Away at School: Selah’s Davis name EWU’s scholar athlete of the year

CHENEY, Wash. — SHENE DAVIS (Selah), a senior track and field athlete at Eastern Washington University, has been named the college’s scholar athlete of the year. Davis set the school record in the triple jump this spring at 40 feet, 6 1/4 inches while placing second at the Big Sky Conference championships. She also finished [...]

Away at school: Kline leading AFA in average

YAKIMA, Wash. - SETH KLINE (Eisenhower), a sophomore at Air Force, is batting a team-high .360 with 19 RBI for the Falcons’ baseball team. Kline, a first baseman/designated hitter who bats third in the lineup, hit a three-run home run last week in a 10-8 win over San Diego State. MIKE MARSHALL (West Valley), a [...]

Away at School: Selah’s Davis honored by EWU

YAKIMA, Wash. — SHENE DAVIS (Selah), a senior on Eastern Washington’s track and field team, has been named the Eagles’ scholar-athlete for May. Davis qualified for the 2012 Big Sky Outdoor Championships in both the triple jump and long jump at the Long Beach Invitational on April 20. She moved to third in EWU history [...]

Sources: Moore signs with Lions

YAKIMA, Wash. — Former Prosser High and Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore has signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent, according to multiple reports on Saturday. The Idaho Statesman’s Chadd Cripe reported that Moore confirmed the signing via text message. The Lions had not confirmed the signing late Saturday. Moore would be [...]

NFL Network: Kellen Moore to Lions

YAKIMA, Wash. — NFL Network and NFL.com reporter Ian Rapoport is reporting on Twitter that sources are saying former Prosser High and Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore is planning to sign with the Detroit Lions. Update, 5:30 p.m. — Moore has confirmed his signing with the Lions to the Idaho Statesman’s Boise State beat reporter [...]

Yakima’s Kent sweeps college bowling awards

YAKIMA, Wash. — Marshall Kent’s remarkable year just keeps getting better. The Yakima bowler’s freshman year at Robert Morris University in Chicago has yielded a rare sweep of the college awards, which were announced Wednesday. Kent, 19, was named the men’s most valuable player, rookie of the year, a first team all-American and an academic [...]

WNBA: Lynx picks Ellensburg’s Standish

SPOKANE, Wash. — Who won the Women’s National Basketball Association draft? Gonzaga knows. Bulldog forwards Kayla Standish and Katelan Redmon were both selected Monday to play at the next level, and Standish says it was their coaches who helped bring them there. “I think the coach staff let me show my versatility,” said Ellenburg’s Standish, [...]

Away at school: Romero takes second at wrestling nationals

YAKIMA, Wash. — STEVEN ROMERO (Sunnyside), a sophomore at Highline Community College, finished second at 125 pounds at the National Junior College Athletic Association wrestling championships in Rochester, Minn. Romero won four straight matches before falling 3-2 in the championship final. He was a two-time JC All-American, having placed third as a freshman. SKYLOR DAVIS [...]

Weekend rewind: Kudos to Kentucky, anticipating the Masters

Up front, I will never be an overt John Calipari fan. But the fact is that Kentucky’s master recruiter also did an exemplary coaching job in leading the Wildcats to the NCAA championship.Anyone who can take a team that young, and with individuals who all had been the dominant offensive forces at their respective high [...]

Away at School: LCSC’s Stohr named player of the week

YAKIMA, Wash. — JASMINE STOHR (La Salle), a senior on the Lewis-Clark State women’s basketball team, was named Frontier Conference player of the week for the fourth time this season. The 6-foot Stohr, who missed several games with a knee injury this season, totaled 22 and 18 points in the final two regular season games [...]

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