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Cynthia Limo sets Bloomsday course record for elite women’s division

Sun., May 1, 2016

Cynthia Limo got sick on the flight to Spokane from Kenya, but that didn’t stop her from setting a Bloomsday course record on her way to a win.

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GSL captures 3 of top 4 spots at Inland Empire tennis championships

Sat., April 30, 2016

Kyra Harames of Central Valley beat Gonzaga Prep’s Lizzie Marcinkowski in straight sets to win the No. 1 girls singles title at the 71st Inland Empire High School Tennis Championships on Saturday at Mead.

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CV regroups after loss to LC, assesses its shot at title

Wed., April 27, 2016

It was sunny and bright Tuesday, but the Central Valley Bears were just, well, off.

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Steve Christilaw: Apology to Jackie Robinson’s family a good start

Wed., April 27, 2016

Jackie Robinson had been retired for a year by the time I was born. But I knew enough about him to idolize him.

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Prep tennis: Smithgalls lead the way at University

Fri., April 22, 2016

Katie Smithgall is very proud of her big brother. And her brother, Kyle, shares the sentiment.

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Dancer inspires with Boston Marathon finish

Wed., April 20, 2016

Adrianne Haslet-Davis, 34, was a bystander on April 15, 2013. She was stunned by the first explosion near the finish line and knocked to the ground by the second, which took her left foot and much of her ankle. She ended up having her leg amputated below the knee.

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U-Hi’s Smithgall minds his tennis game

Wed., April 20, 2016

Kyle Smithgall decided he wanted to be good at tennis. “The first time I saw the elite players (in the Greater Spokane League) was when I was a freshman,” the University High senior said. “I was playing No. 4 singles and I had never played tennis before. I saw guys who had played so much tennis and I decided that I wanted to be like them. I wanted to be able to compete with them.

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U-Hi grad, Olympic champion trains WSU disciples

Wed., April 13, 2016

U-High grad Brad Walker, who holds the U.S. record for pole vault, is now coaching at WSU.

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Valley track teams ready for state run

Wed., April 13, 2016

Valley track and field roundup.

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Valley high schools poised for fruitful softball season

Wed., April 6, 2016

Rundown of Spokane Valley fast-pitch softball teams

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Trail will helps principal teach life lessons

Wed., April 6, 2016

A principal in Western Washington will teach lessons of the Pacific Crest Trail.

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Christilaw: Soccer season underway for local high schools

Wed., March 30, 2016

Central Valley There’s a fascinating crossroads at work at Central Valley as the 2016 boys soccer season gets underway.

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Christilaw: Let’s not let sportsmanship be trampled by showboating

Wed., March 30, 2016

Don’t make sportsmanship old school, Steve Christilaw says.

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Lowering expectations isn’t always a bad thing

Wed., March 23, 2016

Adjustments should come with lifts so we all can raise and lower them more easily.

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Christilaw: Sprinters always pushing to go faster

Wed., March 16, 2016

At the very highest levels of competition, the 100 meters is a testament to just how the human spirit pushes past any attempt to chart its limits.

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There was a time when Bulldogs didn’t dance in March

Wed., March 16, 2016

There are kids in their first year of college who have never known a time when Gonzaga University’s men’s basketball program failed to make the NCAA Tournament.

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CV wrestlers work as a team

Wed., Feb. 10, 2016

Wrestling is very much a team sport. When a wrestler walks on the mat, he carries the hopes and dreams of his team on his shoulders. Holding up his end for those teammates is as much or more of a driver for them as any personal dream or aspiration.

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Steve Christilaw: Human cost of football must be weighed seriously

Wed., Feb. 10, 2016

I remember watching the very first Super Bowl. It wasn’t anything near the big deal the game is today. Most of the rabid fans came disguised as empty seats at the L.A. Coliseum and my dad stumbled on the game almost by accident. It wasn’t appointment viewing.

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College football’s recruiting process fascinating to follow

Wed., Feb. 3, 2016

You could easily add college football to that famous quote by Otto von Bismark – the one that said: “Laws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion as we know how they are made.”

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West Valley coach will retire after girls basketball season

Wed., Feb. 3, 2016

Lorin Carlon turns 70 years old this month and will hang up his whistle after the girls basketball season at West Valley ends.

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Christilaw: Ludivine offers inspiration for wannabe runners

Wed., Jan. 27, 2016

There are those who insist you don’t just roll off the couch and run a marathon. Those people haven’t met Ludivine from Elkmont, Alabama.

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Lack of seniors no problem for CV girls team

Wed., Jan. 20, 2016

The Central Valley girls basketball team entered this week with an undefeated record (13-0), a lock on the No. 1 slot in the Associated Press girls Class 4A basketball poll and an as-yet undefined future. Not bad for a team that features only one senior.

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EV coach building team’s confidence

Wed., Jan. 13, 2016

Jason Wilson has a simple message for his East Valley boys basketball team that he repeats daily. “I keep telling them ‘I believe in you,’ ” Wilson said. “I really do. I believe this team can win every time they step on a basketball court. It may take some extraordinary circumstances to make that happen. But I always believe we have a chance.”

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Christilaw: Wrestling makes room for athletes of all sizes

Wed., Jan. 13, 2016

In a world fascinated with tallness, there’s a sport that makes room for people of all sizes.

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Eagles ready for replay of Clarkston at home

Wed., Jan. 6, 2016

Every time someone discussed Clarkston’s state Class 2A basketball championship, Jay Humphrey wants you to know there was a subtle reference to his 2014-15 West Valley squad.