Regional college sports schedule for Jan. 24-30
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Central Washington’s track and field teams travel to Reno for the Nevada Invitational on Friday and Saturday.
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MOSES LAKE – Check out this week’s college sports schedule, complete with basketball, tennis, track and field, swimming and wrestling events for Big Bend, Central Washington, Eastern Washington, Gonzaga and Washington State.
Friday, Jan. 24
CWU track and field at Nevada Invitational – all day.
EWU, WSU track and field at Lauren McClusky Memorial – all day in Moscow, Idaho.
Saturday, Jan. 25
Big Bend women’s, men’s basketball at Blue Mountain – 2, 4 p.m.
Big Bend men’s wrestling at Eastern Oregon – 4 p.m.
CWU track and field at Nevada Invitational – all day.
CWU men’s rugby vs Victoria – noon.
CWU women’s, men’s basketball at Western Oregon – 2, 4 p.m.
EWU, WSU track and field at Lauren McClusky Memorial – all day in Moscow, Idaho.
EWU women’s basketball at Northern Colorado – 1 p.m.
EWU men’s basketball vs Northern Colorado – 2 p.m.
Gonzaga men’s tennis at Seattle – 9 a.m.
Gonzaga women’s basketball at Pepperdine – 1 p.m.
Gonzaga men’s basketball at Portland – 5 p.m.
WSU tennis vs Wichita State – 11 a.m.
WSU women’s basketball at Loyola Marymount – 2 p.m.
WSU men’s basketball vs Saint Mary’s - 5 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 26
Gonzaga women’s tennis at Boise State – 10 a.m.
Gonzaga men’s tennis at Washington – 1 p.m.
WSU tennis at Nebraska – 9:30 a.m.
Monday, Jan. 27
WSU women’s basketball at Oregon State - 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 28
Gonzaga men’s basketball vs Oregon State – 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 29
No events scheduled.
Thursday, Jan. 30
CWU women’s basketball at Alaska Anchorage – 6:15 p.m.
EWU women’s basketball vs Idaho State – 11 a.m.
EWU men’s basketball at Idaho State – 6 p.m.
Gonzaga women’s basketball vs San Diego – 6 p.m.
WSU women’s basketball vs Pacific – 6 p.m.
WSU men’s basketball at Pacific – 7 p.m.
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