Dave Trimmer

Kris Walters picks up part of Shadle Park's 300-plus yards rushing before being snagged by Ty Williams (21) and KC McVey. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review

Lewis and Clark senior forward Keri Nichols, right, practices hard with her teammates. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review

GSL volleyball The way Missy Blackshire had it figured, Lewis and Clark was outnumbered when the Tigers arrived at Ferris for a Greater Spokane League volleyball match Tuesday night. "We're one of the only teams in the GSL deeper than six people," she said. "Everyone who plays gives something to the game. We can mix it up."

Cougar defensive back Derek Henderson breaks up a pass intended for Oregon's Pat Johnson. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review

Rogers' Jeff Mace unloads in a 15-0 win over Lewis & Clark. Gonzaga Prep also picked up a GSL victory, stunning CV 21-7. Photo by Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review

Scott McGlocklin may have been the only one to notice, but he felt his 89-yard, two-touchdown effort in the Mead Panthers' season-opening football game was sub-par. Out to prove a point, if only to himself, the senior running back rambled for 179 yards and two touchdowns Thursday night as the Mead swamped Shadle Park 37-7 before 3,040 fans in the lone Greater Spokane League football game at Albi Stadium. "I just didn't have a very good game last week," the 214-pound battering ram said. "I came out and wanted to pick it up a step. I tried to run as hard as I could, follow my tackles and go for the end zone."

Drew Miller is back at it again, which is too bad. The record-breaking quarterback from Lakes High School in Tacoma, added another record when he threw eight touchdown passes in the Lancers' season-opening 67-14 romp over Spanaway Lake. The previous record of seven was held by five players.

The Shadle defense, as evidenced by Tom Mohr's hard hit on G-Prep QB Kevin O'Connell, puts the clamps on the Bullpups. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review

1. Toby Rose of North Central leaves Mead in the dust in the first half. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review 2. Mead running back Scott McGlockin (33) drives for yardage in the Greater Spokane League opener against North Central. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review

Senior Jeff Dahman, center, anchors the offensive line for Ferris. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review

The way Josh Bankston sees it, the Lewis and Clark Tigers are on the fast track to the playoffs. Well, that's not exactly the way he said it, but in the eyes of the 172-pound senior running back-defensive back, there's no reason the Tigers shouldn't finish in the top four in the Greater Spokane League standings and make the playoffs.

A GSL championship for Ferris and senior quarterback Justin Bursch certainly won't be a snap this season. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review

Wounded, the Timberwolves kept growling and finally, they added a bite to their bark. Despite a rash of penalties and a big turnover, Lake City rallied behind three Brian Ross touchdowns in the second half to edge visiting St. Maries 20-14 in the season-opening football game for both teams Friday night.

This is the last chance Greater Spokane League soccer teams have to end the Mead dynasty as it exists. After this season there will be no single Mead High team. Next year, Mead will be split, with the new Mount Spokane High joining the league. It is also the last year for veteran coach Dick Cullen, the architect of the dynasty. He will leave the sidelines to become Mead's athletic director. "We don't want it to be emotional," said Cullen. "We want everybody to give what they've got. You've got to be thinking about the present."

1. Dani Thorn is wearing a brace to protect her knee that was severely injured when she was a junior. Photo by Kristy MacDonald/The Spokesman-Review 2. Thorn

Gary Player has blasted his way into the hearts of golf fans. File/Associated Press

New coach Wes Hobbs has an intense desire to turn around the football fortunes at North Central. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review

Bellingham is doing its part to keep fans interested in the Northwest League right to the finish. The Giants, who lead the North Division standings by fives games with just less than three weeks remaining, went through a dry spell that included three shutouts in an eight-game span.

Little things win baseball games and Saturday night one of the smallest was the biggest. Portland second baseman Doug Livingston made several small, but crucial, plays to lift Portland to a 6-1 Northwest League win over the Spokane Indians before 5,575 fans at Seafirst Stadium.

Jessica Fry, shown here competing for Rogers, moves on to Stanford. File/The Spokesman-Review

Ryan Edwards and the Spokane Shadow had a lot to cheer about this past season and have reason to believe the celebrating will continue next season. Photo by Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review

San Francisco Bay's Tim Weaver gets a jump on Spokane's Zane Higgins (12) as the Seals head toward the Northern Division title. Photo by Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review

Coaches in all sports can put a theory to test this weekend during the "Battle for the Beach" soccer tournament. The Western Conference Northern Division playoffs for the USISL Premier League features a bunch of strangers, all things considered. That's considering all four are in the same division but in the 78 games they played, there were only four meetings between them.

Neil Hansen won't reach Mach 1 in his 10,000 horsepowered jet car, but he is more than one-third of the way there. His rocket will take him to 270 miles-per-hour. Photo by Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review