Locally

Schultz new pro at Esmeralda

Rex Schultz, first assistant at Esmeralda Golf Course for 18 years, has been named new head professional at the course by the Spokane Park Board.

Schultz, a 1986 graduate of Washington State University, will replace Bill Warner, who will retire Dec. 31 after 37 years in the position. Schultz is slated to take over on Jan. 1.

“I’m excited about the opportunity. It’s going to be fun,” said Schultz.

He said plans are “to try to modernize some stuff and make the place a little more exciting to be around.” Among the first upgrades, he said, will be to bring in a new fleet of carts and improve the driving range.

“We’d like to do a little bit of something every year,” he said.

Schultz, who competed on the golf team at WSU, is president of the Inland Empire PGA and serves on the board of directors of the Pacific Northwest PGA. He was selected the Inland Empire PGA Golf Professional of the Year in 2003 by his peers.

Baseball

The Spokane Indians Booster Club will conduct an election of officers and board members at a meeting Oct. 25 at 5 p.m. at Roundtable Pizza, 1908 W. Francis in the 5-Mile Shopping Center.

The group will also review the 2004 season.

Basketball

A meeting of the Spokane Basketball Officials association will be held at 4:30 p.m. today at North Central High School. It was erroneously reported last Sunday that the meeting was to have been Saturday.

The meeting is open to anyone interested in officiating basketball. The group works boys and girls high school and junior high games in the area as well as YMCA and AAU programs.

Info: Steve Ayres, 326-7833.

“ The North Idaho College Booster Club will celebrate 65 years of basketball at the school during the men’s basketball all-class reunion Nov. 12-13.

Former NIC players are encouraged to RSVP by Nov. 1 to (208) 769-3348.

Events include a reception at 6 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Coeur d’Alene Resort and an alumni game at 1 p.m. Nov. 13. Participants will be introduced at halftime of the NIC-Northwest All-Stars game at 7, at which the Rolly Williams Scholarship winner will be announced.

College scene

Two sophomore cross country runners are the Community Colleges of Spokane athletes of the month for September.

Chelliey Corder, from Billings, Mont., who has returned after a year to travel and take classes in Europe, is the female choice. The 2003 NWAACC champion is running No. 1 again and led the team in September meets. She has a 3.9 GPA.

Mark Currell, from Selah, Wash., who finished second in the NWAACC meet a year ago, is the male choice. He won the Sasquatch Invite, was fifth in the Sundodger Invite in Seattle and second in the Orange Coast Classic in Costa Mesa, Calif.

“ For the third time in six weeks, former Mt. Spokane kicker Dan Kleckner, a sophomore at Montana Tech, is the Frontier Conference special teams player of the week in football.

Kleckner’s 30-yard field goal was the difference as the Orediggers ended two-time defending NAIA champion Carroll College’s 24-game win streak. He also was 2 for 2 on extra points.

“ Pacific Lutheran senior Jackie Nuechterlein from Nine Mile Falls, Wash., and junior Elizabeth Stuhmiller from Edwall have been named 2003-04 Division III Scholar-Athletes for softball by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Candidates have to have a grade-point average of 3.50 or higher.

“ A couple of sophomores from Rogers High School are making key contributions to the University of Maine volleyball team.

Shelly Seipp, the only player to see action in all 125 games a year ago, leads the Black Bears in assists, averaging 9.93 per game (she’s had three 50-plus assist games) and hitting percentage at .333. Jody Connacher is tops in digs, averaging 4.04 for the 9-6 Black Bears.

Lawn bowling

Three members of the Spokane Lawn Bowling Club had top-six finishes at the Huntsman’s World Senior Games in St. George, Utah, earlier this month.

Deni Perry, skip; Bob Miller, vice skip; and Jean Wren, lead, finished fourth in their age bracket in triples. Wren and a Canadian partner were sixth in doubles.

Wrestling

Anyone interested in officiating wrestling at the high school level in North Idaho should attend a rules clinic Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. at Coeur d’Alene High School.

Info: Merrill Owens, (208) 667-5966 or mcowens@cdaonline.net.

“ North Idaho College will bring its wrestling team to Mead High School for a Red vs. Gray intrasquad match Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $2.

Eight NIC wrestlers are from the Inland Northwest.

Info: Phil McLean, Mead coach, 465-7121.