While writing my story for tomorrow’s paper about the Terrapin women’s basketball team likely headed to the Spokane regional, I was inspired to do some research about the city I might be visiting in a few weeks barring another catastrophic second-round upset (or a spot in a different region).

In case you didn’t know, Spokane is in Washington state. But it’s not in the cool part of the state on the coast near Seattle. It’s over here, kind of close to Idaho…and Montana.

The population of Spokane is approximately 195,000 Spokanians.

Spokane has an abundance of natural resources. Especially wood.

Spokane offers biking, boating, climbing, conservation, fishing, golf, hiking, sightseeing, and winter sports expeditions.

Some famous people from Spokane include Bob Crosby, Chad Little and John McIntire.

Spokane is the home of the 2006 arenafootball2 (minor league Arena League Football) champion, the Spokane Shock.

This monkey bit three people in Spokane and was euthanized. It did not have rabies.

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