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01/25/2025

Zags beat Pepperdine, extend winning streak to 7 games!!

Gonzaga Women's Basketball won 81-53 behind Yvonne Ejim's 29 points

More on the win, and how it positions Gonzaga at the top of the WCC:

MALIBU, Calif. — After falling at home to Oregon State 71-67 on Dec. 28, the Gonzaga women’s basketball team has flipped a switch, winning seven straight games, including a 28-point

01/25/2025

🏀We have 14 high school hoops games on SWXOvertime, including a record-breaking performance from Avi West, who became Northwest Christian's all-time leading scorer🤯

Find all the highlights on SWXLocalSports.com, including West's historic shot👀
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Northwest Christian's Avi West broke the school record for most points against Reardan tonight, surpassing the 1,820 mark to right his name in the history books. But it was Reardan

01/24/2025

WSU Football schedules home & home with former Pac-12 member Arizona for 2026/2027

Cougs also lock in Apple Cup dates vs Washington for 2026 and 2027 🍎

Future dates for the Cougs trips to Tucson and Seattle:⬇️

PULLMAN, Wash. – In the midst of a flurry of recruiting and commitments under new head coach Jimmy Rogers, the Washington State football team announced future non-conference games with the

01/24/2025

📣Congratulations to this week's McDonald's of the Inland NW Team of The Week, the Post Falls High School Athletics Cheer squad!

POST FALLS, Idaho – The Post Falls cheer team has been recognized as this week's McDonald's Team of the Week, boasting a team GPA of 3.2.

01/24/2025

🔥What a night to be a Vandal😎
Idaho freshman and Coeur d'Alene native Kolton Mitchell came alive in the 2nd half, sinking all six of his 3s, totaling 24 2nd half points & hitting the game-winning buzzer-beater to knock off the Bears!

Full highlights:👀

MOSCOW, Idaho — The Idaho Vandals knocked off the top-ranked Northern Colorado Bears on Thursday behind a heroic night from Kolton Mitchell, who drilled his sixth 3-pointer of the game

01/23/2025

🏀Tonight on SWX, we have a huge Big Sky Conference battle in Moscow!🚨

It's the Idaho Vandals looking to take down the top-ranked Northern Colorado Bears!

Tipoff set for 6 p.m. and you can watch it on SWX or stream it on SWXLocalSports.com and the app!

01/22/2025

What has led to Gonzaga's defensive issues and can it be fixed in time for the postseason?

Dan Dickau breaks it down on this week's Talking Zags:

SPOKANE, Wash. — It's very obvious to everyone in the nation right now that the Gonzaga Bulldogs have a major problem... and it's not the offense.

01/22/2025

🤼‍♂️You wouldn't want to let this Mead wrestler get you with a double-leg takedown, but you would want him to help you with your homework. Tyler Vandeventer is this week's student athlete of the week, striving to be a champion on and off the mat!

SPOKANE, Wash. – Tyler Vandeventer, a senior wrestler at Mead High School, is known for his fierce performance on the wrestling mat and his dedication to academics. Vandeventer has been

01/22/2025

Selection Sunday for the NCAA tournament is just two months away and after back-to-back losses, Gonzaga is trending down in the latest NCAA Tournament projections.

Where the top Bracketologists have the Zags going:

SPOKANE, Wash. — Believe it or not, Selection Sunday is less than two months away, with the first round of the NCAA Tournament set to begin on March 20. The

01/21/2025

🚨EWU Football's 2025 schedule is out now!🦅
The Eagles have five home games on the Inferno and open the season at Incarnate Word on August 30!

Full schedule:

CHENEY, Wash. — The 2024 College Football season officially came to a close on Monday, but the Eastern Washington Eagles are already looking forward to the 2025 season. EWU announced

01/21/2025

With games like this, maybe the Big Sky Conference should have games on Mondays more often!

EWU's furious 4th quarter comeback attempt came up just short, but you have to see how close the game-tying shot was from going in 👀

HIGHLIGHTS:

CHENEY, Wash. -- Peyton Howard's would-be game-tying layup rolled just off the front of the basket as time expired, officially ruling the Eastern Washington Eagles' comeback attempt two points short.

01/21/2025

"Not able to get stops right now" 👀

Head coach Mark Few discusses defensive struggles, how to fix them amid a two-game skid: ⬇️

SPOKANE, Wash. — Over the last two games, Gonzaga has averaged 94 points per game, which would rank No. 1 in the country if sustained for an entire season. Instead,

01/20/2025

Gonzaga drops out of the AP Top 25 for the first time all season

How the Zags fell to back-to-back WCC opponents, and where they go from here: 👇

SPOKANE, Wash. — After a winless week with an overtime loss to Oregon State and allowing 103 points to Santa Clara, the Gonzaga Bulldogs find themselves outside the Top 25

01/19/2025

Over the past two games, Gonzaga's defense has given up 200 total points & 27 made 3s, leading to back-to-back WCC losses

So what's next?

"Starting at ground zero again, see if we can build them back up," Few said.

More from Few on his next steps:

SPOKANE, Wash. — Over the past two games, the Gonzaga Bulldogs’ defense has given up 200 total points and 27 made 3-pointers, leading to back-to-back conference losses for the first

01/19/2025

No. 16 Gonzaga falls to Santa Clara 103-99, the most points GU has ever given up in The Kennel after the Broncos hit 18 3-pointers, and defensive woes continue for the Zags.

How the Broncos pulled it off👇

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Santa Clara Broncos entered The Kennel on Saturday night having lost 16 straight games in the building. But this time, they not only broke that streak

01/19/2025

There's NEVER a dull night in the WHL!

Spokane Chiefs score two of the prettiest goals you'll see, but a hat trick from a familiar face lifts Lethbridge to a 4-2 win in front of a big crowd on Military Appreciation Night.

Full highlights HERE:

SPOKANE, Wash. -- The crowd of 8,642 fans who packed the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Saturday for Military Appreciation Night were treated to a great game, just not the final

01/19/2025

All five Vandal Hoops' starters reached double-digit points, propelling Idaho past Eastern Washington, 83-76!

Highlights from the win that secured the doubleheader sweep over the Eagles⬇️

MOSCOW, Idaho — The Idaho Vandals completed a sweep of Eastern Washington on Saturday in Moscow, with the men defeating the Eagles 83-76 after the women won earlier in the

01/19/2025

🏀 Idaho women's basketball continues to roll in Big Sky play👀
Idaho improves to 4-1 in conference after Olivia Nelson led the Vandals with 29 points, matching her career high, in the 67-57 win over Eastern Washington!

Highlights from Moscow👇

MOSCOW, Idaho — The Idaho Vandals women’s basketball team continues to solidify its position as one of the top teams in the Big Sky Conference, defeating the Eastern Washington Eagles