Northwest Notes
High school football rules meeting set Tuesday
COEUR d'ALENE - The Idaho High School Activities Association football state rules meeting is set for Tuesday at the Coeur d'Alene High School auditorium.
This meeting is mandatory for all District 1 football officials and head coaches. Registration for officials starts at 6 p.m., with the meeting for coaches starting at 7. Anyone considering a career in football officiating is encouraged to attend as well.
Information: Roger Stewart, District 1 football commissioner, at [email protected]
Ex-Viking Le one of six Gonzaga soccer recruits
SPOKANE - Former Coeur d'Alene High standout Graison Le, a 5-foot-9 forward, is one of six players to sign letters of intent for the Gonzaga men's soccer team, coach Einar Thorarinsson announced.
Players are scheduled to report for fall camp Aug. 13.
Other newcomers include Jakob Granlund, a 5-10 forward from Ikast-Brande Gymnasium in Ikast, Denmark; Cody Street, a 5-8 midfielder from Jesuit High in Portland, Ore.; David Sigurdsson, a 5-10 defender from Reykjavik, Iceland, and a pair of players from Archbishop Murphy High in Everett, Wash. - Jalen Crisler, a 6-3 midfielder, and Nick Ulowetz, a 6-2 center back.
"This is a solid group with good size and speed," Thorarinsson said. "I think any number of them can step in and immediately challenge for playing time. I think we've helped ourselves at both ends of the field by bringing in players with some outstanding offensive credentials as well as recruiting some excellent defenders."
EWU adds WSU transfer, loses Ferris grad to injury
CHENEY - The highs and lows of a football season started this summer for Eastern Washington, and involved a trio of Spokane area players.
The Eagles officially added Washington State transfer and Shadle Park High School graduate Jake Rodgers to their roster recently, just as freshman All-America safety and Ferris HS graduate Jordan Tonani began surgical treatment for a hip ailment that will cost him the 2013 season.
The Eagles begin practices for the 2013 season Wednesday in preparation for the team's opener Aug. 31 at Oregon State.
Rodgers, a 12-game starter on the offensive line for the Cougars last season, officially enrolled in EWU classes in July and worked out with his new teammates this summer. The 6-foot-6, 320-pound Rodgers is expected to compete for a starting position at offensive tackle, where the Eagles lost All-American Will Post to graduation.
In addition, 2013 Shadle Park graduate Cameron Babcock was also added to the Eagle roster as a linebacker this summer. Rodgers is a 2012 graduate of Shadle Park, and EWU senior cornerback Bo Schuetzle was also a Highlander, graduating in 2009.