Northwest Notes Jan. 4, 2012

Registration open for

Rathdrum dodgeball league

Registration is ongoing for the Rathdrum Adult Dodgeball League until Jan. 31. The league is open to players ages 18 and up.

Teams need to have a minimum of six players and a maximum of 10. Participants must register as a team.

Games will be played on Tuesday nights between 6 and 8 p.m. from Feb. 21 to April 3, with no games on March 27.

Cost is $120 per team, with a $25 late fee after Jan. 31.

Idaho's Charlston earns

WAC women's basketball honor

Idaho sophomore Alyssa Charlston was named the Western Athletic Conference women's basketball player of the week for Dec. 26-Jan. 1 after averaging 18.0 points, 5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in the Montana Invitational in Missoula.

She earned all-tournament team honors and had a career-high 30 points in the Vandals' one-point loss to Southern Mississippi.

This is the first player of the week award of her career.

WSU's Perkins earns

Pac-12 women's hoops honor

Washington State's Jazmine Perkins has been named Pac-12 Conference women's basketball player of the week.

Perkins had a pair of double-doubles in the opening weekend of conference action, leading the Cougars to a pair of road wins against Oregon and Oregon State to post its first 2-0 start in conference since the 2000-01 season.

She averaged 13 points, 13.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 4 steals per game, the first time the Cougars have swept a road series since 1994-95.