Sports & Recreation

Join Supercuts At The Gonzaga Women's Basketball Game!

Submitted by Ashley Murphy, TV Promotions & Web Sales Coordinator

Wednesday, February 13th, 2013, 3:09pm

Supercuts hair stylists will be at the Gonzaga Women's basketball game at the McCarthey Center on Thursday, February 14 starting at 4:30 pm to put (washout) colored gel in fan's hair for FREE. Fans who get colored gel in their hair will also receive a $5.00 value discount card for a future service at any Supercuts. Supercuts also sponsors the halftime fun during this game as 2 Junior Zags kids get to compete on the game floor. Children 8 to 12 years of age may visit Spokane and Coeur d'Alene area Supercuts salons to enter the drawing for a chance to win free tickets to a future Gonzaga University Women's basketball game and the chance to compete in the Jr. Zag Race during halftime. Supercuts are the Official Hair Salons for the Gonzaga Bull Dogs.

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What is the highest Gonzaga men's basketball has been ranked?

Submitted by Jacob Palmer on Friday, February 8th, 12:22 pm

The argument is raging throughout the Inland Empire: What is the highest Gonzaga men's basketball has ever ranked?

Some swear it is No. 3, while others claim they never got higher than fourth in 2008.

See above: Gonzaga's highest ranking was not in the Dec. 8 rankings when they reached No. 4 (as was previously reported in this space), but rather in the 17th week of the 2003-2004 season.

The more you know.

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Spokane Arena announces 2014 NCAA Tournament ticket buying process

Submitted by Jacob Palmer on Monday, January 14th, 11:49 am

The Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena and Washington State University announced the buying process for tickets to the 2014 NCAA men's basketball championship Rounds of 64 and 32 on Monday.

“All guests who purchase tickets to the 2013 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship – Spokane Regional … will be placed on a priority waiting list giving them the first opportunity to purchase tickets for the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship,” a news release from the Spokane Arena read.

If you buy the 2013 women's tickets, you will be notified in late February 2013 via email with “details on how to purchase tickets” for the men's games in 2014. You can reserve as many women's tickets as you'd like, but you are only entitled to a maximum of four tickets if you are on the waiting list.

“Purchasing two 2013 Women's Basketball tickets will allow you access to two 2014 Men's Basketball tickets,” the release said.

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Eventful weekend on tap at Silver Mountain

Submitted by Jacob Palmer on Thursday, January 10th, 3:23 pm

Silver Mountain, which is looking forward to an eventful weekend, was the benefactor of five inches of snow on Powder Thursday.

On Friday, the resort is celebrating its 44th birthday celebration. “Ski and ride for only $12 on this special day and come share some stories of the early days at the Jackass Ski Bowl and Silverhorn,” the resort's website read.

Also available on Friday is a Ski-Surf-Scarf deal: For $39 one gets a lift ticket, waterpark pass and a food and drink voucher for current college students. If you miss out this Friday, have no fear, this deal is available every Friday.

If you want to make a weekend at the mountain, on Saturday there will be the USASA Boarder/Skier Cross, when “The region's best skiers and boarders compete on a wild course filled with twists, jumps and gates.”

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Local ski resorts offer great early-season deals

Submitted by Jerry Post, News Director

Tuesday, December 4th, 2012, 6:58pm

Local ski resorts offer great early-season deals

Mt. Spokane and Silver Mountain ski resorts have announced this Friday, Dec. 7th will be opening day. They'll join Schweitzer Mountain, 49 Degrees North, and Lookout Pass, which have all opened for the season over the past two weeks.

The forecast calls for up to a foot of additional snow in the coming days, which should make for some terrific conditions this weekend, no matter which resort you choose. Here's a look at some of the early deals and highlights at each of our local resorts.

Lookout Pass has free ski lessons for kids ages 6 to 17 starting Jan. 12th. The deal is limited to the first 500 kids who register, so don't delay.

Mt. Spokane offers a $99 "Stocking Stuffer" that's good for 5 youth tickets or 3 adult tickets good anytime. The price increases to $129 on January 1st.

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Local ski resorts all hoping to open this weekend

Submitted by Jerry Post, News Director

Wednesday, November 21st, 2012, 2:40pm

Local ski resorts all hoping to open this weekend

The smell of turkey and stuffing is in the air, and that means the ski and snowboard season is nearly upon us. Interested in hitting the slopes this holiday weekend? It’s still a little touch and go. At least one local resort will DEFINITELY be open this weekend; others are just waiting to see how much snow falls over the next 48 hours. Here’s the latest, as of Wednesday afternoon:

SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN RESORT: OPENS SATURDAY, NOV. 24th. Schweitzer’s website says “The current plan is to run Musical Chairs and the Basin Express lifts from 9am-3:30pm. Lift tickets will be $40. Sunday-Friday Season Passes will be valid on Saturday. There will be some features set up in the Terrain Garden. Busing and Parking will be free this weekend. The shuttle will run on the mid-week schedule.“

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Kids learn to ski for free at Lookout Pass

Submitted by Kristy Mylroie, Spokane Public Schools Blogger

Wednesday, October 17th, 2012, 6:12pm

Kids learn to ski for free at Lookout Pass

It may be October but it's never too soon to start thinking about ski season. And Lookout Pass wants to help introduce kids to the world of winter sports with free lessons.

The ski area will start classes on Saturday January 12th for beginners at 10 a.m and intermediates at 11:30 a.m.. The lessons are for ages 6-17 and a lift ticket is included.

Students will need their own equipment or you can rent from their rental shop. They can also ride a bus to the ski area from one of the many bus stops in Liberty Lake, Post Falls, Coeur d'Alene, Hayden, Silver valley and Western Montana.

You can register online here or by going to the first three weeks of ski school on January 12, 19 and 26th. Classes end March 16th, 2013.

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