Northwest Notes June 12, 2011

NIC sets dates for summer volleyball camps

North Idaho College volleyball staff and players are offering camps this summer for grades 4 through 12 at Coeur d'Alene High.

The NIC Advanced Skills Camp is for participants entering 9th through 12th grade and will be held July 30 to Aug. 1 and focuses on individual skills combined with team concepts. Players will be grouped by age and ability to ensure a competitive level of play. Instruction will include the fundamentals of individual skills, skill building, position-specific sessions, integration of skills, game-style competitions and tournament play.

Cost of the three-day camp is $200.

Two separate Youth Skills Camps will be offered July 28 and 29 for grades 4 and 5 and another for grades 6 to 8. The camps are designed for beginners, as well as players who want to improve and refine their skills. Emphasis will be placed on all-around skill development and fundamentals. Basic game concepts will be taught and incorporated into afternoon competition sessions.

The camp for fourth and fifth graders is $50 and sixth- through eighth-graders costs $100 with dinner included.

Instruction will be led by new NIC coach Kandice Kelly and Rocky Mountain College coach Laurie Kelly, as well as NIC assistant coaches and players.

To download a registration form, visit www.nicathletics.com, click "Athletics," then click "Camps, Clinic and Special Events."

Information: 769-3349

Rangers decide soon who will be sent to Spokane

SPOKANE - The Texas Rangers concluded the 2011 MLB first-year Player Draft on Wednesday, selecting 51 total players in the draft's three days and 50 rounds.

The Rangers selected 32 pitchers and 10 position players, including 27 players from college programs and 24 from high schools.

Area draftees include pitchers Cy Sneed from Twin Falls (35th round), Kevin Moriarty from Shorewood (Wash.) High (47th) and Kenneth Wiser from Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore.

Other selections include high school pitcher Kevin Matthews (1st), University of Georgia outfielder Zach Cone (supplemental 1st round), centerfielder Derek Fisher (6th) and former Team USA pitcher Phillip Pfeifer (44th).

The team will begin to assign players to Spokane in the coming days, with players due to report to Spokane at the beginning of next week. The roster will also be comprised of international signings, players from other teams in the Rangers' farm system and players from extended spring training in Arizona.