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Michael Hicks

Ridgefield Raptors

Hicks, a Coeur d’Alene High product who played at Yavapai and Portland before transferring to Boise State for his redshirt senior year, went 1 for 3 with a walk for the South Division team in the West Coast League All-Star Game on Tuesday at Vince Genna Stadium in Bend, Ore. The North Division won the game 13-1. On Monday, Hicks hit seven home runs in the league’s Home Run Derby, advancing to the semifinals before being eliminated.

Kyler Little

Washington State

Little, who graduated this spring, was one of nine Cougar student-athletes to receive national recongition for their combination of athletic and academic excellence in 2019 among all Division I schools by the United States Track and Field/Cross Country Association. To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have met at least one of the following athletic standards: for the indoor season, a student-athlete must have finished the regular season ranked in the national top 96 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 48 (collective listing) in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list provided by TFRRS.org; for the outdoor season, a student-athlete must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships (including preliminary rounds).