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Gonzaga rolls past New Mexico State 109-68 in its home opener

Plus, Riverside State Park trails reopen and the Chiefs' streak over Portland ends.

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No. 15 Gonzaga beats New Mexico State 109-⁠68 in its home opener

Gonzaga topped New Mexico State 109-⁠68 at home

  • New Mexico State68
    Gonzaga109
    FinalGonzaga improves to 2-0 on the season

Sources: KXLY.com, The Seattle Times

If you missed Saturday's home opener at , here's the short version: No. 15 Gonzaga beat New Mexico State 109-68 and moved to 2-0. Davis Fogle and Isiah Harwell each scored 22 points, and Braden Huff added 20. Javon Bennett came off the bench for 13.

The Zags played without Izan Almansa, who sat out with a lower right leg injury and is listed as day to day. Coach Mark Few said “He banged his calf,” adding, “It’s just been slow to respond. He’ll be fine.”

  • Three-pointers: 13 of 24, or 54.2%
  • Assists: 23
  • Next: LSU, Sat., Nov. 14, 12:30 p.m.,
  • After that: Montana State at home on Nov. 17

Gonzaga pulled away in the second half

47First-half points42
62Second-half points26
61%Field-goal percentage44%

Sources: The Seattle Times, The Gonzaga Bulletin

It was Few's first regular-season home game since he was enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in August. The win stretched Gonzaga's home-opener streak to 38, and the Zags closed on a 30-6 run over the last eight minutes.

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Women's hoops

Idaho's women beat Gonzaga 86-75 on Friday, the Vandals' first win over the Bulldogs since 2005. Idaho opened on a 16-0 run, and 4,939 fans at McCarthey Athletic Center saw it. Hope Hassmann scored 28 points for Idaho. Allie Turner led Gonzaga with 23 points and reached 1,000 for her career. KXLY.comspokesman.comThe Lewiston TribuneThe Gonzaga Bulletin

Idaho's women beat Gonzaga 86-⁠75 on Friday

  • Idaho86
    Gonzaga75
    FinalIdaho's first win over Gonzaga since 2005

Sources: KXLY.com, spokesman.com

Chiefs

The Spokane Chiefs' 16-game win streak over Portland ended with a 2-1 loss Saturday in Portland. The night before, they rallied from a three-goal third-period deficit for a 6-5 win. The Spokesman-ReviewKREM

Riverside

Trails between Aubrey L. White Parkway and the Spokane River have reopened at Riverside State Park. The fires burned thousands of acres there more than three months ago. KXLY.com

SeaPort

SeaPort Airlines will launch nonstop flights from Spokane's to Olympia Regional Airport in about an hour. The drive across Washington's snowy mountain passes takes five. Coeur d'Alene Press

Fire District 9

Spokane County Fire District 9 announced a stair climb fundraiser for fallen deputies' families. For every dollar raised, firefighters will take one step on a stair climber. KREM

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State title

Gonzaga Prep sophomore Miro Parr-Coffin won the 4A state championship Saturday at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. His winning time was 14 minutes, 55.8 seconds. The Spokesman-Review

Football

Cheney and East Valley were knocked out of the playoffs Saturday, and Wellpinit advanced with a 60-52 win over Sunnyside Christian. The Spokesman-ReviewKXLY.com

Wellpinit won while Cheney, East Valley and Pullman lost

GameFinal score
Lakes over Cheney (3A)19-7
North Kitsap over East Valley (2A)29-6
Burlington-Edison over Pullman (2A)34-31
Wellpinit over Sunnyside Christian (1B)60-52

Sources: The Spokesman-Review, KXLY.com

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Many of the musicians on the Spokane Symphony stage started out in a youth orchestra. Ask them, and artistic director Philip Baldwin says it's always a large percentage. The Spokane Youth Symphony is 77 years old, and its Youth Symphony Orchestra is rehearsing "West Side Story" under guest conductor James Lowe for an upcoming side-by-side performance. Encore.

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  1. Mon., Nov. 9West Valley hosts a state playoff game; US 395 lanes close near Freya
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Gonzaga rolls past New Mexico State 109-68 in its home opener

Plus, Riverside State Park trails reopen and the Chiefs' streak over Portland ends.

The TLDR

  1. No. 15 Gonzaga beats New Mexico State 109-68 at home
  2. Idaho's women upset Gonzaga 86-75 on Friday
  3. Chiefs' 16-game win streak over Portland ends
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