Teams get set for start of new hoop season

Another chapter in the long story of Whitman County basketball tips off next week, with talent spread thick across each of the schools in the SE-B league.

“Boy, it’s going to be a donnybrook,” said Garfield/Palouse Coach Tim Coles. “I don’t see a weak team anywhere.”

Colton zipped through the league last year, riding inside-out talent of Dustin Patchen and Josh Straughan to a perfect 14-0 record and a spot in the state regionals.

The Wildcats, though, were bumped out of the state tournament before action moved to the Spokane Arena.

The two county contenders were knocked out of the Spokane Aren...