Chiefs Deal For A Defenseman

Wed., Sept. 13, 2000

The Spokane Chiefs, looking for help on the blue line, traded for defenseman Chris Ovington of the Saskatoon Blades on Tuesday.

Ovington has played four seasons in the Western Hockey League, beginning with Saskatoon in the 1996-97 season. He spent the next season and most of the following one with Red Deer before returning to the Blades, for whom he scored 21 points in 68 games last winter.

The Chiefs gave up a fourth-round bantam draft choice to acquire 20-year-old Ovington.

College golf

Led by junior Tasha Browner, the Washington State University women’s team set records for single-round team scoring, tournament scoring, individual single-round scoring and individual tournament scoring at the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic in Fort Collins, Colo.

The Cougars finished the three-day tournament second with 900 strokes, trailing Nevada (878). Gonzaga (1,000) finished 13th of 15 teams.

Browner, of Tarzana, Calif., broke the single-round scoring record Monday by firing a 5-under-par 67. Tuesday, she shot 71 to finish with a school record 7-under 71-67-71-209. She placed second overall, two strokes behind Nevada’s Angie Yoon.

Sophomore Dustin White shot a record-tying 65 as the Washington State men’s golf team moved from 14th to finish ninth at the Northwest Collegiate Classic at Corvallis, Ore.

White finished at 74-68-65-207 for seventh place overall. Nevada won the team title.

Golf

Lisette Carter shot a gross score of 74 for the first-day lead in the championship flight of the SAWGA championship tournament at Downriver Golf Course.

Eileen Hargrove and Karen Hollon are tied for second place, six strokes behind.

Volleyball

Idaho improved its record to 7-1 and ran its winning streak to six matches by defeating Montana (5-4) 15-9, 15-5, 10-15, 15-11 in a non-conference match at Missoula.

Senior outside Jenny Kniss led Idaho with 17 kills and 10 digs.

Freshman middle blocker Megan Egbert led Community Colleges of Spokane with 11 kills as the Sasquatch held off North Idaho College 15-6, 13-15, 15-13, 9-15, 15-12 at Spokane Falls CC. Egbert finished with a .790 kill percentage.

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