Greater Spokane League News

Gonzaga Prep coach Matty McIntyre preaches team basketball centered around defense ... and more defense. And it takes a certain kind of player to buy into that type of program. But when they do, it can be special. 

Roundup of State 2A/1A boys and girls tournament action. All games at Yakima Valley SunDome.

After a rough shooting day in its quarterfinal loss, Mt. Spokane was determined to get its seniors to a Saturday game at state. That meant facing a tough Bellevue team on Friday in a State 3A fourth-place bracket loser-out game.

The thing about the state tournament is that not everyone is going to play for the state title. Teams that fall in the quarterfinals have to wake up early the next day, push aside the disappointment, summon whatever energy they might have felt, and still find a way to play for a different trophy than the one they had hoped for.