In a span of a few minutes in the fourth quarter, the Idaho Vandals went from down 10 points to up 20-16 with its best stretch of play this season. But Fresno State drove 60 yards in the final 2 minutes to snatch a heart-pumping…
Here's a link to a photo published by The Olympian newspaper of what Albi Stadium looked like at 3 p.m. on Friday. Special thanks to Mike Schock for finding the photo."A picture tells a thousand words - much like the rest of Spokane right now…
After two lacklustre periods, the Spokane Chiefs come alive in the third period on a power play goal by Tyler Johnson and a short-handled goal by Matt Marantz (originally credited to Steve Kuhn), but Geordie Wudrick's second goal, a power play marker 42 seconds into…
Cusick stopped Almira-Coulee/Hartline 36-28 in a 1B semifinal at Roos Field in Cheney. The Panthers advance to play Lummi in the state championship game.Here's our game story.
Playing in wet, sloppy conditions at Fresno State, Idaho finished the first half with minus-5 yards and trails 6-0 against the Bulldogs. The Vandals forced and recovered three fumbles while holding Fresno to two field goals and a turnover in red-zone opportunities to keep the…
Three of four women's basketball games picked up wins on Saturday - but that's not surprising since after losing tournament openers they got to face teams that also lost. Gonzaga romped over North Carolina Central by 42 as Courtney Vandersloot scores 22 with 13 assists.Idaho…
The Spokane Chiefs are about to faceoff with the Kelowna Rockets in the Arena - without veteran goalie James Reid. Reid was injured Friday night in Kamloops, where the Chiefs lost in a shootout 4-3, 48-hours after crushing the Blazers 10-1 here. Local goalie Branden…
Eastern Washington got a school-record eight 3-pointers and a career-high 28 points from sophomore guard Kevin Winford Saturday afternoon at Reese Court, but it wasn't enough to keep the Eagles from suffering a 70-60 non-conference men's basketball loss to Idaho.The Vandals, were paced offensively by…
PREPS I just got off the phone with WIAA executive director Mike Colbrese and he said the state football championship games at the Tacoma Dome will go on as scheduled next weekend with one change.Click the link below to read more.
After making only one of their first nine field-goal tries, the Idaho Vandals closed the first half of Saturday's non-conference game against Eastern Washington by going 13-for-20 and building a 37-30 halftime lead.Jeff Ledbetter led UI's first-half scoring with nine points on 3-for-5 shooting from…
UPDATED, 3:30 p.m.The 2B semifinal between Colfax (11-0) and Waitsburg-Prescott (12-0) will be played Monday at 5 p.m. at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Colfax coach Mike Morgan confirmed.The game was postponed today due to poor road conditions.
Updated: 2:05 p.m.Idaho is staring at another postseason elimination game tomorrow night at Fresno State (7 p.m., SWX and other regional outlets). We've got our preview of the game below -- and a look at how BSU's loss to Nevada last night affects Idaho's bowl…
PREPSI just talked with Ferris coach Jim Sharkey. He and his staff met with their players Friday evening and said they were excited about making the trip to Tacoma for the semifinal on Monday.Click the link below to read more.
UPDATED, 11:05 a.m.WIAA executive director Mike Colbrese decided at 5 p.m. on Friday to move the 4A and 2A semifinal football games scheduled for Albi Stadium this afternoon to the Tacoma Dome on Monday because the field was deemed unplayable.Here's a story in today's Olympia…
COUGARS Now that we're back in the Northwest, albeit in SeaTac, we have some time to pass along a few thoughts. But before we do, I want you to think of something. The next time you are on a Horizon flight, whether it be one…
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