Indians add to season honors
The Northwest League baseball champion Spokane Indians added to their accolades last week when they were awarded the NWL’s Larry MacPhail Promotional Award and the John H. Johnson President’s Trophy.
The Indians, under senior vice president Otto Klein’s guidance, won the MacPhail award for the 14th time in 16 years. The honor is based on community relations, off-season marketing/promotions, game-day promotions, on-field activities, advertising, printed materials and public relations.
The Johnson trophy goes to the team that exemplifies the complete baseball franchise. Contribution to the baseball industry, community presence, and advertising and public relations excellence are criteria for the honor.
The Indians also won the league’s field of the year award for the 10th time in 12 seasons.
Spokane finished 51-25 during the regular season and won its third NWL championship in six years.
Awards
Moscow track coach Dean Walker and Clarkston’s boys tennis team won awards Wednesday at the second Warrior Athletic Association High School Awards Dinner at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston.
Walker led the Bears to their first boys track title in 60 years when they won the Idaho State 4A championship last spring in Boise. Walker also was named the Idaho State Coaches Association’s Coach of the Year.
The Bantams captured their second Washington State 2A boys tennis championship last spring. The Bantams went 12-0 in dual matches and won the Great Northern League and District 7 titles.
Basketball
North Idaho boys and girls coaches and referees must attend a clinic Tuesday at Coeur d’Alene High School.
Registration begins at 6 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7.
For more information, call District I commissioner John Posnick at 753-1131 or 512-3200.
College scene
Gabe Le, a Carroll College junior from Hayden, Idaho, who rushed for 199 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries in the Saints’ 24-21 football win over Montana Western, was named the Frontier Conference offensive player of the week last week.
Senior games
John Harvey of Spokane won three gold medals in tennis in the 80-85 age bracket during last week’s Huntsman World Senior Games at St. George, Utah.
Harvey won gold in men’s singles and doubles with Dick Witte, and earned gold in mixed doubles with Virginia Smith.
Also at the event, Hugh and Elizabeth Lewis of Spokane both won gold medals in archery.
The Huntsman event, for athletes 50 years and older, was founded more than 20 years ago and attracts more than 9,500 competitors.
Triathlon
Nicolle Clutter of Coeur d’Alene placed 15th in the women’s 25-29 age group during last Sunday’s Ford Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
Clutter, a teacher at Post Falls High School, has finished all eight of the Ironman competitions she has entered.
Clutter completed the 2.4-mile swim in 1 hour, 4 minutes and 21 seconds; the 112-mile bike race in 6:04.06; and the 26.2-mile run in 3:55.21 in hot, humid, windy conditions. Her overall time was 11:10.50.
Other area finishers: Sam Piccici, Spokane, 10:05.29, men’s 35-39; Troy Nelson, Spokane, 10:18.28, men’s 40-44; Jeff Blackwell, Colbert, 11:13.12, men’s 50-54; Haley Cooper, Spokane, 11:23.33, women’s professional; Aubre Debenham, Spokane, 11:24.57, women’s 25-29; Martin Scates, Otis Orchards, 11:32.52, men’s 45-49; Vicki Scates, Otis Orchards, 12:17.03, women’s 35-39; and Ben Greenfield, Liberty Lake, 13:24.43, men’s 25-29.