COUGARS Just got off the phone with Patrick Simon, the senior-to-be at Ephrata High. He made a visit to WSU today and decided to recommit to the Cougars. Read on for an unedited version of what will appear in tomorrow's S-R.
Here is a feature on Coeur d'Alene baseball standout J.J. Turbin, whose character far transcends his feats on the field and in the classroom.Here is a column featuring an item on the 16th annual Jack Blair Memorial Washington/Idaho girls basketball game.
COUGARS Let's catch up with April here. WSU is about a week away from the end of the school year. The state legislature has cut millions from every school budget and athletic departments are feeling the pinch. There has been more than one spat between…
COUGARS Just when we thought basketball news was settling down, Washington State goes out and signs another point guard. For the unedited version of our story, read on. There is also a note at the bottom.
Ben McCombs has been an arenafootball2 impact player with Bakersfield, Rio Grande Valley and Central Valley. Nothing changed when he joined the 2009 Shock.McCombs (No. 99 pictured above) was perhaps the biggest free-agent signing for Spokane, which returned 13 players from last year's squad. He's…
COUGARS • UPDATED: 11:45 A.M. It's hump day, or as it's known in our house, the "ah crud, we forgot to put the trash out" day. It's also a good day to catch up on links in the morning, then hit the links in the…
COUGARS If you've read the links here last night and this morning, you know University of Washington athletic director Scott Woodward had a few things to say about the demise of Senate Bill 6116. The bill would have given King County a way to ask…
Back with a Shock notebook, with the first item on Markee White, who made his af2 debut last week and caught 12 passes in Spokane's win over Stockton. More on White and other notes below in an unedited article that will run in Wednesday's S-R.
Here's a interesting softball story from The Seattle Times by Sandy Ringer about outstanding Kennedy catcher Lindsy Dugan, who, beginning at age 12, contracted Alopecia Areata, which causes total baldness.Kennedy, the defending State 3A champions are ranked sixth in state in a poll compiled by…
Another of my favorite Greater Spokane League coaches, one highly respected by his peers, is calling it quits. Mike Haugen, who coached Gonzaga Prep boys basketball to fourth place in state, is stepping down to concentrate on his passion for history.I respect both Haugen and…
A week or so after it was learned that Gonzaga and Duke are talking about a possible matchup in New York City comes the news that the Bulldogs and Michigan State are discussing a two-game series, according to the Detroit News. More here. It's not…
COUGARS We hope everyone had a chance to read our post yesterday concerning WSU football and the upcoming season. There was also another interesting link last evening. Read on.
OK, I chatted with G.J. Vilarino, who committed to Gonzaga on Monday. He clarified a few things from my previous posts. He said he's 175 pounds, not 170 (his coach says he's 172 or 173, to be precise). And his father Gerry was the one…
COUGARS • UPDATED: 6:25 P.M. We've got a bunch of stuff for you. There's a football note, a basketball note and, most importantly, the rough draft of our fall outlook, based on the recently completed spring practices. Read on.
Waiting for a call from the latest Zag commitment, G.J. Vilarino, but he has a good excuse. Classes at McKinney High go from 9:15 to 4:20, then he follows a post-classes regimen where he hits the weight room.Until then, read on for more on Vilarino…
Here's a link to a feature story in our Sunday Handle Extra on Timberlake standout jumper Travis Porter.
Kentucky's loss is Gonzaga's gain.Former Wildcats signee G.J. Vilarino, who de-committed after the coaching change at Kentucky, has verbally committed to the Bulldogs, Vilarino's father, Gerardo, said Monday.More below.
COUGARS Welcome to our Monday morning post, NFL edition. As the draft ended yesterday, we were given another clue just how bad Washington State and Washington were last year. The number of draft picks from the Evergreen State? One, WSU's Brandon Gibson, and yes we…
Eddie Williams, the most productive offensive weapon for Idaho last season, was selected in the seventh round (No. 221 overall) of the NFL draft by the Washington Redskins on Sunday afternoon. Williams figured to be plucked a bit earlier had it not been for a…
No. 1-ranked Spokane improved to 4-0 with a 70-51 dismantling of Stockton on Saturday. Here's our game recap, a Stockton Record report, and write-ups from the PR staffs of the Shock and Lightning.
Eastern Washington's football team staged its annual Red-White Game at Woodward Field on Saturday. There were several outstanding individual performances, but all came against a defense that was woefully undermanned because of injuries.You can read the story on the game that appeared in Sunday morning's…
COUGARS • UPDATED: 3:25 P.M. Just a short post today, mostly because there isn't much coverage of WSU athletics, other than what you'll find in the S-R. Read on.
COUGARS Spring football came to an end Saturday in Pullman. If you want to know how it ended, read on for our unedited story.
COUGARS The end is near. Of spring football practice, I mean. Of the Apple Cup at Qwest as well. Of hype about the NFL draft, for this year anyway. Of probity in Olympia too. We've got links that cover most of them. Read on.
The Idaho football team put the finishing touches on spring camp this evening, and it did so without an organized spring "game" like you might expect. Instead the Vandals put on an exhibition filled with team drills and scrimmages from different spots on the field.…
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