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Mencke Leads Stars To Nationals

Three Greater Spokane League all-league players, including most valuable player Paul Mencke, are set to lead the U-17 Spokane Stars at the AAU national basketball tournament.

Mencke, of Lewis and Clark, is joined by Tigers teammate Mike Homer and another GSL all-league selection, Damian Long of Mead.

The 70-team tournament begins Saturday at Winston-Salem, N.C. After three days of pool play, the top 16 teams advance to the championship round, which concludes July 20.

Also on the roster are David Schillinger, an all-Frontier League choice from West Valley; Evan Stubblefield, all-Big Nine Conference choice from Davis of Yakima; Paul Sweeney, Gonzaga Prep; Leonard Harmon, Ferris; and Jeff Allen and Ben Platt, Central Valley.

Jay Jensen is the head coach, assisted by Len Long.

Soccer

Gonzaga Prep’s Joe Ascolese scored three goals as the Eastern Washington Olympic Development team defeated a similar team from Southern California 5-1 at the University of New Mexico-Albuquerque.

Trever Booth of LC and Jimmy Morton of Mead added goals for the Eastern Washington team, which includes 13 players from Spokane and will challenge a team from Northern California today.

Eastern Washington lost 3-1 Tuesday to Colorado in its opening match, receiving a goal from Morton off a Booth assist.

The tournament continues through Saturday.

College women’s players from Spokane will play an exhibition match at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Spokane Falls Community College.

The match will feature several all-conference players and more than 20 former all-Greater Spokane League players.

Scheduled to play are Joey Rein, Jen Tissue, Jenny Lee, Chrisanne Roseleip and Haley Nichols, Whitworth; Shannon Douglas Stiles, Santa Clara; Teresa Gilman, Jenni Druffel, Michelle Busch, Brenda Putt and Megan Keaty, Gonzaga; Jeannie Rein, Washington; and Kim Stiles, Portland.

North Central girls coach Eddy Birrer is coach for the exhibition teams.

The match will precede the Spokane Shadow’s 7 p.m. contest against the Portland Firebirds.

Clark wins marathon

Coeur d’Alene Marathon champion Jennifer Clark won the Calgary (Alberta) Miracle Marathon on Sunday. The Coeur d’Alene resident timed 2 hours, 56 minutes and 9 seconds.

, DataTimes