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Sports >  NCAA basketball

Gonzaga women to play in Bahamas tournament in 2022

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 2, 2021

The Gonzaga women literally just booked a trip to Paradise.

News >  Education

New Spokane School Board president, vice president appointed as Haynes, Ziehnert depart

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 1, 2021

Naturally, there were tears at Wednesday night’s meeting of the Spokane Public Schools board of directors.

News >  Education

Haynes reflects on two tumultuous years as he leaves Spokane School Board: ‘We wanted to try to make sure our students had everything they need’

Wed., Dec. 1, 2021

If Jerrall Haynes learned one thing during the last six years, it’s that public school districts don’t exist in a vacuum.

News >  Education

With pomp and a little unforeseen circumstance, Spokane Public Schools breaks ground on new downtown stadium

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 30, 2021

After all the heavy lifting, turning a shovel of dirt seemed exhilarating, almost cathartic.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women pick up more votes in AP poll, but still unranked

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 29, 2021

The Gonzaga women are 6-1, and a few people are starting to notice.

News >  Education

SPS is seeking gift card donations this holiday season to help Spokane homeless students

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 30, 2021

Spokane Public Schools is seeking gift card donations from the public to help more than 150 students who are not only homeless, but are without a parent or guardian.

News >  Education

Hundreds of job openings in Spokane County schools

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 30, 2021

Hundreds of jobs, many with good pay and benefits, are waiting to be filled in local schools.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

GU women outshoot Hawaii to sweep the Rainbow Wahine Showdown tournament

UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 28, 2021

Overcoming fatigue and the absence of starting point guard Kayleigh Truong, the Zags held off several Hawaii rallies to take a 68-49 win in the Rainbow Wahine Showdown tournament finale.

Sports >  NCAA basketball

Gonzaga women outshoot Eastern Illinois, remain unbeaten in Rainbow Wahine Showdown

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 27, 2021

For the second straight game at the Rainbow Wahine Showdown, the Gonzaga women got off to a fast start Saturday and cruised to an easy 74-53 win over Eastern Illinois.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women roll past Utah, 89-71

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 26, 2021

As it turned out, statistics didn’t mean a lot when the Gonzaga women played Utah on Friday afternoon.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women open Hawaii tournament against unbeaten Utah

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 24, 2021

The Utah women’s basketball team has some pretty gaudy stats to go along with its 4-0 record.

News >  Education

Downtown Spokane stadium groundbreaking set for Tuesday

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 26, 2021

The Spokane Public Facilities District and Spokane Public Schools will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the new downtown stadium Tuesday.

News >  Education

Spokane Public School investigating Finch Elementary principal and other staff members who refused to wear masks

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 24, 2021

Officials at Spokane Public Schools are investigating an incident in which several staff members at Finch Elementary School, including the principal, refused to wear masks as required under Gov. Jay Inslee’s mandate and were escorted out of the school.

News >  Spokane

GU women’s basketball players jeered by some fans for kneeling during national anthem

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 23, 2021

The Gonzaga women basketball players endured some tough calls during Sunday’s narrow loss to Stanford.

News >  Higher education

West Point cadet from Liberty Lake named Rhodes Scholar

Tue., Nov. 23, 2021

Holland Pratt is both a soldier and a scholar, and among the best of her generation at both.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

‘We’re among the best’: Despite loss, Gonzaga women show they can play with anyone

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 22, 2021

Four games into the season, the Gonzaga women are still looking for some validation, something to back up Coach Lisa Fortier’s claim Sunday that “we’re among the best teams in the country.”

Sports >  Gonzaga women

‘We have moved past the time for moral victories’: Gonzaga women drop narrow loss to No. 7 Stanford

UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 21, 2021

All they needed was to hit a few more open shots, especially with the game on the line in the fourth quarter. Instead, the Zags lost their first home game since February 2019.

Sports >  NCAA basketball

Stanford coach VanDerveer blazed a trail for women’s college hoops that started at University of Idaho

Sun., Nov. 21, 2021

Tara VanDerveer will walk onto the McCarthey Athletic Center floor Sunday afternoon not only as a defending NCAA champion, but also as a champion of the game of basketball.

News >  K-12 education

COVID-19 in schools: Numbers reported lower in most schools

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 20, 2021

Most local school districts reported lower COVID-19 infection numbers this week.

Sports >  NCAA basketball

Gonzaga women hope to rise to challenge of No. 7 Stanford

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 20, 2021

The box scores from the win over Idaho State had barely cleared the copy machine Thursday night when the Gonzaga players were asked about the next home game.

News >  K-12 education

Spokane students affected by school boundary changes will be given choice to stay

Fri., Nov. 19, 2021

Some students affected by recent boundary changes at Spokane Public Schools will be able to stay at their current schools as long as they wish, the school board has decided.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women roll past Idaho State 69-39 for third-straight win

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 18, 2021

By the end of the first quarter of Thursday night’s game at the Kennel, it was clear that the Gonzaga women weren’t looking past Idaho State.

Sports >  Gonzaga athletics

Gonzaga women set to host Big Sky Conference favorite Idaho State

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 17, 2021

The Gonzaga women aren’t looking past Idaho State, and they shouldn’t.

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‘We’re just trying to do our part’: Trent Elementary hosts in-school COVID-19, flu vaccination clinic

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 18, 2021

Everyone made a few sacrifices Wednesday afternoon at Trent Elementary School to make the world safer against COVID-19.

News >  K-12 education

Culturally responsive curriculum to be part of Spokane teacher training

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 16, 2021

On the agenda at Wednesday night’s meeting of the Spokane Public Schools board is a topic that’s sure to raise some eyebrows: Culturally Responsive Curriculum.