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High school sports, @SpokaneIndians and @SpokaneChiefs for The Spokesman-Review, @SpokesmanSports and @SRPreps | DMV native | daven @spokesman .com

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Dave Nichols SR
2 months
Charlie Condon’s first few BP cuts in a ⁦ @spokaneindians ⁩ uniform
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7 months
You may have heard by now--I had emergency double bypass open heart surgery last week. I am home and on the mend and hope to see you at a practice, game or Avista Stadium soon! Thanks @cnichols14 for carrying me through this.
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3 years
Dylan Darling signs his national letter of intent with Washington State basketball.
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Lexie Hull goes No. 6 overall in WNBA draft to Indiana. Great night for the CV grad and her family.
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7 years
Lexie Hull scores 13 points in the fourth quarter and @CVHS_Bears girls wins GEICO Nationals Championship 66-61. Central Valley brings NATIONAL TITLE back to Spokane! #nwprepsnow @GSL_Scores
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6 months
Status update: I've been cleared to return to work! Feeling good, no setbacks. Next Thursday I can drive again. Three weeks and one day ago I was on the operating table. It's hard to believe.
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6 years
Gonzaga Prep's Anton Watson named "Mr Basketball" for Washington by coaches association (WIBCA). G-Prep's Matty McIntyre 4A coach of the year. Gonzaga-bound Brock Ravet 2B POY; ACH's Maguire Issak is 1B POY. #NWPrepsNow
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2 years
Just got word Ferris junior Castle Keaton struck out 21 of the 22 batters he faced in a 9-0 complete-game win over Ridgeline. He was one hit away from an immaculate game. Just unheard of at the varsity level. His final line: 7 innings, 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 walks and 21 strikeouts.
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Dave Nichols SR
5 years
The two teams at center court interlocking arms for a moment of silence for Kellen Erickson.
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3 years
New voice: Ferris hires veteran assistant coach Malik Roberson for top spot with @SaxonScores1 ; becomes first Black head coach in @GSL_Scores football. Thanks to @CoachLakeUDUB , @erikcoleman and @PFTrojans coach Blaine Bennett for thoughtful comments.
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Dave Nichols SR
3 years
No teams in the finals and so for that reason, Tacoma Dome, I am out. Next stop: food I can eat with a fork instead of out of a paper bag. Until next year…
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6 years
Mt Spokane boys cap historic night for the GSL.
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2 years
Fall 2022 high school sports all-league teams for @GSL_Scores and Eastern Washington.
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3 years
NHL Hockey in Spokane.
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8 months
North Central upsets No. 1 Auburn. Wolfpack advances to a quarterfinal Thursday at Tacoma Dome.
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@SBLiveWA FaiNAL - NC boys 60, Auburn 54: Big shot from Williams sinks Trojans. @SBLiveWA
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Dave Nichols SR
5 years
The Nats Blog. Federal Baseball. We Love DC. Nationals Prospects. Let Teddy Win. FJB. We’ve Got Heart. DC Baseball History. Nats GM. All the rest of you. You helped create this. Trailers at RFK. Consecutive 100-loss seasons. Natinals. Everything. World Series Champs!
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Dave Nichols SR
3 years
Signing day: @DylanDarling11 cements legacy status, signs with @WSUCougarMBB .
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1 year
As media, we’re not supposed to have rooting interest in teams we cover other than “good stories” Stories don’t get better than this. This is HUGE for Rogers as individuals, team, school and community.
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Dave Nichols SR
3 years
One of the coolest parts about driving across the state to Tacoma on Tuesday is seeing all the school buses headed the other way to Spokane for state B
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3 years
Final: Central Valley 69, Woodinville 66. Darling finished with 48.
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7 years
Gonzaga Prep STATE CHAMPS!
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2 years
Ladies and gentlemen, that’s a wrap on high school sports for the 2021-22 season. We’ll have some follow-up stuff over the next couple of weeks but games/meets/tourneys are in the books. Thanks for following (or putting up with) all year.
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5 years
A difficult night at Ferris High tonight as basketball families came together to honor and celebrate a young man gone too soon.
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5 years
Top Titan: Ken VanSickle has spent a lifetime supporting University High School athletics. He'll retire after 38 years at the end of the school year.
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Dave Nichols SR
3 years
Central Valley's Dylan Darling goes for 58 tonight in CV's 97-65 win over North Central. GSL single-game scoring record, breaking the record he tied last week.
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Dave Nichols SR
7 years
Final from New York at GEICO Nationals: Central Valley 70, Westlake (GA) 57. CV will play for national title tomorrow against Hamilton Heights (TN) at 7 am. Lexie Hull with 30 points for the Bears (28-0). CV 21 of 28 from the line. #NWPrepsNow @GSL_Scores
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4 years
Statement from @spokaneindians regarding Native American terms and imagery and its relationship with the Spokane Tribe of Indians.
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Dave Nichols SR
5 years
Pregame reading: @Rangers prospect Ryan Garcia joins @spokaneindians after successful season at UCLA.
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2 years
S-R Showcase: All-Stars from across Greater Spokane League, Eastern and Central Washington, North Idaho align for memorial basketball games.
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Dave Nichols SR
6 years
Lemme tell ya @Rangers fans--Crouse as dominant as box score says. His slider was overpowering for hitters--as well as the ump on occasion. Had FB command to all four quadrants. Funky but in control. Personally, I hope I get to cover him all season.
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3 years
Gonzaga Prep, Mt. Spokane put defense first in de facto Greater Spokane League title game.
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7 years
Central Valley girls basketball takes undefeated act to big stage in New York
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3 years
. @MEAD_ATHLETICS hired Luke Jordan as boys basketball coach, replacing retired Glenn Williams. Jordan had been JV head coach for Williams for 6 years. Jordan graduated from Shadle Park (2009), played at Wenatchee Valley College and assisted at Mt. Spokane.
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Dave Nichols SR
5 months
Thus ends another high school sports season--my seventh as high school editor for @SpokesmanSports and @SRPreps . Lots of ups and downs this year and I'm just happy I'm still able to do it. Thanks for following along.
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3 years
Gonzaga Prep standout Kaz Melzer signs national letter of intent with Stanford football.
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4 years
Former Mead, Gonzaga star Jazmine Redmon takes over as head coach at University ( @GbbUhs ).
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9 months
BREAKING: Gonzaga Prep's Dave McKenna retires as football coach after 16 seasons. We'll have much more in Sunday's paper on the Dean of @GSL_Scores football retiring.
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Dave Nichols SR
6 years
FINAL Gonzaga Prep 69, Mount Si 43 Bullpups defend Spokane's honor with their consecutive State 4A championship.
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3 years
2021 fall sports high school all-league teams for Greater Spokane League, Eastern Washington and North Idaho.
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7 years
Central Valley girls finish historic run with win in GEICO Nationals championship game @CVBearSports @GSL_Scores #nwprepsnow
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4 years
First views of brand new Union Stadium. Not the opening day they wanted, but a spectacular new venue with views of Mt Spokane over the scoreboard.
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Dave Nichols SR
3 years
Kinda deflating after the busy week to get a "you never cover our school" email from a parent when, in fact, we cover them just like all the other 86 schools in our coverage area.
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Dave Nichols SR
1 year
You don’t say. Seriously though, a tremendous honor to be recognized like this
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Dave Nichols SR
2 years
A better look I missed during the bedlam earlier. I mean, c'mon.
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2 years
FINAL: No. 4 Mead 69, No. 2 Arlington 67. Teryn Gardner with the game-winner for the Panthers to earn mead the Class 3A third-place trophy.
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2 years
I teased it earlier...here's your first look at tomorrow's @SRPreps Winter Sports Special Section. Thanks @ElhueSmails for the great design! Everything online in the AM--get your hard copy tomorrow!
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2 years
Rogers girls won tonight as well...first time both teams have advanced in the same district tournament and just the second time ever for the girls. Big night for Rogers.
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Dave Nichols SR
6 years
Central Valley girls basketball coach Freddie Rehkow has stepped down after 21 years. 2018 state title, nat'l coach of the year, nat'l tourney win. Mentioned lots of factors, but family first. "My boys need me, my wife needs me."
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2 years
Dave Nichols: All-star basketball showcase to make delayed debut after three-year pause.
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5 years
Mt. Spokane and Oregon State product...
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Baseball America
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Drew Rasmussen is now up to Double-A 👀
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6 years
Coeur d’Alene Little League World Series team being honored by @spokaneindians . Nice touch.
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5 years
Down under: @spokaneindians pitcher John Matthews comes at hitters from different angles.
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1 year
Humbled and honored tonight sharing the stage with HOF coaches who have given 30-plus years dedication to the game and today’s all-state players
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4 years
Obligatory high school football sunset pic.
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6 years
AP all-state basketball released. Gonzaga Prep's Anton Watson voted all-classification player of the year. Tyson Degenhart (Mt Spokane) 3A first team. Brock Ravet (Kittitas), headed to Gonzaga with Watson, was 2A player of the year. St George's Erik Farias was 2B first-team
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8 years
Excited to announce I've been hired full-time on sports page at Spokesman-Review in Spokane, WA. Writing, editing, a little layout.
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5 years
District 8 Friday at Toyota Center: 9: KAM/HERM (3AG l-o); 10:45: SOU/KEN (3AB l-o); 12:30: KEN/MTS (3AG title); 2:15: KAM/MTS (3AB title); 4: UHI/CHIA (4AG l-o); 5:45: FER/CHIA (4AB l-o); 7:30: MEAD/CV (4AG title); 9:15: GP/CV (4AB title). Long day of hoops.
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3 years
A quick nugget leftover from state: Gonzaga Prep's Jayden Stevens played 3 games and led the 4A tourney in total points, field goals, steals and blocks and was third in total rebounds. Pretty good week's work.
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6 years
A day after being named national girls coach of the year by coaches association, Central Valley's Freddie Rehkow named girls coach of the year by USA Today. @lexiehulll named to first team, @lacie_hull to second team.
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4 years
Former Liberty HS star Maisie Burnham brings skill, ‘winning mentality’ to @EWUWBB . Photo: EWU Athletics
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3 years
Influencer: Ron Brooks mentored generations of ballplayers and coaches at @ShadleSports .
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5 years
Blaine Crim ( @Bcrim23 ) of @spokaneindians named Northwest League MVP, Kenny Hook ( @KHooK13 ) manager of the year. C David Garcia and RP Warner Leal named year-end all-stars.
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5 years
Hi everyone. Quick update: another day in the hospital for more tests and a procedure. Specialist doesn’t sound too concerned but wants to get it right. Thanks to everyone that has reached out. It’s been a rough few days but I’m hanging in there.
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6 years
District 8 3A girls: Defense wins as No. 2 Mt. Spokane edges No. 3 Kamiakin on block at buzzer. #GSLhoops #NWPrepsNow
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1 year
Everett's Cole Young just hit my car in the right field parking lot. A three-run shot and 4-0 lead with one out in the second.
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6 years
27 Eastern Washington prep teams played a regional game over the past two days. 26 advance to state venues. #NWPrepsNow
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6 years
Gonzaga Prep’s Anton Watson makes first cut at USA men’s U18 National Team tryouts
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9 years
I think the Nats should throw no-hitters on the last weekend every season. It's a nice tradition.
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2 years
Holy cow, what a day. @GSL_Scores goes three-for-three, with Gonzaga Prep and Mt Spokane boys and Mead girls all winning on the last day of the season. Two third and a fourth. Great showing from the Dome.
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4 years
Mt Spokane’s Tyson Degenhart getting ready to sign his national letter of intent to Boise State
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5 years
Kind of crazy the state boys and girls scoring records are broken on the same evening. Congrats to Odessa's Ryan Moffet and Cashmere's Hailey Van Lith.
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7 years
Congrats to @CVBearSports girls basketball, National Champions. #NWPrepsNow @GSL_Scores
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5 years
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, thanks for following along this week as events unfolded here in Tacoma. With that, I’m done. Gonna go find a cold beverage and put my feet up.
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3 years
BREAKING: Tom Yearout steps down as head football coach at Ferris. Will be replaced by def coord Malik Roberson, becoming first Black head football coach in @GSL_Scores history. Yearout will remain in undetermined capacity. Photo below shows both addressing team at school today.
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7 years
Eastern Washington and North Idaho winter sports 2017-18 all-league teams. #NWPrepsNow
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5 years
Pregame reading: @spokaneindians ' Blaine Crim takes long road to pro baseball:
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Dave Nichols SR
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> @JohnRAthletics star Aaron Kinsey commits
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Aaron Kinsey
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After a good talk with @Coach_Eck and my family I am proud to announce my commitment to the university of Idaho ✌️✌️
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Dave Nichols SR
5 years
Kinda busy over here. Sorry my free updates aren’t satisfactory for you
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@DNicholsSR No updates the entire second half? Wow. Thanks for the coverage.
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3 years
Michael Toglia, Daniel Cope hit grand slams; @spokaneindians survive 15-11 slugfest with @vancanadians . Niko Decolati with 5-hit night; Isaac Collins 4 for 6 w/homer.
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Dave Nichols SR
6 years
If you're not tired of reading about the #Caps , here's a little something I wrote. It was all worth it. #ALLCAPS
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Dave Nichols SR
2 years
Double duty tonight
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7 years
Central Valley's Lexie Hull (Stanford) and Post Falls' Melody Kempton (Gonzaga) named Gatorade girls players of the year for Washington and Idaho respectively.
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2 years
Mt. Spokane baseball knocks off No. 2 Lake Washington 5-4 in a quarterfinal to advance to the 3A final four next weekend.
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5 years
Dave Nichols: Stars come out from across Metro area and Region for #SRShowcase . Rosters and coaches announced for #Jack Blair and #DennyHumphrey all-star games.
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2 years
The annual shearing
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7 years
All in the family: Groves name synonymous with Shadle Park athletics. Enjoyed meeting the whole family.
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3 years
BREAKING: The Battle of the Bell football game between Mead and Mt. Spokane originally scheduled for Sept. 10 is rescheduled for Friday, Oct. 15 at 7:00 pm at Union Stadium.
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Dave Nichols SR
5 years
As usual, last one out. Long day, another one tomorrow. Good hoops.
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Dave Nichols SR
5 years
Hi everyone. Got out of my procedures a bit ago. Everything went smoothly and I should be released this afternoon. I really appreciated all of the well wishes and sorry I haven’t responded to each one individually but they meant a lot! Back to work in no time!
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5 years
All-Region: Tyson Degenhart, Jayda Noble head The Spokesman-Review’s big school teams, while Ryan Moffet, Maisie Burnham are small-school POYs. #NWPrepsNow
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5 years
I’m at the World Series.
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2 years
Unbreakable: Ferris pitcher Castle Keaton strikes out 21 batters in seven-inning complete game.
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9 months
WIAA approved final @GSL_Scores classification numbers for 2024-28 cycle. North Central lost appeal to move all sports to 2A, will stay in 3A but play 2A football. Deer Park lost appeal to stay 1A, will move up to 2A. Ferris, Mead back to 4A; CV down to 3A; Shadle back up to 3A.
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