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Thomas Clouse

Thomas Clouse

Current Position: reporter

Thomas Clouse joined The Spokesman-Review in 1999. He is currently the business reporter. He previously worked as an investigative reporter for the City Desk and covering federal, state and local courts for many years.

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Whitworth picks apart Puget Sound in 62-30 win

The Whitworth Pirates defense used seven interceptions to turn what had been a close game into a crushing 62-30 defeat of Puget Sound. The game was also one for the record books for senior quarterback Bryan Peterson, who set a team record with seven touchdown passes. He also broke the career record for completions with 600.
Sports

Colville responds to deficit, tops Deer Park

After falling behind for the first time this year, Colville exploded for 20 points in the third quarter Friday night to defeat a scrappy Deer Park team 32-14. Deer Park started the game with stingy defense and won the special-teams battle to help take a 7-6 lead in the second quarter on its home field. But Colville (8-0, 6-0) responded in the second half to put the game away.
Sports

Whits’ men, women in preseason top 25

The Whitworth Pirates men’s and women’s basketball teams both have been picked among the top 25 in the country. D3hoops.com has the Whitworth men ranked 17th and the women ranked 20th in the preseason poll after both schools advanced to the NCAA Division III tournament last year.
Sports

Fans get peek at new-look GU women

The McCarthey Athletic Center was rocking Saturday as the Gonzaga women’s basketball team took the court. Spike the Bulldog was marching around the crowd. Someone even brought a face photo of Lindsay Sherbert to wave about. And, the Gonzaga pep band did its best to honor Bon Jovi and others.
Sports

Gonzaga Prep goes on roll

Gonzaga Prep took a couple of drives to get rolling Friday night before finding answers on both sides of the ball as the host Bullpups crushed Central Valley 49-24. Central Valley (3-4, 2-1) held the lead at 3-0 for just over 5 minutes before the Gonzaga Prep (6-1, 3-0) offense started rolling for a huge Greater Spokane League win.
Sports >  Outdoors

Sniffing out gold in local streams

Anyone seeking to strike it rich, or simply learn how much work mining can be, can grab a pan and head to most local streams in Washington. While the simplest of mining requires no application or fees, folks heading out to begin the latest gold rush should first visit or read the “Gold and Fish pamphlet” issued by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Sports

Finishing blow

In a game where it didn’t seem that Whitworth could score enough points to win, a key interception and late defensive stand were just enough to seal a 61-45 victory over Northwest Conference foe Willamette. The teams combined for 1,671 all-purpose yards and Whitworth (4-2, 2-1) tied an NCAA Division III record with 112 plays from scrimmage in a wild homecoming win for coach Rod Sandberg.
Sports

Whitworth offense enjoys prolific day

In a game in which it didn’t seem that Whitworth could score enough points to win, a key interception and late defensive stand were just enough to seal a 61-45 victory over Northwest Conference foe Willamette.
Sports

Colville takes down defending 1A state champs Freeman

Colville high school football coach Randy Cornwell told his wife earlier this week that his Indians would beat top-ranked Freeman 28-14. “I missed it by one” touchdown, he told his team as the Indians chanted following the 28-7 victory over the Scotties on Friday night in Colville.
Sports

Gonzaga women’s basketball rookie coach Lisa Fortier ushers in new era

The Gonzaga women’s basketball team opened practice Tuesday with a new head coach for the first time in 14 years and without a clear picture of the guard rotation for at least three years. Lisa Fortier, who was promoted earlier this year to replace Kelly Graves after he left for the same job at Oregon, said some of the position players have practiced together but Tuesday was the first time the entire squad practiced as a team.
News >  Spokane

Colville swimmer, 17, making a big splash

Elite swimmers toil most of the year through grueling practices, often more than once a day, to compete at the highest level. The dream at the end of all that chlorine has five colored rings. To reach the collegiate ranks requires years of detailed workouts and coaches who push kids to look beyond daily distractions to their ultimate goal.

Chiefs get outhustled in loss to Prince George

The Spokane Chiefs got outhustled and outplayed Saturday night in a 6-2 Western Hockey League drubbing by visiting Prince George at the Arena. While the Chiefs (2-1-1-0) appeared sharp early, the players lapsed into sloppy passing and allowed the Cougars (3-3-0-0) to eventually take control.
Sports >  Outdoors

Colville’s Vining mixes hunting, football

COLVILLE – The scruffy beard adorning Colville’s Colton Vining makes him look like a teenage version of the 1970s TV character Grizzly Adams. But watching the 5-foot-7, 175-pound senior stiff-arm bigger defenders for extra yards or force fumbles on defense makes him appear more like a wolverine who plays the game with the heart the size of the Selkirk Mountains.
Sports >  Outdoors

Hunters should stay aware of regulations on bear

It’s been 19 years since a voter- approved initiative eliminated baiting and use of hounds to hunt bears in Washington. Since then, most of the hunting of bears has been what’s known as “incidental,” meaning that deer and elk hunters often buy bear tags in case they see one, said Madonna Luers, spokes- woman in Spokane for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Sports

Whitworth football needs to get healthy

A tough loss last week has left the Whitworth Pirates pillaging their roster to find healthy replacements before the team’s first Northwest Conference road game on Saturday. Coach Rod Sandberg said many times before the season that he had a “luxury” of depth at quarterback, with sophomore Ian Kolste and seniors Bryan Peterson and Michael McCune.
Sports

Four turnovers in third quarter lead to Whitworth loss

In a football game turned track meet, Whitworth turnovers gave Chapman too many chances and the Panthers used them all to secure a 49-34 non-conference road win at the Pine Bowl. The teams combined for a total of 1,124 yards in a contest where the defenses actually did take the field. But neither punter got any action for the entire first half and most of the third quarter.
Sports

Turnovers costly in Pirates’ loss

In a football game turned track meet, Whitworth turnovers gave Chapman too many chances and the Panthers used them all to secure a 49-34 non-conference road win at the Pine Bowl.
Sports

Newcomers a pleasant surprise for Whitworth football team

When the season began, new Whitworth football coach Rod Sandberg said that several of the more than 50 new players for the Pirates would have to step up and play right away for the team to have success. After the first three games, at least, consider that first hurdle crossed. Whitworth (3-0, 1-0 Northwest Conference) has had huge contributions from several freshmen and new players.
Sports

All-terrain hunting: ATVs and UTVs afford greater versatility in the woods

More than a century of logging in North Idaho and Eastern Washington created a vast system of roads that have provided access to the woods for everyone and everything from hikers to mammoth-sized recreational vehicles. While many locals have always outfitted their four-wheel-drive rigs for those excursions, access to that network of roads over the last couple of decades has been dominated by the sheer fun and versatility of the all-terrain vehicle.
Sports

G-Prep gets handle on win

Trailing by seven points at halftime, Gonzaga Prep marched down the field to start the third quarter and to score the first of three unanswered touchdowns Friday night to defeat Mead 28-14 in the first Greater Spokane League game of the season for both teams. There were seven turnovers in the game, five by Mead.
Sports

Banged up Whitworth should get tested against La Verne

The Whitworth Pirates took their pass-happy offense on the road last week and stubbed their toes with seven dropped passes, nine penalties and several missed tackles but found a way to beat Whittier 30-17. While the performance gave all the coaches areas to focus on this week in practice, one coach in particular remained all smiles. Offensive line coach Matt Miethe said the win was his first time as coach that his team didn’t play great and still won.