Gonzaga and WSU Both Lose

Gonzaga who had been undefeated 

after losing to Portland in their first

game of the season lost to St. Mary's 

on the road 70-59. This means these 

two teams end the West Coast 

Conference season in a tie at 16-2. 

St. Mary's dominated the action

down the stretch winning very easily.

The Zags led by seven at halftime.

In the second half the Zags only 

scored 23 points while Sy. Mary's 

had 41.

Neither team shot well from the 

field however the Zags couldn't 

stop St. Mary's making 3 point 

shots. They made 16 of 33 behind

the line while Zags made 5 of 17. 

The Zags were led by Graham Ike 

with 17 points with two other

starters scoring double figures.

What didn't help the Zags was

only 8 points off the bench as 

they played seven players.  The 

two players off the bench played

a combined 47 minutes. 

Now they wait to see who they

play in the WCC tournament.

It begins on March 5. 

The WSU Cougars lost to 

Pepperdine Saturday 88-79.

The score difference at halftime 

wasn't much difference. The

Cougars I am sure wish that 

they had played a better season. 

Ace Glass who has had a very

good season as a freshman led

the Cougars with 22 points. The

Cougars had ND Okafor with 15

points and 10 rebounds to lead

then in school. 

This has been a terrible record

this year for the Cougars.  They

finish 8th with a conference

record of 7-11.  We will have to

see how the  Cougars do in the

Conference tournament. 

Kade Anderson Makes Professional Debut

Kade Anderson made his debut 

Saturday afternoon against the 

San Diego Padres. The first 

round pick of the Mariners in

2025 showed what he was 

capable of by striking out the

side in the first inning.

In the second inning he did give

up two hits and  before being lifted.

Houston Roth who the Mariners 

signed to a minor league contract 

during the off-season came in 

for Anderson. He was able to get

two outs but had four hits. Two

runs scored went to Anderson 

while three went to him. He walked

a batter.  Peyton Alford came in

and got the final out. 

Emerson Hancock came in and

went two and two-thirds innings 

get all right batters be faced out

including striking out four. Have

to say Emerson looks like he is

ready to go.  News came out that

Bryce Miller won't make his next

start as a precaution. Emerson 

looks like he will be the sixth 

starter when needed.  He should 

be in the bullpen before then. 

Final was Padres 7 Mariners 1

The Mariners plsying in the World 

Baseball Classic will be heading 

out on Sunday. Be ready for it Cal

Raleigh caught all nine innings

Saturday. Go M's.

On Sunday the Mariners will play

the Texas Rangers in Peoria.

Monday will be their first day off

of two during training camp.

In men's basketball the Washington 

Huskies Saturday lost to Wisconsin 

at home 90-73. The Badgers are

the sixth best team in the tough

Big Ten. They are 20-9 overall 

while the Huskies are 14-15.

Wisconsin scored 15 points in

the first half before the Huskies 

held their own in the second half

scoring two more points than the

 Badgers.

The difference in the game was

the Badgers made 13 more points

behind the 3 point line. Both shot

about the same in the field. I

would say the Huskies failed in

that manner.   Hopefully the defense 

will get better against teams that 

shoot a lot from 3 point line.

The Huskies will be at home on

Wednesday against the USC Trojans

then the regular season ends next

Saturday in Eugene against the

Oregon Ducks. We hope to see

success against them as the Big

Ten Tournament begins after that.

Hannes Steinbach had 22 points 

making 8 of 11 in field goals while

Zoom Diallo had 21 making 9 of 15.

They were the only Huskies to score

in double figures. Go Dawgs 

Mariners Lose First Night Game

The Seattle Mariners were beaten by

Arizona in the first spring game at

night.

It wasn't much of an offensive game

for one of the few games so far.

Arizona 3 Mariners 1

Luis Castillo went one and one-thirds

innings in his first start. He gave up

the three runs in the second inning

on a homer run. The Mariners one

run was driven in by Cole Young 

in the 7th inning. The Mariners had

six hits on the night. 

Mariners take on San Diego on

Saturday afternoon. 

Julio Rodriguez Heading Into His 5th Season

Those who are seeing Julio at training

camp say he is acting more mature 

heading into his 5th season for the 

Mariners. 

The season Cal Raleigh had last season 

puts pressure off of Julio as well. Having

Josh Naylor for a full season hitting 

behind him will help. 

Julio is hitting well so far in spring games

so far. Going to the World Baseball Classic 

for the Demonican Republican should 

help as well.

We know his defense is always good 

if he isn't hitting well. He is averaging 

31 home runs a season with a .274 

batting average and 91 rbs as well.

We get critical of him since he usually 

starts out slow. What if he gets off

to a good start his numbers will be

creater this season. The Mariners

could win the division easily too.

The Mariners starters are more

healthy and adding another good

reliever will make it great too. 

Go M's . 

Mariners Win Offensive Game

Thursday the Mariners beat the Cleveland Guardians 8-7. Offense is still happening. 

The Mariners scored two runs in both the

first and second innings. 

Bryce Miller who was hurt much of last

season he went one and one-third innings 

giving up three hits however no walks 

and gave up no runs. He only threw 21

pitches with 16 being strikes.  The rest

of the guys were so so. 

Cooper Criswell is a tall guy at 6'6

and throws hard would be nice to 

make the bullpen pitched two 

innings giving up three runs. He

would be nice to be a long reliever 

gave up three runs but this early in

spring training. 

The top of the batting order looked

good as Brendan Donovan had a 

hit and drive in a run. Cal had two

hits and Julio had a hit along with

walking a couple times.

Colt Emerson had a couple hits

while playing shortstop as JP

Crawford is out it looks like 

until Monday. So we will see

a bunch of Colt. He makes the 

team out of spring training 

because the Mariners thinks he is

ready to go. Not saying that will

happen however it could at the 

same time.  

Friday the Mariners play Arizona 

Dismondbacks in Peorio at 5:10

Pacific time.  Luis Castillo is 

expected to start for the Mariners.

Go M's. 

Gonzaga Wins Big while Cougars Lose Tight Game

Gonzaga men's basketball team only

loss in West Coast Conference was to Portland earlier on they took revenge 

big time beating them 89-48.

The Zags built a 15 point lead in the

first half  however poured it on in 

the second half 53 to 27. The Zags are

now have a 28-2 overall record on

the season. The other loss was to

Michigan in a non-league game. 

The Zags shot very well from the

field making 52.4 percent. Much

if it was 21 turnovers by Portland.

The Zags made ten more shots

from behind the 3 point line. Most

stats looked about even on free

throws and rebounds. 

The Zags had four players score

in double figures led by Graham 

Ike with 19 points. 

This Saturday the Zags play at

St. Mary's in the final regular 

season game before the West

Coast Conference tournament.

This will be the last game in

the conference to as they join

the new Pac-12 next season.

If St. Mary's win at home the

two teams end in a tie for the

Conference at 16-2. 

The West Coast Conference 

tournament will be in Las Vegas

from March 5 to the 10th.

The Washington State Cougars 

men's basketball team lost to

Loyola Maramount Wednesday

night 67-66. This was after having

a 15 point lead at halftime.

It took LMU most of the second

half with a few little runs finally 

catching the Cougars at 61-61

with 1:33 remaining in the game.

After that they were able to take

the lead. Ace Glass made a three

point shot with two seconds left

for the Cougars to make a one

point loss.

The Cougars shot better from

the field than LMU. The difference 

was LMU made nine more free

throws. Glass led the Cougars

with 20 with two other players

in double figures.

The Cougars go into the final

game of the regular season

with 12-18 overall record. The

Cougars are tied with Seattle 

U and San Francisco at 7-10

in sixth place. They take on

Pepperdine on their field on

Saturday. Pepperdine is in

last place.  Even if the beat

the Cougars they will still

be last.  Go Cougs!

Mariners Against KC End In A Tie

Wednesday playing the Royals ended in

a tie 8-8. Most of these early games

have shown the offense in both sides.

Both the Mariners and Royals had an

inning where they scored four runs

each with the Mariners.  The Mariners 

had three home runs all by minor 

leaguers.

Bryan Woo had his first start of the

spring going one and one-third innings

giving up two hits and a run. He had no 

walks and struck out two. Munoz came

in the third after a minor league pitcher

finished the second.  Munoz went a

full inning giving up no hits. Bazardo 

gave up no runs after Munoz.  

The Royals got three runs off Dane

Dunning in relief after starting the

opening game of the spring for the 

Mariners. No other big names in

relief by the Mariners.

Victor Labrada who played in left

field and Brennen Davis in right

both expected to play in the minors

for depth each had three hits scoring

two runs.  Davis a big guy had one of

three home runs.  He is a local player

from Chandler Arizona. The Mariners 

signed him as a minor league free

agent after playing for the Yankees 

minor leagues. 

Thursday the Mariners play Cleveland 

Guardians in Peoria with Bryce Miller 

making his first start. That leaves Luis

Castillo to make his first start. 

Go M's