Northwest Notes July 21, 2011
Post Falls hires Anderson to coach girls soccer
With less than a month before their first match of the season, Post Falls High has tabbed Briggs Anderson as coach of the girls soccer team.
Anderson, 33, has been the director of coaching for the Idaho Thunder club soccer program based in Post Falls for two years. He replaces Becky Thompson, who resigned in the spring after a 5-5-5 season at Post Falls.
"They needed someone that was going to dedicate time to the program," Anderson said. "The more I can be involved in developing them as players, the better it is for both programs."
Post Falls begins the 2011 season at Sandpoint on Aug. 19.
"I'm going to be looking forward to seeing our younger talent go up against the more experienced teams in our league," Anderson said. "It will be a developing program this year. Our numbers in freshmen and sophomores are pretty big."
"He's got a real strong connection with the club program," Post Falls athletic director Craig Christensen said. "He's coached a lot of these girls and it should be a nice transition between the programs."
Tryouts begin on Aug. 8.
Orton returns to Shock,
Meyer placed on IR
Wide receiver Greg Orton was activated from the other league exempt list, while quarterback Erik Meyer was moved to injured reserve for the Spokane Shock just days before their regular season finale at Jacksonville.
Spokane also added defensive linemen Michale Spicer and James McClinton to the roster and wide receiver Brian Paysinger and defensive lineman Mel Purcell were placed on reassignment.
Orton was placed on the exempt list after signing with the United Football League's Omaha Nighthawks. Orton, in his second season with Spokane, was having a breakout season for the Shock, recording 104 catches for 1,361 yards and 31 touchdowns in 14 games.
Meyer left Saturday's game against San Jose after being injured in the first quarter.
Spicer, 6-foot-3 285 pounds, is a two-year veteran of the UFL. Last season, Spicer led the Hartford Colonials in sacks (3) and also added 12 tackles. The previous year, as a member of the UFL's New York Sentinels, he had 1.5 sacks, two tackles for loss and a forced fumble.
McClinton, 6-0 305, was an All-American at Kansas, where he recorded 118 tackles, including 29 for loss with 9.5 sacks.
Spokane travels to Jacksonville on Friday, with the game broadcast on the NFL Network at 5 p.m.