Northwest Notes Dec. 11, 2024
NIC’s Rookstool named Scenic West women's basketball Player of the Week
North Idaho College women’s basketball player Kylani Rookstool was selected the Scenic West Conference Player of the Week.
Last week against South Puget Sound Community College, Rookstool scored 28 points while tallying five rebounds, three steals, three blocks and two assists.
NIC plays host to Columbia Basin College tonight at 5 at Christianson Gym.
NIC men’s basketball Monday scrimmage canceled
COEUR d'ALENE — North Idaho College has canceled the Dec. 16 men’s basketball scrimmage against Lilac City Legends.
The decision to cancel the game was made by NIC coaches to allow rest, recovery and a longer holiday for players.
The next North Idaho College men’s basketball game will take place against Treasure Valley Community College at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27 at Christianson Gym as part of the CDA Best Western INN-Vitational from Dec. 27-29.
Boise State’s 2025 Mountain West football opponents announced
BOISE -- Boise State will host Colorado State, Fresno State, New Mexico and UNLV during its 2025 Mountain West schedule as the conference announced on Tuesday the football matchups for next season.
The Broncos, who have won the Mountain West title in each of the last two seasons and four times in the last eight years, will face three of the top four teams in the conference standings this season at Albertsons Stadium in 2025.
Meanwhile, the eight-game Mountain West slate for the Broncos will also feature road games against Air Force, Nevada, San Diego State and Utah State.
All 12 Mountain West teams will play eight conference games next year, including four home games and four road contests.
The Broncos have not hosted Fresno State or Colorado State since 2022 while next year’s matchup against UNLV will be the first regular season home game against the Rebels at Albertsons Stadium since 2016. The Broncos defeated UNLV in the Mountain West Championship at home last Friday.
The dates for conference games will be announced on a future date.
The Broncos are already scheduled to play USF (Aug. 30, Tampa, Fla.), Eastern Washington (Sept. 6, Albertsons Stadium), App State (Sept. 27, Albertsons Stadium) and Notre Dame (Oct. 4, South Bend, Ind.) in nonconference action next season.
Boise State, the No. 3 seed in the College Football Playoff, will return to action on Dec. 31 when the Broncos take on the winner of the Penn State-SMU game in the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Ariz. The quarterfinal matchup will kick off at 4:30 pm PST on ESPN.