Northwest Notes Nov. 15, 2012
Lewiston senior signs
with Idaho golf team
Lewiston High senior Amy Hasenoehrl became the newest member of the Idaho Vandals women's golf team with her signing a letter of intent.
Hasenoehrl is the reigning state 5A medalist, which allowed the Bengals to capture the 2012 team title. She also won the 2012 Idaho Golf Association Junior State Championship and represented Idaho on the 2012 Girls Junior America's Cup team. She won the 2011 Future Collegians World TPC of Las Vegas after her sophomore year.
Gonzaga men sign Edwards,
Meikle to letters of intent
The Gonzaga men's basketball team added two more big men to their lineup when 7-foot-1, 300 pound center Ryan Edwards of Glacier High in Kalispell, Mont., and 6-8 forward Lucas Meikle from Bellarmine Prep in Tacoma, Wash., signed letters of intent.
Edwards and his Glacier teammates will travel to Coeur d'Alene to face the Vikings at Elmer Jordan Court on Dec. 22 at 1:30 p.m.
Gonzaga currently has two 7-footers who return next season in 7-0 Kelly Olynyk and 7-1 Przemek Karnowski. Olynyk will be a senior and Karnowski a sophomore. Sam Dower, a 6-9 center, is a junior this season.
McClard, Wolfram sign with
Gonzaga women's basketball
Bayli McClard, a 6-foot-1 forward from Hanford High in California and Emma Wolfram, a 6-5 center from South Kamloops High in British Columbia have signed letters of intent to play basketball at Gonzaga, coach Kelly Graves announced.
McClard averaged 18.5 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.4 steals and three assists per game last year and was a first team All-West Yosemite League selection.
This past summer, Wolfram helped lead the Canadian under-17 national team to a bronze medal in the World Championships in Amsterdam, collecting 15 points and 15 rebounds in the bronze medal game. Her high school coach, Ken Olynyk, is the father of current men's basketball player Kelly Olynyk.
Las Vegas guard to join
Eastern Washington hoops
Sir Washington, a 6-foot-3, 180 pound shooting guard from Las Vegas, has signed a letter of intent to attend Eastern Washington and play basketball for the Eagles next year, Eastern coach Jim Hayford announced.
Washington was an All-Sunset Region selection as a junior, averaging 14.5 points, five rebounds and four assists for Clark High, helping the Chargers finish 23-5 overall and second in the Southwest League behind eventual state 4A champion Bishop Gorman.
Cougars sign six for
2013 volleyball season
The Washington State volleyball team announced the addition of six players after five signed letters of intent and another already being accepted to the school, coach Jen Greeny announced.
The class includes Emmy Allen, a 6-foot-2 outside hitter from Mill Creek, Wash., Hailey Bethune, a 6-0 outside hitter from Stockton, Calif., Taylor Ellingsen, a 5-7 defensive specialist from Spokane, Kyra Holt, a 6-1 outside hitter from Hercules, Calif., Haley MacDonald, a 5-11 setter from Bothell, Wash., and Tani Stephens, a 5-7 defensive specialist from Albany, Ore.
Allen, along with MacDonald, led the Jackson High Timberwolves to a third-place finish at the Washington 4A tournament.
Bethune averaged 5.5 kills per set to lead her team to an undefeated season and the San Joaquin Athletic Association championship - the third in four seasons.
Ellingsen, from Mead High, won three Greater Spokane League championships and competed in three state 4A tournaments, with a third-place finish in 2010 and runner-up finish this year.
Holt is a three-time Most Valuable Player of the Bay Shore Athletic League and led her team to two league titles.
Stephens led her West Albany High team to the Oregon 5A championship after being runners-up in 2011, and third and fourth place her freshman and sophomore years.