Northwest Notes

Former Coeur d’Alene star Amos announces retirement from football

POCATELLO — Former Coeur d’Alene High standout Gunnar Amos, a senior quarterback at Idaho State, announced he has retired from football for personal reasons, according to a release from the school.

He will remain in school to finish his degree, the school said.

The 6-foot-1, 193-pound Amos, who graduated from Coeur d’Alene in 2014, originally signed with Idaho after leading the Vikings to the 2012 state 5A championship game, and into the playoffs in 2013 before a broken ankle in the playoffs ended his season.

He grayshirted in 2014, redshirted in 2015 and played briefly with the Vandals in 2016.

He transferred to Idaho State shortly before the 2017 season began, and saw some action in 2017 and ‘18 in a backup role to starter Tanner Gueller, appearing in five games in ‘17 and two last season.

This year, he appeared in two of Idaho State’s first three games, starting one. He completed 20 of 43 passes for 186 yards and four interceptions this season.

Amos started ISU’s 13-6 loss at Northern Iowa in Week 3, going 13 for 26 for 134 yards with three interceptions as junior Matt Struck, who started the first two games, was in concussion protocol.

Struck returned last week and started in ISU’s 51-14 victory over Portland State on Saturday in Pocatello.

The school said true freshman Sagan Gronauer will serve as backup QB to Struck, a junior college transfer who redshirted at ISU last season.

“Gunnar has been an exemplary student-athlete who has devoted himself to ISU football and we respect his need to focus himself on some other issues at this time,” ISU coach Rob Phenicie said in the release. “We know he will be successful and we will always be proud that he is a Bengal.”

Two weeks, two made cuts for Bayley on Latin America tour

Former Lakeland High and Washington State standout Derek Bayley tied for 32nd in last week’s PGA Tour Latinoamerica event, the 66 JHSF Aberto do Brasil in Porto Feliz, Brazil.

Bayley, of Rathdrum, shot 71-68-69-70—278, 6 under par, 15 strokes back of the winner.

The previous week, Bayley finished tied for 49th at the Sao Paulo Golf Club Championship in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Six tournaments remain on the PGA Tour Latinoamerica this season.

CHS, Post Falls to ‘volley for the cure’ Thursday

POST FALLS — For the 12th year, the Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls high school volleyball programs are teaming up for the “Volleyball 4 The Cure” match and fundraiser.

This year’s event is scheduled for Thursday at The Arena at Post Falls, with freshman and junior varsity matches at 4:30 and 5:30 p.m., and the varsity match set for around 7.

Proceeds from gate receipts, raffle sales, T-shirt sales and private cash donations will go to Kootenai Health Cancer Services, Hospice and the Patient Support Fund in Kootenai County.

Last year, the schools combined to donate more than $5,000 to the foundations.

Fans are encouraged to wear pink in support, and free cake will be available to cancer fighters and survivors. Raffle prizes will also be available.

WSU athletics to retire Klay Thompson’s jersey

PULLMAN — Former Washington State basketball great Klay Thompson’s No. 1 jersey will be retired in a ceremony Jan. 18 in Pullman, WSU athletic director Pat Chun announced Monday.

The jersey will be retired in a ceremony at halftime of the WSU-Oregon State men’s basketball game at Beasley Coliseum.

“Klay’s impact not only as a student-athlete at Washington State but also as a three-time world champion with the Golden State Warriors is most deserving of this recognition,” Chun said in a news release. “There has only been one basketball jersey retired in WSU history and on Jan. 18 we will add another as the Klay Thompson No. 1 will take its rightful place in WSU immortality.”

The No. 1 jersey worn by Thompson during his three seasons in Pullman will join the No. 55 worn by Steve Puidokas as the only two retired jerseys in the WSU men’s basketball program. Thompson also becomes just the seventh person at WSU to have his number retired in any sport, joining football’s Mel Hein and Jack Thompson, and baseball’s Buck Bailey, Bobo Brayton and John Olerud.

In just three seasons, Thompson became WSU’s third all-time leading scorer, averaging 17.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game, while draining a school-record 242 3-pointers. He was the 11th overall pick by the Golden State Warriors in the 2011 NBA Draft, becoming just the second Cougar to be chosen in the first round.

As a Cougar, Thompson earned Pacific-10 Conference honors all three seasons at WSU, all-freshman accolades as a rookie and First-Team All-Pac-10 as both a sophomore and junior. As a junior, Thompson led the Pac-10 and ranked 11th in the nation in scoring with 21.6 points per game, while also leading the league in 3-pointers made (98) as he broke four WSU single-season records, including points (733), and 3-point field goals.

As a member of the Golden State Warriors, Thompson has helped the team to three NBA titles and five straight appearances in the NBA Finals (2015-19). In his eight seasons as a Warrior, Thompson has averaged 19.5 points per game, 3.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists, shooting .442 from the field and .415 from three-point range. His 1,798 three-point FGs made are 16th in NBA history and he owns the NBA single-game record with 14 three-pointers set in 2018.

Thompson is expected to miss most (if not all) of the 2019-20 NBA season as he recovers from a torn ACL suffered during last year’s NBA Finals.