Sports Awards Finalists

At 7 p.m., Ag Trade Center, honoring Inland Northwest coach, athletes and team of the year.

AMATEUR MALE ATHLETE

Jeff Brown, Gonzaga basketball; Chad Eaton, Washington State football; Sherriden May, Idaho football; Matt Sachse, Ferris High School basketball.

AMATEUR FEMALE ATHELETE

Heather Owen, Moscow High School basketball; Joyce Rainwater, Eastern Washington track; Mindy Rice, Idaho volleyball; Jennifer Stinson, Davenport High School volleyball.

PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE

Drew Bledsoe, New England Patriots football (Walla Walla); Dan O’Brien, track and field (Moscow, Idaho); John Stockton, Utah Jazz basketball (Spokane); Kirk Triplett, golf (Pullman).

COACH OF THE YEAR

Dan Fitzgerald, Gonzaga basketball; Wayne Gilman, Ferris High School basketball; Tom Hilbert, Idaho volleyball; Mike Price, Washington State football.

TEAM OF THE YEAR

Gonzaga basketball; Idaho volleyball; Washington State basketball; Washington State football.

Junior awards luncheon At noon, Spokane Ag Trade Center, honoring

Spokane-area junior award finalists, 25-year service awards.

JUNIOR FEMALE

Stacy Clinesmith, Mead; Melissa Dodge, Coeur d’Alene; Regan Freuen, Mead; Kari Hutchinson, St. George’s; Jennifer Kerns, Coeur d’Alene; Jessica Martin, Wilbur-Creston; Alli Nieman, Sandpoint; Heather Owen, Moscow; Chrissy Peterson, St. George’s; Jennifer Stinson, Davenport; Jeannette Zimmer, Cheney.

JUNIOR MALE

Robert Barlow, Lewis and Clark; Johnnie Bevan, U.S. Junior Men’s Figure Skating (Spokane); Micah Davis, Mead; Viet Do, Medical Lake; Ryan Edington, Mead; Jan-Michael Gambill, Spokane; Andy Hastings, Spokane; Todd Hering, Pullman; Matt Sachse, Ferris; John Schroeder, Coeur d’Alene.

FEMALE TEAM

Coeur d’Alene basketball; Lewis and Clark volleyball; Moscow (Idaho) basketball; St. George’s basketball; Wilbur-Creston volleyball.

MALE TEAM

Clarkston golf; Ferris basektball; Mead cross country; track; Northwest Christian basketball; Sandpoint wrestling.

COACH

Dave Fealko, Coeur d’Alene girls basketball; Wayne Gilman, Ferris boys basketball; Ross Thomas, St. George’s girls basketball, cross country; Pat Tyson, Mead cross country; Don “Buzzie” Welch, Lewis and Clark volleyball.