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Greg Lee

Greg Lee

Current Position: Sports correspondent

Longtime high school sports reporter Greg Lee is now a freelance writer covering Gonzaga women's basketball, Whitworth football and high school sports for The Spokesman-Review.

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Bulldog draws crowd

Ben Mitchell wonders how much stronger and faster he'd be if he had attended Sandpoint High School for four years, not a year and a half. Bulldogs football coach Sean Dorris, an All-American safety at the University of Montana in his day who had a brief tryout in the NFL, knows exactly where the 6-foot-4 Mitchell would be had he been in the school's weightlifting/conditioning program for four years, not just one.
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Stockwell breaks Bulldogs’ hearts again

Scott Stockwell did it again. For the second time in 11 days against the same team, the Post Falls High shooting ace hit the game-winning shot as the Trojans maintained their Inland Empire League lead with a thrilling, hard-fought 62-59 win over Sandpoint in overtime Saturday at The Arena.
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In and out with a win

Tyler Haynes knows that his Sandpoint High boys basketball team has something a lot of teams don't possess – a presence inside and outside. After the Bulldogs' 67-56 win over Lakeland in an Inland Empire League game Friday at Rathdrum, Haynes thinks the Bulldogs are figuring it out.
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Lakeland turns corner, wins fifth straight in IEL

A month ago, the Lakeland High girls basketball team found itself winless in the Inland Empire League after four starts. Lakeland coach Steve Seymour wasn't overly concerned, however. After all, his Hawks' widest margin of defeat in the stretch was by six points.
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Trojans balance their act

Post Falls High boys basketball coach Dave Stockwell didn't have to look at the scorebook at halftime to confirm what he already knew. After watching three-year starters K.C. Billetz and Scott Stockwell score all 26 of the Trojans' first-half points, the coach told his younger players it was time to step up and be accounted for.
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CdA best of local teams

The eighth annual Badger Building Center River City Duals not only played out as seeded, it went down to the final match Saturday evening. In a thrilling final featuring the top-ranked 4A teams in Idaho, a pair of crosstown rivals waged a tug-of-war to the final seconds as No. 1 Nampa slipped past No. 2 Skyview 32-30 at The Arena in Post Falls.
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Lake City gets off the hook

Second-year Lake City High boys basketball coach Kris Knowles could have chosen to talk about the big monkey that was finally knocked off his back. Instead, Knowles praised his players and the school's student body following the Timberwolves' 58-44 win Friday over Coeur d'Alene in the annual Fight for the Fish played before a capacity crowd of 2,700 at LC.
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Trojans take 3rd from Hawks

Post Falls High boys basketball coach Dave Stockwell doesn't believe his Trojans are head and shoulders better than Lakeland. At least not 21 points better, which is Post Falls' average margin of victory over the Hawks in three games.
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Function follows form for PF’s Stockwell

Scott Stockwell has a shooting form perhaps only NBA veteran Reggie Miller could appreciate. It's unorthodox. It goes against textbook fundamentals. But it works. Instead of his shooting arm following the flight of the ball like the release of a slot machine lever, the Post Falls High standout's right forearm extends out as if he were counting time like a referee.
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Wolfes pick up Vikings

The Lake City High boys basketball team did a marvelous job defending Coeur d'Alene 3-point shooting ace Matt Palmer. Check that. Garrett Lambson did a splendid job guarding Palmer.
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A snazzy import

Sandpoint High wrestling coach Mike Randles knew the news of a highly touted transfer from California landing in his program would get out sooner than later. But Randles admitted he didn't know how good Joey Fio was until the 119-pound sophomore met defending 4A state champion Corey Fish, a senior from University, in the semifinals at the Tri-State tournament before the holidays.
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Titans edged in gripping finish

Perhaps it's a preview of what could be just as tight of a finish at the Washington 4A state wrestling tournament in mid February. Technically, University didn't take the team trophy home Saturday. Technically, University and defending 4A Washington champ Lake Stevens finished deadlocked with 189.5 points in the Suplay-Wrestler's World Tri-State tournament. Officially, Lake Stevens went home with the title trophy because it had three individual champs to U-Hi's two.
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U-Hi establishes early lead in Tri-State wrestling

Don Owen believes his University High wrestling team can challenge for a state championship. The Titans gave the talent-rich field at the 33rd Suplay-Wrestler's World Tri-State tournament Friday a glimpse as to why Owen's goal is within reach.
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Palmer shoots Vikings past LC

The Coeur d'Alene High boys basketball team can sight a handful of reasons why it topped Lake City 56-52 in an Inland Empire League game Thursday. The Vikings rebounded and played better defense most of the time. But the significant difference was the shooting hands of junior guard Matt Palmer.
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Prestigious tournament bigger, better

Perhaps it comes with age, but as the prestigious Tri-State wrestling tournament grows older, it seemingly becomes bigger and better. That certainly should be the case this weekend when the annual tourney rolls out the mats for a 33rd year at North Idaho College's Christianson Gym. The tourney also welcomes a major sponsor, Suplay-Wrestler's World, a wrestling gear supply retailer out of Elma, Wash.
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Vikings find way in 2nd half

When the small-but-quick Coeur d'Alene High girls basketball team finally got the game to its tempo, the taller Sandpoint Bulldogs couldn't keep up. Coeur d'Alene used an 8-0 spurt that began during the final 2 minutes of the third quarter and flowed into the fourth to open a 14-point lead as the Vikings pulled away 50-40 in an Inland Empire League game Friday at Elmer Jordan Court.
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Lake City fades after scoring drought

Pleased, but knowing there's lots of room for improvement. That's the assessment of Lake City High boys basketball coach Kris Knowles after his team's season-opening weekend.
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Patriots overpower Vikings

To have a chance to win games this season, the Coeur d'Alene High boys basketball team will have to play defense like it did Friday. And whatever amount of offense the Vikings can squeeze out will be a bonus, too. The problem in their season opener is Coeur d'Alene ran into a much better team as the Centennial Patriots held off the scrappy Viks 49-43 at Elmer Jordan Court.
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Vikings run out of time

POCATELLO, Idaho – Step back and it's elementary why the Twin Falls High football team walked off the Holt Arena turf Friday with the State 5A championship banner and trophy. The Bruins played relatively mistake free. Coeur d'Alene had to overcome multiple miscues just to have a chance to win late in the fourth quarter.
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Vikings to play for title

POCATELLO, Idaho – The season of familiarity is over for the Coeur d'Alene and Twin Falls football teams. When the teams take to the artificial turf of Holt Arena tonight to decide the State 5A championship, they will do so based on the most limited knowledge of each other.
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Viks get defensive

Contrary to popular belief, the Coeur d'Alene High football team can't win without its defense. Perhaps it has appeared as though the Vikings needed few contributions from the defense this fall. There was a time early in the season when CdA's best defense was probably its offense.
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Horseshoe Bend breaks Clark Fork

CLARK FORK, Idaho – It's said that football games are decided in the trenches. That holds true even in 8-man contests. The Clark Fork Wampus Cats couldn't gain any leverage against the Horseshoe Bend Mustangs' agile defensive front. While the visitors owned the trenches, their ball-control offense also ultimately took a toll on Clark Fork.
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CdA advances to Idaho football final for first time since ‘87

COEUR d'ALENE – Coeur d'Alene High defensive coordinator Ron Nelson has had to congratulate the Vikings' offense after most of the football team's victories this season. And many times Nelson had to thank the offense for bailing out the defense. Friday, for perhaps the first time in 11 games, Nelson got to revel in a win secured by his defense.
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Vikings advance to 5A state final

Coeur d'Alene High defensive coordinator Ron Nelson has had to congratulate the Vikings' offense after most of the football team's victories this season. And many times Nelson had to thank the offense for bailing out the defense. Friday, for perhaps the first time in 11 games, Nelson got to revel in a win secured by his defense.
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Homing in on semifinals

For a second consecutive week, the Coeur d'Alene, Timberlake and Clark Fork football teams are playing host to state playoff games. If they prevail in Saturday afternoon semifinals, Timberlake and Clark Fork would stay as close to home as possible in state title games. If Coeur d'Alene (8-2) tops Centennial (8-2) and Capital (7-3) knocks off Twin Falls (9-1) in State 5A semifinals tonight, Coeur d'Alene would join Timberlake and Clark Fork in state finals at the University of Idaho's Kibbie Dome. A CdA/Twin Falls matchup would be played at Pocatello.