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SPOKANE, Wash. -- Hoopfest is in just a few weeks, and the event is looking for court monitors to be a part of the action!. As a court monitor, you get the prime spot for watching games all weekend long, and you'll get all the tools to be successful at all levels of basketball experience.

In the span of a few weeks Keenan Kuntz will go from the fastest man in the state of Washington to the bottom rung of the Washington Husky football ladder. A University of Washington Football commit, Kuntz last Saturday ran a 10.44 seconds in the 4A State Championship 100 meter final to claim the state title.

Jerry Krause was not only a legendary name in the Inland Northwest but a well-known pioneer throughout the basketball world. Krause was the head men’s basketball coach for Eastern Washington for 17 seasons from 1967-85, finishing with a 262-195 overall record. He was inducted into their Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.

Long before Drew Timme roamed the paint at the McCarthey Athletic Center, Cory Violette did the same. Violette helped lead the Gonzaga men's basketball team to four consecutive NCAA Tournament berths, at the very beginning of the Zags' remarkable run. From 2000-04, Violette averaged 10.4 points and ...

(The Center Square) – The Spokane Indians' home venue Avista Stadium is moving along with its controversial upgrade plan to the tune of $22 million over the coming two years. Stadium funding from the county was voted on in February earlier this year, as previously reported by The Center Square. During that vote, after over an hour of contentious debate on the issue, an exasperated Commissioner Josh Kerns proposed a...

SPOKANE, Wash. - Today is the final day to register for Hoopfest 2023!. Hoopfest is a beloved Spokane summertime event, and the largest 3-on-3 basketball tournament of its kind in the world. With less than a month to go until the big event, Tuesday, May 30 will be the last day you and your team can sign up to compete!

Eric Barriere is a former Eastern Washington University quarterback and he had quite the career there. The former Michigan Panthers QB and now New Jersey General QB is ready to go, Barriere is hungry. About the player: Eric Barriere, New Jersey Generals, QB. Age: 25. Height and Weight six foot...

SPOKANE, Wash. — We play sports, or put our kids in sports, for many reasons. For some it's competition. Others, exercise. The rest, simply fun. For the Spokane South Little League, one team is doing all that and more while also knocking it out of the park when it comes to teaching what truly matters on and off the field.

SPOKANE, Wash. — The wait is now over. Gonzaga forward and Spokane native Anton Watson has withdrawn from the NBA Draft and will return to school for his fifth season. The announcement was made via social media by the Gonzaga Basketball team account accompanied with highlights of Watson in a Bulldog uniform.

Following her 17th season as head coach of women’s basketball at Eastern Washington University, Wendy Schuller felt that she was more than qualified for the vacant Senior Women’s Administrator position at EWU. Instead, her direct superior, athletic director Lynn Hickey, told her “not to bother,” even applying for...

SPOKANE, Wash. — We play sports, or put our kids in sports, for many reasons. For some it's competition. Others, exercise. The rest, simply fun. For the Spokane South Little League, one team is doing all that and more while also knocking it out of the park when it comes to teaching what truly matters on and off the field.

It has been an eventful offseason for Gonzaga men's basketball. Eight players from the 2022-23 team are likely gone, and at least six new players are coming to Spokane. Among them is Wyoming transfer Graham Ike, who has flown under the radar after missing the entire season with a leg injury. Ike, a ...

Gonzaga to the Big 12 is still on the table.  According to Sports Illustrated's Ross Dellenger, Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark continues to have "deep discussions" with Gonzaga about joining the conference.  Gonzaga Nation reported on the Zags' discussions with the Big 12 earlier this ...

SPOKANE – Bulldog senior forward Anton Watson is returning to Spokane for a final season in the 2023-24 campaign, according to a release from Gonzaga Athletics on Wednesday. Watson earned an honorable mention on the All-West Coast Conference list in the 2022-23 season, finishing second in the WCC with a 60.8 shooting percentage from the field and starting all 37 games last season. The senior averaged 11.1 points per game last season.

Tommy Lloyd won another recruiting battle. Caleb Love picked Lloyd's Arizona program over Gonzaga and Texas on Tuesday. Love made the announcement on social media.  Love, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard, played his first three seasons at North Carolina. He entered the college basketball transfer ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — We are still months away from the college basketball season getting underway, but there are a couple of decisions that could be made this week that could impact the future of the Gonzaga men's basketball program in a dramatic way. Both forward Anton Watson and guard...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Former University of Tennessee slugger and Colorado Rockies' top 10 prospect Jordan Beck began his Spokane Indians career with a bang. Beck won the annual home run derby at Fan Fest and showed off the type of power that made him a first round draft pick in 2022.

Deer Park Lady Stags Softball earns first state trophy in school history, bringing home 3rd place from Richland’s Columbia Playfields. For the first time in school history, the Deer Park Lady Stags Softball team has brought home a state trophy in the 2023 State Softball Tournament held in Richland, WA, at the Columbia Playfields over Memorial Weekend. The Lady Stags won over Hoquiam High School to bring home 3rd place on Sunday morning after a thunder/lightning delay halted their game on Saturday night.

Actors who aren’t from the Pacific Northwest tend to mispronounce names of local places. Even when movies are set in the region.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Former North Carolina Tar Heels guard Caleb Love is once again available via the NCAA transfer portal, having his admission to the University of Michigan denied by the school's admissions department. Love averaged 16.7 points per game in his third season with the Tar Heels, but...