Thomas Clouse

Domenic Rehm didn’t like running the 1,600 meters in the morning. That was until Friday morning when the Medical Lake senior torched his final 400 meters en route to his first State 1A championship. Rehm ran his last 400 in 56.8 seconds and beat three other runners who had earlier posted faster times.

Just nine days after Shadle Park shut out Mt. Spokane 1-0 to force the Wildcats to win their way to state the hard way, the Wildcats got their revenge Monday with a 9-3 victory that sends them to the 3A regional playoff round of 16. The Wildcats edged Kennewick 6-5 on Saturday in a loser-out game that coach Alex Schuerman said was one of the best wins in program history. Schuerman then threw senior Stephen Streltzoff at the Highlanders on Monday and the lankly lefty had it going.

In a track showdown cut from Hollywood, the Ferris Saxons, trailing by a point entering the final event, edged Central Valley in the 4x400 relay to nip the Bears by a point and capture the District 8 4A championship at Spokane Falls Community College. The Saxons took the early lead in the relay and Liam Cossette held it as he handed the baton to Sam Bloom for the final leg. On the third turn, Central Valley’s Collin Nelson caught Bloom, but the 400- and 800-meter champion put on a kick to win and give the Saxons the title by a score of 167-166.

A couple of local brothers have turned their love of the outdoors into a potential career by capturing their escapades on camera. Jon and Jake Hodge grew up in northwest Spokane before moving near Seven Bays and finishing their high school careers in Davenport.

If the Eastern Washington women’s basketball team had to play a game today, the Eagles could only suit up five players. Following a 21-win season and EWU’s first postseason win, five players – including former Mead star and starting point guard Jade Redmon – have decided to leave the program. And, a sixth player has decided not to use her final year of eligibility.

Gonzaga Prep and University High both rode complete-game shutouts Thursday to earn the right to play at 7 tonight for the District 8 4A championship at Avista Stadium. In the early game, G-Prep’s Cael McKeirnan struck out the first three Central Valley Bears batters he faced in the 5-0 victory that guarantees the Bullpups (14-7) either a No. 1 or No. 2 seed at regionals next week in the Tri-Cities.

Mt. Spokane shortstop Tyler Bailey broke open a pitchers’ duel in the top of the sixth inning Monday – on his 18th birthday – to spark a 2-0 win over Shadle Park. The Wildcats finished the regular season as Greater Spokane League champions (16-2) by a margin of four games.

Maybe Kenya’s Lani Kiplagat Rutto should have an emergency tooth extraction before every big race. Rutto shook off the Friday procedure and outraced fellow countryman, defending champion and racing partner Allan Kiprono Sunday for his first Bloomsday win.

Maybe Kenya’s Lani Kiplagat Rutto should have an emergency tooth extraction before every big race. Rutto shook off the procedure and outraced fellow countryman, defending champion and racing partner Allan Kiprono Sunday for his first Bloomsday win.

After two straight years of one-point losses to fall short of reaching the Sweet 16, Whitworth University has a new crop of men’s basketball recruits to help the Pirates chase another conference title and postseason berth. The Pirates graduated senior posts Taylor Farnsworth and Adam Wilks from a team that went 25-4, won the Northwest Conference regular-season title and tournament and earned its ninth consecutive NCAA Division III tournament bid.

The 39th running of Bloomsday on Sunday will feature several returning champions and a Kenyan who is simply trying to race his way into special status. Allan Kiprono, 35, of Kenya, ran away from the field last year after finishing third in 2013 and winning his first Bloomsday men’s elite race in 2012. Kiprono’s second-place finish in 2011 was also the sixth-fastest time (33 minutes, 59 seconds) in race history.

When the Greater Spokane League’s best hitter – at least statistically entering the week – steps into the batter’s box, he gives his lower back and hips a wiggle that would catch the attention of Elvis. But University High’s Jared Smith said “the wiggle” has nothing to do with setting his balance prior to staring down a fastball.

The 39th running of Bloomsday on Sunday will feature several returning champions and a Kenyan who is simply trying to race his way into special status.