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6A DISTRICT 1 VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Reverse sweep sends Post Falls to state
Freshman Peyton Barclift had 30 kills, 19 digs and two aces for Post Falls (22-3), which advances to state Oct. 29…
THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: We won't take the NCAAs — or any sport — for granted again
One year later, how nice was it to be outside on a sunny Saturday afternoon in mid-March, with spring high school sports returning in full swing? Did anyone ca…
PREP SOFTBALL: Lake City's Schultze no-hits Sandpoint in season opener
Phoebe Schultze pitched a five-inning no-hitter with 14 strikeouts, and also drove in four runs as the Lake City Timberwolves beat the visiting Sandpoint Bulldogs 18-0 in the season and Inland Empire League opener …
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Haaland leads East past West
Area seniors compete in District 1 All-Star basketball game at Mullan Pavilion
PREP BASEBALL: Post Falls sweeps Coeur d'Alene in pair of one-run games
Zach Clark drew a bases-loaded walk with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning to score Kaden Cripps with the winning run in the first game, and the Post Falls Trojans went on to sweep the Coeur d’Alene Vikin…
COLLEGE WRESTLING: NIC downs second-ranked Western Wyoming, falls to Clackamas
Izzy Tubera (125 pounds), Brant Porter (133), Alex Lopez (141) and Cohle Feliciano (285) won by pin for the Cardinals in a 30-17 win over second-ranked Western Wyoming at Christianson Gymnasium on Saturday.
MOMENTS, MEMORIES and MADNESS with STEVE CAMERON: Google is often helpful, but it sure takes the fun out of trivia
Imagine the wide eyes and gaping mouths when someone, making a point in a baseball discussion, brings up the subject of a pinch-runner. And without missing …
THE FRONT ROW WITH JASON ELLIOTT: A star coach in the North Star steps away
As the Kootenai High football coach, Doug Napierala has called plenty of plays. His latest one is a handoff. Napierala, who has coached the Warriors since 20…
PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Jeffs powers East past West in District 1 All-Star Game
Timberlake senior Blayre Jeffs scored a team-high 13 points for the East in a 68-44 win over the West in the 34th District 1 All-Star girls basketball game at the Mullan Pavilion on Friday night.
THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: M's will end playoff drought in 2022 — unless they end it this season
I’ll go with next season for the Mariners snapping the playoff drought, but I’m not giving up on this year. Not entirely.
PREP WRESTLING: Area state champions
Area wrestlers Matthew Whitcomb of Lake City, Lane Reardon of Post Falls, Riley Siegford of Lakeland and Dylan Sotin of St. Maries capped their high school car…
PREP SOFTBALL: Timberlake swept by Lewiston in opener
After last year’s COVID-aborted spring sports season, the Timberlake softball team became the first local team to open the 2021 spring sports season Thursday, falling 15-5 and 12-2 to the Lewiston Bengals in nonlea…
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Northwest Notes March 12, 2021
The Big Sky Conference has reached an agreement for Boise to remain the home for the league’s men’s and women’s basketball championships through 2026, commissioner Tom Wistrcill announced.
THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: After St. Maries hit a shot like that ...
"I got knocked down, into the scorer’s table," St. Maries coach Bryan Chase said. "We knocked the plastic out of there for a second. Of course the kids were do…
ZAGS TRACKER: Enjoy now, but the work — and worry — starts again Sunday
Yes, the NCAA tournament is coming. Yes, it will represent a chance for Gonzaga to achieve the only thing still missing in its ascent to college basketball’…