Northwest Notes May 15, 2012
Coeur d'Alene Legion tryouts coming up
COEUR d'ALENE - Tryouts for Coeur d'Alene's four American Legion baseball teams are scheduled for May 20-23 at McEuen Field.
Teams are the class AA (19 and under) Lumbermen, the class A (17U) Loggers, and two 16U junior teams, the Lakers and the Lumberjacks.
Players 16 and under will attend all four days of tryouts, while players age 17 and older will try out May 21-23.
On Sunday, May 20, Lake City High players age 13-16 will try out from 1 to 3 p.m.; and Coeur d'Alene High players age 13-16 will try out from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
On May 21-23, Lake City High players age 13-16 will try out from 3:30 to 5:15 p.m., Coeur d'Alene High players age 13-16 will try out from 5:30 to 7 p.m., and all players age 17-19 will try out from 7 to 9 p.m.
The coaching staff for this year's teams is as follows: Lumbermen - Lloyd Duman and Cory Bridges; Loggers - Mike Bacon and Mike Criswell; Lakers - Justin Garza; and Lumberjacks - Roger Keilig and Kevin Dunton.
Information: www.cdalegionbaseball.com
Lake City swim team plans informational meeting
COEUR d'ALENE - The Lake City High swim team is having a general information meeting for new and returning boys and girls swimmers.
Incoming freshmen, current Lake City students in any grade, homeschool students or Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy students who reside within the Lake City High boundaries are welcome to attend.
The meeting is Tuesday, May 22, at 6 p.m. in the Lake City High library.
Information: Coaches Jonathan Siegler (625-0102) or Bob Wood (699-8008).
College of Idaho reviving football program
The College of Idaho in Caldwell will revive a football program that was discontinued in the late 1970s, officials said Monday.
The board that governs the state's oldest private liberal arts college voted to reinstate football during a meeting last week. The decision was not made public until Monday.
The program won't compete until the fall of 2014, school officials said.
The idea is that the College of Idaho could attract students who wouldn't make the cut at Boise State or the University of Idaho, but could thrive at an NAIA college. Idaho State is the only other Idaho college with a football program.
College of Idaho athletic director Marty Holly and College of Idaho President Marv Henberg plan to meet with Frontier Conference officials next month. The college is pursuing an associate membership with the conference, where the Coyotes would compete in football only. Carroll College in Helena, Mont., has dominated the conference in football for years.
The college would need a new locker room facility, with coaching offices and a weight room. School officials hope to partner with Caldwell to upgrade the city-owned Simplot Stadium, which was built in 1966 and seats less than 6,000.
The college's original program started in 1917 and produced four NFL players. Gov. Butch Otter and U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge also played for the Coyotes, who were 225-221 during the program's history.
Signups under way for Vandal women's hoop camps
MOSCOW - The Vandal Women's Basketball Camp is now accepting registration for its Individual Camps (June 13-15) and Scrimmage Days (June 25, 26 and 27), which will be held on the Idaho campus.
The Junior Vandal camp, for girls in grades 2-6, is an opportunity for young girls to learn the fundamentals of basketball in a fun and competitive environment. Each day campers will do drills and play games related to dribbling, passing, shooting, and defense. The Vandal camp, for girls in grades 7-12, is for athletes with a desire to grow and improve as basketball players. Middle school and high school players are provided with an arena to learn, practice and develop the offensive and defensive fundamentals used by the Idaho women's basketball team.
The Vandal scrimmage days are designed to bring high school teams together on the University of Idaho campus to compete in game-like scrimmages. Each team will have the opportunity to play a number of opponents while working on offensive sets, defensive strategies, last-second plays, and other game situations.
The cost for the individual camps is $70 per athlete, and the team camp is $125 per team for each day. Campers can register at www.vandalcamps.com. For more information, contact Christa Sanford at (208) 310-9204 or [email protected].
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - North Idaho College shot a 398 and is in 13th place out of 17 teams after the first day of the NJCAA women's golf tournament Monday at the LPGA International Course.
Makena Schevenius shot 95, Arlee Coleman 97, Chelsea Porter 101, Hannah Keough 105 and Kayley Shupe 109 for the NIC women.
Redlands Community College leads with a 295.
The 72-hole women's tournament runs through Friday.
NIC's men begin play today at the NJCAA tournament in Newton, Kan.