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Spokane Chiefs defenseman Ty Smith was selected by the New Jersey Devils with the 17th overall pick of 2018 NHL Entry Draft on Friday night in Dallas, Texas. He was the first Western Hockey League player chosen and seventh Chief ever picked in the first round.

Vieth started 56 games for the Bulldogs registering 414 putouts, 36 assists and no errors for a perfect fielding percentage. His 414 putouts led the West Coast Conference.

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This was the first time this season the Mariners have been swept, as they lost these three games by a combined score of 18-10.

The Vikings waived Mata'afa with the intention that he will clear waivers and be placed on the injured reserve list and also signed rookie linebacker Mike Needham from Southern Utah as a replacement.

In front of 3,096 fans at Gesa Stadium Wednesday night the Tri-City Dust Devils (3-3) beat the Spokane Indians 5-2.

Gary Sanchez hit a two-run home run to tie the game, 5-5. Then in the ninth, Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer to lift the Yankees to victory.

Isaias Quiroz blasted two homers and the Spokane Indians powered past the Boise Hawks with an 8-4 victory in the series finale on Tuesday.

Former Gonzaga Bulldog and starting pitcher Marco Gonzales picked up the loss after giving up six earned runs in 6.1 innings pitched.

Melson averaged 9.3 points and scored in double figures 15 times, leading Gonzaga (32-5) to a Sweet 16 appearance.

Deadmarsh played 567 NHL games over 10 seasons with the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings. He was a first round (14th overall) pick by Quebec in 1993 and scored 373 points during his NHL career.

The game remained tied until the late innings. Cole Uvila made his Indians' debut and struck out two in a scoreless inning of relief.

A veteran of 11 years in the NCAA Division I ranks, Nate Barry has been hired as Eastern Washington University's new assistant athletic director for athletic performance.

Washington's historic baseball season, which culminated in the Huskies'  thrilling postseason run and first-ever trip to the College World Series, came to end Monday as the Huskies were eliminated in a 14-5 loss to Pac-12 rival Oregon State.

The Indians kept fighting and snagged a run in the eighth. Diosbel Arias picked up his first RBI of the season.

The Seattle Mariners snapped their four-game winning streak on Thursday night after falling to the Boston Red Sox, 2-1.

The 19-year-old was the Texas Rangers' 2017 2^nd round pick and 66^th overall selection in the MLB Draft.

The Seattle Mariners notched their 44th victory on Wednesday after beating the Los Angeles Angels, 8-6 thanks to a walk-off home run by Mitch Haniger.

For the first time since 1994, the World Cup is coming back to North America. The trio bid of the United States, Canada and Mexico beat out Morocco in a vote (134-65), at Wednesday's FIFA Congress.

The 2018 WHL preseason schedule was announced by the league on Wednesday afternoon, including the Spokane Chiefs’ six exhibition games.

The 2018 Spokane Youth Sports Awards will begin on Wednesday, June 13 at the historic Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox. Red carpet arrivals begin at 5pm, with the program beginning at 6pm.

Idaho returns 11 starters for the 2018 season, including four all-league selections in 2017.

The Mariners gave up two solo home runs in the first inning, but responded in the bottom half of the inning as Nelson Cruz tied the game with a two-run homer.

Washington is making its first-ever trip to the Men's College World Series after beating Cal State Fullerton on Sunday in a winner-takes-all nail biter, 6-5, in 10 innings. 

In his final season, the Spokane, Wash. native posted a 1.79 ERA and a minuscule 58/4 strikeout/walk ratio while saving 12 games for the Bulldogs, the second-most in a single season in program history.

Eastern kicks off the classic, and the 2018 campaign, against the Orange at the Carrier Dome in New York as a part of the Syracuse Regional.

The Texas Rangers assigned 23 players to Spokane on Friday for the start of the Northwest League season, which opens Friday, June 15th at Avista Stadium. Six players return from the Indians 2017 roster that won the second half NWL North Division Championship. 

The Mariners have now won six of their last seven and have now 39-23 on the season.

Former Gonzaga Bulldog Emma Stach has signed a contract to play professional basketball next season in her home country of Germany.

Seattle scored first in the fourth inning thanks to a Nelson Cruz home run, but the Astros responded in the bottom half of the inning and scored three runs of their own.

Gunnar Schubert and right-handed pitcher Casey Legumina were both picked on the final day of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft.

Yake had a breakout rookie season for the Bulldogs, leading the squad with a .322 batting average for the season with a .378 on-base percentage.

Eastern Washington University head women's basketball coach Wendy Schuller has announced the addition of five new players to the Eagle family.

The Washington Huskies finished a record-breaking season tonight, falling just short of a national title in an 8-3 loss to Florida State.

The Mariners started out hot early, scoring four runs in the first inning, including a three-run home run by Kyle Seager.

Bies, a 6-foot-8, 245-pound right-handed pitcher, appeared in 16 games this season with 16 starts, posting a 7-4 record with 112.0 innings pitched.

The Detroit Tigers selected Whitworth University pitcher Hugh Smith in the sixth round of the MLB draft today, becoming the fifth Pirate player in school history to be selected in the draft.

The #5 Washington Huskies took their first loss of the postseason, falling 1-0 to #6 Florida State in the first game of the best-of-three Women's College World Series championship series.

The 21-year-old junior went 11-1 with a 2.52 ERA in 15 starts for Stetson this year, with 157 strikeouts and 23 walks in 107 innings and was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher of the Year.

Gonzaga baseball centerfielder Branson Trube and catcher Austin Pinorini earned NCAA Tournament All-Region honors for their efforts at the NCAA Minneapolis Regional over the weekend.

Gonzaga baseball didn't get its offense going until late in a 10-4 loss to second-seeded UCLA to knock the Zags out of the NCAA Minneapolis Regional on Sunday.

The #5 Washington Huskies need just two more wins to secure their second national championship, with the Women's College World Series championship series beginning Monday.

Washington rallied from down 6-1 with five runs in the third and three more in the eighth to escape the NCAA Conway Regional with a perfect 3-0 record.

The Seattle Mariners snapped their two-game losing streak when they beat the Texas Rangers, 2-1 on Thursday night.

This approach will slow the rate of debt accumulation over the first four years, which is expected to reach a projected total of up to $85.1 million by FY 2022.

The Cougars will open their 2018 season Saturday, Sept. 1 at Wyoming's War Memorial Stadium. Game time is set for 1:30 p.m. MT/12:30 p.m. PT and will be televised by CBS Sports Network.

Clanton, a senior from Clinton, Okla., led the team in hits (56), RBI (35), on-base percentage (.430), and was ninth in the Pac-12 in batting average (.350) and fourth in slugging (.644).

The seventh inning was the dagger for the Mariners as they gave up four runs after Seattle had two outs

Mauigoa is one of 57 centers named to the list and is one of 10 from the Pac-12 Conference.

Among North American skaters, Smith is ranked 14th by the NHL’s Central Scouting service ahead of June’s entry draft.

Washington State University men's basketball forward Robert Franks announced today that he has withdrawn from the NBA Draft and will return to Washington State for his senior season. 

Lewis-Clark State punches a ticket into the round of four for the sixth-straight season, as the Warriors defeated No. 8 Antelope Valley (Calif.), 5-3.

The 34-year-old receiver spent last season with the Giants, but had limited production after he suffered a season-ending ankle injury in 2017.

Oliver will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the football program, including travel, meals, camps and community engagement. He will also serve as the recruiting coordinator.
 

Lewis is a three-year letterwinner and has appeared in 37 games, 22 as a starter and recorded 117 receptions for 1,254 yards and six touchdowns.

The four-team, double elimination regional bracket will feature two games each day with an if-necessary seventh game on Monday. All NCAA Tournament games will be shown on the ESPN family of networks.

Seattle moves to 32-20 on the year and is only 1.0 games back of the Houston Astros for first place in the AL West.

WSU upped its season home run total 36, the most since 2010 (45).

Gonzaga had a 4-0 lead through five innings, but broke the game open with a seven-run sixth inning. Altogether the Zags pounded out 15 hits on the day and scored a season-high-tying 13 runs.

Former Gonzaga Bulldogs pitcher Marco Gonzales was flawless in Wednesday's game against the Athletics, leading the Mariners to a 1-0 victory.

We take a look back at Central Valley's season that saw the Bears not only reach historic heights, but also become one of the country's best girls basketball team:

Leland is a four-time All-American in track & field (indoor and outdoor) and a two-time All-American in cross country.

The new lease will take effect in 2019. The original ballpark 20-year lease expires at the end of 2018.

The First Team honors were the first all-conference awards of any kind for both Bies and Legumina, while redshirt freshman Ernie Yake was named to the All-WCC Second Team.

The first round of action in this year's NAIA World Series begins on Friday, May 25 and you can catch all the action live on SWX.

The Eagles racked up a program-best 16-6-1 overall record with a 7-1-1 mark in conference play a year ago to win their first regular season championship title since 2004.

Gordon, 30, initially injured the toe when he fouled a ball off it during an at-bat on May 9 at Toronto, and further injured it in Sunday's 3-2 victory over the Tigers.

Whitworth is coming off a 10-15 record in 2017-18.  Griffith takes over for Higgs, who won 361 games in 24 years leading the Pirates and ranked 48^th in total victories among active Division III coaches at the time of her retirement.

"It's an honor and a privilege to receive this award," said Central Valley head basketball coach Freddie Rehkow. "It's great for the Pacific Northwest to be recognized with this honor and accomplishment.

WSU (15-31-1, 7-19-1 Pac-12) outhit Stanford 10-6 but the Cardinal (43-8, 21-6 Pac-12) used three straight two-out hits in the sixth inning to even the game and take a 4-2 lead.

Gonzaga will be back in action on Thursday at the WCC Tournament at a time to be determined. Live coverage will be available on GoZags.com.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Gonzaga baseball posted nine runs in the first two innings and Alek Jacob struck out 12 on the way to a 9-0 shutout win over Santa Clara on Saturday night. The win moved Gonzaga to 29-21 overall and 16-10 in the West Coast Conference, and kept them within one game of Pepperdine for the league lead. The Waves beat Portland 6-2 to hold on to the top spot. On Sunday, a Gonzaga win and Pepperdine loss would clinch the No. 1 seed...

Gonzaga baseball took care of business with a solid start from Daniel Bies and four home runs in a 5-3 win over Santa Clara Friday night that clinched a berth in next week’s four-team WCC Tournament. 

The Tigers had the bases loaded in the 8th inning with two outs when Jose Iglesias drove in two runs on a single to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead and ultimately the win.

McDougle (5-11, 295), played the 2017 season at West Virginia where he earned Freshman All-America honors from ESPN.com.

The Mariners held the Rangers to only one run until the 9th inning when Texas scored two runs on a passed ball.

Penny, who led the nation in rushing at San Diego State last season, was the No. 27 overall selection in the draft, marking just the second time in the past six drafts that the Seahawks have taken a player in the first round.

Gonzaga baseball erased a 2-0 deficit and collected a 13-inning win to take the season series over Washington State on Tuesday night in Pullman, Wash.

Mariners star Robinson Cano was hit with an 80-game suspension on Tuesday after he violated Major League Baseball's drug policy. Cano's suspension drew different reactions from fans and players alike - including Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander.

Seattle Mariners star second baseman, Robinson Cano has been suspended 80 games for violating Major League Baseball's drug policy on Tuesday.

Winning this event qualifies the Sounders for the Far West Regional Championships to be held in Hawaii in this June and with the opportunity to qualify for the US Youth Soccer National Championships.

Starting pitcher Wade LeBlanc was flawless today throwing four strikeouts and giving up zero runs in six innings of work.

Sanders led the team at 19 points per game as the Vandals finished second in the Big Sky standings last year.  He picked up second team All-Big Sky honors, as well as second team NABC All-District 6 recognition.

As a sophomore, he was named to the NJCAA Division I All-America second team and was the Mid-Florida Conference Player of the Year, averaging 17.9 points and 4.7 assists.

The Cougars host Gonzaga Tuesday at 5 p.m. on the Pac-12 Network.

Gonzaga will play its final non-conference game of the season on Tuesday at Washington State at 5 p.m. The game will be televised on Pac-12 Network.

Gonzaga baseball got a seventh-inning home run from Jake Vieth and a great staff pitching performance on the way to a 2-1 win over New Mexico State on Friday night. The Zags also honored longtime head coach Steve Hertz in the rededication of the field as Patterson Baseball Complex and Coach Steve Hertz Field. 

Confero Sports Mixer Raises Money for Great Falls Facilities

The 42nd annual Bloomsday Run is here! Thousands of runners are set to take to the streets of Spokane for the longtime tradition. KHQ and SWX will have you covered every step of the way on TV and online.

The Spokane Chiefs built for the future on Thursday morning in Red Deer, Alta., selecting 12 players in the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft, including defenseman Graham Sward with the 17th overall pick. 

The Mariners bullpen collapsed in the final two innings after surrendering the lead in the 8th and 9th innings, giving up three runs on two home runs.

Diaz was 11 for 11 in save opportunities in the month of April, his 11 saves were the most in baseball during that span.

Playing in his second full season with the Chiefs, Smith recorded 73 points (14G-59A) in 69 games, finishing second among all WHL defensemen in scoring during the 2017-18 WHL regular season.

Voting for Student Athlete of the Year 2017-2018 begins May 1!

Washington's offense pounded out 13 hits and led 7-0 to give freshman Jack DeCooman plenty of leeway to work with as the Huskies beat Seattle U, 7-2.

Over his four-year career in Moscow, the 6-foot-1, 236-lb. Lashley played in 35 games, totaling 261 tackles (168 solo), 26.0 TFL, and 3.0 sacks.

Maxwell, a sixth-round pick in the 2011 draft, spent his first four seasons in Seattle, a run that saw him play a big role on a defense that helped lead the Seahawks to back-to-back Super Bowls.

The Seahawks started Day 1 of the 2018 NFL Draft by trading back to acquire more picks, shipping the No. 18 overall pick in Round 1 and the No. 248 overall pick (Round 7) to the Green Bay Packers

He was one of 21 collegiate free agents the Chargers signed, and they will report for a rookie mini-camp this week.

Gonzaga got on the board early and often in the rain-soaked day at the park. The two teams endured a 46-minute rain delay early in the third, and then a 59-minute rain delay at the start of the fourth.

Washington State quarterback Luke Falk had to wait a little longer than expected before he got the big phone call from the NFL. Falk was drafted Saturday afternoon in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL draft, No. 199 overall, to the Tennessee Titans. Falk is the 11th QB to get drafted in the history of Washington State football, and the first since Alex Brink in 2008.

Washington State offensive lineman Cole Madison was selected in the fifth round as the 138th overall pick by the Green Bay Packers in the 2018 NFL Draft Saturday.

Roshaun Johnson rushed for 124 yards and three touchdowns, while Kaden Elliss starred on both sides of the ball in Team Gold's 55-19 win in the 2018 Silver & Gold Spring Game Friday, at the Kibbie Dome. Johnson scored twice from on one-yard plunges and added another red-zone score from six yards out.

To help you get ready for Saturday's Red-White battle, EWU head coach Aaron Best stopped by SWX Tonight to take a look back at spring camp and tell you what to expect tomorrow at 2.

The Seahawks added to their defensive line in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft, selecting USC defensive end Rasheem Green with the 79th overall pick.

Penny, 22, led the nation in rushing last season, gaining 2,248 and scoring 23 touchdowns on 289 carries.

This is the first defensive lineman the Bucs have selected in the first round since Adrian Clayborn in 2011.

Eagle fans and tailgaters hoping for a fifth home game can breathe a sigh of relief after Eastern Washington University announced the addition of regional rival Central Washington to its 2018 football schedule.

Washington State surrendered the go-head run in the eighth inning in a 4-3 defeat against Seattle U at Bannerwood Park Wednesday afternoon.
 

The Seahawks are without a second and third-round pick this year and haven't selected a player in the first round in four of the past five seasons.

Edwin Diaz threw two strikeouts today and became the fifth fastest closer in MLB history to reach 200 strikeouts (Diaz 130.0 innings).

The interim tag has been removed from her title and Lynn Hickey will now become the permanent Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics at Eastern Washington University, effective immediately.

Leading the way for the Mariners was former Gonzaga pitcher Marco Gonzales, who pitched 6.0 innings and threw eight strikeouts in the win.

Five of the players on the Red squad were starters on offense for the Eagles last season, including a trio of offensive linemen and All-Big Sky running back Antoine Custer Jr.

Starting pitcher Mike Leake gave up eight earned runs and 12 hits in just 3.1 innings.

McFadden threw the first five innings as four Cougar pitchers combined to no-hit Santa Clara in a 5-0 win Sunday, clinching a series sweep.

Bies dominated league leader San Francisco in a 6-0 complete game shutout win for Gonzaga on Friday night.

It was the second straight positive result for the Sounders following their 0-3-0 start to the season coming off their 2-2 road draw at Sporting Kansas City last weekend.

The Zags (20-18, 10-8) managed just six hits in the game, but weren’t able to get to USF starter Landen Bourassa and the USF (23-17, 12-6) bullpen.

Washington State (13-20) recorded its second no-hitter of the season after Scotty Sunitsch no-hit Oregon three weeks ago April 8.

In an offseason overflowing with unexpected good news, Gonzaga men's basketball caught a bad break on Friday when Josh Perkins had to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder.