Pullman Greyhounds win "Clash of the Combines"

$5,000 raised for Alternatives to Violence on the Palouse

Matthew Strissel, Whitman County Gazette | Dec 19, 20240

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Pullman students celebrate after winning the "Clash of the Combines" against Moscow High School.

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PULLMAN - In the second annual Clash of the Combines, the cross-state rivals Pullman Greyhounds and Moscow Bears faced off in basketball action on Friday, Dec. 13.

The Greyhounds dominated from the beginning with the girls winning, 47-39, and the boys winning 73-48. A panel of judges made up of local community members also decided Pullman had more school spirit to win the Clash of the Combines trophy.

About $5,000 was raised for Alternative to Violence between the two schools.

The girls game was a close matchup until the end. Late in the opening quarter, Moscow's Addison Lassen stole the ball,...