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State allocations announced

Winter state tournament allocations for the 2007 and 2008 seasons have been determined by the Washington State Interscholastic Activities Association.

In basketball, Greater Spokane and Columbia Basin leagues combined will get three 4A boys and girls state teams in each season over the two-year period. GSL/CBL 3A has two boys and girls allocations this year and three next year.

Districts 6 and 7, including the Great Northern League, will also have two 2A state berths for both boys and girls this year and three next year.

Class 1A Districts 6 and 7 combined, including the Northeast A League, have three boys and girls state teams this year and four next year.

District 7 and 9 2B (Bi-County, Panorama and Blue Mountain) advance four teams to state this year and five next year, both boys and girls.

District 7 1B advances three boys and girls teams to state this year and two next, while District 9 1B has four qualifiers each year.

Gymnastics will have only four 4A, but eight 3A teams competing at state the next two years. Locally, the GSL/CBL advances one 4A team each year and no 3A teams. They get one 4A all-around performer this year and two the next and three individuals per event this year and four the next. The GSL/CBL gets one all-around in 3A this year and next and one individual per event this year and two the next.

Wrestling, as has previously been reported, is in a regional format. Locally, each classification will have at least four wrestlers per weight to state.

Few mat invites remain

With the wrestling postseason less than a month away, the weekend invitational portion for teams is nearing its conclusion.

Major events Friday and Saturday are the Rocky Mountain Invitational in Missoula and River City Duals at Post Falls. Next weekend is the Washington Dream Duals at East Valley.

Also upcoming are the final three Greater Spokane League dates to determine the team champion. Central Valley, East Valley and University are unbeaten.

EV is at U-Hi Wednesday, and the following week CV hosts EV and U-Hi back-to-back.

Basketball this week

Have there been more significant injuries in any year prior to this in Greater Spokane League basketball? At least 18 key players have missed parts or all of the season this year among boys and girls teams combined because of a variety of “owies.”

The latest is springy U-Hi transfer post Nate Martin, who is out with a broken fibula. His rebounding was missed against Lewis and Clark on Tuesday and will be again tonight when the Titans play CV in the Stinky Sneaker spirit game at the Spokane Arena beginning at 5:30 p.m.

With the Titans and Bears (both 4-8) vying for a top-six GSL finish, their rivalry game is particularly significant. Ferris is at Rogers, Gonzaga Prep at North Central, Mt. Spokane at Shadle Park and Mead at EV in other boys and girls games.

The Great Northern League boys triad continues to square off with unbeaten Pullman (4-5, 3-0) hosting once-beaten Medical Lake Friday and traveling to unbeaten West Valley Saturday at 4:15 p.m. WV’s Eagles (6-2 overall, 3-0 in league) topped the ML Cardinals (5-4, 2-1) on Tuesday.

Other games of note: Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) handled Chewelah’s girls on Tuesday and are at Freeman on Friday, 5:45 p.m., in a game between NEA unbeatens. The unbeaten and top-ranked Northwest Christian boys (12-0, 8-0) separated itself from previously unbeaten Liberty (10-2, 7-1) in the Bi-County League with an easy win Tuesday.