Northwest Notes Nov. 22, 2012

| November 22, 2012 8:15 PM

NIC women up to second

in NJCAA hoops poll

North Idaho College moved up one spot to second in this week's NJCAA women's basketball poll.

Gulf Coast State College remains ranked No. 1. Salt Lake Community College, at No. 12, is the only other Scenic West Athletic Conference squad in the poll.

Gillette (Wyo.) College (8-0), whom NIC plays Friday at a tournament in Sheridan, Wyo., is ranked 11th.

NIC's men, who dropped out of the poll last week, moved back in this week at No. 23. South Plains College is ranked No. 1. The Cardinals are the only SWAC team ranked in the top 25; Southern Idaho, Salt Lake and Snow all received votes.

Press' winter sports special

section set for Saturday's paper

The Press' annual winter sports special section is scheduled to be inserted in Saturday's newspaper.

The section includes season outlooks for local high school and North Idaho College teams.