Heat, Ice Sweep In Baseball

Two of the local entries in the Pride of America youth baseball tournament swept doubleheaders Monday, but a third was swept.

The Spokane Heat defeated the Prosser Thunder twice at McEwen Field in Coeur d’Alene, 8-3 and 6-0, and the Spokane Ice two-timed the Vancouver Storm, 11-4 and 6-1.

But Baseball Academy of Oregon defeated Grocery Outlet of Freeman 8-3 and 33-9 in five innings.

Justin Williams had a three-run home run and Tim Bolson pitched a six-hitter, striking out seven, in the Heat’s first-game win. Brian Miller pitched a three-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts in the second.

Grocery Outlet got all its first-game runs in the second inning for a brief 3-2 lead against Ryan Phillips, but was swamped by a 13-run Oregon first inning in the second game and never recovered. Phillips and Trevor Brown each had two of Oregon’s nine home runs in a 27-hit onslaught.

Rules clinics on tap

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

Info: Jim Kravik, (208) 772-3534.

Volleyball tourney set

A co-rec (two men, two women) volleyball tournament will be held Friday and Saturday on North Idaho College’s soccer field. Cost is $50. The event is sponsored by Big Dog and the NIC volleyball program.

Tournament flyers are available at Sports Cellar and NIC.

Junior football to register

Registration and equipment check-out for Coeur d’Alene Junior Tackle football will be held next week at Person’s Field. Eighth graders will meet on Wednesday, Aug. 20, seventh graders on Thursday, Aug. 21, and sixth graders on Friday, Aug. 22. Times are 5-7 all three nights.

Tryouts and a football draft will be held for sixth and seventh graders on Saturday, Aug. 23, at Person’s Field. For players with last names beginning from A through M, times will be 9-11 a.m.; N through Z from 1-3 p.m.

Cost is $50 per player.

Info: (208) 772-6740 or (208) 664-1144.

NIC women land recruits

North Idaho College has wrapped up women’s basketball recruiting with the signing of two more players, coach Greg Crimp announced.

Amy Lemon, a guard from Kellogg High, averaged 15 points per game last season. Lorricha Broxton, a high-scoring wing from Washington D.C., also signed. Those two bring NIC’s recruiting class to nine.

Carrie Albers, a reserve forward on last year’s team, will not return. She has decided to attend school at Idaho, Crimp said.

Gambill triumphs

Jan-Michael Gambill of Colbert is off to a strong start in the $1.04 million Pilot Pen International in New Haven, Conn.

Gambill, a 1995 graduate of Mead High School, who is ranked No. 239 in the world, knocked off No. 44 Filip Dewulf of Belgium 7-6 (7-1), 7-5 in first-round action Monday.

, DataTimes