COUGARS Jeff Hironaka is leaving Washington State to become an assistant coach again. Hironaka, who was reassigned prior to last season from an assistant coaching position to the role of director of player development, is headed to Portland State to work as an assistant coach,…
A GRIP ON SPORTS Guess what? It's a Monday and there isn't a lot of stuff to talk about in the region. Oh, there are the usual "the-Mariners-are-falling-apart" stories. And, as it's the first part of June, college baseball teams with connections to the area…
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