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5A REGION 1 VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Lakeland loses, waits
Lakeland (15-14) will find out today, when the MaxPreps rankings are updated following Tuesday's district tourname…
STATE 5A GIRLS: Coeur d'Alene drops third-place game in 5A, lauds seniors
The effort was there all season for the Coeur d’Alene girls. With Thursday’s 56-50 win over Boise High, the Vikings had their most wins a season — 19 — since …
THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: The arc of the block/charge call in high school ball
Area coaches and referees weigh in on the block/charge call in basketball, and whether an arc would help in high school.
NIC WRESTLING: Defending NJCAA champs put it on Cardinals
Cohle Feliciano (285 pounds) and Navarro Nanpuya (174) recorded North Idaho College’s lone victories in a 38-11 loss to 2020 NJCAA champion Clackamas Community College of Oregon City, Ore., on Saturday in Coeur d'A…
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Sandpoint falls; coin flip to decide seeding in 3A tourney
With Saturday's results, Sandpoint will travel to Moscow on Monday to open the 4A Region 1 tournament, and Bonners Ferry and Kellogg will flip a coin to see who hosts their first-round game in the 3A District 1 tou…
PREP WRESTLING: Post Falls captures seventh straight regional title
Post Falls produced six individual champions and won its seventh straight 5A Region 1 title on Saturday at Lakeland High. St. Maries won its fifth straight 2A district title, and eighth in nine years.
STATE 5A GIRLS BASKETBALL: Zoned out
The opportunity to bring home the first trophy from state since 2014 is still there for the Coeur d’Alene girls basketball team. After getting caught in the T…
STATE 3A GIRLS SEMIFINAL: Depth does it again
Struggling early on, Timberlake got a 3-pointer by a Soumas to put some life into its offense. It just wasn't the one you'd expect.
STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL: Post Falls goes cold at the end, bows out in two
The Post Falls Trojans were eight minutes away from playing for a trophy at the state 5A girls basketball tournament. But the Trojans shot 0 for 13 in the fourth quarter, as well as 2 for 6 from the free-throw l…
THE FRONT ROW WITH JASON ELLIOTT: It's clear, this road is a mess
As any coach will tell you, there’s bound to be a few bumps on the road to a state tournament. If you can see them, that is.
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Lake City, Post Falls advance to regional title game
Lake City (15-6) will play host to Post Falls (14-6) in the regional title game Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Coeur d’Alene (7-9) will travel to Lewiston (10-6) in a loser-out game Tuesday, also at 6:30.
Northwest Notes Feb. 20, 2021
Gonzaga men's basketball coach Mark Few was one of 15 late season candidates for the 2021 Werner Ladder Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Friday. Few received the honor in …
Prep Wrestling: Lakeland wins its 13th straight regional title
Seniors Riley Siegford (145 pounds) and Sam Feusier (285) each won their third regional titles, and the Lakeland Hawks won their 13th straight 4A Region 1 wrestling championship on Friday at Lakeland High.
STATE 5A GIRLS BASKETBALL: Rolling their way this time
Last year, when the momentum had shifted, Coeur d’Alene let its state 5A tournament opener slip away to Eagle High. A day later, the Vikings dropped a consola…
STATE 5A GIRLS BASKETBALL: Quick start doesn't last for Post Falls
In order to get to state, everything had to fall into place for Post Falls. On Thursday night, it just didn’t fall their way.
THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Talkin' Zags, Cougs, M's ... and a return to the slopes?
It's just about crazy, the difference in hoops skills we can find, all in an afternoon drive.