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News >  Spokane

A proposed Monsters of Rock 2020 show may roll into Albi Stadium for August concert

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 6, 2020

Albi Stadium’s swan song could be a rocking, head-banging event to remember – just like the summer of 1988. That’s when the epic Monsters of Rock tour came to Spokane and treated more than 30,000 music-lovers to the likes of Van Halen, The Scorpions, Dokken and an up-and-coming band called Metallica.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women climb a spot to 16th in AP poll after two wins

Mon., Jan. 6, 2020

The Gonzaga women have moved up another notch in the Associated Press poll by taking care of business while other teams didn’t. The Zags are 16th this week, thanks to road wins over BYU and San Diego, but also because Maryland got thumped by unranked Northwestern by 23 points.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women find time to focus on fixes during impressive West Coast Conference win at BYU

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 3, 2020

The big game all but won, Gonzaga women’s basketball coach Lisa Fortier was still looking at the little things.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

No. 17 Gonzaga women use late surge to top BYU 55-43

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 2, 2020

Katie Campbell scored 11 points and freshman guard Kayleigh Truong added 10 as No. 17 Gonzaga used a late surge to pull away from BYU 55-43 Thursday at the Marriott Center.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga seeks revenge after three painful losses to BYU last season

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 1, 2020

The Gonzaga women won 29 games last year and lost only five, but three of those defeats came at the hands of West Coast Conference rival BYU.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women not allowing limited bench to be an excuse ahead of BYU showdown

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 1, 2020

For Gonzaga head coach Lisa Fortier, the best takeaway from Sunday’s narrow escape against Portland came in the film room.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Decade in Review: Gonzaga women stepped into national spotlight with strong teams, impressive individuals

Tue., Dec. 31, 2019

For the Gonzaga women’s basketball program this past decade, the ride never stopped.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women rally from improbable deficit against Portland

UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 29, 2019

Jill Townsend led the 17th-ranked Gonzaga women out of a 20-point hole to a 62-57 win over Portland in their WCC opener.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women have sights set on high NCAA Tournament seed as West Coast Conference play opens

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 27, 2019

For the second straight year, the Zags have a shot at hosting first- and second-round games in the NCAA Tournament.

News >  Education

The 2010s in review: Schools faced tragedy, expansion and budget drama

Fri., Dec. 27, 2019

In Spokane, schools were built and new standards enacted even as educators were challenged by violence and the vaping epidemic and curriculum changes – ensuring another interesting decade ahead.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Bulldogs get surprise pep talk from high-flying Spokane native

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 24, 2019

Moments after their biggest win of the season Friday night, the Gonzaga women got a surprise pep talk from someone who already knows how to hit the heights. “We didn’t even know she was an astronaut,” Gonzaga guard Katie Campbell said after meeting Lt Col Anne McClain, a Spokane native who’s been on three space missions. Added Campbell: “She had a lot of wisdom for us.”

News >  Education

Finch Elementary aims to reduce student stress ahead of the holidays

Sat., Dec. 21, 2019

During Angela Lefler’s first-grade class at Finch Elementary School in northwest Spokane on Wednesday, some of her former students dropped by for an hour of play. Connect, Create and Remember, they call it at Finch, a bit of whimsy that couldn’t be timed any better.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women get marquee win to close nonconference play against No. 20 Missouri State

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 20, 2019

Beating the 20th-ranked Lady Bears will also come in handy on Selection Monday, when the Zags will be angling for a high seed and potentially home court for the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Top-25 tilt: No. 17 Gonzaga women welcome No. 20 Missouri State to the Kennel in midmajor showdown

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 20, 2019

It’s one of the biggest midmajor matchups of the year; in fact it’s almost unheard of for ranked midmajors to meet under any circumstances, considering that all but four of this week’s Top 25 teams hail from Power 5 conferences.

News >  Spokane

Plan to merge GSL and GNL, reclassify schools moves forward at school board meeting

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 18, 2019

A proposed merger of the region’s two largest high school sports leagues – Greater Spokane League and the Great Northern League – will move forward after the Spokane Public Schools board unanimously approved the move Wednesday night.

News >  Spokane

Central Valley girls basketball coach let go for nondisclosure about relationship with former college player

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 18, 2019

Central Valley School District opted not to renew the contract of girls basketball coach Ryan Bragdon because he was not “forthcoming about the nature and extent of a relationship with a student-athlete” at a previous job at Northwest Nazarene University.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women, ranked No. 17, head to Wyoming

Mon., Dec. 16, 2019

For the second year in a row, the Gonzaga women are flying high in nonconference play. After Saturday’s lopsided win over Texas Southern, the Zags are ranked No. 17 in this week’s Associated Press poll.

News >  Spokane

‘They’re the ones who paid the price’: Spokane Valley veteran remembers fallen brothers in Battle of the Bulge

Mon., Dec. 16, 2019

Everett Martin, 94, was one of thousands of Americans who fought in the snowy Ardennes Forest 75 years ago in an attempt to beat back a counterattack by Nazi Germany. What came to be known as “The Battle of the Bulge” lasted a month and claimed more than 19,000 American lives, but the victory by Allied forces hastened the war’s end that May.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Balance again on full display in Gonzaga women’s romp over Texas Southern

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 14, 2019

In a game like this, the Gonzaga women needed to rise to their own expectations and no one else’s.

News >  Education

West Valley schools superintendent Gene Sementi retires; Kyle Rydell to take over

Sat., Dec. 14, 2019

Gene Sementi submitted his resignation, effective July 1. He has been a teacher and administrator at the West Valley School District for 31 years.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

As strong nonconference campaign nears end, Gonzaga women won’t look past struggling Texas Southern

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 13, 2019

With only three games left, the Gonzaga women are cruising along to one of the best nonconference seasons in program history.

News >  Education

Spokane Public Schools board welcomes 3 new members

Wed., Dec. 11, 2019

The changeover – three new members out of five – is unprecedented for Spokane.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women up to No. 17; Jill Townsend takes WCC honor

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 9, 2019

It’s barely begun, but the week couldn’t be going any better for the Gonzaga women. On Sunday, the Zags (8-1) thumped Washington State, 76-53. A day later they moved up another spot, to 17th, in the Associated Press poll.

News >  Education

Reformed procrastinator Helen Gao thriving academically

Sat., Nov. 30, 2019

She’s a National Advanced Placement Scholar with a near-perfect Scholastic Aptitude Test score who found time to organize a sleeping bag drive for the homeless, teach computer skills to the elderly and serve on the Chase Youth Commission.

News >  Spokane

Washington high schools do away with federal testing requirements, create seven pathways for student success

Fri., Nov. 29, 2019

Starting this school year, Washington students won’t need to pass a federal test to earn a high school diploma. Instead, there are now seven pathways, and districts will have some flexibility in how they’re crafted.