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LOOKING AHEAD
If you followed the Prep Page last year, you’ll notice some differences today.
At the bottom of the page we’ve started a weekly feature intended to highlight accomplishments and key matchups in the Great Northern, the Northeast A and the B leagues in the Inland Northwest.
We’ll take a quick run around the leagues and get you ready for the week ahead.
This column will continue to highlight the best events in the upcoming week, with an emphasis on the Greater Spokane League.
With that in mind, what’s the best thing about non-league games? They’re non-league games. In other words, if you struggle, it doesn’t kill you in your league race. If you do well, it builds momentum for the games that do count.
The GSL played its non-league football games last week, and Cheney, Clarkston, Gonzaga Prep, Mt. Spokane and North Central built momentum.
Will it carry over to this week’s openers? We’ll find out starting tonight, when the GSL opens league games.
Football
Greater Spokane League
Tonight at Albi Stadium
East Valley vs. Gonzaga Prep, 4:30 p.m.
University vs. Ferris, 7:15
Friday
Rogers vs. Shadle Park , at Albi, 5:45 p.m.
Mt. Spokane vs. Lewis and Clark at Albi, 8:30
Mead at Central Valley, 7
West Valley at Cheney, 7
North Central at Clarkston, 7
Other games of interest
Friday
Davenport vs. Lind-Ritzville at Ritzville, 7 p.m.
The Northeast B-11 season starts off with a good one, as last year’s B-11 semifinalist Davenport travels to take on the Broncos, who lost in the 1A first round to eventual runner-up Zillah.
Volleyball
Tonight – All at 7 p.m.
Mt. Spokane at Central Valley; Mead at East Valley; West Valley at Ferris; Clarkston at Gonzaga Prep; Cheney at North Central; Lewis and Clark at Shadle Park; Rogers at University.
Tuesday – All at 7 p.m.
University at Central Valley; Lewis and Clark at Cheney; Ferris at Gonzaga Prep; West Valley at Mead; East Valley at Mt. Spokane; Rogers at North Central; Clarkston at Shadle Park.
Other games of interest
Tonight
Moscow at Pullman, 7 p.m.
Saturday
Pullman at Colfax, 7 p.m.
A rough week for the Greyhounds begins with a home match against Moscow, which knocked off defending undefeated Idaho 4A champion Sandpoint last week. From there, Pullman heads up the road to take on Colfax, last year’s 1A runner-up.
Tuesday
Colfax vs. Lind-Ritzville at Ritzville, 7 p.m.
This early season non-leaguer is a rematch of the 2003 1A title game, taken by the Broncos in three games.
Girls soccer
Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Clarkston at Shadle Park
Wednesday – All at 4 p.m.
Rogers at Gonzaga Prep; University vs. Lewis and Clark at Albi; Mt. Spokane at Cheney; Ferris at East Valley; West Valley at Mead; Central Valley at North Central.
Cross country
Wednesday – All at 4 p.m.
Clarkston, Rogers and Central Valley at Gonzaga Prep; Lewis and Clark, West Valley and East Valley at Shadle Park; Ferris, Mt. Spokane and University at Mead; Cheney at North Central.
LOOKING AROUND
State of the state
After its 35-16 loss to Camas on Saturday, Mead dropped out of the Seattle Times state 4A football rankings. The Panthers were ranked eighth last week. Clarkston is eighth in 3A after its one-point win over Lewiston, while Medical Lake and Pullman are seventh and eighth in 2A ranks. Freeman is third in 1A with Colfax ninth, while Lind-Ritzville, Davenport and Reardan are sixth, eighth and 10th, respectively, in B-11.