Northwest Notes Oct. 3, 2012

Cd'A's Potter made cut at U.S. Senior Amateur

WEST CALDWELL, N.J. - Doug Potter of Coeur d'Alene advanced to the first round of match play before being eliminated at the USGA Senior Amateur Championship at the Mountain Ridge Country Club.

Potter tied for 26th after 36 holes of stroke play Saturday and Sunday, shooting 73-73-146. The top 64 advanced to match play, where Potter lost 5 and 4 to Jay Blumenfeld of Parsippany, N.J., in the first round on Monday.

The 18-hole final is scheduled for Thursday.

Potter's son Dan, who played at Gonzaga Prep and the University of Washington, played in the 2000 U.S. Amateur at Baltusrol Golf Club.

WSU-Cal game on Oct. 13 set for Pac-12 Networks

The Washington State-California football game, set for Oct. 13 at Martin Stadium in Pullman, will be televised by Pac-12 Networks with a 7:30 p.m. start.

This week, the Cougars travel to Oregon State in a game televised on the Pac-12 Networks, with kickoff at 3 p.m.

Post Falls High pre-selling tickets for homecoming game

Post Falls High will be pre-selling tickets for its homecoming football game on Friday against Coeur d'Alene at Trojan Stadium.

Tickets can be purchased in the high school office.

Kickoff for the 5A Inland Empire League game is 7 p.m.

Baker earns WAC honor after Vandal sweep

DENVER - Idaho junior Allison (Walker) Baker has been named the Western Athletic Conference volleyball player of the week for the fifth time in her career.

Baker, a two-time first-team All-WAC selection who has totaled double-digit kills in 32 consecutive matches and 63 in her career, set a new career-high with 29 kills in Idaho's four-set win over Texas-San Antonio. That match, coupled with her 19-kill, 12-dig performance in a 3-2 win over Texas State earlier in the week, gave her 11 double-doubles on the season.