Hall of Fame distance coach Bob Isitt remembered as ‘role model for coaching ethics’

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 21, 2020

For more than 50 years, Bob Isitt was a fixture in the distance running community in Spokane. If there was a ‘Mount Rushmore of running’ in the area, Isitt would not be out of place alongside contemporaries and Olympians Don Kardong and Gerry Lindgren and their high school coach at Rogers High School, Tracy Walters.

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Former Mead, Gonzaga star Jazmine Redmon takes over at University

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 21, 2020

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WIAA outlines steps for return to high school sports

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 21, 2020

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Zach Clark hauls in his third interception of the game. Post Falls came from behind to beat visiting Lake City 34-13 in a nonleague game between league rivals on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. (Cheryl Nichols/courtesy)

Prep football: Zach Clark’s pick-6 helps Post Falls come back over Lake City

SR Story | It was a tale of two halves. And Post Falls’ defense, led by junior cornerback Zach Clark, owned the second half – and the final score.

Prep football: Alden Waddington hauls in 2 TD passes, Lakeland downs Lewiston

SR Story | Alden Waddington hauled in a pair of first-half touchdown passes from Devon Suko and the Lakeland Hawks’ defense shut down Lewiston’s double-threat offense and pulled away with a 39-24 nonleague win at the Kibbie Dome on Friday.

Week 3 preview: Post Falls hosts Lake City in early-season nonleague litmus test for both teams

SR Story | More nonleague play between league rivals is scheduled this week in the 5A ranks and one team finally gets at least a reasonable facsimile of a home game in Week 4 of the Idaho prep football season.

The Post Falls defense held Lewiston quarterback Kash Lang in check much of the night and the Trojans topped the visiting Bengals 27-26 on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. (Cheryl Nichols/For The Spokesman-Review)

Prep football: Noah Range scores twice; Post Falls grinds out win over Lewiston

SR Story | It was supposed to be a showdown between two of the highest-scoring teams in the Idaho 5A ranks after the first two weeks of the season.

Week 3 preview: Offensive fireworks display scheduled in Lewiston

SR Story | The most interesting game of the week pits a pair of league rivals against each other in a nonleague game. Yes, there are quite a few of those this season due to rescheduling efforts caused by the pandemic.

Lake City’s Uriah Chavez (2) runs the ball against Lakeland during a high school football game on Friday, August 28, 2020, at Lake City High School in Coeur d’Alene. While Idaho athletics are in full swing, Washington high school athletes are forced to wait until spring. (Tyler Tjomsland/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW)

Commentary: Despite pleas from high school athletes, playing fall sports doesn’t align with COVID-19 realities

SR Story | SEATTLE – Few people can relate to the emotional trauma of shutdown high school sports more keenly than Tami Reese.

Prep football: Jack Prka picks up where he left off; leads Coeur d’Alene in season opening win

SR Story | Jack Prka might have been named newcomer of the year in the Inland Empire League last season, but the senior quarterback looked very much at home Friday night as he led Idaho 5A No. 1-ranked Coeur d’Alene in its season opener over visiting 4A Sandpoint …

Coeur d’Alene quarterback Jack Prka will take aim at Sandpoint Friday when the Vikings open their 2020 season. (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)

Week 2 preview: Coeur d’Alene kicks off campaign against Sandpoint

SR Story | Most Idaho schools began their season last week, but the state’s top-ranked 5A school kicks off Friday – and the 4A ranks added another competitor.

Game capsules

Deer Park 22, Zillah 20: Mathew jo 23 171 Bennett Lim 8 77 4 pass …
Newport 21, Lakeside (WA) 14: Michael Kirkwood Logan allen

Volleyball View all Volleyball

Globe trotter: Gonzaga Prep volleyball star Jacyn Bamis orally commits to Clemson

SR Story | Jacyn Bamis, a Gonzaga Prep junior and a first-team All-Greater Spokane League selection in the fall, recently committed to Clemson on a volleyball scholarship.

All in the family: Laurie Quigley takes over volleyball program at Mt. Spokane

SR Story | Laurie Quigley grew up around Greater Spokane League athletics. Such is the fate of the daughter of two longtime coaches. It’s safe to say she has coaching in her genes.

Recent Hall of Fame inductee Dave Whitehead retires from coaching Mt. Spokane volleyball

SR Story | Dave Whitehead is stepping down as Mt. Spokane’s volleyball coach after his Wildcats earned their second consecutive State 3A title this season and fifth state placing – and his induction into the state Hall of Fame.

Prep volleyball: Mt. Spokane’s Tia Allen named 3A player of the year by coaches association

SR Story | The Washington State Volleyball Coaches Association released its all-state teams for each classification on Friday, and players from across Eastern Washington were among the honored.

State volleyball: Malina Ama leads Mt. Spokane to back-to-back 3A titles

SR Story | Roundup of Saturday’s state volleyball action.

Tia Allen, center is surrounded by teammates as Mt. Spokane beat Arlington in straight sets in a State 3A quarterfinal at the Yakima Valley SunDome on Friday, November 22, 2019. (@MtSpokaneHS / Twitter)

State volleyball: Defending champion Mt. Spokane advances to 3A semifinals

SR Story | Roundup of Friday’s State 4A and 3A volleyball action.

Genial Eagles-Scotties rivalry plays out at state: Lakeside tops Freeman for third in volleyball

SR Story | Kara Moffatt can trace the arc of her Lakeside volleyball team’s drive to a third-place trophy at last weekend’s state Class 1A volleyball tournament to a mid-October night in its Nine Mile Falls gym.

State volleyball preview: Mt. Spokane, Mead ranked among best in state heading into tourneys

SR Story | Mead and Mt. Spokane are ranked among the best in the state in their respective classifications and will battle in the State 4A and 3A volleyball fields of 16, starting Friday at the Yakima SunDome.

Game capsules

St. Maries def. Declo: Allie Brebner had 23 digs and three aces and the …
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

Girls soccer View all Girls soccer

High school softball season begins Monday

SR Story | Shadle Park and University high school softball coaches prepare for Monday’s first day of practice.

State soccer: Davenport girls, St. George’s boys claim 2B/1B titles

SR Story | Roundup of Saturday’s state soccer action.

State roundup: Puyallup tops Gonzaga Prep in penalty kicks at 4A girls soccer semifinals

SR Story | Roundup of Friday’s girls and boys state soccer tournaments.

State soccer preview: Gonzaga Prep girls aim for first berth to state soccer title match

SR Story | Gonzaga Prep is attempting to do what no Bullpups girls soccer squad has done – make the State 4A title game.

State prep soccer: Jordyn Newman scores in regular time, Lakeside edges Lynden Christian in shootout

SR Story | Jordyn Newman scored Lakeside’s lone goal in regulation and the Eagles defeated Lynden Christian 2-1 in a shootout in the State 1A quarterfinals Saturday at Gonzaga Prep.

State soccer: Gonzaga Prep defeats Mead, advances to State 4A semifinals

SR Story | Kyah Le scored the winning goal in the 88th minute and Gonzaga Prep defeated Mead 1-0 at Joe Albi Stadium in the State 4A girls quarterfinals on Friday.

State soccer: Darby Soliday’s hat trick helps Davenport reach 2B/1B semifinals

SR Story | The Gorillas advance to play the winner of Saturday’s match between Friday Harbor and Onalaska

State soccer: Mead rallies past Eastmont in State 4A playoffs

SR Story | Shannon Wood and Megan Cardenas scored goals in the 78th and 79th minutes, and Mead (16-4) rallied to defeat host Eastmont (13-3-2) 2-1 Wednesday in the first round of the State 4A playoffs in East Wenatchee.

Cross country View all Cross country

Former Shadle Park and University of Portland running standout Nick Hauger is now a member of a Flagstaff, Arizona-based professional running team, NAZ Elite. (Courtesy photo)

Shadle Park graduate and pro runner Nick Hauger may have set U.S. record

SR Story | Nick Hauger, a former University of Portland cross country standout who is now a member of the Flagstaff, Arizona-based professional running team NAZ Elite, posted a 10-mile time of 48 minutes, 55 seconds to run away with a win in California hosted by the team’s …

North Central's Allie Janke cruises to a win in the State 3A 3,200-meter run finals at on May 25, 2019 in Tacoma, Wash. Janke posted a time of 10:10.83, a new meet record. (Patrick Hagerty/For The Spokeman-Review)

Prep notebook: North Central’s Allie Janke named state Gatorade girls track athlete of the year

SR Story | In its 35th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, the Gatorade Co. today announced Allie Janke of North Central as its 2019-20 Gatorade Washington Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row.

Ferris cross country, track and field coach Chris Caviness dies of cancer at 56

SR Story | Chris Caviness, the Ferris boys cross country and girls track and field coach, died on Monday after a 15-month battle against cancer. He was 56.

North Spokane girls take sixth at Nike Cross Nationals Championship

SR Story | Erinn Hill crossed the finish line in 18 minutes, 44.4 seconds to lead the North Spokane girls to a sixth-place finish at the Nike Cross Nationals Championship on Saturday at Glendoveer Golf Course.

North Central girls cross country qualifies for Nike Cross Nationals

SR Story | Allie Janke finished fourth overall as the North Central High School girls cross country team qualified for nationals with a second-place finish at the Nike Northwest Regionals on Saturday at Eagle Island State Park in Boise.

State cross country notebook: Deer Park used depth to capture 1A girls title

SR Story | Deer Park may not have had the heaviest hitters at the State 1A girls cross country championships in Pasco last Saturday, but the Stags’ depth was undeniable.