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  • Medical Lake's Cooper is busy stocking trophy case

    PAUL DELANEY, Staff Reporter|Updated Aug 11, 2017

    Turns out that Justin Cooper's latest addition to his trophy case might mean he maybe needs a new shelf. The 28-year-old Medical Lake resident won his second coveted National Hot Rod Association Division 6 championship, "Wally" at Woodburn, Ore. July 16. It was the latest in a string of success at the drag strip, located just off of Interstate 5 between Salem and Portland. Cooper drove the dragster owned by Spokane contractor Tom Clark to an elapsed time of 8.907 seconds at...

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  • Sports Briefs

    Updated Aug 10, 2017

    Bull Blast is Saturday at rodeo grounds The second annual Northern Bull Blast takes place at Bi-Mart Arena in Cheney on Saturday, Aug. 12 at 6:30 p.m. Contractors will come from several different states and stage a variety of rounds of competition. “There will be a section of mini bulls, too,” spokesperson Colleen Meek wrote in an email. Admission:is adults: $10, age 6 - 12 $5 and 5 and under free. For more information email Meek at colleenmeek@hotmail.com or call (208) 755-8070. Gubrud on Payton watch list There are at lea...

  • EWU 2017 soccer schedule

    Updated Aug 10, 2017

    Aug. 18 Omaha 4 p.m. Aug. 20 South Dakota 1 p.m. Montana Tournament at Missoula Aug. 25 San Jose State 1:30 p.m. Aug. 27 Air Force 9 a.m. Aug. 31 at Hofstra 4 p.m. Sept. 3 at Cornell 9 a.m. Sept. 8 Gonzaga 3:30 p.m. Sept. 10 California State Northridge 1 p.m. Sept. 15 Nevada 3:30 p.m. Sept. 17 Fairleigh Dickinson 1 p.m. Sept. 22 Sacramento State* 3 p.m. Sept. 24 Northern Arizona* noon Oct. 1 Southern Utah* noon Oct. 6 at North Dakota* 10 a.m. Oct. 8 at Northern Colorado* 10 a.m. Oct. 13 Portland State* 3 p.m. Oct. 15...

  • Sports Week

    Updated Aug 10, 2017

    (Note: All schedules subject to change. Consult school or facility websites to confirm.) COLLEGE FOOTBALL Thursday, Aug. 10 – 3:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11 – 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12 – 9:45 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 13 – Off Monday, Aug. 14 – 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Aug 15 – 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16 – 9:45 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 17 – 3:30 p.m. (first practice at Roos Field) Friday, Aug. 18 – 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19 – Scrimmage, approximately 10 a.m., Roos Field Sunday, Aug. 20 – Off Monday, Aug. 21 – 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22 – 3:30...

  • Eastern soccer picked No. 1 in preseason Big Sky Conference poll

    NEWS SERVICE REPORTS|Updated Aug 10, 2017

    Following its first Big Sky Conference tournament championship in program history, the Eastern Washington University women’s soccer team was picked to finish first in the Big Sky Conference Preseason Soccer Poll, the conference announced Aug. 7. The projection sets another milestone under fourth-year head coach Chad Bodnar, as it marks the highest ranking ever in the BSC preseason poll for the Eagles. Eastern picked up 95 total points and received eight first-place votes. Northern Arizona was picked to finish second with 80 p...

  • Don't look now, but fall sports aren't very far away

    John McCallum, Editor|Updated Aug 10, 2017

    In past Crunch Time columns I’ve referred to this time period of late August as the dog-days of sports, that time when sports pages and coverage consist of Major League Baseball and that’s it. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. In reality, for those of us in the sports coverage business, it’s the calm before the storm. And we can see those storm clouds gathering on the horizon — not that there’s anything wrong with that. With the non-waiver deadline passed, MLB’s postseason races are heating up, and will get hott...