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From staff reports

Gonzaga's Erik Hoffberg was named WCC freshman of the week on Monday, the conference announced. It marks Gonzaga's fifth weekly honor of the season and their second freshman of the week nod.

Sunday’s women’s elite Bloomsday run turned into an exciting battle between Sarah Naibei and Kasanesh Ayenew Baze, lasting more than half of the race.

Tebello Ramakogoana didn’t take the early bait Sunday morning at the 48th Bloomsday.

The Spokane Indians are off to a tremendous start this season in the Northwest League. They didn’t get the “W” Saturday evening at Avista Stadium, but they showed resilience when it would have been easy to crater.

The struggle was real for the University of Idaho sophomore, by way of Littlehampton, England. The results didn’t match his meticulous approach. Like every golfer, even high-level ones like Sykes stuck in a rough patch, it thoroughly tested his patience and the math major’s analytical mind. Finally, months of frustration melted away as Sykes regained his form and joined a short list of history makers in the Vandal program.

Braiden Ward isn't the most heralded prospect in the Colorado Rockies system, but he is fast. Like, game-changing fast. 

It would be hard to draw up a better scenario for the start of Sean Sullivan’s 2024 season. Through his first three starts, the 21-year-old allowed just five earned runs on 15⅔ innings (2.87 ERA) with 22 strikeouts – 13 in his first appearance on April 6.

“New” is the apt word for the 2024 Bloomsday elite races.

The Spokane Indians only mustered two extra-base hits out of nine in the game, but they strung enough together, and stole enough bases, to keep the line moving.

North Idaho College golf coach Russell Grove’s bid to qualify for the PGA Championship for a second straight year came up short Wednesday in Frisco, Texas.

When skilled runners hit the road, there is always the risk that the road will hit back. That’s the dilemma for college and high school track and field coaches when faced with the question whether or not running Bloomsday is a good idea for their athletes.

Dynamic Gymnastics lived up to its name during the recent Region 2 Championships in Anchorage, Alaska. Showing incredible growth and dogged determination, the team brought home 54 medals and seven titles while sending four gymnasts on to the next stage.

It was cold and cloudy at Avista Stadium on Tuesday, but despite the less-than-ideal conditions the Spokane Indians were just happy to be back on the field after four straight days of rainouts in Vancouver.

A late, controversial foul call tied the match up before it went into penalty kicks, where the Spokane Velocity fell to the Central Valley Fuego on Saturday in the first game of the Jagermeister Cup.

From staff reports

After a strong start to the season and an impressive showing in the U.S. Open Cup, the Spokane Velocity will kick off the newly implemented in-season cup this weekend.

From staff reports

From staff reports