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Freeman faces nemesis Hoquiam in State 1A baseball semifinals

Thu., May 26, 2016

The Freeman Scotties (21-3), who have come close the last two years to winning their first state baseball title, have another shot at the feat when they play Friday at 4 p.m. against defending 1A champion Hoquiam (14-6) in Yakima.

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Bizarre incident keeps Mt. Spokane’s Sam Stiles off golf course in final day of state tournament

Thu., May 26, 2016

Let’s just say Sam Stiles ended his high school sports career on a strange note.

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GSL golfers rebound nicely at State 3A

Wed., May 25, 2016

Hopes of a girls team state title faded Tuesday, but the two remaining Mt. Spokane golfers rebounded Wednesday for strong finishes to help the Wildcats finish in sixth place in the State 3A golf tournament at Indian Canyon Golf Course.

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Mt. Spokane’s dream of two State 3A golf titles falls by wayside

Tue., May 24, 2016

Megan Billeter opened the State 3A girls golf championship at Indian Canyon Golf Course on Tuesday by crushing her drive a little left ... behind a house.

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PLU eliminates Whitworth from NCAA Division III regional baseball

Fri., May 20, 2016

Whitworth rallied from four runs down to take a lead Friday, but Pacific Lutheran scored three runs in the seventh inning for the 8-5 win to eliminate the host Pirates from the NCAA Division III tournament.

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Texas-Tyler rallies last, tops Whitworth 6-4

Thu., May 19, 2016

On a night where both teams rallied in the eighth inning to take the lead, Texas-Tyler had the bigger moment and it led to a 6-4 victory Thursday over Whitworth in the NCAA Division III tournament at Avista Stadium.

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Whitworth excited to host regional baseball tournament

Tue., May 17, 2016

Despite winning its first Northwest Conference regular-season championship, the Whitworth Pirates baseball team had to wait for two weeks to see if they would receive an at-large selection into the NCAA Division III tournament.

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Lake City takes on Timberline in battle of wolves

Tue., May 17, 2016

Coeur d’Alene’s Lake City High School baseball team departed Wednesday morning on a journey that ends with a battle of wolves in the state playoffs.

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4A baseball: Central Valley, Gonzaga Prep lose

Fri., May 13, 2016

The Richland Bombers scored seven runs in the seventh inning to beat host Central Valley 8-3 Friday in a 4A regional game.

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CV’s Edwards boys brothers at heart

Thu., May 12, 2016

Every time Central Valley leads off a baseball game, the Greater Spokane League co-champions throw a pair of Edwards boys at the opposing pitcher.

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Top-ranked Freeman Scotties hold off Deer Park Stags

Wed., May 11, 2016

The Freeman Scotties came from behind to take a one-run lead over Deer Park in the bottom of the fifth inning Wednesday and then fireballer McKabe Cottrell struck out the final six batters he faced to preserve the 4-3 victory.

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Whitworth softball aims to take next step while hosting regional tournament

Tue., May 10, 2016

The Whitworth softball team won its first conference championship last year, but even with 31 wins the Pirates were left off the “at large” list for the NCAA Division III tournament.

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Prep baseball: Mt. Spokane earns district title after holding back Shadle Park rally

Fri., May 6, 2016

Shadle Park rallied for three runs in its final at-bat, but the Highlanders came up one run short in the 6-5 loss Friday to Mt. Spokane for the District 8 3A baseball championship.

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Central Valley wins district baseball opener at Avista Stadium

Wed., May 4, 2016

Central Valley’s Connor Grytdal pitched a complete game Thursday after his hitters gave him an early lead and the Bears took down Mead 7-2 at Avista Stadium.

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Chiefs prepare for WHL bantam draft with eighth overall selection

Tue., May 3, 2016

The Spokane Chiefs will pump new talent into the organization Thursday as the team has three picks in the top 38 selections of the 2016 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft.

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Central Valley whips G-Prep for share of GSL championship

Mon., May 2, 2016

All Central Valley had to do Monday was beat Gonzaga Prep at the Bullpups’ house on Senior Day to secure at least a portion of the Greater Spokane League championship.

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Freeman baseball team’s lofty goal within reach

Thu., April 28, 2016

Having had a taste of state greatness from a 2013 football title and a 2015 wrestling title, the Freeman baseball team wants to put its own stamp on history with its first championship on the diamond.

Sports >  Outdoors

Watercraft inspection stations help protect habitat from invasive species

Wed., April 27, 2016

This is the time of year when state officials in Idaho, Washington and Montana begin the inspections necessary to keep out invasive species such as zebra and quagga mussels, which can turn any fresh body of water into a new breeding ground.

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Gold helps Team North America win at Team Challenge Cup

Sat., April 23, 2016

After losing the lead won earlier in the day, Team North America needed a boost Saturday night. Then Gracie Gold happened.

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Team Asia edges Team North America during first night of Team Challenge Cup

Fri., April 22, 2016

One skater performed on a broken skate and another landed the first quad flip in international competition to lead Team Asia past Team North America Friday night in the team-singles event as part of the Team Challenge Cup.

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Young Spokane skaters receive chance to join idols on ice

Fri., April 22, 2016

Imagine an AAU youth basketball team taking the court and joining in a shootaround with the NBA All-Stars.

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Skaters feeling toll of long season, but excited for new format in Team Cup Challenge

Thu., April 21, 2016

Some of the world’s greatest ice skating talent took turns Thursday as they circled the Spokane Arena before exploding into gravity-defying leaps and spins that sometimes were punctuated with landings that produced chunks of fleeing ice.

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Prep baseball notes: Good teams usually have dual-threat players

Thu., April 21, 2016

Long before college and professional teams turn baseball players into specialized talents, the players – at least in high school – get the chance to shine from both the mound and at the plate.

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Griffin Bacon hangs tough as Shadle Park outlasts Lewis and Clark

Tue., April 19, 2016

With summer-like weather Tuesday, the Shadle Park Highlanders swung hot bats early and often and pounded out a 12-8 win over Lewis and Clark at Avista Stadium.

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Not always easy to figure out figure-skating scoring

Sat., April 16, 2016

Spokane is about become the focus of the subjective world of international figure skating.