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PREP GOLF: Paul (Jack) and Groves (Jill) help Kellogg win Mullan team tourney
“Coaches select the kids they want to play together,” Mullan coach and tournament director Paul Elston said. “The X factor is the Jack and Jill scramble, and that result has, more often than not, determined the win…
THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Nothing stays the same, even in college hoops
I missed Johnny Juzang this season. No, nothing like that.
NORTH IDAHO SPORTS BANQUET: Johnson, Strock honored as top high school athletes
The nominations, finalists and winners are selected by the North Idaho Hall of Fame committee, composed of members from various communities in North Idaho.
Buchanan helps Team USA win at Nike Hoop Summit
Buchanan, a senior at Lake City High, totaled eight points, eight rebounds and a steal as Team USA, a collection of graduating high school players, defeated a …
PREP BASEBALL: Timberlake splits with Badgers in chilly twinbill
The teams, the only two remaining in the Intermountain League, will play another doubleheader on Friday at Timberlake. Should the teams split again, a deciding fifth game for the league title will be played in Bonn…
PREP SOFTBALL: Watkins nearly perfect as St. Maries sweeps Kellogg
Watkins struck out 12 in the five-inning opener for St. Maries (6-2, 5-0 CIL), and only a hit batsman with one out in the fifth inning prevented a perfect game.
PREP ROUNDUP: Viks' Burrell shines at Kootenai Invitational
Local results from prep track and field, tennis and lacrosse contests on Saturday.
THE FRONT ROW with JASON ELLIOTT: Family fuels Dimitri to another level in the pool
“She’s been our whole set, kind of like the center in basketball,” Inland Northwest Kroc Club coach Mark Collingham said. “It’s the most difficult position to …
Scrimmage before the showdown
Lake City High senior Blake Buchanan and Team USA are scheduled to take on a team of international players age 19 and under in the boys Nike Hoop Summit tonigh…
PREP ROUNDUP: Post Falls boys, Coeur d'Alene girls win at Kootenai County Challenge
Results from Friday's Kootenai County Challenge track meet, as well as prep baseball and softball games.
Northwest Notes April 8, 2023
Venters commits to Zags on Friday.
THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: The Masters, and its effect on life itself
WE MAY get a test of my “Masters dictates global happiness” theory over the weekend.
ALL-IDAHO BOYS, GIRLS BASKETBALL: Buchanan, Sands, Williams, earn Player of the Year honors
Coaches vote on the all-Idaho teams. The Statesman compiles the results.
Signing photos April 7, 2023
Area athletes sign to continue careers at next level.
PREP ROUNDUP: McPhedran-Torres has 'game of her life' for Vikings
Senior Makiya McPhedran-Torres has played a little bit of everywhere in her four seasons on the Coeur d’Alene varsity softball team. This year, first base has been her home — at least for now.