Northwest Notes: Aug. 5, 2022
Coeur d’Alene High football
to start practice Monday
Coeur d’Alene High football practice begins on Monday for all grade levels.
If you are new to the program, contact coach Shawn Amos via email at samos@cdaschools.org as soon as possible.
Five from Big Sky
on Buchanan Watch list
Stats Perform announced its 2022 Buck Buchanan Award Preseason Watch List, with five standouts from the Big Sky Conference making the cut.
Montana’s trio of Justin Ford, Robby Hauck and the Big Sky’s Preseason Defensive MVP Patrick O’Connell headlined the list, with Northern Colorado’s David Hoage and Portland State’s Anthony Adams adding to the group of defenders.
Of the five honorees, Ford, O’Connell and Adams have all been finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award over the course of their careers. Florida A&M's Isaiah Land won the honor last season, with the Big Sky’s Troy Andersen of Montana State and O’Connell finishing second and third in the voting.
First awarded in 1995, the Big Sky has had eight players win the Buchanan Award. The last player to earn the honor was Montana’s Dante Olson in 2019.
Boise State announces updates
to Athletics Master Village
Following its launch of the Playbook for Success and Athletics Master Village in April, Boise State Athletics is releasing updated details for the north end zone of Albertsons Stadium and renovations to ExtraMile Arena, athletic director Jeremiah Dickey announced.
The update also includes the department’s initial project-based cost analysis for the Athletics Master Village, totaling more than $300 million in future projects, highlighted by $129.4 million in plans for Albertsons Stadium. Boise State partnered with AECOM’s sports practice — the industry’s only fully-integrated sports consultancy — in August 2021, and has worked hand in hand with the firm to identify recommendations for facility improvements and additions since. The latest details are a result of the continued collaboration.
In the north end zone of Albertsons Stadium, the $36.1 million vision for a state-of-the-art facility to be constructed at field level will support an enhanced premium club experience on game day and a year-round dining program for student-athletes. Complete with 10 field-level suites, loge seating, and premium club seating, the north end zone amenities will resemble a commitment to excellence while completing a 360-degree concourse for fans.
In total, Albertsons Stadium projects are currently estimated at $129.4 million.
ExtraMile Arena updates include expanding the performance and training capabilities for men’s and women’s basketball, as well as adding premium game day experience opportunities for fans. An expansion of the Arguinchona Basketball Complex will add coaches’ offices and a state-of-the-art weight room alongside the existing practice gym. The $19.4 million project will bring accommodations for two premium club spaces, a dedicated premium entrance and enhanced mezzanine, loge, and club seating.
Boise State athletics received $1.25 million in commitments to date in support of the men’s and women’s basketball performance center expansion in the Arguinchona Basketball Complex.