High school sports

The annual Spokane Youth Sports Awards took place Tuesday evening as elite high school teams and individual athletes from around the city and region packed into the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox.

Ridgeline’s Caden Andreas went 2-for-3 with two runs, a double, an RBI and a stolen base and the “National” team beat the “American” team 7-5 in the 2026 Eastern Washington all-state feeder game at Avista Stadium on Tuesday.

Longtime Mead girls basketball coach Quantae Anderson recently stepped down from the position in order to spend more time with family. This season, Anderson completed his 18th season as a head coach – 15 of those seasons were at Mead.

I got my first round of golf in for the season on Saturday – if you can call it that – so that must mean high school sports have wrapped up and I’m down to just one beat for the summer.

Spring 2026 high school sports all-league teams for the Greater Spokane League, Northeast A, Northeast 2B, Northeast 1B and Southeast 1B leagues.

TACOMA – The national discus record of 237 feet, 7 inches, was dangling in front of Simon Rosselli all spring.

TACOMA – Lauren Matthew didn’t have to say anything.

TACOMA – In a performance short on drama but steeped in artistry, Mead High’s Simon Rosselli won his third straight state 4A discus championship Saturday at Mount Tahoma High, and provided ample evidence that he has the potential to be an American Olympian in the event.

EVERETT – If Sumner sophomore left-handed starting pitcher Brody Santman was nervous starting a state championship game, he certainly didn’t show it.

It was a record-breaking day for local participants during the final day of the State 1A/2B/1B track and field championships at Eisenhower High School in Yakima. So many records fell that several second-place finishers beat previous meet records as well.

From staff reports

TACOMA – Feso Ogbozor had mixed emotions Friday.

TACOMA – The look of amazement on the face of North Central junior Charlize Hall said it all Friday.

EVERETT – The Gonzaga Prep Bullpups might be trying to break new ground for their league, but they are playing as if they belonged all along.

TACOMA – For his school’s blue-and-yellow colors, Mead’s Simon Rosselli was overjoyed to score 10 points for securing an individual state championship Thursday.

From staff reports

TACOMA – Moments after Mead junior Mercedes Gilroy defended her 4A state title in the javelin Thursday, a teammate handed her a cell phone.

A lot is made of the fact that the Greater Spokane League has never had a baseball state champion since the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association sanctioned the state tournament in 1973.

It’s hard enough to win a state title playing against an opponent with a healthy amount of competitive disdain. “Us against them” is a tried and true coaching philosophy for a good reason.