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State Little League titles

up for grabs this weekend

HAYDEN — Coeur d’Alene will play Southwest Ada from District 2 in a best-of-three series for the state 12U (Majors) title this weekend at Croffoot Park.

Game 1 is today at 5:30, Game 2 is Saturday at noon and Game 3, if necessary, is Sunday at noon. The winner advances to the Northwest Regional Aug. 4-10 in San Bernardino, Calif.

The Northwest Regional champion advances to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. Last year, Coeur d’Alene became the first North Idaho team, and second from the state, to advance to Williamsport.

11U: Coeur d’Alene will face West Valley from District 2 in a best-of-three series for the state 11U title this weekend at Croffoot Park. Game 1 is today at 5:30, Game 2 is Saturday at noon and Game 3, if necessary, is Sunday at noon.

10U: Lewiston will play West Valley from District 2 in a best-of-three series for the state 10U title this weekend at Croffoot Park. Game 1 is today at 3, Game 2 is Saturday at 9 a.m. and Game 3, if necessary, is Sunday at 9 a.m.

Class AA Area A Legion

tourney begins today

COEUR d’ALENE — The Lewis-Clark Twins and one other team from the district will advance to state from the class AA Area A tournament, which begins today at Thorco Field.

By virtue of hosting the state AA Legion tournament July 26-30 at Harris Field in Lewiston, Lewis-Clark earns an automatic bid to state. The highest-finishing team at districts between Coeur d’Alene, Prairie and Northern Lakes will join the Twins at state.

Because of the addition in recent years of pitch-count limits, postseason games in Legion are now scheduled for seven innings, rather than the traditional nine.

CLASS AA AREA A TOURNAMENT

At Thorco Field, Coeur d’Alene

Friday’s Games

Game 1 — No. 3 Prairie (11-20-1) vs. No. 2 Lewis-Clark (22-17), 4 p.m.

Game 2 — No. 4 Northern Lakes (16-28) vs. No. 1 Coeur d’Alene (28-15-1), 7

Saturday’s Games

Game 3 — Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 1 p.m. (loser out)

Game 4 — Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4 (semifinal)

Game 5 — Loser Game 4 vs. Winner Game 3, 7 (loser out)

Sunday’s Games

Game 6 — Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 1 p.m. (championship game)

Game 7 — Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6, 4 (if-necessary game)

Grad transfer Forrest

joins Vandal men’s team

MOSCOW — Idaho men’s basketball announced that graduate transfer Quinton Forrest is joining the squad for the 2019-20 season.

“Quinton is a veteran, strong forward that’s going to be able to compete on both ends,” interim Vandal head coach Zac Claus said. “He can score attacking the basket, rebound the ball and defend multiple positions.

“He has a level of toughness and maturity about him that will help us. He already has his degree, and will pursue his master’s degree here at Idaho.”

Forrest, a 6-foot-4 forward from Windermere, Fla., last played for Jacksonville University. He appeared in 13 games last season while battling through nagging injuries.

Prior to Jacksonville, Forrest played at Bethune Cookman. As a sophomore, he started 30 of 32 games, and finished third on the team with 12.2 points per game. He grabbed 5.3 rebounds per contest, the second-best mark on the squad, and led the team with 36 steals. Forrest shot 53.4 percent from the floor as a sophomore, the third-best average in the MEAC.

As a freshman, Forrest appeared in 30 games for Bethune Cookman, starting 12. He averaged 4.9 points and 2.7 rebounds per game, and earned MEAC Rookie of the Week honors three times.

Forrest played his high school ball at West Orange in Winter Garden, Fla., where he earned All-Metro Conference honors as a senior.

WSU’s Patmon named to

Biletnikoff watch list

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Washington State senior wide receiver Dezmon Patmon was named to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List, the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation announced Thursday.

Patmon is one of six Pac-12 Conference wide receivers named to the watch list for the award given to the season’s most outstanding FBS receiver in college football. The last Cougar wideout named to the same preseason watch list was Gabe Marks prior to the 2016 season.

Patmon caught 61 passes for a team-high 816 yards last year, good for eighth in the Pac-12 Conference, and also caught five touchdown passes.

Hatley, Glenn alternates

to U.S. Amateur

PULLMAN — Reid Hatley of Hayden Lake and Joseph Glenn of Post Falls are alternates after Thursday’s U.S. Amateur sectional qualifying at Palouse Ridge Golf Club.

Hatley shot 70-71—141, 1 over par, and is the first alternate. Glenn shot 74-68—142 and is the second alternate.

Joe Highsmith of Lakewood, Wash., and Chris Crisologo of Canada earned the two qualifying berths to the U.S. Amateur Aug. 12-18 at Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort and Country Club. Highsmith shot 67-66—133 and Crisologo shot 72-67—139.

Former Sandpoint High standout named Bulldog boys soccer coach

SANDPOINT — Tanner French, who helped Sandpoint High win state 4A soccer titles in 2006 and ’08, was named Bulldog head boys soccer coach earlier this week.

French replaces Evan McNeley, who resigned last month.

French, who graduated from Sandpoint in 2009, played at Oregon State and at Division II Concordia University in Portland, Ore.