing Wednesday. They are: Bishop Sankey, running back, Gonzaga Prep, University of Washington Charlie Hopkins, defensive end, Gonzaga Prep, Stanford Kellen Clute, tight end, Mt. Spokane, Oregon State Joe Dahl, offensive lineman,…
MONDAY, JAN. 31, 2011
GSL scoring leaders 4
Here are the updated Greater Spokane League boys and girls basketball scoring leaders. Click the tab below.
FRIDAY, JAN. 28, 2011
Thursday prep roundup
Click the tab below to see our prep stories from Thursday.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26, 2011
Tuesday prep roundup
Sorry I neglected posting earlier today. Here's a link to the story about Gonzaga Prep's girls basketball team bouncing back after losing to Mead last week. Imagine the Ferris boys actually having to rally for a GSL win. Here's our area girls roundup and area…
MONDAY, JAN. 24, 2011
GSL scoring leaders
Click the tab below to see the updated Greater Spokane League boys and girls basketball scoring leaders.
Battle of the Bone
As if the annual University/Central Valley "Battle of the Bone" wrestling match needed any more promotion or incentive, the tug of war Thursday at CV will decide the Greater Spokane League championship. Both teams are 8-0. The fun kicks off at 7. So here's your…
This day in history
I know this isn't our typical post here at SportsLink Central, but I found this fun little item in the Tri-City Herald this moring. On this date in history, Jan. 23, 1974, Columbia Basin College wrestler Greg Williams, at 450 pounds, pinned North Idaho Junior…
SATURDAY, JAN. 22, 2011
Friday prep roundup
PREPS Here's a link to our Greater Spokane League boys basketball roundup featuring the Ferris-Central Valley game. Here's our GSL girls roundup. Pictured above is Lewis and Clark's Hayley Hendricksen surrounded by Shadle Park defenders. Here's our area girls roundup and here's our area boys…
FRIDAY, JAN. 21, 2011
Friday GSL scores
Greater Spokane League boys scores: Ferris 81, Central Valley 58; University 64, North Central 58; Gonzaga Prep 60, Mead 46; Rogers 78, Mt. Spokane 73; Lewis and Clark 69, Shadle Park 54. Greater Spokane League girls scores: Upset: Mead 52, second-ranked Gonzaga Prep 42; Shadle…
THURSDAY, JAN. 20, 2011
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 19, 2011
Tuesday prep roundup
The Gonzaga Prep girls basketball team continues to roll along, topping defending Greater Spokane League champ Central Valley. Here's our story. Here's our GSL boys roundup. Here's our area girls roundup and here's our area boys roundup. And here's our wrestling roundup.
TUESDAY, JAN. 18, 2011
New regional-state hoops format
Scott Sandsberry of the Yakima Herald-Republic newspaper took an indepth look at the new regional-state basketball format. Take a look. He did a good job of reporting. Here's a link.
FRIDAY, JAN. 14, 2011
Ferris tops Gonzaga Prep
If you liked defense, a buffet of defense was served Friday when Ferris topped Gonzaga Prep 49-38 in a Greater Spokane League boys basketball game at Gonzaga Prep. Here's my game story.
Greg Lee joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a prep reporter covering Eastern Washington and North Idaho schools.
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