I am thrilled to be covering a local Palouse high school team at the end of November. Colfax will face Asotin at 1 p.m. in Martin Stadium on Saturday. The Bulldogs are the sole survivors of the high school playoffs and are going into the game with an 11-0 record. Despite the predicted awful weather (which I [...]
Saturday, November 22, 2008
The Greyhounds are facing a team that is essentially a carbon copy of themselves in Burlington-Edison on Saturday. “It’s like looking in the mirror,” Pullman coach Bill Peterson said. Peterson said Burlington-Edison doesn’t have any star players but does boast three running backs and a quarterback that can run well. On the other side of the ball, Burlington-Edison [...]
Monday, November 17, 2008
Most sports offered at the high school level are team sports, with a few individual sports that are cleverly disguised as team sports thanks to the inclusion of “team scores.” At the end of every season, sports writers get lists of players who stood out in the crowd and were named to some sort of All-Something [...]
Saturday, November 15, 2008
In discussions with fellow sports fans, I am often struck by how often we circle around the season-ending moments. It seems there are two distinct parties about what is an appropriate response the end of a season without a much-desired title of some kind. One camp is pro “buck-up and take it” while the other believes [...]
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Some athletes are incredibly gifted. It seems they have a great game every game. When the time comes, hopefully some of those athletes will find themselves in a position to continue their playing careers in college. In light of recent events, I have to wonder if college is always enhanced by an athletic experience. I was [...]
Monday, November 10, 2008
In sports it seems there is a perennial debate about whether or not playoff systems are worth the time they take. Currently, Idaho is in the midst of it’s state tournaments and Washington is close behind with district tournaments wrapping up shortly. Having covered prep sports almost exclusively through my sports writing career, I’ve come to [...]
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Local Idaho fall prep sports came to a close Friday with Troy’s loss to Prairie in the state football tournament. So, in Idaho at least, my attention is turning to winter sports — basketball and wrestling. While football is arguably my most beloved sport, I played basketball and attended a high school with one of the [...]
Friday, October 31, 2008
The Pullman girls soccer team secured a league title and home field advantage in the playoffs on Thursday. The win marks the second time in school history the girls program has taken the league title, usually falling into the “always a bridesmaid, never a bride” position of second in league. Pullman’s dominant line of defense which includes [...]
Saturday, October 25, 2008
At the risk of sounding cynical, I think playoffs are the toughest part of any prep season, especially in small leagues. When your league, conference, what ever you want to call it, is small enough that every game is a must-win, it is a tough set of circumstances for players, coaches and fans. For some teams, [...]
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Friday marks another busy night for prep football with 11 teams hitting fields in the Palouse and elsewhere, so bundle up and support your favorite team. If you’re not in the mood for some football Friday night, maybe check out some volleyball on Saturday when Colfax will host Sprague-Harrington and Moscow will head to Sandpoint for [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008
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