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St. Maries’ Gilkey named

AD of the Year

for fifth time

Todd Gilkey of St. Maries High was recently named 2A Athletic Director of the Year by the Idaho Athletic Administrators Association.

It marks the fifth AD of the Year award for Gilkey, who previously won 5A honors at Coeur d’Alene High (2009 and 2014), a 2A award at St. Maries in 2017 and a 3A award at St. Maries in 2005.

Athletic directors statewide vote on the award.

DeLong, Bomar

tie for third

at Senior Players’ Championship

Area PGA Professionals Mike DeLong (The Coeur d’Alene Resort) and Billy Bomar (Prairie Falls Golf Club) finished tied for third in the Pacific Northwest Senior Players’ Championship on Wednesday at Wine Valley Golf Club.

DeLong shot a 70-73—143, and Bomar 71-72—143 in the tournament.

George Mack Jr. of Black Butte Ranch in Sisters, Ore., won with a birdie on the final hole, finishing with a 69-72—141.

Borah High point guard

among EWU hoop signees

A trio of men’s basketball players — including a pair from the Northwest — have signed letters of intent to attend Eastern Washington University and play for the Eagles next season, head coach Shantay Legans announced Wednesday.

The players include two-time first team All-State selection Steele Venters, a 6-foot-7 guard/forward from Ellensburg (Wash.) High. Six-foot-2 point guard Ellis Magnuson signed out of Borah High in Boise, where he was Idaho’s 5A Player of the Year in 2019. Also signed was 6-9 forward Adriel “Bonez” Linares from Sunnybrook Christian High in San Antonio.

They join a trio of winter signees — 6-7 guard/forward Jacob Groves from Shadle Park High in Spokane; 6-6 guard/forward Tyler Robertson from Melbourne, Australia; and Abdullahi Mohamed, a 6-foot-8 power forward from West Seattle High.

Magnuson led the Lions (24-3) to the state 5A title, giving Borah its first championship since 2013 and its state-best 12th overall. He averaged 15 points, six assists and two steals per game over the last two years.