Big West Volleyball Coaches Pick Idaho To Win Division

The University of Idaho volleyball team was unanimously selected by the coaches Wednesday to win the Big West Conference Eastern Division. The Vandals won the title last year with a 13-3 record.

Long Beach State, ranked No. 5 nationally in the USA Today/American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 preseason poll, was picked to win its division. No. 10 Pacific and No. 12 UC Santa Barbara followed.

Vandals plan celebration

A banquet celebrating the 50th anniversary of Vandal Boosters, Inc., and the 1947 University of Idaho football team will be held Sept. 5 at the University Inn in Moscow. Cost is $50 per person.

Information: Mike Marlow (208) 885-0240.

Allen book due

A biography of the late Pokey Allen is scheduled to be released later this month.

Allen, the former Boise State and Portland State University football coach, died of cancer last year. The 272-page book was written by Boise-based Bob Evancho.

Whitworth soccer ranked

The Whitworth women received a No. 16 ranking in the NAIA preseason Top 25 poll. Last season, the unranked Pirates compiled a 16-5-2 record. , DataTimes