NWAC East Tonight 9.29.18: Chukars Sweep Blue Mountain for First Wins

The battle at the bottom saw Treasure Valley travel to Blue Mountain Saturday and pick up their first victories of the season. In other results Yakima Valley moved up to second as they closed out the first half of their schedule and Walla Walla picked up four points at Columbia Basin. The Warrior ladies earned a win to separate the top four further from CBC while the draw in the men's match keeps the competition tight at the top with two points separating the top four.

College Notebook 9.28.18: O'Neill Leads Keeps Cougs Perfect

Here's a recap of Thursday's action...

INWsn HS Best XI - Week 4: Harvey Honored for Performance Against Rivals

East Valley posted a pair of wins last week to keep their pace as a GNL title contender going, blanking Clarkson and downing rival West Valley in a back-and-forth affair in which her performance helped the Knights pull away from the Eagles for a decisive victory.

College Notebook 9.27.18: WCC Kicks off Thursday

Here's a recap of the midweek action and news...

NWAC East Tonight 9.26.18: Cardinals Take Four Points in Spokane

The North Idaho College men kept themselves in the postseason picture by handing Spokane their second loss in league play while earning their second win, staying within five points of the leading trio at the halfway point. In the earlier match of the doubleheader the Bigfoot ladies were just cursed and could not find the back of the net, at one point hitting both posts on one shot and then the crossbar on another within a three-minute span. The draw, combined with Yakima Valley's win over Blue Mountain keeps things tight at the top of the table at the halfway point.

INWsn College Best XI - Week 6: Record-Setting Performance Earns Nod for Sherle

Bridget Daley's hat-trick for Idaho in their conference opener looked like a sure bet for the highlight performance of the week, but then Raimee Sherle netted three goals in 3:11 Sunday for Boise State, recording one of the fastest hat-tricks in NCAA history and setting the program record for goals in just her junior year. INWsn's Player of the Week selection now has a dozen goals on the year through their 10 matches.

Facing two of their regularly toughest opponents Puget Sound and Pacific Lutheran, Drew Williams helped lead Whitworth to a draw and a victory to keep them unbeaten and near the top of the Northwest Conference table early in the season to earn the Player of the Week nod.

HS UPDATE 9.24.18: Four Unbeatens as GSL Enters Week 2

With a pair of tough opponents in their first two matchdays, the Lewis & Clark Tigers now find themselves in a big hole early in the season after a pair of tightly-fought one-goal decisions against Gonzaga Prep and Mead in the opening week of play. Mead's 2-1 victory over the Tigers on the Friday keeps them in a foursome of teams that are 2-0 going into the second week of the season that will see Mead play two of the others this week in a clash of leaders.

College Notebook 9.24.18: Boise State's Sherle Hits Jackpot in Vegas

It was a historic day Sunday in Las Vegas as Raimee Sherle set the Mountain West career goals record while leading the Broncos to a win against UNLV. In all, it was a pretty good day for the DI schools from the state with both Idaho and Idaho State also picking up victories as well in Big Sky play.

Here's a recap of the weekend's action...

NWAC East Tonight 9.22.18: All Tied Up

Ties were the theme of the night. In Spokane and Coeur d'Alene the leading teams of the division all played to scoreless stalemates in women's action. In men's action, a one-goal decision for Spokane and Wenatchee Valley win created a three-way tie on points in the men's table.

College Notebook 9.22.18: WSU, Boise State & Idaho Open League Play with Wins

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It was a busy Friday around the region with quite a few teams opening up league play in the Big Sky, Mountain West and Pac-12 Conferences. Most came away with quite the celebrations with #14 Washington State topping the Bruins at UCLA, Boise State getting a brace from McKenna Kynett and Idaho enjoying a Bridget Daley hat-trick. Here's a recap of Friday's action...

HS UPDATE 9.21.18: Gonzaga Prep Rallies for Road Win vs LC in GSL Opener

The Greater Spokane League opened with a thriller Wednesday as Gonzaga Prep and Lewis & Clark battled in a contest decided in overtime with a golden goal from Kyah Le. In a battle of the usual 3A contenders Mt Spokane prevailed 2-0 against North Central, and out in the valley both Central Valley and University found themselves trailing early but rallied to big victories.

There were a couple big games on Thursday as well with the valley rivals squaring off in the GNL and another contender showdown in the NEA. East Valley pulled away in the second half of a back-and-forth affair for a 6-3 win over West Valley and Deer Park posted a 2-1 road win at Freeman to remain atop the league as the lone unbeaten.

College Notebook 9.21.18: Nighthawks Men Defeat SPU in GNAC Opener

Quick Round-Up of Thursday's games and news, which included the opening night of league play for the GNAC men.

INWsn College Best XI - Week 5: Haro & Espinoza Honored

Defender Maddy Haro continues to be the consistent presence for the Cougars. In addition to leading the back line her ability to serve the ball has been a repeated threat for the opposition. In the Cougars' final week of non-league play she set up three goals for a pair of victories that helped push WSU up to #14 in the nation.

At the other end of the pitch, freshman Johan Espinoza played a key role for Wenatchee Valley last week in leading the Knights to a pair of wins in the NWAC East. Despite his team being outshot by visiting Spokane on Wednesday he gave he Knights the win with a pair of goals. Later in the week he scored twice more in leading them to a 3-0 victory at North Idaho College to even out their conference record to 2-2.

College Notebook 9.20.18: Pirates Top Rival Whitman; Four Leagues Set to Begin Play

Quick Round-Up of mid-week games and news...

NWAC East Tonight 9.19.18: Spokane Sweeps as NIC, Walla Walla Split

The Spokane ladies moved to 5-0-0 in the division with a comeback win at Columbia Basin, but it was the Bigfoot men with the bigger result as their victory over the previously unbeaten Hawks moved them into the number two spot in the table at 3-1-0. Meanwhile in Walla Walla the Warriors split with North Idaho with the men winning 2-0 after the ladies suffered their worst loss since the end of 2016.

HS UPDATE 9.19.18: Kamiakin Edges Chiawana, Lakeside Clips Freeman

In a pair of title contender showdowns Tuesday evening the Kamiakin Braves and Lakeside Eagles both earned 1-0 victories against Chiawana and Freeman, respectively.

INWsn HS Best XI - Week 3: Moore Leads Deer Park Past Lakeside

With the top three sides manhandling the rest of the Northeast A League on the first few gamedays, Thursday's meeting between Lakeside and Deer Park was the first meeting between any of the trio (Freeman the other), which will see them all face one another in the span of a week as the series continues this week.

College Notebook 9.17.18

The opening week of league play for area conferences continued over the weekend. Central Washington posted a big win at MSUB as the GNAC opened play on Saturday and in the Northwest Conference the Whitworth sides both went unbeaten with a 3-0-1 record on the road.  

HS UPDATE 9.17.18: Recap of Saturday's Non-League Slate + Stats Tables

Saturday was an early season break for many of the teams in the area as there were no league games on the schedule. Some, though, took to the pitch for non-league games, including several GSL schools playing final tune-up games in advance of the opening day of league play on Wednesday. Here is a no-frills quick look at the results... plus the first edition of Stats Tables from league play thus far.

NWAC East Tonight 9.15.18: Bigfoot Women Win Battle of Unbeatens

Two of the top-rated sides in the NWAC squared off in Spokane Saturday evening and the contest finished in favor of the host Sasquatch on a day in which the home teams were successful across the board with the exception of the Wenatchee Valley men winning at North Idaho. Among the home teams performing well were the two Treasure Valley sides as they both posted surprising draws against the visiting Columbia Basin Hawks.

College Notebook 9.15.18: NWC & CCC Open Up League Play

Quick Round-Up of Friday's games, which included the opening set of games for the Northwest Conference (DIII) and Cascade Collegiate Conference (NAIA). Click school name for links to view recaps from the region's schools...

College Notebook 9.14.18

Quick Round-Up of mid-week games and news...

HS UPDATE 9.14.18: Suns Stun Chiawana; Deer Park Tops Lakeside

Thursday the 13th proved to be a frightful evening for the Chiawana Riverhawks, who were running rampant through the MCC. The 1-2 Southridge Suns grabbed an early lead and held on to eventually claim a shootout victory over the previously unbeaten side.

Meanwhile, much further north in Deer Park the Lady Stags won the first meeting between any of the NEA's trio of unbeatens, breaking open the scoring in the second half en route to a decisive 3-0 victory over Lakeside.

INWsn College Best XI - Week 4: Carroll's Sheldon Takes Honor in Standout Week

On a list with several choices for the Player of the Week, the two-game performance from Carroll's Lizzie Sheldon against a pair of Northwest Conference foes landed her the nod in a difficult decision that could have just as easily gone to the hat-trick performance of Boise State's Raimee Sherle or the two-game effort by Larkin Russell of Portland.

After returning from a tough trip to Canada with three shutout losses the sophomore got things going for the Saints with all three goals in an overtime contest against Whitman and then scored in another overtime affair as they fell to Whitworth, picked to finish third in their league this year.

On the men's side of things it was Emilio Meraz-Rodriguez (Pasco, WA / Walla Walla CC) earning the nod for Evergreen State for helping lead the Geoducks to a victory against a Whitman side that has been picked to win the Northwest Conference this season.

HS UPDATE 9.13.18: Chiawana, Kamiakin Continue Unbeaten in MCC

The Riverhawks and Braves rolled to two more shutout victories Tuesday evening as they continue their dominance in the Mid-Columbia Conference. Chiawana, facing an unbeaten 2-0 Hanford side, moved to 4-0 with the win and still have yet to allow a goal this season. Kamiakin's defense similarly has dominated play with just one goal allowed is 3-0.

In the GNL Cheney and West Valley both took care of business to move to 2-0 on the season, but the Blackhawks needed overtime to dispatch last-place Pullman. In contrast, there were no such contests in the NEA where the top three - Deer Park, Freeman and Lakeside - yet against rolled to easy wins against the bottom half of the table to all remain 3-0. That will change come Thursday evening though as Deer Park and Lakeside square off in the first meeting amongst any of the contenders.

NWAC East Tonight 9.12.18: Knights Upset Spokane Men to Earn Split

After watching the ladies hold off unbeaten Spokane in a 2-1 loss, the Wenatchee Valley men were able to earn an upset victory against the Bigfoot with a pair of goals late in the game despite being well outshot for the contest.

In the day's other big meeting Yakima Valley kept the loss column empty with a victory over North Idaho to move to 2-0-1 in advance of Saturday's meeting between two of the three unbeaten women's teams.

College Notebook 9.12.18

Quick Round-Up of recent games and news...

INWsn HS Best XI - Week 2: Martinez Guides Bombers to 3-1 Start

A year ago the Richland Bombers finished tied for the top 4A Mid-Columbia spot with a 10-4 record behind freshman duo McKenna Martinez and Ashley Tonthat. Martinez has picked up right where she left off last season and was key in keeping the Bombers on pace with Chiawana in the win column last week. After an easy contest against Kennewick in which she netted a hat-trick, she played a pivotal role on the road against Southridge where they found themselves trailing at halftime. She quickly found Brielle Fillmore two minutes into the second half and in the 61st scored what held as the game-winner.

HS UPDATE 9.10.18: Riverhawks Running Through the MCC

The latest round of Mid-Columbia Conference games on Saturday saw the Chiawana Riverhawks continue their dominance in the league, posting another one-sided shutout result. The other two contests, meanwhile, were close-fought affairs with Hermiston coming up just short of their first win in an overtime loss to Pasco and Richland rallying at Southridge.

College Notebook 9.10.18

Round-Up of weekend games...

NWAC East Tonight 9.8.18: Walla Walla Rallies for Two Wins

Central Washington was the location of three dramatic contests. Yakima Valley scored late for a draw at Columbia Basin and both Walla Walla sides rallied for victories in the second half, including a wild finish in the men's match that featured two goals in stoppage time.

College Notebook 9.8.18

Round-Up of work-week games from Tuesday through the busy day on Friday...

NWAC East Tonight 9.7.18: Spokane Sweeps as NIC Drops Points

On the opening day of East play for the four sides in action Friday Spokane picked up a pair of shutout victories against Blue Mountain while on the other side of the border the North Idaho women rallied for a victory against Treasure Valley and the men played to a stalemate.

HS UPDATE 9.7.18: West Valley, Cheney Dominate GNL Openers

Just as had been the case Tuesday in the NEA, the opening games of the Great Northern League were one-sided affairs. The big surprise though was that defending champion East Valley was on the wrong side of their contest against Cheney, which finished third last year. Meanwhile, the NEA saw the top three again amass a huge goal differential, outscoring the opposition 19-0.

Gameday: Stalemate for Whitworth & Northwest

It was good to be home for the Whitworth Pirates Thursday afternoon after a tough road trip against top-notch opposition to open the season, but there was little to celebrate in their home opener as they faced a resilient Northwest University side from the NAIA's Cascade Collegiate Conference in a 0-0 affair.

INWsn College Best XI - Week 3: Lennon Leads Providence to Pair of Wins

Malena Lennon tallied a goal and assist twice last week for the University of Providence ladies as they downed Briar Cliff, 2-1 in overtime, and Mid-America Christian, 4-1, away from home to earn the INWsn Player of the Week selection. Previously a defender with the program, Lennon came into the season with just five goals and assist on her career ledger. The results turned the Argos record around to 2-1-0 heading into their final preseason game this weekend against in-state DII foe MSU Billings.

On the men's side results were not particularly positive for area programs and players, but among them was a three-win week for Eastern Oregon led by INWsn Player of the Week choice Aidan Wright. The keeper moved the Mountaineers record to 2-1-1 with two wins and a draw on the road last week in Arizona to finish up the preseason.

NWAC East Tonight 9.5.18: Yakima Valley Stuns Walla Walla

With a pair of doubleheaders set up for Friday and Saturday, the opening day slate for the NWAC East was light on the number of games, but not in action as there was a dramatic turnaround at Columbia Basin and history in Walla Walla for Yakima Valley College.

HS UPDATE 9.5.18: Top Teams Dominate in NEA Openers

As play began in the Northeast A League Tuesday last year's top three in the all won decisively in their league openers by a combined 20-2 scoreline. In the MCC contenders Richland and Kamiakin played a bit of a nail-biter with the defending champion Braves coming away with the win. Non-league play continued for GSL and GNL sides as several welcomed teams from Idaho.

INW HS Best XI - Week 1: Morgan Leads Braves in Short Turnaround

With the league season kicking off right away after the first week of training in the Mid-Columbia Conference the defending league champion Kamiakin Braves faced a tough situation that they weathered well thanks to the play of INWsn Player of the Week selection Maddie Morgan.

College Notebook 9.4.18

Round-Up of Monday's handful of games...

Gameday: Zags Thumped by Ranked Huskies as Thorarinsson Honored

There were two very likely things to happen Monday evening at Gonzaga as the Bulldogs played host to the third-ranked Washington Huskies on a night in which they were honoring recently retired Einar Thorarinsson's 23 years with the program.

HS DAILY 9.3.18: Away We Go

The first week of play is underway for the area schools, particularly in the Mid-Columbia Conference where the addition of Hermiston and the resulting expansion of the schedule has pushed the start of league play right up to the opening weekend. Here's a round-up of those games and the many non-league matches that took place over the holiday weekend.

College Notebook 9.3.18

Round-Up of Sunday's action...

NWAC East Tonight 9.2.18: Preseason Action Continues

The sides from the East Division continued their series of non-league games, most of them still on the west side, though the holiday weekend as they prepare for the quickly approaching campaign.

College Notebook 9.2.18

Round-Up of Saturday's action...

College Notebook 9.1.18

Round-Up of Friday's action...

Gameday: Boise State Downs Eastern Washington 2-0

Despite their recent surge in success over the past few years, one thing the Eagles were unable to fully reverse the trend on was their history with Boise State as the Broncos used a 2-0 victory Friday to push their all-time record against EWU to 11-1-1.

College Notebook 8.31.18

Round-Up of the action through Thursday's contests...