Northwest Notes: Sept. 18, 2014
Lake City boosters plan free tailgate party
COEUR d'ALENE - The Lake City High booster club will be hosting a free tailgate party in the north parking lot - in front of the football field - Friday beginning at 5:30 p.m., prior to the Timberwolves' football game vs. Shadle Park at 7.
Burgers, hot dogs, chips and water will be served free to all who attend.
Cougars announce 2015 football schedule
The Pac-12 Conference has released its 2015 schedule and Washington State will host four conference games in Martin Stadium and open the season with a home contest against Portland State.
The schedule includes six home games for the second straight season, including the homecoming weekend game against Oregon State.
The Cougars open their 2015 schedule Sept. 5 at home against Portland State, an opponent they defeated 59-21 last Saturday. The following week, Sept. 12, WSU travels east for a return engagement against Rutgers, this year's opening opponent in Seattle. The Cougars close out the nonconference schedule Sept. 19 against Wyoming in Martin Stadium. The game marks the first meeting between the schools since the 1990 season.
After missing UCLA on the schedule the last two years, the Cougars return to Los Angeles to face the Bruins on Nov. 14 at the Rose Bowl.
The Apple Cup game against the Washington Huskies is set for Friday, Nov. 27, in Seattle.
The complete 2015 football schedule for Washington State follows:
Home games in CAPS
SEPTEMBER
5 - PORTLAND STATE. 12 - at Rutgers. 19 - WYOMING. 26 - Bye
OCTOBER
3 - at California. 10 - at Oregon. 17 - OREGON STATE (homecoming). 24 - at Arizona. 31 - STANFORD.
NOVEMBER
7 - ARIZONA STATE (Dad's Weekend). 14 - at UCLA. 21 - COLORADO. 27 - at Washington (Apple Cup).
Cougars' Sept. 27 game
at Utah to kick at 7 p.m.
PULLMAN - Washington State's football game at Utah on Saturday, Sept. 27 is set for 5 p.m. and will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks.
The Cougars host No. 2 Oregon Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN.
Idaho's Schultz earns Big Sky volleyball honor
OGDEN, Utah - Idaho senior Alyssa Schultz was named Big Sky Conference volleyball Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 8-14. It is the first of her career, and the first for any Idaho student-athlete since rejoining the Big Sky.
Schultz, a senior middle blocker from Issaquah, Wash., led Idaho to a 2-1 record last week at the Idaho Nike Invitational, recording 31 kills and being named to the all-tournament team.
Miltenberger to be inducted into NAIA Hall of Fame
Former Lewis-Clark State baseball player and coach Chad Miltenberger will be inducted into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame, NAIA officials announced.
Miltenberger, who played for the Warriors in 1983 and 1984 during the program's rise as a national powerhouse, was one of seven individuals selected for induction in the NAIA's athlete category. He will join baseball coach Ed Cheff as the second Warrior to receive the honor.
The ceremony will take place at the American Baseball Coaches Association Meeting on Jan. 4, 2015 in Orlando, Fla.
Miltenberger, a catcher, hit .482 in 1983 as a junior, a batting average that stands second in school history and stood as the single-second record for 22 years. He hit .419 the following year, and his career average of .449 stands as tops in program history among players who played more than one year.
A native of Clarkston, Wash., Miltenberger was an assistant coach for the Warriors in 1985 and again from 1987-99. As a coach and player, he was part of 10 national championship teams.
Miltenberger, a catcher, hit .482 in 1983 as a junior, a batting average that stands second in Warrior history and stood as the single-season record for 22 years. He hit .419 the following year, and his career batting average of .449 stands as tops in program history among players who played more than one year.
He was inducted into the Lewis-Clark State Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013.
Chiefs reassign defensemen Faith, Toporowski to home clubs
SPOKANE - The Spokane Chiefs announced that 16-year old defensemen Jeff Faith and Jake Toporowski have been reassigned to their home clubs.
Faith, from Wilcox, Saskatchewan, was the Chiefs' first-round (16th overall) draft choice in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft. He appeared in three games during the preseason schedule and returns to the Notre Dame Hounds of the SMHL.
Toporowski, from Bettendorf, Iowa, was the Chiefs' third round (60th overall) selection in the same 2013 draft. He appeared in four games for the Chiefs during the preseason, tallying one assist. His reassignment destination has yet to be determined.
Spokane opens the season on Saturday against Tri-City in Kennewick.