After a bye week, Spokane (2-1) will try to pick up where it left off. The Shock put a two-game winning streak on the line when Cleveland (0-3) visits for a 7 p.m. kickoff Saturday at the Arena.My unedited preview is below.
Whitworth University will mark the 50th anniversary of the first national championship team in school history with a reunion of the 1960 NAIA champion baseball team during Saturday's Northwest Conference baseball doubleheader between the Pirates and the Whitman Missionaries. The 1960 team went 20-8, sweeping…
Eastern Washington football coach Beau Baldwin made it official on Thursday, by saying Bo Levi Mitchell will be the Eagles' starting quarterback heading into fall camp. You can read an unedited version of the story that will appear in Friday morning's S-R below.
Here's a feature on Mead softball standouts Jill Pecka and Alisha Meade.Here's a notebook with an item on the Jack Blair Memorial Girls Basketball All-Star game.Here's a column by Greg Lee.Here's a roundup of Wednesday's prep results.
I touched base with newest Zag commitment Keegan Hyland, his father, Tom, and Phil Conley, the head coach at South Portland High. (Side note: I'm pretty sure Hyland is the first Red Riots product to join Gonzaga's program. That's South Portland's nickname. I asked Hyland…
With a couple of defensive backs hurting and on the injured-reserve list, Spokane signed DB James Todd on Wednesday. He played in two games for the Shock in 2007, registering one interception and 8.5 tackles. He was second-team All-af2 with Texas in 2008 and Arkansas…
A couple of Shock notes this morning. Spokane (2-1) moved up to No. 3 in the coaches' and writers' polls. Chicago and Milwaukee, the AFL's only unbeatens, are ranked first and second, respectively. Arizona (2-1), tied with Spokane for the West Division lead, is No.…
Gonzaga is certainly keeping its guards up. A few weeks ago J.C. guard Marquise Carter signed with Gonzaga. On Monday Kentridge High (Kent, Wash.) guard Gary Bell Jr. committed to GU’s 2011 class. Now the Bulldogs have another commitment, from South Portland (Maine) High School…
Click the tab below to see the updated Greater Spokane League baseball statistics. A glitch in the system didn't allow us to post these last night.
Back with a slightly expanded article on Gary Bell Jr., who committed to Gonzaga on Monday. I wasn't able to get in touch with Gary or his prep coach. If that changes, I'll post their thoughts tomorrow.Meanwhile, read on for the unedited article that will…
Gary Bell Jr., regarded as one of the top players in the 2011 class, has verbally committed to the Gonzaga men’s basketball program, his father said Monday night.More below and check back later for additional details.
I attended Shock practice (more like a conditioning session) today and filed a notebook. After the bye week, the biggest questions were who is healthy or hurt and who will play or watch. I tried to answer a few of those questions in the unedited…
Click the tab below to see the updated North Idaho track and field honor roll through last weekend.
Click the tab below to see updated Greater Spokane League boys soccer statistics.
Click the tab below to see the updated Greater Spokane League softball statistics through last week.
COUGARS Spring football is over. Well, almost. Nearly. Just-one-more-early-morning-practice-to-go over. The last major event, heck, the only major event of the spring practices, occurred yesterday with Washington State's spring game. We have our report, along with links to others, so read on.
COUGARS We've finally put together our story concerning Washington State's spring football game, won by the first-string groups on both sides of the ball, 21-0, an outcome that shouldn't be a surprise. For the unedited version of our story, and some notes, read on.
Eastern Washington University's football team held its annual Red-White Game at Woodward Field on Saturday.I've attached an unedited version of the game story that will appear in Sunday morning's S-R below.
COUGARS There is a lot going on in Pullman today and we've got new about most of it. The capper, of course, is tonight's spring game. We'll be there. Right now we, like you, should read on.
It's all but official, all State B basketball will be in Spokane. Although sites haven't been settled, the WIAA executive board voted Friday to drastically alter the look of the state high school tournaments beginning next school year.Instead of six - or 12 if you…
The evening started with a video replay of former Idaho lineman Mike Iupati going 17th overall in the NFL draft. Before the 49ers plucked the left guard, the Vandals knew they were going to miss the All-American -- along with three other departed seniors on…
Eastern Washington University will cap spring football practice this afternoon with its annual Red-White Game, and Eagles coach Beau Baldwin plans to make it as game-like as possible.You can read an unedited version of the Red-White advance that will appear in Saturday morning's S-R below,…
COUGARS Washington State will basically close out spring practice tomorrow - there is a practice scheduled for early Monday morning – with an intrasquad scrimmage featuring a modified game format. We have an unedited version of our story about said scrimmage on the link, so…
COUGARS It's funny. During the Washington State football practice yesterday, the No. 1 topic of conversation wasn't who was winning the quarterback battle, who was hurt and who was healthy, or about the Cougar chances in the opener against Oklahoma State. No, the main topic…
Spokane put defensive back Rod Mosley on injured-reserve, according to Thursday's transactions on the AFL website. Cleveland (0-3), Spokane's opponent next week, has been busy on the player personnel front if you check out the past few days of transactions.Mosley, who solidified Spokane's secondary the…
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