Idaho Athletes Will Receive Sports Awards Olympic Star Dan O’Brien To Be Inducted Into Idaho Hall Of Fame
Finalists have been announced for awards to be doled out at the Idaho Sports Banquet on March 22 at The Coeur d’Alene Inn.
Former Sandpoint High star Alli Nieman is one of five finalists for North Idaho Female Athlete of the Year. Others include Wallace’s Dana Streeter, Troy’s Jessica Johnson and Moscow’s Jeanne Korus and Melissa Mills.
Coeur d’Alene’s John Friesz, quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks, joins Post Falls’ Darin Blood, Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Mike Hollis and former Moscow High standout Andrea Lloyd as finalists for Idaho Pro Athlete.
The banquet begins at 7:30, following a 6 p.m. social hour. Tickets can be purchased at Les Schwab Tire Center outlets in North Idaho and The Coeur d’Alene Inn.
Idaho Hall of Fame inductees will be Dan O’Brien, Olympic gold medalist and former Idaho track star; Steve Symms, former U.S. senator and former Vandals football player; Picabo Street, ‘96 Olympic silver medalist from the Sun Valley area; Frank Reberger, a Caldwell native who played baseball at UI and in the major leagues before becoming a big-league pitching coach.
Other awards finalists:
North Idaho
Female Athlete: Alli Nieman, Sandpoint High; Dana Streeter, Wallace; Jessica Johnson, Troy; Jeanne Korus, Moscow; Melissa Mills, Moscow.
Female Team: Moscow basketball; Troy volleyball; Troy basketball; Grangeville basketball; Bonners Ferry golf. (All state champions).
Male Athlete: Austin Lee, Post Falls; Brad Rice, Lewiston; Ryan Carver, Grangeville; Brett Lawrence, Sandpoint; Justin Pluid, Bonners Ferry; Jared Lawrence, Sandpoint.
Male Team: Lewiston football; Sandpoint wrestling; Deary football; Coeur d’Alene golf. (All state champions).
Coach: Bobbi Hazeltine, Troy volleyball and basketball; Nick Menegas, Lewiston football; Sally Greene, Moscow girls basketball; Dan Taylor, Sandpoint wrestling; Darrah Eggers, Deary football.
Booster: KWAL radio, George White and Paul Robinson; Julie Minden, Potlatch; Bruce Boyer, Culdesac; Ivan Lippi, Sandpoint; Neil Compton, Orofino.
State of Idaho
Team of Year: Lewis-Clark State College baseball; University of Idaho volleyball; College of Southern Idaho volleyball; University of Idaho men’s track.
Coach: Mike Keller, Idaho track; Ben Stroud, College of Southern Idaho volleyball; the late Pokey Allen, Boise State football.
Female Athlete: Lynne Hyland, UI volleyball; Heather Owen, Stanford basketball (Moscow High grad); Corissa Yasen, Purdue track and basketball (Coeur d’Alene High); Picabo Street, skier.
Male Athlete: Jake Plummer, Arizona State football (Capital High near Boise); Dan O’Brien, former UI track, Olympic decathlon champion; Tawanda Chiwira, UI track, Olympian; Frank Bruder, UI track.
Pro Athlete: John Friesz, Seattle Seahawks (Coeur d’Alene High, UI); Andrea Lloyd, Columbus Quest ABL basketball (Moscow); Mike Hollis, Jacksonville Jaguars kicker (Idaho); Darin Blood, baseball pitcher (Post Falls American Legion).
, DataTimes