Bowling scores: March 6, 2014
HIGH GAMES - Tom Davenport 299, Jim Laycock 289, Billy Fletcher 280.
HIGH SERIES - Tom Davenport 809, Jack Smetana 806, Sean Stan 762.
OTHER 240 GAMES - Vince Blanchette 277, Larry Todd 244, Ken Huck Jr. 267-244, Gary Schekenberger 259, Rob Stratton Jr. 248, Patrick Fristoe 257, Dave Barnes 256, Jack Smetana 279-268-258, Jason Rex 279, Chris Harger 277, Bob Heuett 277, James Steffensen 268, Chris Lempesis 266, Mark Stolley 260, Jody Jennison 259-257-244, Joe Mueller 258, Tim Dewit 256, Matt Hansen 255, Brandon Auck 254, Ron McDonald 247, Chuck Phelps 246, Terry Werner 245, John Prescott 245, Jimmie Boyce 242, Mike Durk 269, Kevin Griffin 243, Billy Fletcher 243, Josh Roop 279-244, Dave Burnett 279, Curt Bredwick 244, Frank Mungari 243-240, Paul Kugler 244, Brian Gehlen 259, Trevor Campbell 246, Joe Mullen 258-245, Patrick Fristoe 258, Ron Jacobson 255, Greg Espe 245, Phil Hagen 278, Jeff Sears 247, Dave Hart 245, Rob Stratton Jr. 258, Dave Fox 258, Charles Crews III 258, Allen Speer 247, Tom Davenport 277-245, Nick Borgaro 279-278, Brandon Litalien 278, Denny Nelson 276, Bub Lawson 268-255, Paul McConnaghy 257, Matt Hansen 256, Don Williams 256, J.R. Conrow 249, Jim Atkins 246, Mike Durk 246, Lief Williams 244, Vince Blanchette 244, Joe Mullen 247, George D. Longdin 257, Tony Campos 243, Bryan Powers 267, Danny Cutting 279, Mike Oertel 259-249-247, Billy Fletcher 245, Stewart See 269, Mike Bright 266-248, Randy Mann 245, Sean Stan 278-258, Frank Burnette 257, Mike Boes 259, Gary Cook 255, Gary Hayenga 266, Billy Fletcher 280-244, Ed Kuetemeyer 246, Richard Hoffman 267, Clarence Jakubek 246, Chris Lempesis 246.
OTHER 640 SERIES - Vince Blanchette 675, Ken Huck Jr. 750-687, Gary Schekenberger 668, Rob Stratton Jr. 676, Patrick Fristoe 685, Dave Barnes 706, Chris Harger 680, Bob Heuett 691, James Steffensen 750, Mark Stolley 734, Jody Jennison 738-687, Joe Mueller 747, Tim Dewit 676, Brandon Auck 683, Ron McDonald 640, Chuck Phelps 710, John Prescott 705, Jimmie Boyce 661, Chuck Elmore 712, Gary Cook 665, Nick Borgaro 701, Joey Borgaro 698, Robert Meyer 650, Mike Durk 696, Billy Fletcher 654, Josh Roop 746, Dave Burnett 669, George D. Longdin 644, Paul Kugler 672, Brian Gehlen 650, Trevor Campbell 657, Rick Wegner 643, Joe Mullen 700, Jack Smetana 657-646, Gary Hayenga 655, Ron Jacobson 647, Clint Carpenter 655, Phil Hagen 730, Jeff Sears 660, Dave Barnes 647, Rob Stratton Jr. 700, Mike Pederson 685, Gary Buehler 655, Dave Fox 685, Doug Slaton 645, Jim Laycock 659, Nick Borgaro 774, Bub Lawson 719, Paul McConnaghy 696, Jim Atkins 662, Mike Durk 685, Tony Campos 640, Dennis Little 642, Gary Elliot 645, Danny Cutting 718, Frank Burnette 643, Mike Oertel 755, Stewart See 648, Mike Bright 640, Randy Mann 640, Sean Stan 762, Billy Fletcher 652, Tom Davenport 647, Frank Burnette 650, Joe Borgaro 671, Mike Hoffman 651, Gary Hayenga 671, Billy Fletcher 761, Dave Fox 655, Richard Hoffman 644, Frank Mungari 660, Paul Ford 661, Chris Lempesis 672.
HIGH GAMES - Michelle Sommer 279, Jo Lee Mullen 247, Cherie Borgaro 245.
HIGH SERIES - Michelle Sommer 716, Robyn Carlton 675, Danielle Harmon 674.
OTHER 210 GAMES - Brenda Hammond 214, Robyn Carlton 234-226-225-224-223, Melissa Williams 226, Tina Huck 222, Christine Prescott 244, Danielle Harmon 244, Erin Sackmann 240, Kim Sternod 238, Paula Phelps 238-234, Amber Hammons 231, Crystal Bachteler 219, Diane Johnson 212, Jo Lee Mullen 216, Amber Orr 225, Melissa Lane 224, Cathy Werner 221, Melissa Williams 215, Jenn Nelson 212, Lynda Benjamin 232, Becky Dudley 211, Jackie Montgomery 223, Eddie Cutting 216, Caitlin Cutting 213, Kym Stan 215, Janice LaVigne 224, Sherry Field 216, Brenda Munjar 213.
OTHER 540 SERIES - Melissa Williams 599, Tina Huck 556, Robyn Carlton 628, Cherie Borgaro 610, Christine Prescott 604, Danielle Harmon 674, Erin Sackmann 637, Kim Sternod 657, Paula Phelps 646-603, Amber Hammons 573, Crystal Bachteler 616, Diane Johnson 551, Sandy Friberg 616, Jackie Montgomery 585, Jo Lee Mullen 587, Karen Blanchette 558, Amber Orr 569, Melissa Lane 597, Lynda Benjamin 593, Becky Dudley 579, Jackie Montgomery 573, Stephanie Rodda 556, Kym Stan 606, Jo Lee Mullen 618, Janice LaVigne 556, Sherry Field 613, Cherie Borgaro 559.
SPLITS - Doug Harms 6-7, Lou Barten 7-9, Vicki Gavin 5-10, Lewis Miller 3-10, J.R. Conrow 4-7-10, Dalry Montee 9-10, 3-10, Char Smith 6-7, Jon Clem 6-7-10, Jerry Arkle 5-10, Vern Oertel 3-10, Char Smith 6-7-10, 4-5-7, Janet Shobe 3-6-7-10.
SENIOR LEAGUE SPLITS - Tom Thomson 3-10, Richard Hoffman 2-7, Fern Miles 3-10 (2), 5-10, Josephine Phillips 2-7, Mildred Limmey 3-10, Bill Carder 3-10, Paul Ford 4-5, Gary Petersen 2-9.
from B3
The last two years, Centennial won going away. This year, the Patriots had 27 state qualifiers, Post Falls 15. That's because, with 10 teams in District 3, the top eight in each weight advance to state - and the ninth-place finisher is eligible for an at-large bid.
In Region 1, the top three advance to state - the fourth-place finisher could get an at-large bid. Problem is, three of the strongest teams in the state are in Region 1, so Post Falls, Lewiston and Coeur d'Alene often divvy up the state berths, and a team's No. 2 wrestler in each weight often gets left home - no matter how capable he is.
To his credit, Reardon never complains about the disparity in state qualifiers between the two schools - he just says Post Falls will go out and wrestle as hard as it can, and whatever happens, happens.
Whether that difference in number of state qualifiers gives a team like Centennial an unfair advantage is an argument for far more knowledgeable wrestling folks.
This year, Centennial had six state champions, two second-place finishers, four fourth-place finishers, one fifth and one sixth.
Post Falls had one state champion, four seconds, two thirds and three sixths.
COEUR d'ALENE, which won back-to-back state titles in 2010 and '11, finished fifth this year - one spot away from a trophy.
"I thought it was a pretty good year," Viking coach Jeff Moffat said. "We had to patch a lineup together (due to injuries), and were 3 1/2 points away from a trophy. We stretched that rubber band about as far as it could go."
One of the injured, Matt James, came back from a knee injury during the season to win a state title at 285. With a football scholarship already in hand from Washington, Moffat said James didn't give any thought of not coming back from his injury.
"Naw, he's got too good a character for that," Moffat said. "He wanted to finish it out."
THEN THERE's Lake City, which has shown gradual improvement under Corey Owen, in his sixth season with the Timberwolves - though with Lake City being in the same league with Post Falls, Coeur d'Alene and Lewiston is hard to quantify from the outside.
"There's some building blocks," said Owen, noting that Lake City's three state placers this year, and nine state qualifiers total, are the most he's had here. "The thing I'm most positive about is we bring back all three state placers and all nine state qualifiers; that's something to build on."
Then again, he noted that Post Falls will bring back all but one of its state qualifiers, and Lewiston (which was seventh at state) will have nearly everybody back as well ...
Mark Nelke is sports editor of The Press. He can be reached by phone at 664-8176, Ext. 2019, or via email at mnelke@cdapress.com. Follow him on Twitter at CdAPressSports.
SCOREBOARD
from B3
Maple Leafs 3, Rangers 2, OT
Toronto 0 1 1 1-3
N.Y. Rangers 0 0 2 0-2
First Period_None.
Second Period_1, Toronto, Bozak 13 (penalty shot), 1:44.
Third Period_2, Toronto, Kadri 16 (Kulemin), 2:00. 3, N.Y. Rangers, McDonagh 10 (D.Moore, Boyle), 5:34 (sh). 4, N.Y. Rangers, D.Moore 5 (Stepan), 6:53 (sh).
Overtime_5, Toronto, Bozak 14 (Kessel, Ranger), 1:51.
Shots on Goal_Toronto 11-5-10-3_29. N.Y. Rangers 12-9-13-3_37.
Goalies_Toronto, Bernier. N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist. A_18,006 (18,006). T_2:40.
Flyers 5, Capitals 4, OT
Philadelphia 1 1 2 1-5
Washington 2 2 0 0-4
First Period_1, Washington, Orlov 2 (Brouwer, Erat), 6:06. 2, Philadelphia, Giroux 20 (Timonen, Voracek), 11:22 (pp). 3, Washington, Johansson 8 (Chimera, Green), 13:56.
Second Period_4, Philadelphia, Hall 4 (Couturier), 12:50 (sh). 5, Washington, Beagle 2 (Ward, Green), 13:44. 6, Washington, Orlov 3 (Green, Fehr), 16:23.
Third Period_7, Philadelphia, Voracek 16 (Timonen, Giroux), 11:58 (pp). 8, Philadelphia, Giroux 21 (Voracek, Coburn), 18:55.
Overtime_9, Philadelphia, Lecavalier 14 (Timonen, Coburn), 2:45.
Shots on Goal_Philadelphia 6-14-14-2_36. Washington 17-9-3-0_29.
Goalies_Philadelphia, Mason. Washington, Holtby. A_18,506 (18,506). T_2:41.
FLAMES 4, SENATORS 1
Ottawa 0 0 1-1
Calgary 1 2 1-4
First Period_1, Calgary, Granlund 1 (Reinhart), 2:04.
Second Period_2, Calgary, Byron 3 (Giordano, Russell), 9:12 (pp). 3, Calgary, Colborne 5 (Hudler, Monahan), 17:13.
Third Period_4, Ottawa, Turris 20 (Greening, Wiercioch), 10:24. 5, Calgary, Cammalleri 15 (Giordano, Monahan), 11:22 (pp).
Shots on Goal_Ottawa 9-8-14_31. Calgary 8-10-10_28.
Goalies_Ottawa, Anderson. Calgary, Ortio. A_19,289 (19,289). T_2:34.
Canadiens 4, Ducks 3, SO
Montreal 2 1 0 0-4
Anaheim 0 3 0 0-3
Montreal won shootout 3-2
First Period_1, Montreal, Gionta 13 (Plekanec), 8:23. 2, Montreal, Pacioretty 30 (Desharnais, Gallagher), 12:36.
Second Period_3, Anaheim, Jackman 3 (Sbisa, Bonino), 7:08. 4, Anaheim, Beauchemin 3 (Lindholm, Hiller), 9:07 (pp). 5, Anaheim, Winnik 3 (Beleskey, Lovejoy), 18:11. 6, Montreal, Gallagher 16 (Subban, Moen), 19:24.
Third Period_None.
Overtime_None.
Shootout_Montreal 3 (Galchenyuk NG, Desharnais G, Briere G, Gallagher NG, Plekanec NG, Markov G), Anaheim 2 (Bonino G, Silfverberg NG, Perry G, Getzlaf NG, Palmieri NG, Koivu NG).
Shots on Goal_Montreal 10-9-9-3_31. Anaheim 13-19-7-3_42.
Goalies_Montreal, Tokarski. Anaheim, Hiller. A_17,174 (17,174). T_2:58.
Times PST
Eastern Conference
W L OTL SL PTS GF GA
Calgary 44 15 3 4 93 266 185
Regina 37 23 3 3 80 236 226
Edmonton 45 17 2 1 93 267 160
Medicine Hat 41 22 3 0 85 239 178
Kootenay 37 25 2 2 78 218 191
Swift Current 34 24 3 6 77 228 212
Brandon 31 27 6 3 71 248 249
Red Deer 31 30 1 4 67 193 208
Prince Albert 31 30 3 2 67 218 235
Moose Jaw 17 40 3 6 43 175 269
Saskatoon 16 45 2 3 37 189 282
Lethbridge 12 50 2 3 29 158 331
Western Conference
W L OTL SL PTS GF GA
Kelowna 52 10 0 4 108 283 169
Portland 47 13 2 3 99 302 194
Victoria 45 17 1 3 94 220 165
Seattle 39 20 2 4 84 217 215
Spokane 36 23 3 3 78 219 194
Everett 34 23 7 2 77 193 190
Vancouver 30 26 7 3 70 217 226
Tri-City 28 29 3 5 64 166 195
Prince George26 34 3 5 60 227 285
Kamloops 13 48 2 3 31 162 282
Wednesday's Games
Kelowna 3, Spokane 1
Red Deer 2, Medicine Hat 1, SO
Moose Jaw 6, Calgary 5
Edmonton 5, Regina 2
Vancouver 2, Kamloops 1
Portland 5, Tri-City 1
Thursday's Games
No Games scheduled
baseball
SPRING TRAINING
Wednesday's Games
Philadelphia 2, Atlanta 2, tie
Washington 11, N.Y. Mets (ss) 5
Tampa Bay 5, N.Y. Yankees 4
St. Louis 8, Boston 6
Detroit 3, Houston 0
Pittsburgh 6, Toronto 4
Miami 5, N.Y. Mets (ss) 2, 10 innings
Cleveland 8, Seattle 5
San Diego 8, Chicago White Sox 0
San Francisco 3, L.A. Angels 2
Colorado (ss) 8, Texas 2
Colorado (ss) 7, Chicago Cubs 5
Milwaukee 7, Oakland 2
Kansas City 6, Arizona 5
Baltimore 11, Minnesota 5
L.A. Dodgers 10, Cincinnati 3
Indians 8, Mariners 5
Cleveland Seattle
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El.Johnsn ss4 1 1 1 A.Almnte cf 3 1 1 1
J.Wendle 2b 1 1 0 0 J.Jones cf 1 0 0 0
Raburn dh 3 1 2 2K.Seger 3b3 1 1 0
Lindor ph 1 1 1 1 T.Kelly 2b 1 0 0 0
Francour rf 3 1 1 0 Cano 2b 3 1 1 0
C.Moncrief rf 2 1 1 1 Triunfel 3b 1 0 0 0
Chisenhll 3b3 0 1 0 Smoak 1b 2 1 0 0
Rohlingr 3b 1 0 1 1 J.Montro 1b 1 0 0 0
M.Carson lf4 0 1 0 Morrison dh 3 1 0 0
J.Aguilar 1b4 0 0 0 Choi ph-dh 1 0 0 0
D.Adams 2b3 1 1 0 Ackley lf 3 0 0 0
Sellers ss 2 0 1 0 S.Romero lf 1 0 0 0
Morgan cf 3 0 0 0 Saunders rf 2 0 0 2
T.Naquin cf 1 0 0 0 Avery rf 1 0 0 0
Treanor c 1 0 0 0 Franklin ss 3 0 1 2
Carlin c 2 1 0 0 C.Taylor ss 1 0 0 0
Zunino c 2 0 0 0
Quintero c 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 11 6 Totals 33 5 4 5
Cleveland 000 100 403-8
Seattle 400 001 000-5
E_C.Moncrief (1), D.Adams (1), Quintero (1), Triunfel (1), Avery (1). DP_Cleveland 1. LOB_Cleveland 8, Seattle 4. 2B_Lindor (1), Francoeur (1), M.Carson (1), D.Adams (1), K.Seager (1). 3B_El.Johnson (2), C.Moncrief (1). HR_Raburn (2), A.Almonte (1). SB_Franklin (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
Cleveland
T.Banwart 2/3 3 4 4 1 2
Hagadone 1 1/3 1 0 0 2 1
Hynes 1 0 0 0 0 1
Atchison 1 0 0 0 0 1
Shaw 1 0 0 0 0 1
Aardsma 1 0 1 0 0 0
B.Wood 1 0 0 0 0 1
A.Adams W,1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Outman S,1-1 1 0 0 0 0 1
Seattle
Paxton 3 2 0 0 0 1
Maurer 2 2 1 1 1 0
Luetge BS,1-1 1 2/3 3 4 3 1 2
S.Shackleford 1/3 0 0 0 0 0
Beimel 1 1 0 0 0 1
Farquhar L,0-1 1/3 3 3 2 1 0
LaFromboise 2/3 0 0 0 0 1
HBP_by Maurer (Treanor, Raburn). WP_Hagadone.
Umpires_Home, Scott Barry; First, Mike Winters; Second, Lance Barksdale; Third, Tom Woodring.
T_3:00. A_4,704 (11,333).
transactions
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX - Reassigned RHPs Chris Bassitt, Parker Frazier and Brian Omogrosso; INF Mike McDade; OF Denis Phipps; LHP Mauricio Robles; and C Kevan Smith to minor league camp.
CLEVELAND INDIANS - Agreed to terms with INFs Jose Ramirez and Jesus Aguilar on one-year contracts.
SEATTLE MARINERS - Optioned LHP Danny Hultzen to Tacoma (PCL) and LHP Anthony Fernandez and OF Julio Morban to Jackson (SL). Reassigned RHPs Jonathan Arias, Andrew Carraway, Stephen Kohlscheen, Mark Rogers and Chance Ruffin; LHP James Gillheeney; Cs John Hicks and Manuel Pina; INF Gabriel Noriega; and OF Burt Reynolds to minor league camp.
TEXAS RANGERS - Designated INF/OF Alex Castellanos for assignment. Agreed to terms with LHP Joe Saunders on a one-year contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
BROOKLYN NETS - Signed C Jason Collins to a second 10-day contract.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS - Assigned G/F Sergey Karasev to Canton (NBADL).
TORONTO RAPTORS - Reassigned G Dwight Bucyks to Bakersfield (NBADL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL - Conditionally reinstated CB Brandon Browner from indefinite suspension.
BUFFALO BILLS - Signed DB Aaron Williams to a four-year contract extension.
CHICAGO BEARS - Terminated the contract of P Adam Podlesh. Agreed to terms with DT Jeremiah Ratliff on a two-year contract.
CLEVELAND BROWNS - Released WRs Davone Bess and Brian Tyms and LB Paul Hazel.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS - Terminated the contract of TE John Carlson.
NEW YORK JETS - Claimed CB Johnny Patrick off waivers from the San Diego Chargers. Agreed to terms with CB Ellis Lankster and CB Darrin Walls.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS - Signed S Troy Polamalu and TE Heath Miller to three-year contracts.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS - Traded D Alex Grant to Ottawa for F Andre Petersson.
BOSTON BRUINS - Claimed D Cory Potter off waivers from Edmonton.
BUFFALO SABRES - Claimed F Cory Conacher off waivers from Ottawa. Traded D Brayden McNabb, RW Jonathan Parker and 2014 and 2015 second-round draft picks to Los Angeles for Fs Hudson Fasching and Nicolas Deslauriers.
CALGARY FLAMES - Traded G Reto Berra to Colorado for a 2014 second-round draft pick, and F Lee Stempniak to Pittsburgh for a 2014 third-round draft pick. Recalled Fs Corban Knight and Max Reinhart from Abbotsford (AHL). Assigned D Derek Smith to Abbotsford.
CAROLINA HURRICANES - Traded LW Tuomo Ruutu to New Jersey for C Andrei Loktionov and a conditional 2017 third-round draft pick.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS - Traded RW Marian Gaborik to Los Angeles for RW Matt Frattin, a 2014 second-round draft pick and a conditional third-round draft pick, and C Jonathan Audy-Marchessault and LW Dalton Smith to Tampa Bay for D Matt Taormina and C Dana Tyrell.
DALLAS STARS - Reassigned F Chris Mueller to Texas (AHL).
EDMONTON OILERS - Traded F Ales Hemsky to Ottawa for a 2014 third-round draft pick and 2015 fifth-round draft pick, and D Nick, Schultz to Columbus for a fifth-round draft pick.
FLORIDA PANTHERS - Traded G Tim Thomas to Dallas for G Dan Ellis, and F Marcel Goc to Pittsburgh for 2015 third- and fifth-round draft picks. Recalled F Vincent Trocheck from San Antonio (AHL). Assigned F Drew Shore and G Scott Clemmensen to San Antonio.
LOS ANGELES KINGS - Signed G Patrik Bartosak to a three-year, entry-level contract. Assigned F Linden Vey to Manchester (AHL).
MINNESOTA WILD - Traded RW Torrey Mitchell and 2014 and 2016 second-round draft picks to Buffalo for LW Matt Moulson and C Cody McCormick.
MONTREAL CANADIENS - Acquired F Thomas Vanek and a 2014 conditional fifth round draft pick from the N.Y. Islanders for F Sebastien Collberg and a conditional 2014 second-round draft pick. Assigned G Devan Dubnyk to Hamilton (AHL).
NASHVILLE PREDATORS - Traded G Devan Dubnyk to Montreal for future considerations, and F David Legwand to Detroit for RW Patrick Eaves, C Calle Jarnkrok and a conditional 2014 third-round draft pick.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS - Recalled F Mike Halmo and D Matt Donovan from Bridgeport (AHL).
OTTAWA SENATORS - Signed D Chris Phillips to a two-year contract. Loaned D Joe Corvo to Chicago (AHL). Asigned D Alex Grant to Binghamton (AHL).
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS - Traded D Andrej Meszaros to Boston for 2014 third-round draft pick.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS - Assigned F Chuck Kobasew to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
SAN JOSE SHARKS - Traded F James Livingston to Los Angeles for a conditional 2016 seventh-round draft pick.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING - Traded RW Martin St. Louis to the N.Y. Rangers for RW Ryan Callahan, a conditional 2014 second-round draft pick and a 2015 first-round draft pick. Recalled F Richard Panik from Syracuse (AHL). Reassigned F Vladislav Namestnikov to Syracuse.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS - Recalled Fs Carter Ashton and Peter Holland from Toronto (AHL). Assigned F Frazer McLaren to Toronto (AHL).
WASHINGTON CAPITALS - Traded G Michal Neuvirth and D Rostislav Klesla to Buffalo for G Jaroslav Halak and a 2015 third-round draft pick. Recalled G Philipp Grubauer and C Ryan Stoa from Hershey (AHL).
WINNIPEG JETS - Agreed to terms with D Mark Stuart on a four-year contract.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
COLORADO MAMMOTH - Named Pat Coyle, Chris Gill and Dan Stroup interim coaches.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
COLUMBUS CREW - Signed F Adam Bedell.
D.C. UNITED - Named Enzo Concina assistant coach.
L.A. GALAXY - Signed F Robbie Keane to a multiyear contract extension.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS - Signed MF Gonzalo Pineda.
TORONTO FC - Waived M Reggie Lambe.
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS - Signed M Pedro Morales.
COLLEGE
NCAA - Named Nevada senior associate athletic director Rhonda Lundin Bennett and Southeastern Conference assistant commissioner Leslie Claybrook to the Division I Women's Basketball Committee, effective Sept. 1.
SMU - Named Steve Broussard running backs coach.
SKI REPORT
Lookout Pass - Wed 8:13 am 3 new powder machine groomed 98-151 base 34 of 34 trails 4 of 4 lifts, 100% open, Mon, Thu-Fri: 9a-4p Sat/Sun: 8:30a-4p.
Schweitzer Mountain - Tue 2:56 pm powder machine groomed 80-104 base 92 of 92 trails 2900 acres, 7 of 9 lifts, 100% open, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p Sat/Sun: 9a-4p
Silver Mountain - Sun 5:10 am variable machine groomed 80-95 base 77 of 77 trails 6 of 7 lifts, 100% open, Thu/Fri: 9a-4p Sat/Sun: 9a-4p Open Thu-Sun.
Montana
Big Sky - Wed 5:42 am powder machine groomed 66-99 base 293 of 294 trails 100% open, 5750 acres, 30 of 31 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 9a-4p Sat/Sun: 9a-4p
Whitefish - Wed 6:07 am 1 new powder machine groomed 53-107 base 102 of 102 trails, 100% open, 3000 acres, 9 of 14 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p Sat/Sun: 9a-4p.
Washington
49 Degrees North - Wed Reopen 3/7 powder machine groomed 60-101 base 82 of 82 trails, 3 of 7 lifts, 100% open, Mon/Tue, Fri: 9a-4p Sat/Sun: 9a-4p Open Fri-Tue
Mt Spokane - Wed 9:55 am 5 new powder machine groomed 57-94 base 48 of 48 trails 4 of 5 lifts, 100% open, Wed-Fri: 9a-9:30p Sat: 9a-9:30p Sun: 9a-4p Open Wed-Sun.
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BASKETBALL
Tonight's Games
Favorite Line O/U Underdog
at San Antonio 3.5 (205.5) Miami
Okla. City 5 (217.5) at Phoenix
L.A. Clippers 10.5 (223) at L.A. Lakers
College
Tonight's Games
Favorite Line Underdog
at Wash. State 5.5 USC
at E. Washington 3.5 Idaho State
UCLA 3.5 at Washington
at N. Arizona 5 Montana State
North Dakota 9.5 at S. Utah
Montana 1 at Sac. State
Weber State 2.5 at Portland State
Butler 1 at DePaul
at Mich. State 4.5 Iowa
UC Irvine 4.5 at Cal St.-Fullerton
Long Beach State 4 at CS Northridge
at UC Riverside 4 UC Davis
at FAU 4 FIU
at Vanderbilt Pk LSU
at Northwestern Pk Penn State
Villanova 2.5 at Xavier
at Cincinnati 5 Memphis
at Marshall 2 Charlotte
at Old Dominion 5 East Carolina
Southern Miss. 10 at Tulane
at La Salle 5.5 George Mason
at Ark. State 10 La.-Monroe
at Troy Pk Texas-Arlington
Middle Tenn. 2 at UAB
at W. Kentucky 3 La.-Lafayette
at S. Alabama 4 Texas State
Louisiana Tech 14.5 at Rice
UTEP 10 at UTSA
Tulsa 5.5 at North Texas
VCU 5 at Richmond
Missouri Valley Conference
at St. Louis
First round
Drake 1.5 Evansville
Bradley 1.5 Loyola (Chi.)
West Coast Conference
at Las Vegas
First round
Portland 4.5 Loyola Marymount
Pacific 4 Santa Clara
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
at Springfield, Mass.
First round
Rider 3.5 Monmouth (NJ)
St. Peter's 1 Fairfield
Marist 3 Niagara
Ohio Valley Conference
at Nashville, Tenn.
Quarterfinals
Morehead State 7.5 SIU-Edward.
E. Kentucky 10 E. Illinois
Atlantic Sun Conference
Semifinals
at Fla. Gulf Coast 9 ETSU
at Mercer 9 SC-Upstate
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from B1
"You probably have the most competitive year we've had in our modern era," Zaninovich said leading up to today's start of the conference tournament. "Four teams are in the top (66) in the RPI, which is almost half the teams."
As the WCC tournament kicks off its sixth year at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, the tournament will now feature a more traditional 10-team bracket in which the top two seeds don't get byes for the first two rounds but rather just one bye. Five games will be televised on either ESPN or ESPN2.
"We think we have two teams - commissioner hat on, men's basketball committee hat off - that are pretty well positioned for NCAA selection, so we hope that this format can only help them," Zaninovich said. "Then we play the games on a neutral site with a bunch of 18-20 year olds and we see what happens."
The WCC expanded in July 2011 for the first time in 32 years with the addition of BYU, then added Pacific. No more expansion any time soon, Zaninovich insists. Pacific - which plays 85 miles away from San Francisco in Stockton - joins USF, Santa Clara and Saint Mary's in the Bay Area as the WCC's Northern California representatives.
"Oh yeah, we're good," Zaninovich said with a smile. "Our conference didn't expand for 30 years and we've added two in three years. The one thing that's been really cool with Pacific's addition that we did get, that we hoped we'd get, is that these four Bay Area rivalries, being sort of the renaissance of those."
The WCC is signed to stay at Orleans Arena through 2016, with option years beyond that. In 2009, the league moved its conference tournament to a neutral site and away from one of the school's campuses. The WCC women's tournament also is played at Orleans Arena.