Prep hoop events planned for weekend
Fri., March 18, 2005
The State High School Basketball Coaches Association and the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association are combining for the third annual Washington Basketball Combine, Saturday and Sunday at Lewis and Clark High.
The combine will showcase the state’s top boys players who have not committed to a college. Players have been divided into 16 10-player teams.
Games are open to the public, starting at 10:20 a.m. Saturday and 8:30 a.m. Sunday. The $5 admission is good through the championship game at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The Spokane Stars Shootout will start today and continue through Sunday at The Warehouse.
The games will feature top high school girls players from throughout the Pacific Northwest. A tournament pass is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors and students. A daily pass is $5 and $4.
Softball
K.C. Robertson pitched a one-hitter in the opener and Amy Nanson hit a three-run homer in the second game as Point Loma Nazarene (22-4) swept Whitworth 4-0, 7-2 in non-conference play at San Diego.
Patti Stranger of the Pirates (8-8) finished the day 3 for 7.
Men’s swimming
Whitworth senior Cory Bergman placed 14th in the 200-yard individual medley at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships in Holland, Mich. Bergman finished in 1 minute, 54.20 seconds.
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