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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883
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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Gonzaga Prep boys beat No. 1 Garfield, will play for 4A title

TACOMA – Here’s the most telling thing about the Gonzaga Prep boys basketball team’s win Friday in the State 4A semifinals. To a player, the Bullpups grabbed their backpacks stored behind the bench following their stunning 66-53 win over the No. 1-ranked and heavily favored Garfield Bulldogs, made the long walk to the locker room at the Tacoma Dome and acted like it was just another victory.
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Holy Names ends North Central’s State 3A title hopes with convincing win

TACOMA – Holy cow, the North Central girls basketball team ran into the real deal in Holy Names Academy. The undefeated and top-ranked Cougars caught fire in the second quarter and couldn’t be reeled in as they throttled North Central 57-28 in the State 3A tournament semifinals Friday at the Tacoma Dome.
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West Valley boys will bring home trophy

West Valley's win over Tumwater assures the Eagles (23-4) a first 2A trophy in four appearances. They will play Grandview (24-3) at 8 Saturday in the fourth-place game.
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Little goes right for NC girls in loss

The undefeated and top-ranked Holy Names Academy caught fire in the second quarter and couldn’t be reeled in as the Cougars throttled North Central 57-28 in the State 3A tournament semifinals Friday at the Tacoma Dome.
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Gonzaga Prep to play for boys 4A title

Chris Scarbaugh scored a game-high 24 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead Gonzaga Prep past the No. 1-ranked Garfield Bulldogs 66-53 on Friday in the 4A boys semifinal game in the Tacoma Dome.
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Defensive

TACOMA – For the North Central girls basketball team, the defense never rests. And if the Indians hope to have a chance against heavily favored and No. 1-ranked Holy Names, they will probably have to play one of its best defensive games of the year.
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Gonzaga Prep boys best Kentridge and Bell; Lewis and Clark girls win opener

TACOMA – It was a good day for the Gonzagas – the Gonzaga Prep Bullpups and Gonzaga University. First, the Gonzaga Prep boys basketball team advanced to state semifinals for the first time since 1976. Second, the soon-to-be Gonzaga University players – Chris Sarbaugh of G-Prep and Gary Bell Jr. of Kentridge – played well.
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Gonzaga Prep boys best Kentridge and Bell

It was a good day for the Gonzagas – the Gonzaga Prep Bullpups and Gonzaga University. First, the Gonzaga Prep boys basketball team advanced to state semifinals for the first time since 1976. Second, the soon-to-be Gonzaga University players – Chris Sarbaugh of G-Prep and Gary Bell Jr. of Kentridge – played well.
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North Central girls win with defense

For the North Central girls basketball team, the defense never rests. It was apparent again Thursday afternoon when NC handled the Auburn Mountainview Lions 53-39 in a State 3A quarterfinal at the Tacoma Dome.
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Post Falls, Coeur d’Alene boys take confidence to state

Mike McLean can talk from the stance of experience. The Post Falls boys basketball coach watched his team capture a State 5A championship last year. The Trojans returned two key starters – Connor Hill and Marcus Colbert. Together they’ve teamed with some role players to get to the point where they believe defending their title is a distinct possibility.
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LC girls, G-Prep boys take big hopes to Tacoma

Lewis and Clark girls basketball coach Jim Redmon expected to finish the season at the Tacoma Dome. It’s just that along the way the Tigers have had to overcome more adversity than Redmon anticipated.