North Idaho College to cut golf program

College says cutting program will save $600k.
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North Idaho College to cut golf program

College says cutting program will save $600k.
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Strock rising: Sandpoint girls in semis for first time since 2016

Feb. 16, 2023 - Bulldogs win 54-49 over the Minico Spartans in the state 4A opener at Timberline High.
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Clark Fork falls in nonleague game

Clark Fork boys basketball team traveled to Genesis Prep for a nonleague game.
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SHS golfers compete at Post Falls Invitational

Coeur d’Alene freshman Sophia Vignale won girls medalist honors in a card-off with Lewiston’s Mollie Seibly at the Post Falls Invitational at Prairie Falls Golf Course on Tuesday.
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Sometimes they fall, sometimes they don't

Sometimes, the shots don’t quite fall for you.
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Preston takes advantage of Sandpoint's miscues

MERIDIAN — In close games, it’s the extra possessions that haunt you. For Sandpoint, which turned the ball over 19 times, it still had a shot — despite everything that happened.
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Don Haynes: A legend remembered

“He’d open the doors to his home to many kids,” former Coeur d'Alene High player and current Viking boys basketball coach Jon Adams said. “I had Thanksgiving dinner at his house once. As a kid, I’d keep losing my winter coat, so he and his wife Shirley would go out …
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SHOWCASE GOLF: The Show grows on again

What do a wizard, two-time Super Bowl MVP and a Lakeland High School Hall of Fame inductee have in common? The trio of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith, Denver Broncos legend John Elway and former Lakeland High standout Tracy Hanson will make their debut at The …
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PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Chapman: On her own time

You can take 20,000 steps a day, but do you really think about getting better with each one? Lake City High senior Angelyca Chapman does.
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Idaho High School All-Star Games: Dunk and done

"Slam it, and take the rim home with you." Well, one out of two isn't bad.
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STATE 3A GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP: A refreshing repeat

It took a while, but someone finally cooled off Timberlake. The good news, it was just self-inflicted. “Right after we got our medals, we were talking about pouring water on coach like they do in the NFL,” Timberlake senior Brooke Jessen said. “It’s a new thing, and coach liked it. …
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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 winning the 5A title in 2014. Now, the work needs to begin again to bring another back.
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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 Thunder Ridge zone, it just isn’t the one that the Vikings intended on vying for.
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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.
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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 consolation game to Boise High to fall well short of placing at the state tournament. That was then, this is now.
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Sandpoint tames Wildcats, advances to state semis for second straight year

The Bulldogs take on Century at 4 p.m. PST Friday in the semifinals
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STATE 1A DIVISION I GIRLS BASKETBALL: Blocked up

You can make up for a lot of things by shooting the ball well on a basketball court. Size isn’t one of them.
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On guard in the blue and white

There was once a time when the Coeur d’Alene girls ran the state of basketball. Then, just as quickly, the Vikings didn’t.
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5A REGION 1 GIRLS BASKETBALL: A fine line late for Vikings

It's a scenario that Coeur d'Alene High girls basketball coach Nicole Symons has seen her daughter — Madi — in plenty of times. Even as she admits, Nicole tries not to watch.
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PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Better together at Timberlake

Taryn Soumas knew just how good of a basketball player Brooke Jessen was well before the two joined forces at Timberlake High. As Soumas describes …
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PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Vikings catch on from 3, beat Timberwolves

There was nothing fishy about Friday's Inland Empire League game between Lake City and Coeur d'Alene at Viking Court. Although, it didn't stop the Vikings from performing their own version of a catch and release.
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NWAC SPORTS: With a lot of unknown, conference opts not to hold championship tournaments

With a lot of unknown still surrounding the Northwest Athletic Conference, conference officials made one thing known to its member programs on Sunday. For this year, at least, there will be no conference championship tournaments for the 2020-21 season.
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PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Vikings press on — After 13 straight losses to rival, Coeur d'Alene knocks off Lake City for third straight time

"We struggled a lot in our early years here," Younker said. "We came into the locker room defeated a lot." Tuesday was a different story all together.
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PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Challenge accepted — Jessen scores career-high 37 as 3A Timberlake knocks off 5A Lake City

At Timberlake High, senior Brooke Jessen doesn't get many chances to play against Division I athletes during the basketball season. So when Jessen, who has signed with Western Athletic Conference Texas-Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, had the chance to play against Lake City High senior Brooklyn Rewers, a Michigan State …
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PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Coeur d'Alene speeds past Post Falls

Burke scores game-high 25 points to power Vikings past Trojans in Inland Empire League game
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STATE VIRTUAL SWIM MEETS: Robillard wins 'virtual' state title

“A friend barged into my room and told me I was a state champion,” said Robillard, who was runner-up in the event in 2019. “I’d thought someone in Boise had beaten me, but I looked and thought, ‘Oh my gosh, I won.”
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STATE 3A GIRLS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP: Full circle

"We would have preferred to put a few more in the back of the net," fifth-year Coeur d'Alene Charter coach Stacy Smith said. "But we had to be creative and had to be persistent, and it paid off. It took us a little bit longer than we would have liked, …
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STATE 3A BOYS SOCCER TOURNAMENT: Cd'A Charter warms up to the task — Panthers capture third-place game

“Each of our seniors (Jordan, Ronan and Quinn Clovis), they’ve played for me the last two years,” Coeur d'Alene Charter coach Justin Nitti said. “Each of them stepped up in this game. Ronan has bruises all over him. It was big for all of them to step up. I’m just …
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STATE 5A BOYS SOCCER TOURNAMENT: Boise gets physical, blanks Post Falls

For Post Falls, the physicality was something it hasn't seen all season long. The final result — a Trojan 2-0 loss to the Boise Brave in the opening round of the state 5A boys soccer tournament — was something they haven't felt in their last 10 matches.
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STATE 3A GIRLS SOCCER TOURNAMENT: Better together

Apart, the Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy senior trio of Sarah Hines, Riley Jo Anderson and Kiley Cutler could skill be quite successful on the soccer field. But together, well, they've been unstoppable.
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STATE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER TOURNAMENTS: On their turf

Area teams hope home-field advantage can play to their advantage starting Thursday
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3A DISTRICT 1-2 BOYS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP: Timberlake's chance

Michael Simpson scored on a scramble in front of the net in the 36th minute as the fourth-seeded Timberlake Tigers held off second-seeded Coeur d'Alene Charter 1-0 in the 3A District 1-2 boys soccer championship at The Fields at Real Life Ministries.
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3A DISTRICT 1-2 GIRLS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP: Some heads-up Panthers

Technically speaking, you've got to use your head a little bit with the game of soccer. Coeur d'Alene Charter junior midfielder Ava Shivers demonstrated that to the best of her knowledge on Saturday.
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5A REGION 1 BOYS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP: Finding its way back home

Post Falls clips Lake City for first regional title since 2017; Trojans to open at state with Boise High next Thursday in Post Falls
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5A REGION 1 GIRLS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP: Back to form — second in league, Lake City captures eighth straight regional title

Lake City captures eighth straight regional title
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PREP FOOTBALL: Lesson learned late — Lake City blanks Sandpoint in second half to snap four-game losing streak

Lake City shuts out Sandpoint in second half as Irvin leads two late touchdown drives to snap four-game losing streak
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PREP FOOTBALL: Vikings just too much

Timberwolves put up a battle, but Coeur d'Alene downs Lake City in nonleague matchup of city rivals
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PREP FOOTBALL: Rad in red

Defense pushes Coeur d'Alene in romp of Lakeland
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Give and take

Hauser reaches 199 yards receiving, but late two-point conversion leaves Post Falls short against Rigby
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PREP SPORTS: Taking care of their own again

With Moscow back playing fall sports soon, area athletic directors try to adjust again
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A record day, done very quietly

RATHDRUM — When a three-time Olympian calls, you listen.
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Set up to be a Spartan

Rewers, rising senior at Lake City High, verbals to play at Michigan State
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Verizon gives back(packs) to students

Locations in Post Falls, Coeur d’Alene celebrate students with giveaway
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Giving the ‘Good’ some gear

SPIRIT LAKE — Sometimes, you need a hand up instead of a hand down.
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Still with the Smith’s, a century later

Family Tree Farm in Hayden honored by Idaho Historical Society
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A day to feel good about

Community turns out for annual Rathdrum Days celebration
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Car enthusiasts come out for annual Flames of the Spirit Car Cruise despite COVID-19 concerns

POST FALLS — Michael Brooks likes showing off.
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LEGION BASEBALL: Limited travel takes Lums from state tourneys

Season will continue, but with no overnight trips, no bus rides
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PREP SPORTS: IHSAA moves forward with proposal to seed state tournaments, will discuss further in August

IHSAA moves forward with proposal to seed state tournaments, will discuss further in August
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HOW THEY WERE BUILT: Ruchti: From fill-in to filling the T-Wolf trophy case

Matt Ruchti has done a lot of building and designing the game of soccer in the northwest.
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LEGION BASEBALL: Changes continue, but first pitch coming ... Coeur d’Alene, Prairie moving on with AA season in midst of pandemic

The changes continue to come rolling in for area American Legion baseball programs.
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Back at the point for NIC ... Baker, a starting guard on 2011 NJCAA championship team, named interim Cardinal women’s basketball coach

Baker, a starting guard on 2011 NJCAA championship team, named interim Cardinal women’s basketball coach
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: From Star to Scenic in the north

Area 1A schools move to new league starting with 2020-21 season
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HOW THEY WERE BUILT — Post Falls girls basketball: After coaching boys for years, Allert guided two girls teams to titles

At some point, Marc Allert knew he wanted to get into coaching.
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CORONAVIRUS: Iron Wood Throws Classic, annual HOTSHOT soccer tournament canceled for 2020

Iron Wood Throws Classic and HOTSHOT soccer tournament canceled
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LEGION BASEBALL: Area teams to play, eventually

They will play ball after all this summer.
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HOW THEY WERE BUILT: Timberlake track and field: The vision, and riding the momentum ... Kluss and company turn Timberlake from middle of the pack to leaders of the pack in Intermountain League

Kluss and company turn Timberlake track and field from middle of the pack to leaders of the pack in Intermountain League
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A Big change of heart, scenery ... Rewers, a Lake City High product, transfers from Hawaii to Michigan State

Rewers, a Lake City product, transfers from Hawaii to Michigan State
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Former NIC men’s basketball coach Phay takes coaching job at NJCAA Missouri State-West Plains

Former NIC men’s basketball coach takes coaching job at NJCAA Missouri State-West Plains
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Former Coeur d’Alene High standout Naccarato commits to Division II Fort Lewis in Colorado

It was by chance that Joey Naccarato ended up at North Idaho College to begin with.
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LEGION BASEBALL: Playing ball ... hopefully

One way or another, the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen American Legion baseball team hopes to take the field this summer.
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NIC MEN’S BASKETBALL: Honoring a Pryor commitment .. NIC guard sticks with Huskies after re-opening recruitment last month

NIC guard sticks with Huskies after re-opening recruitment last month
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NIC ATHLETICS: In the same boat ... North Idaho College coaches hitting telephone, email to find next batch of recruits due to coronavirus pandemic

Two weeks ago, North Idaho College sent its wrestling team to the NJCAA Tournament.
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THROUGH THE LENS presented by KNUDTSEN CHEVROLET March 23, 2020

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NWAC pulls plug on spring sports ... NIC softball, golf seasons come to immediate end

NIC softball, golf seasons come to immediate end
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Carlson’s NIC career ends in unusual manner

On Wednesday, North Idaho College women’s basketball coach Chris Carlson was enjoying life as a parent, cheering on his daughter Nina and her Idaho teammates in the Big Sky Conference Tournament in Boise.
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NJCAA WRESTLING TOURNAMENT: The right kids to believe again ... NIC sets sights on nationals starting Friday in Iowa

NIC sets sights on nationals starting Friday in Iowa
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STATE WRESTLING: Post Falls could face resistance in bid for three-peat

Regional rivals Coeur d’Alene, Lake City among those who could challenge Trojans in 5A
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NIC SOFTBALL: Keeping the tradition alive ... Fuson, after year away, begins new era of North Idaho College softball today in Florida

Fuson, after year away, begins new era of North Idaho College softball today in Florida
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5A REGION 1 BOYS BASKETBALL: The run of the season ... Lake City puts away Coeur d’Alene with 20-0 run in fourth quarter of regional loser-out game

Lake City puts away Coeur d’Alene with 20-0 run in fourth quarter of regional loser-out game
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NIC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Off to enjoy his blessings ... Chris Carlson, women’s basketball coach at North Idaho College, leaving after 16 seasons

Basketball has been good to Chris Carlson and his family.
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STATE 4A GIRLS: Sandpoint falls in third-place game, but back in right direction

Sandpoint, at state for sixth time in seven years, falls to defending 4A champion Caldwell in third-place game
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STATE 4A GIRLS: Trojans fall in consolation title game

NAMPA — With its back to the wall yet again, Post Falls battled.
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STATE 3A GIRLS: Timberlake back on top, wins third state title in five seasons

NAMPA — On the bus ride from the team hotel in Caldwell to the Ford Idaho Center, members of the Timberlake High girls basketball team were singing songs from the movie “High School Musical.”
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STATE 5A GIRLS: Cold shooting dooms Coeur d’Alene in loser-out game

Cold shooting dooms Coeur d’Alene in loss to Boise; Vikings finish 0-2 at state in first trip since 2014
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STATE 3A GIRLS: Timberlake thumps Parma, advances to title game for first time since 2017

MIDDLETON — After a run of six trips to the state title game over a span of seven years, Timberlake’s girls had been tripped up on the road to the Ford Idaho Center the past two seasons — by Sugar-Salem in 2018 and again by Parma in 2019.
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STATE 5A GIRLS: Coeur d’Alene loses heartbreaker in final seconds

NAMPA — Sometimes, to find true glory, it comes with a painful result.
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STATE 5A GIRLS: Post Falls gets knocked down by Timberline

NAMPA — When you get knocked down, you’ve got two choices.
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STATE 3A GIRLS: Suko comes up big as Timberlake tops Sugar-Salem in 2 OTs

Suko hits tying 3-pointer in regulation, first overtime as Tigers knock off two-time defending 3A champion Sugar-Salem in state opener
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All eyes back on the Vikings

Coeur d’Alene girls back at state 5A tournament for first time since 2014
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5A REGION 1 GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: A fresh move to state ... Post Falls juggles lineup, finds way past top-seeded Lake City

COEUR d’ALENE — With the season on the line, sometimes a coach digs deep into their bag of tricks to give an opponent something they haven’t seen yet.
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State (title) of mind

3A
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Priest River boys drop season opener

COEUR d’ALENE — Priest River boys basketball rallied, but missed a game-tying shot at the buzzer in a 54-52 loss to North Idaho Christian on Tuesday night.
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Healthy, and back on that title path

When healthy, the Lake City softball is capable of another run through the state 5A tournament like those of the title teams in 2011 and 2013.
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Area teams head south for state

5A GIRLS: At this point, they’re used to it.
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TRI-STATE INVITATIONAL: Two, but not quite three

COEUR d’ALENE — Knowing full well that as the lone finalist for the Post Falls Trojans in the Tri-State Invitational every point mattered when it came to the team score, sophomore Ridge Lovett did what he always seems to do.
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TRI-STATE INVITATIONAL: Prestigious tourney on track with the times

COEUR d’ALENE — A lot has changed in the first 44 years of the Tri-State Invitational wrestling tournament, which gets underway this morning at Christianson Gymnasium on the campus of North Idaho College.
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Strummin' along

Pete Reardon has plenty of reasons to sing a tune when it comes to the Tri-State wrestling tournament.
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COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Cardinals start anew in NWAC

New league, and a bunch of new faces.
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STATE 2A FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Ready for that sweet finish

It has been a while since the St. Maries High football team has tasted the success they’ve had so far in 2016.
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STATE 2A FOOTBALL QUARTERFINALS: Here's what Brown did for Lumberjacks

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NIC WRESTLING: Stronger in numbers for Cardinals

Chances are, the North Idaho College wrestling team won’t go through another season like that of 2015-16 again this season.
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STATE HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY MEETS: Sneaky good

It wasn’t obvious at the Post Falls River Run at Kiwanis Park to open the season.
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PREP FOOTBALL: Vikings nab playoff berth, end Post Falls' season

POST FALLS — Big-time players make big-time plays in big games.
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Boise deals Lake City boys a soggy loss

POST FALLS — It wasn’t pretty, not by a long shot.
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Vikings handle Lake City

Yankoff, Sumner help Coeur d’Alene rebound from league-opening loss last week
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3A DISTRICT 1-2 BOYS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP: St. Maries falls in overtime

COEUR d’ALENE — They couldn’t finish it in regulation.
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5A REGION 1 GIRLS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP: One moment, and a job completed

COEUR d’ALENE — The Lake City High girls soccer team has stressed for years about moments, not so much about who’s scoring goals at a high rate.
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Trojans take 'mo', 5A IEL opener

COEUR d’ALENE — Momentum is a huge thing in the game of football.
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Rieken lifts Lake City girls to fourth straight league title

COEUR d’ALENE — To defend its home turf, the Lake City Timberwolves turned to its Division I defender when they needed her most on Thursday night.
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No laughing matter

Just four years ago, when the St. Maries Lumberjack football team slumped to a 2-7 finish to the season, the future didn’t look all that bright.
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PREP FOOTBALL: Duchow directs Lake City to win over Sandpoint

COEUR d’ALENE — After being sidelined due to a concussion on Sept. 9 at Central Valley, Lake City senior quarterback Matt Duchow had to earn his way back onto the field.
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PREP FOOTBALL: Trojans hold off Hawks

RATHDRUM — It wasn’t so much that the Lakeland Hawks caught the visiting Post Falls Trojans off guard, they just got some good bounces in the first half of Friday’s nonleague football game at Corbit Field.
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NIC MEN'S SOCCER: Nothing lost yet

COEUR d’ALENE — It wasn’t meant to be this time around, but the next time — especially in a rivalry series such as the emerging one between the Community Colleges of Spokane and North Idaho College — the teams are getting that much closer to each other.
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The joy of 6(-man)

MULLAN — Coming off a 26-22 win last week against Timberline High of Weippe, Kootenai coach Doug Napierala started on his game plan for Friday’s game against Mullan.
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Cardinals sweep in first match in NWAC

COEUR d’ALENE — You’ve got to start somewhere.
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Bad break a blessing in disguise

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Post Falls romps in first home game since coach's death

POST FALLS — A fast start on defense plus an even faster tempo on offense equaled the perfect tribute on Friday night at Trojan Stadium.
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Yankoff accounts for eight TDs

SPOKANE — At times — in its third game — Coeur d’Alene’s football team looked the part of the second-ranked 5A team in this week’s state prep media football poll.
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T-Wolves in a runaway

COEUR d’ALENE — What a difference a week made in the growth of the Lake City Timberwolves football team.
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Eating, sleeping and shining on national stage

For 10 days in late June, all Cierra Foster did was eat, sleep and wrestle.
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LEGION BASEBALL: Just what they needed

POST FALLS — Whether it was the offense or defense, when the Northern Lakes Mountaineers needed it, they got it on Tuesday afternoon.
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HOOPFEST 2016: Just like old times

SPOKANE — Over the past few years, there isn’t a city in the northern part of the state that has brought home as many state championships as that of Post Falls.
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LEGION BASEBALL: The errors of their ways

RATHDRUM — It wasn’t so much what either team did in a Class AA American Legion doubleheader between the Prairie Cardinals and Northern Lakes Mountaineers on Tuesday at Gorton Field, it was what they didn’t do that wound up telling the tale in a North Idaho League split.
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Cd'A QB Yankoff commits to Oregon

Incoming Coeur d’Alene junior quarterback Colson Yankoff made it official on Saturday afternoon — he’s going to be a Duck in 2018.
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A wild night at Thorco

COEUR d’ALENE — While the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen were celebrating graduations at Coeur d’Alene and Lake City High last Friday and Saturday, the Prairie Cardinals were on the baseball field.
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CLASS AA LEGION BASEBALL: Dom's perfect night

COEUR d’ALENE — You can’t ask for a better start to a final week of school for Lake City High senior left-hander Dominic Conigliaro.
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AA LEGION BASEBALL: Clutch in extra innings

COEUR d’ALENE — Dylan Bradbury has been a gamer as long as Northern Lakes coach Al Bevacqua has known him.
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JACK BLAIR MEMORIAL AAU GIRLS BASKETBALL CLASSIC: Too much Metro early

SPOKANE VALLEY — On Wednesday night, North Idaho’s elite in girls basketball wasn’t quite enough against those top-notch athletes from the Greater Spokane League.
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LEGION BASEBALL: Back for the fun stuff

After a few years away from the dugout, Al Bevacqua steps back into the head coaching role as the new coach of the Northern Lakes “AA” Mountaineers American Legion program, taking over for Pat Capone, who stepped down at the end of the season.
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Idaho studs

POST FALLS — Idaho might be the smallest state compared to the rest of those in the field during the seventh annual America’s Cup duals wrestling tournament.
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National-caliber wrestling close to home

POST FALLS — For some, it’s a chance to see what the best of the best looks like across the United States.
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LEGION BASEBALL: Prairie looks to gain from experience of last season

In his first season as coach of the Prairie Cardinals “AA” American Legion baseball team, Brian Fowler finished with an 8-37 record, with a lot of newcomers on the field.
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LEGION BASEBALL: Lums look to continue run of Lake City's champs

Zach Clanton, coach of the Coeur d’Alene “AA” Lumbermen, watched from afar as his alma mater — Lake City High — won a state 5A baseball championship for the first time since his junior year in 2007 last weekend at Memorial Stadium in Boise.
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YOUTH WRESTLING: America's Cup tournament coming to Post Falls High

They’ve had their run of the rest of the state in the 5A wrestling tournament in the past two years.
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STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS: Confident in the circle

UNLV-bound Burke looks to close out Coeur d’Alene High career with state softball title
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STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS: Eyes on Eagle in 5A for Vikings, Lake City

It’s a pretty simple concept in the state 5A softball tournament this weekend.
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Lundblad relieved of coaching duties

Cd’A High grad will not return after 18-6 season
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PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Grady's shot

COEUR d’ALENE — Coeur d’Alene High junior Grady Leonard realizes his success in recent weeks isn’t something that will travel south for next week’s state 5A meet at Dona Larsen Park in Boise.
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5A REGION 1 SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Lake City stuns Cd'A

COEUR d’ALENE — They’re proud.
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DISTRICT 1 ALL-STAR MEET: Keeping up with Callahan

POST FALLS — Chances are, if you can catch up with Coeur d’Alene High senior Emily Callahan — whether that’s on the track or the golf course — you’re doing something special.
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PREP BOYS SOCCER: Rich takes helm of Lake City program

The 5A Inland Empire League has had a great wealth of success and talent in recent years, with teams advancing to trophy games and even claiming a state title a few years ago.
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PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Stockwell named Viking girls coach

After five years on the bench alongside his father, Dave, at Lakeland High, Scott Stockwell has flown the nest for his first head coaching opportunity at Coeur d’Alene High.
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PREP BASEBALL: Nothing settled yet

COEUR d’ALENE — And with a split for the second straight Tuesday, there’s still some work to be done as far as who’s playing where in the 5A Region 1 tournament.
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PREP SOFTBALL: Another sweep for Vikings

COEUR d’ALENE — After shaking off the emotions of her final games at Larry Schwenke Field, Coeur d’Alene senior Jane Wilkey came up with clutch hits in each game of 5-4 and 11-2 victories in a 5A Inland Empire League sweep of the visiting Lake City Timberwolves on Tuesday.
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From Findlay Prep to Florida State

Braian Angola-Rodas did his best to keep his decision under wraps as long as possible before it was made public on Wednesday afternoon at the center of Rolly Williams Court.
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Respectful and respected among peers

COEUR d’ALENE — There’s leading by example, and then there’s leading the way of a pack of Lake City Timberwolves senior baseball players.
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Small package, large results

Don’t be fooled.
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IDAHO ALL-STAR BASKETBALL GAMES: One Schoening moment

COEUR d’ALENE — It seemed improbable at the time for the Region girls trailing 18-1 just a few minutes into the 13th annual Idaho High School All-Star Games at North Idaho College on Saturday afternoon.
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In the spotlight

BOISE — Mentally, physically, the growth is apparent in Boise State redshirt junior forward James Webb III.
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STATE BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS: Hawks flying south with limited experience

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A Scenic change for Cardinal athletics

A lot of things have changed in the Scenic West Athletic Conference since Al Williams was a player on the North Idaho College men’s basketball team in 1978.
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A legend steps down

When it came down to it — and thinking about it a few days — Dale Poffenroth just started life and benched basketball.
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1A DIVISION II DISTRICT 1 BOYS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: A Genesis dream come true

SPIRIT LAKE — You’ll always remember your first.
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REGION 18 MEN'S, WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS: Breathing easy at regionals

For the North Idaho College men’s basketball team, which enters this week’s Region 18 tournament on the campus of the College of Southern Idaho, win or lose, there’s a little breathing room.
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Guice taking talents to Chicago

After helping the North Idaho College to an unbeaten 30-0 regular season, a 15-0 mark in the Scenic West Athletic Conference on Saturday, NIC sophomore forward Kyle Guice didn’t just stop there.
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STATE 5A GIRLS BASKETBALL: Meier was on fire

NAMPA — Shooters shoot.
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STATE 3A GIRLS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Timberlake's time

NAMPA — After watching someone else celebrate in four trips in the last five years to the state 3A championship game, it was their turn.
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STATE 4A GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Threes all around

BOISE — You can call it the Sandpoint 3 (point) party.
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STATE 3A GIRLS BASKETBALL: True Timberlake grit

MIDDLETON — They played with the heart of a champion on Friday night.
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STATE 5A GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lake City rolls past Highland to advance to 5A consolation game

NAMPA — They had their moment of being angry about the outcome of Thursday’s state 5A opener.
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STATE 3A GIRLS BASKETBALL: Timberlake gives south a glimpse of the mayhem

MIDDLETON — The Timberlake Tigers have relied so much on the strength in numbers motto this season, but really hadn’t had much of a chance to prove it to the rest of the state.
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STATE 1A DIVISION II GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lakeside rallies, but falls in OT

NAMPA — No quit, no surrender.
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STATE 5A GIRLS BASKETBALL: Shaky at the start: Lake City comes up short to Centennial in first state tourney game since 2009

NAMPA — The plan worked for Lake City coach Bryan Kelly in the school’s first state tournament appearance since 2009.
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STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS: More than a few to keep an eye on

When Timberlake High girls basketball coach Matt Miller goes to his bench, there isn’t time for the P.A. announcer to ID everyone coming in.
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The motor and spark in Lake City's arsenal

One is the motor, the other the spark plug.
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Whitcomb suspended for wrestler's ejection

The rocky season for the North Idaho College wrestling team, well, has found another detour on its road to the national tournament.
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NIC WRESTLING: NIC wrestlers limp into postseason

Some teams have off years — it happens — a lot of times when you least expect it.
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1A DIVISION II DISTRICT 1 GIRLS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Lakeside headed back to state

KELLOGG — Now that the Lakeside Knights have battled through the 1A Division II District 1 tournament, it’s time for the fun part.
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5A REGION 1 GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Post Falls to fight another day

Trojan girls top Lewiston to advance to state 5A play-in game
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3A DISTRICT 1 GIRLS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Pressing all the way to Middleton

COEUR d’ALENE — When things are going good for the Timberlake Tigers, they’re a tough team to beat, on any night, by anyone.
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NIC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Sluggish start dooms NIC women vs. CSI

COEUR d’ALENE — It wasn’t so much the struggles in the second half that cost the North Idaho Cardinal women’s basketball team in its home game against the 10th-ranked College of Southern Idaho on Saturday afternoon.
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NIC MEN'S BASKETBALL: Packed house watches NIC men whip CSI

Antunez leads third-ranked Cardinals in final regular season matchup with state rival
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Sisters in Spirit

Not often have you been able to find Keelie Lawler or Allison Kirby on the opposite side of each other on a basketball court.
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Lake City girls kick Post Falls out of first place in 5A IEL

COEUR d’ALENE — The last time that the Post Falls Trojans took on the Lake City Timberwolves, Lake City freshman post Bridget Rieken was in Phoenix playing her other sport with the Coeur d’Alene Sting soccer team.
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5A INLAND EMPIRE LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL: Trojans to the Max

POST FALLS — In his four years as a starter on the Post Falls High varsity boys basketball team, Max McCullough has made plenty of big shots for the Trojans.
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NIC MEN'S BASKETBALL: Plenty of firepower

COEUR d’ALENE — When BJ Blake gets going, the eighth-ranked North Idaho College men’s basketball team is tough to beat.
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NIC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Salt Lake women trash illness-riddled NIC

COEUR d’ALENE — Some games, you just take the film from it, and toss it in the nearest garbage can.
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5A INLAND EMPIRE LEAGUE GIRLS BASKETBALL: Post Falls girls rally to beat Lake City

POST FALLS — There’s no such thing as a night off in competition in the 5A Inland Empire League.
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NIC MEN'S, WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Cardinals home for Snow tonight

COEUR d’ALENE — Both the North Idaho College men’s and women’s basketball team spent the holiday break climbing.
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Manzardo takes reins of Lake City baseball

COEUR d’ALENE — As other obligations prevent Travis Georgius a chance to continue coaching the Lake City High baseball team, the school didn’t have to look far for his successor.
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PREP BASKETBALL: Close, but Cd'A's night

COEUR d’ALENE — So much for the Coeur d’Alene boys being 8-1 and Lake City 2-8 overall heading into the 5A Inland Empire League opener for both schools on Tuesday night at Lake City High.
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COEUR d'ALENE INN-VITATIONAL: Broken, but unbeaten record

Cardinal men win host tournament, improve to 18-0 on season
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COEUR d'ALENE WINTER CLASSIC: T-Wolves top Vikings

COEUR d’ALENE — On Wednesday, it was for third place in the second annual Coeur d’Alene High girls Winter Classic at Elmer Jordan Court.
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LAKE CITY INVITATIONAL: Hot shooting sparks Trojans in romp over South Kitsap

COEUR d’ALENE — For a time, it seemed as if Post Falls senior Max McCullough couldn’t miss on Tuesday night.
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Holiday hoops coming to Cd'A

For a school of 89 students in its combined high school, the Lyle-Wishram Cougars will head to the big city — like plenty of other out-of-town teams — this week to take in part in the Coeur d’Alene Winter Classic high school girls basketball tournament running Monday through Wednesday at …
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TRI-STATE INVITATIONAL: Post Falls repeats

COEUR d’ALENE — You might not hear Post Falls High senior Alius De La Rosa bragging about his accomplishments. It’s not bragging if you’re backing it up.
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TRI-STATE WRESTLING INVITATIONAL: Still within their reach

After fighting for the first 43 years to get to the top of the mountain at the Tri-State Invitational, the Post Falls wrestling team isn’t about ready to give up that view just yet.
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5A INLAND EMPIRE LEAGUE GIRLS BASKETBALL: Two-minute warning

COEUR d’ALENE — For 30 minutes of game time, it could have gone either way.
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NIC BASKETBALL: Rivalry highs, lows

COEUR d’ALENE — Rivalry games are one thing.
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Confident in the Cardinal family

A funny thing happened for Braian Angola-Rodas on his way back to his native Columbia to being a career as a professional basketball player.
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NJCAA VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT: A familiar face in opener

They met on the opening weekend of the season.
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NIC MEN'S BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Cardinals return 4, beef up schedule

When second-year North Idaho College men’s basketball coach Corey Symons put together the 2015-16 schedule, he wanted to do the best he could to challenge his squad, which features only four returning players.
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STATE 5A PLAYOFFS: Engineering another state 5A playoff run

COEUR d’ALENE — Someday in the future, Coeur d’Alene High senior Austin Lee wants to be his own boss, either in architecture or construction engineering.
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Her own path in the pool

When it came to finding inspiration for her plans after high school, Coeur d’Alene High senior Nicole Rozier might have found it over her summer vacation.
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STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEETS: Charter boys just miss 2A title

ATHOL — Two near championships.
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STATE 4A FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Young Lakeland falls to experienced Middleton in state 4A playoff opener

RATHDRUM — There was a glimmer of hope near the end of the state 4A football playoff opening round game for the Lakeland Hawks.
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STATE 2A VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT: St. Maries' road to state nets fourth-place finish

RATHDRUM — The St. Maries Lumberjacks had hoped their stronger level of play this season would lead to a longer day at the state 2A volleyball tournament at Lakeland High.
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STATE CROSS COUNTRY: Running close to home

At this point in the season, there’s no real surprises.
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NIC WRESTLING PREVIEW: Cardinals reload for run at 15th NJCAA title

No, it’s not college football, where only the top four teams at the end of the season get the right to compete for a national championship.
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Emotional finish

COEUR d’ALENE — For as many battles as the Post Falls Trojan football team has been through — whether that be injuries, the coach fighting a battle with cancer, or close losses — Friday’s 24-21 5A Inland Empire League victory over the Coeur d’Alene Vikings was about the best way …
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PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Transitioning to the finish

ATHOL — During the transition from summer to fall midway into the cross country season, another transition from soccer to running started for Post Falls High freshman Jazzmine Kernodle.
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Missed chances for St. Maries

ST. MARIES — Chances are hard to get back.
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Every play counts

Touchdown on last play of half sparks Timberlake to
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PREP FOOTBALL: Welcome back, coach

Hinz returns to sidelines, guides Post Falls to big win over Lakeland
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PREP VOLLEYBALL: Setting up to fight cancer

COEUR d’ALENE — Two communities, one common goal.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Picking off a win

COEUR d'ALENE - See ball - see game end.
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PREP FOOTBALL: T-Wolves roll to first victory

SPOKANE - The bounces finally started going the Lake City Timberwolves' way on Thursday night at Albi Stadium.
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Defense strong, but not enough

CHENEY — Gritty doesn’t even begin to describe the Post Falls Trojans defense on Friday against the University Titans at Eastern Washington University’s Roos Field.
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Viks win thriller in final seconds

SPOKANE VALLEY - The Coeur d'Alene Viking football team just needed something to go right.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL AT THE KIBBIE DOME: Tide turns quickly

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Not quite there yet

RATHDRUM — They’re not quite where they want to be at Lakeland High.
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Bayley nearly snatches title

Trailing by eight shots heading into Wednesday’s final round of the Northwest Open at Wine Valley Golf Club in Walla Walla, former Lakeland High and current Washington State sophomore Derek Bayley heated up.
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CLASS AA STATE LEGION TOURNAMENT: One big, bad inning

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LEGION BASEBALL: AMERICAN LEGION CLASS AA AREA A TOURNAMENT

COEUR d'ALENE - Kenny Cooper and Jared McDaniel each had two-run singles in the fifth inning as the Northern Lakes Mountaineers beat the Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen 9-2 in the opening round of the class AA Area A (district) tournament on Thursday at Thorco Field.
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LEGION BASEBALL: The games go on in memoriam

The games will go on starting today, because that’s the way that he would have wanted it.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Rook out as Coeur d'Alene baseball coach

As Coeur d’Alene High baseball coach Nick Rook boarded the bus along with the rest of the Vikings to travel to the 5A Region 1 tournament championship game at Lewiston in early May, he was blindsided.
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Defending champ Potts wins in Cd'A for third time

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Garcia top local finisher, 9th overall

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HOOPFEST: Fun for young and old

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Stepping into the heat of the battle

Strong on their own for the past few years as State Cup champions, the Coeur d'Alene Sting soccer club has molded two different age groups into an under-18 squad eager for some new challenges.
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MLB FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT: A dream realized for Turbin, Hicks

For most baseball players, that dream of playing in the major leagues doesn't come true.
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Metro bounces past Region

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LEGION BASEBALL: The new (old) kids on the block

The Northern Lakes Mountaineers will make their maiden voyage this season.
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LEGION BASEBALL: New era of Prairie baseball starts today

Starting this fall, he'll start work on graduate school at Gonzaga University.
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STATE 5A SOFTBALL: Early setback for Vikings

POST FALLS - It's what many expected.
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STATE SOFTBALL: Post Falls, Ramsey host top tourneys

The Lake City High softball team has played its last two games as if there's no tomorrow.
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5A state golf: RM boys, Highland girls in 1st

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PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Lake City thrower Mitchell finds his groove

COEUR d’ALENE — Lake City senior Quinn Mitchell admitted his technique in the shot put had been a little off.
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5A REGION 1 SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Vikings drive on to state

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DISTRICT 1 ALL-STAR TRACK MEET: Runnin' like the wind

POST FALLS - With winds approaching 15 to 20 miles an hour at the start of the District 1 all-star meet at Post Falls High, it was important to have a strategy for how to turn that into an advantage on Thursday afternoon.
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5A IEL BASEBALL: Vikings earn No. 2 seed with split

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Lake City wins big to earn split 5A IEL baseball

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Giving in to par pressure

When Haley Rotchford was a sophomore at Lakeland High in Rathdrum, she was going to walk away from high school golf because none of her close friends were playing the sport alongside her.
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NIC SOFTBALL: More of a rivalry in another year, perhaps

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CHRISTINA FINNEY RELAYS: Timberlake's tests

POST FALLS - Timberlake High isn't considered a small school at the 3A classification.
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STATE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING TOURNAMENTS: 19 might be enough

The bulk qualifier game has gotten a little closer between the top teams for this year's state 5A wrestling tournament.
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REGION 18 MEN'S WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS: One week later, Cardinals getting back to business trip

In Utah for the past week preparing for this week's Region 18 men's and women's basketball tournaments, the North Idaho College teams have tried to keep things light on their players.
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3A DISTRICT 1 BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Gus, Wildcats get it done

COEUR d'ALENE - In Gus they trust.
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Sandpoint girls nab third at state 4A tourney

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STATE 3A HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Not their way again

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Lakeside girls bring home first state trophy since 1996

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STATE 3A HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Back where they belong

NAMPA - Once the Timberlake Tigers got into attack mode on Friday night, they couldn't be stopped.
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STATE 3A GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Priest River bows out in two

NAMPA - When Gary Stewart was a student at Priest River High, trips to state tournaments were just a dream.
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STATE 4A GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Sandpoint falters in semifinals

BOISE - Things were looking up for the Sandpoint Bulldogs at the end of the first half.
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Sandpoint in semifinals for first time since 1996

BOISE - Junior guard Madi Schoening, the 4A Inland Empire League Most Valuable Player, scored 15 of her game-high 20 points in the second half as the Sandpoint Bulldogs beat the Kuna Kavemen 49-41 in the opening round of the state 4A basketball tournament on Thursday at Timberline High.
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STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS: Strength in numbers

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right?
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NJCAA WEST DISTRICT WRESTLING TOURNAMENT: One step closer

COEUR d'ALENE - As North Idaho College sophomore transfer Michael Nguyen put it, this is just the first step toward the ultimate goal.
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5A REGION 1 GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Post Falls keeps its season alive

POST FALLS - All season long, Post Falls High girls basketball coach Marc Allert has stressed to his team that you can't rely on just one or two players to get the job done.
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3A DISTRICT 1 GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Defensive domination

COEUR d'ALENE - All year long - even with the other schools spending time ranked in the top five of the state 3A girls basketball media poll - the Timberlake Tigers have sat on top of the ranks.
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5A REGION 1 GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Bengal bummer

LEWISTON - Playing with nothing to lose on Tuesday night at Booth Hall, the second seeded Post Falls Trojans almost had their biggest girls basketball win of the season.
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5A Region 1 girls basketball tournament Runkle sparks Post Falls

POST FALLS - It took every player that stepped onto the basketball court to get them a victory on Friday.
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5A INLAND EMPIRE LEAGUE GIRLS BASKETBALL: Kempton, Runkle shine for Trojan girls

POST FALLS - That motivation can carry you a long way if you let it.
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Phay's happy return

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NIC BASKETBALL: Back to where it started

For at least a few hours this week, Jared Phay won't get to feel at home.
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Early miscues cost Lake City girls

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NIC BASKETBALL ADVANCE: Cardinals hit the Scenic West road

They've had some time to work on things.
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COEUR d'ALENE GIRLS WINTER CLASSIC: Timberwolves bounce back for third

COEUR d'ALENE - Who says you can't have a little fire in a Holiday tournament?
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PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: T-Wolves win, Trojans lose 1st game

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TRI-STATE INVITATIONAL: Trojans on top

COEUR d'ALENE - You can't spell compete without Pete.
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Sibling camaraderie

They're not your ordinary teammates.
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Familiar face awaits NIC men in SWAC opener

After spending the last decade trying to calm down Jared Phay from going after the officials during games, it’s on Corey Symons to get him frustrated today.
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Strong start doesn't last for Trojans

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Swanson battles back from torn ACL

COEUR d’ALENE — The North Idaho College women’s basketball nearly rallied from a 16-point deficit after halftime on Friday.
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The guys for the job

Both Marcell Colbert and Cal DeHaas have climbed to the top of the mountain in the boys and girls basketball ranks as assistant coaches in the last five years.
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Northwest Athletic Conference men's soccer final four: All eyes on neglected Cardinal men now

Best record in the Northwest Athletic Conference at the end of the regular season.
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King of the Cage returns to Coeur d'Alene Casino

Ten shows later, the King of the Cage is still building its audience at the Coeur d'Alene Resort and Casino in Worley.
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4A: Rigby rally stuns Lakeland

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NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE WRESTLING PREVIEW: Talent and depth in the room

North Idaho College wrestling coach Pat Whitcomb believes the depth of his team could be as good as that of the Cardinal team in 2003.
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NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Symons era gets underway today

Corey Symons is no stranger to the sidelines at North Idaho College.
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NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Cards return 8, add D-I transfer

If there ever was a season to have loads of experience, this might be the year for the North Idaho College women's basketball team.
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State high school cross country championships: Time to hit the trail

Missing its top returning finisher from last year's state 5A meet due to injury, some teams just rebuild.
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What a finish!

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Different strokes

A little something about Jack and Alec.
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Trojan takeaways

POST FALLS - In football, if you give a team an inch, it'll take a yard.
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Timber-terrorizing

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Still Hungry

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Derrick does it all in big Hawks win

RATHDRUM - Lakeland senior Tyrel Derrick was in all the right places on Friday night.
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Different schools, same sisterhood

Lake City senior Courtny Hanson had the vision of becoming a mentor to her younger sister, Kylie, when she started her freshman year of high school this fall.
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Vikings find their way late

COEUR d'ALENE - It wasn't pretty.
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Post Falls keeps 'mo' on its side

RATHDRUM - Momentum is a big deal in football.
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Cardinals open conference play tonight at home

All it took for the North Idaho College volleyball team was to travel to Twin Falls for a tournament at the rival College of Southern Idaho.
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Action Adam

Adam Talley has a lot of goals.
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Trojans bounce back, whip East Valley

POST FALLS - After two close games in the previous two weeks, the Post Falls Trojans took that next step on Friday night at Trojan Stadium.
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Coeur d'Alene throttles Ferris

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Coeur d'Alene throttles Ferris

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Berger to Broncos

Coeur d'Alene High senior linebacker Drew Berger will have one less thing to worry about now.
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State hopes start here

The Class AA Area A American Legion baseball tournament opens tonight at Post Falls High with the third-seed Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen (19-23) facing the second-seed Lewis-Clark Twins (21-16) in the opening round at 5:30 p.m.
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Learning the Lanker way

She's well known for clearing hurdles as a national champion in the 100- and 400-meter hurdles at Arizona State.
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HOOPFEST: Back in the groove

Over the past few years, some of the pickup basketball games at the Spokane Club might have reminded you of a college arena in the 2000s.
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NIC wrestling program announces eight signees

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Chalich sparks Region

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One last laugh

If winning the state 5A girls basketball championship sparked a celebration for Coeur d’Alene High, then consider this a victory lap for the starting five.
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Symons gets his chance at NIC

After 10 years on the bench as an assistant coach of the North Idaho College men's basketball team, Corey Symons will move one spot to the right.
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Changes in the air for “AA” Lumbermen squad

When new Coeur d'Alene "AA" American Legion baseball coach Zach Clanton played for the Lumbermen, he could expect his teams to live or die on a 3-run home run.
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State high school baseball preview: Is it Vikings' time?

Under the format for Idaho's state baseball tournaments, there's little margin for error.
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Quiet, confident and competitive

They're quiet.
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4A REGION 1 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Hawk this way

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Cd'A holds off Lake City for title

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DISTRICT 1 ALL-STAR MEET: Lake City's sprinters shine

POST FALLS - Great weather equals great times on the track.
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Chasing a dream on the greens

Derek Bayley's introduction to the game of golf happened on a course that no longer exists.
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Done deal: Phay to CSI

Homecomings are normally reserved for football games, but Jan. 17, 2015 just might be the exception at Rolly Williams Court in Coeur d'Alene.
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Vikings take command

COEUR d'ALENE - Breana Burke has pitched years above her sophomore status at Coeur d'Alene High in the past 10 days.
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Fun while it lasted

POST FALLS - They ran and threw hard.
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Vikings slide past Lake City

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South teams sweep North in Idaho high school all-star basketball games

COEUR d'ALENE - They came.
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Third-seeded Kellogg tops Timberlake for 3A District 1 boys basketball title

COEUR d'ALENE - Kellogg junior guard Gus Colburn admitted that playing at North Idaho College was just like being at home.
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Lakeland has a Bear of a time in 4A Region 1 boys basketball championship

COEUR d'ALENE - The top-seeded Moscow Bears got out and ran on the second-seeded Lakeland Hawks early in the first quarter, and did enough down the stretch to hold on for a 62-51 win in the 4A Region 1 basketball championship game on Wednesday night at North Idaho College's Rolly …
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Priest River settles for fifth in state 3A girls basketball tournament

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State 5A championship: Viks take back title

NAMPA — Three years of being so close to that ultimate goal.
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State 3A girls championship: Timberlake run comes up short

NAMPA - They had a long, successful run over the past week - with not one, but two trips to southern Idaho.
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Timberlake just one step from the summit: Tigers reach third state title game in four years in state 3A girls basketball tournament

MIDDLETON - They've been peaking as a basketball team for the last week.
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Vikings survive inside: Tackett, Williams lead way as Coeur d'Alene pulls away from Hillcrest in first round of state 5A girls basketball tournament

NAMPA - "We couldn't hit an outside shot to save our lives," Coeur d'Alene High senior guard Madison Sumner said afterward.
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Playing beyond their years: Underclassmen help Timberlake take care of Snake River in first round of state 3A girls basketball tournament

MIDDLETON - Never mind that most of this year's Timberlake Tigers lack experience at the state tournament.
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Making something happen

When Georgia Stirton stepped off the airplane two years ago after traveling from her native Melbourne, Australia, she had no idea where she was going.
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NIC BASKETBALL: Card women fade late vs. Salt

COEUR d'ALENE - The playoff picture in the Scenic West Athletic Conference is getting a lot more clear - and it appears that the North Idaho College men's and women's basketball teams will have an unfamiliar role.
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5A REGION 1 GIRLS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Something to yell about

COEUR d’ALENE — Where there’s a Will — there was a way for the Coeur d’Alene Vikings on Wednesday night.
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Lake City eliminates Post Falls

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Viking guard Chalich makes a name for herself

COEUR d'ALENE - The last name is well known in Coeur d'Alene High athletic circles.
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New faces, different places for Cards

There's going to be a lot of new faces in the North Idaho College softball lineup this season.
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Lakeland send IEL wakeup call

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Kydd out after one season as NIC volleyball coach

The North Idaho College volleyball team will start the season with its fifth coach in six years.
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Under the local spotlight

Most college wrestlers will admit that often times, their coach is like a father to them.
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A leg up on his foe Major victory

COEUR d'ALENE - When the top-ranked North Idaho College wrestling team needed a win, they got one in a Major way.
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Patrolling the court

After hearing stories from his grandfather about being a cop, Kyle Guice has had the goal of being a police officer.
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NIC slams USU-Eastern

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Cold-shooting NIC women fall again

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Ready for redemption

As a freshman, the bid for a state basketball championship at the Idaho Center in Nampa came up short.
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CSI buries NIC with 53-point first half

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Blades, CSI women stick it to North Idaho

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Bruins rule at NIC

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Salt Lake trips NIC women in OT

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Cardinal men, women brush off Snow

COEUR d'ALENE - As North Idaho College men's basketball coach Jared Phay said following Thursday's 89-76 win over Snow College, "Any conference game is an important one, but the ones at home are the ones you've got to have."
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Foster, McLeod place second

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Strength in numbers not necessary

It's not like the Idaho state wrestling tournament, where if you can get 20 wrestlers in, you've got a good chance at a team title.
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Team Real Good

One got into the sport because of a teammate.
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Bengals win on Viks' court

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'Flat' Cardinals flattened

COEUR d'ALENE - Freshman Terrance McKinney had the escape of the night for the top-ranked North Idaho College wrestling team.
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Returning to the SWAC road

For a few players on the North Idaho College men's basketball roster, this will be the furthest road trip they've made to play in their playing career.
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Clanton named Cd'A Legion coach

From the beginning of the interview process, Zach Clanton told the Coeur d'Alene American Legion board members, that given the opportunity, he's going to go for it if named coach of the class AA Lumbermen program.
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A line in the sand

Determination, they've got it.
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Vander-rised on the Harrison Flats

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On the way to 5A girls repeat?

After playing for the biggest prize in the state 5A tournament last year, the two teams from Kootenai County will have a bigger target on their backs than ever before.
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Lake City sprints past Post Falls

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More than a game

COEUR d'ALENE - The one thing that the coaches of the Coeur d'Alene High football team preach to their players is that it's just a game and to have fun.
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Gondo, Grebe save season for Post Falls, end it for Viks

POST FALLS — Post Falls High boys soccer coach Gabe Lawson said that his younger squad wasn’t used to playing in games with a lot of pressure on them.
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Step 1 for Lake City

POST FALLS — Lake City boys soccer coach Chad Beadell didn’t need to tell his team anything before the start of Tuesday’s match at the defending state 5A champion Post Falls Trojans.
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Going all out

On the soccer field, there's not too many that will outwork Timmy Mueller.
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NIC volleyball team opens SWAC play tonight

After a week off from competition, the 17th-ranked North Idaho College volleyball team will return to the court tonight to face Utah State-Eastern in the Scenic West Athletic Conference opener for both in Price, Utah.
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Bayley heading to Washington State in '14

Derek Bayley admits that he always seems to play well at the Palouse Ridge Golf Club in Pullman.
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Watson commits to play volleyball at Eastern

Her older brother, who is a redshirt freshman receiver at the University of Idaho, told Haile Watson that when the time was right, she'd know where she'd want to continue her college career.
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T-Wolves, Viks battle to tie

COEUR d'ALENE - Both teams entered - and exited - Thursday's match without a loss in the standings.
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Taking nothing for granted

The first 12 years of his life, nothing came easy for Christian Botuli.
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Timberwolves run past Knights

COEUR d'ALENE - On the legs of Tucker and Jerry Louie-McGee, the Lake City Timberwolves appear poised to make a run toward another state playoff berth.
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One from the bucket list

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Viks' Williams to play hoops at San Diego

With the weight of finding a college lifted off her shoulders, soon-to-be Coeur d'Alene High senior Sydney Williams can focus on another one of her basketball goals.
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Former Lum subs as team's coach

Zach Clanton has been patiently waiting all year for his chance to be a baseball coach.
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Familiar faces join Cardinal rotation

It might not seem like it to their fans, but the North Idaho College men's basketball team will have a bunch of familiar faces on the floor next year.
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A cool time

So much for the heat that was supposed to put a damper on the 24th annual Spokane Hoopfest 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Saturday.
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Cowgirl up

When Makenly Davis of Post Falls rode a horse for the first time, she didn't want to go any faster than a simple trot around the arena.
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Kluss comes through for Lums

COEUR d'ALENE - Devin Kluss knew that if he got a fastball with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, he could do something with it.
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Region drives to win

POST FALLS - Hallie Gennett was so focused on helping the Region win the Jack Blair Memorial Girls All-Star Basketball Classic, that it was the only thing on she had on her mind during her classes at Post Falls High on Wednesday.
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This Goose does homework

It started as a joke between friends.
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Plenty of new faces on Prairie's 'AA' roster

The names are familiar in the high school ranks in the Rathdrum and Spirit Lake area and for the Prairie "A" Cardinal American Legion baseball program.
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New home, new look for Lums

New faces in new places just might be the theme of the class AA Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen American Legion baseball team this season.
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State 5A softball championship: Perfect ending

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Collision course

COEUR d’ALENE — Not surprisingly, they’ll meet again.
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Runs, runs, runs

The Coeur d'Alene Vikings have scored 89 runs in their last five games.
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Lakeland rallies past Sandpoint

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Scholwinski stymies Lewiston again

COEUR d'ALENE - Lindsie Scholwinski struck out 16 in a two-hit shutout for the Coeur d'Alene Vikings in Tuesday's 5A Region 1 tournament semifinal against Lewiston at Finucane Park.
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Hedge to be a Husky

The future for Post Falls High sophomore Kelcie Hedge appears to be in soccer.
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PREP ROUNDUP: Cd'A jumpers sock it to 'em

* TRACK AND FIELD
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A bright future for Bevacqua

COEUR d'ALENE - When Mitch Bevacqua first stepped onto the baseball field at Lake City High, he had to prove himself to some fans in the bleachers that he truly belonged at shortstop as a freshman.
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DeHaas belts game winner for Viks

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NIC's pipeline to UTSA continues

The schools are separated by 2,002 miles, but for the third straight year, the North Idaho College men's basketball team will have a player join the University of Texas-San Antonio roster.
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PREP SOFTBALL: Lake City pounds Vikings twice

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PREP ROUNDUP: Barrowcliff slams Viks to sweep

* BASEBALL
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Above the bar

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Middlebrooks sets sights on Illinois State

For Michael Middlebrooks, his college career has been for the birds.
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Lake City takes Cd'A deep

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Playing the field

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NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Getting closer to their lifetime goals

Georgia Stirton, a freshman point guard, came to North Idaho College from Melbourne, Australia, with the goal of someday getting to play college basketball at a high level.
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'Mania begins again on Sunday

The actual Super Sunday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., will have to wait until next February, but the home to the New York Jets and Giants will get a taste of a big time event this Sunday as Wrestlemania 29 unfolds at the area.
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Father knows best

Sometimes it takes your parents to make you realize what’s best for you.
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Fighting through adversity

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Nice weather, nice start to season

POST FALLS - In the first three weeks of the high school track season, the reason for the fast start for many of the athletes is simple.
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About those expectations ...

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South teams prove to be Ram tough

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Mixing it up with the big boys

Kootenai High senior Ben Whipple probably isn't going to score 40 points in today's North-South high school boys basketball all-star game at North Idaho College.
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A Dent in their plans

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Salt Lake downs Snow for Region 18 men's title

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Highs, lows for Cardinals

COEUR d’ALENE — The rally on Rolly came up a little short for the host North Idaho College men’s basketball team on Friday afternoon.
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Next flight for Cards begins at home

COEUR d'ALENE - For all the formulas that could wind up getting a team to the NJCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments two weeks from now - there's one clear-cut way to avoid the math.
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Stretching their potential

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STATE WRESTLING PREVIEW: Post Falls, second last year and still strong, seeks first state title

The Post Falls High wrestling team has been one of the best tournament teams in the state this year.
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NIC set up for run at national title

North Idaho College wrestling coach Pat Whitcomb might not be known as much of a gambler.
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At a crossroads

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Title time for Trojans

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No small consolation for Bonners Ferry girls

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Post Falls holds on in thriller over Highland

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Coeur d'Alene cruises past Capital in semis

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Cruise control

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Vikings sharp from the line, ease past Rocky Mountain

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NIC men, women close in on Region 18 first-round byes

The North Idaho College men's and women's basketball teams will head out of town for the first time in nearly a month as they travel to Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, to resume Scenic West Athletic Conference play tonight.
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Season aligning for Post Falls

To evaluate the potential of a possible state 5A championship for the Post Falls Trojan girls basketball team - just point to the Stars.
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Viks hurdle Lewiston, keep state hopes alive

COEUR d'ALENE - The road to the state 5A girls basketball tournament was going to be a tough one for whoever won the second-place game in the Region 1 tournament.
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NIC NOTEBOOK: No. 1 Cardinals wrestling team takes aim at Region 18 title

North Idaho College has been the top-ranked wrestling team in the NJCAA the entire season.
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Might as well jump

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CSI dumps No. 2 NIC women

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Morrill of the story

COEUR d'ALENE - North Idaho College sophomore Jarrett Morrill saved his best for last on Thursday night.
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Abdul-Bassit finds success as a Cardinal

To say that North Idaho College sophomore Jalil Abdul-Bassit has had a good week on the basketball floor might be an understatement.
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Cardinals give Salt a licking

COEUR d'ALENE - Now, they're even.
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NIC men survive Snow in OT

COEUR d'ALENE - The North Idaho College men's basketball team nearly found themselves trapped at Rolly Williams Court by visiting Snow College on Thursday night.
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Experience key to NIC softball season

COEUR d'ALENE - They've got the experience and all-Region 18 tournament selections around the infield to compete with anyone in the Scenic West Athletic Conference this spring.
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Keeping it in the family

Like mother, like daughter.
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Citing family reasons, NIC volleyball coach resigns

In the battle between family and North Idaho College volleyball - family finally won for Kandice Gregorak.
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Williams comes up big for Viks

COEUR d'ALENE - Big-time players often make plays in big-time games to help their team charge toward a championship.
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When cousins tangle

COEUR d'ALENE - Rivalries like the one between Coeur d'Alene High and Lake City can separate neighbors, as well as friendships on those nights when the two teams face off in athletics.
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Home thumpings

COEUR d'ALENE - There's nothing like being in your home gymnasium to make a player feel more comfortable.
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Cards return to nest tonight

COEUR d'ALENE - After spending the first three weeks of Scenic West Athletic Conference play on the road, the North Idaho College men's and women's basketball teams will be in some unfamiliar territory tonight.
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Growing in more ways than one

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One more for the road for NIC hoop teams

The long and winding road won't bring the North Idaho College Cardinals men's and women's basketball teams home this weekend - but they're getting a lot closer.
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Guice steers T-Wolves past Bears

COEUR d'ALENE - The fourth quarter of close games are when teams count on their big-time players to come through when they need it.
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Cardinals getting back to business

It might seem like they've been on a weeklong vacation, but that will end tonight for the top-ranked North Idaho College women's basketball team.
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Viks earn berth in final; Trojans handed first tournament defeat

COEUR d'ALENE - Coeur d'Alene boys basketball coach Kent Leiss admitted that Justin Carpenter was such a nice kid, that sometimes he's too passive with the basketball.
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T-Wolves tame Rams in semifinal

COEUR d'ALENE - As 6-foot-6 junior post Kyle Guice goes, so do the Lake City Timberwolves.
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Trojans pass first tourney test

COEUR d'ALENE - Leading 36-30 with 1:56 remaining in the third quarter, Post Falls boys basketball coach Mike McLean told the players on his bench that they were now in their element.
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Hoops, hoops ... and more hoops

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No. 1 Post Falls girls whip No. 2 Highland

POST FALLS - Post Falls High senior guard Brooke Litalien admitted to being a little nervous before the start of Saturday afternoon's girls basketball matchup between the top-ranked Trojans and the second-ranked Highland Rams of Pocatello at The Arena.
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Weight class added, 3 champs back

COEUR d'ALENE - A little lighter on returning champions and adding a 15th weight class, the 41st Tri-State Invitational wrestling tournament begins this morning at North Idaho College.
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The real season starts tonight

The real season starts tonight for the North Idaho College men's and women's basketball teams as both travel to Colorado Northwestern to open the Scenic West Athletic Conference schedule.
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Priorities

POST FALLS - Austin Wilson loves to snowboard.
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Not just Spokane's team

Just like a player on the 1-yard line, the Spokane Shock are attempting to stretch their reach as far as possible to achieve their goals.
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NIC men grab tourney opener

COEUR d'ALENE - If Monroe College transfer Jalil Abdul-Bassit continues to have nights like he did on Friday, it might be difficult to get him off the court.
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T-Wolves tripped at the buzzer

COEUR d'ALENE - To get where the Lake City Timberwolves want to be in March, they've got to play the full 32 minutes.
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Viks get another shot at Highland

The last time the Coeur d'Alene Vikings saw the Highland Rams on a football field, they were coming off a 51-point loss to Skyline High of Sammamish, Wash., in the Idaho Football Classic at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow.
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Cards try to get healthy on mat

COEUR d'ALENE - They've got six returning All-Americans (top-eight finshers at nationals) in their lineup, but the biggest concern right now for North Idaho College Cardinals wrestling coach Pat Whitcomb might be keeping his team healthy.
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Cardinals seeded 7th for tourney

The North Idaho College Cardinals volleyball team was seeded seventh for next week's NJCAA tournament at Missouri State-West Plains in West Plains, Mo., which starts on Thursday.
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Vikings romp past Rocky

COEUR d’ALENE — New faces on offense and defense — same result for the two-time defending state 5A football champion Coeur d’Alene Vikings.
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With seven sophomores back, Cardinals take run at title

COEUR d'ALENE - Two years ago, a sophomore-loaded North Idaho College women's basketball team won the program's first NJCAA championship.
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Cardinal soccer teams prepared for postseason

he goal is simple for the North Idaho College men's soccer team.
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NIC volleyball ready for tournament test

They've been a great tournament team this season, but the eighth-ranked North Idaho College Cardinals volleyball team will need at least two more wins to keep their season alive starting Friday in Twin Falls.
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3 starters return for Cards, but Luckett ailing again

COEUR d'ALENE - The season hasn't even started for the North Idaho College men's basketball team and they've already suffered a bad bounce.
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Coeur d'Alene girls capture state 5A cross country title

LEWISTON — After coming up four points short of a state 5A title last year, the Coeur d’Alene Viking girls cross country team made up for it in a big way Saturday.
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Vikings grind past Lewiston

COEUR d'ALENE - Now that they're in the state 5A playoffs, Coeur d'Alene coach Shawn Amos feels it's anyone's game from here on out.
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Change for the better at Post Falls

The road to a state volleyball championship is longer this year when compared to the past two seasons, but you won't hear local coaches complaining about it.
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Kelly named Lake City girls hoops coach

COEUR d'ALENE - Less than a week before the start of practice, the Lake City girls basketball program will start in a new direction.
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Vikings on the run

They dominated the Sunfair Invitational in Yakima, Wash., earlier this month, with four of their five runners winning their respective flights.
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Why not, Lake City?

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Post Falls builds a title

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Finally, a local flavor

COEUR d’ALENE — For the moment, the north has risen to the top of the state 5A girls soccer ranks.
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Post Falls' 'D' provides bite

POST FALLS - With their backs against the wall, the Trojans defense got tough.
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3A DISTRICT 1 VOLLEYBALL: Timberlake tops Priest River for title

RATHDRUM - After sharing the Intermountain League regular season championship, and losing the No. 1 seed to the 3A District 1 tournament on a coin flip, the Timberlake Tigers didn't want to settle for second this time around.
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Drama ... times 3

COEUR d'ALENE - As soon as the whistle sounded at the end of double overtime with no score, Post Falls goalkeeper Sam Runkle let her feelings about what was about to unfold known to her coaches.
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Expect the unexpected

From the start of the season to the regional championship match, Post Falls girls soccer coach Briggs Anderson has stressed the importance of getting everyone on the roster involved.
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Trojans advance with 5-set rally over Viks

COEUR d'ALENE - Down two games in an elimination match, the fourth-seeded Post Falls Trojans battled back to advance to a state 5A volleyball tournament play-in game with the most immeasurable thing they could.
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Vikings escape at Lewiston

LEWISTON - Through 44 minutes, the Lewiston Bengals had the two-time defending 5A champion Coeur d'Alene Vikings on the ropes at Bengal Field.
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Timberlake wins in shootout

RATHDRUM — After winning their semifinal match on Tuesday, Timberlake girls soccer coach Steve Michael called the win one of the toughest he’s had in his five years as coach of the Tigers.
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3rd time not the charm for Hawks

RATHDRUM - After being upset the previous two years in the 4A Region 1 boys soccer tournament, it was the Sandpoint Bulldogs' turn to play an unfamiliar role.
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Trojans continue to march

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Lake City notches fourth straight win

COEUR d'ALENE - After rallying from a 21-point defict to earn a tie vs. Kennewick (Wash.) just over a month ago at Lake City High, Timberwolves coach Van Troxel said he knew his football team had the potential to be good this season.
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Little offense needed for victors

After 62 minutes Thursday, Lake City broke a scoreless tie on what Timberwolves coach Matt Ruchti called the best play of the day.
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Hulquist's blast gives Viks needed boost

With his team's season on the line, Coeur d'Alene's Matt Hulquist had his senior moment, blasting a shot past Lake City goalkeeper Tanner Horton as the second-seeded Vikings defeated the third-seeded Timberwolves 2-0 in a 5A Region 1 boys soccer tournament semifinal match at Coeur d'Alene High on Wednesday.
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More than semi-good

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Coffey kicks Hawks past Trojans

RATHDRUM - Lakeland won its homecoming football game on Friday night.
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Ready for the challenge

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Highland romps past Coeur d'Alene

COEUR d'ALENE - After arriving back to Viking Stadium for their homecoming football game on Friday night, the Coeur d'Alene Vikings were in unfamiliar territory for the second time in less than a week.
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No. 1 Cards ready for SWAC opener

COEUR d'ALENE - At the start of the season, North Idaho College volleyball coach Kandice Gregorak wanted her team to be scrappy, loud, eliminate errors and be better than great at serve and serve receive so the Cardinals could keep their offense fluid.
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Post Falls avenges earlier loss to Cd'A

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Sticking with it

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Skyline's the limit

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Lake City notches first win in a rout

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Skyline's the limit

MOSCOW — In the battle of the high school heavyweight champions from Washington and Idaho on the football field, it was the team from Washington that landed the first punch.
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Lakeland grinds out victory over Cheney

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Vikings respond in 4th

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Shillington schools Trojans

POST FALLS - After starting the school year on Tuesday, Coeur d'Alene High senior goalkeeper Keagan Shillington had his first 5A Inland Empire League boys soccer test later that afternoon.
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A good two weeks

For two weeks, Torben Begines felt like a rock star.
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Lake City ties with late FG

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Georgius named Lake City baseball coach

As a Coeur d'Alene High graduate, Travis Georgius had six years to get used to the "LC" on his baseball cap after joining the Lewis-Clark State College team as a player.
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Indoor sports facility opens in Post Falls

POST FALLS - They've built it - now it's up to the public to use it.
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Bevacqua steps down as Lake City baseball coach

After three years leading the Lake City High baseball program, Timberwolves coach Al Bevacqua has stepped down to take care of his family.
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Post Falls Little League falls short

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Summer gains

Some kids spend their summer vacation running up and down the beaches and floating the rivers.
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Dedication, determination get Post Falls back to California

POST FALLS - After traveling to San Bernardino, Calif., to watch his older brother compete in the Northwest Little League regional tournament, Jake Pfennigs told his dad, Dusty, that once he was old enough to compete - he wanted to share that experience.
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Lumbermen, Cardinals looking for better finish at state AA tournament

One team was bitten by the injury bug in its class AA American Legion baseball state tournament appearance last season. The other had to develop confidence in its first appearance in over eight years.
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Goodbye, McEuen

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Prairie walks off with win

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Super aspirations

For the core group of the Idaho Thunder under-17 soccer team, they’ve been building to this moment the last six years.
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Family matters

Whether on or off the soccer field, Brandon Wood has always had his little sister Whitney's best intentions in mind.
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Sibling summer

COEUR d'ALENE - When starting something new, it usually helps to have a familiar face along for the ride to help guide you.
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Same goal, different ways of getting there

Hoopfest.
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Hoffman's no-no lifts Lumbermen

COEUR d'ALENE - After allowing two hits in their previous matchup against the Prairie Cardinals on June 4 at McEuen Field, Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen pitcher Pete Hoffman wanted to be closer to perfect the next time they faced off.
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Bayley qualifies for U.S. Junior Amateur

The summer vacation for Derek Bayley has been a busy one.
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Grip it and rip it

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Viking boys golf 5A title appeal denied

As Coeur d'Alene High golf coach Bryan Duncan said Wednesday, his No. 1 goal is always to do whatever is in the best interest of his competitors and team.
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A 20-year Crush

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Region's comeback falls short

SPOKANE VALLEY - Close, but not close enough.
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With 10 back, Prairie seeks return to state

They got a taste of the state tournament last season in coach Dustin Frank's second year as coach of the Prairie Cardinals class AA American Legion baseball team.
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Coeur d'Alene falls in first appearance in state title game

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Versatile Lumbermen an 'interesting mix'

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Lake City alum Bro to coach Centennial girls

After two years as an assistant coach at the college level, Lake City High grad Cassie Bro wanted the chance to help get high school players to the next level.
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Tigers take third

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Timberlake to play for 3rd

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High hopes for Cd'A, Lake City, Timberlake girls

New venue - same goals for the Coeur d'Alene girls track team, which finished second last year at the state 5A meet.
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Prangley rages in Cage

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Relaxed T-Wolves primed for repeat

It was one swing of the bat in late March, but it meant the difference between the pressure of trying to complete a second straight undefeated season — and the relief of all that weight being lifted off their shoulders.
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Vikings look to seize opportunity

Some of their best work this season has been done in Kootenai County.
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Full of energy

COEUR d'ALENE - Coeur d'Alene High senior Morgan Struble has dreamed of living somewhere fabulous when she grows up for some time now.
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Deep Vikings set sights on title

Depth has been very good to the Coeur d'Alene boys golf team this season.
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Hawks feeling better

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All smiles in Rathdrum

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Vikings go all out for victory

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Vikings snag another title

COEUR d'ALENE - Returning one everyday starter from last year's squad, the Coeur d'Alene Vikings baseball team knew they'd have some climbing to do before they could advance to the state 5A tournament in Boise.
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Full circle

COEUR d'ALENE - Katie Rowe and Kory Kritz are enjoying what is left of their senior season together on the Lake City High softball team.
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Running hot and cold

POST FALLS - On days like Thursday, with wind and rain mixed in with 40-degree temperatures, it makes it difficult for Lake City High senior Leanne Asper to run while battling asthma at the same time.
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Thanks, brother

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Bats, ships and pucks

As a baseball player, Gil Givens' bat has helped put his high school baseball team in the mix to contend for a state 5A tournament berth.
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Trojans ride past Lake City twice

COEUR d'ALENE - The roller coaster ride for second place in the 5A Inland Empire League baseball standings has begun.
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Something special

COEUR d'ALENE - When Lake City High boys tennis coach Tim Scott first saw 6-foot-7 Luke Ness walking toward the tennis courts at the school last spring, he hoped that something special was on its way for the Timberwolves program.
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NIC falls in first SWAC 'home' game

COEUR d'ALENE - After a long wait to get on the field Friday afternoon, Mother Nature made the North Idaho College softball team wait a little longer.
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Patient Vikings beat Timberwolves in a walk, 27-2

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Air time

Some people are born to run.
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Craig takes over for Haynes as Lakeland boys soccer coach

Just a year removed from qualifying for its first state 4A boys soccer tournament, Lakeland High will look to its junior high music teacher to keep the Hawks in tune for another state run in the fall.
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Shippy sparks Lake City to win

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Frosh Wilson steps up in Lake City softball win

COEUR d'ALENE - A familiar face came up big for the Lake City Timberwolves in a 5A Inland Empire League softball game on Tuesday with another strong showing in the circle.
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NIC basketball players weighing future options

Sophomore Petar Joksimovic, who played in 23 of 32 games this season for North Idaho College, will visit Lewis-Clark State College this weekend, with the chance he'll verbally commit by the end of the weekend, according to NIC men's basketball coach Jared Phay.
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Southern statement

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NIC women aiming for 4th straight title

He's the coach of the defending NJCAA and Region 18 champion North Idaho College women's basketball team, but Chris Carlson is aware of the trappings of being the No. 1 seed for the Region 18 tournament, which unfolds this week at Salt Lake Community College.
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Cardinal men, women prepare to close out SWAC schedule

The regular season winds down this weekend for both the North Idaho College men's and women's basketball teams with a road trip to Rangely, Colo., to face Colorado Northwestern on Friday night.
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NIC women win SWAC

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No. 7 CSI men fend off North Idaho in overtime

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Win over CSI would clinch No. 1 seed for NIC women

Two conference champions could be crowned on Saturday night when the North Idaho College men's and women's basketball teams welcome archrival Southern Idaho to Rolly Williams Court in Scenic West Athletic Conference play.
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A drive from within

COEUR d'ALENE - He's been a part of back-to-back state 5A championships for the Coeur d'Alene High wrestling team the past two seasons.
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Lake City holds off scrappy Lewiston in OT

COEUR d'ALENE - Lake City High boys basketball coach Jim Winger had a bad feeling all day on Tuesday about the Timberwolves' loser-out game against the fourth-seeded Lewiston Bengals in the 5A Region 1 tournament.
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Landing on his feet

With nowhere to go after redshirting at Cal State Fullerton and the school being forced to cancel its program, former University High wrestling standout Ryan Zumwalt returned to the one place that felt right.
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Priest River girls bitten by Snake in 3A third-place game

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Timberlake happy with runner-up finish at state

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Viks bounce back for 3rd

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Viks stopped in semis

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Timberlake back in title game

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Madsen sparks Timberlake

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Vikings stifle Meridian

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NIC men, women hitting home stretch in SWAC schedule

Hitting the home stretch in the Scenic West Athletic Conference schedule, both the North Idaho College men's and women's basketball teams know that a false step now could alter their postseason plans.
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Viks take aim at 4th title in five years

They've got experience with three starters and five reserves back from last year's state 5A runner-up team.
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Biding her time

COEUR d'ALENE - Coaches often tell players to be ready, because their chance could be only moments away.
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NIC wins wild one in 3 OTs

COEUR d'ALENE - Former Coeur d'Alene High standout Connor White started Saturday's game for the North Idaho Cardinals against Utah State University-Eastern Utah Golden Eagles at 5 p.m.
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Buskey's basket lifts Cards

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Trojans fall short of state berth

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Timberlake rally falls short

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Trojans grab piece of 1st place

POST FALLS - And now, the playoff picture in the 5A Region 1 boys basketball tournament is muddy.
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Cardinal men, women ready to play at home, snap skid

COEUR d'ALENE - After a long month away from the friendly confines of Rolly Williams Court, both the North Idaho College men's and women's basketball teams return home for the next three weeks starting with the women's game tonight at 5:30.
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Orlandi, Viks feeling fine

COEUR d'ALENE - Coeur d'Alene High junior Caelyn Orlandi was a little under the weather after waking up the morning of the Vikings' 5A Region I girls basketball tournament championship game at Elmer Jordan Court.
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Failor fuels Trojan upset

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Well-traveled NIC visits CSI in hoops

Following what North Idaho College women's basketball coach Chris Carlson called the toughest road trip of the season, his 12th-ranked Cardinals team, along with the NIC men's team will hit the road again for one night only this week.
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Trojans muddy the waters

POST FALLS - The road to the 5A Region I tournament just got a little more unclear for Post Falls and Lake City High.
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Rosie back, but Cards mostly new with 13 freshmen

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The road to 300

COEUR d'ALENE - The road to 300 wins had a few bumps, but considerably more smooth sailing for North Idaho College women's basketball coach Chris Carlson.
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Post Falls pigs out

RATHDRUM — The Post Falls Trojans may have swept the basketball games, but host Lakeland High brought home the bacon in front of an estimated crowd of 1,600 in the annual Prairie Pig spirit games Tuesday at Hawk Court.
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Returning on a record pace

COEUR d'ALENE - It was a night that Lake City senior point guard Jasmyn Smith can't forget.
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Sherman: Always around the net

Kaj Sherman isn't your typical 7-foot post on the basketball court.
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Cards' return from winter break delayed

COEUR d'ALENE - The North Idaho College wrestling team will have to wait a couple more days for its month-long winter break to come to an end.
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His day in the sun

COEUR d'ALENE - Just when Torben Begines thought his window to umpire at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Penn., had closed - it was reopened.
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Buskey leads No. 10 NIC women past CSI

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NIC men rally past CSI

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NIC men, women ready for Golden Eagles

COEUR d'ALENE - Both the North Idaho College Cardinals and College of Southern Idaho Golden Eagles are very aware of how each other has been doing this season.
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T-Wolves stun Trojans

COEUR d'ALENE - The last time Post Falls and Lake City faced off in boys basketball, Lake City sophomore post Kyle Guice was unable to play due to a sprained ankle.
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NIC women rally past Salt Lake

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NIC men come up big in win over No. 5 Salt Lake

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Vikings get defensive

COEUR d'ALENE - Against your rival, to get to where you want to go, you must defend your home court.
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Cards open SWAC with sweep

COEUR d'ALENE - North Idaho College got its first taste of Snow in 2012 on Thursday night, but the host Cardinals were able to plow through the Badgers to open the Scenic West Athletic Conference men's and women's basketball schedule with two wins at Rolly Williams Court.
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Cardinals to open SWAC campaign tonight

COEUR d'ALENE - With their respective nonconference schedules completed - tonight begins the second phase of the 2011-12 season for the North Idaho College Cardinals men's and women's basketball teams - taking on the rest of the Scenic West Athletic Conference.
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Viks drive past Lewiston

COEUR d'ALENE - The road to the 5A Region 1 tournament may have gotten a lot shorter for the Coeur d'Alene Viking girls basketball team.
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Cardinal men romp in Clash

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Tourney-tested Trojans triumph

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Coeur d'Alene girls repeat as champs

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Cd'A girls cruise past Lake City in semis

COEUR d'ALENE - Just a year ago, Kendalyn Brainard watched from the sidelines with a torn ACL as the Coeur d'Alene Vikings girls basketball team claimed the inaugural championship at the holiday tournament at North Idaho College.
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Trojans grind past T-Wolves

COEUR d'ALENE - The game had all the feeling of a semfinal in the 5A Region 1 tournament.
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Post Falls boys pass opening test

COEUR d'ALENE - Post Falls senior point guard Marcus Colbert couldn't miss in the first half and Prairie had a tough time battling back from a 21-point deficit as the Trojans beat the Falcons 65-33 in an opening round game of the Coeur d'Alene Inn-vitational basketball tournament on Tuesday at …
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For first time, title game in boys tourney

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Spirited Shane

After being awarded the Spirit of the Game by the Idaho High School Activities Association last summer, Lakeland High graduate Shane Maland hasn’t stopped showing his enthusiasm for sports.
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Viking boys progressing, win easily over Flathead

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Inflicting his own pain

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Long wait was worth it

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Post Falls takes shot at title

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Triple threat

They’ve been through countless battles.
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Rivera returns, lifts Cardinals

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Baker sparks NIC women past Casper

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Cardinals win easily in openers

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Never too early to decide

The next step in their softball careers is still more than two years away, but two more Lake City High players have already given verbal commitments to colleges.
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Failor, Franklin step up for Trojan girls

POST FALLS - Before Tuesday night's game, Post Falls High girls basketball coach Marc Allert didn't know if junior Danielle Failor was going to play in their 5A Inland Empire League game against Lake City.
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Frank named Post Falls baseball coach

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Cards draw 7th seed for tourney

The North Idaho College volleyball team won three of its four games at the NJCAA tournament last year to finish fifth.
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Tigers downed in playoff opener

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Middleton runs down Lakeland in 4A quarters

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North teams figure to contend for titles

After competing in their closest regional meet in his four years, Lake City coach Jonathan Siegler is optimistic that this year could be the year the Timberwolf boys win a state title.
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Only 2 players return from last year's NJCAA champs

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St. Maries fifth in 3A

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3A: St. Maries answers early wakeup call

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Three of last year's starters redshirting

COEUR d'ALENE - There will be a lot of new faces in the North Idaho College wrestling lineup when the Cardinals hit the mats at Christianson Gym to open the season tonight at 7:30 against the University of Great Falls, but the pieces are still in place for another run …
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3A: Sines has 'Jacks back for another title shot

When St. Maries senior setter Jaylee Sines tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee, as well as both her meniscuses during basketball season last year, volleyball was the furthest thing from her mind.
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Lumberjacks capture 6th straight district title

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Underclassmen lead the way

POST FALLS - The youth movement in the Inland Empire League was apparent after the conclusion of Wednesday's Region 1 cross country meets at Post Falls High.
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Club connection

The Post Falls High boys soccer team is shining in a different light.
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Back in the game

The road to a state tournament is a long and winding one.
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Lake City falls to Lewiston

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Trojans capture first regional title

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Timberwolves march on

COEUR d'ALENE - Lake City High girls soccer coach Matt Ruchti has been preparing his Timberwolves squad since early August with the hopes of peaking at the right time.
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Vikings run over Moscow

COEUR d'ALENE - Once the Coeur d'Alene Vikings got Friday's nonleague game against the Moscow Bears off and running, they weren't going be stopped.
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This time, it counts

POST FALLS - They proved it.
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Trojans sweep Lake City

COEUR d'ALENE - The race for the 5A Inland Empire League volleyball regular season championship is back on.
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Cardinal women improve to 10-0

COEUR d'ALENE - During the course of the season, the ball can bounce a funny way sometimes.
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Winning for each other

SPIRIT LAKE - For everything they've accomplished, the back-to-back state 3A girls championships and perfect score earlier this season, the Timberlake girls varsity team has remained about as close as sisters.
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Passed by

MOSCOW — Forget about those defensive slugfests between the Idaho Vandals and Fresno State Bulldogs in the Western Athletic Conference.
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Scoring touch Lakeland battles Moscow to tie

RATHDRUM - The Lakeland High boys soccer team is getting closer to the rest of the pack in the three-team 4A Inland Empire League.
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Ready to serve

POST FALLS - Tim Beggs loves his country.
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Lake City falls in thriller to Rio Linda

MOSCOW - So close, but so far away.
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Classic beatdown

MOSCOW — They proved they were the class of the 5A level last year with a state championship.
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Hansel's late TD lifts Lakeland past Timberlake

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T-Wolves turn up heat on Viks

COEUR d'ALENE - The rivalry between Lake City High and neighboring Coeur d'Alene doesn't need much help in maintaining its heat.
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Fully loaded, Trojans sweep Viks

POST FALLS - With a full complement of starters back in the lineup, Post Falls is making up for a slow start that found the Trojans down 0-2 in the 5A Inland Empire League volleyball standings.
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A team record

COEUR d'ALENE - When Coeur d'Alene High senior Adam Borsheim set out to become the school's all-time scoring leader, he knew one thing was for certain - he was going to need a little help from his friends.
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Vikings enjoy day in the sun

COEUR d'ALENE - Playing for the first time this season at home, the Coeur d'Alene Vikings not only protected their home field, but they avenged their only loss of 2010 as they rolled past the Skyview Storm of Vancouver, Wash., 52-14 in a nonleague game at Viking Stadium on Saturday …
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Lake City sweeps Trojans

POST FALLS - On any given night, anybody is capable of good things in the 5A Inland Empire League.
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Home on the range

HAYDEN LAKE - For as long as Dan Porter has been the head professional at Avondale Golf Club in Hayden Lake, he has been able to keep his work and family well within his range.
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Trojans adjust, triumph

POST FALLS - For the Post Falls Trojans and Lewiston Bengals - both teams came into Friday's nonleague football opener with new quarterbacks and a lot to prove in the 5A Inland Empire League.
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Capaul returns to where it all began

From the moment the Arizona Diamondbacks selected him in the MLB Draft, the road to his first professional start was a long one.
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Sculling for his future

COEUR d'ALENE - He's got brains and has competed against the best in the nation in the sport of rowing.
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Zeller resigns as Post Falls High baseball coach after 11 years

Mick Zeller, who coached the Post Falls High School baseball program for 11 years, has resigned to spend more time with his family.
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Going away, growing together

COEUR d'ALENE - While they'd played on the same baseball field for three years as a part of the class AA Prairie Cardinals American Legion baseball program, it wasn't until a year at Grays Harbor College in Aberdeen, Wash., that Kurt South and Derek Tymesen grew a lot closer.
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Quite the catch of a friendship

Entering his final at-bat as a Little League player, Kaleb DeHaas had never hit a home run.
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Prairie shows improvement

POST FALLS - After taking leads early in both games on their home field, the Prairie Cardinals were out to show they've improved since being swept in a class AA North Idaho League American Legion baseball doubleheader against the Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen at McEuen Field on June 8.
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Coming up big

He came to North Idaho College because he wanted a chance to learn how to lead.
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All in the family

SPOKANE - Whether it's a family thing, trying to do some family bonding or you're just out to prove you've still got what it takes on a basketball court, Hoopfest weekend on the streets of downtown Spokane is a good judge of just where you are as a player.
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Pair of Tri-State competitors return to area, join Cards

COEUR d'ALENE - They've got depth, options and most importantly, experience in the spotlight at North Idaho College.
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Coach finds high-scoring guard in inbox

COEUR d'ALENE - When it came to replacing a two-time All-American, all North Idaho College men's basketball coach Jared Phay had to do was check his email.
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His swing felt good

COEUR d'ALENE - Before his at-bat in the fourth inning, Coeur d'Alene center fielder Jason Pattis asked the others in the Lumbermen dugout if anyone else's swing felt good on Tuesday afternoon.
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Hogan lands local recruits

COEUR d'ALENE - After watching as the North Idaho College women's basketball team won a NJCAA championship by recruiting local players, Cardinal women's soccer coach Dan Hogan will try to keep that local momentum going.
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Two sports, one smile

In three years at Coeur d'Alene High, junior Kyeli Parker has proven that she can spark the Vikings on either the softball field or basketball court.
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Coach learns from first season, and 13 players return

At this time last year, the Prairie Cardinals class AA American Legion baseball team was learning a new way to get the job done on the baseball field.
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As time at McEuen nears end, Lums open season

If this is it for the Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen class AA American Legion baseball team at McEuen Field - could somebody please tell them so?
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Rocky Mountain breaks scoreless tie in 8th, beats Cd'A for consolation title

POST FALLS - Devon Murphy's two-run triple in the eighth inning triggered a five-run eighth inning and gave the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies all the momentum they needed as they defeated the Coeur d'Alene Vikings 5-3 in the consolation championship game of the state 5A softball tournament Saturday at Post Falls …
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Perfect T-Wolves

Not rain, nor thunder could keep the Lake City Timberwolves from joining elite company on Saturday afternoon.
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Hungry like the wolves

POST FALLS — On Saturday afternoon, a pack of Wolves are going to leave Post Falls High School as the new state 5A softball champions.
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Vikings take cut at title

They've done it in football and wrestling.
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Coeur d'Alene nabs berth to state

COEUR d'ALENE - If starting fast was the game plan on Thursday afternoon, the Coeur d'Alene Vikings didn't disappoint.
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Vikings stroll on to state

COEUR d'ALENE - For the Coeur d'Alene Vikings, it might have seemed like a walk in the park on Tuesday to advance to the state 5A tournament, but it wasn't any less painful getting there.
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District 1 all-star track and field meet Viks' Struble shines in hurdles

POST FALLS - Coeur d'Alene junior Morgan Struble set a meet record in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles as the best of the best hit the track on Thursday afternoon at the annual District I All-Star Championships at Post Falls High.
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Vikings sweep way to title

COEUR d'ALENE - To be a strong baseball team, you've got to play like brothers for at least seven innings each and every time out on the field.
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Gomez, Murray set meet records

COEUR d'ALENE - On a day that began with some of the best weather of the season, records fell at the Inland Empire League track and field championships on Thursday at Lake City High.
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NIC trio sign with D-I schools

Sophomores Camille Reynolds, Tugce Canitez and Kiki Edwards-Teasley of the NJCAA champion North Idaho College women's basketball team signed letters of intent to Division I schools over the weekend.
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Air time

RATHDRUM - Living in North Idaho, athletes often find themselves looking for unique ways to remain at the top of their respective sports.
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Lake City blanks Vikings again

COEUR d'ALENE - On a day that had everything from rain to snow, the Coeur d'Alene offense was left in the cold as Lake City sophomore Casey Stangel struck out 13 batters and the visiting Timberwolves defeated the Vikings 9-0 in a 5A Inland Empire League softball game on Tuesday …
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The talent to compete

COEUR d'ALENE - They've been together longer than most teammates, hoisted a state 5A championship in football in November and spent the year remembering the success of a fallen teammate.
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Allert named girls hoops coach at Post Falls

Marc Allert, a 20-year veteran of the Post Falls High School District and athletic department, has been selected to replace departing girls varsity basketball coach Chris Johnson, the school announced Wednesday.
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'LOBs' slow Cardinals

COEUR d'ALENE - After clearing the remnants of the winter months on Thursday to make sure this weekend's Scenic West Athletic Conference four-game softball series got played at Memorial Field, the host North Idaho Cardinals ran into Snow, which took the first game 5-1 before the Cardinals battled back to …
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Cardinal trio named All-Americans

North Idaho College sophomores Kama Griffitts, Tugce Canitez and Michael Hale have added to an already full trophy case after being named to the NJCAA All-American team for the 2010-11 season.
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Vikings pull away late

COEUR d'ALENE - After a brief delay in getting their 5A Inland Empire League baseball opener under way, both the Coeur d'Alene Vikings and Lake City Timberwolves knew that patience was going to be a key in getting the win on Tuesday.
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Wrestling nationals coming here in '14

The NJCAA wrestling tournament will return to Spokane in 2014 after North Idaho College athletic director Al Williams and Chris Frye of the Spokane Regional Sports Commission won their bid at the NJCAA meetings in Daytona Beach, Fla., on March 26.
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T-Wolves heating up in the cold

COEUR d'ALENE - For only playing two games, the Lake City Timberwolves seem to be in midseason form after outscoring their first two opponents 17-0.
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Johnson steps down as Post Falls girls hoops coach

POST FALLS — After 17 years of battling the winter to various gymnasiums in the area, Post Falls girls basketball coach Chris Johnson decided Wednesday that it was time to get off the bus and play in the snow.
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Putting the North Idaho in NIC

With a combined record of 56-11 over the past two seasons, the North Idaho women's basketball team will take its show on the road to Salina, Kan., this week with one goal - bring an NJCAA championship to Rolly Williams Court.
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North teams roll

COEUR d'ALENE - The balance of all-star power among the senior class remained to the northern part of the state in the eighth annual Idaho high school all-star basketball games as the North boys rolled past the South 138-95 and the North girls defeated the South 83-69 on Saturday afternoon …
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Cardinals set flight on Region 18 tourney

While six teams enter this week's Region 18 tournament - only the women's champion is going to wind up going to the NJCAA tournament.
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A lot to shout about

SPOKANE - The NJCAA title is staying in the Northwest.
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Cardinals in the thick of things

SPOKANE - When North Idaho College won the bid to host the NJCAA tournament, coach Pat Whitcomb's goal was simple - put on a show.
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NIC ready to put on a show before the home folks

"At North Idaho College, winning national titles is what we do. From coaches Bill Pecha to John Owen, it's time for us to bring another national title home," NIC wrestling coach Pat Whitcomb said on the eve of the school's biggest national tournament appearance.
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Area wrestlers hit final stop on state road

NAMPA — “Anything can happen. They don’t mail in the medals, they let the guys go into the matches and figure it out,” Post Falls coach Pete Reardon said prior to the start of this weekend’s state wrestling tournament at the Idaho Center in Nampa.
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Post Falls knocks out Lake City

POST FALLS - In front of an estimated 1,300 fans, either last year's Region 1 champion or last year's state champion was going to be sent home early from the 5A Region 1 tournament at The Arena on Tuesday night.
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Back for more

After winning a national wrestling title at 197 pounds in the 2008 NJCAA tournament, that chance for a repeat performance at Meramec Community College never came for Jamelle Jones.
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Timberlake falls to Sugar-Salem in OT

NAMPA - In their previous two games at the state 3A tournament, the Timberlake Tigers hadn't gotten caught up in the emotional roller coaster that comes with playing three games in three days on such a big stage.
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'So close'

NAMPA - Like all good things, eventually they to come to an end.
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'Smartest' Spartans fourth at 3A state

NAMPA - They were crowned the smartest team in the state 3A tournament, but at times, Priest River coach Gary Stewart wasn't sure if that was translating to the court at Skyview High.
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Vikings' ship still sailing

NAMPA - Early this season, Coeur d'Alene coach Dale Poffenroth had junior Erin Legel move from the starting lineup into a reserve role in the hopes of finding a spark.
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Timberlake stays on track toward 3A crown

NAMPA - Timberlake senior Cassie Thompson has spent the first two days of the state 3A girls basketball tournament at Skyview High making her case for the top player of the tournament.
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Timberlake opens with businesslike victory

NAMPA - After a decisive victory over the team that knocked them out of their only other state 3A tournament appearance two years ago, there were no midcourt celebrations or hugs exchanged as the starters came to the bench.
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Pressure fuels Viking rally

NAMPA - Coeur d'Alene High sophomore Kendalyn Brainard has been waiting a long time for a night like Thursday.
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Coeur d'Alene shoots for 5A 4-peat

The Coeur d'Alene Vikings didn't win the 5A Inland Empire League, lost in the first round of the Region 1 tournament, and had to go through the back door to qualify for the state tournament.
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NIC wrestlers look to set tone for NJCAA tourney

While the NJCAA tournament is still a few weeks away, the top two teams in the nation will face off to determine the Region 18 tournament today in Coos Bay, Ore., starting at 10 a.m.
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Reason to be happy

RATHDRUM - After watching from home as a pair of their Intermountain League rivals battled for the state 3A girls basketball title last year, the Timberlake Tigers knew they'd missed out on a chance to make some history.
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Balanced Vikings roll past Trojans

COEUR d'ALENE - They've fought for a fish for years.
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Lake City knocks off Cd'A

LEWISTON - The Lake City Timberwolves and Coeur d'Alene Vikings have waged some pretty good battles over the years, but Lake City hadn't been able to come out on top since the Timberwolves beat Coeur d'Alene in the 2007 state 5A championship game.
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Lakeland captures opener

RATHDRUM - When it counted on Tuesday night, all the Lakeland Hawks had to do was look inside to get them back on the right track.
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Keeping her focus

RATHDRUM - Over the past two years, Lakeland High senior Jenna Davis has never stopped learning.
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NIC men's home streak snapped

COEUR d'ALENE - Entering Saturday's Scenic West Athletic Conference men's basketball showdown with eighth-ranked Southern Idaho, the 13th-ranked North Idaho Cardinals knew they'd have to battle to come away with a home win.
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NIC ready for another battle with CSI

COEUR d'ALENE - As rivalries go, this is the biggest one on the schedule for the North Idaho College men's and women's basketball teams.
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Young Cardinals ready for opening flight

COEUR d'ALENE - While short on experience in the field, the North Idaho College softball teamhopes torely on a couple familiar faces in the circle to keep theCardinalsin the thick of the Scenic West Athletic Conference race this season.
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Cardinals plow through Snow

COEUR d'ALENE - In what some dubbed redemption weekend, it was fitting that the Cardinal with a second chance helped put his team back into the Scenic West Athletic Conference men's basketball race.
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Jones, McCrite lead push

COEUR d'ALENE - As the momentum began to turn, the third-ranked North Idaho College wrestling team took it back in the latter stages of a 26-14 win over Simon Fraser University of Burnaby, British Columbia, on Friday at Christianson Gym.
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Tough defense at home

COEUR d'ALENE - With the Scenic West Athletic Conference races beginning to tighten, both the North Idaho College men's and women's basketball teams got defensive at the right time on their home court.
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NIC's 2nd trip through SWAC starts tonight

COEUR d'ALENE - The men's and women's Scenic West Athletic Conference race enters the second lap starting tonight at Rolly Williams Court.
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A vision become reality

COEUR d'ALENE - At first, Coeur d'Alene High football coach and advanced weights instructor Shawn Amos wasn't sure the vision he had was going to come true for renovations to the school's weight room.
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Lake City heats up early, clamps down on Lewiston

COEUR d'ALENE - With everything to gain and nothing to lose, the Lake City Timberwolves didn't want to have a letdown in their final regular season game at home.
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NIC men get back on track

COEUR d'ALENE - To cure its slow start, it appeared all the 18th-ranked North Idaho Cardinal men's basketball team needed was to get back home.
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Cards return to home floor tonight vs. Eastern Utah

COEUR d’ALENE — After three games on the road in Scenic West Athletic Conference action, the North Idaho Cardinals men’s and women’s basketball teams will be back on Rolly Williams Court tonight.
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The ball is in her court

SPIRIT LAKE — Four years ago, Cassie Thompson wasn’t sure if playing for Timberlake High School was something that would send her to a Division I college.
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New identity for Trojans

POST FALLS - To get to where they were last season, the defending state 5A champion Post Falls Trojans knew they'd have to have some of their new faces step up to build their identity this season.
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It's Vikings down the stretch

COEUR d'ALENE - Down by 10 points midway through the fourth quarter of the girls championship game at the Holiday Inn Express Invitational, the defending Idaho state 5A champions didn't panic.
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Vikings charge into title game

COEUR d’ALENE — For the first six minutes of Wednesday’s semifinal, it appeared as though the Coeur d’Alene Vikings were going to cruise to victory over the Chiawana Riverhawks at the Holiday Inn Express Invitational at North Idaho College.
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Coeur d'Alene girls cruise in opener

COEUR d'ALENE - Both girls basketball teams were trying to find an identity in the quarterfinals of the Holiday Inn Express Invitational on Tuesday night.
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Girls tourney to crown a champion

COEUR d'ALENE - In the third year of the Holiday Inn Express Invitational, which begins today at North Idaho College, the tournament will take a different look as the girls teams will compete in a tournament format and crown a champion on Thursday evening.
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Making the most of his SECOND CHANCE

When Petar Joksimovic came to North Idaho College from Belgrade, Serbia, in 2004, he was hoping to make an impact on the Cardinals in Jared Phay's first season as head basketball coach.
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Trojans battle to fourth

COEUR d'ALENE - Although the tournament may have been held at North Idaho College this weekend, the region held its championship hopes on one senior as the finals loomed at the 39th annual Tri-State Invitational at Christianson Gym.
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Top returnees include Ost, McLeod

COEUR d’ALENE — Three returning champions and 40 placers will hit the mats starting today at North Idaho College as the 39th annual Tri-State Invitational begins at 10 a.m.
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The mind game

COEUR d'ALENE - He may not be the toughest wrestler in the field at this week's 39th annual Tri-State wrestling tournament, but when it comes to outsmarting someone on the mat, he's already a champion.
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Lake City girls down Post Falls

COEUR d'ALENE - When two rivals collide on the court, the chances of the game coming down to what happens at the foul line increases with each possession.
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Title rematch to Bengals

COEUR d'ALENE - While it might be a long way from the Idaho Center in February, the two teams who played for last year's state 5A girls basketball championship collided at Elmer Jordan Court on Thursday night.
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No crossing this line

COEUR d’ALENE — In a season that has seen its share of wins and a couple losses, the Coeur d’Alene Viking football team has always remained together.
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Digging her goals

When she first came to America, the thought of playing volleyball for a college scholarship wasn't something that had crossed Tina Strahinic's mind.
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Cardinals land sixth seed into NJCAA tourney

COEUR d’ALENE — With the top six teams in the NJCAA winning out in regional tournaments, the sixth-ranked North Idaho College volleyball team remained the sixth seed for next week’s NJCAA tournament, starting next Thursday in West Plains, Mo.
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NIC prevails in five again

COEUR d'ALENE - In a game of momentum, the wave hit the school by the lake at the right time on Saturday afternoon.
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NIC punches ticket to nationals

COEUR d'ALENE - When it came down to crunch time, the North Idaho College volleyball team took the fifth.
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NIC soccer teams aim for nationals

For both the North Idaho College soccer teams, they'll rely on new faces as they open district soccer tournaments today.
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Magnuson out to defend state swim titles

BOISE — North Idaho schools qualified 47 swimmers to the state swim meet at the West Valley YMCA in Boise.
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Berths to nationals decided today

COEUR d'ALENE - When first-year North Idaho College volleyball coach Colleen Frohlich opened practice in early August, her focus was simple - win as much as possible.
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Bulked up for another shot

COEUR d'ALENE - Two straight trips to nationals - returning nine players from last year's eighth-place finisher and ranked sixth in the preseason polls, the North Idaho Cardinal women knew they'd have a target on their back at the start of the season.
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Post Falls romps past Lewiston in season finale

POST FALLS - It didn't take the Post Falls Trojans long to pull the tricks out of their bag on Halloween weekend as they scored on a halfback pass on the first play from scrimmage and never looked back in a 39-14 5A Inland Empire League win over the Lewiston …
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Cardinals bring depth, experience to mats

COEUR d’ALENE — The depth is there.
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Locals brace for running at elevation

For those teams with championship aspirations this weekend, they’ll have to aim high.
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Schools set out for southern glory

For those teams qualifying for this year’s state volleyball tournaments, there are no second chances.
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Pack mentality

By JASON ELLIOTT
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Post Falls wins, Lake City comes up short

POST FALLS - New faces, same result for the Post Falls High volleyball team.
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Timberwolves win in tuneup for Viks

COEUR d'ALENE - With the nonleague schedule now complete, the Lake City Timberwolves can turn their attention to their cross-town rivals next week at Viking Stadium.
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Lake City girls go from fourth to state

Two weeks ago, the Lake City Timberwolves girls soccer team was looking up from fourth place in the 5A Inland Empire League standings.
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Cardinals move closer to SWAC title, hosting regionals

COEUR d’ALENE — Saturday’s Scenic West Athletic Conference volleyball match between the sixth-ranked North Idaho Cardinals and the 10th-ranked Southern Idaho Golden Eagles at Christianson Gym had the feel of a tournament match.
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Lake City romps sans injured QB Smyly

By JASON ELLIOTT
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Questions answered

RATHDRUM — In just their third season with a girls soccer program, the Timberlake Tigers are headed to their first state tournament, starting next Thursday in Twin Falls.
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Lake City headed to state

COEUR d’ALENE — In a matter of two minutes Wednesday, the Lake City Timberwolves took advantage of a couple of fast breaks to defeat the Post Falls Trojans 2-0 in a 5A Region 1 girls soccer tournament semifinal match at the Irma Anderl Soccer Complex, advancing to the state 5A …
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T-Wolf stunner

POST FALLS — Last Thursday, Lake City was playing to avoid facing rival Coeur d’Alene in a 5A Region 1 tournament loser-out game on Tuesday afternoon.
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All over the field

Senior Cory Thorne has made most of his impact on defense for the Lakeland Hawks over the last three seasons.
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No. 10 NIC sweeps No. 3 Salt Lake

COEUR d’ALENE — The 10th-ranked North Idaho College Cardinals didn’t want to wait for bear season to open in the northwest.
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Gao the gamer

When North Idaho College volleyball coach Colleen Frohlich took over the Cardinal program in the spring, she wasn't sure what to expect.
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Vikings knock off No. 1 Rocky Mountain

COEUR d’ALENE — All week the coaches at Coeur d’Alene had been preparing the Vikings for a 48-minute dogfight with the 5A top-ranked Rocky Mountain Grizzlies at Viking Stadium on Friday night.
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No edge gained

COEUR d’ALENE — With the regular season coming to a close, both the Coeur d’Alene Vikings and Lake City Timberwolves knew that Thursday’s match was one that each needed for seeding entering the Region 1 tournament in two weeks.
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A change in focus

With a new vision, the career of a former Post Falls High soccer player has continued Eisenwinter Field on the campus of North Idaho College.
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Johnson, English spark Trojans

RATHDRUM - Due to illness and injury, the Post Falls Trojans knew if they were going to emerge from Corbit Field a winner on Friday, the victory was going to be on the heels of some strong play from their reserves.
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Tighter at the top

POST FALLS - The race for the 5A Inland Empire League boys soccer top seed to the regional tournament got a little closer following the Post Falls Trojans' 1-0 win over the Coeur d'Alene Vikings at Post Falls High on Thursday.
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Just for kicks

POST FALLS - Whether it's on the soccer or football field - one Post Falls High junior is getting plenty of kicks in for the Trojans this fall.
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A Thorne in Timberlake's side

SPIRIT LAKE - After being beaten up last week against East Valley, Lakeland High coach Tim Kiefer wasn't sure what could go right for his Hawks.
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Vikings keep on rolling

COEUR d'ALENE - The Coeur d'Alene Vikings turned up their defensive intensity and pushed past the Lake City Timberwolves 4-0 in a 5A Inland Empire League boys soccer match at Coeur d'Alene High on Wednesday afternoon.
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Post Falls beats Coeur d'Alene in breast cancer awareness match

POST FALLS - Tuesday's match between the Coeur d'Alene Vikings and Post Falls Trojans wasn't about winning and losing on the volleyball court.
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Go west, young man

COEUR d'ALENE - In a school of more than 5,000 students, it's easy to get lost in the shuffle.
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East Valley runs past Lakeland

SPOKANE - The East Valley Knights struck fast on their first play from scrimmage and didn't let up until the final moments on their way to a 34-7 win over the Lakeland Hawks on Friday in a nonleague game.
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Timberlake's Thompson commits to Portland

Cassie Thompson, a 6-foot-2 senior post at Timberlake High in Spirit Lake, has verbally committed to play basketball for the University of Portland in 2011.
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Mavericks turn it up in 2nd half, rally past Timberwolves

COEUR d'ALENE - Both the Lake City Timberwolves and Mountain View Mavericks had momentum at some point after the opening kick, but it was the visiting Mavericks who held it last in a 27-20 win on Friday at Lake City High.
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Rock-solid teen

Some kids, when their parents tell them to slow down - they listen.
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Redemption

POST FALLS - After watching the Northwest Ada Little League team advance to the West Regionals in San Bernardino two years ago, a group of Post Falls players weren't about to let it happen on their home field when the teams crossed paths again at the Junior Little League (age …
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Little League law and order

COEUR d’ALENE — After years of giving back to the Coeur d’Alene Little League, the volunteer work by one umpire is starting to pay huge rewards.
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Lums' state of mind

The road to Spokane and the AA regional tournament begins today for the Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen as they open the state tournament against the Boise Gems tonight at 6:30 PDT at Timberline High in Boise.
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'A very humble kid'

POST FALLS - Some kids get so caught up in trying to win a national title that it consumes them.
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Lums fall to Lewis-Clark

POST FALLS - For the first inning on Sunday, nearly everything went according to plan for the Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen.
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Lums join Lewis-Clark at state

POST FALLS - After facing off early Saturday morning, they'll settle the seeds today as the Lewis-Clark Twins and Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen will face off in the Class AA Area A (district) championship game today at noon at Post Falls High.
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Tymesen helps keep Prairie alive

POST FALLS — The host Prairie Cardinals held off elimination as they defeated the Cranbrook (British Columbia) Bandits 13-9 in a loser-out game Friday in the Class AA Area A (district) tournament at Post Falls High.
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Lums topple Prairie

POST FALLS - The Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen scored five unearned runs on the way to a 15-5 win over the Prairie Cardinals in the opening game of the Class AA Area A tournament Thursday at Post Falls High.
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A blissful time

When first-year Prairie Cardinal “AA” American Legion baseball coach Dustin Frank took the job, he had the weekend of the state tournament circled on his calendar with great anticipation.
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Lums left seeing double

Top-seeded Twins break out bats in sweep of Cd'A
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A kosher sport

COEUR d'ALENE - A sport for all ages, it's becoming the fastest growing for players ages 55 and up.
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Big innings rule the day

Runs come by the bunch for Coeur d'Alene, Prairie in doubleheader split
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Pumped up

COEUR d'ALENE - From the beginning, crawling around his floor until high school, Don Linerud always had someone to chase.
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Peaks and valleys

COEUR d'ALENE - For nearly 60 years, football coaches and fans throughout North Idaho have learned at least one lesson on Friday night.
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Local hoopsters fall short

SPOKANE — Three teams with local ties started Sunday with the hopes of capturing an elite women’s championship from the 21st annual Hoopfest 3-on-3 basketball tournament.
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Experiencing the joy and pain of Hoopfest

SPOKANE — Saturday started with the goal of the “Grand Slam” for one Priest River High graduate.
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Joining forces

COEUR d’ALENE — During the high school season, they are rivals.
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Cardinal wrestlers anxious for a return to top

COEUR d’ALENE — After finishing third at the NJCAA tournament last season, the North Idaho College wrestling team is turning to its past to get the Cardinals back on top of the nation for the first time since 2003.
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Palm trees and salsa music

COEUR d'ALENE - When approached about the idea of playing professional soccer in her grandparents' homeland of Puerto Rico, former Coeur d'Alene High standout Carmen Reyes couldn't help but laugh.
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Austin selected in 45th round by Chicago Cubs

For a Coeur d’Alene senior, it was far from an ordinary spring day.
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Lumbermen slam Prairie

Priano, Burgess, Krapas hit grand slams in sweep
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Metro runs past Region

SPOKANE - When Metro coach Freddie Rehkow was sizing up his roster for the 17th annual Jack Blair Memorial All-Star Basketball Classic, he knew his team was going to need to outrun their Region counterparts.
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A pair of aces

COEUR d'ALENE - It wasn't an ordinary day on the golf course for the Johnson family last Thursday at the Coeur d'Alene Public Golf Course. Within a matter of hours, a father and his son-in-law - both Coeur d'Alene residents - both made holes in one - same club, but …
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Medina, Anderson triumph at Casino

WORLEY - On a night when fans turned out to see Sandpoint native Favio Medina defend his WBC-USNBC welterweight championship, it was the co-main event that stole the show in front of an estimated 1,600 in the House of Fury on Thursday at the Coeur d'Alene Casino.
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Lakeland grad returns to coach Prairie Legion

POST FALLS - A new face in a familiar place will take over the reigns as coach of the Prairie "AA" American Legion baseball team when they open the season tonight at 5 against the Spokane Dodgers at Post Falls High.
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Other wolves win

COEUR d'ALENE - No coach, no problem. Filling in for head coach Tom Blanchard, Timberline High assistant coach Alan Morgan helped guide the visiting Wolves from Boise past the Lake City Timberwolves 13-6 in the state boys lacrosse championship game at Coeur d'Alene High on Saturday.
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Lums young again, itching to get started

COEUR d'ALENE - With five players returning to the Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen "AA" American Legion baseball program in 2010, they won't have to wait long to find out if they match up with the best in the nation.
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Local teams eliminated

COEUR d’ALENE — After saving their season in the first game of the day, the Kellogg Wildcats could not avoid elimination in the second, losing to the Kimberly Bulldogs and falling out of the state 3A softball tournament at Ramsey Park.
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IML teams falter

COEUR d’ALENE — After falling in their respective state 3A softball tournament openers, a pair of Intermountain League rivals will see each other for the fifth time this season.
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Pounds prevails

Coeur d’Alene senior wins medalist honors by one stroke; Vikings finish second to Eagle
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Vikings boys in third

HAYDEN LAKE - As the Coeur d'Alene Viking boys golf team walked off Avondale Golf Course on Monday, their body language said it all.
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He's a 'rock'

COEUR d'ALENE - After carding a two-under par on the front nine of the Region 1 golf tournament last week, the back nine wasn't as kind to Coeur d'Alene High senior Alex Pounds.
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NIC golf teams eager to play better at nationals

COEUR d'ALENE - Two separate paths, but the same goal. Play better at the NJCAA golf championships than last year.
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Late-game magic

RATHDRUM — In softball, if you have a good pitcher throwing on any particular day, you can be tough to beat.
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Vikings slide into state

COEUR d’ALENE — When it needed runs the most, Coeur d’Alene was able to find them in bunches as the Vikings defeated the Lake City Timberwolves 13-1 in five innings in the 5A Region 1 baseball tournament second-place game at Ted Page Field on Thursday.
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Stars shine in sun

POST FALLS — Coeur d’Alene junior Kinsey Gomez broke her meet record in the 1,600 meters in a time of 5 minutes, 17.61 seconds, beating her time by .18 seconds from last year, as the best of the best converged Thursday for the District I all-star meet.
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Baseball - for a good cause

Timberwolves edge Vikings in ‘Homeruns 4 Homeless’ charity game
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Runnin' strong in the elements

COEUR d'ALENE - If Jacob Norris knows one thing about his younger brother, it's that he usually runs much better in colder weather than when the skies are clear.
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Ross' homer helps NIC split

COEUR d'ALENE - Ranked or not, when a pair of rivals square off on the athletic field, be prepared for some high intensity action.
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Vikings stretch past Timberwolves

COEUR d’ALENE — The Coeur d’Alene Vikings jumped on the visiting Lake City Timberwolves with two runs in the top of the first inning and let their defense do the rest in a 2-0 5A Inland Empire League victory at Larry Schwenke Field.
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Kootenai County pin king

COEUR d'ALENE - If you were to ask Joey Borgaro just what was going through his head when he broke the Kootenai County record for high bowling series at the Coeur d'Alene city tournament at Sunset Bowling Center on Feb. 20-21, he'd probably tell you like it was.
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Keeping it in the family

It's been a tradition the past four years, but soon will be coming to an end. Amanda Krier, a sophomore first baseman for the North Idaho College softball team, will finish her record-breaking career for the Cardinals, two years after her sister, Alysha, finished her career for the Cardinals as …
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A weekend made for Wrestlemania

It's kind of like the Academy Awards, Grammys and the Super Bowl all rolled into one. But considering that it's sports-entertainment, the only trophy these people to get is a chair-shot alongside the head and thrown off a 15-foot high ladder. Ladies and Gentlemen, it's Wrestlemania weekend.
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Medina earns cheers, too

WORLEY - Even after a former world heavyweight champion picked up the biggest cheers of the night in the House of Fury at the Coeur d'Alene Casino, a Sandpoint native picked up the biggest win of the night on Thursday.
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Turkish delight

Fast breaks can lead to success on the basketball court.
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A southern uprising

COEUR d'ALENE - The North may have picked up a couple more state team titles in southern Idaho, but it was the South that showed its players are still some of the best in the state following wins in both the girls and boys Idaho high school all-star games at …
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Cardinals better equipped for return trip to tourney

COEUR d'ALENE - When North Idaho College coach Chris Carlson returned from last year's trip to the NJCAA tournament, he knew he'd need to recruit some players that could compete against the best in the nation.
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Different paths, same result

Hard work and believing the system can get them where they wanted to go.
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Shout it out loud

COEUR d'ALENE - After spending the past six games away from Rolly Williams Court, North Idaho College coach Jared Phay wondered if his Cardinals remembered how to shoot on their home baskets.
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Scratching that 8-year itch

POST FALLS - How big was the Lake City Timberwolves' victory over the second-ranked Post Falls Trojans in the 5A Region 1 tournament Tuesday night?
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Priest River trips Kellogg in all-IML final

NAMPA - Even after his team won its first state girls basketball championship in school history, Priest River High coach Gary Stewart remained calm.
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Clark Fork sixth in 1A Division II

NAMPA - The Clark Fork Wampus Cats could not overcome a slow start in the first half, shooting 11 of 46 from the field in a 39-29 loss to Summit Academy of Cottonwood in the 1A Division II consolation championship (fourth-place) game Saturday at Nampa High.
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Thrice as nice!

NAMPA - Rosenthal, Drager, Buttrey ... and now Orlandi.
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Vikings come up big

NAMPA - Going into the state 5A girls basketball tournament, the Coeur d'Alene Vikings knew that if they were to get to a fifth straight title game, that somebody on their roster had to have a big game.
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Still showing that drive

NAMPA - New faces, same result for the blue and white of Coeur d'Alene High when it comes to playing on the floor at the Idaho Center.
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Weights ... and wait

COEUR d'ALENE - At one time, it helped Coeur d'Alene native John Friesz to a career in the National Football League.
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Priest River cuts off Timberlake

RATHDRUM - Members of the coaching staff at Priest River stressed to their players before tipoff of Friday's 3A District 1-2 championship game that if they were going down, just make sure it was battling the entire way.
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The Front Row

Usually, by the time postseason tournaments begin, you want to be at your best by the time the loser-out games start.
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Lakeland falls short of trip to state

GIRLS BASKETBALL
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