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POSTCRIPT TO A SEASON, PART III: MEASURING UP
By MIKE KIEFER Chronicle Sports Writer Two days removed from the Griz’s unceremonious exit from the NCAA tournament, the Big Sky Conference is not so much a laughingstock as a non-factor. This was the team that had a national ranking a year ago? Well, no wonder they never receive an at-large berth, the selection committee members [...]
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POSTSCRIPT TO A SEASON, PART II: WHAT GIVES?
By MIKE KIEFER Chronicle Sports Writer Robin Selvig?!? Coach of the Year?!? Hmmm.
POSTSCRIPT TO A SEASON, PART I
By MIKE KIEFER Chronicle Sports Writer The Bobcats women’s basketball team doesn’t want to make excuses or take away credit from the Griz in the wake of their 101-65 loss. That’s fine. I’ll do it for them.
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BIG SKY FINAL, ‘CAT-GRIZ, LIVE FROM MISSOULA
By MIKE KIEFER and JIM CNOCKAERT Chronicle Sports MISSOULA – Postgame: This is a rough way to see it close. For the both of us, it’s been three years of watching this team scrap for everything. Non-partisan we may be, but it’s real tough not to care when you see a team go down by [...]
BIG SKY FINAL PRE-PREGAME
By MIKE KIEFER Chronicle Sports Writer MISSOULA – Gotta say I’ve been a little bit giddy all morning. The eternal naysayer, I never thought it would come to this: an instate tournament final between the Bobcats (18-12) and Griz (24-6). Like the Bobcats in the quarterfinal, I was a little confused. How do I cover [...]
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BIG SKY SEMIFINAL: MSU vs. ISU WOMEN, LIVE
By MIKE KIEFER Chronicle Sports Writer MISSOULA — FINAL: MSU 83, ISU 72. Erica Perry nearly danced onto the dais at the press conference. “Alright! Questions! Questions! Let’s take some questions.” She had the game of her career tonight, close-out defending Andrea Lightfoot, who finished scoreless. Binford on the first-half run: “I think we came out [...]
ALL-CONFERENCE … HOW ABOUT ALL-EFFORT?
By MIKE KIEFER Chronicle Sports Writer Montana State’s scoring leading Rebecca Mercer was on crutches in Tuesday’s pre-tournament press conference. After Mercer missed the final game of the season against Eastern Washington, the press took the bait, pushing hard on MSU coach Tricia Binford. What’s going on? Will your leading scorer play this weekend? Since [...]
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FIRST TIME TO THE SEMIS
By MIKE KIEFER Chronicle Sports Writer MISSOULA – It’s a sore point for Tricia Binford that she never won a Big Sky Conference Tournament in her four seasons at Boise State. She couldn’t think of any good memories of the tournament. She’s hosted them, and because the Broncs were a ranked team, she went to [...]
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QUARTERFINAL: NAU VS. MSU, LIVE FROM MISSOULA
By MIKE KIEFER Chronicle Sports Writer MISSOULA — Postgame: Everyone said Perry drawing that offensive foul from Dinkins was the pivotal call of the game. In a contest of many momentum changes, that was the definitive one. Behind-the-scenes press conference item: Everyone made fun of the bottled water with the Griz emblem on it. “You [...]
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