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).…
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…
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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