Gonzaga planned an evening of honoring seniors Taelor Karr and Meghan Winters and celebrating another West Coast Conference basketball championship. Amid those plans, Portland attempted to be the ultimate party poopers. In the end, Gonzaga toasted a successful end to its regular season Thursday, but not before Portland pushed the Bulldogs to the limit.
The ceremonial highlights will include honoring seniors Taelor Karr and Meghan Winters and cutting down the nets to celebrate a ninth consecutive West Coast Conference title. But Gonzaga (24-5, 14-1 WCC) isn’t resting on its laurels for its final regular-season game, at 6 tonight at the McCarthey Athletic Center against Portland (10-17, 5-9).
The ceremonial highlights will include honoring seniors Taelor Karr and Meghan Winters and cutting down the nets to celebrate a ninth consecutive West Coast Conference title.
The last nine weeks have been the payoff for Jessica Graham. After four-plus years of an injury-riddled career at Idaho, Graham is as healthy as she’s been.
When Spokane Chiefs 17-year-old goaltender Garret Hughson earned a win Friday night against Edmonton, it had been nearly 10 weeks since his last victory. Hughson needed just 24 hours to get his next win, and it came in a more remarkable fashion.
When Spokane Chiefs 17-year-old goaltender Garret Hughson earned a win Friday night against Edmonton, it had been nearly 10 weeks since his last victory.
The Edmonton Oil Kings entered Friday night’s game in Spokane with the best penalty kill (90.1 percent) in the Western Hockey League. Edmonton, the third-ranked team in the Canadian Hockey League, had won 13 of its previous 15 games while the Spokane Chiefs had dropped eight of their last 12.
