Jim Allen

Back in high school, recalls Preston Wynne, “The drive-and-fadeaway was my bread and butter.” But if basketball is a metaphor for life, he soon forgot where his bread was buttered. He lost his drive and dropped out of high school. Then came the inevitable fadeaway as dreams yielded to the reality of two children and an ailing mother on the Spokane Indian Reservation. That was in 2005. Today, at 24, the former Wellpinit High School star is in his second year as a starting guard at the Community Colleges of Spokane, setting records – and goals.

Eagles, the morning after a big win

Parker Kelly knows he has the green light.

Childhood taught Cliff Ederaine the virtues of Patience.

Whitworth coach Matt Logie had no trouble rolling the credits Monday for the Pirates’ third straight Northwest Conference men’s basketball championship. “The most pleasing thing is the way many different guys stepped up when they were needed most,” said Logie, who had to juggle his lineup for most of December and January as regulars Jack Loofburrow and Mack Larkin were injured. “The players, the coaches, everybody stepped up.”

The Whitworth Pirates have plenty of work to do this week even though they clinched their third consecutive Northwest Conference men's basketball championship over the weekend.

Around the Big Sky

Opportunity awaits for Eagles

Big Sky = Big Two

Eagles' next home game looms large

There was no way to sugarcoat this one, and Jim Hayford didn’t even try. His Eastern Washington men’s basketball team played perhaps its worst first half of the season en route to a 75-71 Big Sky Conference loss to Sacramento State on Saturday night at Reese Court.

There was no way to sugarcoat this one, and Jim Hayford didn’t even try. His Eastern Washington men’s basketball team played perhaps its worst first half of the season en route to a 75-71 Big Sky Conference loss to Sacramento State on Saturday night at Reese Court.

Whitworth got some help from an old friend in a runaway 78-59 men’s basketball win over Puget Sound on Friday.

Big opportunity for Eags

You can’t miss all the banners at Whitworth Fieldhouse.

Eastern Washington unwrapped its package of football recruits Wednesday. This one has a Bowe on top.

Eastern Washington unwrapped its package of football recruits Wednesday; this one has a Bowe on top. The Eagles signed 20 players, including seven in the defensive secondary and 12 overall from California, including a quarterback who may remind many of departing Payton Award Winner Bo Levi Mitchell.