Northwest Notes June 29, 2011
Space available for
NIC softball camp
Room is still available for players ages 8 to 18 for the North Idaho College Cardinal Heat softball camps July 25-28 at Finucane Park, located on the northwest corner of Prairie Avenue and Fourth Street in Hayden.
NIC coach Don Don Williams and players as well as guest camp instructors Paige Smith and Adrian Ochoa will lead the camp. Smith was named head coach at Adelphi University in Garden City, N.Y., in 2007 and was a former player and assistant coach at NIC. Ochoa is entering his third season at Columbia Basin College in Pasco, Wash.
The camp will be divided into two heats, one for pitching skills and the other a position play/offensive heat camp. The position camp will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the bonus pitcher's camp, available only to campers in the position play camp from 7:45 to 9:45 a.m. each day.
Participants in the pitching camp will receive instruction on mechanics. In addition to mound instruction, pitchers will also receive position play and offensive instruction.
Cost is $165 for the position/offensive heat camp and an additional $50 for the pitching camp.
For a registration form, click on the "Camps, Clinics and Special Events" link at www.nicathletics.com.
Information: 769-7879
Pino returns to Shock;
Ossai, Orton UFL
Offensive lineman Chris Pino has been added to the 2011 roster, while wide receivers Greg Orton and Ben Ossai have been placed on the other league exempt list during roster moves made by the Spokane Shock.
Orton has signed with the United Football League Omaha Nighthawks, while Ossai signed with defending UFL champion Las Vegas.
Pino (6-foot-5, 320 pounds) was a member of the Shock last season until he signed with the CFL's Montreal Alouettes midway through the season. Toronto won the 2010 Grey Cup.
Spokane (7-7) travels to Arizona (13-2) on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Golf Channel tour to make
next stop at Liberty Lake
The Golf Channel Amateur Tour returns to action with the Spokane Valley Classic on July 17 at Liberty Lake Golf Course.
An entry fee of $95 includes green fees, cart, range balls, trophies, scoring and prize fund. An optional $20 skins game will be made available to interested players at check-in.
The registration deadline is July 14 at 5 p.m. No late entries will be accepted and players are encouraged to register in a timely manner as registration is on a first come, first served basis.
Registration open for
Rathdrum 3-on-3 tourney
Registration for the Rathdrum Street Hoops basketball tournament has begun at the Rathdrum Park and Recreation office.
The tournament will be held during Rathdrum Days on July 16.
Cost is $80 for a youth team (third to 12th grade) and $100 for an adult team (18 and over).
Deadline to enter is July 12.
Information: Kevin at 687-2399