Ryan Blair completed 20 of 25 pass attempts for 259 with four touchdown passes – three to Kaveh Abghari – and Mead beat Central Valley 35-19 in the late game at Albi Stadium on Friday. Four teams are tied with one league loss in the Greater Spokane League 4A ranks.

Mead defeats Central Valley to force four-way tie atop GSL 4A football

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 18, 2019, 11:14 p.m.

Ryan Blair completed 20 of 25 pass attempts for 259 with four touchdown passes – three to Kaveh Abghari – and Mead beat Central Valley 35-19 in the late game at Albi Stadium on Friday. Four teams are tied with one league loss in the Greater Spokane League 4A ranks.

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Prep football: University holds off Lewis and Clark rally in 4A thriller

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 19, 2019, 12:38 a.m.

Sports > High school sports

Prep girls soccer roundup: Gracie Reidt helps vault Central Valley into second place in Greater Spokane League

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 18, 2019, 11:17 p.m.

Football View all Football

Ferris wide receiver Tarynce Antolin celebrates his touchdown reception to score the Saxons’ third score during the first half a Greater Spokane League football game, Thursday, Oct., 17, 2019, at Joe Albi Stadium. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)

Ferris makes statement with shutout win over Gonzaga Prep

SR Story | Brent Jones ran for 119 yards, Nate Schlosser had two touchdown runs and the Ferris Saxons blanked Gonzaga Prep 34-0 to draw even with the Bullpups in the GSL 4A standings with two games to play.

Quarterback Matt Gabbert (15) of Central Valley runs laterally while Mead pursues him during an Oct. 25, 2018, game at Central Valley. Mead beat Central Valley 30-20. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)

Central Valley football gets back on track by keeping it simple

SR Story | Bad games. Teams have them from time to time. The measure of a program, of a team, lies in how quickly it can turn the page, put it in the rear view mirror and get on with business.

Week 7 prep football preview: 4A battles highlight slate as league races heat up

SR Story | It’s hard to imagine there are just three weeks left in the football regular season, but here we are. The “finding out who we are” phase of the season is over and it’s time for teams to fight for fight for their playoff seeds.

Prep football: Ryan Blair tosses school-record 8 passing touchdowns in Mead win

SR Story | Roundup of Friday’s high school football action from across Eastern Washington and North Idaho.

Central Valley’s Chad Carlson outruns Mt. Spokane’s Ryan Miller for a first down during Friday’s game at Albi Stadium. (James Snook / For The Spokesman-Review)

Chad Carlson helps Central Valley bounce back in win over Mt. Spokane

SR Story | Chad Carlson rushed 21 times for 158 yards and Central Valley rebounded from a lopsided home loss last week to beat Mt. Spokane 27-7 at Albi Stadium on Friday.

Prep football roundup: Jovan Ruffin scores twice to help Ferris top North Central

SR Story | Roundup of Thursday’s prep football action from across Eastern Washington.

Game capsules

Tekoa-Rosalia 46, Pomeroy 30: What happened: Garet Naught had 129 yards and …
Lake City 45, Lewis and Clark 21: What happened: Logan Jeanselme caught four touchdowns on 170 …
Coeur d’Alene 31, Rigby 26: What happened: Jack Prka threw three first-half touchdown passes …
Almira/Coulee-Hartline 82, Naselle 28
Southridge 24, Rogers 0: What happened: Brendan Beckwith threw for two touchdowns …

Volleyball View all Volleyball

Prep volleyball roundup: Kendall Buries had 12 kills, Mead sweeps Central Valley

SR Story | Roundup of Thursday’s prep volleyball action from across Eastern Washington and North Idaho.

Prep volleyball roundup: Castan Sturm had 33 digs and Mead triumphed over Lake City

SR Story | Roundup of Thursday’s prep volleyball action from across Eastern Washington and North Idaho.

Senior Allie Flynn receives the ball during a Mead High School volleyball practice on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2019 at Mead High School. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)

Mead volleyball team tests itself at Nike Tournament of Champions

SR Story | The old adage, often misquoted, says that “the proof of the pudding is in the tasting.”

Prep volleyball roundup: Teila Allen dishes 35 assists, Mt. Spokane topples University

SR Story | Roundup of Thursday’s prep volleyball action from across Eastern Washington

Maisie Burnham (12), center, of Liberty High, goes for a dig against Tekoa/Rosalia during a match Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. At right is teammate Maizy Feltwell (4). At left is Tekoa/Rosalia’s Christina Ward. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)

Prep volleyball: Multisport star Maisie Burnham leads Liberty volleyball to hot start

SR Story | The age-old debate of nature versus nurture is a moot point when it comes to Maisie Burnham.

Prep volleyball roundup: Teila Allen’s 41 assists leads Mt. Spokane over Mead in ‘Catmania’

SR Story | Roundup of Thursday’s prep volleyball action from across Eastern Washington

Prep volleyball: Allie Flynn dishes out 24 assists, Mead defeats Lewis and Clark in first GSL match

SR Story | Roundup of Friday’s prep volleyball action from across Eastern Washington and North Idaho

All-state player Malina Ama, background, of Mt. Spokane watches the ball on Sept. 18, 2018, at Ferris High School. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)

Prep volleyball preview: Mt. Spokane returns deep squad off state title team

SR Story | It is often said that is takes a little luck to win a title but, while there is certainly some truth in that statement, it takes talent, too.

Game capsules

Mt. Spokane def. Gonzaga Prep: Tia Allen had 20 kills and the Wildcats (9-0, 5-0) …
Colville def. Riverside
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague def. Tekoa-Rosalia
Liberty def. Colfax
Curlew def. Cusick: What happened: Erika Lindgren’s six kills and two blocks …
Ferris def. Northwest Christian
Lake City def. Sandpoint: What happened: Janae Rayborn had 24 kills and the …
East Valley def. Lewis and Clark: What happened: Megan Lange had 38 assists and the …

Girls soccer View all Girls soccer

Prep girls soccer roundup: Emma Price, Taylor Steven score two goals apiece, West Valley defeats Pullman

SR Story | Roundup of Thursday’s prep girls soccer action from across Eastern Washington

Prep girls soccer roundup: Grace Kalua scored a hat trick and Gonzaga Prep defeats Rogers

SR Story | Roundup of Friday’s prep girls soccer action from across Eastern Washington

Prep girls soccer roundup: Madison Moloney’s 10 saves preserves West Valley’s win over Cheney

SR Story | Roundup of Thursday’s prep girls soccer action from across Eastern Washington

Prep girls soccer roundup: MaKenna Benson scored two goals and Cheney shuts out Pullman

SR Story | Roundup of Thursday’s prep girls soccer action from across Eastern Washington

Ferris senior Yacine Bitibale, left, moves the ball up the field with freshman forward Cadence Peroff, right, during a high school soccer practice on Tuesday at Ferris High School. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)

Girls soccer: Senior-laded Ferris learning from experience in tough GSL race

SR Story | In Alex Bray’s first two seasons as girls soccer coach at Ferris, the Saxons have learned all about what it means to come up just a tad short.

Prep girls soccer roundup: Megan Cardenas scores twice, Mead stays undefeated in GSL

SR Story | Roundup of Wednesday’s prep girls soccer action from across Eastern Washington

Prep girls soccer roundup: Alyssa Amann scores in overtime, West Valley defeats East Valley

SR Story | Roundup of Thursday’s prep girls soccer action from across Eastern Washington

Cross country View all Cross country

Prep cross country: Lewis and Clark’s Wil Smith wins boys title at 13th annual Tracy Walters Invitational

SR Story | The Tigers finished fourth with 94 points in the first division.

North Central twins, cross country standouts Erinn, Mia Hill aim for third consecutive State 3A team title

SR Story | Locked into each other’s arms at birth, twin North Central cross country standouts Erinn and Mia Hill remain inseparable.

The Rogers boys cross country team huddles around senior Issak Chol, with flag, before a Greater Spokane League meet against Mt. Spokane, University and Ferris on Wednesday at Comstock Park. (Ryan Collingwood / The Spokesman-Review)

Prep cross country: Improving Rogers boys make mark at GSL meet

SR Story | As Rogers High senior Isaak Chol used his long, impressive stride to round a series of pine trees Wednesday at Comstock Park, a group of onlookers marveled at the Sudanese-born runner and the purple-clad teammates behind him.

From left, North Central seniors Mia Hill, Amelu Ruff, Marie Taylor and Erinn Hill run during a cross country practice on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, at Dwight Merkel Sports Complex. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)

Prep cross country preview: Spokane area stocked with talent again

SR Story | Nationally ranked runners. A heap of team and individual state champions. The Spokane area’s prep cross country scene lived up to its lofty standard in 2018.

West Valley High cross country runner Emma Garza, center, and her teammates react after their coach, John Moir, announces at the Class 2A state cross country team championship Nov. 3, 2018, the Eagles had won the title. From left, with back to camera is Allie Andrews and Moir, Sydney Stone, Sadie Langford, Garza, Briella Bell, Sarah Adamson, Jenna Engeland and Annika Esvelt. Garza’s finish time was the tiebreaker. (Julie Garza / Courtesy/The Spokesman-Review file photo)

West Valley girls cross country team managing expections

SR Story | John Moir expected to see a big jump in popularity in his girls cross country program after winning West Valley’s third state championship last fall.

North Central’s Allie Janke crosses the finish line at the 2018 Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018 in San Diego. (Photorun.net for Foot Locker Cross Country)

North Central’s Allie Janke takes 22nd at Foot Locker National Championships, Erinn Hill finishes in 33rd

SR Story | Sydney Masciarelli of Northbridge, Massachusetts won the event with a time of 17:00.3.

North Central’s Erinn Hill (foreground) and Allie Janke run in a Greater Spokane League meet on Oct. 17. The pair will race in the Foot Locker National Cross Country Championships on Saturday in San Diego. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)

North Central’s Allie Janke, Erinn Hill to run in Foot Locker National Championships

SR Story | The top 80 high school distance runners (40 boys and 40 girls) from across the country will compete in the 40th Annual Foot Locker Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Balboa Park in San Diego. Two local runners, Allie Janke and Erinn Hill of North …

North Central’s varsity girls team takes off at the starting line during a Greater Spokane League meet at Manito Park . on Oct. 17. NC won the league championship. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)

North Central’s Allie Janke, Erinn Hill qualify for Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals

SR Story | North Central’s Allie Janke took second and Erinn Hill finished in 9th place at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championship West Regionals on Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College.