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Beutler to speak at NIC

Booster Club luncheon

COEUR d’ALENE — John Beutler, owner and founder of Century 21-Beutler & Associates, will be the guest speaker at the NIC Booster Club Luncheon at noon Tuesday at The Coeur d’Alene Resort.

Representing some of the finest properties available in the Coeur d’Alene, Hayden, and surrounding markets, Beutler has been the highest selling agent in the Coeur d’Alene MLS for the past 27 years. He attributes his success to his love for real estate and the overwhelming appeal of the Coeur d’Alene area. Thanks to his clients from all over the United States, he earned the rank of No. 1 Century 21 Agent in the World for 2003 and 2005. Beutler is considered one of the top male golfers on the senior circuit in the community, many years after an outstanding college career at Washington State.

The public is welcome to attend the luncheon.

Information: nic.edu/athletics, 769-3348

Vandal men help raise

$17k for Red Cross

EUGENE, Ore. — Idaho stayed close with Oregon through the first half of a benefit men’s basketball exhibition Saturday, but the Ducks pulled away in the second to take the 81-57 win.

The teams helped raise $17,465 for the Red Cross to help bring relief to those affected by the wildfires in Oregon.

Victor Sanders, still working his way back from injury, finished with a team-high 15 points on 4-of-9 shooting in just 10 minutes of action. Nate Sherwood also finished in double-figures, scoring 13 points and adding a game-high five boards.

Idaho coach Don Verlin worked with his lineup throughout the contest, incorporating some of his new players for significant minutes. Geno West, last seen winning a state championship with Jefferson High in Portland, played 13 minutes on the night and finished with three points to go along with a pair of assists.

The Vandals will take on Lewis-Clark State in an exhibition Sunday at 4 p.m. in Memorial Gym before kicking off the regular season at Nevada on Nov. 10.

Pair of Idaho men’s basketball

games tabbed for Eleven Sports

Eleven Sports and the Big Sky Conference released the 2017-18 nationally-televised men’s basketball schedule, featuring a pair of Vandal games.

The first comes on Jan. 6, with Idaho hosting Portland State in the Cowan Spectrum. The second comes on the road, as the Vandals travel to Ogden, Utah, to take on Weber State.

Eleven Sports will televise 10 conference men’s basketball regular-season games, beginning on Dec. 30 when Weber State hosts Idaho State.

Eleven Sports will televise nine games from the men’s and women’s conference basketball championships in Reno, Nev.

Eleven Sports is available on DirecTV channel 623, Verizon Fios channel 597 and AT&T U-verse channel 1665. In addition, Eleven can be found on various other cable and OTT providers.

All of the Eleven Sports broadcasts will also be streamed live for free on Pluto TV and watchbigsky.com.