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THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Diamond on the sideline — Paul Mortensen has been a fixture on the Coeur d'Alene High football chain gang for 29 years
"I've always been active in sports," Mortensen said recently, on the visitors' sideline just before a Viking home …
Cruising around the sports universe
Notes and quotes while feeling amazed that it’s Valentine’s Day, and baseball is already upon us.
Cardinals qualify seven of a possible 10 to nationals
COOS BAY, Ore. — In the past, a top-three finish at the national-qualifying tournament would have guaranteed a North Idaho College wrestler a trip to nationals.
State girls basketball tournament schedules
Chiefs hold on late to beat Tri-City
SPOKANE — Dawson Weatherill stopped all five shots he faced in the third period after coming in as a replacement as the Spokane Chiefs held off the Tri-City Americans 4-3 in Western Hockey League play in front of 9…
Jerome sparks Kellogg to win over Bonners Ferry
KELLOGG — Chase Jerome had 21 points and six rebounds for the Kellogg Wildcats in a 72-48 win over the Bonners Ferry Badgers in an Intermountain League game at Andrews Gymnasium on Saturday.
Lake City, Lakeside, Priest River advance to state
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Sandpoint rallies past Moscow
SANDPOINT — The Sandpoint Bulldogs won in the final five weight classes to rally past the Moscow Bears 42-30 in a dual on Saturday.
Cardinal men top TVCC, regain East lead
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What's next for Petrino, Idaho football
It was 22 degrees and late in the afternoon when Idaho and Colorado State kicked off in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Dec. 22 at Albertsons Stadium in Boise.
Lake City girls rally, keep season alive
COEUR d’ALENE — This time, it was Lewiston that got off to the hot start.
Timberlake romps into state
RATHDRUM — Any time you have six players on an all-league team, you’ve got a pretty good squad.
Post Falls finishes perfect 5A IEL slate
POST FALLS — Jake Pfennigs made 8 of 10 3-pointers and finished with 30 points as the hot-shooting Post Falls Trojans closed out a perfect 5A Inland Empire League season with an 84-70 victory over the Lewiston Beng…
Names change, but same goal for Trojan wrestling
They might be a couple of weeks away from having the opportunity to prove it at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa, but don’t count out the Post Falls wrestling team from a chance to win a third straight state 5A title.
Chiefs fall to Portland in shootout
PORTLAND — The Spokane Chiefs blew a two-goal lead in the third period and lost 5-4 in a shootout to the Portland Winterhawks in Western Hockey League play Friday night before 8,388 at Moda Center.
Coeur d'Alene rolls on senior night
COEUR d’ALENE — Mitchell Moffat beat Colton Jones, whom he’d lost two twice last year, 9-7 at 132 pounds as the Coeur d’Alene Vikings routed the Lewiston Bengals 60-18 on senior night Friday.