At College/In The Pros
Brenna Meehan
College of Idaho volleyball
Meehan, a senior outside hitter from Post Falls High and North Idaho College, was named Cascade Conference Player of the Week after helping the Yotes to a 4-0 start in the Summer Slam tournament in Fullerton, Calif. Meehan opened the tournament, finishing with 4.25 kills per set and 2.31 digs a set. She opened with 20 kills and 15 digs in a win over Westmont, and followed it up with a career-high 27 kills against Vanguard, just the eighth player in school history to record 27 kills or more in a match.
Nick Nyquist
Walla Walla Sweets
Nyquist, a rising junior third baseman from Coeur d’Alene High and Gonzaga, was named to the All-West Coast League first team, the league announced. In 52 games this season, Nyquist finished with 36 runs scored and 55 hits, driving in 24 runs with two home runs, 27 walks and 14 stolen bases. Walla Walla finished 25-29 this season.
Kris Jackson
Bend Elks
Jackson, a rising senior pitcher from Lakeland High and NAIA Corban College in Salem, Ore., was named to the All-West Coast League first team, the league announced. Jackson finished the season with a 6-3 record and 2.42 earned run average, striking out 49 in 63 innings pitched. Bend finished the season 26-28.
Natalie Taylor
Evergreen State volleyball
Taylor, a junior outside hitter from Lake City High, had a match-high 19 kills and two blocks for the Geoducks in a season-opening loss to Carroll College on Wednesday in Helena, Mont.