Basketball

With the end of the school season approaching, AAU-sanctioned tournaments aren’t far off.

The Spokesman-Review will attempt to keep you informed of the scheduling of events through the spring that lead to regional and national tournaments.

Here’s the first batch:

Riverside: March 10-12 and 24-26, boys grades 5-through-9; March 17-19 and March 31-April 2, girls grades 5-9. Team fee: $130, four-game guarantee. Deadline: Two weeks before tournament. Info: Daryl Triplett, (509) 238-6807.

Spokane Valley: March 17-19, boys grades 4-9, three high school divisions (varsity through intramural). Team fee: $150, four-game guarantee. Deadline: March 1. Info: Jan Nottingham, (509) 927-9167 or (509) 928-6005.

Spokane Valley: March 24-26, girls grades 5-9, three high school divisions (varsity through intramural). Team fee: $150, four-game guarantee. Deadline: March 8. Info: Jan Nottingham, (509) 927-9167 or (509) 928-6005.

Chewelah: March 10-12 and April 14-16, boys grades 5-8 and high school open; April 21-23, girls grades 5-8. Team fee: $130 for four games. Info: Tom Boone, (509) 935-4889 (evenings).

Post Falls: Feb. 24-26, boys grades 7-9; March 3-5, girls grades 7-9. Fee: $150 for four games. Deadline: Feb. 10. Info: Post Falls Park Dept., (208) 773-0539.

Moscow, Idaho: Feb. 3-5 and March 17-19, boys grades 5-8; Feb. 18-20, girls grades 5-8; March 3-5, girls 7-8. Team fee: $125 for four games. Info: (208) 882-1120.

Banquet

C. Cliff McCrath, longtime soccer coach at Seattle Pacific and a noted motivational speaker, has been added to the lineup for the 47th Inland Empire Sports Awards Banquet on Feb. 1 at the Spokane Convention Center.

McCrath, considered a wit from the dais, is a ninetime conference coach of the year, No. 2 nationally in career victories with 441 and a member of the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame. His teams have played in 10 NCAA title games.

Former football star-turned-broadcaster Ahmad Rashad also is a featured speaker, and ex-NHL player Dennis Hull returns as master of ceremonies.

Tickets for the event are still available. Info: Greater Spokane Sports Association, 456-5812.

Baseball

Anyone interested in coaching in the Rathdrum Little League should attend a meeting at St. Stanislaus Hall on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Info: Joe South, (208) 687-2027.

Track and field

A winter camp will be held at Whitworth College the first two weekends in February.

Whitworth coach Sam Wiseman said field events, sprints and hurdles will be covered Feb. 4-5 and 10-11.

Sessions and event choices: Feb. 4 (9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.) and Feb. 5 (3-6 p.m.), javelin, discus, high jump, triple jump, sprints. Feb. 10 (6-9 p.m.) and Feb. 11 (9 a.m.3:30 p.m.), shot put, pole vault, long jump, hurdles, sprints.

Cost is $45. Send to: Track & Field Camp, Whitworth College, W300 Hawthorne Rd., Spokane 99251-2101. Info: (509) 466-3235.

Volleyball

The Washington State women’s team will hold its annual banquet on Monday at the Compton Union Building on campus. The dinner honoring the 16-13 Cougars, who appeared in the NCAA Tournament for a second straight season, begins at 6:30 p.m.

Reservations may be made by calling the volleyball office at (509) 335-0277.

Wrestling

Brett Lucas of Spokane (North Central High School), a senior at Central Washington, won the 150-pound championship at the Clackamas College Invitational last weekend. Lucas, who won the title match 3-1, had a 4-0 record in the tournament and is 21-9 for the season.