Northwest Notes Jan. 5, 2011
NIC-CSI basketball
games to be webcast
North Idaho College fans will be able to watch as the Cardinals take on in-state rival College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls on Saturday as the men's and women's basketball doubleheader will be webcast live.
The third-ranked NIC women (13-2, 0-2 SWAC) will face 12th-ranked CSI (13-3, 1-1) at 4:30 p.m. PST followed by the 11th-ranked NIC men (15-2, 0-2) against 14th-ranked CSI (14-2, 1-1) at 6:30.
Games can be viewed by clicking the live webcast link at www.nic.edu/athletics. They can also be seen at www.niwebsports.com.
NIC softball players, coaches to
lead hitting, pitching clinics
The North Idaho College softball coaching staff and players will host a variety of clinics in January.
Three separate three-session hitting clinics will be offered at the NIC Hitting Facility, located at Walnut and Seventh Street in Coeur d'Alene and are open to youth ages 8 to 18 and will be progressive in instruction, building on the previous session's lessons.
Two one-hour Thursday clinics will be offered from 6 to 7 p.m. and 7:15 to 8:15 on Thursdays, Jan. 6, 13 and 20. Cost for these clinics is $40 for all three sessions.
Another more in-depth hitting clinic will be offered from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Saturdays Jan. 8, 15 and 22 for $75.
The staff will also host two softball pitching clinics from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 9 at Christianson Gym. The in-depth pitching clinics are open to youths ages 8 to 18 and will cover pitching mechanics, breaking and off-speed pitches, how to identify pitching problems and what it takes to be a great pitcher.
Participants must bring their own adult catcher for the clinic. Cost is $60.
Enrollment is limited for all clinics to ensure quality instruction.
Information: 769-7879
To register or download registration forms: www.nic.edu/athletics/camps_clinics.asp.
Spokane, Tri-City to
make up game Feb. 21
CALGARY, Alberta - The Western Hockey League announced that the postponed game between the Spokane Chiefs and Tri-City Americans will be played in its entirety on Monday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. at the Toyota Center in Tri-City.
The two clubs met last Friday in a game that was postponed early in the second period due to poor ice conditions.
Both clubs will be able to dress their best rosters available and statistics from the postponed game will be removed from the WHL records.
Former Cd'A Laker
earns WHL monthly honor
CALGARY, Alberta - Spokane forward and former Coeur d'Alene Laker Tyler Johnson has been named the Western Hockey League Player of the Month for December.
The 20-year-old forward from Spokane led all scorers, collecting 22 points through the month with 11 goals and 11 assists to go along with a plus-6 rating. Johnson collected points in 10 of 12 games, which included seven multi-point games and three game-winning goals.
In his fourth season with the Chiefs after being selected in the 11th round of the 2005 WHL Bantam Draft, Johnson is ranked second in the WHL with 58 points in 36 games played.
Construction for outdoor
hockey game at Avista begins
SPOKANE - Willy Bietak Productions, Inc., the company in charge of installing the ice surface for the Rockstar Outdoor Hockey Classic, has arrived in Spokane and begun the process of building the staging system that will hold the ice at Avista Stadium. The Chiefs are hosting the Kootenay Ice on Saturday, January 15 in the WHL's first outdoor hockey game.
Fans can watch the process of building the ice surface through a live video cam at http://www.websharelive.com/channel/rohc.
Monday began the multi-step process of building the ice. A deck is being built on the field of Avista Stadium, normally the home of the Northwest League's Spokane Indians baseball team, and laser leveled to create flooring for the ice.
The ice system, consisting of 240 aluminum plates connected by over 600 feet of piping to one of the world's largest portable refrigeration units, will be moved into place on Thursday. On Saturday, boards and glass will be placed onto the decking that was built earlier in the week. After the boards have been placed, they will begin spraying ice on Sunday.
On-ice logos will be painted on Monday.
The Chiefs will hold a practice on Jan. 13 at 1 p.m. at Avista Stadium, the only time they will have the chance to skate on the ice prior to the game on Saturday.
Tickets for the game are available by calling the Chiefs office at (509) 535-PUCK or TicketsWest at (800) 325-SEAT.