Northwest Notes Sept. 13, 2012
NIC volleyball moves up in poll
The North Idaho College volleyball team moved up two spots to No. 2 in the NJCAA polls, released on Wednesday.
NIC (8-0) has gone unbeaten in four matches in both the Salt Lake City tournament and College of Southern Idaho tournament. Earlier wins against Carroll College, Eastern Oregon and Warner Pacific were exhibitions wins, and are not counted on their overall record.
NIC was ranked first in polls three separate times in 2009 after being ranked eighth in the preseason poll.
They will return home on Friday to host Sheridan College at 9 a.m. and Northwest College at 3 p.m. in the opening day of the NIC tournament. On Saturday, NIC will face the Great Falls JV team at 1 p.m. and conclude the tournament against Central Arizona at 5.
Chamber to hold
golf scramble
HAYDEN — The Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce will hold a Fall-O-Rama Golf Scramble at Avondale Golf Club in Hayden on Friday.
The tournament is a four-man scramble with games and prizes, including a night’s stay at the Coeur d’Alene Resort and round of golf and $100 dining credit at Beverly’s.
Texas Roadhouse will host a lunch buffet that opens at 11 a.m., with a shotgun start to the tournament at 1 p.m.
Information: contact Brenda at (208) 415-0110 or email [email protected].
Chiefs, Tri-City to be shown on SWX
The Spokane Chiefs, in conjunction with the Tri-City Americans, SWX in Spokane and KVEW TV in Tri-City, have announced a 10-game broadcast schedule that will feature five live broadcasts out of each market during the Western Hockey League regular season.
Broadcasts will begin next Saturday when the Chiefs open the season at Kennewick. Spokane’s home opener on Sept. 29 will also be shown live, with both starting at 7 p.m.
SWX is available in Coeur d’Alene on Time Warner channel 306.
BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Sept. 22 — Spokane at Tri-City. Sept. 29 — Tri-City at Spokane. Oct. 27 — Spokane at Tri-City. Nov. 24 — Tri-City at Spokane. Dec. 15 — Tri-City at Spokane. Dec. 31 — Spokane at Tri-City. Jan. 19 — Tri-City at Spokane. Feb. 9 — Tri-City at Spokane. Feb. 16 — Spokane at Tri-City. March 16 — Spokane at Tri-City.
Deadline for Vandal banquet Monday
MOSCOW — Monday is the last day to purchase tickets for next Saturday’s Vandal Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony. The ceremony is at the Litehouse Center/Bud and June Ford Club Room.
Inductees include: Jim Anderson (lifetime contributions), Vic Dyrgall (track and field/cross country), Dick Mooney (football, baseball, lifetime contributions), Morey O’Donnell (composer of ‘Go Vandals Go’), Pat Perrine (track and field/cross country), Riley Smith (basketball), Frank Young (boxing) and the 1966 baseball team.
Information: Donna at (208) 885-0243