Northwest Notes

| August 14, 2013 9:00 PM

Area teams to open with annual jamboree

COEUR d'ALENE - Lake City High will host the annual YEA soccer jamboree next Wednesday starting at 2 p.m.

Both boys and girls teams will play at the same time, playing a half.

Participating teams are Coeur d'Alene, Lake City and Sandpoint.

Sandpoint will face Lake City at 2 p.m., followed by Coeur d'Alene against Lake City at 2:50 and Sandpoint against Coeur d'Alene at 3:40.

Mort retires from Chiefs to pursue other interests

The Spokane Chiefs announced that Post Falls native Tanner Mort will not return for the 2013-14 season, saying the 20-year old defenseman has chosen to retire from competitive hockey and pursue other opportunities.

Mort played in 137 games for the Chiefs, scored 32 points (four goals, 28 assists). He missed the majority of the 2012-13 season after sustaining a neck injury on Oct. 12, 2012 at Kamloops. Though any head trauma subsided quickly, the neck injury symptoms persisted, influencing his decision to move on.

After four seasons in Spokane, Mort will take advantage of the Chiefs Continuing Education Scholarship Program. For each season a player accrues a year's worth of education costs to a state or provincial school. Mort will attend the University of Idaho, where he will study engineering.