Locally

Reardan senior Davis makes all-state in clays

Clint Davis, an 18-year-old senior at Reardan High School, has been named to the Washington All-State team in the E class by the National Sporting Clays Association.

Davis, who has been shooting 31/2 years as a member of the Eastern Washington Youth Outdoor Education Foundation, competes against both junior and adult shooters. Most of those selected to the all-state teams are adults.

Classes are determined by a shooter’s ability. E is the bottom rung. However, since being selected for the all-state team, Davis has moved up to C class.

Among his achievements in 2004: winning the junior title at the Idaho sporting clays championship and placing third in the juniors at the Washington championships.

Additionally, Davis is the only minor in the United States certified by NSCA as a youth coach. He instructs for the Eastern Washington youth group of which he is a member at Landt Farms Sporting Clays.

Basketball

Derek Miller and Ben Camp of Cheney have committed to play next season at Big Bend Community College, according to Blackhawks coach Dave Baird.

Miller, a 6-foot-2 guard, was second in the Greater Spokane League in scoring last season at 18.5 points per game, with a high of 33 in a game against North Central. He was named first-team all-league.

Camp, a 6-6 forward, averaged 10.6 points a game, including a high of 17 against Gonzaga Prep, for the 12-12 Blackhawks.

College scene

Liz Stuhlmiller of Edwall, Wash., a junior right fielder at Pacific Lutheran, was the Northwest Conference player of the week in softball last week.

Stuhlmiller, a 2002 graduate of Christian Heritage High School, went 9 for 18 (.500) with four RBIs, eight runs scored and three stolen bases as PLU won five of six games.

•Gonzaga senior Angela Fry received honorable mention on the All-West Coast Conference women’s tennis team.

Fry, just the third women’s tennis player at GU to earn an all-conference honor, had a 6-9 record while playing No. 1 singles and went 8-13 with senior Sirrah Williams in No. 1 doubles.

•Idaho had three honorable mention selections on All-Big West Conference tennis teams.

Sophomore Patricia Ruman earned the honor for the women’s team, while freshman Terence Nugent collected two for the men’s team, in singles and in doubles with teammate Uriah Jones.

•Idaho honored winter and spring sports teams at a banquet at the University Inn-Best Western in Moscow last week.

Individual award winners by team:

Men’s basketball: Anton Lyons, three awards (Oz Thompson, to the player who best inspires sportsmanship, scholarship and leadership; Gus Johnson (top rebounder; and Kathy Clark Scholar-Athlete); Tanoris Shepard, George Green Award (most unselfish player); and Matt Anderson, Jay Gano Award (most inspirational).

Women’s basketball: Heather Thoelke, Kathy Clark Scholar-Athlete Award, the only individual award given out.

Men’s golf: Pete Williams and Christian Akau, tie, low stroke average. (Both also made the All-Big West second team.) Williams also earned the Kathy Clark Scholar-Athlete Award; Jason Huff, Williams and Bill Witte, John Danforth Senior Award; Huff, most inspirational; Dillon Hill, next year’s captain.

Women’s golf: Renee Skidmore, low stroke average and most inspirational; Jennifer Tucker, captain and Kathy Clark Scholar-Athlete Award.

Women’s swimming: Ruth Jensen, Kathy Clark Scholar-Athlete Award and senior award; Kirsten Wight, Vandal Zone Award (most inspirational); Simonne McDonald and Karen Byers, special contributor awards.

Men’s tennis: Seth Banks, most valuable player and Kathy Clark Scholar-Athlete Award; Uriah Jones, most improved.

Women’s tennis: Patricia Ruman, MVP; Tara Fielding, most improved.

•Three area women are members of Western Washington University crews that fared well in the Northwest Collegiate Rowing Conference Championships last weekend at Lake Stevens, Wash.

Lindsay May, a sophomore from Colville, and Amelia Whitcomb, a freshman from Ferris, row on the Vikings’ varsity 8 that won the featured women’s event.

Samantha Marikis, a freshman from Republic, is a member of the women’s varsity 4 with coxswain, which finished second in its event.

Saturday the varsity 8 and varsity 4 both qualified for the grand finals at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships that conclude today in Sacramento, Calif.

Running

Carol Dillinger, Spokane’s marathon woman, chalked up another milestone April 10 in the More Marathon for women 40 and older in New York City.

It was the 185th marathon Dillinger has completed in her 14-year running career, a figure that ranks her third nationally among women for number of marathons finished. It was her 15th marathon in the last 12 months.

Soccer

Courtney Evans from Marysville (Wash.) Pilchuck High School, a midfielder/forward and first-team all-conference selection, has signed a letter of intent with the University of Idaho, Vandals women’s coach Pete Showler announced.

Softball

Eastern Washington finished fifth and Washington State seventh in the 20-team United States College Club Team National Championships last weekend in Annapolis, Md.

Eastern went 1-1-1 in pool play and 2-2 in championship play, losing to the teams that finished first and second, West Virginia (first) and Kansas State.

Cassie Dunsire, the Eagles’ captain and shortstop, was a first-team All-America selection.

Larry Chatterton and assistant Kathy White are the coaches.

WSU was the only team to go 3-0 in pool play, but couldn’t maintain the momentum during the double-elimination portion.

Swimming

Kristin Marceau of Bend, Ore., who won the 800 freestyle and 400 individual medley at the Western Zone Championships and the 200 and 500 frees at district three straight years, has signed a letter of intent with Washington State, Cougars coach Erica Quam announced.

•Meika Weiner from Bellingham, Wash., an All-American in the 200 and 500 free and a Washington state champion as a high school junior, has signed a letter of intent with Idaho.

Vandals coach Tom Jager said Weiner will transfer from Colorado State, where she spent her freshman year without competing.

Tennis

Aleksandra Cekic from Ontario, who has been ranked as high as No. 2 in her province in the 18-and-under category, has signed a letter of intent with Washington State.

WSU coach Lisa Hart said Cekic was ranked in the top five in her native Yugoslavia as a 16-year-old.

Wrestling

Brothers Jeremy and Ryan Montang of University High and Blake Risk of Cheney have committed to wrestle for the University of Great Falls.

Jeremy Montang, a 140-pounder, finished third at the State 4A meet the past two years. He is a three-time state finalist in USAW freestyle and last season won the 140-pound championship at the Jug Beck/Rocky Mountain Classic.

Ryan Montang, fifth at 135 pounds at state two years ago, is transferring from Central Washington, which dropped wrestling.

Risk was 36-4 and a State 3A runner-up at 130 pounds last winter. He placed three times at state and compiled a career record of 140-21.

Miscellany

The Spokane Regional Sports Commission has a new chairman and vice chairman.

Mark Casey, a partner with the law firm of Mullin, Cronin, Casey & Blair, took over as chairman at the annual board meeting Friday.

Elevated from vice chairman, Casey succeeds Dave Pier, vice president of marketing for the Spokane Chiefs, who held the position since 2003.

Elected vice chairman to succeed Casey was Doug Kelley, account executive for Avista Utilities.

Both will serve two-year terms.

The Spokane Regional Sports Commission, which has a 14-member board, provides leadership in economic and community development through sports.

•The North Idaho College Booster Club spring auction and athletics awards banquet will be at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Eagles Lodge in Coeur d’Alene.

Feature of the night is the selection of the school’s outstanding male and female athletes, and scholar-athlete award winners.

The event will also include a silent and live auction with proceeds benefiting NIC athletics.

Tickets – $20 per person or $150 for a table for eight – are available at the Sports Cellar or by calling the NIC athletics department at (208) 769-3348.