NORTHWEST NOTES: April 1, 2015
NIC's Staggs named honorable mention NJCAA All-American
North Idaho College sophomore Kara Staggs, a 5-foot-7 guard, was named honorable mention on the NJCAA Division I women's basketball All-American team.
Staggs started 27 of 28 games for NIC this season, averaging 15.4 points per game and making 62 of 185 3-point attempts and finishing with a team-high 35 steals.
Cassidy Whitney was a second-team and Raushan Gultekin a third-team selection for Salt Lake.
Fredrick Edmond of Southern Idaho, who has verbally committed to Boise State, was named to the men's first team, and De'Sean Parson of Salt Lake earned third-team honors.
Shikei Blake, who played his freshman year at NIC, was named an honorable mention after his sophomore season at Northeastern Junior College.
Top North Idaho female athlete nominees announced
COEUR d'ALENE - Nominations for top female athletes in the 5A-4A and 3A-1A classification were inadvertently omitted from Sunday's story about the 53rd annual North Idaho Sports Banquet, scheduled for April 11 starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Best Western Coeur d'Alene Inn.
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (5A-4A) - Emilee Schlader, Lewiston; Josie Brown, Coeur d'Alene; Sam Runkle, Post Falls; Clarissa Smith, Lake City; Emily Callahan, Coeur d'Alene.
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (3A-1A) - Charli Sadler, Mullan; Naomi Miller, Logos; Abby Bartlett, Coeur d'Alene Charter; Krystin Uhlenkott, Prairie; Kayla Schumacher, Prairie.
Gonzaga's Wiltjer named Wooden All-American
LOS ANGELES - Gonzaga junior Kyle Wiltjer was named to the 10-member Wooden All-American men's basketball team.
Others selected were: Ron Baker, Wichita State; Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia; Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky; Jerian Grant, Notre Dame; Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin; Jahlil Okafor, Duke; D'Angelo Russell, Ohio State; Seth Tuttle, Northern Iowa and Delon Wright, Utah.
Cauley-Stein, Grant, Kamisky, Okafor and Russell were invited to Los Angeles as finalists for the John R. Wooden Award, which will be awarded during the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show in Los Angeles on April 10.
Nina Davis (Baylor), Jewell Loyd (Notre Dame), Tiffany Mitchell (South Carolina), Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (Connecticut) and Breanna Stewart (Connecticut) were named to the Wooden All-American women's team and will also travel to Los Angeles for the presentation.
Circling Raven set to open Friday
WORLEY - Circling Raven Golf Club at the Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel is scheduled to open on Friday.
Spring rates are in effect through May 15.
Information: (800) 523-2464 Ext. 7223 or visit www.cdacasino.com/golf.
Harvey honorable mention to AP All-America team
Eastern Washington junior guard Tyler Harvey was selected by the Associated Press as an honorable mention All-American after his record-breaking season as the leading scorer in NCAA Division I.
He becomes the third player in EWU's 32 seasons as a member of the school to earn honorable mention from the Associated Press.
Alvin Snow was the first in 2004, and Rodney Stuckey was chosen in 2006 and 2007.
Harvey was a first team Academic All-America selection, and was a repeat member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 6 squad - earning first team accolades this season after second team honors as a sophomore.
A junior from Torrance, Calif., Harvey led Division I with a 23.1 scoring average, and closed the year with Big Sky Conference and EWU single season records for season 3-pointers with 128. His 738 points were a school record and ranked fourth in league history.
Harvey is expected to decide this week whether to enter the NBA draft, or return for his final season at Eastern.