Northwest Notes
Stangel, Shippy add to softball honors
Lake City High pitcher Casey Stangel and Timberwolf second baseman Vanessa Shippy added to their postseason honors this week when they were named to the MaxPreps All-American first team in softball.
Stangel, who earlier was named national Player of the Year by MaxPreps, was one of 10 pitchers named to the first team. She went 28-0 as Lake City went 28-0 and won the state 5A title for the second time in three seasons. Stangel has signed with Missouri.
Shippy, who will be a senior next season at Lake City, has verbally committed to Oklahoma State. Shippy, who batted .733, was earlier named a first-team All-American by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Stangel was a second-team pick.
Lake City catcher Lindsey Willmon was named to the second team by MaxPreps. Willmon, a transfer from California, batted .576 with 18 homers and 76 RBIs for the Timberwolves. Willmon has signed with Hawaii.
Bayley named to Idaho team for Junior Americas Cup
Derek Bayley of Rathdrum has made the Idaho team for the boys Junior Americas Cup golf tournament, scheduled for July 30-Aug. 1 at Wailea Country Club in Maui.
Bayley, who will be a senior at Lakeland High this fall, was the leading point getter for the Idaho team, based on results from qualifying tournaments.
The Junior Americas Cup has showcased some of the best junior golfers throughout the western region. The competition brings together an elite international field of 17 teams of the top four boys representing 12 western states, 2 Canadian provinces, and Mexico, competing in a team format. Team results are based on the lowest three gross scores of the four team members. Players also compete for low individual medalist honors.
Ex-Bulldogs on Orlando NBA Summer League rosters
Three former Gonzaga players dot the rosters for the NBA Summer League in Orlando, Fla., July 7-12.
Kelly Olynyk, the 13th pick in the NBA Draft by Dallas who then traded him to Boston, is on the Celtics roster. Steven Gray, a 2011 graduate, and Micah Downs, a senior in 2009, are both with the Indiana Pacers.
Action starts today at the practice facility of the Orlando Magic. Boston faces Orlando at 8 a.m. PDT while Indiana faces Oklahoma City at noon PDT. Ten teams are participating in the Orlando Summer League.
Gray spent the past season playing for Roanne in France where he averaged 9.2 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.9 assists/game and 0.9 steals/game in 28.5 minutes/game.
Downs, who was named the WCC Tournament MVP in 2009, played in the NBA D-League for the Maine Red Claws this past season. He averaged 35.1 minutes/game, starting 43 of 48 games. He averaged 16.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg and 2.4 assists/game.
The 22-team Las Vegas Summer League will be held July 12-22 with a new twist added this summer. All 22 teams will play three games to determine seeding into a 22-team double-elimination tournament that will crown a champion July 22. Tournament play will be held July 17-22.
Pangos named to Canada’s development men’s national team
TORONTO — Gonzaga junior guard Kevin Pangos is among the 12 players Canada Basketball has selected to represent Canada at the development men’s national team at the 2013 FISU Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.
The DMNT recently took part in the Four Nations’ International Invitational Tournament — an 11-day tournament through central China. In addition to the host nation, Canada played collegiate squads from the United States and Latvia, finishing with a perfect 9-0 record.
Former Bulldog Mangisto Arop, who transferred to Indiana State after playing two seasons for the Zags in 2010 and ’11, was also named to the 12-man squad.
Also on the roster is forward Kyle Wiltjer, who played his first two seasons at Kentucky, but said he is considering transferring, with Gonzaga on his list of potential new teams.
Also known as the World University Games, the competition will begin for Team Canada today with a match-up against Sweden. The Summer Universiade — the largest sporting event outside of the Olympic Games — will see the best student-athlete teams across the world compete in a variety of sports. The men’s quarterfinals begin Sunday, July 14, with the semifinal match-ups slated for the following day and the finale tips off Tuesday evening.