Saturday’s area sports schedule

Sat., May 26, 2012

Auto racing

Stateline Speedway: SLS Late Models, 6 p.m.

Spokane County Raceway: Summit Bracket Series, 3 p.m.; Super Oval, 5.

Baseball

College: Gonzaga at BYU, noon; Washington State at Washington, 2 p.m.; NCAA Division III championship at Appleton, Wis.: Whitworth vs. Christopher Newport (Va.), 11:15 a.m.

High school: Washington State tournaments: See SCOREBOARD.

Rowing

College women: NCAA Championships at Trenton, N.J.

Soccer

High school: Washington State tournaments: See SCOREBOARD.

Softball

College women: NCAA Super Regionals: Washington at California, 7 p.m.

High school: Washington State tournaments: See SCOREBOARD.

Tennis

High school: Washington State tournaments: 4A at Richland HS and Columbia Basin Racquet Club, Richland; 3A at Kamiakin HS and Tri-City Court Club, Kennewick; 2A at Nordstrom Tennis Center, Seattle; 1A/2B/1B at Yakima Tennis Club.

Track and field

College: NCAA preliminary round at Austin, Texas; NCAA Division III Championships at Claremont, Calif., 12:30 p.m.

High school: Washington State meets: 4A, 3A and 2A at Mt. Tahoma HS, Tacoma, 9:30 a.m.; 1A, 2B and 1B at Eastern Washington University, Roos Field, 10.

Off-track betting

Coeur d’Alene Casino: Dog racing, 9:15 a.m.; horse racing, 9:45. Greyhound Park & Event Center: Horse racing, 9:45 a.m.; dog racing, 11:30. Northern Quest Resort and Casino: Horse racing: 9:45 a.m.

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Saturday’s area sports schedule

Auto racing

Baseball

Rowing

Soccer

Softball

Tennis

Track and field

Off-track betting

Letters policy

S-R sports staff

Jesse Tinsley

Jim Meehan

Molly Quinn

Rob Curley

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