ARTICLES BY MARK NELKE SPORTS WRITER

Heartbreaker

MOSCOW — At the end of a thrilling, emotional game which saw 970 yards gained and 16 touchdowns scored, the state 5A football championship was decided by a play that needed only 3 yards to be successful.
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Big hit, big swing

SPIRIT LAKE — Josh Yanez began the year on the kickoff coverage team at Timberlake High.
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Lake City fourth in 5A

POST FALLS — Janae Rayborn clutched the fourth-place trophy late Saturday morning, then turned to share it with her Lake City High volleyball teammates — not sure whether to be happy, or sad ... or both.
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Cd'A Charter primed for run at fourth straight state title

POST FALLS — After winning three straight state championships, and in the midst of another dominant season this year, expectations remain high for the Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy girls soccer team.
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Roth boots Vikings to state, joining T-Wolves

One hundred and seventy minutes later, someone finally scored, in the third meeting this season between the Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls high school girls soccer teams.
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'We expected to win'

MOSCOW — This was a butt-kicking absolutely no one saw coming.
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It was Gallus' day

RATHDRUM — You can’t walk everybody.
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Vandals lay it on the line

MOSCOW — The pretty throws, the breakaway runs and the receivers making plays after the catch are easy to notice.
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Missed opportunities

SPIRIT LAKE — What if?
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Back where they belong

SPIRIT LAKE — Apparently, missing the playoffs last year for the first time since 2002 didn’t sit too well with the Timberlake Tigers.
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Opportunities lost

CHENEY — So much for the Idaho Vandals keeping this one close early, so they didn’t have to play from behind.
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Cd'A Charter triumphs again

RATHDRUM — The Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy girls soccer team did not need any luck to win Saturday morning’s 3A District 1-2 championship game.
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Hawks take flight early

SPOKANE — A glance at Lakeland High’s combined varsity and junior varsity football roster — only 10 of the 62 players listed are seniors — suggest the Hawks might be a team to be reckoned with in the future.
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Bulldogs grab state berth

RATHDRUM — Bri Baldree, version 2.0 and 3.0, was an improvement over version 1.0 earlier Saturday.
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Hawks clip Bulldogs in district final

COEUR d’ALENE — Sandpoint’s first bid for its first state tournament berth since 2009 went down in a flurry of missed shots and a few missed defensive assignments.
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