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MONDAY, AUG. 17, 2009

Shock want win, fun in Vegas

OK, where were we.Last I saw the Spokane Shock, they were disposing of Stockton in the first-round of the playoffs. Then I went on a nine-day vacation to Alaska (scheduled nearly a year ago, prior to learning that I would be covering the 2009 Shock).…

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Ferris’ Aaron Roberts roars up the sidelines, with an escort from teammates Stephen Horning, left, and Jordan Tonani on a hook-and-lateral play.  (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)

Prep football's here, vacation's over 11 

Vacation’s over, another sports year begins.High school football teams open practice on Wednesday and my early prediction for the Greater Spokane League favors Ferris for the third straight year. The team won the annual 7-on-7 tournament in Burnaby again and should be solid in the…

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Light news day around Pac-10 11 

COUGARS My guess is Monday morning's post will be the lightest morning one of the week throughout football season. At least it will be if the pattern established today continues. As we scoured the web for news, there were two Pac-10 schools without a presence.…

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