Zags eye 8th title; Cooper leads EWU

Three of the four area Division I women’s basketball teams start conference play on Thursday. That is the topic for this week’s notebook , leading off with Gonzaga’s quest for an eighth-straight WCC title. I also realize I neglected to link to last week’s story on Eastern Washington mighty mite Chene Cooper , who leads the Big Sky in assists and is about to set the Eagle record for steals.