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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Vikings survive inside: Tackett, Williams lead way as Coeur d'Alene pulls away from Hillcrest in first round of state 5A girls basketball tournament
NAMPA - "We couldn't hit an outside shot to save our lives," Coeur d'Alene High senior guard Madison Sumner said afterward.
Making something happen
Australian Stirton wrapping up Cardinals career before moving on to Gonzaga
When Georgia Stirton stepped off the airplane two years ago after traveling from her native Melbourne, Australia, she had no idea where she was going.
NIC BASKETBALL: Card women fade late vs. Salt
Cold-shooting NIC men fall again to Bruins
COEUR d'ALENE - The playoff picture in the Scenic West Athletic Conference is getting a lot more clear - and it appears that the North Idaho College men's and women's basketball teams will have an unfamiliar role.
5A REGION 1 GIRLS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Something to yell about
Coeur d'Alene holds off Lewiston to advance to state
COEUR d’ALENE — Where there’s a Will — there was a way for the Coeur d’Alene Vikings on Wednesday night.
Lake City eliminates Post Falls
Timberwolves to play Saturday for berth to state tourney
Viking guard Chalich makes a name for herself
5A Region 1 girls basketball tournament
COEUR d'ALENE - The last name is well known in Coeur d'Alene High athletic circles.
New faces, different places for Cards
Lone returning starter Hatton moving from second to left field
There's going to be a lot of new faces in the North Idaho College softball lineup this season.
Kydd out after one season as NIC volleyball coach
The North Idaho College volleyball team will start the season with its fifth coach in six years.
Lakeland send IEL wakeup call
Derrick leads 4A Hawks past 5A Coeur d'Alene
Under the local spotlight
NIC trio had ties to program growing up, now look to help defend national title
Most college wrestlers will admit that often times, their coach is like a father to them.
A leg up on his foe Major victory
Freshman gives top-ranked NIC a spark in win over Simon Fraser
COEUR d'ALENE - When the top-ranked North Idaho College wrestling team needed a win, they got one in a Major way.
Patrolling the court
Guice moves away from the hoop with success for his senior year at Lake City
After hearing stories from his grandfather about being a cop, Kyle Guice has had the goal of being a police officer.
Cold-shooting NIC women fall again
Cards have lost three of last four at home
NIC slams USU-Eastern
Ready for redemption
As a freshman, the bid for a state basketball championship at the Idaho Center in Nampa came up short.
Blades, CSI women stick it to North Idaho
No. 19 Cardinals lose by 20 at home to No. 11 Golden Eagles
CSI buries NIC with 53-point first half
But Cardinal coach Phay says team 'grew up' in second half
Salt Lake trips NIC women in OT
Bruins complete road sweep of ranked teams
Bruins rule at NIC
Miscues late cost Cardinals vs. Salt Lake
Cardinal men, women brush off Snow
COEUR d'ALENE - As North Idaho College men's basketball coach Jared Phay said following Thursday's 89-76 win over Snow College, "Any conference game is an important one, but the ones at home are the ones you've got to have."
Foster, McLeod place second
Post Falls pair helps Trojans finish seventh at Tri-State
Strength in numbers not necessary
It's not like the Idaho state wrestling tournament, where if you can get 20 wrestlers in, you've got a good chance at a team title.
Team Real Good
Post Falls trio gearing up for run at Tri-State championships, defending 5A titles
One got into the sport because of a teammate.
Bengals win on Viks' court
'Flat' Cardinals flattened
McKinney scores thrilling victory at 141, but NIC coach Whitcomb upset with dual loss
COEUR d'ALENE - Freshman Terrance McKinney had the escape of the night for the top-ranked North Idaho College wrestling team.
Returning to the SWAC road
Cardinal men, women set to open conference play at Utah State-Eastern
For a few players on the North Idaho College men's basketball roster, this will be the furthest road trip they've made to play in their playing career.
Clanton named Cd'A Legion coach
From the beginning of the interview process, Zach Clanton told the Coeur d'Alene American Legion board members, that given the opportunity, he's going to go for it if named coach of the class AA Lumbermen program.
A line in the sand
Viking offensive, defensive line rotation seeks third title in four years
Determination, they've got it.
Vander-rised on the Harrison Flats
Salmon River quarterback accounts for six touchdowns in 1A Division II win
On the way to 5A girls repeat?
After playing for the biggest prize in the state 5A tournament last year, the two teams from Kootenai County will have a bigger target on their backs than ever before.
Lake City sprints past Post Falls
Defending state champs win first regional title since '05
More than a game
One week after coach diagnosed with cancer, Vikings pummel Skyline
COEUR d'ALENE - The one thing that the coaches of the Coeur d'Alene High football team preach to their players is that it's just a game and to have fun.
Gondo, Grebe save season for Post Falls, end it for Viks
POST FALLS — Post Falls High boys soccer coach Gabe Lawson said that his younger squad wasn’t used to playing in games with a lot of pressure on them.
Step 1 for Lake City
Timberwolf boys nab first league soccer title since 2006
POST FALLS — Lake City boys soccer coach Chad Beadell didn’t need to tell his team anything before the start of Tuesday’s match at the defending state 5A champion Post Falls Trojans.
Going all out
Trojans' Mueller committed on the pitch, in the classroom
On the soccer field, there's not too many that will outwork Timmy Mueller.
NIC volleyball team opens SWAC play tonight
After a week off from competition, the 17th-ranked North Idaho College volleyball team will return to the court tonight to face Utah State-Eastern in the Scenic West Athletic Conference opener for both in Price, Utah.
Bayley heading to Washington State in '14
Derek Bayley admits that he always seems to play well at the Palouse Ridge Golf Club in Pullman.
Watson commits to play volleyball at Eastern
Lake City senior to join former prep teammate in Cheney
Her older brother, who is a redshirt freshman receiver at the University of Idaho, told Haile Watson that when the time was right, she'd know where she'd want to continue her college career.
T-Wolves, Viks battle to tie
Skindlov scores equalizer for Cd'A in 79th minute; Boyce hurt
COEUR d'ALENE - Both teams entered - and exited - Thursday's match without a loss in the standings.
Taking nothing for granted
NIC's Botuli has chased a soccer ball from Congo to Coeur d'Alene
The first 12 years of his life, nothing came easy for Christian Botuli.
Timberwolves run past Knights
Tucker Louie-McGee runs, throws Lake City to victory in home opener
COEUR d'ALENE - On the legs of Tucker and Jerry Louie-McGee, the Lake City Timberwolves appear poised to make a run toward another state playoff berth.
One from the bucket list
Little League softball: After long wait, Chick gets called to ump World Series
Viks' Williams to play hoops at San Diego
With the weight of finding a college lifted off her shoulders, soon-to-be Coeur d'Alene High senior Sydney Williams can focus on another one of her basketball goals.
Former Lum subs as team's coach
Zach Clanton has been patiently waiting all year for his chance to be a baseball coach.
Familiar faces join Cardinal rotation
NIC men sign final three of 2013 recruiting class; women sign one
It might not seem like it to their fans, but the North Idaho College men's basketball team will have a bunch of familiar faces on the floor next year.
A cool time
North Idahoans make the best of rainy day at popular 3-on-3 street basketball tourney
So much for the heat that was supposed to put a damper on the 24th annual Spokane Hoopfest 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Saturday.
Cowgirl up
Post Falls teen qualifies in two events for upcoming National Junior High Finals Rodeo
When Makenly Davis of Post Falls rode a horse for the first time, she didn't want to go any faster than a simple trot around the arena.
Kluss comes through for Lums
Cd'A edges Prairie in league opener
COEUR d'ALENE - Devin Kluss knew that if he got a fastball with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, he could do something with it.
Region drives to win
Gennett, who played last year for Metro, helps North Idaho-based squad triumph
POST FALLS - Hallie Gennett was so focused on helping the Region win the Jack Blair Memorial Girls All-Star Basketball Classic, that it was the only thing on she had on her mind during her classes at Post Falls High on Wednesday.
This Goose does homework
Orlandi's high school career chock full of appearances at state tourneys
It started as a joke between friends.