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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Keeping it in the family
Years after her mother played basketball at NIC while living at the home of Bob and Linda Ely, current Cardinal Kabri Emerson has followed suit
Like mother, like daughter.
Experience key to NIC softball season
COEUR d'ALENE - They've got the experience and all-Region 18 tournament selections around the infield to compete with anyone in the Scenic West Athletic Conference this spring.
Citing family reasons, NIC volleyball coach resigns
In the battle between family and North Idaho College volleyball - family finally won for Kandice Gregorak.
When cousins tangle
Senior A.J. Konda of Coeur d'Alene downs LC soph Killian
COEUR d'ALENE - Rivalries like the one between Coeur d'Alene High and Lake City can separate neighbors, as well as friendships on those nights when the two teams face off in athletics.
Williams comes up big for Viks
Coeur d'Alene avenges earlier loss at Lewiston
COEUR d'ALENE - Big-time players often make plays in big-time games to help their team charge toward a championship.
Home thumpings
NIC men, women both belt USU-Eastern
COEUR d'ALENE - There's nothing like being in your home gymnasium to make a player feel more comfortable.
Cards return to nest tonight
COEUR d'ALENE - After spending the first three weeks of Scenic West Athletic Conference play on the road, the North Idaho College men's and women's basketball teams will be in some unfamiliar territory tonight.
Growing in more ways than one
LCHS starting post Moreen's game - and GPA - are on the rise
One more for the road for NIC hoop teams
Cardinal men, women travel to CSI on Saturday
The long and winding road won't bring the North Idaho College Cardinals men's and women's basketball teams home this weekend - but they're getting a lot closer.
Guice steers T-Wolves past Bears
Lake City sputters, but steps on the gas when needed vs. Moscow
COEUR d'ALENE - The fourth quarter of close games are when teams count on their big-time players to come through when they need it.
Cardinals getting back to business
NIC basketball teams return to SWAC play tonight at Salt Lake City
It might seem like they've been on a weeklong vacation, but that will end tonight for the top-ranked North Idaho College women's basketball team.
Viks earn berth in final; Trojans handed first tournament defeat
COEUR d'ALENE - Coeur d'Alene boys basketball coach Kent Leiss admitted that Justin Carpenter was such a nice kid, that sometimes he's too passive with the basketball.
T-Wolves tame Rams in semifinal
Junior post Guice sets pace for Lake City, which will play Garfield of Seattle in tonight's championship game
COEUR d'ALENE - As 6-foot-6 junior post Kyle Guice goes, so do the Lake City Timberwolves.
Trojans pass first tourney test
COEUR d'ALENE - Leading 36-30 with 1:56 remaining in the third quarter, Post Falls boys basketball coach Mike McLean told the players on his bench that they were now in their element.
Hoops, hoops ... and more hoops
Prep boys tourneys begin Thursday at NIC, Lake City
No. 1 Post Falls girls whip No. 2 Highland
Visitors finish 0-2 on North Idaho trip
POST FALLS - Post Falls High senior guard Brooke Litalien admitted to being a little nervous before the start of Saturday afternoon's girls basketball matchup between the top-ranked Trojans and the second-ranked Highland Rams of Pocatello at The Arena.
Weight class added, 3 champs back
41st Tri-State wrestling tourney begins today
COEUR d'ALENE - A little lighter on returning champions and adding a 15th weight class, the 41st Tri-State Invitational wrestling tournament begins this morning at North Idaho College.
The real season starts tonight
SWAC schedule tips off for North Idaho College basketball teams
The real season starts tonight for the North Idaho College men's and women's basketball teams as both travel to Colorado Northwestern to open the Scenic West Athletic Conference schedule.
Priorities
Three-time state placer Wilson focuses on the mat amid other interests
POST FALLS - Austin Wilson loves to snowboard.
Not just Spokane's team
Just like a player on the 1-yard line, the Spokane Shock are attempting to stretch their reach as far as possible to achieve their goals.
NIC men grab tourney opener
Abdul-Bassit making most of early season playing time
COEUR d'ALENE - If Monroe College transfer Jalil Abdul-Bassit continues to have nights like he did on Friday, it might be difficult to get him off the court.
T-Wolves tripped at the buzzer
COEUR d'ALENE - To get where the Lake City Timberwolves want to be in March, they've got to play the full 32 minutes.
Viks get another shot at Highland
Lake City also in semis in Pocatello; Timberlake faces a familiar foe in visiting Fruitland
The last time the Coeur d'Alene Vikings saw the Highland Rams on a football field, they were coming off a 51-point loss to Skyline High of Sammamish, Wash., in the Idaho Football Classic at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow.
Cards try to get healthy on mat
COEUR d'ALENE - They've got six returning All-Americans (top-eight finshers at nationals) in their lineup, but the biggest concern right now for North Idaho College Cardinals wrestling coach Pat Whitcomb might be keeping his team healthy.
Cardinals seeded 7th for tourney
The North Idaho College Cardinals volleyball team was seeded seventh for next week's NJCAA tournament at Missouri State-West Plains in West Plains, Mo., which starts on Thursday.
Vikings romp past Rocky
COEUR d’ALENE — New faces on offense and defense — same result for the two-time defending state 5A football champion Coeur d’Alene Vikings.
With seven sophomores back, Cardinals take run at title
Current group draws comparisons to 2011 NJCAA champions
COEUR d'ALENE - Two years ago, a sophomore-loaded North Idaho College women's basketball team won the program's first NJCAA championship.
NIC volleyball ready for tournament test
They've been a great tournament team this season, but the eighth-ranked North Idaho College Cardinals volleyball team will need at least two more wins to keep their season alive starting Friday in Twin Falls.
Cardinal soccer teams prepared for postseason
he goal is simple for the North Idaho College men's soccer team.
3 starters return for Cards, but Luckett ailing again
COEUR d'ALENE - The season hasn't even started for the North Idaho College men's basketball team and they've already suffered a bad bounce.
Coeur d'Alene girls capture state 5A cross country title
Sandpoint's Levora second in 4A: three-time 3A champion Timberlake girls fourth; Charter boys fourth in 2A
LEWISTON — After coming up four points short of a state 5A title last year, the Coeur d’Alene Viking girls cross country team made up for it in a big way Saturday.
Vikings grind past Lewiston
COEUR d'ALENE - Now that they're in the state 5A playoffs, Coeur d'Alene coach Shawn Amos feels it's anyone's game from here on out.
Change for the better at Post Falls
Timberlake back in the mix in 3A; 2A tourney an unknown for newcomer St. Maries
The road to a state volleyball championship is longer this year when compared to the past two seasons, but you won't hear local coaches complaining about it.
Kelly named Lake City girls hoops coach
Former Timberwolves coach Johnston says he was asked to resign
COEUR d'ALENE - Less than a week before the start of practice, the Lake City girls basketball program will start in a new direction.
Vikings on the run
After last season's near miss, the Coeur d'Alene girls cross country team is ready to hoist a state 5A title
They dominated the Sunfair Invitational in Yakima, Wash., earlier this month, with four of their five runners winning their respective flights.
Post Falls builds a title
Trojan boys knock off defending champs, win 5A championship
Why not, Lake City?
Timberwolves beat Post Falls in shootout for 5A girls title
Post Falls' 'D' provides bite
Trojans turn to ground game in victory over Lewiston, will play at Lake City next Friday
POST FALLS - With their backs against the wall, the Trojans defense got tough.
Finally, a local flavor
5A GIRLS: Lake City, Post Falls to meet in all-North Idaho title game
COEUR d’ALENE — For the moment, the north has risen to the top of the state 5A girls soccer ranks.
Drama ... times 3
5A GIRLS: Post Falls nets shootout win over Boise
COEUR d'ALENE - As soon as the whistle sounded at the end of double overtime with no score, Post Falls goalkeeper Sam Runkle let her feelings about what was about to unfold known to her coaches.
3A DISTRICT 1 VOLLEYBALL: Timberlake tops Priest River for title
RATHDRUM - After sharing the Intermountain League regular season championship, and losing the No. 1 seed to the 3A District 1 tournament on a coin flip, the Timberlake Tigers didn't want to settle for second this time around.
Expect the unexpected
Post Falls girls in field for first time; Trojan boys more mature this year
From the start of the season to the regional championship match, Post Falls girls soccer coach Briggs Anderson has stressed the importance of getting everyone on the roster involved.
Trojans advance with 5-set rally over Viks
COEUR d'ALENE - Down two games in an elimination match, the fourth-seeded Post Falls Trojans battled back to advance to a state 5A volleyball tournament play-in game with the most immeasurable thing they could.
Vikings escape at Lewiston
Cd'A scores twice in 4th to avoid upset
LEWISTON - Through 44 minutes, the Lewiston Bengals had the two-time defending 5A champion Coeur d'Alene Vikings on the ropes at Bengal Field.
Timberlake wins in shootout
Tigers nab third straight district title; St. Maries boys fall to Bonners
RATHDRUM — After winning their semifinal match on Tuesday, Timberlake girls soccer coach Steve Michael called the win one of the toughest he’s had in his five years as coach of the Tigers.
3rd time not the charm for Hawks
Top-seeded Lakeland upset by Sandpoint after defeating Bulldogs twice in regular season
RATHDRUM - After being upset the previous two years in the 4A Region 1 boys soccer tournament, it was the Sandpoint Bulldogs' turn to play an unfamiliar role.
Trojans continue to march
Earn first state tourney berth with win over T-Wolves
Lake City notches fourth straight win
T-Wolves force four Sandpoint turnovers
COEUR d'ALENE - After rallying from a 21-point defict to earn a tie vs. Kennewick (Wash.) just over a month ago at Lake City High, Timberwolves coach Van Troxel said he knew his football team had the potential to be good this season.
Little offense needed for victors
Post Falls notches first tourney win, to play Lake City in title game
After 62 minutes Thursday, Lake City broke a scoreless tie on what Timberwolves coach Matt Ruchti called the best play of the day.
Hulquist's blast gives Viks needed boost
Goal helps Cd'A down Lake City, advance to 5A Region 1 title game vs. Post Falls
With his team's season on the line, Coeur d'Alene's Matt Hulquist had his senior moment, blasting a shot past Lake City goalkeeper Tanner Horton as the second-seeded Vikings defeated the third-seeded Timberwolves 2-0 in a 5A Region 1 boys soccer tournament semifinal match at Coeur d'Alene High on Wednesday.