Spokane falls in heartbreaker
The Spokane Blue Devils fell 5-4 in their Northwest Regional American Legion baseball tournament opener late Thursday at Gonzaga University's Washington Trust Field.Click this link to read more.
THURSDAY, AUG. 5, 2010
First day in the books for Idaho 1
The Idaho Vandals were greeted to hot but agreeable weather and a small but loyal crowd for their first practice of fall. I've filed a story about the first day, centered on the rehab of receiver Preston Davis.
Roseburg shuts out Wausau
The Roseburg (Ore.) Docs jumped on the Wausau (Wis.) Bulldogs early and never let up Thursday afternoon, cruising to a 14-0 victory in a run-rule shortened game at the Northwest Regional American Legion baseball tournament. Roseburg chased Wausau starting pitcher John Roberts after just four…
Kelso dumps Missoula
Kelso coach Grady Tweit never told his baseball team what kind of offensive numbers the Missoula Mavericks put up this year.But he knew, which his why he was a nervous wreck through most of Pacific Tech’s first-round game of the American Legion Northwest Region tournament…
Shock, Rattlers await Round 3
Spokane and Arizona, two teams that aren't fond of each other and staged a pair of thrillers during the regular season, hook up again Friday night in the AFL playoffs. More on the matchup here.
Blue Devils confident
Here's a link to a feature story on the Spokane Blue Devils American Legion team as the Northwest Regional tournament began Thursday at Gonzaga University's Washington Trust Field.Here are brief capsule looks at all eight teams in the tourament.
Boise rips Anchorage
The Northwest Regional American Legion baseball tournament opened at Washington Trust Field at Gonzaga University with Idaho State champion Boise coasting to an 18-3 win over Alaska champion Anchorage Thursday morning."We're fortunate but we thought we'd come out and hit," Boise coach Larry Price said.…
Gonzaga-Kansas State in CBE semi
Gonzaga will face Kansas State in a semifinal matchup on Monday, Nov. 22, at the CBE Classic in Kansas City, Mo. Defending national champion Duke takes on Marquette in an earlier semifinal. The winners collide on Nov. 23 for the championship.The pairings were announced Thursday.…
WSU to meet Mississippi State in Hawaii
COUGARS Washington State will open the 2010 Diamond Head Classic on Dec. 22 against a somewhat familiar foe, Mississippi State, according to an ESPN press release. The Cougars played MSU in Newark, N.J., in Nov., 2008, defeating the Bulldogs 63-52 in the semifinals of the…
Odds are, WSU will be underdog 6
COUGARS USC became the first Pac-10 team to open 2010 season when the Trojans began fall camp yesterday in Los Angeles. Arizona follows suit today, then everyone else as the days roll on (Washington State starts Sunday). We have some links on that and some…
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