With Only 4 Teams, Frontier League Will Breed Familiarity

Welcome to the new Frontier and a regional tie with the Mid-Valley League in order to determine state qualifiers.

Now that the Frontier League has dwindled to four schools because of the state’s new enrollment guidelines, squads from East Valley, West Valley, Cheney and Clarkston will play each other twice this fall in league.

The Frontier football champion will be the new 3A league’s lone state playoff entrant following the six-team league slate.

In volleyball and soccer, following league playoffs involving all schools, the top two volleyball and soccer teams meet in a regional playoff with four Mid-Valley League schools to produce state qualifiers.

Frontier teams will flesh out their regular season schedules against 2A Great Northern League opponents or schools from Idaho.

Cross country for Frontier schools is a series of invitationals plus three league encounters beginning Oct. 9.

Freeman, in the three-team Northeast A League that includes Kettle Falls and Colfax, is in the same league schedule and playoff boat as the Frontier.

The Greater Spokane League, of which Central Valley and University are members, is now a 4A conference and has expanded to 10 schools with the addition of Mt. Spokane-Mead.

Mt. Spokane will play a GSL schedule in every sport except football. The new high school, which this year has no senior class, gets a year’s grace on the gridiron.

Seasons begin the week of Sept. 8.

YMCA grid signup deadline near

Teams begin practicing next week for the YMCA Flag Football season which runs Sept. 13 through Oct. 18.

In order to make a team for this earlier-than-usual season start, players must sign up with the YMCA office Tidyman’s at Sprague and McDonald. Phone number is 927-1474.

Registration is also underway for volleyball in grades 5-7, gymnastics and karate for youngsters grades K-6.

Football games are played Saturdays at Greenacres Junior High. Volleyball plays Saturdays from Sept. 27-Nov. 1. Gymnastics classes are Monday and Wednesday, Sept. 15-Oct. 23 at Progress Elementary. Karate is Monday and Wednesday at Adams Elementary, and Tuesday and Thursday at University Elementary from 5-5:45 p.m.

Coaches meeting for football is Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Vera Water and Power, 601 N. Evergreen. Volleyball coaches meeting will be Monday, Sept. 15, 6:30 p.m. at the YMCA office.

Wilson leads 9-Holers

Liberty Lake Ladies 9-Hole Golf Club leader last week was Adrienne Wilson.

She shot a low gross 52 in A flight and Audrey Vanos had low net 36.

In B flight, Nancy Lampe shot 57 and Mary Ann Barham netted 36.

Wanda McHugo shot 64 in C flight and Joan Rassley had 39 net.

Flight D leader Betty Trembly shot 65, while Deanna Hauser netted 29.

Valley View iron’s tourney

During last week’s Valley View outing, ladies club golfers played a tournament using irons only.

Winner in A flight was Carol Maycock with a 48. Net leader was Patsy Angelo at 29.

In B flight, Diane Riddle shot 51 and Marie Romain netted 29.

There was a tie at 64 in C flight between Florence Keller and Irona Farrell with 64. Net winners were Bea Bladek and Marilyn McMahon with 32.

Painted Hills medalists

Medal play honors for Painted Hills Ladies Club golfers went to Danice Deckard two weeks ago.

She shot 43 in A flight, well ahead of Arleen Espe’s 54 in B, Penny Smith’s 55 in no-handicap, Margie Roark’s 56 in C and Marion McLellan’s 67 in D.

Net winners were Carol Blume with 37 in A flight, Elaine Lukes with 35 in B, Pam Baynes with 36 in C and Judy Albert with 36 in D.

Last week Lori Gray shot 48 and Carla Stendin netted 36 in A flight.

Kathy Perry shot 54 and Joyce Jacobs had 36 in B. In C flight, Edie Foedisch shot 56 and Ellie Price netted 38.

D flight winners were Jan Bernhart with 62 and Sheryl O’Keefe with 38. No handicap winner was Geri Osterud at 54.

Youth tournament completed

Painted Hills was also site of its Junior Golf Tournament on Monday.

Ryan Taylor beat Matt Schiller in sudden death after the pair had tied with scores of 44.

Ryan Mountjoy had low net of the field with 32. Bryan Riggs was most improved with his score of 54.

Age group winners included Max Riggs, age 8, Daniel Bennett, 9, Jack Mountjoy, 10, Jeremy Zinkgraf, 11, Eric Steever, 12, John Riggs and Brooks Booth, tie 13, David Taylor, 14 and Randall Vansant, 15.

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