Jim Meehan

There was no shortage of drama when the Greater Spokane League settled the 4A/3A boys’ team championship and individual player of the year honors Tuesday at Wandermere Golf Course. Everything fell into place for Gonzaga Prep in the fifth and final league match.

San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama was the runaway favorite as the season progressed and former Gonzaga standout Chet Holmgren was seemingly locked into second.So Monday’s announcement on TNT’s NBA Tip-off Show that the 7-foot-4 Wembanyama was the award’s sixth unanimous winner was essentially a formality.

The struggle was real for the University of Idaho sophomore, by way of Littlehampton, England. The results didn’t match his meticulous approach. Like every golfer, even high-level ones like Sykes stuck in a rough patch, it thoroughly tested his patience and the math major’s analytical mind. Finally, months of frustration melted away as Sykes regained his form and joined a short list of history makers in the Vandal program.

Michael Ajayi, who announced his transfer from Pepperdine to Gonzaga a few days before the Zags’ season ended against Purdue in the Sweet 16, has been invited to the NBA Draft Combine.

North Idaho College golf coach Russell Grove’s bid to qualify for the PGA Championship for a second straight year came up short Wednesday in Frisco, Texas.

The official list of NBA Draft early entrants was released Tuesday and it contained no surprises for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. As expected, Michael Ajayi, the Pepperdine transfer who committed to Gonzaga in March, is the only Zag among nearly 200 early entrants.

Pavle Stosic, who played limited minutes in Gonzaga’s deep frontcourt rotation, has entered the transfer portal, according to the Verbal Commits.

Brynna Maxwell gave a thorough scouting report of her game, a shoutout to Courtney Vandersloot, praised Gonzaga and proclaimed herself a Cubs fan during an introductory press conference with the Chicago Sky.