Northwest Notes July 16, 2010
Lake City Ladies in regional tourney at Ramsey
COEUR d'ALENE - The Lake City Ladies are the lone local team entered in the ASA Region 15 18-and-under class A fastpitch softball tournament, which begins today at Ramsey Park.
Lake City plays today at 2 p.m. vs. the Washington Explosion of Richland.
The seven-team tourney includes three teams from Washington, two from Montana, and one each from Idaho and Oregon.
The championship game is scheduled for Sunday at 9:45 a.m.
The winner advances to nationals in Hemet, Calif., in early August.
Little League district tourneys end this weekend
COEUR d'ALENE - Idaho District 1 Little League baseball champions in the age 9-10, 10-11 and Majors (11-12) divisions will be crowned this weekend at Canfield Middle School.
Semifinal games are on Saturday, with the title games on Sunday.
• Majors: In Saturday's semis, Coeur d'Alene plays Hayden, and Post Falls plays Lewiston NL, both at 2:30 p.m. The title game is Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
• Age 10-11: In the semis, Coeur d'Alene faces Hayden Black, and Post Falls meets Hayden Red, both at noon. The championship game is Sunday at noon.
• Age 9-10: Semifinal matchups pit Coeur d'Alene Black vs. Post Falls Black, and Hayden Red vs. Lewiston AL, both at 9:30 a.m. The title game is Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
All three district champions will advance to the best-of-3 state playoffs next weekend in the Boise area.
Idaho QB Enderle on two watch lists
Idaho quarterback Nathan Enderle has made his way onto two watch lists that honor college football quarterbacks.
He's one of 22 on the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm watch list and one of 30 on the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award watch list.
Enderle wrapped up the 2009 season ranked fifth nationally in pass efficiency (157.28), 15th in passing yards per game (264.2) and 28th in total passing yards (2,906). He completed 61.5 percent of his passes in leading the Vandals to their best season in a decade, capped by a victory in the Humanitarian Bowl in Boise.
The Vandals open the season Sept. 2 vs. North Dakota in a 6 p.m. game at the Kibbie Dome before traveling to Enderle's home state of Nebraska to take on the Cornhuskers in an 11:30 a.m. (9:30 a.m. PDT) game.
Shock activate WR White from injured reserve
The Spokane Shock have activated wide receiver Markee White from the injured reserve list.
Before White was put on IR, he had 42 receptions for 569 yards with 11 touchdowns in seven games.
White will be eligible to play tonight, when the Shock play at Iowa in a 5 p.m. game televised on the NFL Network.