Brian Dunn, head football coach the last 20 years at Lakeside (Nine Mile) has resigned. Dunn, 57, coached Lakeside to a league title in the Northeast A and the Great Northern League. His teams were 102-96 with six state playoff appearances.
As his players cut downs the nets celebrating a second straight Greater Spokane League boys basketball championship Tuesday, Gonzaga Prep coach Matty McIntyre put the moment in perspective.
Shawn Nilsson had been thinking about stepping down as Lewiston’s head football coach during the season. Nilsson, 52, made it official just after the first of the year. His teams were 26-21 in five seasons including 9-1 and 9-2 the last two years.
It may be hard to believe – what with the Greater Spokane League’s wrestling success over the years – but the league has yet to produce a four-time state champ.
Chad Kimberley, who was hired early last fall to replace George Pfeifer – who resigned just before school started – as the Lewis and Clark girls basketball coach, quit abruptly over the weekend following the Tigers’ game last Friday.
To Greg Whitmore, the unveiling of the WIAA’s first RPI (Ratings Percentage Index) boys and girls basketball rankings Friday was like opening a late Christmas present.
It’s expected by Friday that the WIAA will release its first RPI (Ratings Percentage Index) rankings for boys and girls basketball under changes implemented for the 2016-17 season.
Deon Watson loves visiting the Treasure Valley. In particular, Watson enjoys playing at Boise State’s Albertsons Stadium. The senior wide receiver from Coeur d’Alene caught a 74-yard touchdown pass as he helped the Idaho football team handle Colorado State 61-50 in a wild Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Thursday. It was the third victory Watson has been part of at BSU’s stadium.
First, Matt Linehan sizzled on the field. Then he made waves in a postgame radio interview. After leading Idaho to a 61-50 win in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, the junior quarterback told ESPN Radio that Idaho belonged in the FBS.