Cougars Launch Track Seasons

Washington State University men’s and women’s track and field teams will open their 1995 outdoor seasons at the Tri-City Sports Festival on Saturday at Fran Rish Stadium in Richland.

Cougar coaches Rick Sloan (men) and Rob Casselman (women) are taking almost their entire teams to the non-scoring meet, which will also feature athletes from area junior colleges and colleges.

For the Cougar men, Jed Stannard, a senior from Mead, will return to defend his high-jump title. Monyay Green will also be back to defend his triple-jump title.

On the women’s side, Yashiva Edwards will defend her 400 meters title.

College baseball: The Community Colleges of Spokane split a doubleheader with North Idaho College at Spokane Falls.

In the first game, the Cardinals held off the Sasquatch 4-3 behind two hits by Jason Martin. In the final game, CCS won 4-3 in eight innings on a bases-loaded single by Pat Fischer.

Prep football: Ferris should announce its new football coach within a week, according to activities coordinator Ray Hare.

Seven people were interviewed from among 42 applications in the nationwide search. The list list was pared to 15, and nine were invited to interview, although two declined.

“This is a major position to be filled and we wanted to do it right,” Hare said. “It’s been a real enlightening project. It’s a real credit to (retiring coach) Pat Pfeifer and the Ferris program where it’s at (to get this much interest).”

Shadle Park activities coordinator Randy Ryan said more than 40 coaches have expressed an interest to replace Bob Haney as the Highlanders football coach.

The deadline to apply is March 27, with interviews sometime in midApril.

Final rosters for the East-West Summer Classic football game should be finalized by next week.

The game for current high school seniors from Class AAA and AA players will be played in Spokane June 23.

Central Valley coach Rick Giampietri is coordinating the game. Pfeifer is the head coach for the East, with Jerry McCullough of North Central, Bob Crabb of Ferris, Dave Curtis of Clarkston and Ken Emill of Colville the assistants.

Shawn Amos has been selected as Kellogg High School’s new football coach.

Amos, who played football at Moscow High and the University of Idaho, was an assistant under previous coach Bill Alf, who resigned after two seasons with a 1-15 record.

Amos will continue as Kellogg’s head wrestling coach.

He just finished his second season in that capacity.

College basketball: Ricks College rallied from 19 points down, but fell short in a 74-71 setback to Logan (Carterville, Ill.) in the quarterfinals of the women’s National Junior College Athletic Association Basketball Tournament at Tyler, Texas. The Vikings (32-3) play Pearl River (Poplarville, Miss.) this afternoon.

Dog racing: Around Again, among the top greyhounds at the Greyhound Park, will compete in her final race Saturday night. With a career record of 189 starts, 52 wins, 35 seconds and 23 thirds, Around Again races for the Windrover Kennel. Post time tonight is 7.

General: There is no truth to the rumor Ephrata will leave the Yakima Valley League to join the Frontier League, athletic director Bill Betcher said. “It’s just too far to travel.”