JASON ELLIOTT
Jason Elliott has worked at The Press for 14 years and covers both high school and North Idaho College athletics. Before that, he spent eight years covering sports at the Shoshone News-Press in Wallace, where he grew up.
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Palm trees and salsa music
Reyes gets the chance to play professionally in Peurto Rico
COEUR d'ALENE - When approached about the idea of playing professional soccer in her grandparents' homeland of Puerto Rico, former Coeur d'Alene High standout Carmen Reyes couldn't help but laugh.
Austin selected in 45th round by Chicago Cubs
For a Coeur d’Alene senior, it was far from an ordinary spring day.
Lumbermen slam Prairie
Priano, Burgess, Krapas all hit grand slams in sweep
Priano, Burgess, Krapas hit grand slams in sweep
Metro runs past Region
Vikings' Brainard leads Region with 16 points
SPOKANE - When Metro coach Freddie Rehkow was sizing up his roster for the 17th annual Jack Blair Memorial All-Star Basketball Classic, he knew his team was going to need to outrun their Region counterparts.
Medina, Anderson triumph at Casino
WORLEY - On a night when fans turned out to see Sandpoint native Favio Medina defend his WBC-USNBC welterweight championship, it was the co-main event that stole the show in front of an estimated 1,600 in the House of Fury on Thursday at the Coeur d'Alene Casino.
A pair of aces
Coeur d'Alene men record aces on same course on same day
COEUR d'ALENE - It wasn't an ordinary day on the golf course for the Johnson family last Thursday at the Coeur d'Alene Public Golf Course. Within a matter of hours, a father and his son-in-law - both Coeur d'Alene residents - both made holes in one - same club, but different holes.
Lakeland grad returns to coach Prairie Legion
Team opens season tonight at Post Falls High
POST FALLS - A new face in a familiar place will take over the reigns as coach of the Prairie "AA" American Legion baseball team when they open the season tonight at 5 against the Spokane Dodgers at Post Falls High.
Other wolves win
Lake City falls to Timberline in title game
COEUR d'ALENE - No coach, no problem. Filling in for head coach Tom Blanchard, Timberline High assistant coach Alan Morgan helped guide the visiting Wolves from Boise past the Lake City Timberwolves 13-6 in the state boys lacrosse championship game at Coeur d'Alene High on Saturday.
Lums young again, itching to get started
Omaha tourney back on Coeur d'Alene's schedule
COEUR d'ALENE - With five players returning to the Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen "AA" American Legion baseball program in 2010, they won't have to wait long to find out if they match up with the best in the nation.
Local teams eliminated
Fruitland advances to championship game
COEUR d’ALENE — After saving their season in the first game of the day, the Kellogg Wildcats could not avoid elimination in the second, losing to the Kimberly Bulldogs and falling out of the state 3A softball tournament at Ramsey Park.
IML teams falter
Fruitland routs Timberlake; Kellogg loses to Teton in first-ever game at state
COEUR d’ALENE — After falling in their respective state 3A softball tournament openers, a pair of Intermountain League rivals will see each other for the fifth time this season.
Pounds prevails
Coeur d'Alene senior wins medalist honors by one stroke; Vikings finish second to Eagle
Coeur d’Alene senior wins medalist honors by one stroke; Vikings finish second to Eagle
Vikings boys in third
Pounds shoots 69; Centennial boys, Lewiston girls lead at Avondale
HAYDEN LAKE - As the Coeur d'Alene Viking boys golf team walked off Avondale Golf Course on Monday, their body language said it all.
NIC golf teams eager to play better at nationals
Women begin today in Daytona Beach; men start Tuesday in Alabama
COEUR d'ALENE - Two separate paths, but the same goal. Play better at the NJCAA golf championships than last year.
He's a 'rock'
Pounds is Coeur d'Alene High's No. 1 player, a three-year varsity member and a team leader
COEUR d'ALENE - After carding a two-under par on the front nine of the Region 1 golf tournament last week, the back nine wasn't as kind to Coeur d'Alene High senior Alex Pounds.
Late-game magic
Lakeland rallies past Moscow for third straight regional title, trip to state
RATHDRUM — In softball, if you have a good pitcher throwing on any particular day, you can be tough to beat.
Vikings slide into state
Cd'A runs past Lake City for 5A second seed, rematch with Capital
COEUR d’ALENE — When it needed runs the most, Coeur d’Alene was able to find them in bunches as the Vikings defeated the Lake City Timberwolves 13-1 in five innings in the 5A Region 1 baseball tournament second-place game at Ted Page Field on Thursday.
Stars shine in sun
Gomez, Booth, Bowman, Norris among standouts in spotlight meet
POST FALLS — Coeur d’Alene junior Kinsey Gomez broke her meet record in the 1,600 meters in a time of 5 minutes, 17.61 seconds, beating her time by .18 seconds from last year, as the best of the best converged Thursday for the District I all-star meet.
Baseball - for a good cause
Timberwolves edge Vikings in 'Homeruns 4 Homeless' charity game
Timberwolves edge Vikings in ‘Homeruns 4 Homeless’ charity game
Runnin' strong in the elements
Norris sets meet, school record; Scott, Wardell, Carson also shine on cold, wet day
COEUR d'ALENE - If Jacob Norris knows one thing about his younger brother, it's that he usually runs much better in colder weather than when the skies are clear.
Ross' homer helps NIC split
COEUR d'ALENE - Ranked or not, when a pair of rivals square off on the athletic field, be prepared for some high intensity action.
Vikings stretch past Timberwolves
Solid defense carries Cd’A in city showdown
COEUR d’ALENE — The Coeur d’Alene Vikings jumped on the visiting Lake City Timberwolves with two runs in the top of the first inning and let their defense do the rest in a 2-0 5A Inland Empire League victory at Larry Schwenke Field.
Kootenai County pin king
Borgaro's 856 series includes 300 game, breaks county record
COEUR d'ALENE - If you were to ask Joey Borgaro just what was going through his head when he broke the Kootenai County record for high bowling series at the Coeur d'Alene city tournament at Sunset Bowling Center on Feb. 20-21, he'd probably tell you like it was.
Keeping it in the family
Two years after her sister shined at North Idaho College, Krier is finishing a record-breaking career with the Cardinals softball team
It's been a tradition the past four years, but soon will be coming to an end. Amanda Krier, a sophomore first baseman for the North Idaho College softball team, will finish her record-breaking career for the Cardinals, two years after her sister, Alysha, finished her career for the Cardinals as a catcher.
A weekend made for Wrestlemania
It's kind of like the Academy Awards, Grammys and the Super Bowl all rolled into one. But considering that it's sports-entertainment, the only trophy these people to get is a chair-shot alongside the head and thrown off a 15-foot high ladder. Ladies and Gentlemen, it's Wrestlemania weekend.
Medina earns cheers, too
Sandpoint fighter triumphs at Casino; George Foreman watches son improve to 6-0
WORLEY - Even after a former world heavyweight champion picked up the biggest cheers of the night in the House of Fury at the Coeur d'Alene Casino, a Sandpoint native picked up the biggest win of the night on Thursday.
Turkish delight
Canitez traveled halfway around the globe to contribute to NIC women's basketball team
Fast breaks can lead to success on the basketball court.
A southern uprising
South wins boys, girls games, but Loper, Buratto shine for North
COEUR d'ALENE - The North may have picked up a couple more state team titles in southern Idaho, but it was the South that showed its players are still some of the best in the state following wins in both the girls and boys Idaho high school all-star games at North Idaho College's Christianson Gym on Saturday.
Cardinals better equipped for return trip to tourney
NIC draws No. 7 seed to nationals, which begin Tuesday
COEUR d'ALENE - When North Idaho College coach Chris Carlson returned from last year's trip to the NJCAA tournament, he knew he'd need to recruit some players that could compete against the best in the nation.
Different paths, same result
After varied journeys, St. Maries, Kootenai begin final stretch toward state title today
Hard work and believing the system can get them where they wanted to go.
Shout it out loud
NIC sinks 14 3-pointers, whips Eastern Utah for 2nd straight SWAC crown
COEUR d'ALENE - After spending the past six games away from Rolly Williams Court, North Idaho College coach Jared Phay wondered if his Cardinals remembered how to shoot on their home baskets.
Scratching that 8-year itch
Lake City upends Post Falls, earns first state berth since 2002
POST FALLS - How big was the Lake City Timberwolves' victory over the second-ranked Post Falls Trojans in the 5A Region 1 tournament Tuesday night?
Priest River trips Kellogg in all-IML final
Spartans win first state hoops title in school history
NAMPA - Even after his team won its first state girls basketball championship in school history, Priest River High coach Gary Stewart remained calm.
Thrice as nice!
Coeur d'Alene surges past Lewiston for third straight title
NAMPA - Rosenthal, Drager, Buttrey ... and now Orlandi.
Clark Fork sixth in 1A Division II
Wampus Cats fall in consolation title game
NAMPA - The Clark Fork Wampus Cats could not overcome a slow start in the first half, shooting 11 of 46 from the field in a 39-29 loss to Summit Academy of Cottonwood in the 1A Division II consolation championship (fourth-place) game Saturday at Nampa High.
Vikings come up big
NAMPA - Going into the state 5A girls basketball tournament, the Coeur d'Alene Vikings knew that if they were to get to a fifth straight title game, that somebody on their roster had to have a big game.
Still showing that drive
With several new faces, two-time champion Vikings win opener at state
NAMPA - New faces, same result for the blue and white of Coeur d'Alene High when it comes to playing on the floor at the Idaho Center.
Weights ... and wait
Coeur d'Alene High looking to update — and expand — its training facility
COEUR d'ALENE - At one time, it helped Coeur d'Alene native John Friesz to a career in the National Football League.
Priest River cuts off Timberlake
Spartans advance to state; Tigers play Kellogg tonight for berth to state tourney
RATHDRUM - Members of the coaching staff at Priest River stressed to their players before tipoff of Friday's 3A District 1-2 championship game that if they were going down, just make sure it was battling the entire way.
The Front Row
Teams make final race toward finish
Usually, by the time postseason tournaments begin, you want to be at your best by the time the loser-out games start.
Lakeland falls short of trip to state
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