Northwest Notes: Thursday, May 8, 2014
Monson to be honored
at Vandal tournament
The Kootenai County Chapter of the Vandal Scholarship Fund will honor legendary Idaho basketball coach Don Monson at its annual golf tournament and banquet on May 17 at the Hayden Lake Country Club.
Events include a golf tournament and celebratory dinner.
The full day, which includes golf, tee prize, range balls, cart and dinner is $175. Dinner only is $45.
Information: Shelly Robson at [email protected] or (208) 651-7992 or Randy Haddock at [email protected] or (208) 664-9783.
Eastern football to appear on
ROOT four times in 2014
Eastern Washington football fans will get four chances to watch the Eagles on ROOT Sports this fall, as DIRECT Sports Networks and the Big Sky Conference announced its telecast schedule for the upcoming season.
A total of 11 games will be televised on ROOT, including Eastern's showdown with Montana at Roos Field in Cheney on Nov. 8. Three other road games - at Montana State on Sept. 20, at Northern Arizona Oct. 25 and at Portland State on Nov. 21 - will also be aired by ROOT. Times will be announced at a later date.
All 11 Big Sky Conference game will be produced and televised in high-definition, with many of the games available in both the Northwest and Rocky Mountain region.
Eastern Washington is the two-time defending Big Sky Champion and have advanced to the national semifinals each of the past two seasons.
BIG SKY CONFERENCE BROADCAST SCHEDULE
September
20 - Eastern Washington at Montana State. 27 - Northern Colorado at Montana.
October
4 - UC Davis at Portland State. 11 - Montana State at UC Davis. 18 - Northern Arizona at Portland State. 25 - Eastern Washington at Northern Arizona.
November
1 - Sacramento State at Montana. 8 - Montana at Eastern Washington. 15 - Idaho State at Montana State. 21 - Eastern Washington at Portland State. 22 - Montana State at Montana.
Shock add two
quarterbacks
The Spokane Shock have been assigned quarterbacks Dennis Havrilla and Donovan Porterie, and have also placed Erik Meyer on injured reserve.
Havrilla, a 6-foot-1 195 product of Western New Mexico, was most recently with the Dodge City Law of the CPIFL and has also spent time with the Arizona Adrenaline and Bricktown Brawlers of the IFL.
Porterie, 6-4 220, who played at New Mexico, most recently played for the Green Bay Blizzard of the IFL.
By placing Meyer on injured reserve, the former Eastern Washington quarterback will miss at least the next four weeks, but is eligible to return this season.