Greg Lee

This will be my final words on the subject of coaches and parents – at least until next school year. Lake City athletic director/vice principal Jim Winger, who coached his third season this year in a return as the school’s boys basketball coach, understands some of the frustrations of parents.

It surprises none of the Lake City Timberwolves softball players that they’re undefeated on the eve of the State 5A tournament. The Timberwolves, in fact, wanted to finish the season undefeated.

Prep baseball, softball notebooks

Confident but not cocky. That explains the state of the Coeur d’Alene Vikings as they prepare for the Idaho 5A state tournament that begins Thursday at Hawks Memorial Stadium in Boise.

The Coeur d'Alene Vikings don’t expect to win a state championship, but they certainly believe they’ll challenge at the Idaho 5A state tournament that begins Thursday.

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The more I’m around high school sports, the more I wonder why coaches want to coach these days. The reward – and I’m not talking about wins or state championships for that matter – seems to be overshadowed too often by having to deal with discontented parents.

It was a clean sweep by the Columbia Basin Big Nine in 4A and 3A Regional baseball Tuesday. Adding to the misery of the 4A Greater Spokane League teams, Ferris, Mead and Gonzaga Prep were shut out by a combined 21-0.

Ugly day for GSL baseball teams

Freeman set its goals for the 2011 season about a week after the 2010 campaign concluded. The Scotties wanted the goals to be clear through the summer, fall and winter.

Ansett tosses no-hitter, Ferris easy winner

All-Star football game in Spokane

Norm Walker was pound for pound one of the toughest men to come out of the Silver Valley. A longtime football and boys basketball coach at Mullan and Wallace, Walker died Thursday on his 83rd birthday because of failing health.

University junior pitcher Tim McBroom was shaking when assistant coach Don Ressa went to the mound in the first inning Thursday at Avista Stadium. McBroom entered the second game of the District 8 3A best-of-3 series with a 2.02 ERA, and he came within a whisker of not making it out of the first, hitting the leadoff batter on the first pitch and subsequently walking four. But the crafty right-hander survived a three-run first and the Titans captured the district championship with an 11-4 win over the Mt. Spokane Wildcats at Avista Stadium.

U-Hi 3A district baseball champ