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North Central’s boys snag fourth straight State 3A title

TACOMA – North Central joined some pretty elite company on Saturday, so elite it dates back to the cinder track days of track and field, when records were incomplete and you have to trust a source. Coach Kelly Walters became that source when the Indians won their fourth straight State 3A boys championship, safely getting the baton around the track at Mt. Tahoma to break a tie with Liberty of Issaquah.
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Big day for 2A schools at state track championships

TACOMA – The second day belonged to 2A. Spokane County 2A schools had the most success at the state track meet Friday at Mt. Tahoma with Cheney hurdler Diondre Moore-Young and Deer Park pole vaulter Bailee Jacka winning titles.
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Distance runners get crowd buzzing at 4A/3A regional

As Andrew Gardner surged to the finish line and then stumbled off the edge of the track at Spokane Falls Community College at the conclusion of the 4A boys 1,600 meters Saturday afternoon, an amazing thing happened. A handful of tapped-out 3A boys distance runners who were hanging around the awards stand weaved through the finish-line crowd to whack Gardner on the back and whisper in his ear.
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4A/3A Regional track and field athletes take opportunities

Oh, there were the usual great races and the usual dominant winners. There always are at the Eastern Regional 4A and 3A track meet. But the first day of the two-day state qualifying meet at Spokane Falls Community College Friday night was more about opportunity.
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Heinen’s efforts for Cusick highlight District 7/9 1B track

With schools and athletes few and far between, it’s easy to dismiss success at the B level, especially in these days of 2B and 1B classifications. Some might say that when it comes to the smallest of the small schools, anyone with a smidgeon of talent can wrack up state gold in track and field.
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Shadle Park’s Weitz sets record in first day of district meet

Shadle Park junior Nathan Weitz was pretty much a lock to finish in the top four of the District 8 3A track meet Thursday night and advance to regional next week, so there was no real reason to stomp on the accelerator and blow out the pipes. But after running the 3,200 meters in 9 minutes, 13 seconds too many times to count for the past two years, he had a need for speed.
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NC’s Walters slows his pace after receiving stents

Kelly Walters wasn’t at his usual place or pace as his North Central boys track team took on Mead last Thursday afternoon for the Greater Spokane League championship. Walters started at the top of the bleachers at Mt. Spokane, moved to the bottom row where he recounted his ordeal and finally made his way across the field to the backstretch, where he watched the Panthers whip his Indians.
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Tracking a new career

Early in what passed for spring this spring, Danielle Ayers- Stamper returned to her old stomping grounds. The former three-sport star for LaCrosse- Washtucna was at track practice, where little brother Darcy made sure she was known – and sufficiently embarrassed – by a new generation.
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Mead storms to GSL track title

North Central’s distance juggernaut was loading up for the 1,600 meters in a desperate attempt to wrest the Greater Spokane League boys track championship away from Mead in a battle of unbeatens Thursday afternoon at Mt. Spokane. A basketball-camp injury shy of key points in the sprints and hurdles, the Indians figured if they were to have any hope of challenging the Panthers they needed to keep Andrew Gardner from scoring.
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Broken bone doesn’t stop Freeman thrower Romey

Given the weather of this spring, it’s no surprise that Morgan Romey – or any other thrower – slipped while throwing the discus a few weeks back. The Freeman senior, runner-up in the shot put and discus at the State 1A meet last year, thought she had a sprain and continued throwing for a couple of more weeks. She even placed fifth in the discus (118 feet, 8 inches) and fourth in the shot put (37-8½) at the Pasco Invitational.
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Chiefs’ Nachbaur, Johnson honored with WHL awards

Spokane Chiefs coach Don Nachbaur completed a triple play and Tyler Johnson was recognized as a class act when the Western Hockey League handed out its major awards in Calgary, Alberta, on Wednesday. Nachbaur received the Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy as the Coach of the Year for the third time – each with a different team.
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Portland ends Spokane season in WHL Western Conference final

For a Western Hockey League season built on hard work and passion, the Spokane Chiefs went down quietly in their last game. After jumping to a quick 2-0 lead, Spokane showed very little spark as the Portland Winterhawks rallied for a convincing 6-3 victory Monday night at the Arena to wrap up the best-of-7 Western Conference finals in six games.
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Chiefs lose Western Conference finals to Winterhawks

After jumping to a quick 2-0 lead, Spokane showed very little spark as the Portland Winterhawks rallied for a convincing 6-3 victory Monday night at the Arena to wrap up the best-of-7 Western Conference finals in six games.
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Portland takes 3-2 edge on Chiefs in WHL series

PORTLAND –The Spokane Chiefs and Portland Winterhawks returned to form on Saturday night in the pivotal fifth game of their Western Hockey League series. Sven Bartschi scored one goal and assisted on two others to lift the Winterhawks to a 3-2 win before 9,486 fans at the Rose Garden.
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Winterhawks push Chiefs to brink

Sven Bartschi scored one goal and assisted on two others to lift the Portland Winterhawks to a 3-2 win over the Spokane before 9,486 fans at the Rose Garden Saturday night. Portland leads the best-of-7 series 3-2.
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Chiefs get even: It’s a best-of-3

The Spokane Chiefs and Portland Winterhawks have a best-of-3 showdown for the Western Hockey League’s Western Conference title, starting tonight in the Rose Garden in Portland. That short, desperate series was set up when the teams split the first four games, the latest the Spokane Chiefs’ 8-3 romp Friday night before 8,412 fans at the Arena.
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Chiefs knot series with Winterhawks

The Spokane Chiefs and Portland Winterhawks have a best-of-3 showdown for the Western Hockey League’s Western Conference title, starting Saturday night in the Rose Garden.