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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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Post Falls boys, CdA girls win Coeur d’Alene Inn-vitational basketball titles

In a tug of war between arguably two of the top boys basketball teams in the Pacific Northwest, Post Falls had just enough to knock off the Davis Pirates. A 3-pointer by Marcus Colbert, followed moments later by a Colbert free throw, allowed Post Falls to escape with a 59-57 win in the fourth-annual Coeur d’Alene Inn-vitational championship game Thursday at North Idaho College’s Christianson Gym.
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Tri-State tournament turns 40

The highly esteemed Tri-State wrestling tournament turns 40 years old today. Former North Idaho College coach and Tri-State tournament director John Owen never thought the tourney that he oversaw for more than three decades would become what it is today.
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CV boys roar back to edge Ferris

Defense and execution late propelled the Central Valley boys basketball team past visiting Ferris 44-42 in a Greater Spokane League game Tuesday. Central Valley (2-2 overall, 2-1 league) came out of a timeout with 31 seconds left with a 41-40 lead. Austin Rehkow ran his defender off a back screen and took a perfect lob from Gaven Deyarmin, who was inbounding the ball near the Bears’ bench. Rehkow made a layup for the winning difference.
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Central Valley boys edge Ferris

Defense and execution late propelled the Central Valley boys basketball team past visiting Ferris 44-42 in a Greater Spokane League game Tuesday.
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Mead’s wrestling team dominates another tournament

The Mead wrestling team won its second straight tournament in the young season Saturday afternoon. The Panthers will likely make it 3 for 3 next week at Tri-State. At this pace, Mead probably will sweep through the season undefeated.
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University shows off balanced scoring in win over Shadle Park

The University Titans don’t care who scores as long as they score – and score often. That was the case Friday when the Titans pulled away in the fourth quarter for an impressive 76-60 win over the Shadle Park Highlanders at Linda Sheridan Court in Greater Spokane League boys basketball.
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Lee: Overhaul improves GSL’s state chances

Greater Spokane League secretary Herb Rotchford reports that more GSL 4A and 3A boys and girls basketball teams will have opportunities to earn state berths this year. First, however, a little background.
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CV girls defeat defending state champion LC

The Central Valley girls basketball team went undefeated in three consecutive tournaments in June. The Bears picked up where they left off Tuesday, throttling the defending State 4A champion Lewis and Clark Tigers 75-55 in a Greater Spokane League opener at CV.
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University buries Lake City with hot shooting

If the University boys basketball team shoots all year like it did Saturday afternoon in a season opener, it will not only confirm the preseason pick as Greater Spokane League favorite but may not be challenged. University shot well from the opening tip, especially from long range, as the Titans handled the Lake City Timberwolves 74-45 in the Coaches vs. Cancer Tipoff Classic at Gonzaga Prep.
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Shadle Park gets it together

It was the kind of game that would have made the late Dan Fitzgerald proud. The Shadle Park Highlanders shrugged off some early nerves to clamp down defensively and pull away from the Kelso Hilanders 65-31 in the opening game of The Fitz – the Dan Fitzgerald Memorial boys basketball tournament Friday at Lewis and Clark High School.
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ACH gets its chance in dome

It’s the game the Almira/Coulee-Hartline football team expected to play one year ago. The Warriors put their 13-0 record on the line today when they take on Neah Bay (11-2) in the State 1B championship game at the Tacoma Dome. Kickoff is at 4 p.m.
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GSL boys face questions with new lineups

Graduation hit most of the Greater Spokane League boys basketball teams hard, particularly defending State 4A champ Gonzaga Prep. If history shows one thing, though, it’s that by the end of the season the league will produce battle-tested teams poised to fare well at state.