Plenty of motivation

If anyone in the Plummer-Worley community needs proof that the Lakeside High Knights can indeed win a state championship in boys basketball, all James Twoteeth has to do is reach into his pocket.
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Lakeside's time

COEUR d’ALENE — The Lakeside Knights broke out smiles Thursday night that were three seasons in the making.
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Patience wins, too

POST FALLS — Early on, it was apparent this was not going to be the free-flowing game that unfolded the last time the Post Falls Trojans and Lewiston Bengals played.
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Zubaly, Hawks have answer in opener

RATHDRUM — Senior point guard Ben Zubaly plays many roles on the Lakeland Hawks high school boys basketball team.
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Post Falls heats up late

COEUR d’ALENE — On a night when baskets were hard to come by throughout the 5A Inland Empire League, Post Falls got hot — relatively speaking — when it counted to wrap up another outright league title.
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SPIRIT LAKE — The Timberlake Tigers’ defense was effective in shutting down the Kellogg Wildcats in the 3A District 1 championship game Wednesday night in the Tigers’ gym.
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Post Falls boys prevail in inside job

POST FALLS — Six days after enjoying a 77-point scoring outburst, the Post Falls Trojans showed they could win a slugfest as well, scoring 30 fewer points.
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Playing UP

By the time basketball standout Colby Gennett burst upon the scene as a promising freshman at Post Falls High, joining a talented junior-laden group, he was already used to playing with kids older than himself.
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A bad second quarter

RATHDRUM — Lakeland nearly overcame a little bit of youth and a little bit of lack of poise Tuesday night.
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Rutherford returns, Post Falls rolls

COEUR d’ALENE — A last-minute change in venue, and the return of its point guard both worked out well for the Post Falls High boys basketball team Friday night.
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Cd'A boys top Lake City for first league victory

COEUR d’ALENE — Showing patience against a zone defense, especially with a team full of athletes like the Coeur d’Alene Vikings, can be easier said than done.
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Trojans get off the deck

COEUR d’ALENE — One moment, Caden McLean was on his backside, after taking a shot to the face while closely guarding a Coeur d’Alene player in the backcourt.
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McLean, Trojans adapt

POST FALLS — In his new, hopefully temporary role as point guard for the Post Falls High boys basketball team, junior Caden McLean dished out four assists as the Trojans cruised to a 66-37 victory over the Lake City Timberwolves in 5A Inland Empire League play Friday night at The …
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Snowball effect

COEUR d’ALENE — The Fight for the Fish games are a lot about spirit and community goodwill.
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Trojans remember

POST FALLS — Colby Gennett of Post Falls and Liam Lloyd of Gonzaga Prep put on an entertaining individual show not often seen around these parts Thursday night.
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Win would ease another season of pain

When two teams are wrapping up losing and/or disappointing seasons, the result often boils down to which team really wants to be there.
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DYJ*

Five weeks into the season, the Coeur d’Alene Vikings defensive crew knew something needed to change.
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Rematch for the title

With apologies to Neil Diamond, it was only a warm August night when players and coaches for Coeur d’Alene and Rigby walked off the football field after the Vikings held off the visiting Trojans for a 31-26 victory in the season opener for both teams in Coeur d’Alene.
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One more before hitting the road to find new Vandals

Not long after the Idaho Vandals (4-7, 2-5 Big Sky) wrap up their football season Saturday at Northern Arizona (4-7, 2-5), the Vandal coaches will hit the recruiting trail.
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Trying to keep the high-powered Hornets on the sidelines

In 2018, Sacramento State was picked to finish fifth by the coaches and seventh by the media in the 13-team Big Sky Conference football league.
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Next stop, Kibbie Dome

COEUR d’ALENE — Another week, another fourth-down stop for the stingy-when-it-matters Coeur d’Alene High defense.
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Lake City opens against two tough foes

Coming off a consolation championship last year, the Lake City High girls basketball team is not exactly easing into this season.
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Ex-Post Falls standout DeGraw stepping up for Vandals

Nate DeGraw had a bit of a breakout game for Idaho in last week’s 42-17 loss at Montana in Missoula.
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Vikings make the stop

COEUR d’ALENE — In a game where Coeur d’Alene was a little shaky early and late, when it came down to making a play at the end of the game, the Vikings were able to, and Mountain View, despite a gutsy comeback, wasn’t.
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Sixteen years later, Vandals return to Missoula

One year into their return to the Big Sky, the Idaho Vandals are starting to get the hang of this regional rivalry thing.
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Memories - good and bad - of Montana

Paul Petrino is all too familiar with Missoula.
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'No, no, no ... yes!'

Picking up a bouncing football inside his own 5-yard line is a bit of a daring move.
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No option but to contain the triple-option

The Idaho Vandals have faced true running teams before, but never one that ran the triple option, at least in the Paul Petrino era as coach.
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Lake City assured of trophy; Coeur d'Alene out after first day

POST FALLS — When the final block had been made by Lake City on match point, the Timberwolf players fell to the floor.
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Trying to heal up for the final four games

Idaho has used a running back by committee this season.
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'Our time'

In the wake of what coach Carly Curtis dubbed the “Tournament of Death,” some extra life may have been breathed into the Coeur d’Alene Vikings volleyball team.
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Viking runaway

COEUR d’ALENE — In a matchup for the 5A Inland Empire League football title, Post Falls landed the first couple of shots.
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Hawks good as gold

RATHDRUM — Led by senior Sydney Singer, the Lakeland Hawks rushed to collected their hardware after a hard-fought volleyball victory.
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Viks win, improvise

COEUR d’ALENE — There was no trophy for the victorious Coeur d’Alene High volleyball team to hoist Tuesday night.
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He's the engineer

It looks like a pretty easy, simple offense to run.
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Lots of reasons for Vandals to be fired up this week

Even in what has been a losing season to date, you take your motivation wherever you can get it.
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A Viking mauling

COEUR d’ALENE — The Coeur d’Alene Vikings played close to error-free football on Friday night, which was bad news for the Lake City Timberwolves.
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Injuries piling up for Idaho

Just having wide receiver Jeff Cotton on the field helps the rest of the “skill position” players for the Idaho Vandals.
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Vikings ace big test

COEUR d’ALENE — The Coeur d’Alene Vikings knew what was on the line Tuesday night.
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Trojans' 'D' fends off T-Wolves

POST FALLS — Offense has been Post Falls’ calling card in recent years.
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Vandals' goal: 'plaster' Portland State

One of the best things Portland State does, Idaho coach Paul Petrino said, is have its quarterback scramble around and make plays.
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Little margin for error left for Vandals

Idaho football coach Paul Petrino has been to Hillsboro Stadium before.
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Making a name for himself

First, let’s start with his last name — Jeanselme.
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A potential slugfest in the Dome

Points could be at a premium today, when Idaho plays host to Weber State in an important early season Big Sky Conference football clash at the Kibbie Dome.
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Cd'A's backs, defense shine

SPOKANE VALLEY — Coeur d’Alene has developed a pretty versatile running back.
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Seeking the return of 'passion and excitement'

During the roller coaster which is the college football season, perhaps it was a lot to ask for the Idaho Vandals to maintain the same high level of intensity for three games in a row.
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Northern Colorado's film doesn't lie - at least early

Sure, Northern Colorado is winless, and the Idaho Vandals are coming off their biggest win in three seasons.
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Time to prove it wasn't a fluke

Coming off their biggest win since the bowl season of 2016, the Idaho Vandals will try to keep that momentum going this week.
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Rush of a comeback

COEUR d’ALENE — Lake City finally got out of its own way Friday night.
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EWU-Idaho: It doesn't 'count,' but it counts

Today’s Idaho-Eastern Washington football game at the Kibbie Dome does not count in the Big Sky Conference standings.
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The wins are in the details

The Idaho Vandals aren’t into moral victories.
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Cleanup crew

COEUR d’ALENE — Lake City stopped making service errors, started passing better and survived a five-set marathon with city rival Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday night.
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Could be old-time football in Laramie

Idaho’s best games last season came against the more physical teams.
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Still a work in progress

COEUR d’ALENE — In the spotlight of sorts for the first time in five seasons, Lake City showed some fight Friday night.
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Cotton impresses - and not just with his catches

Senior wide receiver Jeff Cotton knew coming into the season he was expected to play a big role for the Idaho Vandals.
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Mead passes by Post Falls

SPOKANE — One team looked like it had a game under its belt.
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Central keeps Vandals guessing

Good luck, Idaho, trying to figure out who will quarterback Central Washington tonight, when the NCAA Division II Wildcats enter the Kibbie Dome to face the Vandals.
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Finding the positives in a 72-point loss

Coming off a “money” game — in the case of Idaho, the Vandals’ 79-7 loss at Penn State last Saturday in which the Nittany Lions paid Idaho $1.45 million — all you can do is look at the bright spots, and move on to the next game as quickly as …
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Nosworthy's night

COEUR d’ALENE — Colbey Nosworthy made big play after big play on offense all night for the Coeur d’Alene Vikings.
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Hoping to write a winning script

Paul Petrino was in a movie.
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Putting the Idaho in Idaho State

A total of 32 kids from Idaho are listed among the 90 players who comprise the 2019 Idaho State football roster.
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Johnson, Hightower give Vandals hope for better 2019

SPOKANE — Recruiting comes in many forms, shapes and sizes.
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Coaches: Don't sleep on Idaho

SPOKANE — Last season, UC Davis and Idaho State were two of the surprise teams of the Big Sky Conference in football.
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A reunion for Donna

With his 20-year high school reunion approaching later this summer, former Lake City High running standout Charlie Miller got to thinking about his high school distance coach that made such a big impact on his life — and the lives of others.
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Hatley wins Oregon Open

Reid Hatley made some clutch putts on Thursday, and the result was his first victory in a Pacific Northwest PGA Section major.
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Coaching comings, goings

Bryan Duncan, who kept the Coeur d’Alene High boys program among the state’s best, has resigned as head coach of the Viking boys and girls golf teams.
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Girls all-star basketball game taking hiatus

After 25 years as the premiere high school girls basketball all-star game in the Inland Northwest, the Jack Blair Memorial will not happen this year.
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'Connections' lead NIC to championship

SPOKANE — Fittingly, Madi Mott threw the final pitch and, just as fittingly, her best friend, Jori Kerr, caught it on the run in center field for the final out.
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One wild, fiery weekend

POST FALLS — On a bizarre weekend which included a 26-hour rain delay, a shortened tournament and a farmer burning one of the infields to help it dry out faster, Lake City came up just short in its bid to parlay an undefeated regular season into a state title.
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Soggy start

POST FALLS — It had been three years since the Coeur d’Alene Vikings last qualified for state in softball — an eternity for a program which has won five state titles and been runner-up eight times since Idaho switched to fastpitch in 1995.
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Just havin' fun

The Lake City High softball team has dominated most of its opponents so far this season, and takes a 25-0 record into the state 5A tournament, scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Post Falls High.
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Lake City tennis enjoys late-season success

All high school teams in North Idaho had to deal with the poor weather this spring.
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Dennison pitches Lakeland back to state

RATHDRUM — On Monday, Lakeland High junior Justin Dennison threw the first pitch of the Hawks’ best-of-3 4A Region 1 baseball championship series against the Sandpoint Bulldogs.
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Miscues doom Vikings

COEUR d’ALENE — Hits and runs and strong pitching has been the trademark of the Coeur d’Alene High baseball team this season.
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Bayley qualifies for another pro tour

A little more than three months ago, Derek Bayley was a newly turned professional golfer in search of an avenue to the PGA Tour.
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Lake City has to work for sweep

COEUR d’ALENE — The undefeated Lake City Timberwolves found themselves in an unfamiliar position Friday, after three inning of the second game of a 5A Inland Empire League softball doubleheader vs. the visiting Post Falls Trojans.
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The fire inside

Looking for someone to come up with the kill to wrap up your volleyball match?
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Lemburg shows off her power in Lake City softball sweep

COEUR d’ALENE — Lacey Lemburg helped the Lake City High softball team mostly with her glove the past two seasons, with limited chances at the plate.
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'Bubba do it'

Post Falls High senior “Bubba” Gleaves has been a headstrong girl for as long as anyone can remember.
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Vandal QBs getting equal time

Mason Petrino finished last season as Idaho’s starting quarterback, and presumably is the incumbent heading into this fall.
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Post Falls bounces back for third

NAMPA — Columbia High has become a home away from home of sorts for the Post Falls High boys basketball team.
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Kellogg comes up short to Parma

MERIDIAN — After graduating a senior-heavy squad last year, not much was expected of the Kellogg Wildcats this season.
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Genesis Prep, sans star guard Hillman, finishes third at state

CALDWELL — Third-place games at state are always tough — especially for a team used to playing for championships.
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Coast to oh, so close ....

NAMPA — It was nearly the coast-to-coast trip of a lifetime for the St. Maries Lumberjacks.
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'Just not their day'

CALDWELL — Genesis Prep’s bid for a state three-peat came to an end at the hands of a spunky, headband-wearing Lighthouse Christian squad from Twin Falls on Friday afternoon at Caldwell High.
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St. Maries finally solves Ririe

BOISE — Ririe had been a kryptonite of sorts for the St. Maries High boys basketball team in recent years.
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Trojans take a seat

NAMPA — When the final buzzer sounded, a couple of Post Falls players remained seated on the bench for a few extra moments, before finally getting up to congratulate the other team in the handshake line.
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'Tough on tough'

NAMPA — The sophomore-laden Post Falls Trojans grew up under the bright lights Thursday afternoon.
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Hillman out, but Genesis Prep wins opener

CALDWELL — If Genesis Prep is to win a third straight state championship, it appears the Jaguars will have to do it without their leading scorer, a four-year starter and the 2017 All-Idaho Player of the Year in his division.
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'Special since Day 1'

Two years ago, when the rest of the Post Falls High boys basketball team headed for home after its Saturday afternoon third-place game at the state 5A tournament in Nampa, Trojans coach Mike McLean and his wife Jessica remained in the Treasure Valley.
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Hillman's 'miracle'

POST FALLS — Jonny Hillman strode out to midcourt after the game to accept his award for Most Valuable Player of the North Star League — steps that wouldn’t have seemed possible roughly a half-hour earlier.
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Luna takes it to the bank

SPIRIT LAKE — Kellogg High junior Gavin Luna picked a most dramatic time to attempt his first 3-point shot of the season.
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'A bunch of somebodies'

POST FALLS — Based on returning varsity players, the Post Falls Trojans weren’t the favorites in the 5A Inland Empire League boys basketball this season.
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Happy Hawks again

RATHDRUM — This year’s seniors were in the second grade the last time the Lakeland Hawks qualified for the state high school girls basketball tournament.
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Rieken does a little bit of everything for Lake City

COEUR d’ALENE — In soccer, they refer to it as workrate.
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Gennett takes over

COEUR d’ALENE — The lone returning player for Post Falls with much varsity experience, junior Colby Gennett took over in the third quarter for the Trojans on Thursday night.
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Bayley earns shot at pro golf

Derek Bayley has had a lifelong goal of reaching the major leagues of golf — the PGA Tour.
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Vikings hold off Lake City

COEUR d’ALENE — After getting thrashed by their city rival by 29 points two weeks ago, the Lake City Timberwolves displayed much more fight in the rematch.
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Post Falls boys top Cd'A in OT

POST FALLS — It took a little help from five missed free throws by the opponent in the final 44.3 seconds, but the young Post Falls Trojans grew up a bit on Friday night — and scored a huge league victory to boot.
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Post Falls in a zone of its own

POST FALLS — Scoring against a zone defense hadn’t been something the Post Falls High boys basketball team had done well this season.
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Coeur d'Alene boys, Lake City girls roll

COEUR d’ALENE — Experience, a pressure defense and outside shooting were more than enough for the Coeur d’Alene Viking boys basketball team Friday night.
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Some treats for us, them to go with the guessing

And with the end of the College Football Playoff championship game — whoops, Clemson just stopped Alabama on fourth down again — the college football season has pretty much come to an end, other than the upcoming all-star games.
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Down to crunch time for area college teams

When it was announced in late October that star Eastern Washington quarterback Gage Gubrud was lost for the season with a foot injury, Eagles coach Aaron Best was asked if the team’s “ceiling” might be lower.
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Eastern back home, but for how long?

Eastern Washington is playing in the FCS semifinals at home on Saturday for the fourth time in the last seven seasons.
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Boise State lost? At home? No way!

Yes, way.
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From the snow to the showdown

In 1992, the Apple Cup was played in the snow in Pullman.
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Cd'A's Edwards commits to Griz

In making his college choice, Kale Edwards picked the school where he felt the most comfortable.
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It should be the Apple of WSU's eye

I’m wracking what’s left of my brain trying to figure out the last time Washington State was supposed to win the Apple Cup — and actually did.
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Another big-time atmosphere for Vandals

Having spent part of his football coaching career as an assistant in the Southeastern Conference, Idaho coach Paul Petrino is familiar with the different atmospheres at SEC venues.
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Prep work done, so to college we will go

With Coeur d’Alene and Timberlake bowing out of the state football playoffs last weekend, the high school portion of Year 2 of Gridiron Guesses is complete.
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Vandals recall abbreviated trip to Florida in 2014

Dorian Clark didn’t figure he was going to play in 2014, the last time Idaho visited Florida, when Clark was a true freshman.
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Prep girls hoops picks up this week

A couple area schools have already played their season openers in girls basketball, but the bulk of area teams get started this week.
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When the going gets tough for Vandals ...

The more physical the foe this year, it seems the better the Idaho Vandals have played.
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Rocky 'D' a challenge for Coeur d'Alene

Rocky Mountain High of Meridian has faced little resistance this season, outscoring its opponents by an average of 38.5-12.1 en route to a 10-0 start.
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The return of the Little Brown Stein game

For all the success the Idaho Vandals had the first time Paul Petrino was in Moscow, as an assistant coach from 1992-94, one accomplishment eluded the Vandals during that three-year span.
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Vandals look to get physical

North Dakota figures to bring a smashmouth approach when the Fighting Hawks play the Idaho Vandals this afternoon at the Kibbie Dome.
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Right place, right time

COEUR d’ALENE — Carter Friesz saw the pass in the air, intended for a teammate, and figured on a rainy night with a slick football, he might as well be in the area too, just in case.
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Vandals look to make the most of final three games

After their latest loss, a 38-14 thumping at Eastern Washington last week, the Idaho Vandals began to sound like a team whose season had gotten away from it a bit — but determined to make the best of it in the three games remaining.
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Coeur d'Alene braces for upset-minded Borah

Last week, Borah High of Boise posted its first state playoff football victory in 23 years.
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Star QB playing or not, EWU still a stout foe for Vandals

With Gage Gubrud at quarterback, the Eastern Washington Eagles would be a tough test for the Idaho Vandals today at Roos Field in Cheney.
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The big games start this week

For a while Friday night and Saturday morning, it looked like Post Falls was going to play host to Lewiston in the first round of the state 5A football playoffs.
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A few ties between Idaho, EWU

Paul Petrino recalled a home visit in Cheney a few years back, when he was recruiting Ty Graham, who is now a junior linebacker for the Vandals.
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Seniors set the tone at Timberlake

Timberlake is headed to the state 3A volleyball tournament this week for the fourth straight year.
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Higher expectations

After rolling past Lewiston in straight sets last week to wrap up their sixth straight regional title and improve to 29-1 on the season, the Lake City Timberwolves celebrated by ...
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Vandals brace for physical Southern Utah

The Idaho Vandals insist the record of their homecoming opponent this afternoon at the Kibbie Dome, Southern Utah (1-5, 1-2 Big Sky), is deceiving.
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Viks nab another league title

POST FALLS — Slow and steady nearly won the race for the Post Falls Trojans on Friday night.
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Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls play for 5A IEL title

Coeur d’Alene has dominated the 5A Inland Empire League in football over the past decade.
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Vandals dealing with the pain

The effort was there, even if the result wasn’t, for Idaho in last week’s heartbreaking 24-23 loss at Montana State.
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Chapman serves 'em right

COEUR d’ALENE — When Reilley Chapman stepped back to serve in the third set Tuesday night, her Lake City Timberwolves team trailed 11-7.
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Young Post Falls headed to playoffs

POST FALLS — Cole Rutherford made the play that appeared to put Post Falls in control of Friday
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Vandals look to weather Bobcats' running QB

At first, the loss of Chris Murray to academic ineligiblity meant opposing teams didn’t have to prepare for a running quarterback at Montana State.
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League races take shape this week

Last week was supposed to be a measuring stick between the top two teams in the 5A IEL.
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Rayborn shines as Lake City whacks Cd'A

COEUR d’ALENE — As if the Lake City High volleyball team didn’t have enough weapons for its opponents to worry about.
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He's a hit

Kale Edwards’ eyes light up when the Coeur d’Alene High senior quarterback talks about what gets him excited on the football field.
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Vikings sack Bengals

LEWISTON — If there was a loose football on the field in the first four minutes Friday night, chances are Coeur d’Alene High senior Ryan Linehan was there to pick it up.
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Sellout crowd expected as Idaho visits resurgent ISU

Winning, and Idaho State football, have not been synonymous — at least in recent years.
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Back to the past for Vandals, Bengals

Even though it was a quarter-century ago, Paul Petrino remembers the old Idaho-Idaho State rivalry in football.
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League play begins in IEL, IML

Two years ago, Coeur d’Alene and Lewiston played an epic high school football game in Lewiston to open 5A Inland Empire League play, with the host Bengals prevailing 55-51.
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Timberwolves outlast Bulldogs in double OT

COEUR d’ALENE — Sandpoint and Lake City, two programs in rebuilding mode, put on an old-fashioned slugfest of a game that took more than four quarters to decide Friday night.
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Lake City outlasts Sandpoint in two overtimes

COEUR d’ALENE — Sandpoint and Lake City, two programs in rebuilding mode, put on an old-fashioned slugfest of a game that took more than four quarters to decide Friday night.
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Vandals brace for 'physical' Portland State

Last week was Idaho’s first Big Sky Conference football game in 23 years.
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Genesis Prep appeal successful

As you were, Genesis Prep.
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All about effort this week for Vandals

After last week’s disappointing effort in a blowout loss at UC Davis, the Idaho Vandals’ depth chart is wide open this week.
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This week is shaping up as a 'ruff' one

As it is the week before the start of league play in most area high school football leagues, we have reached the proverbial “dog days” of Gridiron Guesses.
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A life filled with BALANCE

Long before senior Klaire Mitchell wowed fans as a setter for the Lake City High volleyball team, people used to come watch her perform and marvel.
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'That's a quality win'

COEUR d’ALENE — It wasn’t a revenge game. Far from it.
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Vandals brace for Doss, UC Davis

Wide receiver Keelan Doss has been on the minds of the Idaho Vandals since last summer.
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Familiar foes from distant places facing off

These days, Coeur d’Alene and Highland should be about as familiar with each other as they are with their respective league teams.
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More than two decades later, it's back to the Big Sky for Vandals

The last time the Idaho Vandals played a Big Sky Conference football game, it was Nov. 18, 1995.
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Timberwolves break through

RATHDRUM — Chris Irvin improvised, Zane Lettau lowered his shoulder and barreled through the defense, and the Lake City Timberwolves were rewarded with their first victory of the season Friday night.
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Making two-QB system work

Mason Petrino and Colton Richardson are starting to get used to being Idaho’s two-headed monster at quarterback.
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4A Lakeland looks to knock off 5A Lake City

Lakeland and Lake City haven’t met in football since 2011, and 4A Inland Empire League teams haven’t had much success against 5A IEL squads in recent years.
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Coeur d'Alene bowls past Mead

CHENEY — Apparently, bowling balls are more versatile than we may have imagined.
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No matter the foe for Idaho, defense on third down is key

Whether the opponent is Fresno State, one of the top teams in the Mountain West, or today’s opponent, NCAA Division II Western New Mexico, the message to the Vandal defense from Idaho coach Paul Petrino is the same:
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A tape to learn from, a game to bounce back from

Sometimes, after a one-sided loss, coaches won’t even bother to show the tape of the game to their team.
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Three more IEL/GSL matchups this week

Last week three 5A Inland Empire League teams squared off against 4A Greater Spokane League teams, with the GSL going 2-1.
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Tough opener for Vandals in Fresno

Idaho’s first game since 1995 as an FCS school, naturally, is against an team from the FBS — the division the Vandals just left.
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Kale's turn

COEUR d’ALENE — Last year as a junior, Kale Edwards watched as Colson Yankoff did some pretty amazing things as quarterback of the Coeur d’Alene Vikings.
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Might be time to decrease - or increase - the dosage

So this past week, we’ve learned that certain meds can affect your memory, cause you to not remember certain things.
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QB1 and QB1A this week for Vandals

The current depth chart for the Idaho Vandals lists junior Mason Petrino OR sophomore Colton Richardson as the No. 1 quarterback.
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Young Trojans get chance to shine

POST FALLS — The kids are all right at Post Falls — it just took them a little bit of time to figure it out.
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Part of the process

COEUR d’ALENE — Logan Jeanselme made some nice catches — from both quarterbacks — and Zane Lettau powered into the end zone from 4 yards out in the game’s final minute for Lake City.
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Back to the picks - we guess

Back by popular demand — or something like that — the Press sports staff, meaning myself and Jason Elliott, returns for a second season of predicting high school and, starting next week, college football games for teams in our area.
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'She's 100 percent on their radar'

Athletes tend to look at their college years as fun, but with responsibilities.
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Talkin' Troxel, Louie-McGee, Hauck's return and redshirt rules

Kids of coaches are always good to have on a team, Idaho State football coach Rob Phenicie said last week at Big Sky media day in Spokane.
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Amos, Goggin contributing at Idaho State

Idaho State football coach Rob Phenicie had heard a year ago in the spring that Gunnar Amos was considering transfering from Idaho, where he had signed out of Coeur d’Alene High.
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Best of both worlds

Second-year Eastern Washington head football coach Aaron Best has North Idaho ties.
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'The man's jacked up on so much caffeine all the time'

Jeff Choate is now two seasons into his job of making Montana State, despite its successes, more than just the “other” Division I school in the state.
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Divine guidance?

SPOKANE — Utah was the “dream” school of Idaho senior outside linebacker Kaden Elliss when he was a high school standout in Salt Lake City, drawing interest from colleges.
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Welcome back

SPOKANE — Like a long-lost brother, Idaho’s football program was welcomed back into the Big Sky Conference by several of the league’s coaches Monday at the conference’s media day at the DoubleTree by Hilton in downtown Spokane.
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Fulp named interim head football coach at Lake City

Less than four weeks before the first practice of the preseason, Lake City High has announced its new head football coach.
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No headline

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Power ... and tempo

POST FALLS — Phillis Meti and Brittany Bomar met some five years ago, when they were paired together at the New Zealand Open, an ladies Australian Tour event in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Genesis Prep plans to appeal IHSAA ruling

Saying the ruling is part unfair and part unconstitutional, Genesis Prep is requesting a formal appeal to the Idaho High School Activities Association ruling last fall preventing F-1 (international) students from playing in district and state tournaments, effective the 2018-19 school year.
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Lums get started - a little later than usual

With a smaller roster and an abbreviated schedule, the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen class AA American Legion baseball team finally opens its season this week.
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Lake City football coach resigns

For the second time in three seasons, Lake City High is looking for a new football coach.
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'It was so much fun'

SPOKANE VALLEY — It was fun, it was entertaining … and it was close at the end.
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Prep coaching carousel in motion

As the school year comes to a close, some athletic directors are still looking to fill coaching positions.
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The Ron Adams 5*

Ron Adams had more than 200 players to choose from.
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Region figures to give Metro a battle again

The Metro boasts the starting five from the powerhouse Central Valley squad, but the Region has won three of the last five games in the annual Jack Blair Memorial Girls All-Star Basketball Classic.
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'They had it all'

SPOKANE — A three-run homer by Jori Kerr broke the game open for North Idaho College.
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No headline

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No comeback this time for Post Falls

POST FALLS — They rallied for the second straight day, but on Tuesday, a mid-game hiccup proved too much to overcome for the Post Falls Trojans.
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Three's better than one

In this era of specialization in high school sports, Coeur d’Alene High senior Caleb Beggerly is unique.
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Springing into fall

MOSCOW — Other than a couple of fumbles and an injured running back, Idaho coach Paul Petrino was all smiles after Friday night’s Silver and Gold football game at the Kibbie Dome.
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Special Ks

Kyle Manzardo’s introduction to baseball came so early in his life that he has no way of remembering it.
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Still growing

For as long as he can remember, Lake City High senior forward James Carlson has always been tall for his age.
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Idaho men opt to call it a season

After not reaching their stated goal of the NCAA Tournament, the Idaho Vandals decided not to pursue a bid in one of the lower-tier postseason men’s basketball tournaments.
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Trojans fall in third-place game to Borah

NAMPA — The result wasn’t any different one year later, but the Post Falls Trojans weren’t going to let it detract from one heckuva run by this group of seniors the past two seasons.
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Im-press-ive repeat

NAMPA — Junior Williams’ knee and, to a lesser extent, Jonny Hillman’s head might disagree, but Saturday morning’s 1A Division II title game was a relatively stress-free performance for the Genesis Prep Jaguars.
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Unable to make noise

MERIDIAN — A quick exit from the state 3A tournament was the last thing on the Timberlake Tigers' mind when they left Spirit Lake earlier this week.
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Genesis Prep returns to title game

MERIDIAN — On their way to an apparent blowout victory, the Genesis Prep Jaguars ran into a bit of adversity in a rematch of last year’s state championship game Friday afternoon at Meridian High.
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No sweep for Post Falls

NAMPA — It was the 3-pointers that helped sink Post Falls in the state 5A semifinals for the second straight year.
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Post Falls remembered

NAMPA — As if the Post Falls Trojans needed any extra motivation Thursday night, they just had to be reminded of the number 12 and the 72-63 final score.
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Rhythm and cruise

MERIDIAN — Last week, Genesis Prep may have been shaking off a little rust, having had a 19-day break between the end of the regular season and the 1A Division II District 1 tournament.
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Talk about a second half

BOISE — After scoring just 12 points in the first half of their state tournament opener, the St. Maries Lumberjacks broke loose for 21 points in the third quarter alone.
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Up to the challenge?

In an effort to challenge themselves, the Genesis Prep Jaguars once again sought the toughest non-conference boys basketball opponents they could this season.
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Schedule toughens Trojans

Heading into this season, the Post Falls High boys basketball team had every reason to be confident.
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Putting in the work

Through years of hard work and dedication, Post Falls High senior Tanner McCliment-Call has developed into a well-rounded, fundamentally sound basketball player.
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A slam dunk

RATHDRUM — The Genesis Prep boys basketball team is deeper, more talented and more experienced than last year’s team that rolled to the state 1A Division II championship.
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Lake City's ship keeps sailing

COEUR d’ALENE — After enduring a tough stretch just past the midway point of their season, the Lake City Timberwolves are back to playing attacking, high-scoring basketball.
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Moscow too much for Lakeland

COEUR d’ALENE — Not even a fire-alarm delay of some 25 minutes could cool off the Moscow Bears on Wednesday night.
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The right mix for a deep run

COEUR d’ALENE — A slick-passing team with loads of talent and experience, the Kellogg Wildcats are taking down plenty of ingredients to challenge for a state 3A boys basketball title.
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Stuff of champions

POST FALLS — With Coeur d’Alene concentrating early on shutting down Post Falls’ “Big 3,” it was up to somebody else to pick up the scoring slack until the Trojans could get their offense cranked up.
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Lakeland turns up the heat, rallies past Sandpoint

COEUR d’ALENE — Lakeland hadn’t used the full-court press much during the season — in part because, as its coach admitted, the Hawks had usually been too far down for it to matter.
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Many of this year's Coeur d'Alene Vikings to play college football

As many as 15 former Coeur d’Alene High football players could be on rosters of college football teams next fall, following the three-day early signing period in December and Wednesday’s first day of the regular signing period.
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Effort there, but shots don't fall for Lakeland

COEUR d’ALENE — After losing to Moscow by 38 and 26 points when they met in 4A Inland Empire League play, the Lakeland Hawks looked to try something different Monday night.
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He's in!

After waiting nearly a half century to find out if he would be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Sandpoint native Jerry Kramer had to wait a little longer on Saturday afternoon.
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High school coaching comings and goings

Coeur d’Alene High saw a couple of its veteran fall head coaches step down recently, and a replacement for one has already been named.
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Hostetter hot from 3 for Vikings

COEUR d’ALENE — A switch to a zone defense by Coeur d’Alene and some deadly outside shooting by junior Drew Hostetter helped the Vikings rally from an early 13-point deficit for a big 5A Inland Empire League boys basketball victory Thursday night.
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Two sports, one choice

The list of outstanding boys basketball players in the history of Post Falls High goes back quite a ways.
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Walker, Ballew energize Post Falls

POST FALLS — The adjustments had to do more with effort than with Xs and Os for Post Falls, which trailed throughout much of Thursday night’s 5A Inland Empire League boys basketball matchup with Coeur d’Alene.
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Trojans clutch late

COEUR d’ALENE — Like many of his teammates, Post Falls High senior Jake Pfennigs spent most of the game roaming the perimeter.
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Sam's dash

COEUR d’ALENE — Sam Matheson snatched the rebound with the score tied and 9 seconds left, and turned upcourt with one thing on his mind.
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T-Wolves turn on the switch

COEUR d’ALENE — It’s been an up-and-down season for the Lake City High boys basketball team, and Friday’s 5A Inland Empire League opener was no exception.
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Trojans step up, rout Vikings

COEUR d’ALENE — Tanner McCliment-Call scored 15 points, but that wasn’t his most important contribution to the Post Falls High boys basketball team’s cause Thursday night.
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Now, it's time for the horseradish and au jus

At long last, the inaugural season of Gridiron Guesses is over.
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'Why not just do it now?'

No, Nick Saban didn’t call, as someone joked.
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Post Falls girls hang with Central Valley before falling

SPOKANE VALLEY — For most of the game, the Post Falls Trojans, one of the best girls basketball teams in Idaho, more than held their own against the Central Valley Bears, considered the top team in Washington.
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Bowl time for BSU, soon for Cougs

We’re down to the final two picks in our inaugural season of Gridiron Guesses.
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The Anton Watson show

POST FALLS — The 2,000 or so fans that necessitated the upstairs bleachers being pulled out at The Arena came to see a show between two boys basketball teams ranked No. 1 in their respective states’ largest classification.
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Happy to be in a PICKLE

Tyson McGuffin’s journey from wrestler to tennis player to pickleball standout began with long car rides from north-central Washington to places like eastern Idaho and central Montana.
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Vandals, Broncos in search of wins

We thought maybe we’d be picking three games this week instead of two.
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Vandals try to finish trying season on a good note

It doesn’t look like Matt Linehan will be able to play this week either, Idaho coach Paul Petrino, so true freshman Colton Richardson looks like he’ll make his first career start when the Vandals (3-8, 2-5 Sun Belt) close out their season Saturday at Georgia State (6-4, 5-2).
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Vandals 'have a lot to play for'

Thanksgiving week games and bowl games are a little bit alike, Idaho football coach Paul Petrino said this week.
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Down to the college teams now

OK, so we both thought Coeur d’Alene was going to win, and Idaho was going to win.
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Rammed

POCATELLO — When Coeur d’Alene High marched down the field with the second-half kickoff and scored to finally get on the board, it looked like just the spark the Viking offense needed.
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Injured Linehan to miss home finale

Matt Linehan and his injured right thumb will get a little more time to heal.
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Matchup for the ages

Two programs that have the utmost respect for each other.
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Anything-and-0 is always a good thing

For the first time all season, yours truly had a perfect week with the picks.
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Season begins in earnest this week

Lake City has already tipped off its girls basketball season, but many of the other area squads get going this week.
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'One more'

MOSCOW — Mountain View probably felt pretty good after the first half of Friday’s state 5A semifinal football game at the Kibbie Dome.
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Old guard Vikings vs. new kids on the (turf)

The last seven state high school football 5A championship games have included either Coeur d’Alene or Mountain View.
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Getting to know: Coeur d'Alene senior Colson Yankoff

Colson Yankoff, as his high school football coach Shawn Amos likes to say, won the genetic lottery.
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Pick ... then six

COEUR d’ALENE — Kyler Prendergast picked off the underthrown, desperation pass at the 11-yard line on the final play of the first half. Then the fun began.
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Vikings look to weather Madison

Snow is forecast for Friday, when Coeur d’Alene plays host to Madison of Rexburg in the quarterfinals of the state 5A football playoffs.
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On short week, big spotlight game for Vandals

Short weeks can throw anybody off. Even coaches who have been through them before.
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'It's bittersweet'

COEUR d’ALENE — They dug and they blocked and they dove and they swung, until they just couldn’t do it anymore.
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5A: Lake City powers into semifinals

COEUR d’ALENE — After the first day of the state 5A volleyball tournament, the Lake City Timberwolves are in a place they haven’t been in a while.
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Bounceback week for Post Falls, others

How will Post Falls bounce back from last week’s punishing 59-29 loss at Coeur d’Alene in the de facto 5A Inland Empire League championship game, in which the winner got a week off and the loser had to jump back into the fire as the state playoffs begin this week?
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Despite rout, Vandals still optimistic for postseason

The Vandals trailed 34-7 at Missouri last Saturday after one quarter — before the morning coffee had taken full effect for the fans watching back home.
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'Redemption year'

It was a time they say was in the past, something they’d rather not talk about now.
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Vikings 'truck' Trojans

COEUR d’ALENE — If the Post Falls Trojans didn’t get the number(s) of the Coeur d’Alene Vikings truck that hit them Friday night, here’s some help:
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Post Falls vs. Cd'A has all the makings of a classic

Of all their 5A Inland Empire League opponents in recent years, the Coeur d’Alene Vikings’ toughest foe has been the Post Falls Trojans.
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Quick and to the point

COEUR d’ALENE — The free ball arced over the net on match point, and Kaitlin Hunter wanted to be the one to end it.
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Getting to know: Mattisyn Cope

Volleyball has been a big part of Lakeland High senior Mattisyn Cope’s life the past few years.
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Vikings handle Lake City, set up showdown with Post Falls for 5A IEL title

COEUR d’ALENE — Grant Clark right and Grant Clark left worked pretty well for the host Lake City Timberwolves in the first quarter Friday night.
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Vandals brace for balanced foe

Finding a weakness in Appalachian State (3-2, 2-0 Sun Belt), which visits Idaho (2-3, 1-1) today, isn’t easy.
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Business finished

RATHDRUM — Their place at state already secured coming in, the Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy Panthers still had some unfinished business to attend to on a Thursday afternoon at Sunrise Rotary Fields that turned increasingly cold, windy, rainy and dark.
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Vandals looking for a bounce back

With Appalachian State, one of the top teams in the Sun Belt Conference, coming to Moscow on Saturday, the Idaho Vandals are trying to flush the bad and build on the good from last week’s 21-16 loss at home to Louisiana-Lafayette.
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Time to lock up some playoff berths

Post Falls is now just one week away from a 5A Inland Empire League football showdown at Coeur d’Alene that has been highly anticipated for more than a month.
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Post Falls speeds along

POST FALLS — The Post Falls Trojans try to play fast on offense, but apparently their first-half attack wasn’t fast enough for coach Blaine Bennett.
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Preparing for the unknown

Louisiana-Lafayette, Idaho’s homecoming opponent this afternoon at the Kibbie Dome, is ranked last among 129 FBS teams in scoring defense, yielding 53.8 points per game.
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League games take the spotlight

In a league as small as the Inland Empire League — the four-team 5A version or the three-team 4A version — there is no margin for error.
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Looking to pick up where they left off

The Idaho Vandals built on the momentum of an overtime victory at South Alabama by ...
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When an upset is not really an upset

Maybe because I am not among the “long-suffering Washington State football fans” — a redundancy in itself — I wasn’t shocked to see WSU beat USC last week.
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E.A.T. to win

Effort. Attitude. Toughness.
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Morgan shines as Viks romp

COEUR d’ALENE — One football, lots of talented options for the Coeur d’Alene Vikings.
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The veteran pulls even with the youngster

Going with the home team helped yours truly pull into a tie with Seahawk Jason after five weeks of these (somewhat) educated guesses.
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Woodin's hold was pretty special, too

Junior A.J. Woodin’s bio takes up all of five lines on the University of Idaho football website.
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Genesis Prep proposals denied

COEUR d’ALENE — Genesis Prep Academy stated its case to the Idaho High School Activities Association to continue to allow F1 (international) students to play on its teams during the postseason as well as the regular season.
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Post Falls runs over Lakeland

POST FALLS — They like to spread the field and play fast this year.
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Vandals brace for South Alabama's speed

South Alabama (1-2), which Idaho (1-2) visits today in the Sun Belt Conference football opener for both at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala., is apparently banged up in the secondary.
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Return of Onunwor bolsters receiving corps

The Idaho Vandals tried to look on the bright side after their fourth-quarter fade in a 37-28 loss at Western Michigan last week.
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Too early for that kind of talk

Only four weeks into this, and there’s already whispers of a jinx.
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Unbeaten Hillcrest passes, runs past rusty Lake City

COEUR d’ALENE — Part of Lake City’s woes on Saturday could be attributed to rust from not playing last week due to poor air quality, and having to practice indoors.
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Vandals seek return to toughness

One thing fifth-year Idaho football coach Paul Petrino said his Vandals teams have prided themselves on, even when they were getting worked on the scoreboard, was that they played with toughness.
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Defense ... and tough guys

COEUR d’ALENE — They call them “gift” routes, as in presents from the defense for playing off Coeur d’Alene’s talented plethora of receivers.
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Moving on after UNLV debacle

If getting spanked at home by a team they were favored to beat didn’t light a fire under the Idaho Vandals, well ...
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When the smoke cleared ...

Well, we were 6 of 8 on our high school football picks last week.
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Quick ... and fresh

SPOKANE VALLEY — One extra day and a week of indoor practices later, Post Falls’ quickness and depth proved to be just enough to fend off University’s running game behind its massive offensive line.
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Vandals expect another tough game with UNLV

Their opponent is coming off an opening game in which it lost 43-40 to a team it was favored to beat by 45 points.
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Looking for a bounce-back week

Week 2 was brutal for both of us on prep picks.
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Last year's run started with UNLV game

The Idaho Vandals (1-0) figure to be happy to see UNLV (0-1) come into the Kibbie Dome on Saturday.
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Vikings, Amos survive scares

SPOKANE VALLEY — Coeur d’Alene High football coach Shawn Amos watched his Vikings survive a never-quit Central Valley squad 29-27 in non league high school football on Friday night.
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Duck's play sparks Vandals

MOSCOW — The play began to unfold like many of the fruitless one from Idaho’s first five drives Thursday night.
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Branching out into the college game

We escaped unscathed — relatively — from our first week of picking local high school football games.
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Vandals begin 'prove it' season

Sacramento State was only 2-9 last year, and is picked to finish 12th in the 13-team Big Sky Conference this year.
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Skillz ... and skills

POST FALLS — Since last season, the Post Falls Trojans have gone from ground and pound to speed kills.
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Delving into the world of predictions

Succumbing to peer pressure (actually, the boss thought it might be a good idea; hint, hint), yours truly and trusty sidekick Jason Elliott are going to take a stab at picking local high school football games this season.
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Celebs ready for another Showcase

COEUR d’ALENE — The fourth edition of The Showcase, a golf exhibition and part of a weekend event to raise money for cancer awareness, will feature “the best celebrity roster we’ve ever had,” said Jerid Keefer, executive director and co-founder of the Community Cancer Fund.
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The POWER of LIFTING

Rick Durbin and a friend were planning to compete in a masters national wrestling tournament when they came to a revelation.
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Manzardo commits to play baseball at WSU

Lake City High’s Kyle Manzardo on Sunday verbally committed to play baseball at Washington State, effective fall of 2018.
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Post Falls softball coach Stranger resigns

Brian Stranger enjoyed his three seasons as Post Falls High softball coach.
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Sharing is winning

POST FALLS — Something you don’t see very often in an all-star game — passing — helped the Region to a not-quite-so-rare-anymore victory in the 24th Jack Blair Memorial Girls All-Star Basketball Classic on Thursday night.
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Experienced Region vs. young Metro

For the first time since 2013, the game featuring the best high school girls basketball players in North Idaho and eastern Washington returns to North Idaho.
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Another Rathdrum throwin' party

In its third edition, the IronWood Throws Classic, which attracts the top throwers in the U.S. — high school, collegiate and beyond — to little ol’ Rathdrum, Idaho, keeps getting bigger.
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Destination: Coeur d'Alene

COEUR d’ALENE — As of Thursday afternoon, slightly more than 1,300 had signed up for the 40th Coeur d’Alene Marathon, scheduled for Sunday morning with a start and finish in McEuen Park.
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Friesz recalls the lighter side of 'Tez

When John Friesz played quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks from 1995-98, he liked to bring in his young son, Hunter, to the practice facility on Tuesdays, a day off for the players, but also a chance to get some extra film work.
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No headline

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Coeur d'Alene, Lakeland, Timberlake battle-tested

The Coeur d’Alene Vikings started out 8-2, then struggled through a 4-7 record in the competitive 5A Inland Empire League, where all four teams beat each other at least once.
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Tiger trials and triumphs

Kassidy Hammond couldn’t figure out why she wasn’t running as well as she was earlier in her high school career.
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Hoping to catch on

There was a time, a couple of months ago, when Deon Watson might have wondered if this business of chasing an NFL dream was really worth it.
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TECHNICAL FALL

Jared Walker was on a campus visit Tuesday, looking to firm up his future in college and in wrestling.
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Pioneering Women

The 35 minutes between their births is about all that separates identical twins Charleda and Maralee Foss.
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Part of Idaho's resurgence

When Scott Linehan showed up on campus at the University of Idaho in 1982, the Vandals were coming off some lean years on the football field.
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Vandals open spring practice today

Idaho football coach Paul Petrino hasn’t had to worry about his punter and placekicker his first four seasons with the Vandals, because they were one and the same — the nationally acclaimed Austin Rehkow.
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New kids on the block

NAMPA — It took just two years for the Genesis Prep Jaguars to reach the mountaintop in their division of high school boys basketball in Idaho.
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WATCH: Genesis Prep of Post Falls wins 1A state title

NAMPA — It took just two years for the Genesis Prep Jaguars to reach the mountaintop in their division of high school boys basketball in Idaho.
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Trojans fall in third-place game

NAMPA — In these daytime placing games in state basketball, sometimes a team needs to provide its own intensity.
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Gimme a head with hair ... hair!

The Cowsills, they ain’t.
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One dream down

CALDWELL — Jonny Hillman is no stranger to the Idaho Center, and the Genesis Prep Jaguars are no stranger to big games.
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Done in from deep

NAMPA — The Post Falls Trojans tried to take away Option A from their opponent, but the Centennial Patriots showed they were pretty good at Option B.
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Same song, different year

BOISE — The third time wasn’t any kinder to the St. Maries Lumberjacks.
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Alley oop for the win

NAMPA — It's a set the Post Falls Trojans practice often, and run during games, with success.
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Rushed with the press

MERIDIAN — The Timberlake Tigers might have thought their work was done when they beat the full-court press of the Sugar-Salem Diggers.
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Genesis Prep has eyes on title

1A DIVISION II
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Depth of the Stars

There were two reasons Post Falls High wasn’t the popular choice to win the 5A Inland Empire League in boys basketball this season.
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Post Falls bounces back, eliminates Coeur d'Alene

POST FALLS — The Post Falls High boys basketball team had two days to erase the sour taste of its first home loss in three seasons.
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Too tall a task

POST FALLS — Eleven days after rolling up 84 points on Lewiston, the Post Falls Trojans found the offensive going a lot tougher Tuesday night.
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Post Falls boys clinch 5A IEL title

POST FALLS — After struggling early in the game — in part because of a strong start by their opponent — the Post Falls Trojans needed a little reminder of all the work they put in to get to this point.
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Like father, like son

Kris Cinkovich was the assistant coach officially in charge of recruiting Nate DeGraw to Idaho.
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Pick your poison

COEUR d’ALENE — The dilemma with teams trying to defend the Post Falls High boys basketball team — what do you focus on?
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Post Falls boys run past Lake City

POST FALLS — This year’s Post Falls High boys basketball team can play fast as well as slow.
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Post Falls girls pressure Lake City again

POST FALLS — Lake City was at full strength this time, but Post Falls’ pressure all over the court was still too much for the Timberwolves.
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Lake City sweeps

COEUR d’ALENE — After watching his team go a ghastly 0 for 8 from the free-throw line in the first half, as well as seeing some other unseemly play, veteran Lake City boys basketball coach Jim Winger reverted to the Jim Winger of his younger days at halftime.
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Post Falls drives past Cd'A

COEUR d’ALENE — For a team largely inexperienced at playing in 5A Inland Empire League games, the visiting Post Falls Trojans looked quite comfortable in the first half of their league opener Tuesday night.
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Post Falls pushes the pace

COEUR d’ALENE — Whoever was on the court — and whoever wasn’t — it came down to which team could control the tempo.
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A change of mindset

COEUR d’ALENE — Down one scoring weapon, another one stepped up on Tuesday night for the Coeur d’Alene Vikings.
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Vikings rout Borah

But Cd’A coach says there’s plenty of room for improvement
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STATE 5A BOYS SOCCER TOURNAMENT: Vikings 'bunker and counter'

POST FALLS — The final try in the penalty-kick shootout rolled harmlessly to the side of the net, and goalkeeper Shawn McKeeken and his Coeur d’Alene Vikings teammates raced toward each other in celebration.
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3A DISTRICT 1 GIRLS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP: Hardware in the rain

COEUR d’ALENE — Both had already punched their tickets to state, but the Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy Panthers, in particular, still had plenty to play for in Thursday’s 3A District 1 high school girls soccer championship game.
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VANDAL NOTES: TDs, and winning on third down

There’s a football saying that goes something to the effect of, teams who often settle for field goals often settle for losses.
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PREP FOOTBALL: Vikings fall in scorefest vs. Washington's 2nd-ranked team

COEUR d’ALENE — When you put together a tough preseason schedule like Coeur d’Alene did, sometimes the win-loss record takes a hit, but the end result can turn out well worth it.
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GOLF NOTES: The Links holding tournament unlike any other

The Links Golf Club in Post Falls has created a tournament this weekend with the Masters in mind.
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Vandals kick off spring football on Thursday

MOSCOW — A foot injury from last fall will sideline Idaho starting quarterback Matt Linehan when spring practice begins Thursday, Vandals coach Paul Petrino said Tuesday.
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LCHS hoops: The helper and the shooter

Let's rewind this story a couple of seasons.
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Viking snow job

COEUR d’ALENE — The snow that blanketed the football field at Coeur d’Alene High on Friday turned out to be just the playground the Vikings ordered.
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Viks claim state berth

COEUR d’ALENE — Austin Lee did his best Gunnar Amos impersonation, Chase Blakley looked like a Pac-12-bound tight end, and Coeur d’Alene’s defense eliminated any potential suspense Thursday night.
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Vandal notes Gesser makes case for keeping job

Jason Gesser said he thinks he’s done enough in his brief tenure as interim head football coach at Idaho to be considered for the permanent position.
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Vandal notes Gesser makes case for keeping job

Jason Gesser said he thinks he’s done enough in his brief tenure as interim head football coach at Idaho to be considered for the permanent position.
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Guice, Lake City play big

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Better the second time

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Depth ... and desire

Coeur d'Alene has been regulars at the state AA American Legion baseball tournament in recent years.
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Capaul drafted by D-backs

Alex Capaul's wakeup call on Wednesday came from the big leagues.
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Viking boys, girls take run at titles

Coeur d'Alene's girls have gone 20 years without bringing home a trophy from the state track meet.
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Trojans have shown they can take the slow road, too

Slow the freewheeling Post Falls Trojans down, and you have a good chance to beat them.
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Cd'A girls focused, ready for state's best

Coeur d’Alene High girls basketball coach Dale Poffenroth said he won’t use the movie Hoosiers as motivation for his team prior to the state 5A girls basketball tournament, which begins today at the Idaho Center in Nampa.
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All aboard for Lewiston

COEUR d'ALENE - The Lewiston High girls basketball team notched a well-deserved victory at Elmer Jordan Court on Tuesday night - followed by another win just after the game in an old training room. The fourth-ranked Bengals upset the second-ranked Coeur d'Alene Vikings 45-42 to create a share of the …
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Cd'A, LC clinch if Viks win

Lewiston visits Viking Field tonight; Post Falls tries not to get 'trapped'
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Viks spiked by LC

Timberwolves earn trip to state; Cd'A must win play-in
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