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L-C State women announce signing

of Genesis Prep guard Schroeder

LEWISTON ­— When Brian Orr went through his assessment sheet, he saw that Rachel Schroeder had what he wanted for his Lewis-Clark State women’s basketball team.

“She checks all the boxes in what we look for in a recruit,” said Orr of Schroeder, a 5-8 point guard from Genesis Preparatory Academy in Post Falls. “She is a scoring point guard who possesses a high basketball IQ, a great court vision, and the ability to get the ball to the open teammates on time.”

Those attributes enabled Schroeder to lead the Jaguars to successful seasons throughout her high school career. Genesis was the North Star League champion during her sophomore, junior and senior seasons, and added a third-place state finish her sophomore year, second place her junior year, and fourth her senior season.

She earned all-league recognition throughout high school and was the North Star MVP as a junior. She was a second team all-state choice all three years and a team captain since she was a freshman.

“Rachel is an outstanding 3-point shooter with deep range,” Orr said. “She uses that strength to set up the rest of her game.

“She plays with a poised, confident demeanor and at the same time is a fierce competitor.”

Schroeder also is her class valedictorian as well a NISTAR and DAR recipient, and was on the winning North Idaho College Math Contest team and the President’s Honor Roll all four years of high school, and was a North Idaho Top Scholar. She also played volleyball and golf.

L-C State seeded No. 10, will face

Freed-Hardeman to open NAIA World Series

The NAIA released the bracket for the 2019 NAIA World Series at Harris Field in Lewiston, and the Lewis-Clark State Warriors received the No. 10 seed in the tournament.

LCSC will face No. 7 Freed-Hardeman on Friday at 7 p.m.

More information on the Series can be found at naiaworldseries.com

Olerud, Larsen items up

for bid in fundraiser

A bat and ball autographed by former Seattle Mariners and Washington State Cougars star John Olerud are among the featured items at the fifth annual auction, raffle, walk and picnic benefiting the Scleroderma Foundation Spokane Support Group.

The fundraiser will be held Saturday, June 8 at Mirabeau Meadows Park in Spokane Valley.

Other auction or raffle items include an autographed photo of World Series perfect game pitcher Don Larsen, bicycles, tickets for the Spokane Comedy Club, Spokane Indians and Spokane Chiefs, etc.

An event T-shirt is included in the $25 cost for adults ($30 the day of the event, when a T-shirt can’t be guaranteed) and $10 for children aged 6-12. Children 5 and under are free. Teams and individuals may register at www.Scleroderma.org/SteppingOutSpokane.

An estimated 300,000 Americans suffer from scleroderma, an autoimmune disease for which there is no cure at this time. Most victims are women of child-bearing age. The disease causes tightening and thickening of the skin and damage to major organs.

Zag women add

Vanderbilt transfer Walker

SPOKANE — Cierra Walker, a transfer from Vanderbilt and a native of Oregon City, Ore., signed a financial aid agreement at Gonzaga University and will join the women’s basketball team.

She will be eligible for the 2020-21 season after sitting out the upcoming season due to NCAA transfer rules. Walker will have one year of eligibility remaining.

In her first three seasons at Vanderbilt, Walker averaged 8.9 points per game, shooting 39.1 percent from the floor and 39.2 percent from long range. She added 2.6 rebounds per game and 2.5 assists per game.

During her junior campaign in 2018-19, Walker emerged as one of the top three-point shooting guards in the SEC, leading the Commodores and ranking sixth in the conference in three-point percentage at 39.1. She also ranked seventh in both three-pointers made (70) and three-pointers attempted (178). She ranked second on the team in scoring at 10.8 points per game

Out of high school, Walker was the No. 25-ranked prospect by ESPN HoopGurlz and No. 21 by Prospects Nation.

Walker left Oregon City High as the all-time leader in 3-point field goals made with 249 and career assists with 416.