Washington Huskies Lost At UCLA

The game was close most of the way

though near the end the Huskies had

to foul the Bruins a lot to have a chance

to win.

The Huskies got off to a hot start

however it didn't last though. The

Bruins ended up playing some good

defense and the Huskies went over

four minutes without making a field

goal  in the second half.

The Bruins had an eight point lead

however scraping and fouling at

the end gave them a chance though 

they lost in the end

Final Bruins 77 Huskies 73

Wesley Yates lead the Huskies with 21

points. Hannes Steinbach had 13

points but didn't look like he was part

of the offense like most of the year.

Also the Bruins didn't allow him have

double digits in rebounds either which

he has done much of the season.

Zoom Diallo didn't have a big night

either with seven points only. 

Quimari Peterson had a key three

point shot made at 1: 19  putting

Huskies within six points. Without

that the Huskies wouldn't have 

any chance to win  it would have 

been nice if the Huskies could have

stolen a game on the road but it

wasn't meant to me. A young team

we hope the Huskies learned 

something.

The Huskies play Penn State at home

on Wednesday night.  Penn State 

is at the bottom of the Big Ten with

a 1-11 record. This is a must win for

the Huskies.  The Huskies have

seven games left on the season.

They are all winnable and they 

are 12-12 on the season overall.

Making the NCAA tournament 

this should give them an opportunity.

They don't have a shot to be in

the top six of the conference even

if they won all seven but they could

go into the three or four  next teams.

Go Dawgs.

Gonzaga Wins At Oregon State

The game was different on Saturday 

afternoon for the Zags at Oregon State.

The Zags led by only four points at half 

time however dominated the second 

half winning 81-61.

Graham Ike back for his third game

since being injured for a few. He

dominated once again this time

scoring 35 points. He made 13 of

18 from the field and 8 of 9 from

the foul line. At this point he could 

be a good player in the NBA.

The Zags shot  57.1 percent and

made 50 points inside while the

Beavers had 10.

Gonzaga will play WSU Cougars on

Tuesday night at home. The second

game this year between both teams.

The Zags won at the Cougars  86-65

in their first match up on January 15.

After losing recently the Zags know they

have to do better.

The Cougars lost to Santa Clara in a

tough game in Pullman 96-92. Santa

Clara is a right ahead of the Zags so

maybe the Cougs will knock of the

Zags this time of the can play the

same way.  

Eemeli Yalaho who has been a bit 

inconsistent led the Cougars led

them with 21 points while  Ace Glass

had 20 points.  They had four of

five starters score in double figures

unlike against Oregon State on

Wednesday. Both teams shot well 

from the field though lost despite 

shooting better from outside the

three point line.  Go Cougs. 

The Washington Huskies play UCLA 

on the road. The Bruins have done well 

over the Huskies at home over the

years. The Huskies need this one 

if they want to make it into the

NCAA tournament this March.

Go Huskies.

Gonzaga Loses to Portland On the Road

Wednesday night wasn't good for the

big three in Washington men's basketball 

teams with all of them.

Gonzaga who had won at Portland 

over the Pilots lost them for the first

time since 2014. This was the Zags 

first loss in the West Coast Conference 

this season and the first one since

losing to highly rank Michigan in

December. 

The Pilots beat the Zags 87-80.  Graham 

Ike the team's leader scorer back after

missing several games with injury was

his second game returned led the Zags 

with 24 points and 10 rebounds. 

Unfortunately  he didn't get a lot of help 

Wefrom other four starters in scoring.

They did have help from the bench where

Mario Saint-Supery had 12 points and

Dave Fogle had 10 ss the only ones in

double figures. Though they don't start

they do play valuable minutes..

One major reason the Pilots won they 

shot 59.3 percent from the field making

more on less shots. They made 14 more

points than the Zags inside. 

This loss may make it hard for the Zags

to be a number one seed in March 

Madness we will see. 

The Zags play at Oregon State on

Saturday and they will have get back

on winning ways. The Beavers beat

the Cougars on Wednesday at home

so they may be high sky to go

against the Zags. 

Two Days Until Super Bowl

I wonder how many people put down

money that the Seattle Seahawks or

the New England Patriots would be

in the Super Bowl plus winning it.

Going into it probably not many 

however those who did made good

return. Those who put down the two

teams to face each other. 

I am sure many Seahawks fans who 

remember the Super Bowl against 

Denver are hoping for the same repeat 

performance. The team who plays the

best defense usually wins. The reason 

the odds are on the Seahawks. 

The defensive backs might not be as 

good as the legion of boom however

the defensive line is likely better though

that would be close. 

The offense will need the running game

go well to setup the passing game. The

country will see how good Jaxon Smith-Njigba is and he was named the best

offensive player in the NFL.

Let's make this a great Super Bowl

that the 12 will never forget. Go Hawks.

Washington and Washington State Both Lose

The Washington Huskies men's basketball 

team lost Wednesday night at home. That

doesn't happen often unless they play

a ranking team. 

Final Iowa 84 Washington 74

The.game was close in the first half.

Iowa made a run in the middle of

the second half to win. The difference 

in the game was Iowa's defense.

Wesley Yates had to miss some of

the game as he is still recovering 

from his injury.  This when Iowa

was able take over the game.

Hans Steinbach and Zoom Diallo 

had good games primarily in the

the first half however Iowa was 

able stop them in the second half.

Both teams actually shot well 

but the Huskies mostly in the 

first half.

The Huskies play at UCLA on 

Saturday. See how they do in

that one. Go Dawgs.

The Oregon State Beavers beat 

the Cougars on their court 

Wednesday night 74-64.

It was a turnaround as the 

Cougars led by ten at half time.

It shows the team has to play 

the full game to win.

Neither shot well however the

Beavers won in the inside game.

Ace Glass led the Cougars with 

17 points however made 5-16

from the field. 

The Cougars next game will be

Saturday at home against Santa

Clara so won't be an easy game.

Go Cougs!

More Look At Mariners Positions

Now that the Mariners have gotten 

their guy  Brendan Donovan from

the St.Louis Cardinals the bench 

might look different. 

The Mariners didn't sign free agent 

Eugenio Suarez and Ben Williamson 

went to Tampa Bay. This likely means

that Cole Young and Colt Emerson 

both be on the team. Donovan might

be the super utility player. He hits 

left handed just like Young and 

Emerson. So the Mariners may use

him at 2nd or 3rd depending on

the pitcher and how both are hitting.

Besides the backup catcher and

Donovan the Mariners will have

three bench players.  Rob Resynder 

a right handed bat can play outfield 

and play first base if they want to

give Josh Naylor a game off.

This leaves two more bench spots. 

The thought is Dominic Canzone 

would be the dh against righties. 

Resynder will be against lefties

unless Cal Raleigh is at dh. The

Mariners will need a right handed

bat infielder so that would be Leo

Rivas or Ryan Bliss. They could both

play third , second and shortstop.

Rivas is actually a switchhitter. 

That means no room for Luke Raley.

This would mean the Mariners 

would trade him or possibly Canzone 

or that Canzone start the season at

Tacoma.  

Donovan is expected to be the leadoff

hitter so Cal bat second followed by 

Julio at third. Josh Naylor would bat

at cleanup. Randy Arozarena bat 5th.

Victor Robles bat 6th.  Canzone if on 

the team or Raley bat 7th or Resynder. 

JP Crawford at 8th with Young or 

Emerson at 9th.  Go Mariners 

Mariners Make A Deal

We have heard for much of the off season 

the Mariners were looking trade for 

infielder Brendon Donovan. Well it

happened on Monday.

The Mariners gave up third baseman 

Ben Williamson to the Tampa Bay

Rays in the three team deal.  So does

that mean Donovan will start at third

or will it mean Colt Emerson. We will

see by the time spring training is over.

We wish the talented defensive third

baseman Williamson will do well in

Tampa. 

The Cardinals end up getting starting 

pitcher and first round pick in 2024

Jurrangelo Cijntje and outfielder 

Tai Peete. Neither of them would have

cracked the Mariners roster any time 

soon. 

Donovan is a solid hitter and plays 

good defense. He will likely hit

around 15 home runs and bat .275

or higher. He is versatile to play 

second or third. Emerson could 

be at third or shortstop. 

Donovan is a left handed bat

just like Cole Young and Colt

Emerson so it won't be like

the three will platoon but

Donovan could give each a

day off. He might even play

the outfield on occasion. 

JP Crawford is in his final season 

and can be a free agent after this

season. How he does will determine 

whether he returns or not. JP is

31 years old so he could have a few 

good years remaining. We will see.

Go M's.