Northwest Notes May 6, 2022
Genesis Prep plans boys basketball camp for June
POST FALLS — The Hoop Heaven Boys Basketball Camp, for boys currently in grades 4-9, is scheduled for June 20-23 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day at The Courts at Real Life.
Genesis Prep Academy boys basketball coach Lon Morast heads the instructional staff, which will also include current and former Jaguar basketball players.
Cost is $75, which includes a T-shirt. The camp is limited to 75 registrants; all skill levels are welcome.
Information: Lon Morast, [email protected]
Vandal men sign Seattle Pacific transfer Moffitt
MOSCOW — Idaho's men's basketball teams announced the signing of Divant'e Moffitt, a grad transfer from Seattle Pacific University.
Moffitt started in 26 games for the Falcons in 2021-22, averaging the second-most points in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference with 19.3 points per game. He was selected to the Dll All-District second team, All-West Region second team, first-team All-GNAC and Dll Collegiate Commissioners Association (D2CAA).
Moffitt played four seasons at SPU, scoring over 1,460 career points — the eighth-most in SPU history. He shot 49.7 percent from the field and 80.2 percent from the foul line throughout his time at Seattle Pacific. The guard helped lead the Falcons to a 68-30 overall record while missing just four games.
Originally from Spanaway, Wash., Moffitt played his prep career at Spanaway Lake High. He eclipsed 1,000 career points in his tenure and was selected as a first-team All-State and first-team All-Area member.
NIC updates softball schedule due to weather
North Idaho College has updated this weekend’s softball schedule due to rain.
NIC will compete against Community Colleges of Spokane in a doubleheader at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Friday, May 6 at Whitworth University in Spokane.
NIC will now host Walla Walla Community College in a doubleheader at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday, May 8 at Whitworth.
NIC will now host Columbia Basin College in a doubleheader at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11 at Memorial Field in Coeur d’Alene.
The barbecue and Mother’s Day flower event originally scheduled for this Saturday have been canceled. However, NIC athletics staff will distribute flowers to mothers at the games this Sunday at Whitworth.
The games are free and open to the public.
Information: nicathletics.com
Indians rained out; doubleheader scheduled for Saturday
SPOKANE — The Spokane Indians' Thursday night Northwest League baseball game with the Tri-City Dust Devils was postponed due to field conditions and inclement weather.
The game will be made up on Saturday as part of a doubleheader starting at 5:09 p.m. Both games will be seven innings, with the second game beginning 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. Avista Stadium gates will open at 4 p.m. on Saturday for the doubleheader.
Fans who had tickets to Thursday's game can exchange those tickets for any other 2022 Spokane Indians home game based on availability. Contact the Spokane Indians ticket office at 509-343-6886 to make your exchange.