Northwest Notes Aug. 28, 2010

NIC coaches to speak at booster luncheon

COEUR d'ALENE - North Idaho College coaches Colleen Frohlich (volleyball), Scott Moorcroft (men's soccer) and Dan Hogan (women's soccer) will speak at the NIC Booster Club meeting Monday at noon at The Coeur d'Alene Resort Dockside Restaurant.

Booster club meetings are open to the public. The cost of lunch is not covered.

WAC Sports Network to debut Sept. 18

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - The Western Athletic Conference and its multimedia rights partner, Learfield Sports, announced the debut of the WAC Sports Network (WSN) on Sept. 18 when Utah State hosts Fresno State at Romney Stadium.

The regional network will allow for WAC football and basketball games to be produced and distributed to media outlets in the respective school markets. Learfield Sports' locally based WAC Sports Properties team has oversight of the operation through Learfield Sports' extensive conference partnership.

The WSN will encompass affiliates in 15 different markets in the WAC members' reach. In addition to the Sept. 18 Utah State-Fresno State match-up at 5 p.m. PDT, games already scheduled for broadcast are Idaho at Western Michigan on Oct. 2 (11 a.m.) and Boise State at New Mexico State on Oct. 2 (5 p.m.). The WAC Sports Network will release the remaining schedule of games at a later date, pending ESPN national broadcast selections.

In this area, SWX cable and KAYU-TV in Spokane are part of the network.

Neck injury brings WSU's Daniels' career to an end

PULLMAN - Washington State sophomore LeAndre Daniels has sustained a neck injury that will end his football career.

Daniels, a safety from San Leandro, Calif., has missed the past week of practice due to a neck injury. Though he appeared to be improving in the first few days, follow-up tests revealed a C1 neck fracture. Throughout the past week the WSU medical staff has consulted with several neurosurgical spine specialists regarding this type of fracture and follow-up care. It was determined that it is not safe to continue playing football.

The injury is stable and at no time has Daniels suffered any neurological damage. He will be fitted with a special hard collar and next week a procedure will fit him for a halo collar that he will wear for 8-10 weeks. Reimaging during the healing process will determine if surgery is needed.

Following a redshirt season in 2008, Daniels started the first two games in 2009 before suffering a season-ending broken leg against Hawaii.