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Sports >  Outdoors

First phase of Deep Creek trailhead project, memorial to Jess Roskelley near completion

Thu., Oct. 29, 2020

The Deep Creek area of Riverside State Park was one of Jess Roskelley's favorite places in the area to climb. Soon, the first phase of a very practical tribute to one of the sport's finest will be completed there. 

Sports >  High school sports

Idaho state playoff matchups set for football, volleyball

UPDATED: Mon., Oct. 26, 2020

The Idaho state football and volleyball playoffs start Friday and several North Idaho teams are ready to contend for titles.

Sports >  High school sports

Prep roundup: Lake City downs Lewiston in season finale, CdA Charter girls win fifth straight 3A title

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 24, 2020

Zach Johnson scored three touchdowns and visiting Lake City came back from a halftime deficit to beat Lewiston 36-12 in an Inland Empire League 5A game on Saturday.

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Sports >  High school sports

Prep football: Coeur d’Alene beats Post Falls for district title in October snowstorm

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 23, 2020

You would think playing a district title football game in a snowstorm would lead to a lot of handoffs, ball control and defense.

Sports >  High school sports

Week 9 preview: Final regular season games to decide Idaho state berths, seeds

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 22, 2020

It’s the last week of the regular season, meaning district titles and playoff spots are on the line in all classifications.

Sports >  Outdoors

Skiing Outlook 2020: Big-mountain experience, Schweitzer expands terrain

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 22, 2020

For a big-mountain ski experience, Schweitzer Mountain Resort near Sandpoint is the place.

Sports >  High school sports

Prep football: Jack Prka tosses 5 TD passes, Coeur d’Alene downs crosstown rival Lake City

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 17, 2020

Coeur d'Alene has its sights set high this season. As in, returning to the state title game – and winning – after falling to Rigby in the final last season.

Sports >  High school sports

Week 8 preview: Playoff spots can be clinched in Inland Empire League action

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 15, 2020

It seems like the season just started, but here we are in mid-October with playoffs spots on the line. Several North Idaho teams can punch their tickets for the state football playoffs on Friday, while others are trying to salvage their season for another week.

Sports >  Outdoors

Field reports: Dishman Hills Conservancy hosts annual Halloween event

Mon., Oct. 12, 2020

Dishman Hills Conservancy is hosting the second annual Halloween Hike through the Enchanted Ravine.

Sports >  High school sports

Spokane Institution: Creators reminisce about groundbreaking ‘Friday Night Sports Extra’

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 10, 2020

For more than 30 years in Spokane, Friday in the fall has meant two things: high school football and “Friday Night Sports Extra” on KXLY-TV.

Sports >  High school sports

Prep football: Jack Prka throws 5 TD passes, runs for one to lead Coeur d’Alene over Lewiston

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 9, 2020

Jack Prka went 25 of 34 for 405 yards with five touchdown passes, including an 84-yard catch-and-run by Isaiah Griffin, and visiting Coeur d'Alene (5-0, 1-0) beat Lewiston (3-4, 0-1) in an Inland Empire League game on Friday.

Sports >  High school sports

Week 7 preview: Idaho playoff spots on the line as league play gets underway

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 8, 2020

With most leagues in North Idaho comprised of only three or four teams, playoff seeds are at a premium. Every league game becomes magnified and even the first league contest can mean the difference between the playoffs or not.

Sports >  Outdoors

In brief: WDFW plans controlled burn on Oak Creek Wildlife Area

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 7, 2020

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will do controlled burns to restore habitat in the Oak Creek Wildlife Area in Yakima County starting as early as next week.

Sports >  Outdoors

Reader photo: Until we meet again

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 7, 2020

Staying almost two weeks longer than usual, ospreys – harbingers of spring and symbols of summer – have finally retreated from their residence in Hauser.

Sports >  Outdoors

Field reports: WDFW lifts fire restrictions on most department lands

Tue., Oct. 6, 2020

With cooler temperatures and higher humidity reducing wildfire danger, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife lifted fire restrictions, including the temporary ban on target shooting, on most department-managed lands on Thursday.

Sports >  High school sports

Prep football: Tanner Langley big on special teams, Coeur d’Alene downs Post Falls in nonleague tune-up

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 2, 2020

If this was one last dress rehearsal, Coeur d’Alene might end up taking a curtain call this season.

Sports >  High school sports

Week 6 preview: Nonleague games wrap up with 5A clash; COVID claims another game

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 1, 2020

As the calendar flips to October, the football schedule inches closer to games that really matter, as most schools in North Idaho are wrapping up nonleague play this week, including the No. 1-ranked team in 5A.

Sports >  Outdoors

An app for a map: Wenatchee-based TREAD Maps brings real-time trail info to your phone

Thu., Oct. 1, 2020

Have you ever been on a trail and come up to a tree crossing the path, or a washed-out bridge, or an overflowing trash can in a municipal park, and thought, ‘I wish I had known about this before I started my hike?’ ”

Sports >  Outdoors

Reader photo: Sweetly singing

Wed., Sept. 30, 2020

Submit your own outdoors-related photographs for a chance to be published in our weekly print edition and browse our archive of past reader submissions online at spokesman.com/outdoors.

Sports >  NHL

Rarefied air: Spokane’s Tyler Johnson joins Spokane elites at pinnacle of sports

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 29, 2020

Spokane native Tyler Johnson has the reputation as a winner – and rightfully so.

Sports >  Outdoors

Field reports: Construction of Priest Lake Outlet Dam moving forward

Tue., Sept. 29, 2020

The Idaho Water Resource Board has given Strider Construction, the contractor selected to enhance the Priest Lake Outlet Dam structure and replace the Thorofare breakwater at the north end of the lake, the green light to proceed with the Priest Lake Water Management project, officials said Monday.

Sports >  Outdoors

The Spokesman-Review’s high school outdoor writing contest is accepting submissions

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 30, 2020

Summer is ending, fall is on the doorstep and it’s time for area highs school students to rev their writing engines.

Sports >  High school sports

Prep football: Jack Prka tosses 4 touchdown passes, Coeur d’Alene pulls away from Lake City

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 26, 2020

In 2020, if it’s not one thing, it’s another.

Sports >  High school sports

Week 5 preview: Coeur d’Alene faces first 5A test; Lakeland cancels due to COVID concerns

Thu., Sept. 24, 2020

It’s Week 5 for Idaho football, and the No. 1-ranked team in the top classification in the state has played only two games, both against lower-classified opponents. That situation gets rectified this week.

Sports >  Spokane Indians

Baseball and Culture: A discussion about Native American imagery in sports

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 24, 2020

The issue of Native American mascots and imagery in sports was thrust into the headlines again over the summer when the Washington, D.C., NFL team decided to change the name of its team from a dictionary-defined slang term and removed all Native American terms and imagery from its branding.