Northwest Notes: March 11, 2015

Ex-Post Falls stars Hill, Colbert earn Big Sky honors

Idaho seniors Connor Hill and Mike Scott earned second team All-Big Sky Conference honors after the Vandals' first season back in the league.

Montana State and former Post Falls High standout Marcus Colbert, a junior point guard, was named the league's top reserve.

Eastern Washington junior guard Tyler Harvey and junior forward Venky Jois were named to the first team, while Bogdan Bliznyuk was recognized as the Freshman of the Year.

EWU point guard Drew Brandon was an honorable mention selection.

Eastern coach Jim Hayford, who led the Eagles to a co-championship, was named Coach of the Year.

Hill is a four-year letterman from Post Falls High and has started 123 games. Hill has become the most prolific 3-point shooter in school history and is the nation's active career 3-point goal leader with 334.

Hill is fifth on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,485 points, which came off making 496 (eight all-time) of 1,123 field goal attempts (seventh all-time).

As Idaho heads to the Big Sky tournament, Hill is the league leader in 3-point percentage at .443 (seventh nationally) and is second in 3-point goals (102) (fourth nationally), total 3-point goals made (fifth nationally) and 3-point attempts (230) (18th nationally).

ALL BIG SKY CONFERENCE

MVP - Mikh McKinney, Sacramento State

Newcomer of the Year - Martin Breunig, Montana

Freshman of the Year - Bogdan Bliznyuk, Eastern Washington

Top reserve - Marcus Colbert, Montana State

Defensive Player of the Year - Jordyn Martin, Northern Arizona

First team

Tyler Harvey, Eastern Washington; Venky Jois, Eastern Washington; Martin Breunig, Montana; Jordan Gregory, Montana; Kris Yanku, Northern Arizona.

Second team

Connor Hill, Idaho; Mike Scott, Idaho; Quinton Upshur, Northern Arizona; Dylan Garrity, Sacramento State; Joel Bolomboy, Weber State.

Honorable mention

Drew Brandon, Eastern Washington; Chris Hansen, Idaho State; Jeffrey Solarin, Idaho State; Mario Dunn, Montana; Aaseem Dixon, Northern Arizona; Tevin Svihovec, Northern Colorado; DaShaun Wiggins, Portland State; Jeremy Senglin, Weber State.

Kroc Masters spring into action

COEUR d'ALENE - The Kroc Masters competed in the Spring Fling Masters Meet at the Kroc Center in Coeur d'Alene on Saturday, breaking Inland Northwest and zone swim records.

Results were:

Ernest Cherrstrom: 1st in 25 freestyle, 50 free, 100 free, 25 backstroke, 50 back.

Cindy Clutter: 1st in 400 free, 50 breastroke, 100 breast, 200 breast

Todd Cory: 1st in 25 free, 1500 free, 50 back, 50 breast, 200 butterfly, 400 individual medley.

Nicolette DeMoe: 1st in 25 free, 100 free, 25 breast, 100 fly, 100 IM; 2nd in 200 free, 25 fly, 50 fly

Victoria Dickinson: 1st in 50 free, 50 back, 50 breast, 50 fly, 100 IM

Mike Earin: 1st in 25 back, 50 back, 100 back, 200 back, 200 IM; 2nd in 400 free

Richard Freeman: 1st in 25 free

Margaret Hair: 1st in 400 free, 50 back, 100 back, 200 back, 200 breast, 200 fly, 400 IM; 2nd in 1500 free

Mike Hamm: 1st in 50 breast, 100 breast, 200 breast; 2nd in 100 IM

Lorna Henry: 1st in 50 free, 50 back, 100 back, 200 back

Lana Lawrence: 1st in 25 free, 100 free, 1500 free, 25 back, 100 back, 200 back, 25 breast, 25 fly, 200 fly, 100 IM, 200 IM; 2nd in 400 IM

Julie Mauer: 1st in 100 free, 200 free, 100 breast; 2nd in 25 fly; 3rd in 50 free, 50 breast

Doug McCan: 1st in 50 free, 100 free, 50 breast, 100 breast

Alex McEnany: 1st in 1500 free, 50 breast, 100 breast, 200 breast, 100 IM, 200 IM

April Near: 1st in 50 free, 100 free; 2nd in 50 breast, 100 breast, 100 IM

Carol Nelson: 1st in 100 free, 200 free, 50 breast, 200 breast; 2nd in 50 fly

Aida Patterson: 1st in 1500 free; 2nd in 25 free, 25 back, 50 back, 100 back, 25 breast; 3rd in 25 fly; 4th in 50 breast, 50 fly, 100 IM

Jodi Penn: 1st in 50 breast; 2nd in 50 back

Kathleen Salvadore: 1st in 100 free; 2nd in 50 breast, 200 breast; 3rd in 400 free

Anna Sharpe: 1st in 50 breast, 100 breast, 200 breast, 50 fly, 400 IM; 2nd in 25 breast

Rich Swoboda: 1st in 400 IM

Joe Tanner: 1st in 25 free, 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 50 fly

Tom Thilo: 1st in 1500 free; 2nd in 200 free, 400 free; 3rd in 100 free; 4th in 50 free

Rob Urbaniak: 1st in 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 25 back, 25 breast, 25 fly; 2nd in 25 free, 100 IM

Rod Wharton: 1st in 25 free, 25 back; 2nd in 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 1500 free; 3rd in 400 free

Mathew Wintzer: 1st in 25 breast, 50 breast, 100 breast; 2nd in 1500 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, 400 IM,

Vicky Woods: 1st in 25 free, 100 free, 25 back, 25 breast, 25 fly, 50 fly, 100 IM