Dave Trimmer

It was a night for charity and the Spokane Chiefs were most obliging. After producing a record number of stuffed toys on Teddy Bear Toss Night, the Chiefs coughed up a 3-0 lead to the Prince George Cougars and lost 4-3 in a shootout.

It was a night for charity and the Spokane Chiefs were most obliging.

If Gonzaga had made another free throw, or two or three, Eastern Washington wouldn’t have been as disappointed after dropping a 75-69 decision at McCarthey Athletic Center Friday night. The Bulldogs scored the last seven points of the game from the foul line, but it was the way that played out that left the 5,376 fans on pins and needles.

If Gonzaga had made another free throw, or two or three, Eastern Washington wouldn’t have been as disappointed after dropping a 75-69 decision at McCarthey Athletic Center Friday night.

There really isn’t a lot of difference between the Spokane Chiefs’ trek through the Western Hockey League’s East Division last year and their recently concluded tour of the Central Division. What matters is what happens next.

There really isn’t a lot of difference between the Spokane Chiefs’ trek through the Western Hockey League’s East Division last year and their recently concluded tour of the Central Division. What matters is what happens next.

Everything the Gonzaga Bulldogs have been recently they weren’t Sunday afternoon. A crunch-time dry spell allowed Southern California to go on a 13-0 run that sent Gonzaga, ranked 24th in the coaches’ poll, to a 58-51 loss at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

PULLMAN – Despite all the buzz on the Washington State campus over the hiring of football coach Mike Leach, not a lot of that transferred to Beasley Coliseum. But it was just what Cougars men’s basketball coach Ken Bone expected.

PULLMAN – There wasn’t much time left when Washington State’s Ireti Amojo knocked down a 3-pointer in front of her team’s bench on Wednesday. But Gonzaga’s Taelor Karr proved that 10 seconds is plenty of time to go coast-to-coast for a layup that produced a thrilling 71-69 win when the Cougars couldn’t get off a shot in the last 3 seconds.

There wasn’t much time when Ireti Amojo knocked down a 3-pointer in front of the Washington State bench but Gonzaga’s Taelor Karr proved that 10 seconds is plenty of time to go coast-to-coast for a layup that produced a thrilling 71-69 win when the Cougars couldn’t get off a shot in the last three seconds.

PULLMAN – Despite all the buzz on the Washington State campus over the hiring of football coach Mike Leach, not a lot of that transferred to Beasley Coliseum.

Cheney bareback rider Ryan Gray is one of a handful of Washington cowboys in Las Vegas battling for big bucks. The contingent at the National Finals Rodeo, which begins its 10-day run Thursday at the Thomas and Mack Center, includes bull rider Shane Proctor from Grand Coulee, tie-down roper Tyson Durfey from Colbert and Ellensburg team ropers Brady and Riley Minor.

Rosie Tarnowski cried when she had to visit Pullman the first time. It’s safe to say Pullman will probably make her cry again.

Gonzaga coach Kelly Graves was pleased, and Portland State coach Sherri Murrell was impressed. Senior stars Katelan Redmon and Kayla Standish combined for an early 18 points as the Bulldogs raced to a 27-6 lead and then cruised to a 99-69 win over the Vikings before 4,025 fans at the McCarthey Athletic Center on Sunday afternoon.

Gonzaga coach Kelly Graves was pleased, and Portland State coach Sherri Murrell was impressed. Senior stars Katelan Redmon and Kayla Standish combined for an early 18 points as the Bulldogs raced to a 27-6 lead and then cruised to a 99-69 win over the Vikings before 4,025 fans at the McCarthey Athletic Center on Sunday afternoon. “Wanted to get it in early and often, that was our whole game plan,” Graves said. “We sure did early, that kind of set the tone. They just didn’t have much of an answer for that.” Redmon became the 18th Zag with 1,000 career points, not including the 366 she had as a freshman when she was the leading scorer at Washington. The trouble for the Vikings really wasn’t the dynamic All-West Coast Conference duo of the 6-3 Standish and 6-1 Redmon, who combined for 47 points on 19 of 25 shooting. It was the fact there really wasn’t a dropoff when they rested.

Hundreds of miles on a bus in the middle of the night may sound like purgatory, but it might be just what the Spokane Chiefs needed. The Chiefs seemed to do everything possible to make it easy for the struggling Prince George Cougars, who accepted the hospitality in a 5-4 win in front of 6,376 restless fans at the Arena on Saturday night.

Hundreds of miles on a bus in the middle of the night may sound like purgatory, but it might be just what the Spokane Chiefs needed.