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Maniacs' stars put on a show

Ellen Rouse's latest trick was to win two Athlete of the Meet awards on the same day - one on the track and one in the field.

To judge by her team's overall performance, maybe she should win Most Inspirational as well.

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Friday May 9, 2008

• Maniacs' stars put on a show
  Ellen Rouse's latest trick was to win two Athlete of the Meet awards on the same day - one on the track and one in...
• Bengals prevail in battle of elites
  From Zach Clanton's vantage point, there's not even a sliver of doubt. Lewiston and Lake City are the finest in an elite crop of Idaho...
• Greene, Warriors pummel Concordia in regional debut
  VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Port-of-entry complications kept Lewis-Clark State from fielding its best lineup in the opening game of the NAIA Region I tournament. And...
• Lewiston rallies on back nine to surprise Vikings
  Lewiston finally gained the advantage on its contemporary nemesis and reclaimed the Idaho Class 5A District I-II boys' golf title, surging past Coeur d'Alene on...
• PREP MISCELLANY: Lewiston survives up-and-down day
  COEUR D'ALENE - After a tough opening-game loss, Lewiston rebounded behind a Jessica Ulrich shutout at the Idaho Class 5A District I-II softball tournament Thursday....
• PREP TRACK: Hounds split double dual
  PULLMAN - The Greyhounds were perfect in the boys' hurdles, but one point shy in one of the girls' team races. Nick Cassleman led...
• Thivierge takes over MSU-Northern
  Tyson Thivierge, who was a standout wrestler at Clarkston High in the late 1990s, was recently named the wrestling coach at Montana State-Northern. Thivierge wrestled...
• Hot Cougars take on Washington
  SEATTLE - Washington State hopes to maintain its current tear and escape the Pac-10 cellar this weekend when it visits arch-rival Washington for a three-game...
• NAIA regional tournaments
  Thursday's games REGION I At Vancouver, British Columbia Lewis-Clark State 11,Concordia (Ore.) 3 College of Idaho 3, British Columbia 0 REGION II At Azusa, Calif....
• Sports log
  On this day ... May 9, 1987 - Baltimore's Eddie Murray became the first major leaguer to hit home runs from both sides of the...

Thursday May 8, 2008

• Bantams dodge playoff meltdown
  After nearly a dozen pitches in the final inning, a Clarkston implosion seemed all too real a possibility. Cary Conklin was wildly rifling pitches everywhere...
• Warriors gear up for 'opportunity'
  Any pressure Lewis-Clark State feels between now and late May will be entirely self-prescribed. The Warriors don't have to win - they are guaranteed a...
• M's manage just 2 hits in loss to Texas
  SEATTLE - Vicente Padilla knew he had a challenge in his matchup against Seattle Mariners ace Erik Bedard. But the Texas Rangers' right-hander had a...
• PREP MISCELLANY: Bulldogs polish off Troy for State berth
  JULIAETTA - Holding a tenuous two-run lead, Genesee High reeled off 11 hits and eight runs in the final two innings to sink Troy 13-3...
• AREA COLLEGES: Korby, Alfred named to watch list
  Washington State redshirt junior Kenny Alfred and Idaho senior-to-be Adam Korby were named to the spring watch list for the 2008 Rimington Trophy, awarded annually...
• Cougars start fast, blast BYU
  PROVO, Utah - Washington State scored five times in the opening inning en route to a comfortable 12-5 win over BYU in a nonconference baseball...
• NAIA regional tournaments
  Wednesday's games REGION II At Azusa, Calif. Concordia (Calif.) 4, California Baptist 3 Azusa Pacific 9, Point Loma Nazarene 6 Fresno Pacific 8, Biola 5...
• Chiefs snatch WHL title
  LETHBRIDGE, Alberta - The Spokane Chiefs collected the second Western Hockey League championship in franchise history Wednesday night, wrapping up a four-game sweep of the...
• Sports log
  On this day ... May 8, 1984 - On the day the Olympic torch relay began, the Soviet Union announced it would not take part...

Wednesday May 7, 2008

• Bengals tear into Coeur d'Alene
  For much of Tuesday afternoon, the Lewiston baseball team exhibited everything its coach likes to see from his lineup. Discipline, balance, power - it was...
• UI, WSU lose eight scholarships
  The football programs at Idaho and Washington State were docked eight scholarships apiece for the forthcoming season because of academic shortcomings, the NCAA announced Tuesday....
• PREP MISCELLANY: Hounds strong in postseason opener
  PULLMAN - Pitcher Tyler Druffel nearly tossed a perfect game to lead Pullman to a 10-0 win over Medical Lake in the opening round of...
• Cougars mount rally to beat BYU
  PROVO, Utah - Paul Gran and Jim Murphy homered on consecutive pitches to open a seven-run ninth inning for Washington State, which rallied past BYU...
• COLLEGE NOTES: Warriors' Lester selected regional player of the week
  Lewis-Clark State's Ikaika Lester has been named the Region I baseball player of the week for his performance in a weekend series against Oregon Tech....
• Rangers trounce listless Mariners
  SEATTLE - Telling Sidney Ponson this is his last chance in baseball may be the best move the Rangers will make this year. "That's just...
• Sports log
  On this day ... May 7, 1998 - Eva Hershaw and Sandra Tronsen both smacked home runs to lead the Garfield-Palouse softball team to a...

Tuesday May 6, 2008

• Prairie scores revenge in title tilt with Genesse
  COTTONWOOD - Prairie's 39-game winning streak may be history, but the Pirates made a statement to the team that broke it. Sammi Frei held...
• PREP BASEBALL, SOFTBALL: Grangeville wins its first and last home game
  GRANGEVILLE - Four pitchers combined on a three-hitter Monday as Grangeville celebrated its first and last genuine home game of the prep baseball season with...
• PREP GOLF, TENNIS: Panthers claim subdistrict title
  WALLA WALLA - Andrew Hasenoehrl and Nick Gosse tied for second individually to lead Asotin to the boys' team title Monday in a Class...
• AREA COLLEGES: WSU track program signs three athletes
  PULLMAN - The Washington State track program announced the signing Monday of three athletes, including a hurdler whom WSU assistant coach Mark Macdonald calls "one...
• COLLEGE BASEBALL: Beavers strike back to salvage series with WSU
  PULLMAN - A satisfying weekend came to an abrupt end for Washington State. Cougar pitchers issued 11 walks and allowed 17 hits Monday as...
• AREA TRACK BESTS
  Here are the top reported outdoor marks this season for prep track and field athletes in the Tribune circulation area. Hand times are rounded up...
• Sports log
  On this day ... May 6, 1988 - Rick Stiner was 6-for-8 with 11 RBI and three home runs and Matt Hyde was 6-for-9 with...

Monday May 5, 2008

• L-C sees 17-game win skein snapped
  Lewis-Clark State's lack of patience not only led to a rare loss Sunday, but a complete dearth of tolerance. In turn, that left even some...
• Cougars repeat upset of Beavers
  COLLEGE BASEBALL PULLMAN - Washington State continued its late-season surge by routing Oregon State again, 11-4, in a Pac-10 baseball game at Bailey-Brayton Field on...
• Scoreboard
  HOCKEY NHL PLAYOFFS All Times Pacific CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Sunday Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Rangers 2, OT, Pittsburgh wins series 4-1 Dallas 2, San Jose 1, 4OT,...
• Sports bulletin
  Bulletin Items must be submitted in writing, and are published chronologically and on a space-available basis. Information can be dropped off at the Tribune office,...
• Sports log
  On this day ... May 5, 1904 - Cy Young of the Red Sox pitched a perfect game against the Philadelphia Athletics, beating Rube Waddell...

Sunday May 4, 2008

• Cougars pin double loss on Dawgs
  PULLMAN — The springy Swede on the women’s team fell short of her best leap, but high-jump fans didn’t go home disappointed. Neither did Cougar...
• Cougars find a Way to beat OSU
  PULLMAN - After growing accustomed to working out of the bullpen, Matt Way insists he has yet to fully adjust to his new role as...
• Lester's blasts stoke Warriors
  If there were any questions about Ikaika Lester's mental health after suffering a painful injury last month, the senior from Hawaii seemed to answer them...
• PREP BASEBALL: Bulldogs, Tigers reach title game
  GENESEE - Genesee pitcher Tyler Souders tossed a five-inning shutout to beat Prairie 10-0 on Saturday and lead the Bulldogs into the title game of...
• PREP SOFTBALL: Bulldogs rally for CIL crown
  POTLATCH - Down by two runs in the seventh inning, Grangeville mustered three scores to beat Potlatch 11-10 on Saturday and claim the Central Idaho...
• PREP MISCELLANY: Leighton paces Lapwai relay teams to strong showing at Horseshoe Bend
  HORSESHOE BEND - Chelsey Leighton won the girls' 400-meter dash and aided three relay victories to pace Lapwai at the Horseshoe Bend Invitational. Leighton...
• Sports log
  On this day ... May 4, 1994 - Charles Barkley scored 56 points, including a playoff-record 38 in the first half, to lead the Phoenix...

Saturday May 3, 2008

• Unbreakable backstop
  The crook in Brian Ward's nose says a lot about him, especially to those who saw how it came to be. So does his biographical...
• Bantams surge into postseason
  The streak began inconspicuously in the second game of a doubleheader three weeks ago at Medical Lake. At the time, the Clarkston Bantams were just...
• PREP BASEBALL: Warner, Tigers clip Troy to start districts
  JULIAETTA - Ben Warner's RBI single in the seventh broke a tie and gave Kendrick a 10-9 opening-round win over Troy at the Idaho Class...
• PREP SOFTBALL: Bantams take a pair from Deer Park
  Riley Swanson was dominant on the mound on Friday, leading the Clarkston softball team to a sweep over Deer Park in a Great Northern League...
• PREP MISCELLANY: Orofino's Rouse rules Kamiah meet, collects four victories
  KAMIAH - Orofino senior Ellen Rouse dominated the Kamiah track and field invitational, winning four events at the 16-team event on Friday. Rouse, who has...
• COLLEGE BASEBALL: Cougs welcome champion Beavers
  PULLMAN - With its brief hiatus from Pac-10 action concluded, Washington State will play host to conference foe and two-time defending national champ Oregon State....
• Sports in brief
  Bantams aide inducted into Alaska Hall Clarkston High assistant wrestling coach Gary Steeby has been inducted into the Alaska High School Hall of Fame....
• Sports log
  On this day ... May 3, 1941 - Whirlaway, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, had an easy start to the Triple Crown with an 8-length victory...