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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Gibson in Senior Bowl

Washington State senior wide receiver Brandon Gibson has accepted an invitation to play in the Under Armour Senior Bowl, bowl officials announced Tuesday.

An honorable mention All-Pacific-10 Conference selection following the 2008 season, Gibson completed his Cougars career as WSU’s all-time leader in career receiving yards (2,756) and ranked second on the school’s career receptions list (182). Gibson’s 17 career touchdowns rank sixth all time.

Kickoff for the 60th Senior Bowl game is set for 4 p.m. PST on Jan. 24, in Mobile, Ala. The game will be televised by the NFL Network.

The Senior Bowl is college football’s premier predraft event, annually featuring the nation’s best senior stars and top NFL draft prospects on teams coached by NFL coaching staffs. Senior Bowl practices and game week festivities are attended by more than 800 general managers, head coaches, assistant coaches, scouts and other front office personnel from all 32 NFL teams.

Prep wrestling

Clarkston remained undefeated in Great Northern League action, topping host West Valley 51-26.

Clarkston’s D.J. Darnell (171 pounds) and Matt Powell (145) had pins.

Elsewhere, Deer Park had 10 pins during a 69-12 win at Colville, and Riverside piled up four pins and two technical falls while notching a 50-9 win over visiting Medical Lake.

•In a Greater Spokane League match, Gonzaga Prep was no match for University as the visiting Titans cruised to a 69-6 win.

In one of the more competitive matches, Jake Laden of University topped John Lampert 5-2 at 215.