Northwest Notes October 25, 2011

Hill, Vandals to scrimmage at NIC tonight

COEUR d'ALENE - The Idaho Vandals men's basketball team, which includes freshman guard Connor Hill from Post Falls High, will scrimmage for 20 minutes tonight at North Idaho College beginning at 7 p.m.

The team will start its warm-up at 6:45 p.m., play the scrimmage, and then will be available afterward for fan autographs.

In addition to the scrimmage, there will also be a public pre-game for Vandal fans at Fort Ground Grill. That event includes a no-host social starting at 5:30 p.m.

In the Vandals' Black and Gold Scrimmage last Saturday, Hill made 4 of his 6 3-point shot attempts.

Idaho's first game is an exhibition vs. Evergreen State at home on Friday.

Shock to host free agent camps

The Spokane Shock will host three free agent camps this winter in preparation for the start of the 2012 Arena Football League season.

The first will be on Dec. 17 at the Shock Center, located at 3212 North Eden Road in Spokane. The other will be held at the Washington State Indoor Facility in Pullman on Feb. 4.

Another camp scheduled for January will be held in Los Angeles.

Registration for each of the workouts will begin at 9 a.m. Players will be tested in the 40-yard dash, broad jump, 20-yard shuttle, position drills and one-on-one passing.

Participants will need to wear athletic shoes (no cleats), shorts and a T-shirt.

Advanced registration is $75 and $100 the day of the event.

Information: www.spokaneshock.com

• Defensive back Bryant Nnabuife has been added to the Shock roster.

Nnabuife (6-foot-1, 195 pounds) started his professional career earlier this year when he signed with the Arizona Cardinals. Nnabuife played in four preseason games, collecting 10 tackles and one pass breakup before being released in the final cuts.

Nnabuife graduated from the University of California in 2010, finishing with 59 tackles, including five for loss, with one interception and three pass break-ups in 29 games.