Column: Unexpected outcomes
They have done it, they have proved almost everyone wrong. The Gonzaga Bulldogs, or Zags to the Spokane faithful, have emerged as a team with true championship potential. Sixteen years […]
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Column: Overhyped or just right?
For only the second time in school history, our neighbors to the west are the top-ranked men’s basketball team in the country, and it’s not the Cougars or Huskies. Only […]
W. Tennis: From defeat to sweep
The Idaho women’s tennis team fell to Gonzaga 3-4 Friday afternoon, but turned things around Sunday and beat Northern Colorado 7-0. Despite playing a powerful opponent, the Vandals kept pace […]
Tennis: Vandal tennis on the road
Idaho’s tennis teams met very different fates Saturday. The women’s team (2-1) competed at Portland, notching its first win of the spring season. Meanwhile in Spokane, the men’s team (2-1) […]
Track and Field: Vandals dual it out
The Idaho track and field team returned home to compete in the Idaho Duals in the Kibbie Dome. Idaho had a strong day with the men defeating all four opponents […]
Column: WCC complacency
The Gonzaga men’s basketball team hasn’t fallen short of preseason expectations. In fact, the team might be surpassing the expectations of some people. With a 15-0 record (hopefully 16-0 by […]
Column: Gonzaga Glides Early On
In September, I advised readers to keep an eye on the Gonzaga men’s basketball team. I’m here to revise my statement — keep both eyes on the Bulldogs. College basketball […]
Column: Another Duke of the West
Gonzaga is nicknamed the Duke of the West because of the success the Bulldogs have seen in basketball. The school dropped its football program in 1941. During World War II, […]
Sports Briefs 10/4/16
A learning experience The Idaho women’s golf team traveled to Spokane over the weekend to play in the Gonzaga Match Play tournament, competing against Gonzaga, Brigham Young and Seattle U. […]
Column: The Northwest’s Gem
Gonzaga basketball is a wintertime staple in living rooms across the Pacific Northwest — my family’s included. Matt Bouldin was my first crush. Mike Hart taught me a jump ball […]