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2 days ago | 
idahostatesman.com | Cody Wendt
Having capped off a historic high school swimming career, Pullman's Jake McCoy is weeks away from departing to compete at the next level for the Tennessee Volunteers. First, however, the repeat state champion, honor graduate and All-American is hanging around for a victory lap of sorts.
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1 week ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Cody Wendt
Jun. 14—With her tenure set to come to an end after cost-cutting measures by the school district saw her position combined with that of the assistant principal, Wendy Kruger spoke with the Tribune on Friday to offer reflections on her time as Pullman High School athletics and activities director.
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2 weeks ago | 
favs.news | Cody Wendt
By Cody Wendt | FāVS News Reporter“Refugees deserve more than shelter,” reads a banner headline on the homepage for the Spokane-based nonprofit Thrive International. “They deserve a future.”The charity seeks to help provide that future, and its efforts have gained literal and figurative ground in recent weeks. Thrive was founded close to three-and-a-half years ago by Mark Finney, a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary and pastor at Emmaus Church in Spokane’s Perry District.
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3 weeks ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Cody Wendt
Jun. 6—It has been less than two years since Kyra Brantner needed open heart surgery for a coronary abnormality, putting her promising future as a track-and-field star for Garfield-Palouse High School in serious doubt. In the time since, the Viking standout has done more than put that doubt to bed.
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1 month ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Cody Wendt
May 4—OROFINO — It was the bottom of the sixth inning in a defensive battle of a Whitepine League district baseball final between the Troy Trojans and Potlatch Loggers on Saturday at Orofino High School, and a rare sight had materialized: A runner on third base.
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2 months ago | 
idahostatesman.com | Cody Wendt
Nominees have been announced for the North Idaho Hall of Fame athletic awards, and hundreds of people are expected to be in attendance when the NIHOF holds its 62nd annual banquet to announce the winners on April 12 at the Coeur d'Alene Resort. Inductees into the Hall's 2024 class include former Idaho volleyball coach Debbie Buchanan and former Vandal and NFL offensive lineman Mike Iupati.
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2 months ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Cody Wendt
Apr. 2—Nominees have been announced for the North Idaho Hall of Fame athletic awards, and hundreds of people are expected to be in attendance when the NIHOF holds its 62nd annual banquet to announce the winners on April 12 at the Coeur d'Alene Resort. Inductees into the Hall's 2024 class include former Idaho volleyball coach Debbie Buchanan and former Vandal and NFL offensive lineman Mike Iupati.
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Mar 25, 2025 | 
favs.news | Cody Wendt
News Story by Cody Wendt | FāVS NewsGerman-born, licensed local pastor Rene’ Devantier of Spokane’s Fowler United Methodist Church takes a distinct approach to ministering to those in need. “Our main push is trying to get people into church that have disabilities, or family members with disabilities, and so that’s what the whole building is kind of about,” he said, adding a reference to James 1: 27.
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Mar 14, 2025 | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Cody Wendt
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“I’ve rewatched the state championship a number of times now, and the other games too, and when I look at our team this year, I think things kind of came together as far as what pieces we had,” Steve Kirkland said. “We had kids that could shoot the ball and scorers, but we also had other pieces — players that filled roles that were exactly what we needed at the moment.
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Mar 13, 2025 | 
sports.yahoo.com | Cody Wendt
Mar. 13—The sight of fire trucks and police escorts accompanying a school bus full of triumphant state champions into town as crowds of elated citizens throng the streets has become a familiar one in the city of Kendrick. The latest example came this past weekend when the Tigers returned home from their underdog run to the Idaho Class 2A state boys basketball title. "We had people on the streets cheering for the kids," Kendrick coach Steve Kirkland said.
