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Sports >  Area sports

In a season of firsts, Spokane Velocity have one final first in mind – a USL championship

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 16, 2024

It has been a season of firsts for Spokane Velocity FC as the first-year team finds itself as one of two teams remaining in the USL League One playoffs.

Sports >  Area sports

Small colleges: CCS men look to improve scoring punch; NIC hopes to soar behind high-flying Vaughn Weems

Sun., Nov. 3, 2024

The Community Colleges of Spokane and North Idaho College basketball begin their second seasons on different paths.

Sports >  High school sports

2024 Fall Preps Preview: University girls soccer star Carsyn Gildehaus returns to pitch after series of concussions

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 12, 2024

Fluorescent lights beaming down in her University High School classrooms forced Carsyn Gildehaus to wear sunglasses during class.

Sports >  Area sports

Former Gonzaga standout Vito Higgins relishes opportunity as Spokane Velocity goalkeeper coach

UPDATED: Sat., June 8, 2024

Vito Higgins had just watched Spokane Velocity FC lose to Central Valley Fuego FC after a stoppage time goal sent the match to penalties, which ultimately went Fuego FC’s way.

Sports >  High school sports

2024 Spring High School Sports Preview: Boys soccer capsules for Greater Spokane League

Thu., March 21, 2024

From staff reports

Sports >  High school sports

2024 Spring High School Sports Preview: Ferris coach Robin Crain the player helped lay the foundation for local soccer

Thu., March 21, 2024

Mead High School didn’t have a soccer program in the mid-1970s. In fact, the only high school team playing in the Spokane area was St. George’s.

Sports >  Pro

‘Wind from the west’: Spokane women’s professional soccer team unveils name, colors and brand

Mon., Nov. 6, 2023

It was fitting that a slight breeze was felt humming through the downtown Spokane core on Sunday afternoon as previously announced USL Spokane was officially introduced as Spokane Zephyr FC.

Sports >  Whitworth

College basketball 2023-24: Whitworth men lose three starters, but bring plenty of experience into season

Wed., Nov. 1, 2023

Change was expected this offseason for Whitworth as the Pirates lost three starters from their 2022-23 squad who accounted for 36 points a game.

Sports >  Whitworth

College basketball 2023-24: With a year of experience, women’s coaches from Whitworth, CCS, NIC ready for next step

Wed., Nov. 1, 2023

Last season all three programs – Whitworth, Community Colleges of Spokane and North Idaho College – featured new head coaches, riding the recruiting from previous regimes.

Sports >  High school sports

Mead three-sport star Teryn Gardner tearing up soccer pitch before defending GSL basketball MVP

UPDATED: Sun., Oct. 8, 2023

Mead’s Teryn Gardner has mastered multiple sports during all three Greater Spokane League seasons

Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

‘The best atmosphere we’ve had’: Gonzaga fans unleashed for ESPN College GameDay and national TV audience

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 25, 2023

Was Saturday the best College GameDay over the past few seasons? ESPN personalities believe it to be true.

Sports >  High school sports

Next step: Isabella Longo transforms game in offseason, leads surging University girls soccer squad

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 22, 2022

Sometimes high school soccer players will have a physical jump from one year to the next, or a mental shift that allows them to play with more creative freedom.

Sports >  High school sports

Youth Sports Awards: Deer Park’s Livvy Moore caps historic career with girls soccer state title, player of the year honors

UPDATED: Mon., June 20, 2022

Deer Park striker Livvy Moore scored her 100th career goal in October, midway through the Stags’ historic campaign. She scored 13 more down the stretch as her senior season wrapped up eight games later with a State 1A girls soccer title.

Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

Difference makers: JD Notae, Trey Wade lead Arkansas over Gonzaga in Sweet 16 upset

UPDATED: Thu., March 24, 2022

JD Notae

News >  Business

Spokane Shock terminated by Indoor Football League

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 24, 2022

The Spokane Shock once took the Lilac City by storm, lost its name and its franchise before and then came roaring back in 2019 behind a bombastic new owner who promised to restore the franchise to its championship glory.

News >  Washington

Spokane Shock may lose home arena as owner’s financial dealings face scrutiny

Wed., Feb. 23, 2022

The Spokane Shock will lose its home arena at 5 p.m. Wednesday unless team owner Sam Adams secures financial backing for a contract he previously signed with the Spokane Public Facilities District.

Sports >  High school sports

Valley Flash running club wins National Junior Olympic Cross Country championship for ages 15-18

Thu., Dec. 23, 2021

With mud splattering legs and caking spikes to the point of being unrecognizable, the Valley Flash runners traversed the sloppy landscape in the USA Track and Field National Junior Olympic Cross County Championships in Paris, Kentucky, on Dec. 11.