JASON ELLIOTT

Post Falls romps in first home game since coach's death

POST FALLS — A fast start on defense plus an even faster tempo on offense equaled the perfect tribute on Friday night at Trojan Stadium.

Yankoff accounts for eight TDs

Coeur d’Alene rolls past Mead 57-31

SPOKANE — At times — in its third game — Coeur d’Alene’s football team looked the part of the second-ranked 5A team in this week’s state prep media football poll.

T-Wolves in a runaway

Lake City rushes for 405 yards in blowout of Lewis and Clark

COEUR d’ALENE — What a difference a week made in the growth of the Lake City Timberwolves football team.

Eating, sleeping and shining on national stage

Foster shines at cadet wrestling tourney in Peru

For 10 days in late June, all Cierra Foster did was eat, sleep and wrestle.

LEGION BASEBALL: Just what they needed

Northern Lakes bounces back after rough weekend, sweeps Prairie

POST FALLS — Whether it was the offense or defense, when the Northern Lakes Mountaineers needed it, they got it on Tuesday afternoon.

HOOPFEST 2016: Just like old times

Former Post Falls High standouts continue winning ways in world's largest 3-on-3 tournament

SPOKANE — Over the past few years, there isn’t a city in the northern part of the state that has brought home as many state championships as that of Post Falls.

LEGION BASEBALL: The errors of their ways

Miscues by Northern Lakes in opener, Prairie in nightcap lead to split

RATHDRUM — It wasn’t so much what either team did in a Class AA American Legion doubleheader between the Prairie Cardinals and Northern Lakes Mountaineers on Tuesday at Gorton Field, it was what they didn’t do that wound up telling the tale in a North Idaho League split.

Cd'A QB Yankoff commits to Oregon

Heading into his junior year, Viking has scholarship offers from 13 schools

Incoming Coeur d’Alene junior quarterback Colson Yankoff made it official on Saturday afternoon — he’s going to be a Duck in 2018.

A wild night at Thorco

Prairie, Coeur d’Alene split in AA Legion matchup

COEUR d’ALENE — While the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen were celebrating graduations at Coeur d’Alene and Lake City High last Friday and Saturday, the Prairie Cardinals were on the baseball field.

CLASS AA LEGION BASEBALL: Dom's perfect night

Lums’ Conigliaro tosses perfect game

COEUR d’ALENE — You can’t ask for a better start to a final week of school for Lake City High senior left-hander Dominic Conigliaro.

AA LEGION BASEBALL: Clutch in extra innings

COEUR d’ALENE — Dylan Bradbury has been a gamer as long as Northern Lakes coach Al Bevacqua has known him.

JACK BLAIR MEMORIAL AAU GIRLS BASKETBALL CLASSIC: Too much Metro early

SPOKANE VALLEY — On Wednesday night, North Idaho’s elite in girls basketball wasn’t quite enough against those top-notch athletes from the Greater Spokane League.

LEGION BASEBALL: Back for the fun stuff

Bevacqua returns to bench as Northern Lakes AA coach

After a few years away from the dugout, Al Bevacqua steps back into the head coaching role as the new coach of the Northern Lakes “AA” Mountaineers American Legion program, taking over for Pat Capone, who stepped down at the end of the season.

Idaho studs

All-star wrestling squad comprised mostly of Post Falls High athletes romps to title at America’s Cup

POST FALLS — Idaho might be the smallest state compared to the rest of those in the field during the seventh annual America’s Cup duals wrestling tournament.

National-caliber wrestling close to home

Post Falls hosts event featuring Idaho squads taking on teams from California, Michigan, Oregon

POST FALLS — For some, it’s a chance to see what the best of the best looks like across the United States.

LEGION BASEBALL: Prairie looks to gain from experience of last season

In his first season as coach of the Prairie Cardinals “AA” American Legion baseball team, Brian Fowler finished with an 8-37 record, with a lot of newcomers on the field.

LEGION BASEBALL: Lums look to continue run of Lake City's champs

Zach Clanton, coach of the Coeur d’Alene “AA” Lumbermen, watched from afar as his alma mater — Lake City High — won a state 5A baseball championship for the first time since his junior year in 2007 last weekend at Memorial Stadium in Boise.

YOUTH WRESTLING: America's Cup tournament coming to Post Falls High

National duals tourney starts on Saturday

They’ve had their run of the rest of the state in the 5A wrestling tournament in the past two years.

STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS: Confident in the circle

UNLV-bound Burke looks to close out Coeur d’Alene High career with state softball title

STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS: Eyes on Eagle in 5A for Vikings, Lake City

It’s a pretty simple concept in the state 5A softball tournament this weekend.

Lundblad relieved of coaching duties

Cd’A High grad will not return after 18-6 season

PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Grady's shot

COEUR d’ALENE — Coeur d’Alene High junior Grady Leonard realizes his success in recent weeks isn’t something that will travel south for next week’s state 5A meet at Dona Larsen Park in Boise.

5A REGION 1 SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Lake City stuns Cd'A

T-Wolves hand Vikings first loss, punch ticket to state

COEUR d’ALENE — They’re proud.

DISTRICT 1 ALL-STAR MEET: Keeping up with Callahan

Four-sport Viking athlete earning 16 varsity letters

POST FALLS — Chances are, if you can catch up with Coeur d’Alene High senior Emily Callahan — whether that’s on the track or the golf course — you’re doing something special.

PREP BOYS SOCCER: Rich takes helm of Lake City program

The 5A Inland Empire League has had a great wealth of success and talent in recent years, with teams advancing to trophy games and even claiming a state title a few years ago.

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Stockwell named Viking girls coach

After five years on the bench alongside his father, Dave, at Lakeland High, Scott Stockwell has flown the nest for his first head coaching opportunity at Coeur d’Alene High.

PREP SOFTBALL: Another sweep for Vikings

Wilkey comes up big as Cd’A clinches top seed to regionals

COEUR d’ALENE — After shaking off the emotions of her final games at Larry Schwenke Field, Coeur d’Alene senior Jane Wilkey came up with clutch hits in each game of 5-4 and 11-2 victories in a 5A Inland Empire League sweep of the visiting Lake City Timberwolves on Tuesday.

PREP BASEBALL: Nothing settled yet

Cd’A, Lake City split again; top seed to regionals still up for grabs

COEUR d’ALENE — And with a split for the second straight Tuesday, there’s still some work to be done as far as who’s playing where in the 5A Region 1 tournament.

From Findlay Prep to Florida State

Angola-Rodas signs with ACC school after two years at NIC

Braian Angola-Rodas did his best to keep his decision under wraps as long as possible before it was made public on Wednesday afternoon at the center of Rolly Williams Court.

Respectful and respected among peers

Lake City senior foursome has program back to contending for state tournament

COEUR d’ALENE — There’s leading by example, and then there’s leading the way of a pack of Lake City Timberwolves senior baseball players.

Small package, large results

Dowd is ready and willing to hammer the competition for Cardinals

Don’t be fooled.

IDAHO ALL-STAR BASKETBALL GAMES: One Schoening moment

COEUR d’ALENE — It seemed improbable at the time for the Region girls trailing 18-1 just a few minutes into the 13th annual Idaho High School All-Star Games at North Idaho College on Saturday afternoon.

In the spotlight

James Webb III, who played as a freshman at NIC, has developed into an NBA prospect at Boise State

BOISE — Mentally, physically, the growth is apparent in Boise State redshirt junior forward James Webb III.

STATE BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS: Hawks flying south with limited experience

4A

A Scenic change for Cardinal athletics

Coaches, officials reminisce as NIC, after 47 years in Scenic West Athletic Conference, prepares to move to the more regional friendly Northwest Athletic Conference

A lot of things have changed in the Scenic West Athletic Conference since Al Williams was a player on the North Idaho College men’s basketball team in 1978.

A legend steps down

After 29 seasons — including 12 at Coeur d’Alene High, with four state titles — girls basketball coach Poffenroth resigns

When it came down to it — and thinking about it a few days — Dale Poffenroth just started life and benched basketball.

REGION 18 MEN'S, WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS: Breathing easy at regionals

Some wiggle room for Cardinal men as they compete at Twin Falls

For the North Idaho College men’s basketball team, which enters this week’s Region 18 tournament on the campus of the College of Southern Idaho, win or lose, there’s a little breathing room.

1A DIVISION II DISTRICT 1 BOYS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: A Genesis dream come true

First-year Post Falls school advances to state 1A Division II tournament in first season as IDHSAA program

SPIRIT LAKE — You’ll always remember your first.

Guice taking talents to Chicago

Lake City High graduate verbals to Illinois-Chicago men’s basketball team

After helping the North Idaho College to an unbeaten 30-0 regular season, a 15-0 mark in the Scenic West Athletic Conference on Saturday, NIC sophomore forward Kyle Guice didn’t just stop there.

STATE 4A GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Threes all around

Clutch 3-pointers by Couch, Kirscher push Sandpoint to another third-place finish

BOISE — You can call it the Sandpoint 3 (point) party.

STATE 3A GIRLS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Timberlake's time

After coming so close, Timberlake romps to first state 3A championship

NAMPA — After watching someone else celebrate in four trips in the last five years to the state 3A championship game, it was their turn.

STATE 5A GIRLS BASKETBALL: Meier was on fire

Senior guard scores 34 points as Lake City claims 5A consolation title

NAMPA — Shooters shoot.

STATE 3A GIRLS BASKETBALL: True Timberlake grit

Tigers fight back in second half, advance to fifth state 3A title game

MIDDLETON — They played with the heart of a champion on Friday night.

STATE 5A GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lake City rolls past Highland to advance to 5A consolation game

NAMPA — They had their moment of being angry about the outcome of Thursday’s state 5A opener.

STATE 3A GIRLS BASKETBALL: Timberlake gives south a glimpse of the mayhem

Tigers hound Homedale from the start in easy first-round win

MIDDLETON — The Timberlake Tigers have relied so much on the strength in numbers motto this season, but really hadn’t had much of a chance to prove it to the rest of the state.

STATE 1A DIVISION II GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lakeside rallies, but falls in OT

Knights drop state opener despite heroics from Rhea, Peone

NAMPA — No quit, no surrender.

STATE 5A GIRLS BASKETBALL: Shaky at the start: Lake City comes up short to Centennial in first state tourney game since 2009

NAMPA — The plan worked for Lake City coach Bryan Kelly in the school’s first state tournament appearance since 2009.

STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS: More than a few to keep an eye on

When Timberlake High girls basketball coach Matt Miller goes to his bench, there isn’t time for the P.A. announcer to ID everyone coming in.

Whitcomb suspended for wrestler's ejection

The rocky season for the North Idaho College wrestling team, well, has found another detour on its road to the national tournament.

The motor and spark in Lake City's arsenal

Meier, Dvorak keep T-Wolves’ offense in tune

One is the motor, the other the spark plug.