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January

Jan. 22: Seahawks win NFC title at Qwest, earn trip to first Super Bowl.

February

Feb. 5: Seahawks lose Super Bowl to Steelers, 21-10.

Feb. 8: Vandals hire Dennis Erickson.

Feb. 18: Lakeside wins fifth 2A wrestling title.


March

March 1: Stuckey first freshman to win Big Sky MVP.

March 4: Northwest Christian beats Republic to win boys B title, the last title game involving all B schools.

March 6: Zags beat Loyola 68-67 to win WCC title at MAC.

March 9: Vandals fire Leonard Perry after losing in first round at WAC tournament.

March 11: Lewis and Clark wins 4A girls basketball title.

March 18: Gonzaga beats Indians 90-80 in 2nd round of NCAA Tournament to advance to Sweet 16 for first time since 2001 season.

March 23: Zags lose heartbreaker in NCAA Sweet 16 to UCLA 73-71 after leading by 17 in 2nd half. Ends up being final game played at GU by Adam Morrison.

March 27: Spokane Shadow closes shop after unwillingness to play on bad Joe Albi turf.

March 30: New af2 franchise debuts in Arena as Spokane Shock beat Bakersfield 41-40. Opener draws 9,386.

April

April 19: Morrison decides to skip senior season and turn pro.

May

May 9: CDA’s John Friesz elected to college football hall of fame.

May 24: Clarkston senior Joel Dahmen wins second straight 3A golf title.

May 27: East Valley boys, North Central girls win 3A track and field titles.

June

June 10: Oregon freshman Rebekah Noble, a Rogers grad, wins 800 meters at NCAA Championships.

June 28: Morrison taken No. 3 overall in NBA draft by Charlotte Bobcats.


July

July 31: EWU names Darren Hamilton new AD.

August

Aug. 5: Longtime Cheney coach Tom Oswald succumbs to cancer, age 57.

Aug. 26: Spokane Shock complete amazing first season by winning Arena Cup in Puerto Rico.


September

Sept. 30: Cougars take No. 3 USC to the wire before losing 28-22 in Pullman.

November

Nov. 4: Whitworth football team beats Linfield, ends 13-game losing streak to Linfield and snaps Linfield’s 27-game conference win streak.

Nov. 17: Lakes City whips Highland 35-6 to capture Idaho 5A football crown.

Nov. 22: Gonzaga beats No. 2 North Carolina at Madison Square Garden.

December

Dec. 5: Cougars beat No. 18 Gonzaga 77-67 before crowd of 10,755 in Pullman.

Dec. 9: Erickson takes ASU job after 10 months w/Idaho.

Dec. 19: Vandals hire Robb Akey, WSU def. coordinator, to replace Erickson.