Baseball

Bonds ready, willing to play

Unsigned and thus far unwanted, Barry Bonds still wants to play this year.

“I’m not going to retire. I don’t think that’s going to happen,” he told MLB.com Tuesday. “I’m working out. I’m training. If my phone rings, it rings. If it don’t, it don’t. I have a cell phone. I have a Blackberry. They work. If something comes up, I’m sure they’ll let me know. I’ll come back in July if I have to. It depends on the circumstances.”

Baseball’s home-run king was indicted in November on four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice stemming from 2003 grand jury testimony in which he denied knowingly using illegal performance-enhancing drugs. He pleaded innocent.

College basketball

Symes selected All-West Region

Whitworth University forward Ryan Symes has been named to the D3hoops.com All-West Region First Team.

Symes, already named the Northwest Conference Player of the Year, led Whitworth to a second straight Northwest Conference championship and appearance in the NCAA Division III national tournament, where the Pirates advanced to the sectional semifinals.

Symes averaged 19.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per game this season and led Whitworth in scoring 19 times over the 28-game schedule.

College wrestling

Locals compete at nationals

Iowa is ranked No. 1 entering the NCAA wrestling championships in St. Louis and trying to win its first title since 2000.

Iowa, the Big Ten champion, goes for its 21st national team title at the tournament, which runs today through Saturday. The Hawkeyes, 21-1 in dual meets, are one of five schools to qualify nine wrestlers for the event.

Pac-10 champion Boise State also qualified nine wrestlers, including Pac-10 champion Cory Fish (University High) at 133 pounds, Levi Jones (Lakeside-Nine Mile Falls) at 141 and Adam Hall (Bonners Ferry) at 149. Other local wrestlers at nationals include Stanford’s Luke Feist (Sandpoint) at 174, Oklahoma’s Joey Fio (Sandpoint) at 125 and Oklahoma State heavyweight Jared Rosholt (Sandpoint).