WSU's thoughts on NCAAs 2
COUGARS We talked with some of the Washington State baseball players and coach Donnie Marbut this morning and put together a story for tomorrow's S-R. You can read the rough draft on the link if you want.
MONDAY, MAY 31, 2010
WSU headed to Arkansas
COUGARS Washington State earned a two seed and will be heading for Fayetteville, Arkansas, where the NCAA baseball tourney will start Friday. I am always astounded by the way the NCAA seeds teams, with Stanford a two seed at Cal State Fullerton. Though WSU finished…
Waiting for WSU baseball
COUGARS We are sitting, waiting for the announcement of where Washington State and the other 47 schools will be heading in the NCAA baseball tournament (of course we know where 16 schools, the hosts, will be going). The last ESPN mock bracket has the Cougars…
SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2010
Vijil comes up big versus Sharks 1
One more item to pass along -- John Blanchette's column -- on Spokane's 67-57 win over Jacksonville on Saturday night, fueled by Raul Vijil's seven-touchdown performance.
SATURDAY, MAY 29, 2010
State tournament news 2
News out of the state high school championships events Saturday:Mead boys and girls win 4A track titlesNorth Central boys win 3A track championship.Almira/Coulee-Hartline wins 1B baseball title.Ferris wins third-place game in 4A soccer; Cheney falls in 2A title game, 1-0.University loses twice and is eliminated…
Rowley, Vijil lead Shock past Sharks 1
Kyle Rowley tossed seven touchdown passes to Raul Vijil as the Spokane Shock defeated Jacksonville 67-57 in an AFL thriller Saturday night. Vijil's seven TD receptions is one short of Antwone Savage's franchise record, set in 2007. The two connected three times in the fourth…
Mead dominates track 1
Mead won both the boys and girls championships and broke some records along the way. Read below for the unedited story I filed for Sunday's paper.
State 3A, 2A track 1
Click the tab below to read my unedited State 3A and 2A track stories.
FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2010
State tournament scores and schedule
Here are Friday's state tournament results and Saturday's schedule.
Ferris soccer falls
It was a valiant effort, but the Ferris Saxons fell 1-0 to top-ranked Stadium in the 4A state semifinals.Click the tab below to read my unedited story.
Amazing Star Track 1
Another great day for Spokane athletes at the State 4A/3A/2A track meet. Despite brutal weather that had reporters whining like babies, the kids came through.There's way too much to go into, and what you'll read on the link below is more than is going to…
Rain pushes back softball 1
University softball coach Jon Schuh enjoys coaching girls for many reasons. One of those reasons was quite evident Friday when the State 4A softball tournament in Tacoma was postponed.Click here for the story and here for the revised 4A bracket and revised 3A bracket.
Shock host top-ranked Jacksonville 1
No. 3 Spokane entertains No. 1 Jacksonville tomorrow in an AFL showdown. Click here for the game preview.
State track update 2
Mead freshman Courtney Hutchinson became the third member of her family and second frosh in her family and the second Mead athlete this weekend to win a State 4A shot put with a throw of 42-6. DeAngelo Jones of Cheney won the 2A high jump…
State 4A, 3A softball update 1
The WIAA has postponed the State 4A and 3A softball tournaments at SERA Fields in Tacoma because of rain.They will attempt to start the tournaments Saturday morning - weather permitting, of course. The forecast calls for morning rain Saturday. In the 4A, University is scheduled…
Big Memorial Day weekend for WSU 2
COUGARS Looking forward to your long weekend? It starts today for the Washington State baseball team, as the Cougars try to help their NCAA seeding with wins against No. 7 UCLA at Jackie Robinson Stadium. We also have a track link for you and some…
THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2010
Good start at Star Track 1
A couple wins, a couple great races and a tough loss in the pole vault were among the first day highlights at the State 4A/3A/2A track meet at Mt. Tahoma HS on Thursday.Even with just two wins, there seemed to be more than enough to…
Catching up with Huey Whittaker
Spokane receiver Huey Whittaker traveled a somewhat bumpy career path until his breakout AFL season in 2008 with Utah. He's Spokane's leading receiver and he's the subject of a feature story below that will run in Friday's S-R.Also, here's an update on Jacksonville, the Shock's…
Thursday Prep Page
Dave Trimmer and Greg Lee arrived in Tacoma for state track, softball and soccer Thursday afternoon. The anticipated rain hit at about 7 p.m.Here's what appeared in Thursday's newspaper:Greg Lee salutes the North Idaho track athletes who survived winter-like conditions at state last Saturday, among…
WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2010
LC boys, Thomas and Bezdicek among golf champions
Just got back from the Tri-Cities and have our coverage of the state golf tournaments. You can read our story on the link below. LC's Chessey Thomas won her second consecutive 4A girls title, the Lewis and Clark boys won the 4A team title and…
Shock third, J-ville first in latest rankings
Spokane moved up one spot to No. 3 and Jacksonville took over the top spot by itself in the latest AFL coaches poll. The teams collide on Saturday at the Arena.Spokane (5-2) was fourth a week ago, but climbed up on the strength of a…
State soccer, softball, tennis, golf
Here's a link to a feature on the Ferris soccer team. Saxons goalie Nick Stebbins makes a save in the photo above in the District 8 4A final against Mead.Here's a link to a look at state softball.Here's a link to a look at state…
Prep track records
The area leaders for high school track are below. In sorting those out, we figure the six state meets, 12 if you separate boys and girls, is going to be quite a medal haul for area teams, which for some will translate into team trophies,…
TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2010
Siegfried returning to Spokane
Former Shock coach Chris Siegfried will be back in town Saturday, trying to help Jacksonville beat Spokane as the Sharks' offensive coordinator. I touched base with Siegfried (that's him and Kyle Rowley pictured above in 2006) and filed an update on him and an assortment…
MONDAY, MAY 24, 2010
WSU signs another basketball player 4
COUGARS • UPDATED: 4:30 P.M. Just when you thought it was safe to say the basketball recruiting season was over, it isn't. Washington State University has added another player to the 2010 recruiting class. Read on for details.
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