BASIN HOOPS REPORT: Entering the final stretch

COLUMBIA BASIN — District tournaments across the Basin are less than two weeks away, with teams in the area fighting for higher seeding in their respective conferences. See below for a look at where Basin squads stand during the final weeks of the regular season. All scores and records are according to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.

NIC men, CCS play to soccer tie

COEUR d'ALENE - Forward Matt Leptich scored off a crossing pass from Chad Ward in the fifth minute for North Idaho College, but a late goal by Community Colleges of Spokane's Zach Allert in the 86th minute resulted in a 1-1 draw in nonconference men's soccer Thursday at Eisenwinter Field.

Abubakari commits to Southwestern Oregon CC

Abubakari commits to Southwestern Oregon CC

Cardinals' Taylor finishes 4th at NWAC tourney

MLCA/CCS senior Kali Kast crosses the 1,000-point mark

MOSES LAKE – Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School senior Kali Kast knew she was nearing the 1,000 career point mark, but wasn’t sure how close she was as she entered the Lions’ Dec. 3 game against Mount Vernon Christian. “I didn’t really know I was that close,” Kali Kast said. “I really just wanted to win – I have a competitive nature, and Mount Vernon Christian is a really good team. I was just thinking ‘What do I have to do to help us win this game?’” Josh Kast, MLCA/CCS head coach and Kali’s father, broke the news to the senior player after the win over the Hurricanes.

NIC ROUNDUP: Cardinals, Sasquatch play to women's draw in East Region match

Broncos, Lions hit state volleyball tournaments in Yakima

YAKIMA – The 1B/2B/1A State Volleyball Tournaments got off to a hot start at the Yakima Valley SunDome on Thursday, with No. 11 seed Lind-Ritzville and No. 13 seed Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School both making the trip to state in the 2B and 1B brackets, respectively. “Getting out of districts, in our league, is a huge success,” Lind-Ritzville Head Coach Cari Galbreath said. “We have a highly competitive league, and so that road isn’t always easy for us, and getting out of that was a great success.” ...

Pend Oreille paradise found at Dover Meadows

Scenery, convenience and luxurious amenities attract all sorts of buyers to the Dover Meadows neighborhood in the Dover Bay Waterfront Community at Lake Pend Oreille. For Linell McCrum, Dover Meadows proved to be a sanctuary as her husband underwent cancer treatment.

River Dogs' season begins

EPHRATA - The River Dogs Senior Babe Ruth baseball team will kick off its season this weekend at the Memorial Baseball Classic which will take place at three different sites Saturday through Monday.

Woodland Meadows an affordable Hayden hotspot

Everything you need in Hayden can be found a short distance from Woodland Meadows, an established neighborhood within walking distance of core amenities.

Shooting for the top: MLCA/CCS player exceeds 1,000-point mark

MOSES LAKE – Pierre Boorman, a senior at Moses Lake Christian Academy, has been tearing up the court – averaging more than 20 points per game for the Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School (MLCA/CCS) boys basketball team.

NIC men win hoop tourney

COEUR d'ALENE - After Community Colleges of Spokane hit 20 3-point baskets in their first meeting, the North Idaho College men's basketball team held the Sasquatch to 6 3s in 22 tries Sunday in a 96-70 victory in the championship game of the Bigfoot-Cardinal Classic at Christianson Gym.

American patriots stand on

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NIC SOFTBALL: Cardinals sweep Spokane

NIC hosts Big Bend in a doubleheader at Memorial Field on Friday at 2 p.m.

ZONING: Could mean more apartments

While the article on the hearing is appreciated, an important fact was omitted from it.

NIC SOCCER: Horton saves a draw for Cardinals

NIC BASKETBALL: Balanced Cardinals get past Spokane

Cardinal men, women to conclude regular season at Big Bend on Wednesday

NIC BASKETBALL: Cardinal men fight past rival Spokane

Sophomore Julius Mims had 20 points and eight rebounds for North Idaho College, which pulled away in the final 5:30 to beat the Community Colleges of Spokane 89-79 in a Northwest Athletic Conference game at Rolly Williams Court on Wednesday.

US motions expand drug claims against Honduras president

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. federal prosecutors have filed motions saying that Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández took bribes from drug traffickers and had the country's armed forces protect a cocaine laboratory and shipments to the United States.

US motions expand drug claims against Honduras president

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. federal prosecutors have filed motions saying that Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández took bribes from drug traffickers and had the country's armed forces protect a cocaine laboratory and shipments to the United States.