NORTHWEST NOTES: Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Ex-Lake City star Hout to join Choate at Montana State
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Byron Hout, the former Lake City High star who was recruited to Boise State in part by Jeff Choate, will join Choate’s staff at Montana State as defensive line coach.
Hout played on Boise State teams that compiled a cumulative records of 50-3 during his career, earning second-team All-Mountain West honors in 2010 and honorable mention the next season. He played on two WAC and two Mountain West title teams for the Broncos. He worked as a defensive graduate assistant at Washington State in 2012 before returning to his alma mater in a similar role in 2013.
“Byron is another player I was involved in recruiting,” said Choate, who was named Bobcats head coach last Friday. “He played for me in my time at Boise State and was my graduate assistant at Washington State. He is a high-energy and extremely intelligent young coach with tremendous passion for the game. I know our young players in the defensive line are going to love playing for him.”
Choate also hired another ex-Boise State standout, Matt Miller, the 2009 Montana Gatorade Player of the Year from Helena Capital, as receivers coach.
A former freshman All-America who played for conference championship teams in two different leagues, Miller began his coaching career in 2015 with a season as offensive quality control graduate assistant at his alma mater last fall. He worked with former Bobcat Junior Adams at BSU, assisting with daily duties such as video breakdown and game-planning. Miller was a four-year starter for the Broncos, earning second-team All-Mountain West honors in 2012 while collecting MVP honors in the 2013 Hawai’i Bowl.
“Matt is a young man who I was involved in the recruiting process out of Helena Capital,” Choate said, “and he is one of the most productive wide receivers in Boise State history. He is a tremendous leader, is very detail-oriented, and is a person of great character with deep Montana ties. I feel like it is a slam dunk to get Matt back home to Montana State.”
Prairie Pig tickets
go on sale Thursday
Tickets for Friday’s Prairie Pig spirit basketball games at Lakeland High in Rathdrum can be purchased by the public starting Thursday at the Lakeland High School office.
Cost is $5.
ISHAA pass holders need to pick up their ticket at the Lakeland High School Office by Friday at 3 p.m.
No passes will be honored at the gate.
The girls game between Post Falls and Lakeland is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., followed by the boys game around 7:30.
Chiefs named to Danish team
for world junior tourney
Spokane Chiefs forward Niklas Andersen and goaltender Lasse Petersen have each been selected to represent Denmark in the upcoming 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5 in Helsinki, Finland.
The Danish team’s preliminary roster of 30 players — which will be reduced to 26 later this month — was announced Tuesday. Denmark opens their tournament schedule on Sunday, Dec. 27 vs. Switzerland.
Should they make the final cut after training camp, both players will miss eight games while playing for their country, beginning with the Chiefs’ game vs. Everett on Dec. 16. They are expected to rejoin the Chiefs for their Jan. 9 game vs. the Regina Pats at Spokane Arena.