Gunhild Swanson, 70, of Spokane, set a record for the 70-79, age group of the Western States Endurance Run -- 100 miles out of Auburn, Calif. -- finishing this morning in under 30 hours. 10 years ago, she claimed the 60-69 age group record. Swanson…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- It's not clear whether Olympic athletes are seeing wolves or whether the latest news is another indication of the stray dog problem in Sochi. Either way, the video a U.S. Olympic athlete has posted of a wolf-like critter roaming the halls of…
Annie Pokorny, 20, of Spokane was named the top college athlete at the U.S. National Cross Country Skiing Championships that concluded today (Jan. 8) on the Olympic courses at Soldier Hollow, Utah. She was one of four Eastern Washington skiers who delivered standout performances among…
Four Eastern Washington were in top form in the U.S. National Cross Country Skiing Championship races this week at the former Olympic course at Soldier Hollow, Utah. Erik Bjornsen, 22, of Winthrop finished first in the men's 15-kilometer freestyle. His sister, Sadie Bjornsen, 24, finished…
FLY FISHING – Registration is underway for the following fly fishing clinics being offered at Silver Bow Fly Shop, 13210 E Indiana Ave., telephone 924-9998. Winter Steelhead Clinic: Learn winter Spey rod tactics from master guide and spey line designer Tom Larimer, April 6, 6…
Jamie Redman of Spokane crossed paths with a former University of Idaho track star as she works out with the U.S. Women's Rowing Team at the Olympic Training Center near San Diego. Redman took time out to chat with former Olympic decathlete Dan O'Brien, who…
U.S. Women's Rowing Team member Jamie Redman, 25, is home in Spokane for the holidays, but her training regimen never lets up. In the video above, the Lewis and Clark High School validictorian, NCAA champion and two-time world champion talks about her life and her…
NORDIC SKI RACING -- Rookie national team member Sadie Bjornsen of Winthrop, Wash., teamed with Alaskan Kikkan Randall to make history for U.S. Women cross-country ski racing by finishing second in the sprint relay at the World Cup finals yesterday in Dusseldorf, Germany. It’s the…
WOMEN'S ROWING -- Spokane's Jamie Redman -- graduate of Lewis and Clark High School and Yale University -- is packing home more gold in the U.S. Women’s Rowing Team 8-seater boat. On Sunday morning, USA's woman's-eight won gold at Switzerland's World Cup Regatta in Lucerne.…
Jamie Redman, a former Lewis and Clark High School athlete and valedictorian, is continuing her winning ways in Europe this month on the U.S. Women’s Rowing Team. And to prove you can't run away from home, she ran into some North Central High School girls…
Jan and Bill Vandersloot -- proud parents of Gonzaga women's basketball star Courtney Vandersloot -- took charge of the trophy ball Courtney was presented Thursday night at McCarthey Athletic Center before the Zags game with St. Mary's. And nobody was able to take it away…
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