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Bayley tied for 22nd after
3 rounds of Pacific Coast Am
SAN FRANCISCO — Derek Bayley of Rathdrum shot a 70 on Thursday and is tied for 22nd heading into today’s final round of the 52nd Pacific Coast Amateur at The Olympic Club.
Bayley, formerly of Lakeland High and Washington State, is at even par (75-66-72—213) through 54 holes. Reid Hatley of Hayden Lake, part of Washington’s winning Morse Cup team on Wednesday, is tied for 66th (73-80-70—223) at 10 over.
Isaiah Salinda of South San Francisco, a rising senior at Stanford, shot a 9-under 62 on Thursday and is at 13-under 200, three strokes ahead of second-round leader Austin Eckroat of Edmond, Okla. Eric Ansett of Spokane is tied for ninth at 4-under 209.
Idaho’s Elliss lands on
Paul Hornung Award Watch List
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Idaho senior linebacker and tight end Kaden Elliss was named to the Paul Hornung Award Watch List, the Louisville Sports Commission announced Thursday. The Paul Hornung Award is given to college football’s most versatile player.
“As good of a football player as Kaden is, he’s a better person,” Idaho coach Paul Petrino said. “He’s an amazing young man, a great leader and a great athlete. He can really play anything on defense and he’s such a playmaker on offense.”
Elliss earned All-Sun Belt accolades each of the past two seasons at linebacker and is a preseason All-Big Sky selection at linebacker ahead of the 2018 campaign. He enters his senior year with 228 career tackles, including 32 for loss and 10 sacks. Elliss has intercepted five passes, forced five fumbles, recovered three and blocked a kick.
Elliss is expected to play an expanded role in the Vandal offense this season. He debuted on the offensive side of the ball last season, taking snaps at tight end, slot receiver and fullback. He caught seven passes for 156 yards and two touchdowns.
“I was super excited about the opportunity to play tight end on top of linebacker,” Elliss said. “It’s really fun. I’d like to play 100 plays if they would let me. It gives me more of a grasp on the outcome of the game. I feel like I have more of an impact and can just play my heart out.”
His versatility goes beyond simply playing both sides of the line of scrimmage. Elliss will line up at various positions on both offense and defense. He is also a special teams weapon, blocking an extra-point attempt last season.
The Paul Hornung Award watch list includes 43 student-athletes. The 2017 award was won by Penn State running back Saquon Barkley.
Nicknamed The Golden Boy, Hornung was a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback at Notre Dame in 1956 and the NFL’s Most Valuable Player with the Green Bay Packers whose versatility earned him enshrinement in both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame. At Notre Dame, Hornung played every position in the offensive backfield, handled punting and placekicking duties, returned kickoffs, and started at safety on defense. He set an NFL single-season scoring record for the champion Green Bay Packers in 1961 that stood for 46 years.
Eastern begins fall
football camp next week
CHENEY — The Eastern Washington University football team will begin practices for the 2018 season the first week of August on the Sports and Recreation Center practice fields.
Players will report on Aug. 2 for orientation and conditioning, then the team will practice together for the first time on Sunday, Aug. 5 at 3 p.m.
Eastern will practice in pads for the first time on Tuesday, Aug. 7 at 3 p.m. Because the NCAA no longer allows two-a-day practices, Eastern will practice together for nearly a full month prior to the team’s opener, which is Sept. 1 at home versus Central Washington. The Eagles are expected to exclusively use the practice fields through Aug. 14, after which Roos Field will be utilized.
The Eagles will scrimmage twice before the team’s season opener. Eastern’s first scrimmage of preseason camp will take place on Saturday, Aug. 18 around 3 p.m. at Roos Field. The second scrimmage will take place on Saturday, Aug. 25 also around 3 p.m. at Roos Field. Both are free and open to the public.