Northwest Notes Feb. 6, 2013
Petrino to meet public Thursday at Cd'A Resort
First-year Idaho Vandal football coach Paul Petrino will make a stop in Coeur d'Alene on Thursday for the school's National Letter of Intent Signing Day Celebration starting at 5:45 p.m. at the Coeur d'Alene Resort.
Cost is $20, with a no host bar and hors d'oeuvres. Children 12 and under are admitted free.
Vandals to visit Bengals in BracketBusters game
MOSCOW - The Idaho men's basketball team will play at Idaho State in its ESPN BracketBusters game in Pocatello on Saturday, Feb. 23 with a 1 p.m. tip-off.
The teams, both former Big Sky Conference rivals, have played 100 times in series history, with the Vandals leading 58-42. Idaho State is 4-17 overall and 3-9 in the Big Sky Conference. Idaho is scheduled to return to the Big Sky in all sports but football in 2014.
Idaho coach Don Verlin has faced Idaho State once in his head coaching career, a 61-59 loss on Dec. 28, 2008, in Pocatello.
Idaho is 4-4 in BracketBusters play since its first game in 2004 and has won three of its last four games, including last season's 77-68 win against Portland State in Moscow.
Eastern Washington to face familiar foe in BracketBusters
Eastern Washington knows a lot about the Sam Houston State Bearkats from the football field, just not much yet about their men's basketball team.
The Eagles will host Sam Houston State on Saturday, Feb. 23 for the ESPN BracketBusters game, with tipoff scheduled for 1:05 p.m.
Eastern will play a return game against Sam Houston State in Huntsville, Texas, probably in 2014-15.
A total of 122 schools are involved, but the Eagles-Bearkats game is not one of nine games picked to be broadcast on ESPN. Tickets may be purchased online at www.goeags.com.
Eastern played the Bearkats Dec. 15 in the semifinals of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs, won by Sam Houston State 45-42. The teams will play each other the next two seasons, with a game this fall in Hunstville on Sept. 28 and in Cheney in 2014.
NIC coaches to host Fustal Festival this month
North Idaho College soccer coaches are hosting the 2013 Fustal Festival for girls under-9 to under-12 years of age Feb. 23-24 in Christianson Gym.
Futsal is five-person indoor soccer, which is played on a hard court surface where walls are not used.
On Saturday, Feb. 23, the under-9 girls will play from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and the under-10 girls will play from 3 to 9:30 p.m.
On Sunday, Feb. 24, the under-11 girls will play from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and the under-12 girls will play from 3 to 9:30 p.m.
Cost is $125 per team and registration is due by Feb. 18.
Registration forms are available online at www.nicathletics.com.
Clutter, Hair compete in Beat the Clock Meet
Cindy Clutter and Margaret Hair, both from Coeur d'Alene, traveled to Olympia, Wash., for the annual "Beat the Clock" Masters Swim Meet on Feb. 2.
Clutter placed first in her events, which included the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle and 50 breaststroke. Hair placed first in the 500 freestyle, 100 backstroke and 100 individual medley. Facing tough competition, Hair placed second in the 50 freestyle and 50 butterfly.
Clutter will travel to Las Vegas for the Las Vegas Free Play Invitational on Feb. 16. The third annual Spring Splash meet will be on March 9 at the Kroc Center in Coeur d'Alene.