Local report–GNAC honors 7 Wildcats, Zeutenhorst

Seven Central Washington University football players, along with former Selah High standout Jake Zeutenhorst are among the players named to the GNAC All-Academic team released Tuesday.

Four of the Central players are repeat selections — junior linebacker Adam Bighill, senior receiver Johnny Spevak, senior kicker-punter Garrett Rolsma, and senior linebacker Buddy Wood.

The other three are seniors Zach Hekker and Andy Roof, and sophomore Mike Reno from Kittitas High School.

Among the Wildcats, Bighill has the highest grade-point average at 3.69 as an exercise science major. Spevak has a 3.61 GPA in accounting, Rolsma a 3.50 in exercise science, Wood a 3.47 in contruction management, Hekker, a tight end, a 3.55 in general studies, Roof, an offenisve guard, a 3.53 in exercise science, and Reno, a defensive lineman, a 3.42.

Zeutenhorst, a junior at Western Oregon, has a 3.49 GPA in business.

Dixie State had the most selections with 12, followed by Western Oregon (nine), Central (seven) and Humboldt State (one).

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

EWU tops CWU in exhibition

CHENEY — Julie Piper scored 23 points to lead Eastern Washington to a 101-49 exhibition victory against Central Washington on Tuesday in women’s basketball action.

East Valley graduate Jessica Huntington added four points and a game-high six assists for the Eagles.

Amanda Murdoch led the Wildcats with 13 points.

CWU returns to action Nov. 20-21 at the Sodexho Tip-Off Classic hosted by Seattle Pacific University.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Amanda Murdoch 3-6 5-6 13, Russell 4-7 0-1 9, Betteridge 4-7 0-0 8, Albrecht 3-9 0-2 6, Bergner 2-3 0-0 6, Fernandez 2-11 0-0 5, Afoa 1-6 0-0 2, WalkingChild 0-1 0-0 0, Duerr 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 19-54 5-9 49.

EASTERN WASHINGTON — Julie Piper 10-15 2-2 23, Brianne Ryan 5-11 8-10 20, Nicole Scott 5-13 3-4 13, Kyla Evans 4-9 0-0 11, Cooper 1-1 5-5 7, Sparavalo 3-4 0-0 6, Schoening 2-6 0-0 6, Russell 3-7 0-0 6, Ojeda 1-3 3-4 5, Huntington 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 36-73 21-25 101.

Halftime—EWU 59, CWU 23. 3-point goals—CWU 6-20 (Bergner 2-3, Murdoch 2-3, Russell 1-2, Fernandez 1-6, WalkingChild 0-1, Duerr 0-3, Afoa 0-1, Betteridge 0-1). EWU 8-21 (Evans 3-6, Schoening 2-6, Ryan 2-7, Piper 1-1, Huntington 0-1). Fouled out—CWU-Fernandez, EWU-None. Rebounds—CWU 29 (Afoa 5), EWU 47 (Scott 10). Assists—CWU 11 (Duerr 4, Fernandez 4), EWU 18 (Huntington 6). Total fouls—CWU 23, EWU 8. Technical fouls—CWU-None, EWU-None. Att—632.

GOLF

Tweten scores ace at Elks

Scott Tweten had a hole-in-one on Oct. 30 at the Yakima Elks Golf and Country Club. He aced the 133-yard eighth hole using an 8-iron.

Mike Nelson and Lonnie Wiseman witnessed the shot.