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Sports >  Gonzaga women

Better shot selection, inside dominance have helped Gonzaga elevate 3-point shooting percentage

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 15, 2019

The Gonzaga women are definitely finding their range this season, and the reasons are no surprise: hours of practice, a stronger inside game and better shot selection.

News >  Spokane

Despite shutdown, funds still available for school lunch programs

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 15, 2019

At least for now, schoolchildren from low-income families in Spokane and the rest of the nation won’t be going hungry because of the partial shutdown of the federal government.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga gets off to quick start, takes care of Portland to remain unbeaten in WCC play

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 12, 2019

Even during a 26-point win over Portland, the Zags found some teachable moments ahead of next week’s West Coast Conference showdown at BYU.

News >  Education

Propelled by hard work, Spokane high school graduation rates continue to trend upward

Sat., Jan. 12, 2019

So what’s driving the higher graduation rates in Spokane high schools?

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga’s Zykera Rice reaches for the sky on, off court

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 11, 2019

Last week, Zykera Rice set the record straight about her blue do.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

14th-ranked Gonzaga women not looking past Portland as showdown with BYU looms

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 11, 2019

At first sight, this would be the perfect time for the Gonzaga women to look past their next opponent.

News >  Education

Decades-old bomb disposal robot presents challenge for Sacajawea engineering class

Fri., Jan. 11, 2019

A public-service appeal came Thursday morning from Spokane Police Officer Toby Bryer, who told an advanced engineering class at Sacajawea Middle School that the public could use their help.

News >  Spokane

Whitworth students travel to Vietnam for studies on war

Tue., Jan. 8, 2019

Several Whitworth University students weren’t sure what to expect when they left Sunday for a three-week tour of Vietnam and the legacy of a war that divided a nation a generation before they were born.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women ranked school-best 14th in AP Top-25 poll

Mon., Jan. 7, 2019

For the Gonzaga women’s basketball players, Monday morning was spent in sweaty, ignorant bliss. After two hours of hard practice at the Kennel, the Zags were ready for lunch. They were also served up with the news that they moved up to 14th in this week’s Associated Press Top-25 poll. That’s the highest spot in program history. Then again, no other GU team has been 15-1.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women use big second-, third-quarter runs to topple Pacific for 11th straight win

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 5, 2019

The Gonzaga women were tested in so many different ways Saturday, but responded with grit, power and waves of energy from the bench in an 88-65 win over Pacific.

News >  Education

Whitworth students shut out of Smithsonian

Fri., Jan. 4, 2019

For a group of Whitworth University students, the partial shutdown of the federal government is suddenly more than an academic exercise.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga closes strong to top Saint Mary’s, avenge lone conference loss from last season

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 3, 2019

The show isn’t for the squeamish but it ends happily enough, with GU taking a 74-62 win over the Gaels before a sellout crowd at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

No. 17 Gonzaga women prepare for another shot at Saint Mary’s

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 2, 2019

The start of the New Year also offers the Gonzaga women a chance to finish off some old business against Saint Mary’s.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women roll into West Coast Conference play after program-best nonconference slate

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 27, 2018

The Zags are 11-1 – the best nonconference mark in program history – ranked 20th in the polls and a lofty 15th in the Rating Percentage Index entering Saturday’s league opener at Loyola Marymount.

News >  Education

Youth Spotlight: Community School students teach English to refugees

Tue., Dec. 25, 2018

Tasked in a school project with studying the worldwide refugee crisis, Cierra Morris, Ashlin O’Kelly, Shea Handelman and Katelyn Devine went beyond the script by engaging refugees who work at the Global Neighborhood Thrift Store in north Spokane.

News >  Education

Partnership between school’s Mark Anderson, city’s Rick Romero led to landmark school and library bonds

Mon., Dec. 24, 2018

It probably won’t be a bestseller, but Mark Anderson and Rick Romero just wrote the book on local intergovernmental cooperation.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

No. 21 Gonzaga gets off to quick start, uses offensive balance to topple Idaho in nonconference finale

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 20, 2018

Zykera Rice scored 16 points, Jenn Wirth had a career night off the bench and No. 21 Gonzaga cruised to an 88-51 win over regional rival Idaho on Thursday night for its seventh straight win.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga’s Jenn and LeeAnne Wirth rely on each other on, off the basketball court

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 19, 2018

On the court, the twins are a big reason the Zags are 10-1 and off to the best start in school history going into Thursday’s home game against Idaho.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women hoping to power past Idaho in the paint

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 19, 2018

Led by the “Splash Sisters,” Mikayla Ferenz and Taylor Pierce, nearly half of Idaho’s field goal attempts are threes as 240 of 519 total field goal attempts are from beyond the arc.

News >  Spokane

Father alleges autistic daughter abused, injured at Shadle Park High School

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 18, 2018

A severely autistic teenage girl endured severe physical abuse this year while being held in an unpadded room at Shadle Park High School, her father alleges.

News >  Spokane

Credibility concerns led to ‘no’ vote on last chance for downtown stadium location

Sun., Dec. 16, 2018

There were no cheers after Wednesday night’s decision by the Spokane Public Schools board to build a new stadium at the current Joe Albi site. There were plenty of regrets, however.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

No. 21 Gonzaga women face test at Missouri State

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 14, 2018

The Gonzaga women have seen a little of everything this year.

News >  Education

Spokane parents can now track their kids on school bus

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 14, 2018

On board Durham buses taking Spokane Public Schools students to class this year is a tracker that allows parents to monitor in real time the whereabouts of their child’s bus.

News >  Spokane

School board quashes downtown location, votes to build new stadium on Joe Albi site

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 12, 2018

For many years to come, the Friday night lights will continue to shine in northwest Spokane.

News >  Spokane

Spokane school board to hear new sports stadium proposal

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 11, 2018

Board members have agreed to hear a new proposal Wednesday night from the Spokane Sports Commission and the Spokane Public Facilities District for an enhanced Sportsplex and indoor stadium.