WSU football player reflects on Apple Cup rivalry

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  WSU football player Kaden Beatty, a junior defensive tackle, expressed his motivation for this year's Apple Cup rivalry game against the University of Washington“Kaden Beatty. The junior defensive tackle is among the exclusive club of current Washington State football players who participated in last year’s iteration of the (for-now) annual rivalry game against the University of Washington. He walked off his new home field with the scoreboard reading UW 59, WSU 24 last September. That, of course, bothers him. It has been almost a year of strolling past an empty case that featured the Apple Cup trophy when Beatty first arrived. “That wasn’t our standard. That wasn’t us,” Beatty said. “We all had a terrible taste in our mouth after that game. So it’s awesome to be able to go in and do it over again and get another shot at it.” As Beatty explains it, rivalries are “not just another game.” They mean something.”
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  Beatty was part of the team that lost 59-24 to Washington last September“He walked off his new home field with the scoreboard reading UW 59, WSU 24 last September.”
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  He stated that the loss 'wasn't our standard'“"That wasn't our standard. That wasn't us," Beatty said.”
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  The team has been focused on improvingNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  Beatty compared the Apple Cup to a rivalry like the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens“Beatty likened how he feels about the Apple Cup and UW to how he regards the Pittsburgh Steelers as a die-hard Baltimore Ravens fan.”
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  Beatty emphasized its significance beyond a regular game“Rivalries are ”
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  Potlatch High School volleyball team achieved a milestone by defeating Troy High School for the first time since 2005“For the first time in 21 years, the Potlatch Loggers volleyball squad defeated the Troy Trojans. Potlatch won 20-25, 25-20, 25-22, 26-24 on Monday.”
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  The Loggers won 20-25, 25-20, 25-22, 26-24 on Monday“Potlatch won 20-25, 25-20, 25-22, 26-24 on Monday.”
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  Coach Libby Carpenter credited the team's mental toughness for the comeback in the final set“"We have been working so hard on building our mental toughness and building confidence," Potlatch coach Libby Carpenter said. "It seems like Troy is always able to get in our head. We really took our power back and overcame everything. ... We've always had physical talent, but we have been working on building our mental toughness. That helped us tonight."”
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  The team overcame a 23-14 deficit in the final setNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  Key players included Maddie Smith with 10 kills and 23 digs“Maddie Smith had 10 kills and 23 digs, and Jaida Andres totaled 11 kills and 24 digs for the Loggers.”
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  Jaida Andres with 11 kills and 24 digs“Jaida Andres totaled 11 kills and 24 digs for the Loggers.”
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  The Seattle Seahawks trimmed their roster to 53 players by the NFL deadline“As required by the NFL, the Seahawks pared their roster from the training camp max of 91 to the regular-season max of 53 by Sunday’s 3 p.m. deadline.”
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  General manager John Schneider indicated more changes are expected within the next two weeks“"A lot of moving parts over the next especially two weeks as we kind of figure out what the landscape looks like for our team as well as the rest of the National Football League," Schneider said.”