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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 …
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Tragedy strikes baseball again
KANSAS CITY – On Saturday morning, I flew back to this Midwestern city to see some doctors – naturally wearing my sweatshirt that said: “Kansas City Royals, 2015 World Series Champions.”
T-Wolves hold off Lewiston
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Three Cardinals finish second at Clackamas Open
OREGON CITY, Ore. — Bryson Beard (133 pounds), Brent Evans (157) and Alex Aguilar (174) each finished second for North Idaho College at the Clackamas Open on Sunday.
Chiefs topple Everett in shootout
EVERETT, Wash. — Riley Woods, the first shooter, scored the only goal of the shootout to complete the Spokane Chiefs’ 4-3 comeback victory over the Everett Silvertips in Western Hockey League play Sunday night befo…
Cardinals fall to border rivals
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Chiefs stop Kootenay
SPOKANE — Dawson Weatherill stopped 27 shots for the Spokane Chiefs in a 5-2 win over the Kootenay Ice in Western Hockey League play in front of a season-high 9,503 at the Spokane Arena on Saturday night.
Vikings claim Tuinstra title
SPIRIT LAKE — Mitchell Moffat (132 pounds), Payton Keough (138) and Max Peressini (152) went 5-0 on the day to help the Coeur d’Alene Vikings capture the team title at the Van Tuinstra duals tournament on Saturday …
Lakeside topples Genesis Prep
POST FALLS — Sophomore Tommia Pakootas scored a game-high 23 points, hitting seven 3-pointers to lift the Lakeside Knights over the Genesis Prep Jaguars 55-45 in a matchup of North Star League unbeatens on Saturday…
Lumberjacks trip Grangeville
GRANGEVILLE — Kiefer Gibson hit a 3-pointer to extend a one-point advantage with under a minute remaining, helping the St. Maries Lumberjacks beat the Grangeville Bulldogs 59-55 to take control of the Central Idaho…
James signs future/reserve contract with NFL's Chiefs
Former Coeur d’Alene High standout Josh James has signed a future/reserve contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, his agent Derrick Fox said.
Eastern promotes Best to head football coach
CHENEY — Aaron Best himself claims to bleed Eagle red.
Rolling the dice and living with the results
The retired NFL quarterback marvelled last weekend as he watched on TV as Aaron Rodgers led an improbable last-minute drive that put the Green Bay Packers in t…
Naccarato lifts Viking boys past Lewiston
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Cards pin Eastern Oregon
LA GRANDE, Ore. — Bryson Beard (133 pounds), Brent Evans (157), Alex Aguilar (174), Levi Perry (184) and Jeremy Merryweather (197) had pins for North Idaho College in a 42-9 dual victory over Eastern Oregon Univers…