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Local athletes named to
All-Big Sky
Academic team
A handful of area athletes were named to the Big Sky Conference 2018 Spring All-Academic team for outdoor track and field.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must have participated in at least half of the team’s competitions, achieved a 3.2 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at the conclusion of the most recent term, and completed at least one academic term at their current school.
From Idaho, honorees included: Rikki McCaw (sr., Lake City, Broadcasting and Digital Media major); Jocie Osika (fr., Lake City, Anthropology); Kara Story (jr., Coeur d’Alene, Food/Nutrition) and Krista Story (jr., Coeur d’Alene, Food/Nutrition).
Leanne Asper (sr., Lake City, Pyschology) of Eastern Washington and Alex Ayers (fr., Lake City, Sports and Exercise) of Northern Colorado were also honored.
Spokane/Coeur d’Alene wood bat classic
starts today at Post Falls, Thorco Field
The Spokane/Coeur d’Alene Fourth of July wood bat classic begins today, with Senior Division games scheduled locally at Post Falls High, as well as Thorco Field.
Prairie opens the tournament against Hodgen Distributing today at Post Falls High at 3:30 p.m., then concludes the first day of play against Medicine Hat at 6 p.m.
The Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen will face Northwest Premier today at 8 a.m. at Thorco Field, and host the Calgary Blues at 6 p.m.
Champions from each pool advance to Sunday’s championship round at Al K. Jackson Field in Spokane.
SENIOR DIVISION
At Post Falls High
Thursday
Northern Lakes vs. Spokane Expos 19U, 8 a.m.; Northern Lakes vs. Medicine Hat Monarchs, 1 p.m.; Prairie vs. Hodgen Distributing, 3:30; Prairie vs. Medicine Hat Monarchs, 6.
Friday
Northern Lakes vs. Hodgen Distributing, 10:30 a.m.; Northern Lakes vs. Prairie, 3:30 p.m.; Spokane Expos 19U vs. Prairie, 6.
At Thorco Field, Coeur d’Alene
Thursday
Northwest Premier vs. Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen, 8 a.m.; Calgary Blues vs. Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen, 6.
Friday
Sedro Wooley vs. Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen, 6 p.m.
Saturday
Sherwood Park vs. Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen, 3:30 p.m.; Spokane Crew (Black) vs. Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen, 6.
Van Tol tabs
Richardson as
Boise State baseball assistant
BOISE — The Boise State baseball program has hired its first assistant coach, bringing Hilton Richardson back to Boise, head coach Gary Van Tol announced. Richardson had been working in the Philadelphia Phillies organization since 2014, and also spent time as a member of the Bronco football team during the 2011-12 seasons.
Richardson, a 2014 graduate of Boise State with a degree in criminal justice, was a seventh-round selection of the Kansas City Royals in the 2007 Major League Baseball June Amateur Draft. Originally from Kirkland, Wash. (Lake Washington High School), Richardson played in 323 games over the course of five seasons for minor league affiliates of the Royals and Atlanta Braves.
Following the conclusion of his professional baseball career, Richardson walked on to the Boise State football team, despite having never played the sport. He was part of the team for two seasons before leaving to focus on finishing his degree and getting back into baseball.
The Boise State baseball program is slated to return to the diamond for the 2020 season, the Broncos’ first since 1980.
Duryea hired as
assistant coach
for Boise State
men’s basketball
BOISE — Tim Duryea was hired as an assistant coach for the Boise State men’s basketball team, head coach Leon Rice announced.
Duryea was most recently the head coach at Utah State for three seasons from 2015-18. He had been in Logan for a total of 17 seasons, as he was also an assistant coach for the Aggies from 2001-08 and the associate head coach from 2008-15.
Prior to his time at Utah State, Duryea was the head coach at Hutchinson (Kansas) Community College from 1999-2001.