Northwest Notes May 24, 2010
Prarie Legion baseball tryouts start today
POST FALLS - Tryouts for the Prairie American Legion baseball program class AA and A teams are scheduled for today and Tuesday at 4 p.m. each day at Post Falls High School.
Players from Post Falls, Rathdrum and Spirit Lake are eligible to try out.
Players must bring proof of residency and age (driver's license, birth certificate or passport).
Information: Dustin Frank, Prairie head coach, at 661-6888 or dfrank@sd273.com
Ouren to speak to NIC boosters
COEUR d'ALENE - Longtime North Idaho College Booster Club member Ron Ouren will be the featured speaker at the NIC Booster Club luncheon at noon Tuesday at the Coeur d'Alene Resort Shore Lounge.
Ouren plans to speak on "Live the Dream: You Are Never Too Old," regarding the importance of staying active and involved as one ages. During this presentation, Ouren will discuss his childhood activities in sports through to his involvement in the Men's Senior League Adult Baseball World Series in Phoenix, Ariz.
Ouren has been a member of the NIC Booster Club for more than 20 years, including two terms as president. He has also been active in the community, serving as a member of the Downtown Association, Coeur d'Alene Booster Club, Coeur d'Alene Rotary Club, American Legion Baseball, State of Idaho Youth Endowment for Activities, Coeur d'Alene Parks Foundation, North Idaho Fair Foundation and Kootenai Humane Society.
He has more than 43 years experience in the banking industry and currently serves as the vice president commercial loan officer for Panhandle State Bank.
The public is welcome. The cost of lunch is not covered.
Information: 769-3348
Bulldogs sign shooting guard from Maine
SPOKANE - Keegan Hyland, a 6-4, 180-pound shooting guard from Portland, Maine, has signed a letter-of-intent to attend Gonzaga, Bulldog men's basketball coach Mark Few said.
Keegan, who made a verbal commitment to the Bulldogs late last month, comes to the Bulldogs out of South Portland High following an outstanding prep career that was limited his senior season by injury.
As a junior he averaged 27.7 ppg to lead the Southern Maine Athletic Association in scoring. He was also second in 3-pointer field goals made, sixth in free throws, ninth in steals and 11th in assists. He scored 30 or more points seven times, including a career-high 47. He finished as the Red Riots all-time leading scorer with 1,110 points.
This past season he suffered a stress fracture of the left pevlic bone and missed all but three games, playing in the regular-season final and two Western Maine State Class A Tournament games. He scored 32 points in South Portland's tournament semifinal loss.
"He's a terrific shooter off the pass and off the dribble," Few said. "I think he'll continue to develop his game. I think he will have a very good career at Gonzaga."
Locals Hair, Clutter conquer Hood River
Margaret Hair and Cindy Clutter, both from Coeur d'Alene and master swimmers with Lake City Kroc Swim Team, swam to victories recently in Hood River, Ore.
Hair won the 400 individual medley, 200 individual medley, 400 freestyle, 200 backstroke and 100 backstroke. Clutter won the 800 freestyle, 400 freestyle and 200 freestyle, and placed third in the 50 breaststroke.
Spiders still seeking first soccer victory
SPOKANE - Brian Ramsey scored two second-half goals and Freddy Braum scored one in the first half as the Portland Timbers under-23 team defeated the Spokane Spiders 3-0 in United Soccer League Premier Development League play last Friday at Joe Albi Stadium.
The Spiders (0-3), still looking for their first goal, play the Washington Crossfire on Thursday at Interbay Stadium in Seattle.
Rollins, Dunlap to be inducted into NWAACC Hall of Fame
Two former Gonzaga University men's basketball players will be inducted into the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges Hall of Fame June 3 at the Red Lion Hotel in Bellevue, Wash.
Bill Dunlap, who played for the Bulldogs in the 1981 and '82 seasons and Lorenzo Rollins, who played in the 1996 and '97 campaigns, will join 17 other individuals also being inducted.
Dunlap, who attended Lower Columbia Community College prior to joining the Bulldogs, was a 1982 West Coast Conference first-team selection and an Associated Press honorable mention All-America honoree. He still holds the career field goal percentage record of 62.5 percent. He scored 1,008 points and averaged 19.8 ppg in his two years at Lower Columbia.
Rollins, who attended Tacoma Community College, averaged 16.0 ppg his senior season for the Bulldogs while starting 26 games. Rollins was a 1994 NWAACC regional MVP and is TCC's all-time leading scorer, averaging 27.8 ppg his sophomore season.
Dunlap and Rollins will join current Gonzaga athletic director Mike Roth in the NWAACC Hall of Fame. Roth, who played basketball for Big Bend Community College in his hometown of Moses Lake, Wash., is a member of the Class of 1997.
Football field at EWU to be renamed Roos Field
CHENEY, Wash. - With the impending installation of red synthetic turf that included a $500,000 contribution made by Michael and Katherine Roos, Eastern Washington University's football field will be re-named Roos Field this fall.
The turf project is expected to commence this summer upon successful completion of the fundraising effort on behalf of the initiative.
Eastern made the announcement following naming approval by the EWU Board of Trustees that is contingent upon project completion.
A former Eagle student-athlete, Roos is a starting left offensive tackle for the NFL's Tennessee Titans, and has started every Titans game in his five-year career. Roos excelled in the classroom as well, graduating with a double major in finance and economics.
The stadium has been called Woodward Field for the past 73 years in honor of Arthur C. Woodward, who was Eastern's head football coach in 1927 and 1928. Also, Woodward was head of Eastern's department of physical education and health for 23 years from 1927-50. He was insistent that every interested student should have the opportunity to engage in competitive sports through intramural activities.