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THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Cory Bridges had the right balance of 'really tough' and 'really fun'
"My senior year, we were having a rough batting practice," Lenz recalled, "and he was getting frustrated. So he gr…
AT COLLEGE: Dec. 14, 2023
Updates on area athletes at the next level.
Northwest Notes: Dec. 14, 2023
Boise State football coach Spencer Danielson announced Wednesday that Bush Hamdan will be retained on staff as the team’s offensive coordinator while adding the title of associate head coach. Hamdan's new contract …
Bowling scores: Dec. 14, 2023
Scores from area leagues.
THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Readers weigh in on Zags', Seahawks' woes
Honestly, I like Geno’s savvy and he has a good arm — but serious success at QB these days requires athleticism. Quarterbacks now can run as a real weapon, …
PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lake City buries Sandpoint with fast start
Senior Sophia Zufelt scored 12 points, senior Kamryn Pickford 11 and junior Sadie Zimmerman 10 for Lake City (8-1), which travels to Lakeland in an Inland Empi…
Youth Sports Dec. 13, 2023: Wrestling, bowling, basketball and more
Results, news from local youth teams, leagues, etc.
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Timberlake creates own energy, runs away from East Valley
“There was no one in the stands, so we had to create our own energy, and it finally happened,” Timberlake coach Mike LaFountaine said. “We were able to do some things in transition, get some steals and pull away.”
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Tyras Blake, Post Falls High School
Junior basketball player Tyras Blake of Post Falls High School is this week's Knudtsen Chevrolet Press Athlete of the Week.
THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Established coaches, and the new rules of their games
Few and Carroll are stubborn winners who believe that the revolutionary changes we’re beginning to see will come around to them — and that continued success wi…
ALL-STATE VOLLEYBALL: Post Falls' Munday named top player in 5A
Kellogg senior Maddie Cheney, a right side/middle blocker, was named to the 2A first team. Wallace senior Britany Phillips, a middle blocker/outside hitter,…
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Vandal stars McCoy, Woods, Harris enter transfer portal
Also, former Boise State quarterback Taylen Green announced Monday he is transferring to Arkansas, and Washington reserve quarterback Dylan Morris entered the portal ahead of the team's appearance in the College Fo…
PREP BASKETBALL: Post Falls girls ‘steal’ win over Lewiston
“We were playing great defense tonight,” Trojans coach Brian Hall said. “It was just great hustle. We talked about every ball on the floor is ours, and they worked as hard as they could to get every loose ball, and…
Silver Valley Sports Recap: Dec. 4-10
Kellogg Wrestling wins George Wild; Kellogg ladies beat Wallace twice, win SVT title; Kellogg boys open up CIL play with a win over Priest River
THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Choate’s challenge: Bring back the excitement to Nevada football
And on Monday, when Choate was introduced as the head football coach at Nevada, he had the school president saying he was ready to run through a wall for his n…
FCS playoffs: Vandals come up short ... UAlbany makes big plays in fourth quarter to end Idaho’s season
“Our message to our team — we shouldn’t hang our heads, we took another huge step,” said Idaho coach Jason Eck, whose Vandals last week notched their first FCS…