Northwest Notes Aug. 11, 2011
Vikings football to hold
luau Friday night
The Coeur d'Alene High Vikings football team will be hosting the inaugural Viking Luau on Friday from 5:30 to 10 p.m.
It is sponsored by the Viking Touchdown Club and supported by the Viking Booster Club.
There will be a traditional all-you-can-eat luau feast, including roast pigs, fruit and all the trimmings.
A DJ will be on hand and CHS football players will be competing to earn prizes in hula contests, limbo contests and even an ugly Hawaiian shirt competition.
Cost to attend this event is $5 for students and senior citizens, $10 for adults and is free to current Viking football players and will be held within the gated community of Forest Hills Easters (in the 1400 block of Woodstone Drive).
You can also purchase tickets at North Idaho Physical Therapy locations in Coeur d'Alene and Hayden, as well as today from noon to 1 p.m. outside the weight room near the practice fields at CHS.
The community is invited to attend this event.
Information: 660-1813 or 762-9258
Mortellaro wins Cactus Tour
event over weekend
University of Idaho senior Kayla Mortellaro shot a closing-round 69 to win the Cactus Tour stop at Whirlwind Golf Club in Chandler, Ariz.
Russy Gulyanamitta shot a final-round 67 to finish within one stroke of Mortellaro's 54-hole total of 209.
The Cactus Tour was created in 2005 for professional women golfers as a place to play outside of the LPGA and The Futures Tour.
Mortellaro is a two-time Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year and was the conference's freshman of the year in 2009.
Hoorelbeke becomes
new independent HR king
Jesse Hoorelbeke, a former Coeur d'Alene High standout, became independent baseball's all-time home run leader Tuesday with a solo home run against the Lincoln Saltdogs at Haymarket Park.
It was his 146th home run in the league, surpassing the career total of 145 by Jorge Alvarez and was his 12th of the season for the RedHawks (34-47).
Spokane linebacker signs
with Las Vegas of UFL
Spokane Shock linebacker Beau Bell has been placed on the other league exempt list after signing a contract with the United Football League's Las Vegas Locomotives.
Bell joins former teammate offensive lineman Ben Ossai in Las Vegas as they defend their 2010 championship. Former Shock player and current Philadelphia Eagle Isaiah Trufant was a member of the Locomotives from 2009-10.
In his rookie season in the AFL, Bell played in 13 games and collected 51.5 tackles with 5.5 sacks.
The Arena Footbal League season will come to a close Friday as the Arizona Rattlers host the Jacksonville Sharks to decide the AFL Championship starting at 5:30 p.m.