Northwest Notes July 2, 2010
L-C State baseball coach Cheff steps down after 34 seasons
LEWISTON - Lewis-Clark State College baseball coach Ed Cheff, who led the Warriors to 16 NAIA World Series championships, is stepping down after 34 seasons as coach.
Cheff notified school officials he intends to retire effective Sept. 1.
Cheff, 67, has a record of 1,705-430-4, which ranks him best in NAIA history and fourth best all-time among all college baseball coaches. He was NAIA coach of the year eight times.
Gary Picone, who also serves as athletic director at LCSC, will replace Cheff as head coach.
Pickleball lessons offered free next week
COEUR d'ALENE - Free pickleball lessons will be offered next Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. each night at Northshire Park on the corner of Atlas and Nezperce.
Equipment will be provided.
Pickleball is played on a 20-by-44-foot court, with either two players or four, with a large paddle and a Whiffle ball.
The lessons are being offered by Mike Bowers, a longtime Coeur d'Alene resident, who got hooked on the sport while vacationing in Palm Springs and in the Phoenix area.
Kootenai Electric Golf Classic to benefit scholarship fund
TWIN LAKES - The 11th annual KEC Golf Classic has been set for July 16 at Twin Lakes Village Golf Course.
Proceeds from this year's event will benefit the Operation Round Up Scholarship Fund.
The scramble format tournament starts at 12:30 p.m. The cost is $500 per team, which includes a hole sponsorship, or individuals can play for $100. Entry fees include greens fees, golf cart rental, lunch by Outback Steakhouse, a prime rib dinner, drinks and a T-shirt.
Information: 292-3270, eneff@kec.com
Shock place Vijil on IR; last 3 games now on NFL Network
SPOKANE - The Spokane Shock have placed wide receiver Raul Vijil on the injured reserve list, and added wide receiver Greg Orton to the roster.
Orton, who was in training camp with the Shock earlier this season, signed a free agent contract with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2009 out of Purdue. As a Boilermaker, Orton played in 50 games and recorded 203 receptions (fifth in school history) for 2,356 yards (sixth in school history) and 13 touchdowns.
Orton will eligible to play tonight, when the top-ranked Shock (9-2) host the Arizona Rattlers (8-3) at 8 p.m. at the Spokane Arena.
• The NFL Network will televise the Spokane game at Jacksonville on July 30 in the regular-season finale for both teams. The network originally was scheduled to show the game pitting Tulsa at Oklahoma City.
The league's contract with the network gives the network such flexibility in its broadcast schedule.
The Shock will now appear on the NFL Network three straight weeks. The network was already scheduled to show Spokane's game at Iowa on July 16 and the Shock's home game vs. Chicago on July 23.
All Shock games on the NFL Network are scheduled to kick off at 5 p.m. PDT.
EWU benefit golf tourney set for Aug. 4
SPOKANE - The 23rd annual Ron Raver Memorial Golf Classic presented by Harvest Foods will take place Aug. 4 at recently-renovated Liberty Lake Golf Course as well as MeadowWood Golf Course.
The scramble format tournament will again feature more than $4,000 in prizes, and begins at 1 p.m. with a shotgun start. Special "team handicapping" will again be used. Each team will be assigned a handicap and will begin the tournament under par.
Cost to enter the tournament is $125, or $500 for a team of four, with net proceeds going toward athletic scholarships at Eastern Washington University. The cost includes lunch (at 11:30 a.m.), dinner, beverages, range balls, green fees, cart and EWU football game tickets.
For details and an entry form, go to www/goeags.com or call (509) 359-2463 or (800) 648-7697.
Tee and green sponsorships, which include signage, an entry for a team of four, and EWU football and basketball season tickets, are available for $800 each. Major sponsorships cost $2,000.