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Western Washington's Brooke Walling (15) is introduced prior to the NCAA Division II women?s championship game Friday, March 25, 2022, at Birmingham, Ala.

Prairie grad Walling rekindles love for basketball at Western Washington

March 30, 2022, 7:02pm College

Western Washington’s women’s basketball team fell short of winning the NCAA Division II national title last week, but Brooke Walling came home with good memories, big-game performances, and at least one keepsake item, albeit temporary: a black eye. Read story

Owen Frasier poses with (from left) Fort Vancouver runners Emily Phelps, Anna Harrison and Drew Weber in 2019.

Clark College hires Owen Frasier to coach cross country

March 30, 2022, 2:42pm College

Frasier has been the cross country coach at Fort Vancouver High School for 12 years Read story

Texas A&M beats Washington State to reach NIT title game

March 29, 2022, 10:04pm College

Texas A&M advanced to the NIT championship game Tuesday night with a 72-56 rout of Washington State at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Read story

Western Washington?s Brooke Walling (15) goes past Glenville State?s Abby Stoller for two of her career-high 27 points during the NCAA Division II women?s championship game Friday at Birmingham, Ala.

Western Washington falls to Glenville State in Division II women’s championship

March 25, 2022, 8:50pm College

Re’Shawna Stone scored 25 points, Zakiyah Winfield added 23 and Glenville State (W.Va.) beat Western Washington 85-72 on Friday night to capture the Division II women’s championship. Read story

Gonzaga guard Hunter Sallis (10), center Chet Holmgren, middle, and forward Drew Timme react after Gonzaga was defeated by Arkansas in a college basketball game in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament in San Francisco, Thursday, March 24, 2022.

Arkansas muscles top overall seed Gonzaga out of NCAAs

March 24, 2022, 7:10pm College

JD Notae scored 21 points despite missing 20 shots and fourth-seeded Arkansas made Gonzaga miserable on both ends of the floor, bouncing the top overall seed from the NCAA Tournament with a 74-68 win on Thursday night. Read story

Western Washington forward Brooke Walling participates in a shootaround before the Vikings' NCAA Division-II semifinal game against North Georgia on Tuesday in Birmingham, Alabama.

Walling leads Western Washington basketball to national title game

March 23, 2022, 10:23pm College

Prairie High School graduate Brooke Walling scored 19 points to lead Western Washington to a 74-68 win over North Georgia on Wednesday to reach the NCAA Division-II national championship game for the first time. Read story

Washington State center Dishon Jackson (21) goes up for a shot with BYU forward Fousseyni Traore (45) defending during an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the NIT, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, in Provo, Utah.

WSU beats BYU to reach NIT semifinals

March 23, 2022, 9:54pm College

Michael Flowers had 27 points as Washington State beat BYU 77-58 in the quarterfinals of the NIT on Wednesday night. Read story

Gonzaga forward Drew Timme (2) drives past Memphis forward DeAndre Williams (12) during the second half of a second-round NCAA college basketball tournament game, Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Portland, Ore.

Top-seeded Gonzaga rallies in 2nd half to beat Memphis 82-78

March 19, 2022, 9:41pm College

Drew Timme scored 21 of his 25 points in the second half, and top overall seed Gonzaga rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat No. 9 seed Memphis 82-78 on Saturday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Read story

Belmont players mob Tuti Jones, center, after a double-overtime win in a college basketball game against Oregon in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn.

Belmont women knock off Oregon 73-70 in double OT in NCAAs

March 19, 2022, 6:24pm College

Destinee Wells knocked down a pair of free throws with 1:02 left in double overtime, and the Belmont Bruins knocked off No. 5 seed Oregon 73-70 Saturday for their second straight win as a 12 seed to open an NCAA Tournament. Read story

Washington State's Bella Murekatete (55) and Tara Wallack (1) battle for a rebound with Kansas State's Ayoka Lee, middle, during the first half of a college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, March 19, 2022.

No. 9 Kansas State women knock out No. 8 Washington State

March 19, 2022, 11:10am College

Ayoka Lee had 20 points and 15 rebounds as No. 9 Kansas State overcame a frustrating defensive scheme from No. 8 Washington State and won 50-40 in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday. Read story