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Sports >  NCAA basketball

Gonzaga women to face San Francisco in WCC semifinals

UPDATED: Sat., March 5, 2022

LAS VEGAS – Bring on the Dons.

Sports >  NCAA basketball

Gonzaga women looking for another hero to come out on top at West Coast Conference Tournament

UPDATED: Sat., March 5, 2022

LAS VEGAS – There’s a lot on the line this week for the Gonzaga women’s basketball team – just the occasion for another hero to emerge and deliver a big performance in the West Coast Conference Tournament.

News >  Education

Cheney superintendent Robert Roettger announces ‘bittersweet’ transition to lead ESD101; no successor named yet

Sat., March 5, 2022

Roettger, the superintendent at Cheney since 2016, will take over at NEWESD 101 on July 1, replacing Mike Dunn.

News >  Education

Spokane-area school COVID-19 numbers fall again

UPDATED: Sat., March 5, 2022

With the state’s indoor mask mandate scheduled to end next weekend, most school districts in Spokane are seeing some of the lowest numbers of COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began.

Sports >  WSU basketball

Washington State women wait and wonder NCAA Tournament fate after losing to Utah in Pac-12 quarterfinal

UPDATED: Fri., March 4, 2022

LAS VEGAS – A “tidal wave,” coach Kamie Ethridge called it, the first-half surge from Utah that swept the Washington State women out of the Pac-12 Tournament Thursday night.

Sports >  WSU basketball

Washington State women feel the energy going into Pac-12 Tournament

UPDATED: Thu., March 3, 2022

In almost every respect, the Washington State women are in better shape than a year ago.

Sports >  NCAA basketball

Commentary: West Coast Conference Coach of the Year voting flawed

UPDATED: Wed., March 2, 2022

After a season spent preaching the virtues of consistency, the West Coast Conference women’s basketball coaches threw it out the window last weekend.

Sports >  Gonzaga athletics

Gonzaga women taking advantage of rest period before WCC semifinals

UPDATED: Wed., March 2, 2022

The West Coast Conference Tournament tips off Thursday, but Gonzaga will have to wait until late on Saturday to learn who they will play in Monday’s semifinals.

Sports >  Gonzaga athletics

Gonzaga’s Kayleigh Truong, Melody Kempton make all-WCC team

UPDATED: Wed., March 2, 2022

Four days after leading Gonzaga to within a game of another West Coast Conference title, Gonzaga’s Melody Kempton and Kayleigh Truong were named Wednesday to the all-conference first team.

Sports >  WSU basketball

Washington State sisters Charlisse and Krystal Leger-Walker earn all-Pac-12 honors; Spokane native Lexie Hull earns third nod

UPDATED: Tue., March 1, 2022

After dominating the Pac-12 Conference on the stat sheets, Washington State’s sister duo of Charlisse and Krystal Leger-Walker won all-conference honors Tuesday.

Sports >  Gonzaga athletics

Former Gonzaga star Courtney Vandersloot among a number of other American pros seeking to leave Russia

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 28, 2022

Former Gonzaga women’s star Courtney Vandersloot is among several American basketball players who reportedly are exploring ways to leave Russia as tensions rise during the war with Ukraine.

Sports >  Gonzaga athletics

Gonzaga women await West Coast Conference Tournament semifinal; opponent to be determined Saturday

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 28, 2022

The Gonzaga women won’t know until Saturday afternoon who they’ll face in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference tournament.

News >  Local Government

Washington indoor mask mandate now set to end March 12

UPDATED: Tue., March 1, 2022

Washington's indoor mask mandate will lift on March 12 — sooner than previously announced by Gov. Jay Inslee, but not as soon as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week.

Sports >  Gonzaga athletics

Gonzaga women rout Loyola Marymount, celebrate seniors at final regular season game

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 26, 2022

They won the game easily enough. Then the Gonzaga seniors blew away the crowd.

News >  Education

Spokane County schools see steady decline in COVID-19 cases

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 25, 2022

Cases of COVID-19 continue to drop steadily in Spokane County schools.

News >  Education

Colville board ends defiance on masks; superintendent resigns

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 25, 2022

Capping a tumultuous week, the Colville School Board voted Friday afternoon to end its defiance of Gov. Jay Inslee’s mask mandate, then accepted the resignation of first-year Superintendent Steve Fisk.

Sports >  Gonzaga athletics

Gonzaga women close regular season on senior day, looking to avoid a letdown against Loyola Marymount

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 25, 2022

Of course, there will be plenty of tears Saturday afternoon at the Kennel.

Sports >  Gonzaga athletics

Gonzaga women rout Pepperdine 85-41, rebuilding momentum ahead of WCC Tournament

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 24, 2022

As Gonzaga women’s coach Lisa Fortier said, the focus this week is on improvement.

News >  Education

Kettle Falls will fall back into compliance with Inslee’s mask mandate, Colville to reconsider masking policies today

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 24, 2022

Following a warning from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries after the board voted to make masks optional for students, Kettle Falls School District students and staff will comply, effective immediately, with Gov. Jay Inslee’s mask mandate.

Sports >  Gonzaga athletics

Gonzaga women focus on building momentum in final two home games

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 23, 2022

With the West Coast Conference Tournament on the horizon, the Gonzaga women have a lot to play for, a lot of reasons to take care of business.

Sports >  Gonzaga athletics

Gonzaga women bounce back from loss to BYU with blowout 74-58 win over Santa Clara

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 21, 2022

There’s no better way to bury the memory of a bad loss than burying the next team that comes your way.

Sports >  Gonzaga athletics

Gonzaga women hope to bounce back from loss at BYU, hosting Santa Clara on Monday

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 20, 2022

The Gonzaga women and their fans hope to regain a semblance of normalcy Monday afternoon at the Kennel.

Sports >  Gonzaga athletics

‘It’s going to be emotional’: Gonzaga’s group of seniors ready to complete long, winding journey in regular-season finale

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 24, 2022

If life is about the journey, the seniors on the Gonzaga women’s basketball team have come a long way.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

BYU women proved they’re the best team in the WCC with another win over Gonzaga, but the Zags won’t shy away from a rematch

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 19, 2022

PROVO, Utah – As the BYU fans celebrated one of the biggest wins in program history Saturday afternoon, the Gonzaga women retreated to the locker room.

News >  Education

‘We are optimistic’: COVID-19 numbers continue to fall in schools

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 20, 2022

One day after Gov. Jay Inslee set a March 21 target for the end of the state’s indoor mask mandate, the latest COVID-19 metrics in Spokane County schools appeared to validate that decision.