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Prep notebook: Greater Spokane League delays league schedules; all-star games rosters; winter scholar-athletes

UPDATED: Fri., March 15, 2019, 6:22 p.m.

The Greater Spokane League has pushed back the start of league play for baseball and softball due to fields still covered in snow.

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Winter weather puts deep freeze on spring sports season

UPDATED: Wed., March 13, 2019, 7:09 p.m.

After a mostly mild winter, the region was hit was snow and brutal cold in mid- to late-February, disrupting and postponing the winter sports tournaments due to hazardous driving conditions throughout the state.

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All-Region teams: Anton Watson, Jacinta Buckley head The Spokesman-Review’s big school teams

UPDATED: Wed., March 13, 2019, 6:39 p.m.

Gonzaga Prep senior Anton Watson has been named The Spokesman-Review Region boys big school player of the year.

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Gonzaga Prep’s Anton Watson named ‘Mr. Basketball’ by state coaches association

UPDATED: Thu., March 7, 2019, 10:14 p.m.

Gonzaga Prep’s Anton Watson, who guided the Bullpups to a second consecutive State 4A title last week, was named “Mr. Basketball” for Washington.

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Three Spokane girls basketball teams come up just short of state titles

Thu., March 7, 2019, 5 a.m.

It was a tough day for three Eastern Washington girls basketball teams in the final game of their respective seasons Saturday.

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Winter sports 2018-19 high school all-league teams

UPDATED: Wed., March 6, 2019, 6:10 p.m.

Winter sports 2018-19 high school all-league teams

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Steve Christilaw: High school rivalries breed serious respect, friendship

UPDATED: Wed., March 6, 2019, 8:17 p.m.

Athletic rivals show compassion time and time again in Spokane and Spokane Valley.

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Longtime University High wrestling coach Don Owen retires

UPDATED: Tue., March 5, 2019, 8:54 p.m.

Don Owen led the tradition-rich Titans to state titles in 2005, 2010 and 2013 and helped the program earn several other state trophies during his tenure.

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State basketball: All-tournament teams for state 2A, 1A, 2B and 1B boys and girls

Mon., March 4, 2019, 9:50 p.m.

Dakota Patchen led Colton to the State 1B girls championship, beating Pomeroy 51-43 on Saturday, and was selected by state high school print media as tournament MVP.

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Dave Nichols: A special week for Spokane-area high school basketball

UPDATED: Sun., March 3, 2019, 8:48 p.m.

It was a special week for high school basketball in Eastern Washington. Maybe not quite as special as some would have hoped, but special nonetheless.

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The Mullan Five: How a tiny Idaho boys basketball team went an entire season without a substitute

UPDATED: Sun., March 3, 2019, 8:56 p.m.

Basketball wins aren’t a phenomenon in Mullan, a school drenched in pride and tradition since its former glory in the 1980s, ’90s and early 2000s. Mullan’s modern marvel: Existence.

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State basketball: Gonzaga Prep’s Anton Watson unanimous selection as State 4A boys tournament MVP

UPDATED: Sun., March 3, 2019, 9:54 p.m.

Gonzaga Prep’s Anton Watson was selected by state high school print media as the unanimous selection for State 4A boys tournament MVP, announced early Sunday morning.

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State 4A boys: Anton Watson powers Gonzaga Prep to championship repeat

UPDATED: Sat., March 2, 2019, 11:53 p.m.

Anton Watson finished with 33 points on 16-of-19 shooting, with eight rebounds and four assists, and second-seeded Gonzaga Prep (24-2) pulled away from fourth-seeded Mount Si, cementing their legacy with a 69-43 victory in the State 4A championship game at the Tacoma Dome on Saturday night.

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State 2B boys: Brock Ravet, Kittitas claim third straight title with win over St. George’s

UPDATED: Sat., March 2, 2019, 11:50 p.m.

Once again the Kittitas Coyotes proved they are more than just their Gonzaga-bound senior guard. Though Brock Ravet sure was good on Saturday night.

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State 2A, 1A: East Valley girls see title bid fall shot as Washougal wins in overtime

UPDATED: Sat., March 2, 2019, 10:35 p.m.

Maybe, just maybe, Faith Adams had given the East Valley Knights the spark they so desperately needed as they chased a State 2A title in the SunDome on Saturday night.

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State 2B girls: Behind young core, Tri-Cities Prep tops Liberty, earns first title in school history

UPDATED: Sat., March 2, 2019, 11:49 p.m.

Tri-Cities Prep called a timeout with 26.6 seconds left to clear its bench at the end of a championship game it never trailed, substituting in five players who were no older than those they replaced. It made clear one thing: The Jaguars are poised to make another run at this tournament next year.

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State 4A girls: Eastlake holds off Lewis and Clark to claim title; Central Valley takes sixth

UPDATED: Sat., March 2, 2019, 11:53 p.m.

Eastlake captured the program’s first state championship, behind a double-double by Keeli Burton – 22 points and 12 rebounds. Sixteen of her 22 points came after halftime.

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State 3A girls: Mt. Spokane falls to Prairie in rough-shooting title game

UPDATED: Sat., March 2, 2019, 11:55 p.m.

Brooke Walling – headed to Fresno State in the fall – scored 17 points and top-seeded Prairie outlasted second-seeded Mt. Spokane 37-35 in the State 3A championship game at the Tacoma Dome on Saturday.

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State 3A boys: Mt. Spokane overwhelmed by Paolo Banchero, O’Dea in title game

UPDATED: Sat., March 2, 2019, 11:54 p.m.

Paolo Banchero scored 20 points with seven rebounds and O’Dea beat Mt. Spokane 70-39 in the State 3A championship game at the Tacoma Dome on Saturday.

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State 1B boys: Sunnyside Christian tops Yakama Tribal to win third consecutive title

UPDATED: Sat., March 2, 2019, 11:47 p.m.

Kyler Marsh’s fateful decision to turn out for basketball three years ago never would have come to fruition if not for his brothers’ peer pressure.