Northwest Notes March 18, 2010
North Idaho game to be webcast Thursday
North Idaho will take on South Georgia Tech College today at 8 a.m. in a loser-out contest in the NJCAA Division I basketball championship at the Bicentennial Center in Salinas, Kan.
NIC (27-7) lost its opening round game 63-58 to Monroe Community College of Rochester, N.Y., on Tuesday.
All games from the NJCAA women's basketball tournament will be streamed live for free at www.njcaa.org/tv.
Today's game will also be shown live in the Edminster Student Union Building's Lake Coeur d'Alene Room.
DeLong named receives MVC pitching honor
Drake junior pitcher Jenna DeLong was named the Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week for March 8-14.
DeLong, a Coeur d'Alene High graduate, dominated for Drake last week, picking up two wins and compiling a 0.00 ERA, while allowing seven hits in 15 innings. DeLong struck out 19 batters on the week, including 10 in a complete game, three-hit shutout against Boston College.
This is her second time receiving the award, previously winning the award on Feb. 22. She is currently maintaining a 3.54 GPA and is majoring in journalism.
Eastern women to open NIT with Oregon
Making its first national postseason appearance since 1987, the Eastern Washington women's basketball team will play Oregon tonight in the first round of the Women's National Invitational tournament in Eugene.
Eastern will take a 19-11 record into the game against the Ducks (16-15). The two teams met previously this season, an 86-48 win by the host Ducks.
The Eagles' only previous postseason game was also against the Ducks in the 1987 NCAA tournament, when Oregon defeated EWU 75-56.
Vandal boosters to meet today at Shore Lounge
The North Idaho Chapter of the Vandal Boosters will meet today at the Shore Lounge in the Coeur d'Alene Resort from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.
A no-host lunch is available, and the public is invited to attend.
Falk recalled by Minnesota Wild
Former Spokane Chief defenseman Justin Falk has been recalled by the NHL's Minnesota Wild. Falk was recently named as one of the Top 25 Chiefs in 25 Years.
Originally property of the Calgary Hitmen, Falk was selected with the 189th overall selection in the 2003 WHL Bantam Draft and played only nine games with them before a November, 2005 trade brought him to Spokane.
Spokane to open WHL playoffs against Portland at Rose Garden
As the fourth-seed in the Western Conference, the Spokane Chiefs will play the Portland Winterhawks, the fifth-seed in the first round of the Western Hockey League playoffs.
Spokane holds the home-ice advantage and will host Games 3-4 and if necessary, Game 5 next week.
All three of Spokane's wins came in Portland, while the Winterhawks were 4-0 in Spokane. Seven of the eight matchups were in the first 36 games of the season, with only one (March 5) taking place in the second half.
The Western Hockey League Bantam Draft Lottery was held on Wednesday at the WHL Office in Calgary to determine the order of the first six selections in the first round of the upcoming draft involving the six teams not involved in the playoffs.
Price George had a ball drawn first in the lottery, giving them the first overall pick, followed by the Edmonton Oil Kings, based on their position in the 2009-10 regular season standings.
Lethbridge will select third and the Spokane Chiefs will pick at No. 17.