Idaho’s Brennan Due For Surgery

University of Idaho backup quarterback Brian Brennan is scheduled for a shoulder operation today and will probably miss the remainder of fall football practices, Vandals coach Chris Tormey said.

Brennan, who played in pain last season, had shoulder surgery last December. He underwent a shoulder manipulation procedure in April when his shoulder didn’t respond adequately in rehabilitation.

After the April procedure, he showed immediate progress, but then his recovery stalled again, apparently forcing today’s operation. Brennan last month said he was uncertain if he’d be able to play again, let alone this year.

“It might be minor,” Tormey said. “It certainly won’t be as major as last year. The doctor won’t know until he gets in there.

“If it’s not anything major, hopefully we can identify a course of action. He had been sort of stuck in his rehabilitation.”

Swimming for gold

New Coeur d’Alene resident Elizabeth Keen won three gold medals and two silvers in swimming last weekend at the seventh annual Idaho Senior Games in Boise.

Keen captured golds in the 50- and 100-meter freestyle and 100 backstroke in the 65-69 age division. She was second in the 50 backstroke and 50 breaststroke.

Keen, 69, who took up competitive swimming three years ago, previously was a recreation supervisor in California before retiring and moving to New Mexico. She recently relocated to Coeur d’Alene to live near her daughter and pre-registered so she would be able to compete in the Idaho games.

Tennis tourney full

A field of 175 is set for the 27th annual Kootenai County Tennis Tournament Friday through Sunday at the courts at North Idaho College and Lake City High School.

Officials’ clinic

A mandatory rules clinic for Idaho District I high school volleyball and football officials will be held at 7 tonight at the Coeur d’Alene High School cafeteria.

Softball

Moscow Sponsors edged Mader Agency/Villa Tavern of Lewiston 11-9 in the title game Sunday to win the Idaho Amateur Softball Association Class C men’s tournament in Coeur d’Alene. Coeur d’Alene’s AFAB placed fourth.

At the men’s Class D Tournament at Quad Park in Post Falls, Moscow-based Bomb Squad captured the title. Bomb Squad stopped Quad Park-based Eduardo’s 13-8 in the championship game. Eduardo’s had defeated Bomb Squad 18-11 earlier.

Moscow’s Treaty Grounds was third.

Pro-Am lead shared

Dan Koesters had the home-course advantage. It wasn’t enough to get him the undisputed lead in the Athletic Round Table Pro-Am on Monday at the University of Idaho course in Moscow, however.

Craig Schuh of Deer Park had a steady round of 33-34 for a 5-under-par 67 that gave him a share of the lead with Koesters, the University of Idaho pro, who came in with a 35 after going out in 32.

A stroke back were Les Blakley of Spokane Country Club and Dan Porter of Downriver.

Sean Clements of Wandermere was the leading amateur by a stroke with a 3-under 69.

Amateur net leaders were Jerry Curtis, U of Idaho, 0-8 handicaps, 65; Stan Wippert, Wandermere, 9-13, 62; and John Sanders, Lewiston Country Club, 14-30, 65.

Koesters’ University of Idaho group won team honors with a 187.

A.R.T. Pro-Am officials announced a schedule change. The Pro-Senior, originally scheduled for Aug. 26 at Avondale, has been rescheduled for Sept. 9 at Deer Park, replacing the event originally scheduled for Deer Park. Pro-Senior tee times assigned for Avondale will be used at Deer Park.

The change was necessitated because of course construction at Avondale.

Joshua Sicilia of Spokane shot a 2-over-par 74, two strokes off the pace, to lead Inland Empire qualifiers in the 42nd Pacific Northwest Golf Association Junior Boys Amateur Tournament in Portland.

Patrick Weeks of Vancouver, British Columbia, was the only one in the field of 144 to match par of 72 and led by a stroke. The low 32 begin match play today.

That group includes Danny Potter of Coeur d’Alene (76).

, DataTimes