Northwest Notes Aug. 24, 2011
Varsity volleyball jamboree
set for today in Rathdrum
RATHDRUM - Lakeland High will host a varsity volleyball jamboree tonight starting at 5 in the main gym.
Teams from Coeur d'Alene, Lake City, Post Falls, Lakeland and Sandpoint will play each other one game each to 25 points. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students with seniors admitted free. The event is a fundraiser for Idaho's Youth Endowment for Activities, so no passes will be honored.
Round 1 - Post Falls vs. Coeur d'Alene; Sandpoint vs. Lake City; Lakeland, bye. Round 2 - Lakeland vs. Sandpoint; Post Falls vs. Lake City; Coeur d'Alene, bye. Round 3 - Lakeland vs. Lake City; Coeur d'Alene vs. Sandpoint; Post Falls, bye. Round 4 - Lakeland vs. Coeur d'Alene; Post Falls vs. Sandpoint; Lake City, bye. Round 5 - Post Falls vs. Lakeland; Lake City vs. Coeur d'Alene; Sandpoint, bye.
Watch for fall sports
preview in Thursday's Press
Local high school and North Idaho College teams will be previewed in the annual fall sports special section in Thursday's Press.
On the cover will be two returning members of a state championship team from last fall.
Ex-Lakeland star Kiefer
joins Idaho volleyball staff
MOSCOW - Former Lakeland High standout Kara Kiefer has joined the Idaho volleyball staff as the director of operations after two years on the staff at Washington State.
Kiefer was interim assistant coach at WSU during the 2009-10 season, and was the director of volleyball operations in 10-11. She has coached the Lakeland volleyball club team, IMPACT club of Nashville, Tenn., and Palouse Area volleyball club.
Kiefer played at Tennessee State and North Idaho College. At TSU, she ranked second on the team in kills and digs and helped the team to the 2005 Ohio Valley Conference championship.
"I really like it here," Kiefer said. "I like the structure, working with a new staff and learning a different part of the game. I get to build on my experience. It's also nice being close to home, that's another perk to it."
At NIC, she was a first-team all-conference selection in 2004, and earned Scenic West Athletic Conference tournament MVP honors after leading NIC to the conference championship and a 10th-place finish at the NJCAA tournament. She was also named the school's athlete of the year.
Kiefer earned her bachelor's degree from Tennessee State in elementary education and is working on her master's degree at WSU.
Chiefs begin fall
camp on Thursday
SPOKANE - The Spokane Chiefs will hold three scrimmages a day for three days beginning on Thursday in the Spokane Arena in their annual fall camp at the Spokane Arena.
Camp will precede the Chiefs Red-White Scrimmage on Aug. 28 at 1 p.m. in the Spokane Arena.
All scrimmages will be free and open to the public. Fans can enter the Spokane Arena through the Chiefs office on the southeast corner of the building.