Gonzaga women's basketball team won its first game game in the NCAA Tournament Saturday night. In just their second-ever appearance, the 12th-seeded Bulldogs were cool, calm and collected.Rumor has it Spokane didn't get to see the game from the opening tip, which led to a…
Gonzaga blew a nine-point lead in the final 2:15, but freshman guard Demetri Goodson hit a running bank shot from 8 feet with 0.9 seconds left to give the Bulldogs a thrilling 83-81 victory over Western Kentucky. Matt Bouldin led GU with 20 points and…
Gonzaga and Western Kentucky will decide one of the spots in the Sweet 16 later today at the Rose Garden. Read more about it in the Louisville Courier-Journal and Oregonian. There's a couple of articles on the Bowling Green Daily News, but the Website is…
As long as we're in Seattle picking up news and notes, a few things of interest to share with you.Legendary Mercer Island boys basketball coach Ed Pepple retired Friday and yes, there is a note about the Shadle Park game from 25 years ago.Local players…
There a few people who define student-athlete better than Gonzaga senior Jami (Bjorklund) Schaefer, the lead subject for today's notebook from the NCAA women's tournament in Seattle. It's impossible not to get to know someone you've seen play since junior high and like anyone else…
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