Northwest Notes Aug. 13, 2011

Tryouts set for Wildfire softball

Team tryouts for the Northwest Wildfire under-12 softball team (players born in 1999 or 2000) will be held on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and again on Aug. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Post Falls High.

This team will be playing ‘A’ ball, with an aggressive tournament schedule.

Information: George Comack at 651-1972 or Dan Wilson at 755-5043.

WSU inducting 31 to Hall of Fame

Washington State University will induct 31 Pioneer Cougars into the school’s athletic Hall of Fame on Sept. 9 at the Davenport Hotel in Spokane from 6 to 9 p.m.

The following day, inductees will get a campus tour in Pullman and receive recognition at halftime of the WSU-UNLV football game, scheduled to kick off at 2 p.m.

Pioneers are men who competed for the Cougars prior to 1970 and women who competed before 1985. Additional ceremonies will be held in Pullman each fall.

The list of this year’s inductees include: Harold Ahlskog (1928-30 football); Rick Austin (1967-68 baseball); Ed Barker (1950-52 football); Ron Bennink (1953-55 basketball); Gordie Brunswick (1947-50 baseball and football); Carl Dietz (1912-15 football, track); John Divine (1925-27 track); Pete Duncan (1969-70 baseball); Jack Elway (1953 football, coach); Bill Faller (1946-48 baseball); Doug Flansburg (1965-67 football); Dan Frisella (1965-66 baseball); Dixie Garner (1938-40 track); Doug Gibb (1942-74 swimming coach, 1940-41 swimming); Boyd Gittins (1967-69 track); Gordy Gladson (1952-55 boxing); Jennifer Gray (1972-75 basketball); Katie Gray (1974-77 basketball); Pat Haley (1941-44 track); Bobby McGuire (1948-50 baseball); Jack Melson (1948-51 boxing); Bob Newman (1956-58 football and ‘57 baseball); Julie Newnam (1976-80 skiing and biathlon); Carl O’Donnell (1963-65 track); Dick Rall (1956-58 boxing); Art Sandison (1967-70 track); Karl Schlademan (1927-40 track coach); Paul Swift (1931-33 track); Bill Tomaras (1948-59 wrestling coach); Laurie Turner (1976-79 basketball) and Joanne Washburn (1965-82 administrator).

Teams being inducted include the 1915 and 1930 Rose Bowl teams, the 1917 national champion basketball team, 1937 national champion boxing and 1941 runner-up basketball team.

Information: (509) 335-0336 or [email protected].