Thomas Clouse

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.

A morning of what appeared to be a promising bow hunt Wednesday for a Coeur d’Alene man turned into a day-long ordeal that ended with a hunt he will never forget and will always regret. Wes Sifford, 24, had earlier in the week scouted an area of the Coeur d’Alene National Forest south of Interstate 90 and found ample signs of elk. He returned Wednesday and parked his truck about an hour before sunrise. Immediately, Sifford said he heard bulls bugling below him.

Whitworth opened the Rod Sandberg era with a dominant defensive and offensive show Saturday as the Pirates pillaged Lewis & Clark 63-10 in the opening football game for both teams. Behind Alan Stanfield’s spread offense, the Pirates racked up 357 passing yards, with several receivers having big days from four Pirates quarterbacks who played in front of 1,940 at the Pine Bowl.

Whitworth opened the Rod Sandberg era with a dominant defensive and offensive show Saturday as the Pirates pillaged Lewis & Clark 63-10 in the opening football game for both teams.

Liam Bell, in his first start at quarterback, threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Nick Johnson late in the third quarter and the Gonzaga Prep defense made it stand up in a 24-21 season-opening victory over the visiting Richland Bombers on Friday night. The Bombers struck first in both halves to take leads, but the Bullpups fought their way back to secure the win.

The Rod Sandberg era is set to begin Saturday as the Whitworth Pirates host league foe Lewis & Clark at the Pine Bowl.

A week before Whitworth players arrived, new head coach Rod Sandberg invited all of his assistants and their wives over for dinner. He gave the wives a Pirate coffee mug and a note, which thanked them in advance for the impact on their lives from taking their husbands away for the next several months.

This is the next installment in a semi-regular series of yarns about living off the grid, even if for a weekend. The first thing I noticed after I bought my “cabin” was that I wasn’t alone.

In a battle of first-half champions, the Spokane Indians looked like they angered the baseball gods as they were humbled 9-1 Wednesday night by the Hillsboro Hops. The Hops, of Hillsboro, Oregon, produced timely hitting, received some help from the Indians’ defense and got a dominating performance from starter Ryan Doran to cruise to the easy win.

In a battle of first-half champions, the Spokane Indians looked like they angered the baseball gods as they were humbled 9-1 Wednesday night by the Hillsboro Hops.

The Spokane Indians started strong but faded in the 100-degree heat on dog night Tuesday and lost 11-6 to the rival Vancouver Canadians.

Less than a month away from the first practice, new Whitworth University football coach Rod Sandberg has 45 new recruits headed to north Spokane as he begins the process of molding the Pirates in his image. Whitworth hired Sandberg last December after the departure of John Tully, who roamed the Pine Bowl for 19 years and set a school mark with 100 wins compared to 83 losses.

Less than a month away from the first practice, new Whitworth University football coach Rod Sandberg has 45 new recruits headed to north Spokane as he begins the process of molding the Pirates in his image.