Area sports

Rachel Burns may have Down syndrome, but the Reardan graduate hasn't let that stop her from rising through the ranks of the sport, being promoted to black belt on October 26 by Newborn Cascao owner and head professor James Weed.

Although Spokane thoroughbred trainer Tim McCanna has neared the end of another successful year, Northern California horse racing stands face-to-face with its uncertain future.

Chism picked up his second first-team honor this week after being named AP All-American on Tuesday.

PORTLAND, Ore. – Rasmus Ekström scored three goals – the last to tie the game in the third period – but it wasn't enough, as the visiting Spokane Chiefs fell to the Portland Winterhawks 6-4 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Tuesday.

The Spokane Zephyr’s winless streak will stretch long into the new year.

All winning streaks must eventually come to an end. It doesn’t make it any easier to take when a former teammate is instrumental in the decision.

From staff reports

Diamond Baseball Holdings is the largest owner of franchises in Minor League Baseball. On Thursday, the investment company announced the purchase of three more teams – all with a local interest.

Gonzaga right-handed pitcher Payton Graham was named among the top 100 prospects for the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft, the MLB Pipeline announced on Dec. 5.

Free-spirited outfielder Al Ferrara, a key figure in Spokane’s Pacific Coast League days, died Nov. 15 in Southern California at the age of 84.

Four months after the Spokane native announced that he was cancer free, the Chicago Cubs icon is again dealing with a medical situation. Sandberg shared Tuesday's update on his Instagram account, where he first publicly revealed his metastatic prostate cancer diagnosis in January and later marked milestones in his recovery.

Chase Harrington scored two goals, including one of two shorthanded markers of the game, and the Spokane Chiefs beat the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-1 in a Western Hockey League game on Sunday at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Wash.

The Spokane Zephyr weren’t much of a challenge for Fort Lauderdale United FC during a 2-1 loss in a USL Super League game at Beyond Bancard Field in Davie, Florida.

The annual Teddy Bear Toss game is a highlight of the schedule, and with a hot team and a packed house, expectations were high Saturday night at the Arena.

Former Spokane Chiefs assistant coach Scott Burt has been diagnosed with a brain tumor and has taken a medical leave of absence from his duties as head coach and general manager of the Rapid City (South Dakota) Rush minor league pro hockey club.

From staff reports

Happy birthday, Michael Chiesa. Time to fight.

Gonzaga women’s cross country coach Jake Stewart was named West Coast Conference Coach of the Year, the league announced on Wednesday. In addition, women’s runner and two-time WCC individual champion Rosina Machu was named the conference’s Runner of the Year for the second-consecutive season.

Thoroughbred trainer Tim McCanna grabbed a share of the next rung on the sport’s career win list Saturday, when his unbeaten filly, Duly Noted, captured the $75,350 prize at Livermore Valley Stakes in Pleasanton, California.