When Central Valley and East Valley play a season-ending non-league football game tonight at EV, both coaches will be more interested in other results.
Bear coach Rick Giampietri will be following the outcome of the Gonzaga Prep-Lewis and Clark game. East Valley coach Jim Clements will be watching the Pullman-Clarkston and the West Valley-Cheney scores.
Lakeside's Trevor Smith, No. 47, and Mike Witt, No. 45, helped lead their team to a surprise state berth at the District A cross country meet at Hangman Valley Golf Course last week. Photo by Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review
1. The East Valley High football team gets ready to leave for their last game against Pullman. Due to league changes, they won't be paired against Pullman in future years. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review
2. East Valley's undefeated volleyball team dominated the Frontier League this year and will be hosting playoffs for state. File photo/The Spokesman-Review
3. EV basketball players James Spotted Horse and Brad Wilson led the Knights this year. Coach Rich King would like to stay in the Frontier League. File photo/The Spokesman-Review
These are busy times for North Side athletes now hurtling into the post-season.
Cross country runners compete in the state meet this Saturday in Pasco. A bevy of North Siders helped Spokane reinforce its reputation as the state's distance hotbed.
University High's boys and girls teams are in Richland today attempting to qualify for state cross country meets.
Three teams and the top 15 individuals advance from regional competition, which begins at 12:55 p.m. at Carmichael Middle School.
Two quick third-period touchdowns by University High put a Halloween scare into Shadle Park.
But ultimately, Thursday night's 49-21 loss was no treat for the Titans.
While three of the Valley's high schools are committed to or are leaning toward athletic membership in the Class 4A Greater Spokane League, West Valley remains in limbo.
The school is seeking a waiver of its 3A classification and has been granted a hearing on Nov. 5.
There's a sense of family about Northwest Christian's three-year run of volleyball success.
Coach Katie (Romine) Damon is a 1987 NWC graduate who took on the job three years ago when her sister Lindsay was a senior. Their mother, Bobbi teaches science at the school.
West Valley's 31-12 upset football victory over Clarkston last week gave East Valley some breathing room.
The Knights travel to Pullman Friday for a game that will decide the championship of the Frontier League.
1. West Valley coach Jim McLachlan gives his son Sean encouragement before a race against Riverside last week. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review
2. Brien McGuire with his coach and father Dennis, of the CV track team. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review
Next Wednesday, Frontier League schools will compete for two team and 10 individual State AA cross country berths.
The district meet, at Hangman Valley Golf Course, begins at 11 a.m.
East Valley's boys and girls teams are favored after completing unbeaten seasons on Thursday.
Two years ago, East Valley High began preparing itself to move from the Frontier League to the Greater Spokane League for the 1997-98 activities season.
Then the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association added another enrollment classification which has created a minor hangup.
Central Valley volleyball player Sabrina Page doesn't see her 5-foot-5 height as a disadvantage. She says she's motivated to work harder. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review
It seems impossible but Friday's East Valley-West Valley football game could mark the end of an era.
"Who knows, this could be the last time we play these guys," WV coach Steve Kent said.
Rick Sicilia's involvment - from athlete to coach to parent - has earned him a berth in state hall of fame for wrestling coaches. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review
1. Bear spirit: Central Valley fans, adorned with braids, beads and bandannas, cheer their team during homecoming last week. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review
2. Nate Bartlett
3. Rob Bartlett
A pair of newcomers has provided the medicine East Valley needed to cure its football malaise.
Seniors Rob Gillespie, who transferred from Selah, Wash., and Tristan Beeman, who played last year at Rogers, have eased into major roles for the Knights.
A core of dedicated upperclassmen has persevered with coach Ken Emmil to give Colville a 2-0 start in the Frontier League. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review
University's Cody Hirshi (89)_ is pounded to the ground by Central Valley's Garret Graham, left, and Justin Folkins during Bears' 27-3 homecoming win Friday night. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review
An epidemic of injuries has ravaged the Central Valley and University High soccer teams.
Although U-Hi has been able to cope, the damage has likely scuttled CV's Greater Spokane League playoff chances.
