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THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Five months after suffering extensive facial injuries in a rugby game, Post Falls High senior Cash Preston is making an impact on the football field
"We didn't really know what was going on until we got to Seattle and they fully explained it to us," Cash said of …
Sandpoint overwhelms Moscow for state 4A semifinal bid
Gerrit Cox ran for 138 yards and a touchdown, Parker Pettit completed 16 of 19 passes for 105 yards and the Sandpoint Bulldogs overwhelmed the Moscow Bears in the state 4A quarterfinals 31-13 at Barlow Stadium on F…
THE FRONT ROW WITH JASON ELLIOTT: Nice wins, but need the fans back
Admittingly, this sports year has been a little weird. We’ve known since March that things were going to be a little different, with the cancellation of the m…
Northwest Notes Nov. 7, 2020
Vandal Rewind returns today at noon with Idaho football's win over Louisiana Monroe in 2017.
Zags to open on Thanksgiving Day — Gonzaga to play Kansas and Auburn in Florida
Following weeks of speculation, it was announced Friday morning that Gonzaga's men’s basketball team will open its 2020-21 season against Kansas and Auburn in the Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off in Ft. Myers, Fl…
THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Spotlight on new QB-elect at WSU
The Jayden de Laura era (if we can call it that) begins Saturday night when the rebuilding Cougars open this abbreviated Pac-12 season at Oregon State.
GRIDIRON GUESSES: Coeur d'Alene, Timberlake in playoffs — where have we seen that before?
The Coeur d'Alene Vikings making another appearance in the state football playoffs was about as sure a thing as you could count on during this crazy year.
All-league volleyball
All-Intermountain League volleyball team announced
Northwest Notes Nov. 6, 2020
Gonzaga’s Drew Timme was named to the Karl Malone Award Watch List Thursday. Timme was recently named Preseason All-West Coast Conference. Last season, the Dallas, Texas, native appeared in all 33 games, averaging…
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'Heartbeat' of the Vikings — Offensive linemen pave the way for unbeaten Coeur d'Alene
Coeur d'Alene High's offensive linemen have one thing in common — they're a big reason Coeur d'Alene is 7-0 and averaging 48.7 points per game, heading into Fr…
THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Playing the 5As was helpful for eventual state 4A volleyball champion Lakeland
Even though it didn't last in fall sports, the decision of Inland Empire League administrators to have the four 5A schools and three 4A schools play each other…
BIG SKY FOOTBALL: Spring schedule set; Teams to play six games starting Feb. 27
The 58th season of Big Sky football will kick off on Saturday, February 27, and conclude on Saturday, April 10. Two open dates are placed inside the schedule — March 20 and April 17 — to provide opportunities if ne…
NORTHWEST NOTES: Nov. 5, 2020
Gonzaga's Kispert, Boise State's Alston, Jr., named to Julius Erving Award Watch list
Bowling scores: Nov. 5, 2020
Local bowling results
THE CHEAP SEATS WITH STEVE CAMERON: We interrupt our regularly scheduled column ...
Everyone is totally caught up in the election results right now, so who would spend time trudging through my regular Wednesday column? Nah, I won't make you do…