Northwest Notes Sept. 1, 2011

Bonners Ferry football coach

resigns, returning to Salmon

Bonners Ferry High football coach Steven Fisher has resigned following the Badgers’ 48-0 loss on Friday at Grangeville.

Fisher, a retired Marine from Salmon, was hired in June to replace Ed DePriest, who is now an offensive coach at Lake City High.

Athletic director Kris Knowles, also hired in June, said that Fisher wanted to get back home to his wife and kids and left for family reasons.

Knowles said the assistant coaching staff will be stepping in until a replacement can be found.

Bonners Ferry hosts Freeman on Friday.

Altitude to broadcast

Vandals opener tonight

Altitude Sports and Entertainment will broadcast 44 college football games during the 2011 season, the most games the network has ever aired.

This season, Altitude continues its commitment to regional program in its 10-state territory by broadcasting 14 live WAC and four live Big Sky Conference matchups, as well as select instant replay games featuring BYU, Utah and Boise State.

Coverage begins at 6 tonight with the Idaho Vandals hosting Bowling Green and concludes on Dec. 3 with back-to-back games as Idaho travels to Nevada and Utah State travels to New Mexico State.

Weber State, Montana State and Eastern Washington will be featured in Big Sky Conference games.

The lineup will also include a number of classic games from the 2010 season and regional coaches’ shows from schools like New Mexico State, Montana State and Carroll College.

For a full list of regional games, visit www.altitude.tv.