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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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Stanford women hope for fast start against North Carolina

Slow starts and fast finishes have been the pattern for the Stanford Cardinal women’s basketball team in the postseason. In Stanford’s Sweet 16-qualifying win Monday, it built a 38-30 halftime lead before smothering St. John’s 37-19 in the second half.
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Shadle Park principal Rotchford next GSL secretary

Herb Rotchford must add nine ball caps to his wardrobe. The Shadle Park principal is taking over as the Greater Spokane League’s secretary and WIAA District 8 representative, replacing the retiring Randy Ryan.
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UCLA women use defense to knock out Montana

Defense kept the University of Montana women’s basketball team in the game, and defense won it for the UCLA Bruins. The third-seeded Bruins found just enough offense the final 3 minutes to hold off the 14th-seeded Grizzlies 55-47 in an NCAA tournament opener before a crowd that started at 5,632 at the McCarthey Athletic Center but dwindled to less than 500 by game’s end.
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Giant-killer?

The University of Montana women’s basketball team hasn’t played a team like UCLA. So count Montana coach Robin Selvig as being just as curious as anybody. His 14th-seeded Grizzlies (18-14) face off against the No. 3 Bruins (27-4) in an NCAA tournament opener today at 3:30 p.m., the second of two games at McCarthey Athletic Center.
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Post Falls Trojans head girls basketball coach Chris Johnson resigns

The winningest coach in Post Falls High history resigned Wednesday. Girls basketball coach Chris Johnson, whose Trojans captured back-to-back 4A state championships in 2002-03, stepped down after 17 seasons. His career record was 241-161. He coached two teams to third at state and one to fourth.
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Lake City graduate has persevered through tough times

Katie Baker is a glass-full person, and she counts her blessings daily. The former Lake City High (Coeur d’Alene) basketball standout can check one goal off her list. When she signed to play at the University of Montana, it was with the express purpose of playing in the NCAA tournament.
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Readers not happy with WIAA state basketball format

I’ve heard from you high school basketball fans. Thanks for the e-mails or the short chats between state tournament games. The bulk of what I heard or read is not favorable of the changes the WIAA made in the state tournaments.
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Life’s hurdles don’t deter Montana’s Katie Baker

Katie Baker is a glass-full person. And she counts her blessings daily. The former Lake City High (Coeur d’Alene) basketball standout can check one goal off her list. When she signed to play at the University of Montana, it was with the express purpose of playing in the NCAA tournament.
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North boys, girls run away with victories in Idaho all-star games

North Idaho was home to some of the top boys and girls basketball players in the state this winter, and it was confirmed again Saturday afternoon. The North boys and girls ran away from the South in the eighth annual Idaho High School All-Star Games for seniors at North Idaho College.
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Gonzaga Prep boys capture 4A crown

TACOMA – The heartbreak was all first-year Gonzaga Prep boys basketball coach Matty McIntyre could bear last season when his team that had great state expectations fell disappointingly short last season.
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North Central girls beat Kamiakin again to finish 3rd in State 3A

TACOMA – The horn sounded and Gabe Medrano turned and raised three fingers to the North Central cheering section. In its first trip to state, the North Central girls basketball team knocked off the Kamiakin Braves for the second time in a week, 52-42, to capture third at the State 3A tournament Saturday afternoon at the Tacoma Dome.
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Tough defense leads Gonzaga Prep’s boys to State 4A title

TACOMA – The heartbreak was all first-year Gonzaga Prep boys basketball coach Matty McIntyre could bear last season when his team that had great state expectations fell disappointingly short last season. So imagine the opposite emotion of the spectrum that McIntyre embraced late Saturday evening.