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Matches Up For Grabs At Wrestling Tourney

The real world of high school wrestling is no fairy tale. Lakeside High School repeated this year as regional champion and has 10 wrestlers competing this weekend in Mat Classic IX at the Tacoma Dome, yet coach Scott Jones is unsated.
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East Valley Names Hisaw As New Boys Track Coach

Because of a technicality, Curt Hisaw is apparently in and Dave McCarty is out as head boys track coach at East Valley High, just two weeks before the start of the 1997 season. Hisaw's selection is predicated upon formal approval by the school board at its next meeting, Feb. 25.
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U-Hi May Make A Rude Host By Winning Gymnastics Tourney

The Harlem Globetrotters didn't show up, but the Knights basketball team put on a show for some 200 moms, dads and kids who filled the Trentwood Elementary School gym. Jon Anderson of the team gives a lift to 4-year-old Brandon Smelcer. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review
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Pirates Winning Season Lands Them In Tourney

When Rogers freshman Ryan Anstrom was younger, his dad used to wrestle with him in the family home. "Tom was a state placer in 1969 from Kent-Meridian," said former Pirates coach Ken Pelo. "It would be state champion Kent-Meridian against that lousy Rogers."
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West Valley Wraps Up Victory Early

Frontier League boys Unlike the first time boys basketball rivals West Valley and East Valley met, the Eagles took care of business early Friday night. Behind a long-range barrage, the Eagles stormed to a 23-5 lead on the way to a 70-54 victory.
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Wrestling Squads Need Strength Throughout Roster

Changes in scoring at the state wrestling tournaments have turned the sport into a team event as much as an individual event. There was a time when only the top four wrestlers scored at a meet and a team with three outstanding individuals could be state champion.
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Big Ballerinas Tip Scales For Cv

What do you get when 600-plus pounds of football players in pink leotards cavort in front of 1,800 people? The Stinky Sneaker. Central Valley High School linemen Preston Crossman, listed at 350 pounds last fall, and Wil Beck, at 280, made like ballerinas during the annual spirit basketball game between CV and University High School.
Sports

Gsl’s Chances At State Wrestling Suffer Setbacks

Wrestling coaches worried that state-worthy Eastern Washington competitors would beat up on each other during district and regional competition. They didn't expect to take a beating in the classroom, too.
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Stinky Sneaker Game Showcased Some Sweet Basketball

Regardless of preference in the game's outcome, those in attendance generally agreed. Last week's boys basketball game between University and Central Valley, won by the Titans 56-53, was entertaining and well-played. "If somebody just drove in and didn't care who won, they saw an excellent game," said Titan coach Jay Humphrey.
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Injuries Wrack Outstanding CV Wrestling Squad

Rated the No. 1 wrestling team in Washington state, Central Valley High is just thankful to be part of a three-way tie for the Greater Spokane League championship. Injuries have hurt the team, costing the Bears as many as 50 state tournament points, said coach Dale Ethridge.
Sports

Knights Dominate Fl Finale

Frontier wrestling East Valley put an exclamation mark on an unbeaten Frontier League wrestling season Thursday night with a 63-0 victory over West Valley. It was the second shutout this season against a league foe, a fact that amazed coach Craig Hanson.