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Mead’s Baylee Mires wins four events as Panthers edge Bears in GSL track

As the Mead Panthers battled Central Valley with the Greater Spokane League girls track title on the line Thursday evening, the rallying cry became, “Dig for worms.” After Panthers star Baylee Mires clinched the meet by coasting to her fourth individual win – in the 3,200 meters – her coach, Dori Robertson said, “It’s almost not fair.”
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Spokane Chiefs try to re-take control in playoffs

If Don Nachbaur is right, there’s no need to panic. But then again, Nachbaur wasn’t the coach last year when the Portland Winterhawks won four playoff games at the Arena to end the Spokane Chiefs’ Western Hockey League season.
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History aside, Chiefs not ready to panic

If Don Nachbaur is right, there’s no need to panic. But then again, Nachbaur wasn’t the coach last year when the Portland Winterhawks won four playoff games at the Arena.
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Portland seizes 2-1 series lead with OT win over Chiefs

It was just like old times – and that isn’t good. Brendan Leipsic skated down the left slot and fired a high shot past James Reid at 7 minutes, 44 seconds of overtime Wednesday to give the Portland Winterhawks a 3-2 win over the Spokane Chiefs and a 2-1 lead in their best-of-7 Western Hockey League playoff series.
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Winterhawks stun Chiefs in overtime

Brendan Leipsic skated down the left slot and fired a high shot past James Reid at 7:44 of overtime to give the Portland Winterhawks a 3-2 win over the Spokane Chiefs and a 2-1 lead in their Western Hockey League playoff series.
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Chiefs gear up to defend home ice against Portland

Spokane Chiefs defenseman Jared Cowen said he knows when he plays poorly and doesn’t need anyone to remind him. That’s why the generally reticent captain didn’t expect to get in the face of any teammates after a subpar effort cost them a chance to take command of the Western Conference finals in the Western Hockey League playoffs.
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Chiefs, Winterhawks resume series Wednesday at Arena

Spokane Chiefs captain Jared Cowen doesn't expect to get in the face of any teammates after a sub-par effort cost them a chance to take command of the Western Conference finals in the Western Hockey League playoffs.
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Chiefs take their time getting home

Monday turned out to be a pretty good day for the Spokane Chiefs, especially considering how Sunday went. After a less-than-stellar performance in a 2-1 loss to the Portland Winterhawks that evened their Western Hockey League playoff series at one win each, the Chiefs jumped on their bus … and went no where.

Chiefs finally make it home

After a less-than-stellar performance in a 2-1 loss to the Portland Winterhawks that evened their Western Hockey League playoff series at one win each, the Chiefs jumped on their bus … and went no where.
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Winterhawks even playoff series with Chiefs

PORTLAND – The Spokane Chiefs had a chance to take control of their Western Hockey League playoff series with the Portland Winterhawks but they gave it back. Just 33 seconds after the Chiefs took a 1-0 lead they let the home team and 6,506 fans at the Rose Garden get back in the game.
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Winterhawks even series with Chiefs

PORTLAND – The Spokane Chiefs had a chance to take control of their Western Hockey League playoff series with the Portland Winterhawks but they gave it back. Just 33 seconds after the Chiefs took a 1-0 lead they let the home team and 6,506 fans at the Rose Garden get back in the game. The Winterhawks used that momentum change for a 2-1 win Sunday night to even the best-of-7 Western Conference finals 1-1. Game 3 is in Spokane on Wednesday night.
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Chiefs look toward Game 2 wary of Portland’s skills

PORTLAND – For every wide-open net the Portland Winterhawks missed, the Spokane Chiefs missed the net completely on a breakaway. Overall the “what ifs” were even in the first game of the best-of-7 Western Hockey League playoff series at the Rose Garden on Friday night.
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Surprise attack

PORTLAND – If Portland was a little rusty with a weeklong layoff between playoff games, how stale could Brady Brassart and Marek Kalus be by being out two weeks or more? Brassart and Kalus, fourth-liners in the reworked Spokane lineup, scored on their first shift to jump-start the Chiefs to a 2-1 win over the Portland Winterhawks in the opening game of their best-of-7 Western Hockey League conference championship series at the Rose Garden Friday night.
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Spokane Chiefs’ defense must control Portland Winterhawks’ talented scorers to win conference crown

Spokane Chiefs coach Don Nachbaur has the same reaction as everyone else when he looks at the Portland Winterhawks. “Their skill jumps out at you,” Nachbaur said. “If you make a mistake they make you pay for it dearly. They’ll never be out of a game because of that. They can have an off period, an off two periods then they get one opportunity and it’s in the back of the net. They have some pure snipers and some pure passers on that team.”
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CV boys edge Mt. Spokane while Bears girls romp

As the pole vault was wrapping up, Mt. Spokane track coach Bryan Payne approached his Central Valley counterpart Chuck Bowden to congratulate him for his boys pulling out a close win in their Greater Spokane League meet. Bowden stopped his friend to congratulate him.
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Stunning rally advances Chiefs

After the tidal wave it was a blur. That was the emotional take after the Spokane Chiefs produced one of the most amazing comebacks in their history to defeat the Tri-City Americans 5-4 Tuesday night in the Arena.
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Chiefs’ amazing rally clinches series

After one of their most amazing comebacks in memory, Levko Koper gave the Spokane Chiefs a 5-4 series-clinching win over the Tri-City Americans 6:39 into overtime Tuesday night, bringing a crowd of 6,083 to their feet in the Arena.
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Chiefs look to close out series against rival

It’s too early to drop the Spokane Chiefs’ playoff series with the Tri-City Americans into the epic category but it is certainly working in that direction. After two straight overtime games, the series is heating up with the Chiefs taking a 3-2 lead into the Arena tonight for the sixth game in the best-of-7 Western Hockey League showdown.
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Chiefs look to wrap it up

After back-to-back overtime games, the series between the Spokane Chiefs and Tri-City Americans is heating up.
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Gal’s OT goal gives Chiefs 3-2 series lead

KENNEWICK – The emotional roller coaster of hockey was never more evident than Sunday night, when the Spokane Chiefs came within a whisker of losing, only to stun the Tri-City Americans a minute later. Blake Gal came out of the penalty box, gathered in a pass from Dominik Uher and blistered a shot from the left circle past Drew Owsley 4:52 into overtime to lift the Chiefs to a 3-2 win and 3-2 series lead over Tri-City on Sunday night at the Toyota Center.
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Chiefs beat Ams in OT, take 3-2 series lead

KENNEWICK – Blake Gal came out of the penalty box, gathered in a pass from Dominik Uher and blistered a shot from the left circle to lift the Spokane Chiefs to a 3-2 win and 3-2 series lead over the Tri-City Americans on Sunday night at the Toyota Center.